Marty Miller’s This Week In Music History

Marty Miller’s This Week In Music History

This is as close to time travel as you can get. For now anyway! Marty Miller brings you this week in music history every week from RAdio Nova and Nova.ie. Prepare to be transported back in time - the nostalgia is real! Get your fill of music history from Marty Miller every week and get those classics out for a listen!

Episodes

May 6, 2024 7 mins

Hello there. This time we're taking a look at the week of May 6th to 10th.

One of the tunes that’s a staple of the Rolling Stones setlist came to life this week in 1965

Bono and Edge as the bombs fall appear in Kyiv in 2022

and in 1966 The Doors audition as the house band of the Whisky A Go Go in LA

All that and loads more in less than 10 minutes.

Marty

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Hello there. Thanks for taking a listen.

The week in Music History, Bruce Springsteen broke into Graceland to meet Elvis back in 1976

Keith Moon, same year of '76 went a bit nuts but had to play for the pleasure and this week in 2017 Eagles went to court over 'Hotel California'

All of this and lots more in less than 10 minutes of time travel!

Cheers

Marty

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Ready for some time travel?

This week sort of had Beatles For Sale in 1976, in 1990, the guitar Jimi Hendrix  played at Woodstock earned a few quid and 

 no matter who sings Happy Birthday, it can still sound ropey! Looking at you Bruuuuuce!

 

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Hello there.

The week on the podcast we talk about the time Pink Floyd set a fella on fire. In the name of art.

In 2021, The Simpsons took on Morrissey. Morrissey wasn’t happy

And 2Pac tried to shock the people in 1996 with makeup clad boyos. 

All that and loads more in less than 10 minutes. Here and Now!

Marty

 

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Welcome to this week in Music History - Looking at April 8th to 12th

This week in 1967 John Lennon got the car spruced up!

David Bowie in 1983 was being the best he could be and downloading music via your computer for free? No way said Metallica back in 2000.

Thanks for listening. 

Share with your buddies!

Marty

 

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Hello there

This week in Music History, looking at April 1st to 5th.

The Beatles get bored in studio waiting for Phil Spector to do his Job.

Doors get cancelled because of their front man Jim Morrison and Marvin Gaye, shot dead and buried in LA.

As always, all of that and more in less than 10 minutes.

Thanks for listening 

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Hello there.

Busy week to get through. 2 years gone already this week. Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters

In 1985 Stevie Wonder got 'radio' in South Africa really fired up and pissed!

And in 1987, U2 were getting grief from LAPD

Thanks for listening.

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This week is tough sad one.  Looking at March 18th to 22nd, when David Bowie was busted and arrested in 1976.

Pure tragedy for Eric Clapton in 1991, living nightmare stuff.

And a good bye to guitarist Randy Rhodes again, pure tragedy..

Thanks for listening. You may need a lie down after this one :(

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Thanks for popping in!

Lots to get through in a very quick amount of time, talking March 11th to 15th, when in 1969 Linda McCartney was feeling "terribly happy".

In 2006 Sex Pistols stick it to the man

And Rob Stewart annoyed for his Ferrari in 2022

Thanks for listening

 

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Busy week, but we'll still get through it in less than 10 minutes.

Rolling Stone's head Bill Wyman split from his very young wife in 1990. Stones drummer Charlie Watts told it like it was.

On the actual wedding day!

Ozzy and Osbournes arrive on TV with their home life show in 2002.

And John Lennon plays down brilliance in 1975.

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Hello there.

Welcome to another week in Music History.

This time, February 26th to March 1st.

Some U2 stuff this week from 1980 and '84 including a record deal and embracing a song they initially ran from.

A childhood home of Paul McCartney (Beatles) For Sale in 2015 and in '76 Paul Simon wins at the Grammys. Mainly, he thinks, because Stevie Wonder didn’t put out an album.

Much more when you listen!

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Hi! 

Welcome to another week of music history. Looking at the week of February 19th to 23rd.

The week we lost the singer of a very big Rock'N'Roll band in 1980.

There was health advice from Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson and in 1972, enough is enough decided one wife, divorce proceedings were under way...

Take a listen!

Marty

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Hello! What went on this week, years gone by?

One of the biggest of the 90’s split, did you care? I did not..

We met Wayne and his pal Garth for the first time this week in 1992.

And Bruce Springsteen in 1985. Not a tool!

Time travel this week in less than 10 minutes with our bite size podcast.

Marty

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Time travelling through the week of February 5th to 9th, the week back in 1964, one British band arrive in the US, one TV reporter sent to cover the event loses HIS mind and Oasis on a Ferry to Holland. What can go wrong… !!

Thanks for listening. Sure, subscribe while you're here!

Marty

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Hello there.

Time travelling through the week of January 29th to February 2nd.

The week that The Beatles annoyed their neighbours in 1969.

Meanwhile in 76, Mamamia, a battle of the mamas and in 1979 Sex Pistol Sid Vicious checks out.

All that and lots more for you here.

Thanks for listening.

Marty

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Hello!

The week, looking at January 22nd to 26th. The week Axl Rose lost a buddy, only a year ago.

Jim Morrison of The Doors in 1969, here for a good time, not a long time and Bob Dylan sells out in the spirit of Fr Jack of Fr Ted fame.

KNICKERS!

 

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Rather deadly week…

This week in Music History, Carl Perkins in laid to rest in 1998 – George Harrison plays the funereal

We lost Dolores O'Riordan in 2018, her mam and her didn’t see eye to eye with her career choice

And The wall of sound creator Phil Spector dies in prison 3 years ago this week.

Get all this and more is less than 10 minutes here!

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Pan Am flight 103 , The Clash's Joe Strummer and the former heir to the Guinness fortune all have what in common this week?

Would it be death?

Find out more with this week in Music History looking at December 18th to 22nd.

Thanks for listening and Happy Christmas to you!

Chat again in '24.

Marty

 

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This week an anniversary of the fella who gave us a song that only makes me think of Guinness when I hear it.

An anniversary of an under appreciated Rolling Stone and from 1990 the “only fruit bowl he wants to put his banana in”. Actually quote from who? And Why?

 

This week in Music History will bring you through December 11th to 15th in less than 10 minutes

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This week in Music History - In 1971 A fire, the one that inspired one of the greatest rock songs ever and one that everyone learns first on guitar!

1980 this week the world lost John Lennon

And in 1968 The Stones launched an album with a unique press event.

Find out all with the Music History Podcast.

Marty

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