103 episodes
Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music Edward Russell
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4.9 • 155 Ratings
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A podcast that dissects Madonna’s most famous songs, discussing how the were written and recorded, often referring to demos and outtakes
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Madonna Get Together for World AIDS Day
Recorded in London in November 2023, a special episode in partnership with the National AIDS Trust where we gathered fans to discuss Madonna's commitment in the fight against AIDS. We raised £5000 that day - hear it now.
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Live from London - the Celebration Tour
Recorded at the RVT on 21 October 2023, the podcast hosts discuss the recent dates by Madonna for the first London leg of the tour. Joined by special guests on the stage and with a live link up to New York and LA, we tell it like it is as Madonna launches her 40th anniversary tour.
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The final episode - live from London - Madonna’s all time streaming top 20
The final (for now!) episode comes live from London with an audience of 250 Madonna fans. Join Edward, Peter and Jonathan as they chat with Lucy O'Brien, screen Artie O'Daley's brilliant movie and reveal the Top 20 most streamed Madonna songs of all time!
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Deep Dive - Like A Prayer
The penultimate episode of the podcast explores the making of Madonna's most loved (probably!) song, with details of the recording and the live performances.
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Deep Dive - Crazy For You / Gambler
Released in 1985, the movie Vision Quest featured two new Madonna songs, one of which would become her first ballad to be released as a single. But what of the third song? Hear the story of Madonna's moment in the movie, along with the original demo version of the song and find out why Gambler hasn't made it on to streaming.
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Deep Dive - This Used To Be My Playground
Madonna's theme for the movie A League of Their Own is also one of her biggest hits, despite not being part of the Erotica project which came a few months later. Hear the story of Madonna's song, her part in the movie, who complained about the video and also an acapella or the verse from the unreleased, 7-minute version of the song.
Customer Reviews
The to go to podcast for exceptional analysis of Madonna’s music
As a Madonna fan since 1985, it’s not until listening to Russell’s podcast did I learn how and why most of her songs were recorded. His research is phenomenal and I am a Patreon as a thank you. He has great sources, with samples of the songs, making each episode a joy to listen to.
Poor production quality
The audio on the recent podcasts is overly compressed and distorted. The host’s voice is completely drowned out by the music. Edit points are missed. It makes for a very uncomfortable and sometimes painful listen. Shame.
Top Quality -
This is a premier pod - the quality of content, production, sound, is all incredibly high. I would not class myself as a huge Madonna fan (I’ve listened to nothing of her’s since Confessions) but it doesn’t matter, as the ‘behind the music’-stuff on her tracks is so good & truly interesting, there’s always something to learn or take away. Plus, the hosts voice!! So sexy. I go weak every ep….my name is Dita, I’ll be his mistress tonight 😜 Great cast.
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