Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

Edward Russell
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Inside The Groove - Madonna’s Music

A podcast that dissects Madonna’s most famous songs, discussing how the were written and recorded, often referring to demos and outtakes

  1. JAN 1

    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.

    57 min

  2. 10/25/2023

    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.

    42 min

  3. 12/03/2022

    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!

    1h 2m

  4. 11/25/2022

    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.

    23 min

  5. 10/21/2022

    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.

    19 min

  6. 10/06/2022

    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.

    22 min

  7. 09/03/2022

    Album Deep Dive - 20 Finally Enough Love

    We discuss the music, the remixes and the artwork to Madonna's latest release, plus a contribution from a Madonna fan who has been thinking about his own re-releases.

    1h 6m

  8. 08/13/2022

    Deep Dive -Frozen

    The story behind the lead single from Madonna's Ray of Light album. Hear the original demo of the song along with demos of other tracks written with Patrick Leondard. Hear a breakdown of the musical parts and get the story behind the SickKick remix from 2021.

    23 min
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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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