The SuperSwell Podcast

Sep 17 2024 20 ep. 59 mins
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Welcome to the SuperSwell Podcast. 
Each time you join us, we will be talking to guests about life, work, and the human condition, covering themes about music, the arts, philosophy, medicine, religion, business and all the things we love. Thank you for listening. We record these episodes just....for......you!

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EP14: Marie Lindqvist - From Tourists To Concert-Goers & Hotels To Arenas, It's A Dream Life.

Sep 17 2024 47 mins  
How does someone transition from managing hotels and holiday-makers to overseeing major entertainment venues across Europe? Well, quite easily, if you happen to be our high achieving guest, Marie Lindqvist.Join us as we sit down with Marie, the Senior Vice President of Operations for ASM Global in Europe, to uncover her unique career path. From her early days in the tourism industr

EP13: Rob Challice - From Anarcho-Punk To A Consolidated World

May 31 2024 45 mins  
Your host, Paul Cheetham, is joined by one of the UK's most highly respected booking agents, Rob Challice, Senior Vice-President of the Wasserman Music Group.Rob has over 40 years of experience in the live music industry as an agent, promoter and festival organiser. Starting in the early 1980s, Rob co-founded a series of music companies one after the other - from FAB to Concert Cli

EP12: Bertis Downs - In Conversation with Alex Maiolo

Apr 29 2024 72 mins  
Join us as we listen to Bertis Downs, the legal mastermind behind R.E.M., and take a rare peek behind the curtains of rock 'n' roll history. Imagine being at the heart of R.E.M.'s rise from Athens' indie scene to the zenith of global stardom. Bertis reveals the nuts and bolts of their journey and - in his immensely humble way - his own crucial supporting role, offering personal ins

The Delicates' Lounge #7: Tallinn Music Week 2024

Apr 18 2024 69 mins  
This is the seventh edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic (remember that?).Now and again we’ll get together with a handful of delicate d

The Delicates' Lounge #6: Eurosonic 2024

Mar 19 2024 75 mins  
This is the sixth edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic.Now and again we’ll get together with a couple of delicate delegates at one of t

The Delicates' Lounge #5: Reeperbahn Festival 2022

Sep 29 2022 49 mins  
This is the fifth edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic.Now and again we’ll get together with a couple of delicate delegates at one of t

EP11: Jane Savidge - Britpop, Blair, and the Beautiful Ones.

Dec 01 2021 45 mins  
Your host, Paul Cheetham, is joined by Press & PR legend, Jane Savidge.Jane is one of the UK's most influential media personalities, co-founder of Savage & Best PR, and instigator of the famous and infamous Britpop scene.I talked with Jane about the brilliant book she wrote about her time at the epicentre of Britpop and some of the exploits and adventures that were undertak

The Delicates' Lounge #4: TMW 2021

Oct 18 2021 59 mins  
This is the fourth edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic.Now and again we’ll get together with a few delicate delegates at one of the ma

The Delicates' Lounge #3: Spot & Reeperbahn Festival 2021

Oct 11 2021 36 mins  
This is the third edition of The Delicates' Lounge - a podcast for all us music event tourists who love to be where the action is and occasionally like to grumble about having to queue for our passes or a beer or to get into a venue. You know, all things that we missed for so long during the pandemic.Now and again we’ll get together with a couple of delicate delegates at one of t

EP10: Jonny Owen - Merthyr, McGee, Miracles, and Movies

Aug 25 2021 53 mins  
Your host, Paul Cheetham, is joined by one of his favourite film & documentary makers, Jonny Owen.Jonny is well-known as a musician, actor, writer, producer, radio talk show host, and an award-winning film maker.He splits his time between Nottingham, London, and - his hometown - Merthyr Tydfil in the valleys of south Wales. We spoke about Jonny's upbringing in the hard, working