Smash Hits - 1-14 April 1992 with Laura Kelly

In our first foray into the 1990s, journalist and podcaster Laura Kelly from The Big Issue joins us on the carousel and takes us back to the Smash Hits of 1-14 April 1992. And it's a very different Smash Hits from what we've covered so far on the podcast, with TV and film stars getting as much attention as pop stars. We're also introduced to a raft of new features including 'No! Not The Biscuit Tin!' and Sylvia Patterson steals the show with her glorious feature on the Manic Street Preachers. Laura tells us about the life-changing impact that piece had on her as a 10-year old music fan growing up in Belfast. *Disclaimer: Any positive opinions about Right Said Fred were made before they brought shame on Ver Hits family. Just so you know.Read along with us! Thanks to Smash Hits Remembered: https://www.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/sets/72157712621301448/with/49367880712/And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IFNmBzy3EuOV1WGeKAbpjYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuFgLI525fUYo25RyyKRp8gzHOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin HoggGUEST: Laura Kelly CONTACT DETAILS:Twitter: https://twitter.com/GiddyPopPodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GiddyPopPodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/giddypoppod/Website: https://giddypoppod.home.blog/Buy us a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/giddypoppod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

Welcome aboard The Giddy Carousel of Pop! We are a Smash Hits appreciation podcast dedicated to the swingorilliant British pop magazine which ran from 1978 to 2006. In each episode, we take an old issue of Ver Hits (usually from the 1980s but may slip a year or two either side of that) and discuss what’s on its pages, looking at who’s riding high on the carousel and who’s heading down the dumper. We always have a guest to help us along the way, so we’ll be talking to the readers, the writers, and who knows, maybe even the odd pop star who appeared in its pages. Hang on tight!