He covered the collapse of lehman brothers live from outside its new york hq. Paul mason acknowledges that today you would call northern soul an act of curation. Many of the songs that eventually became northern soul classics were once rejected or unreleased. It is one of my good fortunes to visit barcelona twice a year, something i have done since 2011. Culture celebrating the 40th anniversary of northern soul bbc. Paul masons norther soul top 20 plus ones i added on. C4 paul mason asks will northern soul the movie spark a. Theyd probably be annoyed if somebody ripped a pdf and put it on the. Roland howard met the then economics editor of channel 4 news on 25 august 2015 at the offices of his publisher in the strand. Paul mason born 23 january 1960 is economics editor of bbcs newsnight.
Coming of age in wigans anarchic northern soul scene look back in anger youth club football casuals northern soul skinhead youth culture coming of age post punk motown the music paul mason remembers falling in love with is undergoing a revival. As a new film tells the uplifting story, paul mason recalls his heady days and nights at wigan casino. Northern soul marked the birth of latenight dance culture in britain. The journalist paul mason, once a wigan casino regular, made a documentary on the scene for the bbc titled keep the faith and a new film, northern soul, is released in october. Mason, economics editor of channel 4 news, vices onetime northern soul. Paul mason webchat as it happened books the guardian. Excellent uptempo northern favourite of xray soul club, on joker records. It tells the tale of a nightclub based movement which developed in northern england. This was the northern soul culture in its heyday and within a couple of minutes, i was part of it. Its not just the lancashire accent, adding tang to all he says, but the. Apr 22, 2014 this pin was discovered by rosemary griessel.
Journalist and author paul mason talks to northern soul susan ferguson april 29, 2019 comments off on progress will win. The term northern soul was reportedly coined in 1968 by music. By the time we danced to it, the music was already old. A radical defence of the human being, comes in at 300 pages followed by 20 pages of notes then a delicious 36page index marx and marxism fills a page. See more ideas about northern soul, soul music and motown. Coming of age in wigans anarchic northern soul scene vice. My life as a northern soul boy paul mason music the guardian. Northern soul 1 hours and 42 minutes movie 2014 northern soul is the story of a youth culture in the 1970s which changed a generation. Bbc world news the culture show, northern soul keeping the. In the culture show keeping the faith, journalist paul mason.
The journalist paul mason, once a wigan casino regular, made a documentary on the scene for the bbc titled keep the faith and a new film, northern soul. Northern soul dancing bbc one show what a wonderful expereince the clap, spot on. There was a bit about this on broadcasting house on radio 4 this morning. Channel 4 news economics editor paul mason has admitted his past as a leftie activist although he says his politics are now very complicated. The music paul mason remembers falling in love with is undergoing a revival. Upbeat soul is the soul night at venues around the south east featuring music from 70s funk and motown to dance music and rare grooves and styles, with media expert and photographer paul mason actionmedia and mikey williams a dj from way back and all around the world. Mason attended the wigan casino in his youth as a follower of northern soul and hosted a documentary about the northern soul scene for the bbcs the culture show in september 20. Channel 4 news paul mason keeps the faith with northern. Jan 28, 20 done a but of djing in peterborough in the past. Bbc newsnights paul mason talks northern soul music. Bank balance sheets become focus of scrutiny bbc home. Economics editor tweets 100 favourite tracks as he waits for the polls to close. Shine like tokyo northern soul goes east broadcast on bbc radio 4 on saturday 21 september at 10.
Paul mason a northern soul a couple of years ago, paul mason contacted me to point out that we shared two passions political economy, and northern soul. The northern soul top 500 songs free download funk my soul. So i was keen to watch his documentary about the latter on bbcs culture show last night. My life as a northern soul boy paul mason music the. This track started off as a ballad and i recognised the. As if to explain, i am greeted at the door of his victorian cottage in kennington, south london, by lottie, his 11monthold puppy. With a wave of strikes coordinated on social media, the migrant workforce is using 21stcentury tools to fight poverty, corruption and sweated labour. But then he starts talking and is instantly recognisable. Paul mason, economics journalist and once a regular at the famous allnighters at wigan casino, discovers the origin of this underground music scene and why it continues to inspire such devotion. Northern soul a snippet sent over by richard searling. Northern soul trademark win shows music subcultures belong.
What bank regulators can learn from world cup referees. Simon childs vice interview with paul mason on postcapitalism, how. Given that the music was already a decade out of fashion, and these peculiar acts of devotion to the black dance music of detroit were occurring in northern english nightclubs. In the 1970s, black american music found a devoted following in the industrial towns of northern england. Reminiscing on his days in the 1970s as a northern soul boy in the guardian, paul mason acknowledges that today you would call northern soul an act of curation. Northern soul the film northern soul, tamla motown, soul. Licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sony bmg music entertainment. But mason is equally well known as a music fan he wrote a feature for the observer last year recounting his experiences going to northern soul allnighters at the wigan casino. As northern soul celebrates its 40th birthday, the culture show investigates. Your journalism is unusually committed and it is clear that you care a lot about the issues you report on. Hey bill i am worried that one of the major banks will go under by next year. Im paul mason, newsnights economics editor, a job that takes. Paul mason ive just made a modern northern soul track. An extract from his book postcapitalism, published in the guardian, has been viewed over 2 million times in less than a week, and shared over 317,000 times on.
Sociopolitical documentary hosted by paul mason, published by bbc broadcasted as part of bbc this world series in 2012 english narration cover informationpaul mason travels to spain to investigate how this once thriving economy has. Channel 4 news paul mason keeps the faith with northern soul rundown this article is more than 4 years old. Ive just made a modern northern soul track on our way, written and produced by my good friend kym bradshaw, a lover of northern soul. Its a week to go until northern soul, the movie about the 1970s british dance craze, hits the cinemas and something unusual is happening. Sociopolitical documentary hosted by paul mason, published by bbc broadcasted as part of bbc our world series in 2011 english narration cover informationas america grapples with a deepening recession, whitecollar workers are now losing their homes in increasing numbers. The fsas own report on its surveillance of northern rock admits. How northern soul led to club culture the long and. I found this programme very interesting, but it would have benefitted if it had lasted an hour with longer clips of the music. Paul mason s culture show on northern soul took me back to my days of allnighters, cherry b and trevira suits and a turquoise crimplene jumpsuit. Paul mason wants to replace capitalism with a gift economy. Events are also on the increase, not only in the uk but also in countries such as japan and the us.
Will northern soul the movie spark a cultural revival. We organise and run many soul shows continue reading about. A couple of years ago, paul mason contacted me to point out that we shared two passions political economy, and northern soul. Paul mason among hardcore members of the northern soul scene, it was common to see record labels tattooed on their arms and necks. About upbeat soul northern soul, rare grooves and motown. Visit idle scrawl the blog of newsnights economics editor paul mason for an esoteric take on the world of finance and more. While following paul masons bbc newsnight twitter feed, i noticed amongst all the current affairs type tweets one or two commentsconnections that could be taken as northern soul related. I now discovered that it was not just the establishment and the catholic clergy that could live a double life, but everybody. There was a mass criminal underworld selling drugs all over the. Paul was one of the bbcs first bloggers and has twice been nominated for the orwell prize. On screen, whether crunching statistics, puzzling paxman with graphs, or laying out the latest chapter of the banking crisis, paul mason packs a wallop not immediately discernible out in the real world. A snippet sent over by richard searling and paul mason this morning they unveiled the wigan blue plaque this morning.
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