hmv Presents: My Inspiration
A new podcast series from hmv in which we talk to musicians, actors, directors and producers about their greatest inspiration, someone who has been an influence on their lives and informed their own work.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 36
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
S4 Episode 6 - Jamie Cullum on Harry Connick Jr.
Jamie Cullum talks us through why fellow jazz man Harry ConnickJr. has been one of the biggest inspirations for his own work...
00:34:13 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
S4 Episode 5 - Luke Pritchard on The Doors
Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard tells us why Jim Morrison and his band The Doors are his biggest inspiration...
00:41:48 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
S4 Episode 4 - Barney Greenway on Crass and Conflict
Napalm Death frontman Barney Greenway tells us why anarcho-punks Crass and Conflict are inseparable as his two favourite bands...
00:46:44 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
S4 Episode 3 - James Bourne on Blink 182
Busted's James Bourne talks to us about how his admiration for pop-punk trio Blink 182 was so strong he ended up buying their producer's house...
00:35:14 |
Tue 24 Nov 2020
S4 Episode 2 - Amy Macdonald on Travis
Amy Macdonald gives us the lowdown on her discovery of and enduring love for the music of fellow Scots, Travis.
00:29:08 |
Tue 17 Nov 2020
S4 Episode 1 - Will Gould on AFI
Creeper frontman Will Gould tells us all about his love of California punks AFI
00:50:30 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
S3 Episode 10 - Rufus Wainwright on Nina Simone
We talk to Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright about his return to the pop world with new album Unfollow The Rules and why Nina Simone remains one of his biggest influences.
00:28:22 |
Mon 13 Apr 2020
S3 Episode 9 - Daniel Mays on Robert De Niro
We talk to actor Daniel Mays about his upcoming projects Code 404 and White Lines, and why Robert De Niro's work has been such a big influence on his own career.
00:42:07 |
Mon 06 Apr 2020
S3 Episode 8 - All Time Low on Foo Fighters
This week we spoke to All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth and Jack Bakarat about their new album Wake Up, Sunshine and their enduring love of everything Foo Fighters.
00:31:00 |
Mon 30 Mar 2020
S3 Episode 7 - The Shires on Lady Antebellum
This week we talk to British country duo The Shires about their upcoming album Good Years and why Nashville trio Lady Antebellum have been such a big influence on their own work.
00:45:56 |
Tue 24 Mar 2020
S3 Episode 6 - Mae Martin on Elliott Smith
In this episode we talk to comedian and writer Mae Martin about her new show Feel Good and her enduring love of singer-songwriter Elliott Smith.
00:22:23 |
Tue 17 Mar 2020
S3 Episode 5 - Emily Beecham on Richard Billingham
In this week's episode we talk to English actress Emily Beecham about her latest film Little Joe and why she's inspired by the work of photographer, artist and filmmaker Richard Billingham.
00:33:30 |
Tue 10 Mar 2020
S3 Episode 4 - Craig Fairbrass on Sylvester Stallone
This week to talk to British actor Craig Fairbrass about his latest role in new gangster film Villain and why he has so much love and respect for the one and only Sylvester Stallone.
00:25:44 |
Tue 03 Mar 2020
S3 Episode 3 - Sarah Phelps on Agatha Christie
In this week's episode we talk to screenwriter Sarah Phelps about Agatha Christie, whose novel The Pale Horse is the latest of several Christie adaptations she has created for the BBC.
00:40:14 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
S3 Episode 2 - Frank Carter on Nick Cave
In this week's episode we talk to Frank Carter and Rattlesnakes guitarist Dean Richardson about their discovery of - and enduring love for - the music of Nick Cave.
00:37:00 |
Tue 18 Feb 2020
S3 Episode 1 - La Roux on Nile Rodgers
In the first episode of our new season we talk to La Roux's Elly Jackson about her new album Supervision and why she's such a big fan of guitarist, writer and producer Nile Rodgers.
00:38:57 |
Tue 11 Feb 2020
Pet Shop Boys Special!
With their new album Hotspot in stores now, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe have curated an in-store display for hmv featuring some of their favourite albums, films and books, and we spoke to them about …
00:42:18 |
Wed 05 Feb 2020
S2 Episode 10 - Gabrielle Aplin on Beck
In the final episode of Season 2 we talk to singer-songwriter Gabrielle Aplin about her love of Beck, his influence on her own music, and why she still gets excited to see who's doing the John Lewis …
00:35:55 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
S2 Episode 9 - Jamie Campbell Bower on Bob Dylan
We talk to actor and musician Jamie Campbell Bower about why the music of Bob Dylan has been such a huge influence on his life.
00:36:17 |
Tue 17 Dec 2019
S2 Episode 8 - Oh Wonder on Ben Gibbard
In this week's episode we talk to dream pop duo Oh Wonder about why they connected over a love of the music of Ben Gibbard and his band Death Cab for Cutie.
00:40:55 |
Tue 10 Dec 2019
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