In GBA 110 we get better acquainted with Bill. He talks God is in the TV Zine, music, media, blogging, Cardiff and more.
It was recorded during my first GBA Cardiff pilgrimage: http://www.soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-17-cardiff
Bill Plugs:
A music night he's running at Dempsey's in Cardiff on the 23rd of May, featuring Glasgow's Three Blind Wolves, North Walians Shy and the Fight, Swansea's The Adelines and Cardiff's Brothers: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/210571
God is in the TV Zine: http://www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/
And his PR company: http://soundandvisionpr.tumblr.com/
We mention:
NME: http://www.nme.com/
Quietus: http://thequietus.com/
Factory: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factory_Records
John Peel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Peel
Michael Stipe: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stipe
Melody Maker: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melody_Maker
Lester Bangs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Bangs
Paul Morley: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Morley
John Harris: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/johnharris
Super Furry Animals: http://www.superfurry.com/
Catatonia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catatonia_(band)
The Manic Street Preachers: http://www.manicstreetpreachers.com/
The Stereophonics: http://www.stereophonics.com/
Design For Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M55BGyxZbY
The Simpsons Movie: http://www.simpsonsmovie.com/
New Order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Order
Joy Division: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Division
Motorcycle Emptiness: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gavcjNniIvk
Nirvana: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(band)
Foo Fighters: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foo_Fighters
Sylvia Plath: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath
J D Salinger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Salinger
Neil Young: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Young
The Smiths: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Smiths
Oscar Wilde: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde
Alan Bennett: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Bennett
Morrisey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrissey
Oasis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis_(band)
Cigarettes and Alcohol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaeLKhRnkhQ
Rock and Roll Star: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBZ1HTkGF4s
Gorky's Zygotic Monkey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorky's_Zygotic_Mynci
Sŵn Festival: http://swnfest.com/
The Vaccines: http://www.thevaccines.co.uk/gb/home/
Marina and the Diamonds: http://www.marinaandthediamonds.com/
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