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Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.
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Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
As someone who was a fan of the Monkees as a teenager, and who bought all their albums and even went to see their hugely unpopular movie, Head, interviewing Micky Dolenz was a pure delight for me. We had previously talked on the phone but this recording was made during the band's rehearsal for a gig in Dublin's Vicar Street in 2000. Incidentally, while Dolenz and I were standing in a hotel lobby where we met before going to the venue, Billy Bob Thorntonwalked over, said 'Sorry for interrupting you guys" and then he addressed me, directly. He said, "I flew in just to see the gig. Aren't the Monkees, so cool." I said, "Yes they are!" And after he left I joked to Dolenz, "Did you pay him to do and say that!" He laughed. And boy we had fun that day. I hope it all comes across in this podcast.
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