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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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Saturday Aug 03, 2024
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
I posted this podcast when Christine died. It's always good to listen to her in conversation. It was a joy for me to get to talk with her.
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
Sunday Jul 28, 2024
I dug out our 1992 cassette tape and made this podcast within a half- hour of hearing that Edna O' Brien has died. Id I sound sad in the intro. I was.
Edna O' Brien Rest in Peace.
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
I was around when the Beatles broke through, As an Elvis fan I wasn't supposed to like them but as soon as I heard You Can't Do That' I became a fan of at least Lennon. Then I grew to love The Beatles, whose songs formed the soundtrack of my life as pre-teen and teenager. So, meeting George Martin was a total joy
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
Saturday Jul 27, 2024
I am writing a memoir, so new podcasts are few. But fellow Bowie fans might enjoy this chat I had on Irish radio in 1997
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
This is one of the few occasions Neil talked in public about the Mafia.
His management weren't impressed that he did. Neil told me he didn't mind.
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
Saturday Jul 20, 2024
I am reposting this because in five days it will be a year since we lost Sinead.
In 2000 she told me the song she'd want played at her funeral.
R.I.P. Sinead O'Connor
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
I posted this when the movie was released. I stand over all my criticisms of Luhrmann who turned Elvis's life story into, he said "the love story between Parker and Presley" and made him a male Judy Garland because Baz loves Judy. The mov ie is a tissue of lies, to quote Shakespeare.
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
Saturday Jul 13, 2024
This is the section of a tape I used for my Harris biography, Richard Harris Raising Hell and Reaching for Heaven. What he says may upset some actors, including those he criticises but I was one of the few journalists to whom Harris told the truth so here it is! Enjoy
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
At the time of this interview Roy Carr a British journalist claimed that Elvis was discovered at Sun Records because he peddled his moter's diet pills to musicians. Sam told me that was crap!
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Mike was my mentor in RTE, and we stepped on a lot of toes with this interview.
But neither of us ever worked in the PR business!
Enjoy