Later ... With Jools Holland: 30 Years of Music, Magic and Mayhem

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Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Björk treasured it, Ed Sheeran’s life was changed by it, Kano felt at home whilst Nick Cave was horrified but inspired, and they all kept coming back. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It was a joy to share tales of the likes of Iggy Pop, Seasick Steve and Adele on the studio floor of the legendary Later …with Jools Holland show to a keen crowd at the equally legendary Dimbola.

By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. Irish artists, a significant strand over the years, have included Paul Brady, The Corrs, The Chieftains, Christy Moore, Sinéad O’Connor, Lankum, Villagers and, just a few weeks ago, Dermot Kennedy. Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Björk treasured it, Ed Sheeran's life was changed by it, Kano felt at home while Nick Cave was horrified but inspired, and they all kept coming back.With Jools Holland this exploration into the last 30 years of an electric mix of great music and artist will surely keep entertained. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you. It is an engaging book, regardless of your music taste, and makes me want to go back and find some of those earlier episodes that I'm not old enough to have seen in the early days of the show. Mark was interviewed by Dr Brian Hinton, Chair of Dimbola, on his career and told the story of how ‘Later…with Jools Holland’ came into being – a revolutionary studio music programme when it began 30 years ago; its unwavering popularity has proved the test of time.

This first-hand account of the BBCs Later with Jools Holland takes you behind the scenes of one of the worlds great musical meeting places. A must-read for music fans everywhere, Later… with Jools Hollandpulls back the curtain on classic performances to reveal that the show is just as magical, if even more chaotic, than you imagined. A fun book to read covering the musicians featured over the past 30 years on this great TV programme including numerous contributions from the artists themselves about their unique experiences performing on the show with lots of behind-the-scenes information. Part of what has made the show so special is the format – all those bands, singers, stars and newbies brought together to listen as well as to perform in Jools’ circle of dreams. The book is full of the many artists who have appeared on the show, including those at the very start of their career and others who are living legends.It doesn’t try to be too cool for school and isn’t a trend show or a generational show and isn’t aimed at a particular demographic. Cooper co-created Later… with director Janet Fraser Crook, whose idea it was to film the show in the round, itself something of a revolution in studio craft. This book features exclusive interviews and colour photographs, proving a must read for music fans everywhere. There are also contributions from artists who have guested on the show over the years - and at the back of the book there is a full, alphabetical list of every single one of them. Ebooks fulfilled through Glose cannot be printed, downloaded as PDF, or read in other digital readers (like Kindle or Nook).

The idea then occurred to him that perhaps it would make sense to put all these different styles of performance in one room and film them. This first-hand account of the BBC’s Later… with Jools Holland takes you behind the scenes of one of the world’s great musical meeting places. Part of what has made the show so special is the format – all those bands, singers, stars and newbies brought together to listen as well as to perform in Jools’ circle of dreams. From Stormzy to Björk, from Smokey Robinson to Norah Jones, from Britpop to trip hop, here is the word on how Later… began, evolved and has endured, accompanied by exclusive interviews with some of the show's regular stars as well as the unique pictorial record of Andre Csillag who photographed the show for over 20 years. I like that the author does try and address issues such as the (often middle-aged) studio audience not always being particularly appreciative of the varied artists and genres presented on the show, and the backlash from some "fans" who don't always grasp that yes, *all* genres being welcome does include rap, hip-hop etc.From Stormzy to Björk, from Smokey Robinson to Norah Jones, from Britpop to trip hop, here is the word on how Later? He also led the BBC's TV coverage of Glastonbury from a muddy 1997 until a locked down 2020 and executive produced over 250 BBC music documentaries including the Britannia and America strands, the year-by-year Top of the Pops histories and Reginald D. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

Written by the show’s co-creator and 26-year showrunner, music journalist Mark Cooper, this is the story of how Later? Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Cooper, who left the BBC in 2020, sees Later… as part of a BBC tradition of music-making going back to the 1960s and Late Night Line-Up via The Old Grey Whistle Test. It delves into the the many artist and their experience of appearing on Later and why they loved the original set up, vibe, musical combativeness of following one great artist after another.From Stormzy to Bjoerk, from Smokey Robinson to Norah Jones, from Britpop to trip hop, here is the word on how Later began, evolved and has endured, accompanied by exclusive interviews with some of the shows regular stars as well as the unique pictorial record of Andre Csillag who photographed the show for over 20 years. Of course, this eclecticism is what has made Later… what it is, less a TV show than a BBC institution, a place where music legends such as Van Morrison can hang out in the same studio as a new artist who has still to make their first recording. But there’s always been plenty of mayhem alongside the magic of convening a room full of musicians hosted by one of their own. Dave Grohl and Alicia Keys loved it, Björk treasured it, Ed Sheeran’s life was changed by it, Kano felt at home while Nick Cave was horrified but inspired, and they all kept coming back.