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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 4h

It was a brilliant, funny, and informative night with topics ranging from the efforts (or lack of) of sending out demos to the absolute hate of Sit Down by @wearejames.bsky.social. There are plenty more Long Play Sessions this year. Tickets are here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-long-p...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 4h

Last week, we hosted our first Long Play Session outside of London at our SAE Glasgow Campus. Joining us was @grantmcphee.bsky.social, who discussed his fantastic book, Scene Within A Scene: Scottish Independent Music 1992 - 2001, with Aidan Moffat from @arabstrap.scot.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Join Kevin Dettmar & Jon King of @gangoffour.bsky.social for The Long Play Sessions on Sat 17th October as they discuss Punk in 50 Pieces. A sharp fascinating journey through the songs & artists that changed music forever. Tickets just £5 here: www.gigantic.com/kevin-dettma... #punk #70s #rock

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There are plenty more Long Play Sessions coming up, with a brilliant line-up of authors, musicians, journalists and stories from across the world of music. There’s something for every music fan - check out the full programme and grab your tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-long-p...

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The Long Play Sessions

The Long Play Sessions This event forms part of The Long Play Sessions, a curated series hosted by ICMP celebrating some of the most influential writers shaping how we understand music and culture tod...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Last month, we welcomed @stephanopolus.bsky.social from @bigjoanieband.bsky.social for the first Long Play Session of the Autumn. Discussing her superb new book, We Were Here: A History of Black People & Alternative Music, it was an engrossing & informative talk, brilliantly hosted by Sophie K. .

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

From her time as Hole frontwoman, relationship with Kurt Cobain, fallout after his suicide, to her experience of becoming a mother, history with drugs & stormy relationship with the press, few people command as much intrigue as Courtney. Tickets available here: www.tickettailor.com/events/insti...

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Select tickets – Talk '90s To Me x Long Play Sessions @ ICMP – ICMP Queens Park Campus, London

Talk '90s To Me x Long Play Sessions @ ICMP – ICMP Queens Park Campus, London, Thu 15 Oct 2026 - Journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer brings her smash hit podcast Talk ’90s to Me to the prestigio...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Less than 2 weeks to go before @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social brings her @talk90stome.bsky.social podcast to The Long Play Sessions with a live audience. Joining her is Yasi Salek host of the much-loved US music podcast Bandsplain, as they discuss one of the seminal figures of the 90s, Courtney Love.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Playlists from recent Long Play Sessions with @stephanopolus.bsky.social & her brilliant book We Were Here on the reclamation of rock'n'roll for Black artists & @grantmcphee.bsky.social & his superb book Scene Within A Scene on Scottish Indie music 92-01 In bio here www.instagram.com/the.long.pla...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

***ONE WEEK TO GO*** The Long Play Sessions: Steve Mason - Failure Is Always An Option. We cannot wait to welcome @stevemasonofficial.bsky.social from @thebetaband.com to discuss his book with Travis Elborough nxt Saturday in London. Tickets available below: www.gigantic.com/the-beta-ban...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

***TONIGHT, TONIGHT!*** The Long Play Sessions - @grantmcphee.bsky.social with Aidan Moffat from @arabstrap.scot join us in Glasgow to discuss Scene Within A Scene, Grant's brilliant book on the Scottish Independent Music Scene 92-01. Tickets just £5 below: www.gigantic.com/grant-mcphee...

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arabstrap.scot @arabstrap.scot · 23/09/2026

Aidan will be joining Grant McPhee at the SAE Institute on October 1st, to discuss Grant’s new book, Scene Within a Scene, and Scottish indie music of the 1990s. Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-play-sessions-scene-within-a-scene-with-grant-mcphee-tickets-1995198470334

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Grant McPhee @grantmcphee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Chatting Scene Within a Scene and Scottish 90s Indie with Aidan Moffat from Arab Strap during 'The Long Play Sessions' at SAE Institute in Glasgow on 1st Oct at 19:00. £5 - Come along, it'll be fun! eventslist.co.uk/glasgow/even...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

***THIS WEEK!*** The Long Play Sessions - @grantmcphee.bsky.social with Aidan Moffat from @arabstrap.scot join us in Glasgow to discuss Scene Within A Scene, Grant's brilliant book on the Scottish Independent Music Scene 92-01. Tickets available for just £5 below: www.gigantic.com/grant-mcphee...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

***TONIGHT, TONIGHT!*** The Long Play Sessions - We Were Here with Stephanie Phillips from @bigjoanieband.bsky.social whose superb book was released last month by @faberbooks.bsky.social

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

***TOMORROW!*** The Long Play Sessions - We Were Here with Stephanie Phillips from @bigjoanieband.bsky.social whose superb book was released last month by @faberbooks.bsky.social Also appearing at the talk is @iamsophiek.bsky.social from @kerrangradio.bsky.social

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Kevin Dettmar in discussion with Jon King from @gangof4.bsky.social about Punk In Fifty Pieces. We cannot wait to welcome Kevin and Jon next month to discuss all things punk & this seminal period of music. Tickets available here: dice.fm/event/oe8o2r... #punk #70smusic

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Early-bird tickets are available for just £6.50 at the link below: dice.fm/partner/tick... #GeorgeMichaelFans #GeorgeMichaelMusic #Wham #WhamOfficial #WhamFans

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We can't wait to welcome @sathnam.bsky.social to The Long Play Sessions to discuss his recent book, 'Tonight The Music Seems So Loud,' on the life, music and legacy of #georgemichael. Joining him as host will be Juliet Russell, making this a truly special, magical evening.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Steve Mason - Failure Is Always An Option. We cannot wait to welcome @stevemasonofficial.bsky.social from @thebetaband.com to discuss his new book with Travis Elborough next month in London. This will be an unmissable event! Tickets available below: dice.fm/event/eo628o...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions - 'The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect' book talk in #Leeds. Gordon Raphael the acclaimed producer of @thestrokes.bsky.social first two albums, joins as a very special guest! Early-bird tickets are available for just £5 below. #indiesleaze #strokes #00smusic

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Select tickets – Talk '90s To Me x Long Play Sessions @ ICMP – ICMP Queens Park Campus, London

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions are thrilled to welcome back @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social as her @talk90stome.bsky.social goes live with an audience in London. Joining her is Yasi Salek host of the much-loved US music podcast Bandsplain, as they discuss one of the seminal figures of the '90s, Courtney Love.

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Talk ’90s To Me @talk90stome.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Talk ’90s to Me is going LIVE! 🎙️ Join @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social and Yasi Salek at ICMP London on 15th Oct. They’ll be discussing the one and only Courtney Love. 🎟️ Tickets: linktr.ee/talk90stome

Talk ’90s to Me live at the ICMP London on Thursday 15 October, featuring Miranda Sawyer and Yasi Salek from Bandsplain.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We're delighted to welcome @clintboon.bsky.social from @inspiralcarpets.bsky.social to The Long Play Sessions in Leeds & celebrate his new book, The Manchester Chronicles: True Tales of Music, Madness & Mayhem 1976–2006. Early-bird tickets available below for £5. www.gigantic.com/clint-boon-i...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

We're extremely excited to welcome @sathnam.bsky.social to The Long Play Sessions to discuss his book, 'Tonight The Music Seemed So Loud' on the life, #music and legacy of #georgemichael. Early-bird tickets are available for £5 at the link below. gigantic.com/sathnam-sang...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Kevin Dettmar in discussion with Jon King from @gangoffour.bsky.social about Punk In Fifty Pieces. We cannot wait to welcome Kevin & Jon next month to discuss all things #punk & this seminal period of music. Tickets available here for £5: gigantic.com/kevin-dettma...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Steve Mason - Failure Is Always An Option. We cannot wait to welcome @stevemasonofficial.bsky.social to discuss his new book with @improbableatlas.bsky.social next month. It will be an unmissable event! Tickets available here: gigantic.com/the-beta-ban... #betaband

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Kevin Dettmar in discussion with Jon King from @gangoffour.bsky.social We cannot wait to welcome Kevin and Jon in October to discuss all things punk and this seminal period of music. Early-bird tickets available below for £5. dice.fm/partner/tick...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The Long Play Sessions: Steve Mason - Failure Is Always An Option. Excited to welcome @stevemasonofficial.bsky.social from @thebetaband.com to discuss his new book from @newmodernbooks.bsky.social with Travis Elborough in October. This will be an unmissable event! dice.fm/partner/tick...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We're excited to welcome @sathnam.bsky.social to The Long Play Sessions to discuss his book, 'Tonight The Music Seemed So Loud', on the life, music and legacy of #georgemichael. Early-bird tickets are available for £5 on the link below. gigantic.com/sathnam-sang... #80sMusic #90sMusic #wham

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The Long Play Sessions - We Were Here with @stephanopolus.bsky.social from @bigjoanieband.bsky.social whose superb book was out last week by @faberbooks.bsky.social Early-bird tickets available for £5 Also appearing is Sophie K from @kerrangradio.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-long-p...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

The Long Play Sessions - The World Was A Mess, But His Hair Was Perfect Early-bird tickets available for just £5. Gordon Raphael, the acclaimed producer of #Strokes first two albums, joins as a very special guest. Put on your dancing shoes... www.eventbrite.com/e/the-long-p... #indie #00smusic

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The Long Play Sessions - The World Was A Mess But His Hair Was Perfect

Janine Warren joins The Long Play Sessions for a talk with Gordon Raphael & signing celebrating the UK's last indie music scene, 2000–2010.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Check out our upcoming Long Play Sessions this Autumn and Winter - featuring brilliant authors, musicians, and fascinating stories. Tickets are available via the link below with some early-bird tickets remaining for just £5. eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-long-p...

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Some further clips from the special night at The Long Play Sessions in June when we were joined by @simonreynolds.bsky.social & Rudy Tambala of A.R Kane discussing Simon's fantastic book Still In A Dream about a defining period of innovation & change in #alternativemusic from 1984 - 1994.

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The Long Play Sessions @kingsofliam.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hosted by Rudy Tambala from pioneering 1980s dream-pop and shoegaze band A.R. Kane, it was an epic evening as discussion was had, videos were shown, and music was played (sometimes). Buy tickets for Long Play Sessions here - eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-long-p... #shoegaze #90s #80s #slowdive #rockmusıc

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