UPRAWR Podcast

Korda Marshall has spent more than 40 years at the heart of the music industry, helping shape the careers of some of the biggest artists ofthe last few decades. From signing Take That and backing Muse, to working withThe Darkness, James Blunt, Green Day and many more, his career has been built on spotting the potential that other people often missed
In this episode, Korda talks about being fired before Take That became huge, using the payout to launch Infectious Records, discovering Muse while they were still teenagers, passing on Radiohead, and hearing American Idiot before it was released
He also breaks down what A&R actually does, why great artists still get overlooked, and what it really takes to recognise a hit before the rest of the world catches up.

This week on the UPRAWR Podcast, we sit down with MarkSutherland, former editor of NME, Melody Maker, Billboard and Music Week, andnow co-host of The Money Trench.
Mark takes us inside the 90s music press, when magazinescould make or break bands, NME covers changed careers, and Britpop ruled the UKbefore the bubble burst.
We talk Napster, illegal downloads, the collapse of the oldmusic industry, and how he started the money music trench podcast which is just about to celebrate it’s 100th episode!
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Pearce Macca from The Clause joins us to talk about the reality of being in a UK indie band.
From getting signed by Universal at 19 and being dropped during Covid, to selling out the O2 Academy independently, Macca breaks down the highs, lows and brutal financial truth of chasing the band dream.
We talk major labels, Spotify, touring, selling 16,000 tickets, the Birmingham music scene, Oasis, and why The Clause kept going when everything fell apart.
 
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In this episode we sit down with Sue Buckler who has spentdecades inside the music industry, helping promote records from Britney Spears,Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Justin Timberlake, Steps, Prince, The Stone Roses andmore!
we talk about how songs became hits before TikTok, whatradio pluggers actually did, how Jive Records became one of the biggestindependent labels in the world worth over 2 billion!, and the wildbehind-the-scenes stories from 90s pop artists
From Prince beating Warner Brothers to Simon Cowellreleasing a barking dog single, Sue’s got some wild story’s so lets get into it
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In this episode we sit down with Jayler, the young UK rock band being compared to Led Zeppelin who are blowing up before they’ve even released an album 
We talk about how they went from open mics and pub gigs to playing huge stages, touring with legendary bands, building a classic rock image in a modern scene, and dealing with the pressure of releasing their debut album while people are already calling them the next big thing. 
They also open up about going viral, being called industry plants, why they refuse to rely on backing tracks, and whether rock music can truly go mainstream again.