{"id":220,"date":"2014-06-04T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T09:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=220"},"modified":"2014-06-05T07:11:55","modified_gmt":"2014-06-05T07:11:55","slug":"hardmen-and-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/?p=220","title":{"rendered":"Hardmen and Hype!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><i>Interviews with Hulk Hogan, Ross Kemp, Pixies and David Lovering<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-221\" src=\"http:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Diptic\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.danhudson.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Diptic-260x260.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">I&#8217;ve had<\/span> some awesome guests passing through the show of late.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Perhaps most importantly,<\/span> <span class=\"s2\">I had <\/span>the fairly ridiculous and excitable pleasure this week of interviewing WWE superstar Hulk Hogan who was in the UK promoting his appearance hosting &#8216;Smackdown&#8217; live at the 02 Arena.<\/p>\n<p>I asked him about<span class=\"s2\"> his return to WWE, and how he keeps his cool in the ring.<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/152433353&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\"><span class=\"s2\">Recently I also<\/span> ca<span class=\"s2\">ught<\/span> up with acclaimed actor, broadcaster and &#8216;TV hardman&#8217; Ross Kemp to chat about his new book &#8216;The A-Z of Hell&#8217; I am a big fan of Ross dating backto his <i>EastEnders<\/i> days so hereally was a pleasure to interview.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/152433355&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">and also friends of the show The Hype Theory, who <\/span>I played<span class=\"s1\"> &#8216;Hype or Theory&#8217; with<\/span>. Is it a hyped band, or a well-known theory? It\u2019s harder than you might think.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/152433351&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"p4\">I also caught up on the phone with Pixies&#8217; drummer David Lovering to chat about their most recent album Indie Cindy. They will of course be over <span class=\"s2\">here this weekend <\/span>for Field Day Festival.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/152433357&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_artwork=true&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThis weekend I headed down to Camden Rocks festival and checked out the aforementioned Hype Theory\u00a0 &#8211; who today release an EP \u2018The Hunted\u2019 featuring acoustic versions of standout tracks from last year\u2019s Captives debut. Other highlights included Apologies, I Have None, Turbowolf, The Blackout, the ridiculously young Drones and Hacktivist who DESTROYED The Underworld with their unique rap\/metal\/djent\/ crossover.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">This week I\u2019ll be mostly saving myself for Last Resort\u2019s 3<span class=\"s4\"><sup>rd<\/sup><\/span> birthday party at The Star of Kings, but I\u2019ll find time to check out the new Twin Atlantic (currently #1 on the Kerrang! Rock Chart!) album which is being premiered on Wednesday at a top secret location. If their recent London date at The Dome in Tufnell Park is anything to go by, it looks set to put them firmly in rock\u2019s premier league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interviews with Hulk Hogan, Ross Kemp, Pixies and David Lovering I&#8217;ve had some awesome guests passing through the show of late. 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