Talk:Dave Fanning/Archive 1

I am trying to remove the word "muck" from the description of the Irish acts featured on the Dave Fanning CD, as "muck" is subjective and should not appear in the description. Does anyone know Fanning's date of birth. Apparently he went to college with Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dermot Ahern, so he must be in his 50s??

Filler material?
Surely the long list of people Dave Fanning has interviewed and bands he has included in his Fab Fifty is a waste of space? As a radio and television broadcaster it is apparent he will have interviewed many people but this list is, in my opinion, pointless. Rednotdead (talk) 16:10, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

Mess
After all these years this article is still an awful mess. I begin right away. --➨ Candlewicke :) Sign/Talk 02:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I've moved this here for now as I can't see what purpose the whole thing serves. --➨ Candlewicke :) Sign/Talk 02:48, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

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 * style="text-align: left;" | Interviews
 * style="text-align: right;" | Fanning has recorded interviews with most major (and many minor) music acts of the past few decades including legends like Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Eminem, Garth Brooks, Robert Plant, Madonna, Beyonce, J-Lo etc.
 * style="text-align: right;" | Fanning has recorded interviews with most major (and many minor) music acts of the past few decades including legends like Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Brian Wilson, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Eminem, Garth Brooks, Robert Plant, Madonna, Beyonce, J-Lo etc.

Fanning's 2-camera-shoot, one-on-one interviews with movie stars include Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep, Denzel Washington, Cameron Diaz, Meg Ryan, Julia Roberts, Mel Gibson, Pierce Brosnan, Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, Nicolas Cage, Robert Redford, Harrison Ford, Richard Gere, Bruce Willis, Dan Aykroyd, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Dreyfuss, Ralph Fiennes, Eddie Murphy, Val Kilmer, Uma Thurman, George Clooney, Jeff Goldblum, Kim Basinger, Charlize Theron, Keanu Reeves, Robert De Niro, Antonio Banderas, Steven Seagal, Sylvester Stallone, Julianne Moore, Robin Williams, Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Holly Hunter, Sandra Bullock, Kevin Spacey, Liam Neeson, Glen Close, Scarlett Johanssen (aged 10 and 18)...and many more including producers and directors e.g. Steven Spielberg at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles when Spielberg won Best Director for Schindler's List).

Fanning is co-owner of Rumble Films an independent film/TV production company. In that period Rumble has produced high-end rock and pop interview shows which have been screened in many countries aound the world. The series, called Music Express, includes interviews with U2, R.E.M., Blondie, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck, Oasis, The Verve, Sinéad O'Connor, New Order, Morrissey, Linkin Park, John Paul Jones, David Byrne, Robbie Williams, Alanis Morissette, Radiohead, The Cranberries, Simply Red, Metallica, Fun Lovin Criminals, Mavericks, Eels,  Rod Stewart, Moby, Elvis Costello, The Waterboys, Kylie Minogue, Travis, Mick Jagger, Air, The Corrs, Jarvis Cocker, Willie Nelson, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Beyonce, Def Leppard, Texas, Geri Halliwell,and more.

One-hour specials include U2, Tori Amos, Lenny Kravitz, Neville Brothers, Alison Krauss etc..

Fanning has also recorded an interview with Björk.

Fanning is currently presenting a series of twenty-four half-hour interview programmes called "...talks with Dave Fanning" for Rave HD in New York. The programme also currently airs on Sky Arts in the UK. Rave HD is a high-definition music-only channel which is part of the largest collection to date of high-definition channels in the world. The collection is called Voom HD Networks. It's part of Rainbow Media, which is now being carried by cablevision to its interactive optimum digital customers. The series of twenty-four interviews with Fanning includes Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Peter Frampton, Lindsey Buckingham, R.E.M., The Killers, PJ Harvey etc.