Irvine Welsh: Trainspotting, Oasis & the Wildest Party of the 90s | Martin Deeson UNLOADED

What really happened when Trainspotting exploded and suddenly the author was partying with Oasis at the height of Britpop? Irvine Welsh joins Martin Deeson to talk about fame, the chaos of the 1990s, and the single greatest party he ever witnessed. Episode Summary When Trainspotting became the defining novel and film of a generation, Irvine Welsh found himself at the centre of the cultural storm that was the 1990s. In this episode of Martin Deeson Unloaded, Irvine looks back on the era when literature, music and nightlife collided – from the rise of Oasis and the Britpop explosion to the surreal experience of sudden global fame. Along the way he tells the story of the Trainspotting launch party at the Cannes Film Festival – and reflects on how that decade shaped, and continues to shape, the people who lived through it. In this episode we talk about: What it felt like when Trainspotting suddenly became a cultural phenomenon The 1990s party culture that surrounded Britpop and Oasis Irvine’s memory of the most epic party he ever attended How the wild energy of the 90s still echoes through culture today How taking DMT live on camera turned him from an atheist into… something more mysterious. If you lived through the decade – or wish you had – this conversation captures the madness, creativity and excess of the 1990s from someone who was right in the middle of it. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4f8zXJ9... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... X: https://x.com/martindeeson Instagram:   / martindeeson   Tiktok:   / martindeeson   Website: https://www.unloadedpodcast.com/