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David Bowie and why we need him more than ever. Paul Morley looks back in wonder
Episode 837
David Bowie’s significance just keeps expanding and the look and sound of him never age. Paul Morley has been gripped from the start and his new book…
7 months, 1 week ago
‘Bob Dylan is my father’ - and why Sam Sussman is convinced it’s true.
Episode 836
Sam Sussman’s mother Fran had a year-long love affair with Dylan when he was working on Blood on the Tracks – she’s mentioned in Tangled Up In Blue –…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey had a ‘manifesto for success’. Here’s how it worked
Episode 835
Tom Bailey’s been based in New Zealand for the last 30 years, making records, DJing and avoiding British winters. He tours the UK in 2026 playing the…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Cowbells, maracas, gongs, castanets – classic percussion parts demonstrated!
Episode 834
The raw ingredients of this week’s news gently diced, simmered and served as a nutritious broth. And flavoured with the following …
… why Lily Allen’…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Smiths’ Mike Joyce on triumph, gladioli & Morrissey when he was still ‘Steve’
Episode 833
Morrissey and Marr both wrote memoirs but Mike Joyce hasn’t read either, preferring to publish ‘The Drums’, his version of one of the great success s…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Records that sound unique and why all bands need a backlash
Episode 832
Boarding this week’s giddy carousel of news, we ride the following ponies …
… the Sliding Doors moment that made a ‘50s star a fortune
… Soft Cell’s…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Paul Young – “Big in the ‘80s! What lucky bastards we were!’
Episode 831
Paul Young was the bassist in a pub band playing Led Zeppelin and Patto covers ‘til his solo soul and blues slot launched him as a singer. He’s still…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Billy Bragg – 40 years, 2,700 gigs and what he learnt from Taylor Swift
Episode 830
‘Billy Bragg: A People’s History’ is just out, a new and wholly original kind of memoir written by himself, friends, collaborators and fans, and pack…
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Mark Kermode tells us stories about music in movies
Episode 829
The Graduate, Trainspotting, Jaws, Star Wars, Citizen Kane – films you can’t picture without thinking of the music. Mark Kermode has been gripped by …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
How many bands can you name every member of?
Episode 828
This week’s news put through the wringer and hung out to dry. On the line you’ll find …
… Taylor Swift and Ophelia and other things pop videos turned…
8 months ago