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What Kate Mossman discovered about rock’s elder statesmen
Episode 742
Kate’s an old pal from our days at Word magazine. She was on the staff for six years before heading off to the New Statesman and has just put out a c…
9 months, 4 weeks ago
How John Harris and his son found a life-changing connection through music
Episode 741
John Harris is an old pal from our days in the music press. You might remember him from Sounds, the NME and Select (which he edited) and he’s been on…
10 months ago
Mike Rutherford looks back at 60 years onstage and the art of cheap rock theatre
Episode 740
This one starts with memories of Genesis at Farnborough Tech in 1972 – Batwings? Fox heads? - looks back at school bands and the early ‘70s and ends …
10 months ago
Mike Scott of the Waterboys remembers the shows that inspired him
Episode 739
The Waterboys’ new album comes with the magnificent title ‘Life, Death & Dennis Hopper’ and the band start touring in May. Mike Scott looks back here…
10 months ago
The lost world of teenage love songs – and the best pop song ever written!
Episode 738
In eager pursuit of dance and merriment, we dust down the current events. Which this week involves ….
… are teenagers no longer in love? And what doe…
10 months ago
Nik Kershaw remembers Live Aid, snoods, fingerless gloves & a sudden male-female audience shift
Episode 737
Someone else we put on the cover of Smash Hits 40 years ago who’s touring in 2025! He’s playing European festivals, ‘80s packages, dates with his ban…
10 months ago
Gang Of Four’s Jon King now sees the comedy in their endless self-sabotage
Episode 736
Gang Of Four’s moment was dramatic but brief. It was littered with times when the future seemed impossibly bright before disaster crept up with a cos…
10 months, 1 week ago
Has politics eaten entertainment? What’s ‘perfect sound’? Plus Brian James & how to make a speech
Episode 735
Tyres pumped, engine cranked, chromework winking in the Springtime sun, the two-man conversational jalopy sets off on its weekly spin and visits …
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10 months, 1 week ago
Film-maker Denny Tedesco on dad’s old band The Wrecking Crew and new doc “Immediate Family”
Episode 734
We’re long-time admirers of Denny Tedesco’s “Wrecking Crew” doc which celebrated the studio musicians of 60s Hollywood, the unseen hands who can be h…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Lennon & McCartney seen in a fresh, stirring and original new light by Ian Leslie
Episode 733
Ian Leslie posted his ‘64 Reasons To Celebrate Paul McCartney’ in 2020 and the viral reaction to its piercing and original points encouraged him to w…
10 months, 2 weeks ago