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For Ian Broudie & the Lightning Seeds, 'Three Lions' has been a blessing and a curse
Episode 573
There are broadly three Ian Broudies in the public imagination. One is the songwriter with a catalogue of softly psychedelic left-field pop tunes. Th…
2 years, 2 months ago
Billy Sloan, the man who interviewed Grace Jones in a bath
Episode 572
Billy Sloan, Glaswegian broadcaster and music columnist, has written his memoir, ‘One Love, One Life’, about a career that’s allowed him to point his…
2 years, 2 months ago
The greatest guitarist & the strange tale of Mike Raven - plus a leaked Radio One memo!
Episode 571
We spin the reels of the rock and roll fruit machine this week and get the following pay-outs …
… the preposterous present they gave Bobby Charlton w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Pin-Ups’ 50th, Morrissey The Eternal Teenager and what the Stones should be writing songs about
Episode 570
Toothsome hors d’ouvres, mains and ‘items from the trolley’ on the rock and roll menu this week include …
… Bowie’s Pin-Ups v Ferry’s These Foolish T…
2 years, 2 months ago
The “gangsterish” charm of Andrew Loog Oldham and Immediate Records, by Simon Spence
Episode 569
The godfather of British independent labels, Immediate, was started in 1965 by the Stones’ manager Andrew Oldham and Tony Calder, its winning slogan:…
2 years, 3 months ago
Denmark Street, London's Tin Pan Alley, where the Sex Pistols met Pink Floyd and a luverly bunch of coconuts, by Peter Watts
Episode 568
As it emerges from the upheaval of Cross Rail, music historian Peter Watts looks at this densely-packed thoroughfare between Charing Cross Road and C…
2 years, 3 months ago
Madonna’s karaoke show, albums that sound their covers and whatever happened to protest music?
Episode 567
Spicy and nutritious items in the rock and roll bouillabaisse this week include …
… Roger Waters at the Palladium: a masterclass in how to insult an …
2 years, 3 months ago
Jarvis v Jacko and why drummers are like goalkeepers. Let Pulp’s Nick Banks be your guide
Episode 566
Nick Banks - nephew of the great Gordon Banks – saw a note pinned by his favourite band to a wall in 1986, his Sliding Doors moment: ‘Pulp Want Drumm…
2 years, 3 months ago
Smoking on album sleeves, Smash Hits The Musical and records you own but have never played
Episode 565
Engaging blips on the rock and roll radar this week include:-
… Iron Maiden album title or novel by Jeffrey Archer?
… selling Ringo’s ashtray.
… the …
2 years, 3 months ago
Echo & the Bunnymen, why the rock press were “divs” and the secret of good hair by Will Sergeant
Episode 564
Will Sergeant’s just put out the second volume of his memoirs, both of them Sunday Times best-sellers, Echoes and the first edition, Bunnyman. Here h…
2 years, 3 months ago