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Nick Lowe – war stories, wise decisions and the event in 1970 that made him think again
Episode 671
Old friend of the podcast, Nick Lowe has just released his 15th solo album, Indoor Safari, and he’s about to tour with Los Straitjackets. This absorb…
2 years ago
The Buskers’ Hall of Fame – from Moondog and Billy Bragg to Don Partridge and “the skating Sikh”.
Episode 670
Louis Armstrong, Wild Man Fischer, Irving Berlin and Lucinda Williams all started out as buskers and Cary Baker’s ‘Down On The Corner’ traces the rom…
2 years ago
Who should follow John Lydon with a Spoken Word spectacular?
Episode 669
We applied dynamic pricing to this week’s news and various stories trebled in value, among them …
… further adventures in the Oasis ticket fiasco.
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2 years ago
David Hepworth on the glory, comedy and tragedy of rock stars who can't retire
Episode 668
David’s seventh book in his ‘orange series’ is just out and you’re guaranteed to love it. He and Mark discussed ‘Hope I Get Old Before I Die’ at a so…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Oasis reunion – feuds, cash, symbolism and the desire to repair our imperfect lives
Episode 667
David, Mark and our token bucket-hatted parka monkey Alex tackle the return of Oasis, its grip on the public imagination and why they’re the biggest …
2 years, 1 month ago
Are comedians more competitive than rock stars?
Episode 666
In a concerted effort to put the world to rights, David and Mark ruminate upon the following …
… Kylie and the Wiggles? Canned Heat and the Chipmunks?…
2 years, 1 month ago
Johnny Beatle’, early Blondie, Led Zeppelin’s plane and seven fabulous years at the Melody Maker.
Episode 665
Rock journalism as an occupation is rapidly heading in the direction of the watch-mender or lamplighter so Chris Charlesworth’s account of life at th…
2 years, 1 month ago
One-word rock star mimicry, bands who shouldn’t reform & the best thing about Taylor Swift
Episode 664
With David asleep on a French sun-lounger beneath a copy of Summer Lightning, Alex and Mark pour themselves a cold drink and consider …
… the great s…
2 years, 1 month ago
The extraordinary story of Arthur Lee, Love and the 1966 flop which became a hit for the ages
Episode 663
Love’s official biographer John Einarson tells David Hepworth the star-crossed tale of the band who made the least psychedelic album of the psychedel…
2 years, 1 month ago
Buddy Holly airlines and the inimitable Bob Dylan
Episode 662
As Mark Ellen goes shrimping at Frinton David Hepworth and Alex Gold links hands across the Atlantic to discuss:
….why a quick turn around Mount Hood …
2 years, 1 month ago