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No Top Of The Pops. No NME or Smash Hits covers. What do bands dream of now?
Episode 444
In which we salute the charismatic Taylor Hawkins – and the magnetic appeal of brothers in arms (Taylor & Dave, Pete and Carl, Bruce and Clarence, Jo…
3 years, 9 months ago
How did ‘New Boots And Panties!!’ get released without a parental advisory sticker?
Episode 443
Entertaining things subjected to wry and rigorous scrutiny this week include:-
* The most bizarre and tenuous rock autobiographies – eg the tell-all …
3 years, 9 months ago
There’s only been one truly original group and we know who they are
Episode 442
Have you ever heard a band but couldn’t work out where their sound came from? We’re saying: only once. What connects the Sweet’s Blockbuster! to Will…
3 years, 10 months ago
There’s only been one truly original group and we know who they are
Episode 442
Have you ever heard a band but couldn’t work out where their sound came from? We’re saying: only once. What connects the Sweet’s Blockbuster! to Will…
3 years, 10 months ago
Which bands were ALL good–looking? 15 contenders considered...
Episode 441
There’s “pop star good looks” - as opposed to “film star good looks” - and there’s “indie good looks” ... but which acts were a hundred per cent hot?…
3 years, 10 months ago
Why $15m for Britney Spears’ memoir is “a bargain” and the curious tale of A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Episode 440
In which we skip the light fandango through live recordings full of extraneous noise – hecklers on a Lou Reed track, barking dogs on a Joe Henry albu…
3 years, 10 months ago
Why do all bands seem ludicrous apart from the ones you personally like?
Episode 439
Piping hot topics fondly booted round the park this week include … are any actors ever convincing when playing a famous rock star? Does it matter if …
3 years, 11 months ago
Does anyone capture the spirit of a place better than Van Morrison’s Belfast? – plus some underrated ‘70s tracks
Episode 438
Among the items for your distraction and entertainment this week … Do people still form bands? The tangled story of the Aqualung artwork. The skull-c…
3 years, 11 months ago
The story of Don Henley’s the Boys of Summer, £10k headphones and ‘I’m Getting Buried In The Morning’ …
Episode 437
In the crosshairs this week … how Mike Campbell’s masterpiece was almost eaten by machinery, who made five great albums in five years?, “a mix is nev…
3 years, 11 months ago
Morrissey v Marr, Neil Young v Spotify, Albarn v Swift – it’s a Pop Tiffs special!
Episode 436
Who invented the rock spectacle? Has Adele got a touch of Imposter Syndrome? What was Barry Cryer’s gag about the Pretenders? Which bands devised the…
3 years, 11 months ago