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Fairytale of New York's full story & the imperishable genius of Steve Cropper
Episode 849
The boys of the NYPD choir are still singing Galway Bay, so pour yourself a measure of the Rare Old Mountain Dew and warm your toes on the following …
4 months ago
The Beatles versus Capitol Records and ‘the greatest marketing hype in history’
Episode 848
In 1963, Capitol Records considered the Beatles “a band who looked and sounded weird with an odd name and no leader” and refused to release their rec…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Undertones are 50! And no-one’s more amazed than Damian O’Neill
Episode 847
Glorious news! The Undertones, dependable symbols of eternal youth, are setting out on a 50th anniversary tour in 2026, still playing Teenage Kicks a…
4 months, 1 week ago
Jimmy Cliff, unseen Beatles and the greatest bassline on record!
Episode 846
Twenty pounds of headlines plus rants, theories and the odd slice of old hokum: served hot. Which this week involves …
… Jimmy Cliff and how his vers…
4 months, 1 week ago
Boo Hewerdine’s funny and alarming account of real life on the road
Episode 845
Boo Hewerdine, beloved singer-songwriter, has been onstage for 40 years in venues of every type, shape and size. He thinks of himself as a “tradesman…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Legendary duos who met by chance, RIP Mani & ironing to gangsta rap
Episode 844
News, rants, theories and curios which this week includes ….
… how Mani made the Stone Roses swing
… Mick & Keith, Meg & Jack, Hall & Oates, Neil & C…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Kula Shaker’s Crispian Mills had a colourful childhood
Episode 843
Crispian Mills knew he’d be onstage as he’s from a “family of professional show-offs” but they begged him not to be an actor. He talks here about his…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Beach Boys’ story gets more tangled by the minute
Episode 842
“All bands are sad stories,” Peter Doggett points out, but is there a more woven, moving and, at times, farcical tale than that of the Beach Boys? It…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
What makes a rock star a ‘ledge’ & the daft rituals of the ‘70s disco
Episode 841
Five decades of rock and roll with none of the names redacted. In the despatches this week …
… Kevin Rowland? Adam Ant? Toyah? Morrissey? Which Smash…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Rock’s fascination with the Third Reich exposed by Daniel Rachel
Episode 840
Musicians have flirted with Nazi imagery since the ‘60s, lampooning its theatre, absorbing its style, exploiting its shock value, even promoting its …
4 months, 4 weeks ago