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Paul Weller – ‘gloriously chippy’ – as seen by friends, family, fans and collaborators
Episode 839
Dan Jennings’ podcast ‘Desperately Seeking Paul’ is so successful he’s used 250 of the interviews in a best-selling oral history. ‘Dancing Through Th…
5 months ago
Did rave kill dancing in couples? Stars seen in strange places?
Episode 838
Marking our dance card at the rock and roll hop this week you’ll find …
… And Then He Kissed Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Springsteen’s All The Way …
5 months ago
David Bowie and why we need him more than ever. Paul Morley looks back in wonder
Episode 837
David Bowie’s significance just keeps expanding and the look and sound of him never age. Paul Morley has been gripped from the start and his new book…
5 months, 1 week ago
‘Bob Dylan is my father’ - and why Sam Sussman is convinced it’s true.
Episode 836
Sam Sussman’s mother Fran had a year-long love affair with Dylan when he was working on Blood on the Tracks – she’s mentioned in Tangled Up In Blue –…
5 months, 1 week ago
Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey had a ‘manifesto for success’. Here’s how it worked
Episode 835
Tom Bailey’s been based in New Zealand for the last 30 years, making records, DJing and avoiding British winters. He tours the UK in 2026 playing the…
5 months, 1 week ago
Cowbells, maracas, gongs, castanets – classic percussion parts demonstrated!
Episode 834
The raw ingredients of this week’s news gently diced, simmered and served as a nutritious broth. And flavoured with the following …
… why Lily Allen’…
5 months, 1 week ago
The Smiths’ Mike Joyce on triumph, gladioli & Morrissey when he was still ‘Steve’
Episode 833
Morrissey and Marr both wrote memoirs but Mike Joyce hasn’t read either, preferring to publish ‘The Drums’, his version of one of the great success s…
5 months, 1 week ago
Records that sound unique and why all bands need a backlash
Episode 832
Boarding this week’s giddy carousel of news, we ride the following ponies …
… the Sliding Doors moment that made a ‘50s star a fortune
… Soft Cell’s…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Paul Young – “Big in the ‘80s! What lucky bastards we were!’
Episode 831
Paul Young was the bassist in a pub band playing Led Zeppelin and Patto covers ‘til his solo soul and blues slot launched him as a singer. He’s still…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Billy Bragg – 40 years, 2,700 gigs and what he learnt from Taylor Swift
Episode 830
‘Billy Bragg: A People’s History’ is just out, a new and wholly original kind of memoir written by himself, friends, collaborators and fans, and pack…
5 months, 3 weeks ago