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The Skids, Big Country and the unsettling story of Stuart Adamson
The Skids, Big Country and the unsettling story of Stuart Adamson

Episode 878

Stuart Adamson co-founded the Skids and Big Country but was profoundly ill-suited to the spoils of his success. Author Scott Rowley unpacks his passa…

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There are only three Rock National Treasures – and we name them!
There are only three Rock National Treasures – and we name them!

Episode 877

Our ‘big air’ manoeuvres on the rock and roll ski jump this week land the following tricks …

 

… why don’t we re-use old protest songs instead of writi…

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Keith & Chuck, Bowie & Tina, Frank & Elvis and what we learnt from rock’s joint ventures
Keith & Chuck, Bowie & Tina, Frank & Elvis and what we learnt from rock’s joint ventures

Episode 876

Some shared stages. Some made records and films together. Some had love affairs. Matt Thorne is fascinated by stars’ collaborations and what they rev…

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Boston, Def Leppard, bad hair & the golden age of rock radio
Boston, Def Leppard, bad hair & the golden age of rock radio

Episode 875

Paul Rees fell in love with AOR when it began with Boston in 1976, the polished, ramped-up hits that were briefly the music of the American heartland…

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Was Bad Bunny at the Superbowl the greatest show ever staged?
Was Bad Bunny at the Superbowl the greatest show ever staged?

Episode 874

After 40 days of relentless rain, you need our little ray of sunshine. And here we all are! Sitting in the rock’n’roll rainbow this week you’ll find …

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Andy Bown remembers the Herd, Judas Jump and 47 years in Status Quo
Andy Bown remembers the Herd, Judas Jump and 47 years in Status Quo

Episode 873

Andy Bown found the 20 year-old recordings of “a deep-space love story” he’d written with the sci-fi author Russell Hoban and he’s just reworked and …

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How the album survived and why it satisfies the soul!
How the album survived and why it satisfies the soul!

Episode 872

The album has had 25 years of being hammered by other formats – Napster, iTunes, Spotify, TikTok – and not only survived but thrived. For Keith Jopli…

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Racy pulp paperbacks, teenage Joni and the BRIT School versus the age of the amateurs
Racy pulp paperbacks, teenage Joni and the BRIT School versus the age of the amateurs

Episode 871

Unredacted exchanges about the rock and roll underworld this week highlight the following …

 

… real or made-up stars’ kids’ names: Speck Wildhorse? Bl…

7 months, 3 weeks ago

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David Bowie and the triumph, mystery and struggle of his third act
David Bowie and the triumph, mystery and struggle of his third act

Episode 870

Bowie’s early years have been scrutinised repeatedly but people tend to speed through the last act, from the early ‘90s to his death in 2016. Alexand…

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Days with Bowie, Prince, the Stones, Hendrix & the Clash by David Sinclair
Days with Bowie, Prince, the Stones, Hendrix & the Clash by David Sinclair

Episode 869

David Sinclair was a long-running rock critic for the Times, Rolling Stone and many others and now makes records himself. He looks back here at some …

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