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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…
7 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…
7 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…
7 months, 3 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…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mark Kermode tells us stories about music in movies
Episode 829
The Graduate, Trainspotting, Jaws, Star Wars, Citizen Kane – films you can’t picture without thinking of the music. Mark Kermode has been gripped by …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How many bands can you name every member of?
Episode 828
This week’s news put through the wringer and hung out to dry. On the line you’ll find …
… Taylor Swift and Ophelia and other things pop videos turned…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Zombies’ Colin Blunstone – a psychedelic showpiece then ‘washed up’ aged 21
Episode 827
The Zombies formed before the Stones and had huge hits with She’s Not There and Time Of The Season. Their baroque masterpiece Odessey and Oracle now …
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Led Zeppelin’s fight for attention and how they fudged their backstory
Episode 826
This lavish, beautifully designed collection of late ‘60s news stories, reviews and press clippings sheds new light on the band’s roots and ascent fr…
8 months ago
Stones, Blondie, Iggy and songs that make a movie & why we loved Diane Keaton
Episode 825
Shifting the pass-the-parcel of news and removing the wrapping when the music stops. Which this week happens here …
… will rock bands get offered the…
8 months ago
Ringo and why the Beatles wouldn’t have worked without him
Episode 824
The look, sound, story and dynamic of the Beatles can’t be imagined without him. Nor can their success. Tom Doyle, author and drummer, examines the u…
8 months ago