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Terry Reid, the man who really invented Led Zeppelin, & guitar fetishism
Episode 799
Other, weaker podcasts may take the summer off. Not this one.
…the story of Jerry Garcia’s alligator strat, Paul McCartney’s violin bass and the instr…
8 months ago
Peter Ames Carlin on the record that made Bruce Springsteen
Episode 798
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Friend of the pod and chronicler of the careers of Springsteen, Paul Simon and REM, Peter Ames Carlin has heard all…
8 months, 1 week ago
Jah Wobble - 40 hilarious unedited minutes interrupted by a pest control officer
Episode 797
Jah Wobble - touring in October - is outstanding company and rattles on here like a steam train, sparking off at tangents in a brilliant, barely stee…
8 months, 1 week ago
Elvis, the Colonel & how unseen letters changed Peter Guralnick’s view of their partnership
Episode 796
There’s a widely accepted view of the relationship between Elvis and his manager Tom Parker, the one sustained by the recent Baz Luhrmann movie, but …
8 months, 1 week ago
Are the Nineties the new Classic Rock? And whatever happened to comedy records?
Episode 795
Lowering the magnet of curiosity into the scrapyard of news and seeing what’s attracted, which includes …
… does anyone still write satirical songs?
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8 months, 1 week ago
The Wedding Present turns 40, memories of John Peel & ‘the only time I ever pogo-ed’
Episode 794
The Wedding Present formed 40 years ago – why does that seem astonishing? - and have a new box set and tour to celebrate. David Gedge digs out his ol…
8 months, 1 week ago
Bret McKenzie on Flight of the Conchords, Hollywood and writing songs for frogs and unicorns
Episode 793
Bret McKenzie now mainly works on movie soundtracks, the Simpsons, Minecraft and the Muppets among them, which brings the pure delight of hearing his…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Del Amitri’s Justin Currie has faced every tough crowd imaginable. Lessons were learn
Episode 792
Justin Currie recorded and toured with Del Amitri and solo for 30 years and his travelogue The Tremolo Diaries perfectly captures the rhythm of life …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ozzy Osbourne, Jaws, the lost world of mix tapes & the movies’ most chilling moment
Episode 791
Just when you thought it was safe to listen to a weekly rock and roll podcast …
… how Black Sabbath discovered the dark side
… why Elvis went onstage…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
The late Nick Drake’s manager on the nine-year project “The Making Of Five Leaves Left”
Episode 790
Cally Colomon looks after the legacy of Nick Drake, who died in 1974 but attracts new teenage admirers all the time. Here he talks to David Hepworth …
8 months, 3 weeks ago