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Without John Mayall … no Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Status Quo or Led Zeppelin?
Episode 657
Passing the baton of discourse on the rock and roll racetrack, our Olympian hosts sprint in the following direction …
… watching Toumani Diabaté play…
1 year, 10 months ago
Best album sleeves, what’s ruined singing and pop as ‘empowerment porn’
Episode 656
Once again the ping-pong ball of conversation is batted across the rock and roll net and these are the scores on the doors …
… how to wreck the nati…
1 year, 10 months ago
Who is Lawrence and why did Will Hodgkinson write a whole book about him?
Episode 655
There’s something romantic about glorious failure and Will nails it perfectly in ‘Street Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence’. Over 40 years plague…
1 year, 11 months ago
Backstage at Live Aid, the first Knebworth and bands that don’t get on
Episode 654
Employing controversial VAR technology, we re-examine various events on the rock and roll pitch and suggest a new perspective. Those key moments incl…
1 year, 11 months ago
How Joni Mitchell joined the boys’ club and why we don’t need a comeback – by Ann Powers
Episode 653
Broadcaster and music writer Ann Powers lives in Nashville and grew up listening to Kate Bush and Blondie. The siren call of Blue sparked a life-long…
1 year, 11 months ago
Twist And Shout? Spiral Scratch? Corey duBrowa celebrates the best and rarest EPs ever made
Episode 652
The first EPs appeared in the late ‘40s and ‘50s (Frank Sinatra, Elvis) hitting a magical sweet spot between the album and the single and they’ve cas…
1 year, 11 months ago
What songs should be longer or shorter?
Episode 651
The rock and roll ballot-box is stuffed with votes and the exit polls suggest how this week’s debate might play out. Along these lines …
… is there s…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dylan Jones – Clegg’s women, Hague’s pints and “the wiring behind celebrity culture”
Episode 650
We’ve known Dylan since the days he was editing i-D, Arena and GQ and he’s been a regular on our podcasts talking about his books on Live Aid, the ‘8…
1 year, 11 months ago
Happy accidents, whooping at gigs and why the album review star system doesn’t work anymore
Episode 649
In which we hoof a few balls round the rock and roll pitch and try to stick some in the net. Extracts from the live match commentary include ….
… “Wh…
1 year, 11 months ago
Pop football chants, Reg ‘Reg’ Snipton sings Joni Mitchell & the tale of John Lennon’s watch
Episode 648
The two-man tandem of curiosity wobbles its way down the rock and roll cyclepath pausing here to admire the view …
… “We’re captive on the carousel o…
1 year, 11 months ago