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What the Beatles said about the Stones plus the most expensive live music in London
Episode 509
This week’s crackling logs on the conversational fire include …
… the attractively unchanging sound of Joe Henry’s 15 albums (the man PRs still sell …
3 years, 1 month ago
Was Chuck Berry the strangest man in the history of rock?
Episode 508
Of all the figures who built rock and roll back in the 1950s, Chuck Berry was arguably the most influential and certainly the strangest. In a new bio…
3 years, 1 month ago
Word Down Your Way: 15 minutes with Mark Everett – E from Eels - about shows he's seen and played
Episode 507
Eels are touring the UK in March/April and E talks here about what he’s learnt about live performance from being onstage or in the audience. And this…
3 years, 1 month ago
What’s the best age to be and when are we at our most stupid?
Episode 506
Given the once-over this week in vigorous pursuit of edification and amusement …
… should a Fawlty Towers sequel be illegal?
… over-refreshed audienc…
3 years, 1 month ago
Burt Bacharach, Waters v Gilmour and how to save the BRITS
Episode 505
The dazzling super-trouper of gentle enquiry is trained this week upon:-
… Sam Smith’s inflatable suit.
… “TV kills everything”.
… What do producers …
3 years, 2 months ago
15 minutes with Midge Ure about shows he's seen and played
Episode 504
Midge Ure starts a UK tour in April (with Band Electronica) and talks here about bands that left an impression and what he’s learnt about live perfor…
3 years, 2 months ago
George Harrison and the T-Bone steak, rock fantasy football teams & spot the AI lyrics!
Episode 503
Conversational footballs punted about the park this week include …
… why George Harrison’s trip to Benton, Illinois, in 1963 would make a great Netfl…
3 years, 2 months ago
Ron Sexsmith - heading your way in April – remembers “life-changing” shows seen over the years
Episode 502
Ron Sexsmith starts a UK tour at the end of April and talks about what he’s learnt about live performance, which includes:-
… “notes from girls” afte…
3 years, 2 months ago
Joel De’ath, “the Indiana Jones of rare vinyl”, describes his hunt for the Holy Grail
Episode 501
Joel worked for various labels - Mushroom, Atlantic and Sony among them - and was the man who signed the Darkness. Training to become a psychotherapi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Peter Asher: singer, producer, manager, main role model for Austin Powers
Episode 500
Peter Asher started out as a child actor in films with John Mills, Alastair Sim and Boris Karloff. He was in the Adventures of Robin Hood with his si…
3 years, 2 months ago