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Why $15m for Britney Spears’ memoir is “a bargain” and the curious tale of A Whiter Shade Of Pale
Episode 440
In which we skip the light fandango through live recordings full of extraneous noise – hecklers on a Lou Reed track, barking dogs on a Joe Henry albu…
4 years, 1 month ago
Why do all bands seem ludicrous apart from the ones you personally like?
Episode 439
Piping hot topics fondly booted round the park this week include … are any actors ever convincing when playing a famous rock star? Does it matter if …
4 years, 1 month ago
Does anyone capture the spirit of a place better than Van Morrison’s Belfast? – plus some underrated ‘70s tracks
Episode 438
Among the items for your distraction and entertainment this week … Do people still form bands? The tangled story of the Aqualung artwork. The skull-c…
4 years, 2 months ago
The story of Don Henley’s the Boys of Summer, £10k headphones and ‘I’m Getting Buried In The Morning’ …
Episode 437
In the crosshairs this week … how Mike Campbell’s masterpiece was almost eaten by machinery, who made five great albums in five years?, “a mix is nev…
4 years, 2 months ago
Morrissey v Marr, Neil Young v Spotify, Albarn v Swift – it’s a Pop Tiffs special!
Episode 436
Who invented the rock spectacle? Has Adele got a touch of Imposter Syndrome? What was Barry Cryer’s gag about the Pretenders? Which bands devised the…
4 years, 2 months ago
The pleasing eccentricities of Jonathan Richman plus Natalie Umbrella-Stand, Christina Aqualibra and “Neil Aspinall: The Movie”
Episode 435
A candlelit episode boldly addressing the burning issues du jour, among which you’ll find … Is old music killing new music?; actors that should play …
4 years, 2 months ago
Ronnie Spector, the Day Of The Jackal and why no-one screams at musicians with beards
Episode 434
What’s the difference between “chin music and beard music”? What’s the most you’d pay for a ticket? What happened when the Pope went record shopping?…
4 years, 3 months ago
The inventor of the rock logo and why Rick Wakeman’s owed a fortune
Episode 433
In which we choose a new National Anthem, tell the story of Hamish Grimes and the Clapton graffito, salute the best moments in Frasier and feel the p…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Summer Of Soul movie, Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense and listening to 1,000 albums a year
Episode 432
In which we look at Sly Stone, Stevie Wonder, the Staple Singers and Gladys Knight in the fabulous Harlem concert film from 1969. And think what poss…
4 years, 3 months ago
Rock memoirs that need to be written, the Porridge Christmas Special and Hunky Dory’s 50th birthday
Episode 431
In which we salute the comic genius of Ronnie “Fletcher” Barker and Fulton “Mackay” Mackay, fantasise about autobiographies still to come (Neil Tenna…
4 years, 3 months ago