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Mike Nesmith, Don’t You Want Me and Sly Stone’s drum machine
Episode 430
In which we remember the lightness of touch and winning gallows humour of Mike Nesmith and the interesting ways he made and spent his fortunes. And i…
4 years, 4 months ago
Alternative Xmas songs, Zappa’s worst year, Milk Almond and the Happy Mung Beans
Episode 429
In which we remember the “Smoke On The Water” fire at Montreux Casino, the soft melancholy of some underrated Christmas records, wonder which documen…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sex In The Sixties - let Peter Doggett be your guide
Episode 428
Peter’s been on the pod before talking about the Beatles and Crosby Stills Nash & Young, and he’s just published a fascinating account of the ‘60s se…
4 years, 4 months ago
John Illsley tells the Dire Straits story
Episode 427
Recorded at the West Hampstead Arts Club - we're back in the outside world! - the band’s bassist remembers their label’s hopes of selling 5,000 copie…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sondheim, the Band Aid recording and the first F-word on record
Episode 426
In which we remember being at Sarm Studios 37 years ago as Bob Geldof and Midge Ure marshalled the troops, and look at the reaction to the Get Back m…
4 years, 4 months ago
Lenny Kaye nails some moments “when the universe shifted”
Episode 425
Lenny Kaye’s just published ‘Lightning Striking: Ten Transformative Moments In Rock And Roll’, events in particular times and places that changed the…
4 years, 4 months ago
Elvis Costello, aka rock’s “greatest communicator”
Episode 424
In which we watch a breathtaking 40-minute piece of oratory by EC that takes in David Hockney, TikTok, Laurel & Hardy, what Pete Thomas did during Lo…
4 years, 4 months ago
Inscrutable album covers and Hunky Dory’s 50th birthday
Episode 423
In which we salute the great ‘60s pop writer and Beatles associate Maureen Cleave, find a copy of Melody Maker from the week Hunky Dory was released …
4 years, 5 months ago
McCartney’s lyrics & the Tom Tom Club plus Lionel Blair and other rhyming slang immortals
Episode 422
In which we kick about with music at weddings, spin-off groups, the bracing challenge of Trout Mask Replica, why pop music needs no awards, the Lione…
4 years, 5 months ago
Happy 50th to the Pink Moon recording sessions!
Episode 421
In which we debunk the eye-watering Adele Hyde Park ticket prices, note the crowd-losing absence of choruses in Nick Drake songs, remember the strang…
4 years, 5 months ago