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Word Podcast 305 - Dave Lewis
When Dave Lewis first went to see Led Zeppelin at the Empire Pool, Wembley in 1971 it cost him 75p. When they played their final show at the O2 in 20…
6 years, 5 months ago
Word Podcast 304 - Ian Penman
For more than forty years Ian Penman has been one of the best writers about music in the country. His new book, "It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track"…
6 years, 5 months ago
Word Podcast 303 - Will Birch
Is Nick Lowe the only musician of his generation who has actually got better as he’s got older? How did he survive the Famepushers hype? How did Engl…
6 years, 5 months ago
Word Podcast 302 - Peter Doggett
Fifty years ago to the week the first Crosby, Stills and Nash LP was released in the UK, holding out the prospect of brotherly love in close harmony.…
6 years, 5 months ago
Word Podcast 301 - The Analogues
On Sunday the Dutch group The Analogues, who have set out to play the Beatles songs that the Beatles never played live, using the same equipment that…
6 years, 6 months ago
Word Podcast 300 - Mick Houghton
In his new book "Fried and Justified", veteran PR Mick Houghton writes about his experience as the man whose job it was to get these bands and many o…
6 years, 8 months ago
Word Podcast 299 - Anne Dudley
In a departure from our usual way of doing things we were delighted to welcome Art Of Noise-nik, ABC arranger and purveyor of fine soundtrack music f…
6 years, 8 months ago
Word Podcast 298 - Gary Crowley
Gary Crowley has just put together “Gary Crowley’s Lost 80s”, a lovingly-curated four CD set of the kind of oldies that the radio station computer do…
6 years, 9 months ago
Word Podcast 297 - Eamonn Forde
In 2007 private equity firm Terra Firma borrowed a lot of money from Citibank to buy EMI, the UK’s most venerable music company. Their plan was to tr…
6 years, 9 months ago
Word Podcast 296 - A Fabulous Creation
David Hepworth's new book "A Fabulous Creation" is about the era of the LP, from "Sgt Pepper" in 1967 to "Thriller" in 1982. The book was launched at…
6 years, 9 months ago