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Roberts on Radiohead + Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott</option> <option value="e126">Episode 126: Robert Duncan & Jaan Uhelzski on Lester Bangs + Creem + Suicide</option> <option value="e125">Episode 125: Vashti Bunyan on Wayward + Nick Drake + Joe Boyd audio</option> <option value="e124">Episode 124: Devon Powers on the Village Voice + Red Hot Chili Peppers + White Stripes audio</option> <option value="e123">Episode 123: Joe Carducci on SST Records + Henry Rollins + Paul Nelson</option> <option value="e122">Episode 122: David Dalton on the Beach Boys + the Beatles + Charles Manson</option> <option value="e121">Episode 121: Peter Guralnick on Blues + Southern Soul + Jerry Wexler</option> <option value="e120">Episode 120: Kate Mossman on Joni Mitchell + Lou Reed + Morrissey & Marr</option> <option value="e119">Episode 119: Michael Simmons on country punk + '60s counterculture + Van Dyke Parks</option> <option value="e118">Episode 118: Pete Wingfield on Soul + Lee Dorsey + Dexys + Mel 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Perry</option> <option value="e108">Episode 108: Richard Williams on Laura Nyro + Beach Boys audio interviews</option> <option value="e107">Episode 107: David Bates on making hits + Julian Cope audio + Dusty Hill R.I.P.</option> <option value="e106">Episode 106: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike on Nico + Jackson Browne + Britney Spears</option> <option value="e105">Episode 105: Nelson George on the Death of R&B + Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis audio</option> <option value="e104">Episode 104: Vivien Goldman's Punky Reggae Party + 'Launderette' + Joe Strummer audio</option> <option value="e103">Episode 103: David Kamp on Rock Snobbery + 1971 + Sly Stone + Doors audio</option> <option value="e102">Episode 102: Carol Cooper on New York Sounds + Stax Records + Eddy Grant audio</option> <option value="e101">Episode 101: Marshall Crenshaw on Buddy Holly + Tom Wilson + Lloyd Price</option> <option value="e100">Episode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes + The Black Keys + Donald Fagen audio</option> <option value="e99">Episode 99: David Quantick on Pop Eating Itself + Teenage Fanclub + Marianne Faithfull</option> <option value="e98">Episode 98: Chris Welch on Melody Maker + Fairport Convention + DMX R.I.P.</option> <option value="e97">Episode 97: Joel Selvin on Early '60s L.A. + Jack Nitzsche + Malcolm Cecil R.I.P.</option> <option value="e96">Episode 96: Adele Bertei on Labelle + Peter Laughner + August Darnell</option> <option value="e95">Episode 95: Tony Russell on Old-Time country music + Phil Everly audio + Bunny Wailer R.I.P.</option> <option value="e94">Episode 94: Caroline Boucher on Zappa + Beefheart + Alice Cooper + Yes</option> <option value="e93">Episode 93: Nick Kent on the NME + Iggy Pop audio + Sophie R.I.P.</option> <option value="e92">Episode 92: Nick Coleman on Voices + Phil Spector + Miles Copeland</option> <option value="e91">Episode 91: John Simon on Janis Joplin + The Band + Van Morrison + Lillian Roxon</option> <option value="e90">Episode 90: John Harris on Britpop + McCartney audio + Charley Pride</option> <option value="e89">Episode 89: Kandia Crazy Horse on Southern Rock + Little Richard</option> <option value="e88">Episode 88: Mark Cooper on Neil Young + Jools Holland + Steve Van Zandt</option> <option value="e87">Episode 87: Jez Butterworth on The Band + Dolly Parton + Perry Farrell</option> <option value="e86">Episode 86: Loraine Alterman on Detroit + Stevie Wonder + Elvis Costello</option> <option value="e85">Episode 85: Midge Ure on the New Romantics + Eddie Van Halen + our Mariah Carey audio</option> <option value="e84">Episode 84: Jude Rogers on Adele + Prince + Sonic Youth audio</option> <option value="e83">Episode 83: Stewart Lee on Robert Lloyd + Robert Wyatt + Ronald "Khalis" Bell</option> <option value="e82">Episode 82: Vicki Wickham on Ready Steady Go + Dusty Springfield + Labelle + Morrissey</option> <option value="e81">Episode 81: Alan McGee on Creation Records + Primal Scream + Oasis vs. Blur</option> <option value="e80">Episode 80: Mary Harron on New York Punk + Tom Verlaine audio + Peter Green R.I.P.</option> <option value="e79">Episode 79: Loyd Grossman, Rock Critic + Brian May audio + (Dixie) Chicks</option> <option value="e78">Episode 78: Sheryl Garratt on rave culture + Terry Farley audio + the Streets</option> <option value="e77">Episode 77: Geoff Travis on Rough Trade + Scritti Politti's Green Gartside</option> <option value="e76">Episode 76: Gil Scott-Heron + Nina Simone + Public Enemy</option> <option value="e75">Episode 75: Jonh Ingham's Grand Punk Railroad + John Peel audio + Lady Gaga</option> <option value="74">Episode 74: Chris Blackwell's Island Records + Sparks + Remembering Phil May</option> <option value="73">Episode 73: James Fox on Keith Richards + Little Richard + Betty Wright + Pete Seeger</option> <option value="72">Episode 72: Simon Witter on Kraftwerk + Rick Nelson audio + Lisa Verrico</option> <option value="71">Episode 71: Jill Furmanovsky on Photography + Errol Brown audio interview</option> <option value="70">Episode 70: The Who Live at Leeds + KRLA Beat + Ron Sexsmith audio</option> <option value="69">Episode 69: Martin Colyer on Greil Marcus + Lucinda Williams + Rufus Wainwright</option> <option value="68">Episode 68: Paul Gorman on Malcolm McLaren + R.I.P. Bill Withers & Hal Wilner</option> <option value="67">Episode 67: Warren Zevon + Miles Davis' Bitches Brew + Dusty Springfield</option> <option value="66">Episode 66: Remembering Charlie Gillett + Johnnie Allan audio</option> <option value="65">Episode 65: Michael Watts on Melody Maker + Swamp Dogg + Cramps audio</option> <option value="64">Episode 64: The Meters + Joanna Newsom + Buzzy Linhart audio interview</option> <option value="63">Episode 63: Neil Tennant on Smash Hits + Pet Shop Boys + Andy Weatherall</option> <option value="62">Episode 62: Bryan Ferry + Prog Rock + John Prine audio interview</option> <option value="61">Episode 61: Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy on David Mancuso and Lydia Lunch</option> <option value="60">Episode 60: Dorian Lynskey on Daft Punk, Can audio interview ... and Brexit</option> <option value="59">Episode 59: Laura Barton on Road Trips + Sam Cooke + Isobel Campbell</option> <option value="58">Episode 58: James Blood Ulmer + Joan Baez audio + Chris Bourke</option> <option value="57">Episode 57: Aretha's Amazing Grace + Mark Ronson audio + Tom Cox</option> <option value="56">Episode 56: Kris Needs on The Clash + Zigzag magazine + Politics & Pop</option> <option value="55">Episode 55: David Toop on art and sound + Arthur Russell + Joe Smith R.I.P.</option> <option value="54">Episode 54: Barbara Charone on The Who + Keef Richards + Chelsea FC</option> <option value="53">Episode 53: John Fogerty audio + Peter Guralnick + Céline Dion</option> <option value="52">Episode 52: Gene Clark + Mick Hucknall + Mick Brown on Spector & Soul</option> <option value="51">Episode 51: Bonnie Raitt + The Pop Group + Caroline Sullivan on the Bay City Rollers</option> <option value="50">Episode 50: Snoop Dogg + Motörhead + Nick Tosches tribute</option> <option value="49">Episode 49: INXS' Michael Hutchence + Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood</option> <option value="48">Episode 48: Ginger Baker audio + Elbow with guest David Hepworth</option> <option value="47">Episode 47: Loleatta Holloway audio + Robert Hunter R.I.P. + Phil Symes</option> <option value="46">Episode 46: The Beatles' Abbey Road + Blondie audio with Mat Snow</option> <option value="45">Episode 45: Madonna audio interview + Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight'</option> <option value="44">Episode 44: Simon Witter on Cameo, Zapp & House + Robbie Robertson audio</option> <option value="43">Episode 43: The Story of Electronic Music + Slade + Status Quo with David Stubbs</option> <option value="42">Episode 42: Dusty Springfield + Alicia Keys + Taylor Swift with Lucy O'Brien</option> <option value="41">Episode 41: Easy Rider + Arthur Lee with Richard Williams</option> <option value="40">Episode 40: Ian Penman on Prince + Charlie Parker + ZZ Top audio</option> <option value="39">Episode 39: Tammy Faye Starlite does Marianne Faithfull + Miles & more</option> <option value="38">Episode 38: Woodstock '69 + Shirley Collins audio interview + Mark Anthony Neal</option> <option value="37">Episode 37: Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb and 'Wichita Lineman' with Dylan Jones</option> <option value="36">Episode 36: KLF + Echo & the Bunnymen + Julian Cope with Mick Houghton</option> <option value="35">Episode 35: P-Funk Special + Hal David audio with Lloyd Bradley and Tom Vickers</option> <option value="34">Episode 34: Amy Linden on Amy Winehouse + Kanye West + Nico + Bobby Womack</option> <option value="33">Episode 33: L.A. Special with Chris Campion + Elliot Roberts audio + Little Feat</option> <option value="32">Episode 32: Go-Go in D.C. + Anita Ward audio + Felix Dennis and the Oz Trial</option> <option value="31">Episode 31: Bernard Fowler's Life in Music + Dr. John audio + Andy Gill R.I.P.</option> <option value="30">Episode 30: Dawn James on The Beatles + Roky Erickson R.I.P. + Neil Young audio</option> <option value="29">Episode 29: Rickie Lee Jones + Harry Doherty + Rory Gallagher audio</option> <option value="28">Episode 28: Danny Fields on the Stooges + the Ramones + George Clinton audio</option> <option value="27">Episode 27: Bruce Springsteen + Elton John + The Beatles + Stevie Wonder with Bob Spitz</option> <option value="26">Episode 26: Mavis Staples + Bob Stanley/Saint Etienne + The B-52s audio</option> <option value="25">Episode 25: Jordan's Story + Goth + Bay City Rollers with Cathi Unsworth</option> <option value="24">Episode 24: Al Green + Anita Pallenberg audio + Thundercat</option> <option value="23">Episode 23: Todd Rundgren audio + Orange Juice + Danny Goldberg</option> <option value="22">Episode 22: Joy Division special with Jon Savage + Dizzee Rascal audio </option> <option value="21">Episode 21: Tribute to Scott Walker + Jimi Hendrix + ABC with Keith Altham</option> <option value="20">Episode 20: Van Morrison + Pink Floyd + Steve Earle with Tony Stewart</option> <option value="19">Episode 19: Morrissey + Madonna + Minnie Riperton with James Medd</option> <option value="18">Episode 18: The Prodigy's Keith Flint R.I.P. + Jayne County audio interview</option> <option value="17">Episode 17: Remembering Mark Hollis + Dead Kennedys Audio + Mark Leviton</option> <option value="16">Episode 16: Curtis Mayfield + Sigue Sigue Sputnik + History of RBP with Martin Colyer</option> <option value="15">Episode 15: Radiohead, Gladys Knight and Daft Punk</option> <option value="14">Episode 14: KRS-One + Avril Lavigne + Alex Harvey with Michele Kirsch</option> <option value="13">Episode 13: Sid Vicious does it his way + Bobbie Gentry's Delta Sweete</option> <option value="12">Episode 12: Big Star + Prefab Sprout with special guest Jennifer Otter Bickerdike</option> <option value="11">Episode 11: The Specials + Juliana Hatfield + Dave Laing</option> <option value="10">Episode 10: Earth, Wind & Fire + special guest Mark Sinker on the underground music press</option> <option value="9">Episode 9: The Absurdities of Bros + Kenny Rogers audio + Oz Rock</option> <option value="8">Episode 8: Keith Richards on drug busts + Mick Jagger in Performance</option> <option value="7">Episode 7: Be-Bop Deluxe, Wu-Tang Clan + Tim Cooper on David Bowie</option> <option value="6">Episode 6: Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry + the birth of Americana + NYC in the 70s</option> <option value="5">Episode 5: Led Zeppelin + Kate Bush with special guest John Mendelssohn</option> <option value="4">Episode 4: Etta James talks in 1978 + Marc Bolan + Willie Nelson</option> <option value="3">Episode 3: Sex Pistols interview + Chic + David Hepworth</option> <option value="2">Episode 2: Massive Attack + Rosanne Cash + the night Johnny Thunders died</option> <option value="1">Episode 1: Freddie Mercury on Bohemian Rhapsody + Joni Mitchell + the Wu-Tang Clang</option> </select> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e195"> Episode 195: Danny Goldberg on Led Zeppelin + Nirvana + Gil Scott-Heron </a> </h2> 10 February 2025 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3587092252" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're joined by music-biz legend Danny Goldberg to discuss his dealings with Led Zeppelin and Kurt Cobain — and the school days he spent with the great Gil Scott-Heron. Danny takes us back to his short-lived stint at Berkeley and his first port of call on returning to his native New York: clerking at trade bible Billboard, a job that led to the publication of his report on 1969's Woodstock festival. From there we jump to the three years our guest spent working for Led Zep — first as their press agent, then as V-P of their label Swan Song. We revisit the band's conquest and domination of '70s America and hear hair-raising tales of Page, Plant, Bonzo, Peter Grant and Richard Cole... as well as Danny's 1976 exit from the band's dark vortex. The story of how Nirvana came to be managed by Danny's company Gold Mountain prompts thoughts on Kurt Cobain and mention of the 2019 memoir (Serving the Servant) our guest wrote about him. Danny brings his management and record-label story up to date by previewing the new album by his clients the Waterboys. The week's new audio interview takes us back to the '60s and to Danny's reminiscences of the young Gil Scott-Heron, who can be heard talking in 1978 to Mark "Radio Pete" Bliesener. The second of two clips — about Richard Nixon — brings us to the shocking present moment of Donald Trump's and Elon Musk's unprecedented assault on American democracy. After a tribute to the departed Marianne Faithfull — heard talking about the brilliant Broken English album in a short audio clip from 2014 — Jasper quotes from a 2023 Simon Reynolds article about A.I. and music journalism. Many thanks to special guest Danny Goldberg. For more on him and all his books, visit his website at <a href="https://www.dannygoldberg.com">dannygoldberg.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/woodstock-peace-mecca">Woodstock: Peace Mecca</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-under-the-hood--a-backstage-chronicle-of-the-historic-1975-tour">Led Zeppelin: Under The Hood – A Backstage Chronicle of the Historic 1975 Tour</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-danny-goldbergs-hideaway">Led Zeppelin: Danny Goldberg's Hideaway</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/danny-goldberg-i-serving-the-servant--remembering-kurt-cobaini-ecco">Danny Goldberg: Serving the Servant – Remembering Kurt Cobain (Ecco)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gil-scott-heron-1978">Gil Scott-Heron audio (1978)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/growing-up-with-gil-scott-heron-in-loving-memory">Growing Up With Gil Scott-Heron: In Loving Memory</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-2014">Marianne Faithfull audio (2014)</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/im-a-noted-music-critic-can-ai-do-my-job">I'm a Noted Music Critic. Can A.I. Do My Job?</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e194"> Episode 194: Gene Sculatti on San Francisco + the Band's Garth Hudson R.I.P. </a> </h2> 27 January 2025 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9085445001" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we invite the excellent Gene Sculatti to talk us through his career from Crawdaddy! magazine to the Atomic Cocktail radio show he still hosts at Luxuria Music. Commencing in San Francisco in the summer of 1960 — when Gene first heard Dion's 'Lonely Teenager' — we ask our guest about his lifelong love of surf music and the Beach Boys. From there we jump to his mid-'60s radio show "Blues and Such", then on to the first stirrings of the Haight-Ashbury scene he captured in a landmark 1966 report for Crawdaddy! ... and later in San Francisco Nights, the classic 1985 book he co-wrote with the late Davin Seay. Gene recalls his 1973 move to Los Angeles and his subsequent years as the editorial director of Warner Brothers Records in Burbank. We hear about the company's super-hip in-house publications Circular and Waxpaper, as well as about working under the legendary Derek Taylor. We also discuss his deep love of '80s dance-pop and his 1990 sleevenotes for Madonna's Immaculate Collection. The episode with clips from a 2012 audio with The Band's sainted keyboard genius Garth Hudson, who was lost to us on 21st January, and finally with quotes from Mark's and Jasper's favourite new additions to the RBP library. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/san-francisco-bay-rock" rel="noopener" target="_new">San Francisco Bay Rock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/imojo-navigatori-memories-of-mojo" rel="noopener" target="_new">Mojo Navigator</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/home-runs-no-bunts--solar-power-on-the-rise" rel="noopener" target="_new">Solar Power On The Rise</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-the-immaculate-collection" rel="noopener" target="_new">Madonna: The Immaculate Collection</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/barry-goldberg--bob-dylans-secret-gem" rel="noopener" target="_new">Barry Goldberg & Bob Dylan's Secret Gem</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-world-according-to-garth-hudson" rel="noopener" target="_new">The World According to Garth Hudson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-bands-garth-hudson-2012" rel="noopener" target="_new">The Band's Garth Hudson audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-walker-brothers-no-theyre-not-english" rel="noopener" target="_new">The Walker Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-eye-the-new-jazz" rel="noopener" target="_new">Pop Eye: The New Jazz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-burt-bacharach" rel="noopener" target="_new">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/his-name-is-derek-taylor-and-he-sits-on-a-huge-white-wicker-throne-in-that-white-house-at-the-southern-end-of-savile-row" rel="noopener" target="_new">Derek Taylor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sly--robbie-come-on-like-iassassinsi" rel="noopener" target="_new">Sly & Robbie Come On Like Assassins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wu-tang-clan-one-of-these-men-is-god" rel="noopener" target="_new">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, and <a href="../../../Library/Article/thundercat-5-songs-that-changed-my-life" rel="noopener" target="_new">Thundercat</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e193"> Episode 193: Michael Goldberg on photography + Taj Mahal + Addicted to Noise </a> </h2> 13 January 2025 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6942673673" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For the first episode of 2025, former Rolling Stone staffer and Bay Area photographer Michael Goldberg joins us to reminisce about his music journalism and discuss his new book Jukebox. We start by asking our guest about the influences of San Franciscan "shooters" from Herb Greene to Annie Liebowitz, with special emphasis on Jim Marshall and Baron Wolman. Michael then recounts the story of how — as a 17-year-old living in Mill Valley — he came to interview the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia in 1970 for his self-published zine Hard Road. From there we hear about some of the photos Michael took in the '70s, from Frank Zappa in 1975 to the Sex Pistols' final show in 1978. Mention of the great Taj Mahal — photographed by our guest a decade after the country-blues/world-music pioneer posed for Baron Wolman in Topanga — takes us to clips from (and discussion of) a 1982 audio interview with Taj by John Hutchinson. Finally we ask Michael about his stellar writing career from the San Francisco Chronicle to Rolling Stone — and finally to his trailblazing '90s online magazine Addicted to Noise, for whom he interviewed Prince in 1998. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/sound-and-vision-an-introduction-to-ijukeboxi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Introduction to Jukebox</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-interview-with-baron-wolman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An interview with Baron Wolman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jazz-was-the-catalyst-for-change-jim-marshalls-images-of-60s-festivals-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jim Marshall's jazz images</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jim-marshall-right-place-right-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jim Marshall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taj-mahal-1982" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taj Mahal audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-audience-with-the-artist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An audience with Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beach-boys-cars-are-music-to-their-ears" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ronald-shannon-jackson-a-shaman-for-the-80s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronald Shannon Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eric-b--rakim-idont-sweat-the-techniquei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric B. & Rakim</a> and the <a href="../../../Library/Article/wholesome-prison-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smash Hits Tour 2000</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e192"> Episode 192: Pat Kane on Hue & Cry + Sinatra + Chic + '80s Brit soul </a> </h2> 23 December 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7470277896" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For the final episode of 2024 we're joined by the formidable Pat Kane, who answers our questions about his dual career as a musician and writer with what co-host Martin Colyer describes as "an almost frightening eloquence". Commencing with the formative memories of his late father singing Frank Sinatra songs to him at bedtime — and his lifelong fixation with Ol' Blue Eyes — Pat talks about Hue and Cry, the R&B-infused pop group he formed with his brother Greg in 1983. Reflections on the success of singles such as 1987's 'Labour of Love' prompt a general discussion of '80s "Brit Soul", with significant input from fellow practitioners Mark Pringle and Martin Colyer. The two linchpins of Hot House recall the 1987 sessions they recorded in the Southern-soul oasis of Muscle Shoals, Alabama. After bringing the Hue and Cry story up to the present day, Jasper introduces clips from Daryl Easlea's 2001 audio interview with Chic's Nile Rodgers. As a tribute to the group's Alfa Anderson, who died two days before this episode was recorded, Daryl's splendid interview provides the perfect excuse to express our love for disco's greatest self-contained band. Finally, we ask our guest about his exceptional writing as a cultural and political journalist, focusing in particular on his brilliant pieces about Brian Eno (1995) and Michael Jackson (2009). Mark and Jasper then talk us out with quotes from (and remarks on) their favourite newly-added pieces in the RBP library. Many thanks to special guest Pat Kane. Subscribe to his Substack at <a href="https://patkane.substack.com">patkane.substack.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/frank-sinatra-lived-a-life-of-extremes-sparked-by-his-quest-for-fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Sinatra</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hue-and-cry-how-well-do-you-know-your-brother" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hue and Cry: "How Well Do You Know Your Brother?"</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/headin-south-muscle-shoals-87" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headin' South: Muscle Shoals '87</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-eno-jingle-the-other-one" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Eno: Jingle the Other One</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-man-in-our-mirror-michael-jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Man in Our Mirror: Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nile-rodgers-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nile Rodgers audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/have-you-heard-what-theyre-singing-these-days" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Have You Heard What They're Singing These Days?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/don-cherry-cherry-blossoms-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don Cherry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alicia-bridges-momma-said-be-a-librarian-but-i-wanted-some-ack-shone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alicia Bridges</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-hard-life-and-good-times-of-billy-fury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Fury</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/can-rage-against-the-machine-beat-joe-mcelderry-to-the-christmas-no-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rage Against The Machine</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e191"> Episode 191: Chris Charlesworth on Melody Maker in the '70s </a> </h2> 10 December 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1196457658" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this episode we're joined by Chris Charlesworth, mainstay of Melody Maker in its '70s pomp and subsequently editorial director of music imprint Omnibus Books. Starting out at Skipton's Craven Herald & Pioneer in his native Yorkshire, Chris talks us through key moments in the Maker years he documents in recent memoir Just Backdated. Paying particular attention to his stints as a '70s correspondent from L.A. and New York, we also ask Chris about MM colleagues such as Max Jones, Richard Williams and Roy Hollingworth. Recollections of close encounters with the likes of John Lennon and Debbie Harry are followed by clips from a 1989 audio interview in which Elkie Brooks talks to John Tobler about Vinegar Joe and Leiber & Stoller. After Mark quotes from newly-added library interviews with South African jazz man Dudu Pukwana (1970) and punk icon Jordan (1978), Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about hip hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash (2009) and Queen legend Freddie Mercury (2023). Many thanks to special guest Chris Charlesworth. Just Backdated: Seven Years in the Seventies is published by Spenwood books and available now. For more Chris, visit his website at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/d779fd80-913c-11ed-bab4-67732d56480b/episodes/72ef8094-b71c-11ef-b0a1-f767d28c6ac5/justbackdated.blogspot.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">justbackdated.blogspot.com</a>.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-lennon-today" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon: Lennon Today</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/debbie-harry-iface-iti" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Harry: Face It</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elkie-brooks-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elkie Brooks audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dudu-pukwana-american-musicians-think-they-invented-music-and-its-a-drag-man-but-im-sure-we-would-have-played-jazz-without-them" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dudu Pukwana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart-svengali-zappa-and-a-horrible-freak-called-beefheart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Captain Beefheart & Frank Zappa</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jordan-love-is-not-easy-for-a-painted-lady" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jordan: Love is not easy for a painted lady</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grandmaster-flash-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandmaster Flash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-eagles-of-death-metals-jesse-hughes-made-peace-with-the-paris-attacks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eagles of Death Metal</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-piece-of-freddie-mercury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A piece of Freddie Mercury</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e190"> Episode 190: Simon Garfield on Cher + Beyoncé + Luther Vandross </a> </h2> 25 November 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8196394875" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we ask the former Time Out editor and acclaimed author of fascinating studies of fonts, maps and encyclopaedias about his long writing career; we also discuss semi-colons and listen to clips from audio interviews with Cher and Luther Vandross. Our guest reflects on Expensive Habits — his 1986 investigation of the music industry's "dark side" — and revisits two of his many great pieces: a hilarious 1987 encounter with Guns N' Roses and a 2003 interview with the newly-solo Beyoncé for the Observer Music Monthly.  Cher's new autobiography leads to discussion of the singer-actor's remarkable life and work, while the new documentary Luther: Never Too Much prompts thoughts on the sadness of Vandross's double life as a closeted gay man and object of romantic female desire. Among the newly-added library articles we consider, aptly, is Lucy O'Brien's 2001 Q piece "Why Is Pop So Gay?"; we also hear quotes from the late great Eve Babitz's 1979 Rolling Stone celebration of L.A.'s Troubadour club and from Del Cowie's 2009 Exclaim! interview with hip hop elder Big Daddy Kane. Many thanks to special guest Simon Garfield. For more Simon, visit his website at <a style="font-size: 1em; font-family: var(--avenir-book), Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif;" href="https://www.simongarfield.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">simongarfield.com</a>.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/guns-n-roses-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guns N' Roses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cher-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cher audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beyonc-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyoncé: Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh! Uh-Oh!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pete-townshend-who-he-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Townshend: Who He Is</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/luther-are-good-for-the-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luther Are Good For The Soul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/luther-vandross-lets-start-with-pacman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luther Vandross: Let's Start with Pacman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/luther-vandross-the-sadness-behind-the-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luther Vandross: The Sadness Behind the Soul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-interview-with-shel-talmy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shel Talmy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/honky-tonk-nights-the-good-old-days-at-las-troubadour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Good Old Days at L.A.'s Troubadour</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stock-aitken-and-waterman-if-you-dont-like-our-music-fine-well-give-you-so-much-of-it-youll-effin-choke-on-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stock Aitken and Waterman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pet-shop-boys-one-of-the-most-spectacular-shows-that-has-ever-been-done-in-pop-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pet Shop Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/snoop-dogg-apollo-manchester" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Snoop Dogg live</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/big-daddy-kane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Daddy Kane</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e189"> Episode 189: Beverley Glick a.k.a. Betty Page on New Romantics + Quincy Jones </a> </h2> 11 November 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1430377424" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode — recorded on the somewhat sombre Wednesday after the U.S. elections — we welcome the wonderful Beverley Glick to our Hammersmith lair and ask her about her New Romantic nom de plume Betty Page. Beverley tells us about her early days on Sounds, where she started out as editor Alan Lewis' secretary, and talks us through her seminal 1980 encounters with Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange. Her subsequent early interview with Duran Duran leads us to clips from David Keeps' 1993 audio interview with the Brummie band's frontman Simon Le Bon. After touching briefly on Depeche Mode, whom Beverley also interviewed very early on, our guest revisits the short-lived Noise! — Sounds' very own attempt at "doing" a Smash Hits — and recounts her subsequent path to the editorship of the rather longer-standing Record Mirror. Memories of mad moments with Happy Mondays (for Vox), and Beverley's eventual graduation to national newspapers, take us to her decision to forsake journalism for a career as a life coach specialising in "leadership communication" — and as the author of this year's In Your Own Words. A few glum thoughts on the political distortion of words such as "freedom" segue into our homage to the brilliant and outrageous Quincy Jones. Mark then quotes from newly-added library pieces about the Who (1965) and Ronnie Scott (1979)... and Jasper wraps up the episode with his thoughts on articles about "Brazilian Prince" Ed Motta (2006) and Tricky's magnificent Maxinquaye (2023). Many thanks to special guest Beverley Glick. For more Beverley, including info on her books and coaching, visit <a href="http://beverleyglick.com">beverleyglick.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballet-the-new-romantics--a-manifesto-for-the-eighties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spandau Ballet: The New Romantics — a Manifesto for the Eighties</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/visage-stranger-in-town" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visage: Stranger In Town</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-i-discovered-duran-duran-or-did-they-discover-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How I Discovered Duran Duran. Or Did They Discover Me?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/duran-durans-simon-le-bon-1993" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/quincy-jones-has-a-story-about-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Quincy Jones Has a Story About That</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/who-are-the-who-well-theyre-mods-who-play-for-mods-and-most-important-havent-gone-nice-at-the-edges" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ronnie-scott-king-of-clubs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronnie Scott: King Of Clubs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-world-of-ed-motta" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The World of Ed Motta</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/tricky-imaxinquaye-reincarnatedi-umrisland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tricky: Maxinquaye (Reincarnated).</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e188"> Episode 188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + Amy Winehouse </a> </h2> 28 October 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8984166072" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're joined by NME legend Chris Salewicz, author of acclaimed books about Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and others. We hear about our guest's boyhood in Yorkshire — and about the first gig he ever saw: the Beatles in Leeds in 1963 (followed in rapid succession by the Rolling Stones, plus a young David Bowie, in Huddersfield). Chris then describes how a move to London in the early '70s led to getting his foot in the door at Let It Rock and then, in 1974, at the indispensable New Musical Express. Discussion of the culture at the NME — sprinkled with yarns about such colleagues as Mick Farren, Tony Tyler and Tony Stewart — prompts recollections of Chris' interviews with Jimmy Page (in 1977) and Prince (in 1981)... and culminates in the moment he opted to quit the paper for pastures new. A digression on Supertramp's 50-year-old Crime of the Century sparks a passionate defence of that unfairly maligned ensemble by 28-year-old Jasper Murison-Bowie. Jumping forward to the 21st century, we hear wonderful clips from Gavin Martin's 2006 audio interview with the youngest member of the "27 Club" series Chris collected in his 2015 book Dead Gods. Our thoughts on the astounding talent and tragically short life of Amy Winehouse then follows. After Mark quotes from newly-added library pieces — Val Wilmer's 1967 interview with free-jazz trailblazer Archie Shepp; Mick Brown's 1975 encounter with Bakersfield country icon Buck Owens – Jasper concludes the episode with his thoughts on a piece about  "hip hop's Mozart" J Dilla (2011). Many thanks to special guest Chris Salewicz. For more Chris and info about all his books, visit <a href="https://www.chris-salewicz.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">chris-salewicz.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-gig-interview-jimmy-page" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Gig Interview: Jimmy Page</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-clash-clash-on-tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Clash: Clash On Tour</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-marley-a-day-out-at-the-gun-court" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Marley: A Day Out At The Gun Court</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-strutting-with-the-new-soul-monarch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/supertramp-icrime-of-the-centuryi-am" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supertramp: Crime of the Century</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/supertramp-to-concept-or-not-to-concept" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supertramp: To Concept Or Not To Concept?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/supertramp-the-taking-of-america-by-strategy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supertramp: The Taking of America by Strategy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/supertramp-is-this-really-the-most-fun-you-can-have-with-a-washing-up-glove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supertramp: Is This Really The Most Fun You Can Have With a Washing-Up Glove?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/amy-winehouse-2006" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/archie-shepp-the-terrorist-playwright-who-speaks-for-black-expressionism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Archie Shepp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/buck-owens-youve-heard-of-a-quick-buck-but-owens-has-made-millions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buck Owens</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/j-dilla-the-mozart-of-hip-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J Dilla: The Mozart of Hip-Hop</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e187"> Episode 187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty Springfield + Bella Union </a> </h2> 14 October 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3189946584" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this episode we're joined by the admirable Simon Raymonde, sometime Cocteau Twin, head honcho at Bella Union Records and author of the autobiographical In One Ear. We commence by asking our guest about growing up as the son of the legendary Ivor Raymonde, string arranger on umpteen hits by pop idols from Billy Fury to the Walker Brothers. We hear clips from Ira Robbins' 1989 audio interview with Raymonde Sr.'s most famous client Dusty Springfield — and discuss a Ray Connolly piece from 1970 in which she more or less outs herself as gay. Simon then talks about his days behind the counter at Beggars Banquet Records and how they led to his joining the Cocteaus in 1984. Clips from a 1996 audio interview with the trio prompt his reflections on writing and performing with Robin Guthrie and Elizabeth Fraser — and how their extraordinary music won the admiration of everyone from Prince to Jeff Buckley. Simon also recalls the fallout from leaving indie sanctuary 4AD for major-label Fontana. We conclude by asking our guest about the 27-year-old Bella Union label, home to Midlake, Fleet Foxes, Beach House, John Grant, Flaming Lips and Father John Misty… and to 17-year-old Nell Smith, who tragically died in a car accident three days before we recorded this episode. After Mark quotes from newly-added library pieces — Val Wilmer's 1966 interview with Sun Ra; Lester Bangs' rave review of the Temptations' Sky's the Limit — Jasper brings the episode to a close with his thoughts on early interviews with Alicia Keys (2001) and Amy Winehouse (2004). Many thanks to special guest Simon Raymonde. <a href="https://bellaunionvinylshop.com/products/in-one-ear-cocteau-twins-ivor-and-me-by-simon-ryamonde-hardcover-preorder?srsltid=AfmBOooFDqhZN89XbABrod_JfDRos25NzAOGeHuoMoX3S1i9RQxVnSue">In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor and Me</a> is published by Nine Eight Books and available now from all good bookshops. Visit the Bella Union Vinyl Shop at 25 Church St in Brighton and online at <a href="https://bellaunionvinylshop.com">bellaunionvinylshop.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cocteau-twins-fun-from-falkirk---fat-chance" rel="noopener" target="_new">Cocteau Twins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cocteau-twins-thank-heaven-for-little-girls" rel="noopener" target="_new">Cocteau Triplets</a>,<a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cocteau-twins-2" rel="noopener" target="_new"> Cocteau Quadruplets</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-1989" rel="noopener" target="_new">Dusty Springfield audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-dusty-at-30-loneliness-is-an-occasional-thing" rel="noopener" target="_new">Dusty Springfield: Dusty at 30... loneliness is an occasional thing</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sun-ra-flying-saucers-coming-to-take-me-away-ha-ha" rel="noopener" target="_new">Sun Ra: Flying Saucers Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-temptations-iskys-the-limiti-gordy-gs957" rel="noopener" target="_new">The Temptations: Sky's the Limit</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alicia-keys-move-over-macy" rel="noopener" target="_new">Alicia Keys: Move over Macy</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/whine-and-song-amy-winehouse-hits-out-at-girl-singers-and-why-shes-one-of-the-very-best" rel="noopener" target="_new">Whine and Song; Amy Winehouse hits out at girl singers and why she's one of the very best</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e186"> Episode 186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman biography </a> </h2> 30 September 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN7109551571" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this episode we're joined – all the way from sunny Southern California – by L.A. Times legend Robert Hilburn. Bob beams in to discuss his new biography of the peerless Randy Newman, but we start by asking him about the early childhood memories (of his native Louisiana) that he shares with Randy himself. From there he takes us from the Eureka moment of hearing a then-unknown Elvis Presley on the radio for the first time – through his teen years in suburban SoCal – to his early freelance pieces for the Times. Which include his account of accompanying Johnny Cash to Folsom Prison in January 1968... Bob's famously influential 1970 review of Elton John at West Hollywood's beloved Troubadour club gives us a chance to discuss the halcyon days of singer-songwriters and leads directly on to Randy Newman, whose "Troub" debut in the same year Bob also reviewed. We talk at length about the satirical genius behind 'Sail Away', 'Short People' and 'I Love L.A.', revisiting the 50-year-old Good Old Boys in depth and listening to clips from John Hutchinson's 1983 audio interview with Randy. Many thanks to special guest Robert Hilburn. <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/robert-hilburn/a-few-words-in-defense-of-our-country/9780306834691/?lens=hachette-books">A Few Words in Defense of Our Country — The Biography of Randy Newman </a>is published by Constable on October 22nd, 2024. Visit Robert's website at <a href="http://www.roberthilburnonline.com">roberthilburnonline.com</a>.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/doug-weston-a-man-who-had-a-passion-for-art-of-the-troubadour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doug Weston: A Man Who Had a Passion for Art of the Troubadour</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elton-john-troubadour-west-hollywood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elton John @ the Troubadour</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/randy-newman-mary-mccaslin-the-troubadour-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Randy Newman @ the Troubadour</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/randy-newman-1983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Randy Newman audio interview</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/thelonious-monk-monk-on-monk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thelonious Monk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-problems-of-being-roger-mcguinn-byrd-survivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Problems of Being Roger McGuinn</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/felton-jarvis-nashville-producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Felton Jarvis: Nashville Producer</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/cornershop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cornershop</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e185"> Episode 185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notorious B.I.G. </a> </h2> 16 September 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8351342169" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this episode we're joined by the Brooklyn-based Andrew Smith, author of the bestselling Moondust, the "dotcom swindle" saga Totally Wired and the brand-new Devil in the Stack. We start by asking Andrew about the peripatetic childhood that took him from Greenwich Village to Hastings via San Francisco's summer of love. A riveting account of auditioning to replace Mick Jones in the Clash leads us to our guest's recollections of writing in the '80s and '90s for Melody Maker and The Face — and eventually becoming chief pop critic at London's Sunday Times. Jumping to Andrew's new book — with its subtitle A Coding Odyssey — we ask him about music's "digital revolution" in the mid-'80s, with particular attention to the ubiquity of Yamaha's DX7 keyboard. From there we revisit his 1995 interview with Björk – an artist who overtly embraced electronic sounds in that decade — and then listen to two audio clips from David Toop's absorbing encounter with the Icelandic maverick six years later. After a fascinating discussion about A.I. — its upsides and its threat not merely to musicians but to humanity at large — we return to the mid-'90s to celebrate the all-too-short life of the Notorious B.I.G., hip hop's "King of New York" in that all-too-violent decade. Mark provides quotes from recently-added library pieces about Captain Beefheart (1969), the Sex Pistols (1978) and oddly Francophobe goths Sisters of Mercy (1987), and Jasper wraps up the episode with his thoughts on articles about pop fanzines (2003) and writer, photographer and recent podcast guest Val Wilmer (2024). Many thanks to special guest Andrew Smith. <a href="https://atlantic-books.co.uk/book/devil-in-the-stack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Devil in the Stack: A Coding Odyssey</a> is published by Grove Press and available now. Visit Andrew's website at <a href="https://andrewsmithauthor.com/books/devil-in-the-code/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">andrewsmithauthor.com</a> for more details. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Writer/andrew--smith" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andrew Smith on RBP</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bjrk-an-international-word" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Björk: An International Word</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sound-and-fury-radiohead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sound and Fury: Radiohead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bjrk-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Björk audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/notorious-big-big-trouble" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Notorious B.I.G.: B.I.G. Trouble</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/biggie-tupac-iet-ali-hollywood-or-bust-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Biggie, Tupac et al: Hollywood or Bust-up</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/black-metropolis-notorious-rip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Metropolis: Notorious R.I.P.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart--his-magic-band-itrout-mask-replicai-straight-sts-1053" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-inever-mind-the-bollocks-heres-the-sex-pistolsi-warner-bros-bsk-5147" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sex Pistols: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sisters-of-mercy-after-the-flood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sisters Of Mercy: After The Flood</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-fanzine-editor-publish-and-be-damned" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fanzine Editor: Publish And Be Damned</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/val-wilmer-ideep-blues-19601988i-caf-royal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Val Wilmer: Deep Blues 1960–1988 (Café Royal)</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e184"> Episode 184: Joe Boyd on global music + Kate & Anna McGarrigle </a> </h2> 2 September 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN1993957891" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this episode we're joined by a living musical legend whose career as an A&R man, manager, producer, label-owner and writer spans over 60 extraordinary years. On the day his monumental "journey through Global Music" And the Roots of Rhythm Remain is published, the peerless Joe Boyd visits RBP's Hammersmith HQ to talk about the book — and the 17+ years it took to write the follow-up to 2006's acclaimed memoir White Bicycles. After we hear about the 1987 meeting that led to the adoption of the now-discredited term "World Music" as a marketing category, discussion touches on the sound, rhythms and political impact of music from South Africa, Brazil, Bulgaria and — inevitably — Jamaica. Clips from John Hutchinson's 1982 audio interview with the late great Kate McGarrigle — mother of Rufus and Martha Wainwright — lead to our guest's recollections of working with her and sister Anna on their magical eponymous debut in 1975. Joe also reminisces about Junco Partner, the 1976 album he made with New Orleans piano genius James Booker. Talk of the week's featured RBP writer Robert Shelton — coinciding with the imminent reissue of the latter's epic Bob Dylan biography No Direction Home — prompts memories of the late New York Times critic from Joe, who (lest we forget) worked as stage manager at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival in which Dylan first "went electric". Many thanks to special guest Joe Boyd. And the Roots of Rhythm Remain is published by Faber in the UK and Ze Books in the US; visit Joe's website <a href="http://www.joeboyd.co.uk/and-the-roots">joeboyd.co.uk</a> for more details. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/joe-boyd-freaky-galahad">Joe Boyd: Freaky Galahad</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/joe-boyd-an-interview">Joe Boyd: An Interview</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/joe-boyd-discusses-his-book-iwhite-bicycles-making-music-in-the-1960si">Joe Boyd on White Bicycles</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/kate-mcgarrigle-1982">Kate McGarrigle audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-greenbriar-boys-bob-dylan-gerdes-folk-city-new-york-ny">Bob Dylan at Gerde's Folk City, New York</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-singers-and-song-writers-racing-down-bob-dylans-road">Pop Singers and Song Writers Racing Down Bob Dylan's Road</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-how-does-it-feel-to-be-on-your-own">Bob Dylan: How does it feel on your own?</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e183"> Episode 183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers + Isaac Hayes </a> </h2> 19 August 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN6180031569" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joining us all the way from Santa Barbara for this episode is Darrell M. McNeill, director of operations at the Black Rock Coalition and author of a new 33<span style="caret-color: #757575; color: #757575; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; display: inline !important; float: none;">1/3 study of the Isley Brothers'  mighty 1973 album 3 +3. We start by asking our guest about his '90s contributions to the Village Voice and his involvement with the B.R.C.. Crediting his dad for his own childhood love of the Isleys, Darrell tells us how he came to write about the band. We discuss their unique history across six-plus decades, arriving at the dramatic game-changer that was 3 + 3. Inevitably referencing Jimi Hendrix — an Isleys sideman in the mid-'60s — we ask Darrell about the group's pioneering hybrid of R&B and rock and their covers of classic songs by Carole King, James Taylor et al. A special nod, of course, to Jimi's incalculable influence on kid brother and budding guitar genius Ernie. From the Isleys to Isaac Hayes: following two clips from Ira Robbins' 1995 audio interview with the sometime Stax superstar, we discuss such radical milestones as 'Theme from Shaft' and Hot Buttered Soul's version of Bacharach & David's 'Walk On By'. After a brief digression to salute the 50th anniversary of long-time RBP contributor John Broven's seminal 1974 book Walking to New Orleans, Mark talks us out with quotes from newly-added interviews with Janis Joplin (1969) and Beatles session guitarist David Spinozza (1971). Jasper then wraps up the episode with remarks on Destiny's Child (2003) and The Comet is Coming (2019). Many thanks to special guest Darrell M. McNeill. His book on <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/isley-brothers-33-9798765106716/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Isley Brother's 3 + 3 </a> is published by Bloomsbury and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-isleys-first-time-winners-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Isleys: first time winners again!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-isley-brothers-i3--3i-t-neckepic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Isley Brothers: 3 + 3</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-isley-brothers-3--3--super-success" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Isley Brothers: 3 + 3 = Super Success</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ernie-isley-pride-of-the-isleys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ernie Isley: Pride of the Isleys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/isaac-hayes-1995" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Isaac Hayes audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fats-domino--his-orchestra-saville-theatre-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fats Domino & His Orchestra: Saville Theatre</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/behind-the-sun-new-orleans" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind The Sun: New Orleans</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/see-you-later-alligator-bobby-charles-and-the-birth-of-rock-n-roll-in-south-louisiana-with-harry-simoneaux-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'See You Later Alligator': Bobby Charles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/janis-joplin-janis-superhypermost" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janis Joplin: Janis Superhypermost!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-mccartney-working-with-paul--a-session-musician-speaks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul McCartney: Working with Paul — A Session Musician Speaks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kelly-rowland-real-girl-talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Rowland: Real Girl Talk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/michie-mee-is-the-first-lady-of-toronto-hip-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michie Mee is the First Lady of Toronto Hip-Hop</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-comet-is-coming-interstellar-apocalypse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Comet is Coming: Interstellar Apocalypse</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e182"> Episode 182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.country + Joe Tex audio </a> </h2> 5 August 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8312496512" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're joined by the esteemed Joe "Mr. C" McEwen, who Zooms in from L.A. to reminisce about his storied career as a writer, DJ and A&R man. We begin in our guest's native Philadelphia, where his teenage mind was blown by a James Brown show in 1966, and follow him up to his adopted Boston. He recalls his early reviews for The Boston Phoenix and revisits his 1975 homage to Sam Cooke for The Real Paper. His 1977 encounter with a 19-year-old Michael Jackson prompts discussion of a comparatively low point in the future superstar's career. From the same year, Joe's profile of Joe Tex leads into clips from the late Cliff White's glorious audio interview with the country-soul legend who'd just scored a hit with the discofied 'Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)'. We discuss Tex's place in the southern soul pantheon before moving on to the marvellous Lost Soul compilations "Mr. C" assembled in 1982. We hear about Joe's A&R years at Columbia, working with everyone from the Manhattans to Elvis Costello, and then at Sire/Reprise with British bands Ride, Primal Scream and My Bloody Valentine. He also revisits his working friendships with Sire founder Seymour Stein and with previous RBP podcast guests Geoff Travis, Alan McGee and Rob Dickins. We hear about his role in the '90s "alt.country" phenomenon via the signing of Uncle Tupelo and his subsequent association with spinoff bands Wilco and Son Volt. We conclude with the Sire signing of Muscle Shoals legend Dan Penn for 1994's Do Right Man album. Mark talks us out with quotes from newly-added library pieces about sometime Ikette P.P. Arnold (1967), the Stones' Keith Richard(s) (1969), doomed dub poet Mikey Smith (1983) and the deeply druggy Alice in Chains (1993)... after which Jasper wraps up the episode with his thoughts on pieces about laptop pop (2001) and Kendrick Lamar (2012). </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/sam-cooke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/michael-jackson-its-1977--do-you-know-where-your-child-star-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-tex-the-soul-of-an-underdog" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Tex: The Soul Of An Underdog</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-tex-1977" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Tex audio</a>,<a href="../../../Library/Article/various-artists-ilost-soul-vols-1-3i-epic-import" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lost Soul, Vols. 1-3</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/uncle-tupelo-mean-fiddler-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uncle Tupelo live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/uncle-tupelo-are-you-ready-for-the-alt-country" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uncle Tupelo: Are you ready for the alt. country?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wilco-last-twang-in-town" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wilco: Last Twang in Town</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dan-penn-once-more-with-feeling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dan Penn: Once More With Feeling</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marriage-before-twenty-should-be-illegal-says-pp-arnold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">P.P. Arnold</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-richard-might-run-off-with-raquel-welch-tomorrow-but-its-not-very-likely" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Richard(s)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mikey-smith-poet-and-his-roots" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mikey Smith: Poet and His Roots</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alice-in-chains-misery-loves-company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alice in Chains: Misery loves company</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/laptop-punk-and-the-powerbook-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laptop punk and the powerbook pop</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/kendrick-lamar-inside-the-years-best-album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar: Inside the Year's Best Album</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e181"> Episode 181: Mark Williams on Knebworth '74 + the underground press + Joan Jett </a> </h2> 22 July 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN6300389599" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode the marvellous Mark Williams Zooms in from mid-Wales to regale us with tales from the heyday of the UK's underground press and his later involvement with the L.A. punk scene. We start in mid-'60s Newcastle – where our guest drummed with beat combo the Jailbirds – and move on to his days at the Birmingham Arts Lab via a flat above London's hallowed 2i's coffee bar. A return to the capital in late '68 brings Mark to the offices of leading underground paper International Times (a.k.a. it) and his irregularly-recompensed stint as the editor of its "Plug & Socket" music section. A weekend in the arms of Janis Joplin is among the highlights of his it tenure before he departs to launch the short-lived Strange Days – for which he was due to interview Jimi Hendrix on the day after the guitarist died. It being 50 years since the first Knebworth festival, we revisit that Allmans-headlined "Bucolic Frolic" and discuss the phenomenon of such gatherings. Jumping forward five years, we hear about our guest's years in Los Angeles and his work with Slash (the publication and the label) – the Germs connection leading into clips from a 1983 John Tobler audio interview with Joan Jett. Finally we hear about the 1981 launch of Felix Dennis' splendidly opportunistic New Music News and Mark's memories of editing his hilarious pal Tom Hibbert. Mark talks us out with quotes from newly-added library pieces about teen heartthrob Bobby Vinton (1962), the broken-through Doors (1967), infamous Stone/Beatles lawyer/manager Allen Klein (1969) and southern-soul Mecca Muscle Shoals (1970)... after which Jasper wraps up the episode with his thoughts on militant (and prescient) rappers Dead Prez (2003) and the enduring influence of Chic (2021). Many thanks to special guest Mark Williams. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/janis-joplin-janis" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Janis Joplin: Janis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-4" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-free-concerts--the-aftermath" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">The Rolling Stones: Free Concerts</a>,<a href="../../../Library/Article/bucolic-frolic-when-the-allman-brothers-band-headlined-the-first-knebworth" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">When the Allman Brothers Band Headlined the First Knebworth</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cancel-the-inquest-the-festival-she-lives" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Cancel the inquest: the festival she lives</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/knebworth-great-music-but-a-non-event" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Knebworth: Great music but a non-event</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/letter-from-britain-something-might-happen" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Letter from Britain</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/la-punk-pogo-ing-on-the-fault-line" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">L.A. Punk: Pogo-ing On The Fault Line</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joan-jett-1983" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Joan Jett audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/its-tom-hibberts-world-and-well-miss-it" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">It's Tom Hibbert's World</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobby-vinton-the-sad-sad-road-to-success--via-the-nursery" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Bobby Vinton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-the-doors" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">The Doors</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/there-are-various-ways-of-doing-business-and-theres-allen-kleins-way" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Allen Klein</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/muscle-shoals-alabama" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Muscle Shoals, Alabama</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dead-prez" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Dead Prez</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-chic-effect" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">The Chic Effect</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e180"> Episode 180: David Toop on Dr. John + Collusion + Scott Walker audio </a> </h2> 11 July 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5082343118" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the esteemed David Toop to Hammersmith – on the UK's General Election day – to discuss his extraordinary new book about (and around) Dr. John's 1968 album Gris-Gris. First we revisit the short-lived but splendidly eclectic Collusion magazine our guest co-founded in 1981: we hear about its inception and mission, as manifest in groundbreaking pieces about rap, surf, salsa, exotica and "paranoid sex in '60s soul". We touch on key points along the journey of David's journalistic career before arriving at The Wire in the '90s. A 2012 Pitchfork piece about Wire icon Scott Walker leads us to David's audio interview for that article: two clips from the conversation prompt discussion of Walker's remarkable career from the Walker Brothers to his new album Bish Bosch. Finally we reach the debut album by Malcolm Rebennack, a.k.a. "Dr. John the Night Tripper", and learn of the long gestation of David's book during lockdown. David discusses the complex themes and issues explored in Two-Headed Doctor, including voodoo, racism, minstrelsy, New Orleans, unreliable mythography, and the unsung brilliance of the album's co-creator Harold Battiste. A gravelly clip from the late Charlie Gillett's 1971 audio interview with the Night Tripper himself provides a capsule backstory to the album's germination.  Mark talks us out with quotes from newly-added library pieces about Stan Getz (1973), Fred Wesley (1974), Primal Scream (1997) and Robbie Williams (1999). </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/te-gusta-la-musica-latina" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">¿Te Gusta La Musica Latina?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alone-in-the-dark-bjrk-on-ivespertinei" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Alone in the Dark: Björk on Vespertine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/incredibly-strange-and-highly-exotic" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Incredibly Strange and Highly Exotic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-2012" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Scott Walker audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mystic-vapour-jump-sturdy" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Mystic vapour: 'Jump Sturdy'</a> (book excerpt), <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-john-shadowy-singer-rises-from-bayou" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Dr. John: Shadowy Singer Rises From Bayou</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-john-in-babylon" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Dr. John In Babylon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-john-1971" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. John audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/harold-battiste-all-for-one--a-study-in-frustration-and-black-organisation" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Harold Battiste</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stan-getz-communicates" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Stan Getz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fred-wesley-the-man-behind-the-main-man" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Fred Wesley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/primal-scream-vortex-drugs--rock-n-roll" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Primal Scream</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/robbie-williams-the-nations-favourite" rel="noreferrer" target="_new">Robbie Williams</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e179"> Episode 179: Luke Turner & John Doran on The Quietus + Yoko Ono + James Chance </a> </h2> 24 June 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5584819110" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome John Doran and Luke Turner to downtown Hammersmith and invite them to talk about their much-loved and newly-revamped Quietus "webzine". (That's Noughties-speak, for all you kids out there.) The intrepid duo look back on the 2008 birth of their baby and reflect on its survival and evolution over the subsequent 16 years. Quotes from pieces they wrote about Kanye West (2008) and Britpop "fakestalgia" (2014) prompt thoughts on such much-missed Quietus writers – and RBP contributors – as S(teven)Wells, Dele Fadele and Neil Kulkarni. Mention of a recent Quietus piece about Yoko Ono leads us to clips from Mark Kemp's 1992 audio interview with the pioneering avant-gardist whose life and work are celebrated in an exhibition at London's Tate Modern (15 February to 1 September, 2024). Ardent fans of Ono's woefully-overlooked solo albums, John and Luke talk about the relentless racist/misogynist abuse she's suffered as "the woman who broke up the Beatles" [sic]. Staying in the demi-monde of downtown New York transgression, we pay tribute to departed jazz-punk No Waver James Chance, another Quietus anti-icon, before Mark winds up the episode with quotes from newly-added library pieces about the Beatles (1963), the Temptations (1970), Kurtis Blow (1981), Jerry Dammers (1990) and Glen Campbell (1999). Finally, Jasper rounds things off with remarks on Atlanta's overshadowed rappers Goodie Mob... Many thanks to special guests John Doran and Luke Turner. Read the Quietus at <a href="https://thequietus.com">thequietus.com</a>, and find their books, including <a href="https://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/jolly-lad/">Jolly Lad</a> and <a href="https://www.weidenfeldandnicolson.co.uk/contributor/luke-turner/">Men at War</a>, in all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/kanye-west-sensitive-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kanye West: Sensitive Soul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/modern-life-isnt-rubbish-the-trouble-with-britpop-nostalgia-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Modern Life Isn't Rubbish: The Trouble With Britpop Nostalgia</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/yoko-ono-1992-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yoko Ono audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/q-why-interview-james-chance-a-because-hes-there" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Q: Why Interview James Chance? A: Because He's There</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/bow-to-the-devilish-prince-james-chance-interviewed-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bow To The Devilish Prince: James Chance Interviewed</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/downtown-icon-james-chance-cuts-loose" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Downtown icon James Chance cuts loose</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/its-the-beatles-part-5-how-to-avoid-the-stage-door-crowds-enter-through-the-roof" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">It's the Beatles!</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/temptations-no-trouble-pleasing-their-audience" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Temptations: no trouble pleasing their audience</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/kurtis-blow-rap-sody-in-blow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kurtis Blow: Rap-sody in Blow</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/mandelas-day--the-journey-to-freedom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mandela's Day — The Journey To Freedom</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/glen-campbell-i-could-have-gone-the-same-way-as-elvis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glen Campbell: "I could have gone the same way as Elvis"</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/goodie-mob-iworld-partyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodie Mob: World Party</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e178"> Episode 178: Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell + Tori Amos + Women in Pop </a> </h2> 12 June 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN7413240635" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're joined from Nashville by acclaimed critic, author and broadcaster Ann Powers for a discussion of her new Joni Mitchell book. Starting in Ann's native Seattle, we hear about her early '80s pieces for The Rocket before moving on to her stints at the San Francisco Weekly and the New York Times. Mention of Piece by Piece, the 2005 book she wrote with Tori Amos, leads us to clips from Steven Daly's 1998 audio interview with Amos and a broader conversation about the wave of female singer-songwriters that engulfed pop music in the '90s. Ann's noughties move to California and the L.A. Times prompts discussion of the "dreamlike" night she spent chez Prince on New Year's Eve, 2008. From there we jump to the life and music of an artist Prince admired more than most: Joni Mitchell, subject of Ann's remarkable new book Travelling. With particular focus of 50-year-old jazz-rock masterpiece Court and Spark, we explore the richness and complexity of Joni's '70s work, her deep engagement with the Black American experience, and the worship she's experiencing in the wake of the recent "Joni Jams". Many thanks to special guest Ann Powers. <a href="https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/travelling-on-the-path-of-joni-mitchell-ann-powers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Travelling: on the Path of Joni Mitchell</a> is published by Harper Collins and available now from all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/ride-the-unicorn-tori-amos-sarah-mclachlan-tanita-tikaram" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ride the Unicorn: Tori Amos, Sarah McLachlan, Tanita Tikaram</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tori-amos-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tori Amos (1998)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/my-night-with-prince-rockin-the-limo-boudoir-ballads-prop-8-barry-white-sex-faith-pro-tools-was-it-a-dream-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My Night with Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jonis-jazz-rock-and-fusions-big-bang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni's Jazz-rock and Fusion's Big Bang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-new-canon-in-pop-music-women-belong-at-the-center-of-the-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A New Canon: In Pop Music, Women Belong at the Center of the Story</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/louise-sheepish-in-wolverines-clothing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Louise: Sheepish in wolverine's clothing</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/millie-jackson-the-poor-peoples-queen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Millie Jackson: The Poor People's Queen</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/chvrches-it-only-takes-two-seconds-to-say-i-dont-agree-with-white-supremacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chvrches: "It only takes two seconds to say: I don't agree with white supremacy."</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e177"> Episode 177: Val Wilmer on free jazz + photography + Lesley Gore audio </a> </h2> 28 May 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN9019748188" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode — our first-ever "field recording" — we travel up to North London to interview the legendary writer-photographer Val Wilmer. Val takes us back to her earliest musical memories in Streatham, South London, and her immersion in the capital's '60s jazz and blues scenes. We hear about her first pieces for Jazz Journal and her experiences of interviewing (and photographing) the likes of blues singer Jesse Fuller. We also hear about her remarkable DownBeat interview with Jimi Hendrix from early 1968. Val's classic 1977 book As Serious As Your Life — reissued in 2018 — provides the pretext for asking about her passionate championing of the "free jazz" of John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman and others. We focus on her 1966 Melody Maker encounter with the extraordinary Albert Ayler and the unsolved mystery of his death in 1970. A discussion of Val's deep involvement in the women's movement leads us to clips from Ira Robbins 1994 audio interview with the late Lesley ('It's My Party') Gore — and in particular her startling photo-feminist classic 'You Don't Own Me', six decades young this year. Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on Alan Light's 1991 Rolling Stone interview with Queen Latifah. Many thanks to special guest Val Wilmer. <a href="https://serpentstail.com/work/as-serious-as-your-life/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">As Serious As Your Life</a> is published by Serpent's Tail and available from all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-an-experience" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix: An experience</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/once-upon-a-time-in-williamsburg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Once Upon A Time In Williamsburg</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/ayler-mystic-tenor-with-a-direct-hot-line-to-heaven" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ayler: Mystic tenor with a direct hot line to heaven?</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/memories-of-hoppy-an-interview-with-val-wilmer-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Memories of Hoppy: An interview with Val Wilmer</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-jazz-gets-with-it-that-means-with-contemporary-art" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New Jazz Gets With It (That Means With Contemporary Art)</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/tempo-coltrane-shankar-and-all-that-rock--roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tempo: Coltrane, Shankar and All That Rock & Roll</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/coltrane-davis-monk-mingus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coltrane, Davis, Monk, Mingus</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/lesley-gore-1994" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lesley Gore audio</a> and<a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/queen-latifahs-new-gambit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Latifah's New Gambit</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e176"> Episode 176: Simon Day on The Fast Show + Brian Pern + Steely Dan audio </a> </h2> 13 May 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3207472471" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome Fast Show legend Simon Day to downtown Hammersmith and ask him about his musical passions and the immortal Life Of Rock With Brian Pern. We start with our guest's misspent youth in south-east London, where he frequently saw bands such as Dr. Feelgood and local lads Squeeze and even fronted his own punk combo Simon & the Virgins. We hear about his early days on the standup circuit and his close associations with Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and the gang that coalesced around The Fast Show. From there we discuss the genesis of his "prog'n'roll" alter ego Brian Pern and his affectionate lampooning of Peter Gabriel. Clips from a 2003 audio interview with Steely Dan prompt an in-depth conversation about Donald Fagen and the late Walter Becker. During this, Simon tells us how he first fell for the arch duo and we collectively compare notes on some of the group's greatest songs and albums. After a brief mention of featured writer Dorian Lynskey and his new book Everything Must Go, Mark quotes from newly-added library pieces about Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx and Beatles hairdresser Leslie Cavendish before Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on M. People's Heather Small and a particularly cantankerous Van Morrison. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/genesis-doing-the-foxtrot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genesis Doing The Foxtrot</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/genesis-no-pale-imitation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genesis: No "Pale" Imitation</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/seventies-prog-rockers-genesis-are-back-but-are-they-welcomed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seventies prog rockers Genesis are back, but are they welcomed?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/all-apologies-brian-pern" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">All Apologies: Brian Pern</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steely-dan-2003-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steely Dan audio</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/e134" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wayne Robins on the RBP podcast</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pete-seeger-the-man-who-brought-politics-to-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Seeger</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kendrick-lamar-i-am-trayvon-martin-im-all-of-these-kids" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/enemies-of-the-sheeple-why-do-pop-stars-fall-for-conspiracy-theories-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why do pop stars fall for conspiracy theories?</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dorian Lynskey on the RBP podcast</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mtley-cre-clean-up-cre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mötley Crüe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-is-likely-to-go-bald-says-beatle-hairdresser-leslie-cavendish" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beatles hairdresser Leslie Cavendish</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvis-the-king-remembered--an-oral-history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis, The King Remembered — An oral history</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/heather-small-iproudijon-bon-jovi-icrushi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heather Small: Proud</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/los-campesinos-first-against-wall-in-twat-the-war-against-twee-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Campesinos!</a>, and <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-duel-with-van-morrison-is-this-a-psychiatric-examination-it-sounds-like-one" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A duel with Van Morrison.</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e175"> Episode 175: Steffan Chirazi on Metallica + Jack Casady audio + John Sinclair </a> </h2> 15 April 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN2102490597" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the splendid Steffan Chirazi to RBP Towers and ask him about his career as a metal/hard rock specialist and his long association with the mighty Metallica. We hear about our guest's lucky break as a 15-year-old Motörhead maniac when the band's frontman Lemmy gave up three hours to Steffan during the sessions for 1983's Another Perfect Day – and became a dear friend for life. Steffan then recounts how he got his foot in the door at Sounds and its enduring HM spinoff Kerrang! The first of many interviews with Metallica led to Steffan moving to San Francisco, where the band's bassist Cliff Burton showed him around town – only to die, tragically, in a car crash just months later. Clips from Barney's 1996 audio interview with Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield prompt a conversation about our guest's close involvement with the thrashmeisters and his eventual stewardship of their in-house mag-turned-website So What! Following the metallic section of the episode we return to the older San Francisco of Haight-Ashbury and its '60s summer(s) of druggy love. Clips from Gene Sculatti and Davin Seay's 1984 audio interview with Jefferson Airplane/Hot Tuna bassist Jack Casady — about to turn 80 as we record this episode — give us the chance to ask Steffan about the days of the Grateful Dead and their many hirsute friends. From there we switch to the rather different environment that was late '60s Detroit, paying tribute to poet, political firebrand and MC5 manager John Sinclair. We circle back to Steffan's post-Kerrang! career and hear about his 1999 encounter with David Bowie before Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on newly-added library pieces about LL Cool J and Eels. Many thanks to special guest Steffan Chirazi. Find him on Patreon at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/steffyspurs/about">patreon.com/steffyspurs</a> and read the Metallica magazine So What! at <a href="https://www.metallica.com/fans/so-what/">metallica.com</a>. Listen to the official Metallica podcast at <a href="https://metallica.lnk.to/TheMetallicaReport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://metallica.lnk.to/TheMetallicaReport</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/motrheads-lemmy-kilmister-the-man-behind-the-myth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister: The Man Behind the Myth</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/metallica-thrash-on-delivery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metallica: Thrash on Delivery</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/metallica-1996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metallica audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jefferson-airplanes-jack-casady-1984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jefferson Airplane's Jack Casady audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/portrait-of-the-artist-david-bowie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Portrait of the Artist: David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ll-cool-j-time-traveller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LL Cool J: Time Traveller</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/eels-ishootenannyi-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eels: Shootenanny!</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e174"> Episode 174: Sean O'Hagan on Microdisney + The High Llamas + The Beach Boys </a> </h2> 2 April 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8559450646" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome revered High Llamas leader (and arranger to the hip and the mighty) Sean O'Hagan to Hammersmith and ask him about his life and times from Microdisney to new album Hey Panda. We hear about Sean's Luton childhood, his family's move back to Ireland, and his 1980 encounter with the late Cathal Coughlan — the Corkonian with whom he formed the brave and brilliant Microdisney. Their path through '80s pop via Rough Trade and Virgin, and their eventual unravelling at the end of the decade, is discussed with reference to the new BBC documentary The Clock Comes Down the Stairs. The birth of the High Llamas involves RBP's own Mark Pringle, who recalls his production work on the 1992 EP Apricots (a.k.a. Santa Barbara). The influence of Brian Wilson on the sound and aesthetic of 1994's Gideon Gaye and 1996's Hawaii leads to Sean's reminiscences of meeting the Beach Boys and (almost) producing them. A side story involves his amusing memories of backing another cult L.A. genius, Love's Arthur Lee, in London. After we've heard clips from Mike Quigley's 1969 audio interview with Carl Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston, we return to the arc of the Llamas' story and ask Sean about the influence of contemporary R&B on the Llamas' Hey Panda. Finally, Mark and Jasper talk us out with quotes from the pieces they've most enjoyed adding to the RBP library over the preceding fortnight. Many thanks to special guest Sean O'Hagan. The High Llamas new album, Hey Panda, is out now; visit <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/d779fd80-913c-11ed-bab4-67732d56480b/episodes/aea7f51c-f115-11ee-a2e1-1775595e26b6/highllamas.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">highllamas.com</a> or your local record shop to get your hands on it. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-high-llamas-you-can-call-me-alpaca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The High Llamas: You Can Call Me Alpaca</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-high-llamas-lo-fi-heaven" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The High Llamas: Lo-fi Heaven</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-high-llamas-a-different-breed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The High Llamas: A Different Breed</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/an-improbable-history-microdisney-interviewed-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An Improbable History: Microdisney Interviewed</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-beach-boys-1969" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beach Boys audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/ted-nugent-unleashes-his-little-ball-of-fire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ted Nugent Unleashes His Little Ball of Fire</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/leonard-bernstein-lennys-song-and-dance-in-vienna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leonard Bernstein: Lenny's song and dance in Vienna</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/lounging-with-mr-williams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lounging with Mr Williams</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/so-why-exactly-does-david-gray-have-this-effect-on-women" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So why exactly does David Gray have this effect on women?</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/terence-trent-darby-ineither-fish-nor-fleshi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terence Trent D'Arby: Neither Fish Nor Flesh</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e173"> Episode 173: Ira Robbins on Trouser Press + Anglophilia + Nick Lowe audio </a> </h2> 18 March 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN1535476501" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome long-time RBP contributor Ira Robbins as he celebrates the 50th anniversary of the launch of his beloved Trouser Press. Ira tells us about the musical Anglophilia that began for him with the Beatles but surged with the 1968 release of The Who Sell Out. He then recounts the beginning of his friendship with schoolmate Dave Schulps and explains how it led to a shared obsession with the British music press. The story of the 1974 launch of Anglophile fanzine Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press, in partnership with the late Karen Rose, is accompanied by quotes from a 2001 interview Ira gave to RockCritics.com. He talks about the years that followed the dropping of the "Trans-Oceanic" prefix, and about some of the contributors — more than a few female — who made Trouser Press such essential '70s reading. After playing a clip from a 1975 audio interview Ira did with Cockney Rebel's late frontman Steve Harley — who died after this episode was recorded — we turn our attention to his more recent encounter with the rather more genial Nick Lowe. Clips from this 2007 conversation prompt a general appreciation of the Jesus of Cool's career from Kippington Lodge to Little Village via Elvis Costello and Johnny Cash. After we've paid tribute to the departed Eric Carmen — with our guest disputing that (the) Raspberries were authentically "power pop" — Mark talks us out with quotes from the pieces he's most enjoyed adding to the RBP library over the preceding fortnight. Many thanks to special guest Ira Robbins. Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press Magazine 1974–1984 is published by Trouser Press Books and available now via <a href="https://www.trouserpressbooks.com/store/p/zip-it-up-the-best-of-trouser-press-magazine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">trouserpressbooks.com</a>.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Writer/ira-robbins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ira Robbins articles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/itrouser-press-the-story-behind-the-legendary-zine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Story behind Trouser Press</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/caught-with-his-trousers-down-the-ira-robbins-interview-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ira interviewed on RockCritics.com</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cockney-rebels-steve-harley-1975" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Harley audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-wave-washes-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New Wave Washes Out</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nick-lowe-2007" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Lowe audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eric-carmen-rocks-rejuvenated-raspberry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Carmen: Rock's Rejuvenated Raspberry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/world-party-in-a-world-of-his-own" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">World Party</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-i-want-to-be-a-writer--by-charlie-watts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Watts</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/was-not-was-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Was (Not Was)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rhythm-and-blues-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhythm and Blues</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/kiss-and-tell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kiss</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e172"> Episode 172: Alan Light on Vibe + Prince + Taylor Swift + Townes Van Zandt </a> </h2> 4 March 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN4437077470" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome esteemed writer and editor Alan Light and ask him about the years he spent at Rolling Stone, Vibe and Spin — plus his close encounters with Prince, Taylor Swift and Townes Van Zandt. Vibe is the particular focus of interest for Alan's hosts, hence we hear about the magazine's inception, its co-founder Quincy Jones, our guest's long interview(s) with The Artist No Longer Known As Prince... and the problem with being a white editor of an essentially Black publication. Not to mention being at the helm when the East vs. West Coast rap wars kicked off and led to the killings of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.. Alan's 1999 move to alternative-rock bastion Spin prompts questions about managing music magazines and nurturing their writers. He talks proudly of Spin's coverage of the infamous Woodstock '99 festival. Our guest's return to full-time writing meant that he went on to interview many of music's biggest stars — none bigger than Taylor Swift, about whom he speaks with the greatest respect. The singer's 2014 switch from country to pop with the 1989 album triggers a fascinating conversation about the Swift phenomenon. What would have been the "late great" Townes Van Zandt's 80th birthday provides the perfect excuse to hear clips from John Tobler's 1987 audio interview with the tragically self-destructive Texan. Alan recalls a couple of "long evenings" with the singer-songwriter who died in 1997 — and tells Townes' funniest joke in the process. After Mark quotes from recently-added library articles about Loverboy and Warren Zevon, Jasper wraps matters up with his thoughts on Papa Roach and Françoise Hardy. Many thanks to special guest Alan Light. Find all his books, including <a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9781476776729/Crazy-Prince-Making-Purple-Rain-1476776725/plp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain</a> and <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Holy-or-the-Broken/Alan-Light/9781982141363" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah</a>, at all good bookshops. To listen to his podcast, visit <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/d779fd80-913c-11ed-bab4-67732d56480b/episodes/00d332ea-da5d-11ee-9004-173cb47c0f68/sounduppod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sounduppod.com</a>.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/ivibei-the-hip-hop-years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vibe: the Hip Hop Years</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/speaking-of-dying-rip-ivibei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R.I.P. Vibe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-demise-of-ivibei-and-the-future-of-criticism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Demise of Vibe and the Future of Criticism</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-breaks-the-silence" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince breaks the silence</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ibillboardi-woman-of-the-year-taylor-swift-on-writing-her-own-rules-not-becoming-a-cliche-and-the-hurdle-of-going-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taylor Swift on writing her own rules</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS8GzSDGpLc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taylor Swift at CMA Fest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/townes-van-zandt-1987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Townes Van Zandt audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loverboy-hot-nights-in-puerto-rico" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loverboy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/warren-zevon-how-he-saved-himself-from-a-cowards-death" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Warren Zevon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/papa-roach-oi-we-want-a-word" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Papa Roach</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-was-the-message-dylan-sent-franoise-hardy-halfway-through-his-paris-concert" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Françoise Hardy</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e171"> Episode 171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition </a> </h2> 19 February 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3935171100" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode the writer and academic Kimberly Mack joins us from Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to discuss the subject of "Black rock" in the context of her 33 1/3 study of Living Colour's Time's Up. We start by asking our guest about her childhood as the daughter of a rock-obsessed Black mother – and her experience of seeing Cheap Trick in 1980 when she and her mom were the only Black faces in the Radio City Music Hall audience. She then discusses the "fictional categories (with real-world consequences)" of (white) rock and (Black) funk and R&B, from the earliest marketing of "race records" to the continuing genre segregation of the present day. We trace the line from Jimi Hendrix to Bad Brains – and the racist barriers they encountered. This culminates in Kimberly's recollection of seeing Living Colour on Showtime at the Apollo in 1988 – and how itled eventually to the writing of last year's book about Time's Up. Mark introduces clips from a 1988 audio interview with Living Colour's Vernon Reid. These lead in turn to a conversation about the late Greg Tate, mentor and inspiration to Kimberly and so many others – and the writer who co-founded the Black Rock Coalition with Reid. After namechecks for female rock icons from Labelle to Tracy Chapman, Kimberly talks about the "untold history" of marginalised American rock critics, a book about which she is currently researching. After tributes to MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer, Can frontman Damo Suzuki and Melody Maker/Quietus scribe Neil Kulkarni, Mark quotes from newly-added RBP library articles about David Bowie (1967), Bill Withers (1972), Alice Cooper (1975) and Porter Wagoner (1978). Jasper then wraps matters up with his thoughts about Frank Owen's 2003 report on the slaying of Run-DMC DJ Jam Master Jay and – from last year – Steve Pafford's account of the making of Gloria Gaynor's immortal disco anthem 'I Will Survive'. Many thanks to special guest Kimberly Mack. <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/living-colours-times-up-9781501377518/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Colour's Time's Up</a> is published by Bloomsbury and available now. Visit Kimberly's website at <a href="https://kimberlymack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">kimberlymack.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/johnny-rotten-my-mom-and-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Rotten, My Mom and Me</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pride-living-colours-itimes-upi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Living Colour's Time's Up</a> (excerpt), <a href="../../Library/Article/qa-with-jack-white-the-dead-weather" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Q&A with Jack White</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/black-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Toop on Black Rock</a>,<a href="../../Library/Article/black-rock--roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> RJ Smith on Black Rock & Roll</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fear-of-music-a-tribute-to-black-rock-coalition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael A. Gonzales' Tribute to Black Rock Coalition</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/living-colours-vernon-reid-1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vernon Reid audio</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e170"> Episode 170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson </a> </h2> 1 February 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN1976328865" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this extra-special episode we welcome into the RBP lair not one but two legends of music journalism. Former Smash Hits/Q/MOJO supremo Mark Ellen and Sylvia (I'm Not With The Band) Patterson join us to pay tribute to their late friend and colleague upon the publication of our book Phew, Eh Readers? The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert — the single funniest music journalist who ever lived. Both guests recount their initial and unforgettable encounters with "Hibbs" – Mark's at New Music News in 1980; Sylvia's at Smash Hits in 1986 — before we look back at Tom's early years, his marriage to the marvellous Allyce Tessier and his pop passions from the Byrds to Big Star (via Moby Grape and the 13th Floor Elevators). Interspersing the conversation with quotes from the classic Hibbert pieces collected in Phew, Eh Readers? and the tributes to Tom we commissioned for the book — plus clips from audio interviews with Jon Bon Jovi, Vivien Stanshall and Tom's Smash Hits colleague Neil Tennant – we follow our hero's path through his brilliant career. Stops along the way include his entirely made-up letters to New Music News, his 1987 audience with Margaret Thatcher, his infamous "Who the Hell" interviews for Q and his hilariously irreverent columns for The Observer and the Mail On Sunday. Not forgetting the Love Trousers, the neo-psychedelic covers band he formed with Mr. Ellen... The pathos of Tom's twilight years, following his 1997 hospitalisation with pneumonia and pancreatitis — is touched upon before we wrap up with a fond nod to his old pal "Juggins". We shall not read his like again. <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/en-gb/product/tom-hibbert/phew-eh-readers-the-life-and-writing-of-tom-hibbert">Phew, Eh Readers?: The Life and Writing of Tom Hibbert</a> is published by Nine Eight Books on 1st February, 2024. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">Tom Hibbert articles on Rock's Backpages</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-idol-an-englishman-abroad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Idol on Majorca</a><a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/jon-bon-jovi-i-am-superman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jon Bon Jovi audio</a><a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">, </a><a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/63" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Tennant on the RBP podcast</a><a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/just-like-gene-autry-a-foxtrot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just Like Gene Autry</a><a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/the-margaret-thatcher-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Margaret Thatcher interview??!</a><a href="../../../Library/Writer/tom-hibbert">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/who-the-hell-does-ringo-starr-think-he-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who the hell does Ringo Starr think he is?</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/roger-waters-who-the-hell-does-he-think-he-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who the hell does Roger Waters think he is?</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e169"> Episode 169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and metal + Wayne's World </a> </h2> 22 January 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5297209738" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the legendary Penelope Spheeris and invite her to talk us through her extraordinary life and brilliant career. Barney wastes little time in asking the Louisiana-born filmmaker about the shocking traumas of her childhood and teenage years. We hear about her alcoholic mother's multiple marriages and the family's move to Southern California that led to Penelope putting herself through film school before graduating from UCLA. Along with the Saturday Night Live shorts she made with actor/comic Albert Brooks, Penelope talks about the pioneering Rock 'n' Reel production company that made '70s videos for everyone from Funkadelic to Fleetwood Mac. We also learn about her conversion to punk rock via Brendan Mullen's Masque club, where she shot SoCal hardcore bands like X, Fear, the Germs and Black Flag, the footage winding up in 1981's thrilling Decline of Western Civilization. From the first Decline we jump forward seven years to Decline II — and to a discussion of the '80s glam-metal scene that exploded on West Hollywood's Sunset Strip via bands such as W.A.S.P. and Poison. In addition we hear clips from Mat Snow's 1989 audio interview with all-girl quartet Vixen, sparking a discussion of rampant misogyny on the big-hair metal scene. With Decline II: The Metal Years being our guest's de facto passport to directing 1992's enormo-grossing Wayne's World, we ask Spheeris to recall her not-altogether- felicitous experience of working on the hit Saturday Night Live spinoff with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey. We also consider how the week's featured writer "Metal Mike" Saunders bridged the gulf between metal and punk, tracing his maverick career from a 1971 Creem review of Sir Lord Baltimore's Kingdom Come to the 1978 formation of SoCal hardcore band Angry Samoans. After Mark offers quotes from recently-added library pieces about electro-pop duo Erasure, rapper Schoolly D and, yes, Penelope Spheeris, Jasper closes out the episode with remarks on articles about El Paso's At the Drive-In and David Bowie. Many thanks to special guest Penelope Spheeris. Visit her website at <a href="https://penelopespheeris.com">penelopespheeris.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/ithe-decline-of-western-civilizationi-dir-penelope-spheeris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Decline of Western Civilization</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/penelope-spheeris-the-mad-surgeon-of-film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penelope Spheeris: The "Mad Surgeon" of Film</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vixen-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vixen audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sir-lord-baltimore-ikingdom-comei-mercury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sir Lord Baltimore</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-brief-survey-of-the-state-of-metal-music-today" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Brief Survey of the State of Metal Music Today</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-metal-mike-saunders-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metal Mike Saunders</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-angry-samoans-samoa-ho" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Angry Samoans</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anne-nightingale-i-dont-intend-to-start-screaming-hello-darling-down-the-microphone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Annie Nightingale</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/erasure-super-stereo-brothers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erasure</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/in-the-punk-of-the-night-penelope-spheeris-and-the-underground-of-shock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Penelope Spheeris interviewed by Richard Harrington</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/schoolly-d-d-for-delinquent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Schoolly D</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sylvia-says-bring-me-nirvana-or-bring-me-death" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">At the Drive-In</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-conversation-piece" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e168"> Episode 168: Andy Schwartz on CBGB + New York Rocker + Mink DeVille </a> </h2> 8 January 2024 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN1425908383" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the admirable Andy Schwartz, who Zooms in from upstate New York to reminisce about New York Rocker, the much-missed monthly magazine he edited from 1977 till 1982. We hear about Andy's early years in suburban Westchester County and his first experiences of live music in Manhattan, which included historic gigs by the Doors, the Dead and Jimi Hendrix. We also learn about Oar Folkjokeopus, the Minneapolis record store where he worked as a student in the mid-'70s, and the local Minnesota publications for whom he wrote his first reviews. Much of our discussion is taken up with Andy's recollections of New York Rocker founder Alan Betrock, and of his own years at the helm of that essential guide to the CBGB scene that spawned Blondie, Television, Patti Smith, the Ramones and Talking Heads... not to mention Mink DeVille. Clips from Mark "Radio Pete" Bliesener's 1977 audio interview with Willy DeVille include the Mink man's caustic thoughts on the downtown scene and the rock critics who chronicled it. After our guest recalls his stint as the manager of Smithereens and Beat Rodeo, we hear about his days at Epic Records' Director of Editorial Services and his involvements with artists as diametrically different as Celine Dion and the Allman Brothers. He also reflects on his early involvement with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and assesses its problematic standing in today's music industry. The episode concludes with Mark's quotes from newly-added library interviews with Ray Davies, Bryan Ferry and Carly Simon, followed by Jasper's thoughts on pieces about Scissor Sisters and Bootsy Collins. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/remembering-alan-betrock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andy Schwartz pays tribute to Alan Betrock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mink-deville--loeb-student-center-nyceddie--the-hot-rods-capitol-new-jersey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mink DeVille live in NYC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/willy-deville-1977-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Willy DeVille audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/when-kink-sees-psychiatrist-guess-who-asks-the-questions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Davies to Maureen Cleave</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-mclaughlin-the-truth-comes-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John McLaughlin to Dave Marsh</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-eagles-ihotel-californiai-asylum-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Eagles' Hotel California</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/carly-simon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carly Simon to James Hunter</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/roxy-musics-reunion-manifesto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bryan Ferry to Jim Farber</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scissor-sisters-iscissor-sistersi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scissor Sisters</a>and <a href="../../../Library/Article/staying-on-the-one-bootsy-collins-favourite-lps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bootsy Collins' Baker's Dozen</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e167"> Episode 167: Barbara Ellen on the NME + Madonna + Spinal Tap </a> </h2> 18 December 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8619723688" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual violence (22:45–24:55). In this episode we welcome the excellent Barbara Ellen, who joins us on Zoom all the way from... well, the other side of London, actually. (It's a long story.) Barbara talks us through her illustrious writing career from zines such as her own Wax Lyrical and Ooh Gary, Gary (a footie zine dedicated entirely to one G. Lineker, Esq.) via ZigZag (in its Goth phase) to the golden decade she spent in the pages and offices of the NME. Always highly amusing in print, our guest is no less hilarious in (virtual) person – especially when recalling her 1987 interview with Guns N' Roses. But Barbara is also capable of reverence and seriousness, not least when speaking of the revelatory interview Madonna granted her in 1995. It's back to belly-laughs when we turn our attention to news of the planned sequel to This is Spinal Tap. A clip from Gavin Martin's 2009 audio interview with Tap axeman Nigel Tufnel (a.k.a. the 4th Baron Haden-Guest) has us all in stitches as we debate the wisdom or otherwise of attempting Spinal Tap 2. Another audio clip – of the late Genesis P-Orridge explaining why Santa Claus was originally a shaman – is almost as funny. After Mark quotes from interviews with Janis Joplin, Neneh Cherry and Thom Yorke, Barney cites splendid conversations with Beatles boffin Mark Lewisohn and power-balladeering songsmith Diane Warren. Finally, Jasper concludes the episode with his thoughts on Sophie Ellis-Bextor, muzak and a Hip Hop anniversary. Many thanks to special guest Barbara Ellen. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/guns-n-roses-animal-house" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guns N' Roses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-inmei-days-of-guns-and-roses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The NME</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-meanwhile-back-at-the-raunch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Madonna</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spinal-tap-the-comics-behind-the-funniest-rock-movie-ever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goldberg on Spinal Tap</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spinal-tap-ithisi-much-talent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Staunton on Spinal Tap</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/genesis-p-orridge-1990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Genesis P-Orridge audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/essra-mohawk-just-baiting-for-laura-nyro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Essra Mohawk by Michael Watts</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/essra-mohawk-i-essra-mohawki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Essra Mohawk by Max Bell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-big-brothers-janis-joplin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janis Joplin</a>,<a href="../../../Library/Article/lester-bangs-1948-1982" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lester Bangs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rip-rig--panic-rip-rig-it-up-and-start-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neneh Cherry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-thom-yorke-qa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thom Yorke</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mark-lewisohn-why-i-cant-just-let-it-be" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mark Lewisohn on the Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/im-a-one-in-a-billion-how-diane-warren-penned-windswept-power-ballads-for-cher-gaga-and-dion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dianne Warren</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-does-sophie-ellis-bextor-write-after-her-autograph" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sophie Ellis-Bextor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joseph-lanza-ielevator-music-a-surreal-history-of-muzak-easy-listening-and-other-mood-songi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elevator Muzak</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/rakim-marley-marl-roxanne-shant-and-other-rap-pioneers-celebrate-forty-years-of-hip-hop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">40 years of Hip Hop</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e166"> Episode 166: Daryl Easlea on Slade + Peter Gabriel + Shane MacGowan R.I.P. </a> </h2> 4 December 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN9843533438" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the delightful Daryl Easlea to Hammersmith for a pre-Xmas special on Slade and the sadly-departed Shane MacGowan. Daryl talks about his Essex childhood: the psychogeography of Canvey Island; his memories of seeing Dr. Feelgood at Southend's legendary Kursaal Ballroom; and how working at Our Price Records led to an eclectic taste palette that stretched from prog-rock to Chic, the subject of his first book in 2004. We jump to Slade, the subject of his latest book, and discuss the legacy of glam-rock's Black Country bovver boys — culminating in the story behind their ageless 1973 hit 'Merry Xmas Everybody'. From there we sidestep into the parallel '70s stream of prog and public schoolboys Genesis. Clips from Adam Sweeting's 1992 audio interview with that band's former foxhead-sporting frontman Peter Gabriel give us an opportunity to evaluate the achievements of the maverick solo artist and WOMAD founder. News of Shane MacGowan's death at 65 came in as we were preparing to record this episode. With Daryl's help we do our best to pay tribute to the tragically self-destructive Pogues frontman before Mark recaps on new library pieces about Elton John (1974) and Eternal (1995). Finally, Jasper wraps up with remarks about a 2002 London show by Jack Black's Tenacious D...  Many thanks to special guest Daryl Easlea. <a href="https://omnibuspress.com/products/whatever-happened-to-slade-when-the-whole-world-went-crazee-published-on-12th-october-2023">Whatever Happened to Slade? When the Whole World Went Crazee </a>is published by Omnibus and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-feelgood-oil-youyouyouou-be-seeing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr Feelgood</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chic-these-are-the-good-times" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mike-rutherford-the-trick-of-the-tale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Rutherford</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/daryl-easlea-iwhatever-happened-to-slade-when-the-whole-world-went-crazeei-omnibus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Whatever Happened to Slade?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/clapton-was-the-first-skinhead-say-slade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skinhead Slade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slade-cum-on-feel-the-boyz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester Bangs on Slade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peace-and-harmonies-christmas-songs-still-have-the-power-to-bring-us-together" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christmas songs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-gabriel-1992" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Gabriel audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pogues-1986-excerpt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shane MacGowan audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pogues-mahone-rangers-handbook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Pogues</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shane-macgowan-one-more-for-the-road" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One More for the Road with Shane MacGowan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elton-john-prisoner-of-wax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elton John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eternal-inc-god-we-trust" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eternal</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/tenacious-d-astoria-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tenacious D live in London</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e165"> Episode 165: Michel Faber on music & sound + Nick Cave + Captain Beefheart </a> </h2> 20 November 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN4564816671" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome acclaimed novelist Michel Faber to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and ask him about his new book … as well as about a 1979 interview he did with the young Nick Cave. Barney gets the ball rolling by asking the author of Under the Skin and The Crimson Petal and the White what he set out to do with Listen: On Music, Sound and Us. Viewing music through a variety of prisms — from nostalgia and snobbery to racial bias and auditory biology — was the book at least partly an exercise in demystification? A stimulating conversation unfolds as Michel answers questions about "MOJO-fication", vinyl fetishisation, and live performance. A tangent on tinnitus takes us to his memories of seeing (and hearing) one of the Birthday Party's last shows … and waking up temporarily deaf the next morning. Which in turn leads to discussion of the interview our guest did as a student at Melbourne University with the pre-Birthday Party Boys Next Door, and then to clips from a 1995 audio interview in which Nick Cave answers Andy Gill's questions about Murder Ballads and Kylie Minogue. Finally the "panel" considers the week's featured artist (and a key influence on the early Birthday Party): the archetypal "MOJO-fied" cult hero who traded musically under the moniker Captain Beefheart — and whose exceptional paintings as Don Van Vliet feature in a new exhibition at Mayfair's Michael Werner Gallery. After Mark quotes from recently-added library pieces on Little Walter, Sylvester, Ornette Coleman and Björk, Jasper wraps up the episode with his thoughts on articles about the aforementioned Kylie Minogue, Goodie Mob and The Face. Many thanks to special guest Michel Faber. <a href="https://canongate.co.uk/books/4317-listen-on-music-sound-and-us/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen: On Music, Sound and Us</a> is published by Canongate and available now from all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/you-say-you-dont-want-a-revolution-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Revolution 9'</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/david-byrne-ihow-music-worksi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Byrne's How Music Works</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/nick-cave-a-boy-next-door" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Cave: A Boy Next Door</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/nick-cave-1995" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Cave audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/people-talk-about-beefheart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">People talk about BEEFHEART!</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart-low-yo-yo-ing-it-in-blunderland-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Captain Beefheart</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/don-van-vliet-captain-beefheart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don Van Vliet</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/little-walter--the-man-who-sparked-off-a-revolution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Walter</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-joni-mitchell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-incredible-story-of-iggy--the-stooges" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iggy & the Stooges</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/ornette-coleman-roots--branches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ornette Coleman</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/bjrk-lunatic-ginge" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Björk</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/maybe-mr-everly-cant-spell--but-he-sure-can-sing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Everly</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/sylvester-hammersmith-odeon-london-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sylvester</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/mcalmont--butler-nil-communication" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">McAlmont & Butler</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/kylie-minogue-ibody-languagei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kylie Minogue</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/goodie-mob-returns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goodie Mob</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/how-ithe-facei-launched-the-21st-century" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Face</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e164"> Episode 164: Kate Simon on Bob Marley + Sounds + Joni Mitchell </a> </h2> 6 November 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN9337766353" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the great Kate Simon, who Zooms in from New York City to answer our questions about her stellar career and the new edition of Rebel Music, her book of classic reggae portraits. Kate talks about the formative moments that made her a music photographer, plus the 1972 move to London that brought her into the pages of Disc & Music Echo and Sounds. Her hosts quiz her about her timeless shots of David Bowie, Rod Stewart and the Clash before we hear of her first trip to Jamaica in 1976 and the start of her long association with Bob Marley and his fellow Wailers. We also learn more about Kate's friendships with Sounds colleagues such as Jonh Ingham, Vivien Goldman and art director Dave Fudger. After hearing about Kate's return to her native soil and her '80s work for The Face – as well as her personal preferences as a photographer — we switch coasts to California in order to mark the imminent 80th birthday of Joni Mitchell. Clips from Dave Zimmer's 1983 audio with the First Lady of Laurel Canyon – with her wry observations about Messrs. Crosby, Stills and Nash – prompt more general thoughts on her peerless music from Blue to Hejira to Night Ride Home. [Note: Barney's claim that Mitchell was recording Dog Eat Dog at the time the interview was done has been rubbished by a committee of experts.] With Mark sipping the last of the summer wine in his beloved Crete, Jasper concludes matters with quotes from — and reflections on — newly-added library pieces about Miles Davis, Rod Stewart and Steve Reich... not to mention a priceless Billy Eckstine reminiscence of gigging with John Coltrane. Many thanks to special guest Kate Simon. The new edition of Rebel Music: Bob Marley and Roots Reggae is published by <a href="https://geni.us/bobmarley">Genesis Publications</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-simon-an-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate Simon interviewed by Paul Gorman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/reggae-black-punks-on-erb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reggae: Black punks on 'erb</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-hell-the-jaws-of-hell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Hell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-central-london-polytechnic-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-is-innocent-ok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-1983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-the-seeds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Seeds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-davis-davis-has-his-best-jazz-unit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miles Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rod-stewart-under-siege" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-eckstine-hot-under-the-collar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Eckstine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steve-reich-electronic-meditations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Reich</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/queen-latifah-queen-of-hearts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Latifah</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/michael-kiwanukas-music-is-medicine-for-the-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Kiwanuka.</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e163"> Episode 163: Evelyn McDonnell on Joan Didion + The Motels + Carla Bley R.I.P. </a> </h2> 23 October 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3797071908" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome acclaimed critic, author and professor Evelyn McDonnell and invite her to discuss her new Joan Didion book, along with the Motels, Britney Spears and California's pop history in general. Evelyn talks about her early L.A. memories and childhood move to Wisconsin before we hear how she progressed from her college paper in Providence, RI, to becoming the pop critic for the Miami Herald. We also note books such as her Runaways biography Queens of Noise, a suitable jumping-off point for a long conversation about her fellow Californian, Didion. Mark and Martin reminisce about the impact of Didion's extraordinary essay collections Slouching towards Bethlehem and The White Album, after which we follow her career through to the bestselling Year of Magical Thinking. The L.A. theme continues as we hear two clips from Steve Roeser's 2001 audio interview with Motels singer Martha Davis, putting that band into historical context with discussion of the pre-punk D.I.Y. "Radio Free Hollywood" shows in 1976. From there we fast-forward to the very different "L.A. Woman" that was and is Britney Spears, which in turn prompts our guest to give her very pertinent take on the [Jann] "Wennergate" saga of the past month. At a significant remove from all this Hollywood Babylonia was avant-jazz giant Carla Bley, whose passing we mark in a conversation about 1971's extraordinary Escalator Over The Hill. Finally, Mark mentions pieces he's recently added to the RBP library, including interviews with Laurie Anderson and the Byrds' Roger McGuinn, and Jasper rounds the episode off with remarks on pieces about Herbie Hancock and Steve Goodman's Hyperdub label.  Many thanks to special guest Evelyn McDonnell. <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-world-according-to-joan-didion-evelyn-mcdonnell?variant=41001679487010" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The World According to Joan Didion</a> is published by HarperOne and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/hollywood-swinging-joan-didion-in-60s-la" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood Swinging: Joan Didion in '60s L.A.</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/the-runaways-wild-thing--how-sandy-west-was-lost" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Runaways</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/the-motels-martha-davis-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Motels' Martha Davis audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/britney-spears-nicki-minaj-staples-center-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britney Spears at Staples Centre</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/britney-spears-inside-the-mind-and-bedroom-of-americas-teen-queen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britney Spears interviewed by Steven Daly</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/carla-bley-arrangements-for-the-death-dance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carla Bley interviewed by Brian Case</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/carla-bley-queen-elizabeth-hall-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carla Bley at Queen Elizabeth Hall</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/the-dwight-twilley-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dwight Twilley Band</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/dwight-twilley-magical-mystery-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dwight Twilley: Magical Mystery Man</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/queen-latifah-the-royal-flavour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queen Latifah/DJ Mark the 45 King</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/some-of-the-byrds-fly-the-musical-coop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Byrds</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/laurie-anderson-dizzying-dazzling-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laurie Anderson</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/steve-goodman-keeps-on-pioneering" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Goodman & Hyperdub</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../Library/Article/vintage-vision-the-futureshock-of-herbie-hancock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Herbie Hancock</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e162"> Episode 162: Billy Bragg on forty roaring years + Skiffle + Woody Guthrie </a> </h2> 9 October 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5537681297" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the left's very own "national treasure" Billy Bragg – beamed in from his adopted Dorset – and ask him about the long and remarkable career that's enshrined in forthcoming box set The Roaring Forty. Billy revisits his Barking boyhood and early pop and folk influences, culminating in the 1977 formation of Clash-inspired punks Riff Raff. After a brief 1981 detour via the British Army, he explains how he settled on his unique solo style and delivery – and how he wound up on the cover of the NME in January 1984. Inevitably the conversation turns to politics and the way Billy has managed to retain his charm, humour and compassion in the face of hatred and extremism. An audio clip of Spectator editor Boris Johnson haranguing him at Glastonbury in 2000 is followed by discussion of left-wing patriotism, Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party and our present-day hyperpolarisation. Martin recalls the day Billy came to tea to ask about the RBP co-founder's father Bill and uncle Ken – and the catalytic impact Ken Colyer's Jazzmen had on the music Billy chronicled so impressively in his 2017 book Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World. From the Colyers and Lonnie Donegan we cross the big pond to talk about Woody Guthrie, the agit-folk bard whose lyrics Billy and Wilco turned into 1998's Mermaid Avenue album. Clips from Chris Smith's 1999 audio interview with Woody's daughter (and archivist) Nora Guthrie prompt conversation about the Okie icon's mighty legacy. After Mark quotes from recently-added articles about the Stooges, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Dr. Dre, Jasper wraps matters up with remarks on Truth Hurts and FKA Twigs. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwqmUvIiRaA">video clip</a> from this episode Many thanks to special guest Billy Bragg. For more about The Roaring Forty, as well as Roots, Radicals and Rockers, visit his website at <a href="https://www.billybragg.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">billybragg.co.uk</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-bragg-big-ben-vs-little-billy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Bragg on the cover of the NME</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/who-the-hell-does-billy-bragg-think-he-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who the hell does Billy Bragg think he is?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-bragg-comes-to-tea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Bragg comes to tea</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nora-guthrie-on-her-father-woody-1999" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nora Guthrie audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/songs-for-woody-billy-bragg--wilcos-imermaid-avenuei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Bragg's Mermaid Avenue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-stooges-electric-circus-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Stooges</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/is-this-the-end-of-frankie-goes-to-hollywood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frankie Goes to Hollywood</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-dre-aint-nothing-but-a-gender-thang" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Dre</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/truth-hurts-itruthfully-speakingi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Truth Hurts</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/fka-twigs-ilp1i" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FKA Twigs</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e161"> Episode 161: Mick Gold on Let It Rock + Pub Rock + Bruce Springsteen + Jann Wenner </a> </h2> 25 September 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN7365007643" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome music writer/photographer turned award-winning TV director Mick Gold and ask him to return to the mid-'70s to discuss pub rock, Bruce Springsteen and the wonderful Let It Rock magazine. Mick explains how he fell in with Let It Rock's "hard-up left-wing intellectuals" after penning a 5,000-word Beatles thesis at Sussex University. We then hear about the magazine and its eclectic agenda, along with our guest's parallel career as a photographer and his 1976 photo-essay book Rock on the Road. This in turn leads to a conversation about the "pub rock" scene that mushroomed in London during Let It Rock's 1972-75 lifespan. Along with Mick's 1975 Dr. Feelgood interview, Mark, Martin and Barney share their memories of gigs by Kilburn & the High Roads and Chili Willi & the Red Hot Peppers. The gradual transition from Pub to Punk is recalled and analysed with passing reference to Mick's 1976 Street Life interview with Patti Smith. The mid-'70s theme takes us into clips from a 2016 audio interview in which Bruce Springsteen talks to Vanity Fair's David Kamp about 1975's breakthrough classic 'Born to Run' — and then to a further discussion of the Boss' inclusion in Jann Wenner's controversial new book The Masters. After Mark quotes from interviews with Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown, Todd Rundgren, Chic and Wham!, Jasper talks us out with his notes on pieces about Nona Hendryx and Rammellzee. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-band-a-tree-with-roots" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/introduction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock on the Road introduction</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/life-and-life-only-bob-dylan-at-60" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan at 60</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beware-of-the-rock-machine-brinsley-schwarz-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brinsley Schwarz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-feelgood-maximum-rb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Feelgood</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pub-rock-proms-for-those-who-like-their-rock-hot-and-sweaty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pub Rock Proms</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bruce-springsteen-on-born-to-run-2016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Springsteen on 'Born to Run'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dizzy-gillespie-in-from-the-storm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dizzy Gillespie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ike--tina-turner-ike" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ike & Tina Turner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/top-tunes-james-brown-explains-about-papas-bag" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/todd-rundgren-from-the-cradle-of-civilization" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Todd Rundgren</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chic-is-less-than-meets-the-ear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wham-teen-dreams-come-true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wham!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bruce-springsteen-ihigh-hopesi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-nona-hendryx-captured-the-world-of-captain-beefheart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nona Hendryx</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/hip-hop-iconoclast-rammellzees-prolific-art-has-long-been-obscured-thats-starting-to-change-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rammellzee</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e160"> Episode 160: Richard Grabel on Hip Hop + Kool Lady Blue + Beastie Boys </a> </h2> 11 September 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN8587433425" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite Richard Grabel to reminisce about his long career as a journalist and music-biz lawyer. We hear how Richard had his mind blown by an early CBGB double-bill of Television and the three-piece Talking Heads — and about his first reviewing efforts as a student at the University of Pennsylvania. He describes how he got his foot in the door at New York Rocker – reviewing one of Lowell George's last shows for editor Andy Schwartz — and then at the NME on a 1978 visit to London. Richard's classic reports on NYC's early rap scene provide a perfect opportunity for us to ask him about his visits to the South Bronx and his interviews with Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Flash. He's also namechecked in a clip from Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton's 1998 audio interview with Brit rap promoter Kool Lady Blue, whose legendary nights at the Roxy club in Chelsea he discusses with his hosts. After reflecting on the rise of the Beastie Boys and the story of how rap's "flash-in-the-pan" novelty status led to the genre's global domination, Richard explains how he became a high-profile lawyer for such alt-rock bands as Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. After Mark quotes from interviews with Betty Davis, Jackson Browne and George Michael, Jasper concludes the episode with remarks about pieces on Smash Mouth, *NYSNC and the 16-year-old Lorde. Many thanks to special guest Richard Grabel. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/kurtis-blow-blow-by-blow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kurtis Blow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-funky-four--1-rap-rap-rap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Funky Four + 1</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grandmaster-flash-flash-is-fast-flash-is-cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandmaster Flash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kool-lady-blue-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kool Lady Blue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/run-dmc-fresh-rap-realism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Run-DMC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/style-counselors--the-beastie-boys-ihello-nastyi-grand-royalcapitol-49s4232" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/theres-something-about-the-beastie-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beastier Boys</a>, <a href="https://rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/illin-communication-the-beastie-boys-and-the-net" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beastiest Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/we-are-all-on-tour-are-you-prepared-for-the-pretender--jackson-browne" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Browne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ray-parker-jr-sex--the-single-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Parker Jr.</a>, <a href="https://rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/betty-davis-putting-the-miles-behind-her" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betty Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-michael-love-sex-and-stupid-wigs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Michael</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/smash-mouth-the-long-beach-pyramid-california" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smash Mouth</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/britney-can-move-christina-can-blow-and-nsync-got-some-street-cred-with-gone--is-blue-eyed-soul-the-rebirth-of-cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blue-eyed soul</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/lorde-be-praised" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorde</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e159"> Episode 159: Vernon Gibbs on Marvin Gaye + Talking Heads + A&R at Arista </a> </h2> 29 August 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5021424873" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're delighted to invite Vernon Gibbs to look back on his career as a pioneering soul scribe and A&R man. Vernon begins by describing his early years as a scholarship student who took the subway from Brooklyn to prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side — and his formative years at NYC's Columbia University. He describes how he fell in with the counterculture and began writing about music for the Columbia Daily Spectator. A discussion follows of pieces he wrote about the death of Jimi Hendrix and — later, for NME — the decline of Sly Stone. He also talks about contributing to Crawdaddy! and other rock publications in the mid-'70s. The 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On gives Vernon's hosts a chance to ask about the 1974 interview he did with the Motown superstar for Zoo World. He then explains how he was hired for A&R positions at Mercury and — more notably — Clive Davis' Arista label, where he worked with P-Funk offshoot Quazar and 'Disco Nights' hitmakers GQ. Vernon's return to music journalism takes us into a discussion of the downtown New York punk scene and a 1983 Creem interview in which Richard Hell defines "the blank generation". This in turn leads to clips from Jim Sullivan's 1996 audio interview with Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth — and Vernon's thoughts on that most un-punk of CBGB bands — in the week when Jonathan Demme's concert documentary Stop Making Sense is given well-deserved a cinematic re-release. After Mark quotes from archive interviews with Philly International legend Kenny Gamble (1976), L.A. bete noire Kim Fowley (1979) and smoooooth jazz man Kenny G (1988), Jasper rounds off the episode with his thoughts on Lloyd Bradley's celebration of London's Harlesden scene (2001), Def Jam rapper Ludacris (2005) and "jazz-rock" trio the Bad Plus (2013). Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDi4zBOp7yo">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Vernon Gibbs. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/thoughts-on-hendrix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/if-you-dont-believe-slys-sinking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-may-not-be-goin-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marvin Gaye</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-lets-get-it-on-tamla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Let's Get It On</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/richard-hell-on-ismithereensi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Hell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talking-heads-tina-weymouth-1996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talking Heads' Tina Weymouth audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/gamble--huff-its-got-a-good-beat-and-you-can-pray-to-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gamble & Huff</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kenny-g-iet-ali-safe-sax-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kenny G</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kim-fowley-prince-of-dog-food" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kim Fowley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/do-the-harlesden-shuffle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Do the Harlesden Shuffle</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ludacris-you-dont-know-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ludacris</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/the-bad-plus-artfully-drawn-characters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Bad Plus</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e158"> Episode 158: Charles Shaar Murray on the NME + John Lee Hooker + Robbie Robertson </a> </h2> 14 August 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3454699161" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome NME legend Charles Shaar Murray, beamed in from his adopted Ipswich to reminisce about his career from Oz magazine to his John Lee Hooker biography Boogie Man. We start by discussing Charles' 1970 interview with the mighty Muddy Waters, his "favourite singer since I was 12 years old". Our guest talks about the Oz "School Kids" issue and the other underground publications for which he wrote before he was recruited by New Musical Express in the summer of 1972. We hear how "CSM" became NME's unofficial David Bowie correspondent and how — under Nick Logan's editorship — the paper radically broadened its rock remit to embrace film, literature and politics. Taking the story into the early '80s, we discuss the continuing passion for blues that led to years of research for Boogie Man. Clips from Tony Scherman's 1992 audio interview with its subject Mr. Hooker prompt our guest's memories of coaxing information out of the veteran bluesman. From John Lee and Muddy Waters we turn our attention to a Canadian guitarist who fell heavily under their spell: Robbie Robertson, whose death we learned about the night before recording this episode. After we hear audio of the Band man talking in 1991 about his "musical brother" Levon Helm, we discuss what the proto-Americana quintet meant then and now. We also pay tribute to punk artist Jamie Reid and Mexican-American cult hero Rodriguez. En passant, CSM talks about going to New York's CBGB for the first time in April 1975 and the NME piece that resulted from it. Wrapping up the episode, Barney quotes from late '70s interviews with Ted Nugent and Bruce Springsteen, after which Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about Monie Love and Beyoncé... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgxTECfpHGU">video clip</a> from this episode Many thanks to special guest Charles Shaar Murray. His books, including Boogie Man: The Adventures of John Lee Hooker, are available from all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/muddy-waters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muddy Waters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-who-was-that-unmasked-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charles-shaar-murray-icrosstown-traffic--jimi-hendrix-and-the-post-war-rock-n-roll-revolutioni-st-martins-press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crosstown Traffic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lee-hooker-the-boogie-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lee Hooker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lee-hooker-1992" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lee Hooker audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/across-the-great-divide-with-robbie-robertson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robbie Robertson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-second-coming-of-robbie-robertson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Second Coming of Robbie Robertson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jamie-reid" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jamie Reid</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rodriguez-coming-in-from-the-cold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rodriguez</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ted-nugent-stalking-the-elusive-rock-crown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ted Nugent</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/springsteen-fever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/monie-love-for-the-love-of-monie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monie Love</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/beyonc-perfect-diva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beyoncé</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e157"> Episode 157: Jim Farber on Glam Rock + Marc Bolan + Sinéad O'Connor </a> </h2> 31 July 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN1606960050" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we invite acclaimed New York writer Jim Farber to tell us about his 50-year career and his experiences of "growing up gay to a Glam Rock soundtrack", to cite the title of a superb 2016 piece he wrote for The New York Times. We start by asking the former Chief Music Critic of the New York Daily News about his Westchester County childhood and his formative musical memories. He explains how Alice Cooper's 'I'm Eighteen' became a portal to both obsessive fandom and the urgent need to write about rock for Creem, Circus and Rolling Stone. Additionally he recalls interviewing Robert Fripp for Creem in 1978 and then being reunited with King Crimson's prog-rock dissident in 2022 when the extraordinary In the Court of the Crimson King film came out. After Barney quotes from "The Androgynous Mirror", Jim's brilliant essay for the 1998 book Rolling Stone: The Seventies, we discuss Glam Rock and listen to clips from Keith Altham's 1971 audio interview with T. Rex's Marc Bolan. A brief digression about Queen and Freddie Mercury leads to Jim's thoughts on the openly gay, overhyped and ill-fated Jobriath, who died 40 years ago this week. The awful loss of Sinéad O'Connor on the eve of this episode's recording prompts reflections on the Irish singer's blazing talent and turbulent life — particularly from our guest, who interviewed her three times for the Daily News. Finally, Mark quotes from newly-added library interviews with John Lennon and Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter, while Jasper wraps things up with notes on the Strokes (and the White Stripes) and Belle & Sebastian (and Norah Jones). Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCi0r6vaxhA">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Jim Farber. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/JimFarberMusic">@JimFarberMusic</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/growing-up-gay-to-a-glam-rock-soundtrack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Growing up gay to a glam rock soundtrack</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soft-cells-marc-almond-is-prepared-to-say-good-bye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soft Cell's Marc Almond</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robert-fripp-the-untold-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Fripp</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/t-rexs-marc-bolan-1971" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Bolan audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jobriath-superstar-or-superhype" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jobriath</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jobriath-the-bottom-line-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jobriath @ the Bottom Line</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jobriath-im-ready-for-my-close-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">More Jobriath</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/glitter-rocks-lingering-shadow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glitter rock's lingering shadow</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sinead-oconnor-2002" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sinéad O'Connor audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sinad-oconnor-skinad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Skinéad</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/at-home-with-the-lennons-part-2-ringos-sellers-is-my-paul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lennon & Yoko</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/primal-scream-exiles-on-mainstreet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/big-riffs-from-across-the-pond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Strokes/Stripes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pet-shop-boys-our-back-catalogue-is-25-years-of-social-commentary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pet Shop Boys</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/love-belle-and-sebastian-style" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Belle & Sebastian</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e156"> Episode 156: Richard Boon on Buzzcocks + Manchester + Morrissey audio </a> </h2> 17 July 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3969443795" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Richard Boon joins us to talk about his life in music, taking in the birth of Buzzcocks, the Smiths on Rough Trade and his time as "the world's coolest librarian" in Stoke Newington. The punk instigator takes us back to 1976, when he went to see the Sex Pistols live in High Wycombe together with a certain Howard Trafford and Peter McNeish. This shock to the system led to Richard inviting them to play his art studio in Reading, plus the near-mythological Lesser Free Trade Hall show that everyone in Manchester later claimed to have been at. Once Howard and Pete re-christened themselves Devoto and Shelley and formed Buzzcocks, Richard fell into managing the group and put out their seminal Spiral Scratch EP on his New Hormones label. We then ask Richard about his move to Rough Trade around the same time as he brought them the Smiths. Clips from Martin Aston's 1986 audio interview with Morrissey form the backdrop for a discussion of why the band were special, their reluctance to film music videos and their relationship with their fans.  Following discussion of featured writer Cath Carroll, whose early interview with Morrissey and Marr plus pieces on Linder and New Order round out the Manchester theme, Mark and Jasper finish up on library highlights including Sandy Bull, Yazz, the Spice Girls, and Lewis Capaldi. Many thanks to special guest Richard Boon. Please note this episode was recorded before we learned of Jane Birkin's passing. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/buzzcocks-teen-rebel-scores-250-from-dad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buzzcocks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/howard-devoto-and-steve-diggle-of-buzzcocks-on-ispiral-scratchi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spiral Scratch</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-buzzcocks-pete-shelley-2007" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Shelley audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-smiths-morrissey-1986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morrissey audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-smiths-crisp-songs-and-salted-lyrics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/linder-bicepsuality" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-order-out-of-order" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Order</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sandy-bull-les-cousins-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandy Bull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-morrison-early-them-and-all-the-vocal-fire-of-tarzan-with-a-hernia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Morrison</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/little-feat-in-the-lap-of-the-gods-jeez-i-dont-know-about-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Feat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hello-trees-hello-sun-hello-flowers-hello-yazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yazz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-spice-girls-top-of-the-world-ma" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Spice Girls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pete-rugolo-1915-2011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Rugolo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-complicated-truth-about-chuck-berry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Berry</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/lewis-capaldi-i-didnt-expect-my-life-to-be-so-sad-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lewis Capaldi</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e155"> Episode 155: Robyn Hitchcock on the Soft Boys + David Blue + Mick Farren </a> </h2> 10 July 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN9522147902" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite the inimitable Robyn Hitchcock to reminisce about his heroically nonconformist career from the Soft Boys to 2022's Shufflemania! After Robyn explains his recent return to London from his adopted Nashville, Barney, Mark and Martin hear about his hippiefied but not entirely psychedelic '60s youth — plus his early immersion in the far-out folk of the Incredible String Band and the songs of his greatest influence Syd Barrett. He talks about how the Soft Boys did — and didn't — fit into the UK's punk scene of the late '70s, but also how they became a totemic cult influence on American acts from R.E.M. to Gillian Welch & David Rawlings. Clips from John Tobler's 1973 audio interview with '60s folk-rocker turned Asylum Records singer-songwriter David Blue provide an opportunity to discuss the former David Cohen's Greenwich Village buddy Bob Dylan and the huge influence on Robyn of Bobsongs like Blonde On Blonde's 'Visions of Johanna'. Meanwhile the 10th anniversary of the death of underground-press legend and Deviants rabble-rouser Mick Farren takes us back to the revolutionary '60s and the heyday of International Times — as well as to such seminal Farren pieces as 1976's NME rallying cry "The Titanic Sails at Dawn". Mark rounds off the episode with quotes from newly-added library pieces about 'Terry' hitmaker Lynn "Twinkle" Ripley (Evening Standard, 1964), Motown chauvinist Marvin Gaye (Phonograph Record, 1977), Henry Rollins né Garfield (Washington Post, 1981) and more… Many thanks to special guest Robyn Hitchock. <a href="https://robynhitchcock.bigcartel.com/product/somewhere-apart-selected-lyrics-1977-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Somewhere Apart: Selected Lyrics 1977–1997</a> is published by Tiny Ghost and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-soft-boys-lets-hear-it-for-the-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Soft Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-soft-boys-the-brakes-the-nashville-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Soft Boys live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/one-night-in-november-with-robyn-hitchcock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robyn Hitchock by J. Kordosh</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-is-robyn-hitchcock-better-off-without-hit-records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robyn Hitchcock by Pete Paphides</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-blue-1973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Blue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-in-the-police-state-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pop in the Police State</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock--energy-for-revolution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock – Energy for Revolution</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-titanic-sails-at-dawn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Titanic Sails at Dawn</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/memories-of-mick-farren-an-entertaining-afternoon-in-west-hollywood-and-a-champagne-drenched-night-in-islington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Memories of Mick Farren</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slamdancing-in-the-big-city" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Flag</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-insight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marvin Gaye</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eddie-hinton-ivery-extremely-dangerousi-capricorn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eddie Hinton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cramps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cramps</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/twinkle-a-sad-song-about-terry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twinkle</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/chet-atkins-custom-of-the-country" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chet Atkins</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e154"> Episode 154: Richard Morton Jack on Nick Drake + Steve Marriott + Flashback magazine </a> </h2> 19 June 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN9633960364" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the very personable Richard Morton Jack to "RBP Towers" and ask him to talk about his monumental new biography of Nick Drake – along with his marvellous Flashback magazine and an audio interview with Small Faces/Humble Pie frontman Steve Marriott. We commence by hearing how Richard was initiated into pop music (and its freakier offshoots) — and how this led him to the arcane cult figures covered in Flashback, not to mention released on his Sunbeam label. From the underground sounds of Sam Gopal, Mad River and Blossom Toes to the exhaustive undertaking that was Nick Drake: The Life was a major gear-shift for Richard, but one that came with the blessing of the Drake estate — and a foreword by Nick's sister Gabrielle. In a long and in-depth conversation, we attempt to make sense of the life, death and musical magic of the troubled troubadour, placing him in the context of producer Joe Boyd's Witchseason stable and hearing about a 1970 Jackie interview with Nick that Richard unearthed during his no-stone-unturned research for the book. A very different legend of '60s/'70s English music can be heard in two clips from Chris Welch's 1985 audio interview with artful rock dodger Steve Marriott. We discuss the Small Faces and then Humble Pie; infamous manager Don Arden and Immediate boss Andrew Loog Oldham; Steve's blue-eyed-soul holler of a voice... and of course 1968's concept album Ogden's Nut Gone Flake. Then we briefly turn our attention to Steve's R&B-boom contemporary Tony McPhee (1944–2023) and the remarkable blues-infused hard rock trio that was the Groundhogs. Finally, Mark and Jasper talk us out with notes on (and quotes from) newly-added library pieces about — among other subjects – Odetta (1963), Marc Bolan (1970), Motörhead (1981), New York's Collective School of Music (2003) and Congolese street musicians Staff Benda Bilili (2009). Many thanks to special guest Richard Morton Jack. <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/nick-drake-the-life/richard-morton-jack/9781529308082">Nick Drake: The Life</a> is published by John Murray Press and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/something-else-for-nick-an-interview-with-nick-drake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Drake by Jerry Gilbert</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nick-drake-he-locks-himself-away--to-write-his-songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Drake in Jackie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/in-search-of-nick-drake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In Search of Nick Drake</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nick-drake-exiled-from-heaven-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Drake: Exiled from Heaven</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-small-faces-steve-marriott-1985" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Marriott audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-groundhogs-tony-mcphee-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony McPhee audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/when-odetta-opens-her-eyes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Odetta</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tyrannosaurus-rex-are-in-good-elf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/motrhead-ino-sleep-till-hammersmithi-mercury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motörhead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/albums-from-roy-acuff-buck-owens-and-roger-miller" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Folk albums</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-is-undated-in-a-new-age" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/terence-trent-darby-madman-or-genius" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terence Trent D'Arby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/collective-inspiration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Collective</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/staff-benda-bilili-music-from-diversity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Staff Benda Bilili</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e153"> Episode 153: Lloyd Bradley on Black London + Tina Turner + Steve Barrow audio </a> </h2> 5 June 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5709174724" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome Lloyd Bradley into our Hammersmith lair and ask him about his career as a journalist and as the acclaimed author of Bass Culture and Sounds Like London — the latter book celebrating its 10th birthday at the time of recording. We learn what London sounded like to Lloyd as a boy growing up in '60s Hornsey, and how his love for music led to writing for Blues & Soul and then NME and Q. He talks us through some of the key themes of Sounds Like London — his history of "100 years of Black music in the capital" — and particularly the homegrown reggae sub-genre known as "lover's rock" and the rise of grime as a hybrid of UK garage, hip hop, jungle and dancehall. Discussion of lover's rock leads us to clips from a 1998 audio interview with Steve Barrow, founder of dub/roots-reggae reissue label Blood and Fire — and then (with passing swipes at "the White-Man Reggae Club") to how Lloyd came to write 2000's mighty Bass Culture: When Reggae was King. After a short discussion of soul legend Bettye LaVette — and her journey from early '60s Atlantic Records to the Anti- label in the mid-noughties — we pay tribute to the late Tina Turner and her epic story of survival and self-reinvention. Mark quotes from highlights of his additions to the RBP library, including Richard Harrington's Washington Post review of the last gig Lowell George ever played and Tony Scherman's exhaustive Musician interview with session drummer Earl Palmer. Finally, Jasper talks us out with his remarks on pieces about Labrinth and London's hyper-eclectic jazz scene. Many thanks to special guest Lloyd Bradley. For more on Bass Culture and Sounds Like London, visit his website at <a href="https://www.lloydbradley.net/">lloydbradley.net</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/george-clinton-the-return-of-doctor-funkenstein">George Clinton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/beggar--co-work-till-youre-muscle-bound">Beggar & Co</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/this-is-what-london-is-the-growth-of-grime">The Growth of Grime</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blood--fires-steve-barrow-1998">Blood & Fire's Steve Barrow audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bettye-lavette-first-album-due-after-ten-years">Bettye Lavette</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/one-difference-between-bettye-lavette-and-susan-boyle">Bettye Lavette vs. Susan Boyle</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/betty-lavette-ithankful-n-thoughtfuli">Thankful N' Thoughtful</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ike--tina-turner-mother-of-four-rocks-in-revue">Ike & Tina</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tina-turner-the-willpower-way-from-square-one">Tina Turner</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tina-turner-the-soulful-queen-of-rocknroll-struts-back-into-the-spotlight">Soulful Queen of Rock'n'roll</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/regal-fierce--divine-tina-turner-roars-into-the-rock-hall-on-her-own-terms">Tina Turner roars into Rock Hall</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lowell-george-lisner-auditorium-george-washington-university-washington-dc">Lowell George</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/earl-palmer-the-rhythm-bomber-the-funk-machine-from-new-orleans">Earl Palmer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/labrinth-jazz-cafe-london">Labrinth live</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/add-some-township-jive-how-londons-jazz-scene-set-itself-apart">London jazz</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e152"> Episode 152: Cliff Jones on Gay Dad + Brian Jones + Paul Simon audio </a> </h2> 22 May 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN5044138166" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome pop poacher-turned-gamekeeper (turned rockademic) Cliff Jones to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and invite him to talk about his shape-shifting career in music — as well as about Paul Simon and doomed Rolling Stone Brian Jones (no relation). Barney starts things off with his memories of Cliff coming into the MOJO office circa 1994-5, plus we hear about long-form pieces our guest wrote about Peter Green and (for The Face) the Fugees. We also discuss Johnny Cigarettes' 1999 NME interview with Gay Dad, the band Cliff formed in the wake of Britpop. Nick Broomfield's new BBC documentary about Brian Jones prompts conversation about the self-destructive blues obsessive who was sidelined by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards — and ditched by Anita Pallenberg — after which we turn our attention to the rather different Paul Simon. Clips from Tony Scherman's 1993 audio interview with the other half of Art Garfunkel are jumping-off points for our collective thoughts on the New Yorker's career from his Brill Building days to the Hearts and Bones album and beyond. We pay heartfelt tribute to our guest's fellow RBP contributor Pete Silverton, who passed away on May 18th, and recall his crucial early Sounds interviews with the Clash, the Sex Pistols and other punk bands. Among the new library additions discussed, finally, are pieces about Flamingo Club owner Rik Gunnell (1966), Mick Hucknall's Frantic Elevators (1982), hip hop heroes the Jungle Brothers (1989) ... and, from 2007, Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse. Please note this episode was recorded before we learned of the passing of former Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/talk-talk-tech-talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talk Talk talk tech</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-fugees-fugee-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fugees</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gay-dad-all-im-asking-is-for-people-to-trust-us-let-go-of-your-cynicism-and-believe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gay Dad</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-jones-the-case-of-the-disappearing-image" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Jones by Dawn James</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/obituary-brian-jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Jones by Greil Marcus</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-jones-death-of-a-rolling-stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Jones by Carol Clerk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-simon-1993-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Simon audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-simon-ihearts-and-bonesi-warner-bros" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hearts and Bones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pistols-clash-etc-what-did-you-do-on-the-punk-tour-daddy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sid-vicious-disgusting-of-tunbridge-wells-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sid Vicious</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/he-is-lovable-thats-the-funny-thing-about-rik-gunnell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rik Gunnell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/average-white-band-white-band-with-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Average White Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/danielle-dax-i-yam-what-i-yam" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danielle Dax</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jungle-brothers-nature-study" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jungle Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/frantic-elevators-adams-club-liverpool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frantic Elevators</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-backpages-interview-dave-matthews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Matthews</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/erykah-badu-iworldwide-undergroundi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Erykah Badu</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-need-a-break-what-shall-i-have-heroin-or-a-baby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lily Allen/Amy Winehouse</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e151"> Episode 151: Sylvia Patterson on Smash Hits + George Michael audio </a> </h2> 8 May 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3422768765" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we welcome the excellent Sylvia Patterson to RBP’s Hammersmith HQ and ask her all about her life as a music journalist from Smash Hits to the NME and beyond, referencing her excellent memoirs I’m Not With the Band and Same Old Girl.  We begin with her start in writing at Dundee publisher D.C. Thomson, including as music editor for the short-lived Etcetera, which led to her applying for a staff job at irreverent pop paper Smash Hits. Sylvia reminisces about what it was like working on a magazine that never took the business of popular music too seriously, reflecting that the lack of a cynical ulterior agenda engendered a fun atmosphere for both the writers and (most of) the musicians. Touching on Sylvia’s 1987 interview with newly inducted Rock Hall of Famer George Michael, whom she dubbed "the glummest man in pop", we hear clips from an Adam Sweeting audio interview conducted on the same day. The man born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou cut a serious figure at the time, contemplating his relationship with the press and the nature of political gestures from pop stars as well as rebuffing "rumours" that he’s gay after Boy George has outed him on the radio.  Moving on to the 90s and beyond, at which point Sylvia became a freelancer for publications including The Face and the NME, we talk about her experience interviewing The Artist Formerly Known as Prince before discussing the chaos of the Britpop era. Defending her chosen side in the Oasis vs Blur debate, she recounts the hilarity of speaking with the Gallagher brothers in 2001. To bring Sylvia’s story up to date, we ask her about her new memoir Same Old Girl, published in April, about her diagnosis in late 2019 with breast cancer and the treatment amidst a global pandemic that followed.  We then spotlight three articles on Donna Summer ahead of a new documentary directed by her daughter and pay tribute to recently departed Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot. Finally, Mark and Jasper quote from a few new additions to the RBP library including interviews with Jet Harris and Chris Cornell and a profile of Christian Scott/Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah. Many thanks to special guest Sylvia Patterson. <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/sylvia-patterson/same-old-girl/9780349727448/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Same Old Girl</a> is published by Fleet and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed:  <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-michael-the-glummest-man-in-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Michael: The Glummest Man in Pop?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-michael-1987" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Michael audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-i-feel-like-this-is-my-last-time-on-earth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/oasis-were-punk-rock--none-of-that-weird-fooking-radiohead-bollocks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oasis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blur-this-is-the-modern-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blur</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/donna-summer-prima-donna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/donna-summer-hot-stuff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donna Summerer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/giorgio-moroder-throbbery-with-intent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Giorgio Moroder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gordon-lightfoot-gords-gold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gordon Lightfoot</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/my-nerve-has-gone-says-jet-harris" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jet Harris</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/soundgarden-i-get-it-a-lot-that-paranoid-feeling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soundgarden</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/smokey-robinson-quiet-stormbringer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokey Robinson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-lyrical-king" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/my-secret-affair" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Secret Affair</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jazz-artist-of-the-week-christian-scott" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christian Scott/Chief Xian aTunde Adjuah</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e150"> Episode 150: Edwin Pouncey & Sandy Robertson on rock and the occult + Andrew Lauder </a> </h2> 24 April 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN6452359322" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome Sounds legends Sandy Robertson and Edwin (Savage Pencil) Pouncey into our Hammersmith lair and ask them about their careers and shared fascination with the occult. After describing their routes into writing and their days at Sounds, Sandy and Edwin reflect on the dark history of occult rock from Black Widow to Norway's Black Metal scene, via Jimmy Page, Kenneth Anger and Aleister "the Beast" Crowley. Clips from the late Andy Gill's 1990 audio interview with Liberty/United Artists executive Andrew Lauder give us an opportunity to honour the Hartlepool-born facilitator of musical freakiness and discuss the many acts he signed and/or A&R'd over the course of 50 years, from Hawkwind and the Groundhogs to the Stranglers and the Stone Roses. After saying our goodbyes to reggae sound-system operator Jah Shaka and small-band jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, Mark and Jasper run through their highlights among recent additions to the RBP library, including pieces about Nancy Sinatra (1967), the Eagles (1972) and Kim Deal and Tanya Donnelly (1993)... and a 2011 tribute to hip hop star Dwight "Heavy D" Myers. Many thanks to special guests Edwin Pouncey and Sandy Robertson. Find their books, including Edwin's <a href="http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/rated-savx-the-savage-pencil-skratchbook/">Savage Pencil Scratchbook</a> and Sandy's <a href="https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/the-aleister-crowley-scrapbook/author/robertson-sandy/first-edition/">Aleister Crowley Scrapbook</a>, in all good bookshops.  Please note that we recorded this episode before learning of Mark Stewart’s death. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/mister-crowley">Mister Aleister Crowley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-primer-occult-rock">The Primer: Occult rock</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-bowie-white-lines-black-magic">David Bowie: White Lines, Black Magic</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/andrew-lauder-1990">Andrew Lauder audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hail-brethren-and-sistren-a-big-big-sound-system-splashdown">Sound Systems & Jah Shaka</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ahmad-jamal-barbican-london">Ahmad Jamal</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nino-tempo-and-april-stevens-if-you-cant-beat-em-join-em">April Stevens</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/folk-rock-vets-the-eagles-take-it-easy--soar">The Eagles</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/shaun-cassidy-rock-star">Shaun Cassidy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nancy-sinatra-nancy-talks-on-the-transatlantic-phone-to-alan-smith-about-little-boy-elvis">Nancy Sinatra</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kim-deal--tanya-donelly-a-conversation-about-belly-the-breeders-throwing-muses-the-pixies--alternatives">Kim Deal & Tanya Donnelly</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/why-heavy-d-matters">Why Heavy D Matters</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e149"> Episode 149: Andy Beckett on Pop & Politics + The Beat + Everything But The Girl </a> </h2> 11 April 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN3114379149" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome author and Guardian journalist Andy Beckett to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and ask him to discuss politics and pop from the late '70s to the present day. Andy talks about his first musical passions as a teenager in the early '80s, as well as about Rock Against Racism, Red Wedge and the politicised postpunk era in general. He recalls his first pieces for The Independent in the early '90s and explains how his broader interest in popular culture informs his perspective as an op-ed columnist and the author of When the Lights Went Out and Promised You a Miracle. In a week that saw Finland joining NATO and the indictment of Donald Trump, we ask what musicians can and can't do to change the world. The imminent new album from proto-Woke duo Everything But The Girl gives us an opportunity to address the enduring political ideals of Ben Watt and Tracey Thorn, plus we travel back to 1981 via clips from an audio interview with The Beat's David Steele and Ranking Roger, who talk to John Tobler about youth unemployment and the menace of nuclear weapons. After we've paid our respects to departed legends Seymour Stein and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mark talks us through his new additions to the RBP library, including pieces about the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, Joan Armatrading, Talking Heads and Sun Ra. Jasper then wraps up the episode with his thoughts on a 2002 live review of Queens of the Stone Age and a 2015 piece exploring the influence of Spaghetti Westerns on reggae. Many thanks to special guest Andy Beckett. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Andy Beckett <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-hes-glum-hes-55-and-he-sang-at-hyde-park-so-who-listens-now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Dylan</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/simon-reynolds-irip-it-up-and-start-again--post-punk-1978-84i-faber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on Simon Reynolds' Rip It Up</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/paul-gorman-ithe-story-of-the-facei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on The Face</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/everything-but-the-girl-take-the-melancholy-strain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Everything But The Girl</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/peter-paul-and-mary-and-the-sweet-smell-of-cerebral-involvement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Paul and Mary</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/war-between-the-generations-this-thing-cant-be-stopped" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">War Between the Generations</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/enoch-clapton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enoch Clapton</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/red-wedge-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Wedge</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/where-are-the-political-pop-stars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where are the political pop stars?</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-beat-1981" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beat audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/ryuichi-sakamoto-the-noise-from-nippon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ryuichi Sakamoto</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/seymour-stein-the-sultan-of-sire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seymour Stein</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-isgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-bandi-capitol" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sgt. Pepper</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/joan-armatrading-girl-on-a-wild-goose-chase" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joan Armatrading</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/talking-heads-the-trendiest-group-in-the-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Talking Heads</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/sun-ra-into-the-stratosphere" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sun Ra</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/queens-of-the-stone-age-mean-fiddler-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Queens of the Stone Age</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/who-was-that-masked-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dub spaghetti</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e148"> Episode 148: Rob Dickins on Warner Bros. + Leon Russell + Wayne Shorter </a> </h2> 13 March 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN7713844791" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome music-industry legend Rob Dickins and ask him to tell us about his "pop life" in the 27 years he worked with Prince, Madonna and other Warner Brothers superstars. Rob takes us back to his music-infused youth when his dad Percy worked for Melody Maker and New Musical Express and his brother Barry managed the High Numbers/Who. We hear about his days booking bands as a Social Sec at Loughborough University, and then about his start at Warner Publishing in 1971. Tremendous yarns about Madonna, Cher, Rod Stewart and others follow in rapid succession, along with the mind-boggling account of how Rob became global head of Warner Music… for 24 hours. A new biography of Leon Russell gives us the perfect excuse to hear clips from Andy Gill's 1998 audio interview with "the master of space and time" — the first about 1970's Mad Dogs and Englishmen tour, the second about the writing of Russell's beloved 'Song For You'.  After we've said goodbye to former Miles sideman and Weather Reporter Wayne Shorter and to Jackson Browne's virtuoso sideman David Lindley, Mark talks us out with quotes from his favourite new library additions from the past fortnight. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/leon-russell-1998-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leon Russell audio interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wayne-shorter-the-sunny-weatherman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wayne Shorter: The Sunny Weatherman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wayne-shorter-after-the-storm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wayne Shorter: After the Storm</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161361318/wayne-shorter-remembrance-engine-of-imagination-biographer-michelle-mercer?fbclid=IwAR1vzqauoisHGKqG3TX5R-Bkc5NNVDVbVlgH-8KjX45eTjx5PJ-EFFQdJcU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Mercer on Wayne Shorter</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/behind-the-curtain-david-lindley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind the Curtain: David Lindley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lynyrd-skynyrd-the-100-proof-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynyrd Skynyrd: The 100 Proof Blues</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-youre-never-alone-with-a-clone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kraftwerk's Ralf Hütter</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-good-well-hes-come-back--the-man-who-really-started-it-all" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maureen Cleave in conversation with Jack Good</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e147"> Episode 147: Ellen Sander on rock life in the sixties + Robert Palmer audio </a> </h2> 27 February 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN6435780016" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome pioneering '60s rock writer Ellen Sander and invite her to discuss her classic 1973 book Trips: Rock Life in the Sixties, reissued in an "augmented" edition in 2019. Ellen recalls her New York upbringing and initiation into the folk scene in Greenwich Village, then explains how Danny Fields (episode 28) steered her towards writing for Sing Out! and Hullabaloo. With references to David Crosby, David Geffen, Abbie Hoffman and the Monterey Pop festival, she talks about the inextricable relationship between '60s music and the decade's political upheavals. We also hear about her 1968 article on groupies; her troubling experiences on the road with Led Zeppelin; and her relationship with Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman (father of her son Marin), all of which led to the writing of Trips. Attention then turns to two clips from the week's new audio interview, in which suave Yorkshire-born rock'n'soul man Robert Palmer talks about his love of bossa nova and the fun he had on the sessions for 1974's Sneakin' Sally through the Alley with Little Feat's Lowell George. After Mark quotes from new library interviews with the Beatles (1963), B.B. King (1968), and Simpsons creator Matt Groening (1993), Barney cites an early Steely Dan piece from 1973 and Jasper recommends articles about emo stars Paramore (2010), Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor (2014) and – from 2016 – jazz hybridiser Jacob Collier. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLy21L04tN4">video clip</a> from this episode Many thanks to special guest Ellen Sander. <a href="https://store.doverpublications.com/0486828476.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trips: Rock Life in the Sixties</a> is published by Dover and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/crosby-stills--nash-at-large" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crosby, Stills & Nash</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/robert-palmer-1994" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Palmer audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/roxy-music-for-your-pleasure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roxy Music</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/for-your-pleasure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">For Your Pleasure</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/roxy-musics-ifor-your-pleasurei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roxy in retrospect</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/chuck-jackson-white-artistes-dont-have-the-soul-for-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Jackson</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/what-its-like-when-chuck-jackson-records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Jacksoner</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/chuck-jackson-in-three-acts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Jacksonest</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-strokes-great-white-hopes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Strokes</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/bb-king-sings-the-blues-evra-day-evra-day" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B.B. King</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/part-ii-of-the-year-of-the-beatles-this-is-where-the-o-level-world-becomes-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/new-singles-including-beach-boys-spencer-davis-group" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beach Boys</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/interview-matt-groening" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Matt Groening</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/steely-dan-ultimate-spinach-meets-inaked-lunchis-dildo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steely Dan</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/paramore-were-not-just-teenybopper-superstars" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paramore</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/trent-reznor-on-the-nin-tour" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trent Reznor</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/jazz-artist-of-the-week-jacob-collier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jacob Collier</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e146"> Episode 146: Fred Goodman on Rock Films + D.A. Pennebaker + Burt Bacharach </a> </h2> 13 February 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN4809633812" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the exemplary Fred Goodman and ask him about his journalistic career and highly acclaimed books. Fred talks about his early years as a jazz columnist for Cash Box, as well as his interest in the business side of popular music. He describes how a stint as a Senior Editor at Rolling Stone led to the idea of a book about "the head-on collision of rock and commerce", subsequently published as 1997's The Mansion on the Hill. Avid fans of that classic tome, Mark and Barney ask their guest about legendary figures such as Albert Grossman, David Geffen and Jon Landau, after which Fred explains why — in an effort to champion the late Mexican-American singer in her native USA — he wrote 2019's Why Lhasa de Sela Matters. Moving on to Fred's latest book Rock On Film, conversation turns to some of his favourite music movies from A Hard Day's Night to This is Spinal Tap – with a nod to Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who wrote the foreword to Rock On Film. Clips from an audio interview with the late D.A. Pennebaker lead in turn to a discussion of 1967's Bob Dylan documentary Dont Look Back. Not long after we've paid tribute to Television's mercurial Tom Verlaine, breaking news comes in that we've also just lost the great Burt Bacharach. Putting ourselves on the spot in real time, we talk about the genius who (with lyricist Hal David) created masterworks from 'Make it Easy on Yourself' to 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head'. Finally, Mark talks us out with quotes from pieces about folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, the Rolling Stones' Beggars Banquet and the late David Crosby, while Jasper concludes the episode with remarks about pieces on Keane and pop's relationship with social class. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onovGUlZRh0">video clip</a> from this episode Many thanks to special guest Fred Goodman. <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/fred-goodman/rock-on-film/9780762478439/">Rock on Film</a> is published by Running Press and <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/why-lhasa-de-sela-matters/fred-goodman/9781477319628">Why Lhasa De Sela Matters</a> is published by University of Texas Press. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/fred-goodman-ithe-mansion-on-the-hilli--times-books-25" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mansion on the Hill</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/from-ia-hard-days-night-to-this-is-spinal-tapi-the-big-tent-of-rock-and-roll-on-film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock and Roll on Film</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-lester-2004" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Lester audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/25-essential-music-dvds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">25 Essential Music DVDs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ithe-harder-they-comei-starring-jimmy-cliff-dir-perry-henzell-new-world-pictures" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Harder They Come</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bang-went-the-silence--and-iready-steadyi-hogg-emerged" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Lindsay-Hogg</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spinal-tap-the-spinal-solution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spinal Tap</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/band-on-the-ruin-metallicas-isome-kind-of-monsteri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metallica's Some Kind of Monster</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/da-pennebaker-2014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">D.A. Pennebaker audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/television-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Television</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tom-verlaine-without-tv-the-new-season" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Verlaine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Artist/burt-bacharach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-paul-and-mary-and-the-sweet-smell-of-cerebral-involvement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter, Paul and Mary</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-ibeggars-banqueti-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beggars Banquet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-crosby-an-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Crosby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/as-keane-bow-out-in-berlin-i-pray-its-not-for-good" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keane</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/sing-along-with-the-common-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Class</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e145"> Episode 145: Gary Kemp on Spandau Ballet + Pink Floyd + David Crosby R.I.P. </a> </h2> 30 January 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=PAN7151594455" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the excellent Gary Kemp to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and invite him to talk about Spandau Ballet, the New Romantics and Pink Floyd. After describing the pop baptism that was watching David Bowie sing 'Starman' on Top of the Pops, Gary recalls seeing the Sex Pistols at the Screen on the Green; the Bowie nights at Billy's; Steve Strange and the Blitz kids; and the formation of the band that became Spandau Ballet. With special reference to Betty Page's Sounds pieces on Spandau, we discuss the New Romantics and their complex relationship with the music press. From Spandau to Floyd is not a segue anyone would have made back in 1979, but Gary explains how he saw the half-century-old Dark Side of the Moon played live at Wembley's Empire Pool in 1974 and how he later joined forces with Floyd drummer Nick Mason in Saucerful of Secrets. In the course of a conversation about Dark Side, we hear clips from Jim Sullivan's 1997 phone interview with the late Rick Wright, who reflects on the state of Syd Barrett and his own (temporary) firing from Floyd. With a nod to Rockonteurs — Gary's own great podcast with Saucerful of Secrets bassist Guy Pratt — we pay tribute to the late David Crosby, who was the duo's guest in early 2020. Mark then talks us out with quotes from pieces about the Beatles (1966), the New York Dolls (1973) and Joni Mitchell at the Troubadour (1968 and 1973), after which Jasper concludes the episode with quotes from reviews of Björk's Homogenic (1997) and a Manchester "Gods of Rap" show starring Wu Tang Clan, De La Soul and Public Enemy... Many thanks to special guest Gary Kemp. Visit his website at <a href="https://www.garykemp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">garykemp.com</a> and find the Rockonteurs at <a href="https://www.rockonteurs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rockonteurs.com</a>. Please note that this episode was recorded before the death of Tom Verlaine. We will be paying tribute to him in the next episode. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballet-the-new-romantics--a-manifesto-for-the-eighties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Manifesto for the Eighties</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballet-muscle-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spandau Ballet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballets-bible-how-i-played-my-part-in-inventing-the-new-romantics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the New Romantics</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyds-rick-wright-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick Wright audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-electric-chaos-but-just-great" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-idark-side-of-the-mooni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dark Side of the Moon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nick-mason-in-theory-i-should-have-got-better-over-the-last-50-years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Mason</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-byrds-david-crosby-1967" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Byrds' David Crosby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-crosby-a-hippy-out-of-hell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Hippy out of Hell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-crosby-a-long-strange-trip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Long Strange Trip</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-york-dolls-the-tubes-the-matrix-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New York Dolls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-irevolveri-capitol-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-the-troubadour-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell at the Troubadour in 1968</a> and then <a href="../../../Library/Article/sir-doug-westons-troubadour-they-hate-it-but-they-play-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">in 1973</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bjrk-ihomogenici" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Björk</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/gods-of-rap-manchester-arena-may-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gods of Rap</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e144"> Episode 144: Pamela Des Barres on the GTOs + Peter Asher audio + Jeff Beck R.I.P. </a> </h2> 16 January 2023 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3742248510&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the truly legendary Pamela Des Barres, all the way from her native San Fernando Valley, and invite her to reminisce about the all-girl GTOs, Frank Zappa, Lowell George... and plenty more besides. The bestselling author of 1987's groupie confessional I'm With The Band describes how she entered the Laurel Canyon orbit of ringmaster Zappa, and how the motley troupe he christened Girls Together Outrageously came into being. The former Miss Pamela talks about her fellow "Misses" Mercy and Christine, then describes the sessions for the group's unruly 1969 classic Permanent Damage. This leads on to a discussion of the Groupie phenomenon and its problematic nature in the #MeToo era. In passing, we hear about Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco and 1974's Hollywood Street Revival and Trash Dance show. The somewhat different — yet not entirely unrelated — L.A. domain of the canyon singer-songwriter crowd is considered as we hear clips from co-host Barney Hoskyns' 2003 audio interview with James Taylor/Linda Ronstadt producer Peter Asher. Following discussion of Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell and their mutual paramour John David Souther, we circle back to the GTOs and the guest appearance of the late Jeff Beck on Permanent Damage. We then pay extensive tribute to Beck's eclectic genius and unique technique. We conclude with quotes from notable RBP library additions, including pieces about Bonnie Raitt recording at Bearsville, L.A. session bassist Carol Kaye and apocalyptic jazz trio Comet Is Coming. Many thanks to special guest Pamela Des Barres. Visit her website at <a href="https://www.pameladesbarresofficial.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">pameladesbarresofficial.com</a> for details of her podcast, books and more. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-gtos-permanent-damage-straightcbs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The GTOs by Miles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-requiem-for-miss-christine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Requiem for Miss Christine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girl-together-outrageously-pamela-des-barres" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Girls Together Outrageously</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miss-mercy-colourful-la-rock-fixture-and-cofounder-of-frank-zappas-gtos-dies-at-71-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miss Mercy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/los-angeles-clubs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Los Angeles Clubs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rodney-bingenheimer-las-own-mayor-zelig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rodney Bingenheimer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-york-dolls-iggy-pop-hollywood-stars-the-gtos-hollywood-street-revival-and-trash-dance-the-palladium-hollywood-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The GTOs live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-asher-2003" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Asher audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jeff-beck-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Beck audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jeff-beck-alone-in-the-yardbirds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Beck by Eden</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jeff-beck-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Beck by Alan Light</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-7m-fingers-how-jeff-beck-became-a-guitar-hero-by-saying-no" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeff Beck by Kate Mossman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/troubadours-why-bonnie-raitt-wants-a-break" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bonnie Raitt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ethel-merman-the-role-she-made-her-own--annie-gets-her-gun-again-20-years-after" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ethel Merman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/carol-kayes-bass-solid-gold-hitmine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Kaye</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/womens-march" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Compiling by gender</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-comet-is-coming-the-brudenell-social-club-leeds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Comet is Coming</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e143"> Episode 143: Nick Hornby on Prince (& Dickens) + Boz Scaggs audio interview </a> </h2> 23 December 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9172979923&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome bestselling author and screenwriter Nick Hornby to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and ask him to talk about his new book Dickens & Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius. We start by asking Nick if his original plan was to become a music journalist, then proceed to his first awareness of Prince in 1979. A broad discussion of the Minneapolitan marvel — and the parallels with Charles Dickens's "no off-switch" prolificacy — takes in his first London show in 1981, his mastering of multiple overlapping genres, his (and Dickens's) "weakness for women"… and the profound shock of his death in 2016. The imminent reissue of Boz Scaggs's eponymous 1969 Atlantic album provides the opportunity to hear clips from the late Andy Gill's 1997 audio interview with the blues-soul smoothie. Among other things, Nick, Barney and Jasper touch on Muscle Shoals, Silk Degrees and Boz's spine-tingling version of Richard Hawley's 'There's a Storm Comin''. After Jasper offers his thoughts on newly-added library pieces about the Human League and British hip hop, we indulge in a brief chat with the Fever Pitch author about football's World Cup, which at the time of recording had reached the semi-final stage. Find out who Nick wanted to win… Many thanks to special guest Nick Hornby. Dickens & Prince: A Particular Kind of Genius is published by Penguin and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/447632/dickens-and-prince-by-hornby-nick/9780241585252">available now</a>. Note that this episode was recorded on December 14th, four days before the sad news came through that we'd lost Specials/Fun Boy Three star Terry Hall. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-bim-lyceum-london">Betty Page sees Prince live at the Lyceum</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-airs-his-idirty-mindi">Prince airs his Dirty Mind to John Abbey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-in-pieces">Prince in Pieces by Chris Heath</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/boz-scaggs-1997">Boz Scaggs audio interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-human-league-human-remains">The Human League do Christmas</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-war-on-jiggification">Stevie Chick on how UK hip-hop got its groove</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e142"> Episode 142: Paul Gorman on the rise and fall of the music press + Time Out's Tony Elliott </a> </h2> 12 December 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1006479234&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome writer, curator and consultant Paul Gorman and ask him about his new book Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press. In a loose and free-ranging conversation, our guest reflects on various eras and aspects of all that Rock's Backpages is about, from the launch of Melody Maker almost 100 years ago to the online ecosystem of Instagram and Tik Tok in the present day. Along the way we cover everything from Crawdaddy! to Smash Hits via marginalised women writers and feuds between musicians and journalists. (Listen out for the unsettling sound of Nick Cave describing his new "hate" song 'Scum' to interviewer Mat Snow.) We also hear clips from Frank Broughton's 1998 audio interview with Time Out's late founder Tony Elliott. By way of paying tribute to the late Christine McVie, there are further audio clips in the episode, this time from John Pidgeon's 1977 interview with Fleetwood Mac, plus we bid a sad farewell to Stax Records co-founder Jim Stewart. Mark selects his highlights from recent additions to the RBP library, quoting from pieces about Marianne Faithfull, Ravi Shankar, Alexis Korner and the mighty Pat Benatar, after which Jasper concludes matters with remarks on articles about Odd Future and the brilliant Billie Eilish. Many thanks to special guest Paul Gorman; <a href="https://thamesandhudson.com/totally-wired-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-music-press-9780500022634">Totally Wired </a>is published by Thames & Hudson and available now from all good bookshops. Visit Paul's website at <a href="https://paulgormanis.com">paulgormanis.com</a> and follow him on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_paul_gorman_/?hl=en">_paul_gorman_</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-killed-christgau-with-my-big-fg-dick-us-indie-magazines-of-the-80s-and-90s">US indie mags</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/publish-and-be-damned-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-uk-music-press">The Decline and Fall of the UK Music Press</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/life-after-the-inmei-nick-logans-journey-from-ismash-hitsi-to-ithe-facei">From NME to Smash Hits</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-to-become-a-rock-critic-in-7-easy-lessons">How to be a Rock Critic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-critics-rule-and-other-startling-musical-revelations-">Rock Critics Rule...</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tony-elliott-1998">Tony Elliott audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fleetwood-mac-1977">Fleetwood Mac audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stax-records-estelle-axton-1985">Stax Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/that-memphis-sound">That Memphis Sound</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/great-lig-in-the-sky-the-1973-rock-writers-convention">The 1973 Rock Writers Convention</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/put-it-down-to-my-age-says-miss-faithfull">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alexis-korner-couldnt-afford-jagger-as-radio-vocalist-so-mick-started-stones">Alexis Korner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-eye-ravi-and-the-teenie-satori">Ravi Shankar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pat-benatar-fire-and-loathing">Pat Benatar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/odd-future-wolf-gang-kill-them-all-ithe-of-tape-vol-2i">Odd Future</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/billie-eilish-ive-gotten-a-lot-more-proud-of-who-i-am">Billie Eilish</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e141"> Episode 141: RJ Smith on Chuck Berry + Ice-T + Black L.A. + Wilko Johnson </a> </h2> 28 November 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8617486075&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite esteemed author RJ Smith to tell us about his career, his adopted Los Angeles, and his new biography of Chuck Berry. We start in Detroit, where RJ was raised on a diet of AM radio, the Stooges and Creem magazine, then follow him to New York and his decade of writing for the Village Voice. He talks about the impact of Lester Bangs and Robert Christgau before explaining why he followed the Voice's executive editor Kit Rachlis to California and the L.A. Weekly. We hear how he became fascinated by the pre-rock history of African-American L.A. and how that led to the publication of The Great Black Way (2008). His fourth book, Chuck Berry: An American Life, gives us the opportunity to discuss the problematic brilliance of St. Louis's "Black bard of white teen angst", a half-century after the creepy novelty comedy of 'My Ding-a-Ling' gave the Black-rock pioneer a No. 1 hit on both sides of the Atlantic. We return to our L.A. theme to hear clips from a 1991 audio interview in which Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow talks to Andy Gill about the birth of gangsta rap and his thrash-metal side project Body Count. RJ recalls his own writing about West Coast hip hop before we say a sad goodbye to the great Wilko Johnson and hear the-then Dr. Feelgood guitarist speaking to Mick Gold in 1975. Mark quotes from some of the pieces he's added to the RBP library, including interviews with Long John Baldry and Olivia Newton-John, after which Jasper wraps matters up with remarks on articles about Deadmau5 and Asian Dub Foundation. Many thanks to special guest RJ Smith. Chuck Berry: An American Life is published by <a href="https://omnibuspress.com/products/chuck-berry-an-american-life-published-on-8th-november-2022">Omnibus in the UK</a> and <a href="https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/rj-smith/chuck-berry/9780306921636/">Hachette in the US</a> and is available now from all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/chuck-berry-tells-guy-stevens-about-how-i-write-my-songs">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/chuck-berry-go-chuck-baby-go">Chuck Berrier</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/who-the-hell-does-chuck-berry-think-he-is">Chuck Berriest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/interview-with-rj-smith">Interview with RJ Smith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/honey-dripper-charles-brown-caresses-the-blues">Charles Brown</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/straight-outta-here-legal-war-erupts-in-nwa">N.W.A.</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ice-t-1991">Ice-T audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/doctor-feelgood-rocking-at-the-canvey-island-oil-refinery-claimants-union-ball">Dr. Feelgood</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/caught-in-the-glare-wilko-johnson-has-no-regrets">Wilko Johnson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rab-noakes-making-it-down-south">Rab Noakes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/long-john-baldry-ljb-sticks-his-neck-out">Long John Baldry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/frees-chart-success-makes-it-tough-on-the-fans">Free</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart-zappa-stole-my-ideas-says-the-captain">Captain Beefheart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/even-b-bumble-has-trouble-with-names">B. Bumble and the Stingers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/snap-crackle-pop-world-of-simon-and-garfunkel">Simon and Garfunkel</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/olivia-newton-john-shes-as-serene-as-her-repertoire">Olivia Newton-John</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/deadmau5-promises-more-than-just-music">Deadmau5</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/asian-dub-foundation-icommunity-musici-2">Asian Dub Foundation</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e140"> Episode 140: Holly Gleason on Women in Country + Guy Clark + Taylor Swift </a> </h2> 14 November 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8594119975&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the splendid Holly Gleason, all the way from downtown Nashville, and invite her to tell us about her life as a country music writer and artist development consultant. Holly explains how, as a teenage championship golfer, she first became enamoured of country in her native state of Ohio, later writing about it (as well as about rap and R&B) for the Miami Herald. Tying in the episode's main theme with Woman Walk the Line – the wonderful essay collection she assembled and edited in 2017 – Holly's hosts ask her about her favourite female artists from Emmylou Harris to Taylor Swift. Along the way she gives us the inside lowdown on "Music City" – having just attended 2022's CMA Awards – and talks fascinatingly about Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus. The week's new audio interview, with the late great Guy Clark, gives us a chance to discuss that unpigeonholeable singer-songwriter, his complicated friendship with Townes Van Zandt, and his influence on disciples such as Steve Earle and Rodney Crowell. Two clips from John Tobler's 1986 interview with Guy prompt tearful memories of Holly's friendship with the Texan troubadour. After we've said our own sad goodbyes to Melody Maker mainstay Colin Irwin, Low's Mimi Parker and Nazareth frontman Dan McCafferty, Mark and Jasper talk us out with their favourite new additions to the RBP library including interviews with Patti Smith and Little Simz. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybB2yVuyPRM">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Holly Gleason; visit her website at <a href="https://www.hollygleason.com/">hollygleason.com</a> and find <a href="https://www.hollygleason.com/woman-walk-the-line">Woman Walk the Line</a> at all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/honky-tonk-women-the-female-artists-who-made-it-big-in-country-music">Women in country</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taylor-swift-sugarland-iet-ali-far-from-the-old-country-music">Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/songs-from-the-gut-a-conversation-with-john-prine">Holly Gleason in conversation with John Prine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/guy-clark-1986">Guy Clark audio</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/SiteManager/PodcastEpisodes/Edit/">Guy Clark: Randall Knives, Desperados & Homegrown Tomatoes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Writer/colin-irwin">Colin Irwin articles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-lowdown-on-low">Low</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nazareth-so-you-wanna-stay-a-rock-n-roll-star">Nazareth</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-a-rocker-determined-to-do-it-all">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobbie-gentry-billie-joe-girl-moves-to-modelling">Bobbie Gentry</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/little-simz-is-the-uncompromising-mc-with-a-raw-vision-for-uk-hip-hop">Little Simz</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e139"> Episode 139: Billy James on Bob Dylan + Columbia Records + Laurel Canyon </a> </h2> 31 October 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1059850629&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the legendary Billy James, all the way from the Bay Area, and tap him for his memories of working with Bob Dylan, the Doors and more. We start with Dylan and the interview the young Minnesotan gave to Billy in October 1961 in the latter's capacity as a Columbia Records publicist. Billy reminisces about his early interactions with the kid born Zimmerman; we hear a snatch of that 1961 audio, plus two clips from Eric Von Schmidt talking to Larry Jaffee about his friendship with Bob in that same period. In passing, we mention two great Dylan pieces by the week's featured scribe Greil Marcus, author of a new Bob "biography in seven songs" entitled Folk Music. From the early Bob years we switch coasts to California, where Billy worked in Columbia's Hollywood office and fell in with the Byrds between arranging press conferences for Patti Page, Percy Faith and his beloved Tony Bennett (pictured in the photo Billy is holding above). Finally, he talks about Terry Melcher, Elektra Records, the Doors, and the significant part he played in putting Laurel Canyon on L.A.'s pop map after moving up there from Beverly Hills in 1965... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYM5l4lFgyc">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Billy James; you can book his Airbnb in Redwood City <a href="https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/33399131?source_impression_id=p3_1666890229_9jft0%2Fhfenb1u%2BJA&_set_bev_on_new_domain=1666891338_YTQ1NWI5ZDhlNTI4">here</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-the-first-interview">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-1961">Bob Dylan audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dylan-2">Dylan #2</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eric-von-schmidt-on-bob-dylan-1992">Eric Von Schmidt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-billy-james-underground">The Billy James Underground</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-james-on-columbia-elektra-and-the-la-music-industry">Billy James interviewed by Richie Unterberger</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-map-you-can-throw-away-bob-dylans-itime-out-of-mindi">Time Out of Mind</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-preemptive-obituaries">Preemptive Obituaries</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-airs-his-idirty-mindi">Prince's Dirty Mind</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e138"> Episode 138: Kid Congo Powers on the Cramps + the Gun Club + Brian Eno audio </a> </h2> 17 October 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3169659552&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the delightful Kid Congo Powers, all the way from his home in Tucson, and ask him to talk about his former lives in the Gun Club, the Cramps and the Bad Seeds — as detailed in the riveting new memoir Some New Kind of Kick. The man born Brian Tristan looks back to his teen fanboy years from Frank Zappa to the New York Dolls, plus his memories of the L.A. glitter scene at Rodney's English Disco. He describes how it felt — as a gay Mexican American — to be a misfit among mainly white misfits on the punk scenes in L.A. and New York. He also explains how the Gun Club was conceived after he met Jeffrey Lee Pierce while queuing for a 1979 Pere Ubu show at the Whisky. We hear how Kid was then headhunted by the Cramps' Lux and Ivy, and what it was like to be part of their ghoulish B-movie aesthetic. We similarly learn how he was recruited (and "cast") as one of Nick Cave's drug-addled Bad Seeds in mid-'80s Berlin. From the decline and premature death of Jeffrey Lee Pierce — via Kid's own eventual long-term sobriety — we shift into the rarefied and erudite world of Brian Eno, an iconic glam influence on the young Brian Tristan. Clips from Mark Sinker's 1992 audio interview with pop's resident egghead are heard, leading in turn to discussion of Eno's collaborations with Robert Fripp and Toby Amies' remarkable new King Crimson documentary. Mark talks us through pieces about the Stones' 'Jumpin' Jack Flash' (1968), classic-blues septuagenarian Victoria Spivey (1975), the Police (1979) and Joe Bataan & Arthur Baker (1996) after which Jasper concludes the episode with quotes from pieces on bodyguard-to-the-stars Michael Francis (2003) and the "rise and rise" of Pharrell Williams (2015). Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA_7qicpqjM">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Kid Congo Powers; Some New Kind of Kick is <a href="https://www.officialkidcongopowers.com">available this week</a> in all good bookshops. For more Kid, follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/kidcongopowers/">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kidcongopowers/">Instagram</a> @kidcongopowers. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cramps-guide-to-teenage-monster-movies">The Cramps</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gun-club-you-cant-go-home-again">The Gun Club</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/art-laboe-1925-2022">Art Laboe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-eno-1992">Brian Eno audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-fripp-the-sexual-athlete">Robert Fripp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/this-must-be-at-least-our-19th-breakdown-on-the-stones">The Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arthur-baker-legend">Arthur Baker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-jumping-jack-flash-decca">'Jumpin' Jack Flash'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/victoria-spivey-queen-of-the-blues">Victoria Spivey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-police-are-the-best-reggae-group-in-america">The Police</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cramps-screaming-blue-messiahs-the-ritz-new-york-ny">The Cramps live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joey-ramone-1951-2001-3">Joey Ramone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kiss-and-cher-the-minder-reveals-all">Kiss and Cher's minder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/from-spreading-happiness-to-saving-the-planet-the-rise-and-rise-of-pharrell">Pharrell Williams</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jon-hopkins-isingularityi-domino-">Jon Hopkins</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e137"> Episode 137: Luke Haines & Peter Buck on R.E.M. + The Auteurs + Pharoah Sanders </a> </h2> 3 October 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5605839287&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the dynamic transatlantic duo of Luke Haines & Peter Buck and invite them to discuss their splendidly-titled new album All the Kids are Super Bummed-Out. Luke and Peter reflect on their musical partnership, working methodology, and relationships with music journalists — sometimes fractious, occasionally fruitful. Peter recalls growing up as a New York Dolls fan in the Allman Brothers country of his native Georgia, then listens to 1992 audio of himself and bandmate Mike Mills telling Ira Robbins about R.E.M.'s rise and decision not to tour the imminent Automatic for the People. Luke then reflects on his early preference for Sounds (over NME and Melody Maker) and the postpunk writing of the late Dave McCullough. Mark & Jasper pay fulsome tribute to the departed Pharoah Sanders, with both guests pitching in on the music of the intrepid jazz man — and we also bid farewell to 'Gangsta's Paradise' rapper Coolio. Marks then talks us through his highlights among the latest articles added to the RBP library, including pieces about the Beatles in America (1964), Otis Redding at the Whisky (1966) and Leon Russell at the Royal Albert Hall (1971) — the greatest gig he ever saw, he claims — and Jasper wraps matters up with quotes from articles about Harry Styles (2017) and Rose Royce (2021)... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7BgR6UpAmo">video clip</a> of Peter Buck speaking in this episode Many thanks to special guests Luke Haines and Peter Buck; their new album <a href="https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/luke-haines-peter-buck-all-the-kids-are-super-bummed-out-2cd-edition/">All The Kids Are Super Bummed Out</a> is out October 28th on Cherry Red. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-criticism-and-the-rocker-a-conversation-with-peter-buck">Rock Criticism and the Rocker: Peter Buck in conversation with Anthony DeCurtis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-auteurs-a-novel-approach">Simon Price on the Auteurs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rems-peter-buck-and-mike-mills-1992-2">Peter Buck and Mike Mills audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pharoah-sanders-spirit-force-and-truly-iconic">Don Snowden's tribute to Pharoah Sanders</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/coolio-like-that">Coolio Like That</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatles-look-at-new-york--from-behind-barricades">The Beatles in New York</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-hollies-all-things-bright-and-beautiful">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/love-respect-binds-the-beach-boys">The Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/leon-russell-the-grease-band-juicy-lucy-status-quo-royal-albert-hall-london">Leon Russell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/otis-redding-the-rising-sons-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca">Otis Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arif-mardin-producer">Arif Mardin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/harry-styles-teen-star-turned-serious-player">Harry Styles</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/rose-royce-how-we-made-car-wash-">Rose Royce on making 'Car Wash'</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e136"> Episode 136: Richard Goldstein on '60s pop writing + the Shangri-Las + Shadow Morton </a> </h2> 19 September 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8226072482&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the great Richard Goldstein and invite him to relive his days as the Village Voice's "Pop Eye" columnist in the '60s — and his heady experiences in New York and California in that tumultuous decade. Richard takes us back to his Bronx youth and the early discovery of writers such as Joyce, Dostoyevsky and Voice co-founder Norman Mailer. He also recalls his subsequent exposure to Tom Wolfe and Susan Sontag — both of whom he knew — and explains their influence on his very personal writing style. The second piece he ever wrote for the Voice gives us the chance to discuss that most outré of '60s girl groups, the fabulous Shangri-Las, and to hear clips from Tony Scherman's 1993 audio interview with the trio's mentor-producer George "Shadow" Morton. From the "Las" we turn our attention to the Byrds and the dawning "rock" revolution Richard chronicled so adroitly. We also discuss his immersion in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene — plus the attraction to hippie heroes such as Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir that indirectly led to his coming-out and to his militant fight for gay rights as he subsequently rose to the position of Executive Editor at the Voice. Notwithstanding his marvellous 2015 memoir Another Little Piece of My Heart — frequently cited in this episode — Richard poignantly explains how the deaths of Janis Joplin and others made it almost impossible to write any longer about music. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9y1Ddkhsys">video clip</a> from this recording <div class="episode-long-desc"> Many thanks to special guest Richard Goldstein; find him at <a href="http://www.richardgoldsteinonline.com/">richardgoldsteinonline.com</a> and buy his books, including Another Little Piece of My Heart, at any good bookshop. </div> </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/ray-charles-little-stevie-wonder-the-beach-boys-the-byrds-the-marvelettes-the-mccoys-yankee-stadium-the-bronx-ny">Pop Eye: Soundblast '66 — The Byrds @ Yankee Stadium</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-shangri-las-the-soul-sound-from-sheepshead-bay">The Shangri-Las: The Soul Sound from Sheepshead Bay</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shadow-morton-1993">Shadow Morton audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/thinking-about-the-sixties">Thinking about the Sxities</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/talking-heads-hyperventilate-some-clichs">Talking Heads Hyperventilate Some Clichés</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e135"> Episode 135: Chris Blackwell on Island from Millie to U2 + Bunny Wailer </a> </h2> 2 September 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5783830432&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome legendary Island Records founder Chris Blackwell and invite him to reminisce about key moments in his career at the helm of one of the UK's great independent labels. Chris describes his youth in Jamaica, his early exposure to Kingston's sound systems, and his move back to England in 1962. From Millie's 1964 smash 'My Boy Lollipop' to Island's expansion from ska and blue beat into rock and folk, the Harrow-educated mogul reflects on the vital importance of artists such as Steve Winwood, Free, John Martyn and of course the Wailers, the band that made roots reggae a global phenomenon. Clips from a 1988 audio interview with Bunny Wailer prompt reflections on the "Blackheart Man" and his role within the group. A discussion of the Compass Point studio Chris built in the Bahamas takes us to the Island reinvention of Grace Jones and the stunning early '80s albums she made there with the immortal rhythm section of Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare. References to the week's featured writer Rob Partridge — Island's head of press from 1977 to 1991 — leads to recall of the label's biggest act, U2, and the eventual sale of Island to Polygram... not forgetting Chris' signing of the singular Tom Waits in 1983. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YFj8odIdWQ">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Chris Blackwell, whose autobiography The Islander is published by Nine Eight Books and <a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-islander/chris-blackwell/paul-morley/9781788705752">available now</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/its-ska--but-we-call-it-blue-beat">Maureen Cleave on Ska and Blue Beat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blind-faith-theyre-no-group">Chris Blackwell in conversation with Richard Green</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/island-records-the-man-who-sold-the-world">Richard Williams on Island Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/island-records-the-man-who-sold-the-world">David Toop on the sale of Island Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/free-free-for-all">Rob Partridge on Free</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-fripp-why-i-killed-the-king">Rob Partridge on Reggae</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/bunny-wailer-1988">Bunny Wailer in conversation with Mark Sinker (audio)</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e134"> Episode 134: Wayne Robins on Steely Dan + Donald Fagen + Denny Dias </a> </h2> 22 August 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5715253837&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite former Creem editor and Newsday critic Wayne Robins to reminisce about his journalistic journey from the Berkeley Barb to NYU's graduate school of journalism — and to hold forth on his (and our) beloved Steely Dan. Wayne recalls the suburban East Coast childhood he had in common with the Dan's Donald Fagen — and the music that set them both free from it. Jumping forward to 1969, he describes the Rolling Stones show he saw in Oakland a month before Altamont. He also paints a vivid and amusing picture of Bard College, the upstate New York institution he attended at the same time as Fagen and Dan co-founder Walter Becker. Clips from RBP audio interviews with the duo and original Dan member Denny Dias accompany an in-depth discussion of every rock egghead's favourite group, not to mention Fagen's 40-year-old solo album The Nightfly. The episode concludes with a swift survey of recent additions to the RBP library, including pieces about Juliette Gréco (1961), James Booker (1976), Mark E. Smith (1990), Limp Bizkit (2000), Soul Train's Don Cornelius (2012), Rolling Stone's Jann Wenner (2017)… and the "atomic" Count Basie (2020). Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUdZlU1u0N4">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Wayne Robins. Sign up for his newsletter Critical Conditions at <a href="https://waynerobins49.substack.com/">waynerobins49.substack.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-4">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steely-dan-walking-slow-drinking-alone-and-moving-swiftly-through-the-night">Steely Dan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steely-dan-hey-19-its-about-time">Steely Dan II</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/donald-fagen-1993">Donald Fagen audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steely-dans-denny-dias-1995">Denny Dias audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/donald-fagen-talks">Donald Fagen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steely-dan-remastered---the-best-of-steely-dan-mca">Steely Dan III</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/grco-heads-for-edinburgh">Juliette Gréco</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-beach-boys-a-california-saga--part-two-tales-of-hawthorne">The Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bowie-locks-away-an-old-life-style">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/culture-club-hey-there-georgie-boy">Culture Club</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/james-booker-a-winner-never-quits-a-quitter-never-wins-2">James Booker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tom-petty-can-make-em-scream">Tom Petty</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/thinking-about-the-sixties">The Sixties</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-fall-prole-art-threat">The Fall</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/irolling-stonei-founder-falls-out-with-biographer-over-candid-life-story">Jann Wenner</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/among-the-mooks">Among the Mooks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/love-peace-and-hair-grease-remembering-isoul-trainis-don-cornelius">Don Cornelius</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/how-count-basie-brought-big-band-jazz-into-the-atomic-age">Count Basie</a>.  </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e133"> Episode 133: Jason King on Queen + Sylvester + Boy George + Beyoncé </a> </h2> 8 August 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7593090893&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we invite Jason King to tell us about his multi-faceted career, from his Canadian upbringing to his chairmanship of Brooklyn's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. Along the way, Jason talks about his writing on LGBTQ icons from Sylvester and Luther Vandross to Queen's Freddie Mercury, of whom he is writing a major biography. Jason recalls writing for Vibe and the Village Voice in the Noughties, listens to clips from Bill Brewster's 2002 audio interview with Boy George and discusses the brilliant career of — and new album by — Beyoncé. After Jason and his co-hosts pay homage to revered Warner-Reprise chief Mo Ostin, Mark quotes from newly-added library pieces about John Lennon, the Jam, AC/DC and Primal Scream. Jasper rounds things off with remarks on a 1998 interview with Mo Ostin signing Prince, then known as "The Artist Formerly Known as..." Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VqsD9t9iKE">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Jason King. Find him on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasonkingsays/?hl=en">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonkingsays?lang=en">Twitter</a> @jasonkingsays. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/little-richard-is-everywhere">Little Richard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/queens-ibohemian-rhapsodyi-is-now-the-biggest-music-biopic-ever-its-also-total-bullshit">Queen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/activism-identity-politics-and-pops-great-awokening">Pop's great awokening</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gay-soul">Gay soul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/boy-george-2002">Boy George audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/destinys-child-the-joys-of-child-ish-behaviour">Destiny's Child</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beyonc-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/im-more-than-what-you-made-of-me-making-sense-of-beyoncs-curious-film-career">Beyoncé in the movies</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ostin-powered-the-mogul-of-burbank">Mo Ostin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-bore-fool-or-saint">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jam-music-for-today">The Jam</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joan-jett-jett-black">Joan Jett</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/primal-scream-brixton-academy-london-2">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/newport-festival-teenage-takeover-in-millionaires-playground">Newport Folk Festival</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tim-buckley-garrick-theater-new-york-ny">Tim Buckley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/acdc-current-rock">AC/DC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-ipablo-honeyi-parlophoneall-formats">Radiohead</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-audience-with-the-artist">Prince</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e132"> Episode 132: Steven Daly on Orange Juice + Suede + Sugar Hill + Lizzo </a> </h2> 25 July 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5524525638&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome "gamekeeper-turned-poacher" Steven Daly, who Zooms in from his adopted Brooklyn to tell us about drumming in Orange Juice and his stellar writing career in America. Steven revisits his musical youth in '70s Glasgow and his first encounters with Edwyn Collins and Postcard's Alan Horne. He talks about the creative divergences within Orange Juice, his eventual move into writing for The Face and Edinburgh's Cut magazine, and the decision in the late '80s to base himself in New York. His hosts focus on three of his pieces, written over the course of 15 years for Spin, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, with Steven reminiscing about meeting Joni Mitchell and Sugar Hill matriarch Sylvia Robinson. Clips from Steven's May 1993 audio interview with Suede's Brett Anderson and Mat Osman provide a good excuse to discuss the emerging "Englishness" of post-grunge Britain and the abiding fantasy of UK bands "taking America". Staying Stateside, Jasper praises the week's featured artist Lizzo, with reference to pieces about the funk-pop star that stretch back to 2013. Mark then pays tribute to former Miles Davis bassist Michael Henderson, who died on July 19th, and talks us through his favourite library additions from the past fortnight — including pieces about Yoko Ono, Pink Floyd, Juan Atkins and the aforementioned Miles Davis. Barney mentions pieces about Canned Heat and World of Twist, while Jasper concludes the episode with his thoughts on D'Angelo and the great Black-owned record labels... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJkVmTboKN8">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Steven Daly; visit <a href="../../../Library/Writer/steven-daly">his RBP writer's page</a> for more on him and his writing. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/orange-juice-where-are-they-now">Orange Juice</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-id-rather-not-compromise-im-in-it-for-the-musical-adventure">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/deee-lite-multi-cultural-delight">Deee-Lite</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hip-hop-happens-the-sugarhill-gangs-rappers-delight">Sugarhill Gang</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/suede-1993">Suede audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/suede-all-that-glitters">Suede</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lizzo--new-band-of-the-day">Lizzo profile</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lizzo-brixton-academy-london">Lizzo live</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-year-of-lizzo-took-its-time-getting-here">The Year of Lizzo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-henderson-here-there-and-everywhere">Michael Henderson</a>, <a href="../../Podcast/Episode/e122">David Dalton podcast</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-procol-harum-hp-lovecraft-winterland-san-francisco-ca">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jerry-jeff-walker-joni-mitchell-singer-songwriters-are-making-a-comeback">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robert-fripp-retiring-fripp">Robert Fripp</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/juan-atkins-juan-from-the-heart">Juan Atkins</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yoko-ono-iapproximately-infinite-universei-apple-svbb-3399">Yoko Ono</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lusty-springfield">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/canned-heat-the-badass-blues-band-that-death-couldnt-kill">Canned Heat</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/earl-king-poet-laureate-of-new-orleans">Earl King</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/world-of-twist-the-great-lost-manchester-band">World of Twist</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dangelo-groove-is-in-the-heart">D'Angelo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/take-the-power-back-black-artist-owned-labels">Black Artist-Owned Labels</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/sean-pauls-teenage-obsessions-my-coventry-grandmother-cooked-me-bubble-and-squeak">Sean Paul's teenage obsessions</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e131"> Episode 131: Robert Gordon on Memphis + Stax + ZZ Top + Robert Johnson </a> </h2> 11 July 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8875985399&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the very engaging Robert Gordon "all the way from Memphis" and ask him to talk about the music of his hometown, from Sun and Stax to Alex Chilton and Big Star. Robert tells us about his childhood, along with the blues epiphany that was watching Furry Lewis support the Rolling Stones on the Memphis leg of their 1975 U.S. tour. Moving on to Stax, we look back at a great 1988 interview Robert did with the Memphis Horns' Andrew Love and Wayne Jackson — and then forward to the Wattstax festival, staged in L.A. 50 years ago this summer. Clips from the week's new audio interview — Tony Scherman asking Billy Gibbons about Robert Johnson — afford us the perfect excuse not only to discuss ZZ Top and their imminent new album but to revisit our guest's exhaustive 1991 essay on the "plundering" of Delta blues legend Johnson's estate. Mark talks us through a selection of newly-added library pieces about Frankie Lymon, Alma Cogan, San Francisco's Trips festival, Syreeta, Gang of Four and Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy. In the absence of a vacationing Jasper, Barney wraps things up with quotes from articles about rock scribe R(ichard) Meltzer, the Specials and — circling back to Stax — Booker T. Jones recalling co-writing Albert King's brooding 'Born Under a Bad Sign' with William Bell... Many thanks to special guest Robert Gordon; the 25th anniversary edition of It Came From Memphis is published by Third Man Books and <a href="https://thirdmanstore.com/products/it-came-from-memphis-updated-and-revised">available now</a>. Visit his website at <a href="https://therobertgordon.com/">therobertgordon.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-memphis-horns-all-the-way-from-memphis">The Memphis Horns</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-devils-work-the-plundering-of-robert-johnson">The plundering of Robert Johnson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-gordon-iit-came-from-memphisi-secker--warburg">It Came From Memphis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wattstax-72-seven-hours-of-soul">Wattstax</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/iwattstaxi-dir-mel-stuart-stax">Wattstax</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-black-woodstock-wattstax-">Wattstax</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-gibbons-on-robert-johnson-1990">Billy Gibbons audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/frankie-lymon-headache-for-the-9-a-week-teenager">Frankie Lymon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mr-oldham-has-second-thoughts-about-the-stones">Andrew Loog Oldham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/syreeta-lady-wonder">Syreeta</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/white-punks-on-deadline">Punk magazine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/xtc-the-agony-and-the">XTC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lester-bowies-brass-fantasy-town-and-country-club-london">Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alma-cogan-adds-another-country-to-her-collection">Alma Cogan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/is-trips-festival-really-necessary">Trips Festival</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sly-slips-the-questions">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gang-of-four-the-revolution-lightens-up">Gang of Four</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-meltzer-an-interview">Richard Meltzer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-specials-original-gangsters">The Specials</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/audio-booker-t-jones-2006">Booker T. Jones</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e130"> Episode 130: Bill Brewster & Frank Broughton on DJ history + Dom Phillips + Elvis </a> </h2> 24 June 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5418993357&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome dynamic duo Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton to Hammersmith as they prepare for the publication of a newly expanded edition of their mighty Last Night a DJ Saved My Life. Bill and Frank talk about the original mission behind the book, as well as their different routes into dance music. They recall how they met and combined forces in '90s New York, where DJs such as Frankie Knuckles and Junior Vasquez proved transformative figures. Co-host Mark recalls seeing Bill and Frank DJ'ing at Fabric in 2000 and then reading the original edition of Last Night… Recalling their first articles for Mixmag in the '90s, the DJ History duo reminisce about the late Dom Phillips, the magazine's former editor who was so brutally murdered in the Amazon this month. They praise the courage Dom showed in confronting Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and exposing the criminal gangs behind much of the Amazon's deforestation. Bill and Frank discuss the process of researching and writing Last Night…, barely knowing if figures such as Bronx hip hop legend were even still alive, and explain what turned clubs like Larry Levan's Paradise Garage into "religious" experiences. The week's new audio interview – Bill and Frank's own 2005 quizzing of drum and bass legend Fabio – proves infectiously enjoyable as they hear themselves asking the Brixton-born DJ about Crackers and Spectrum. The episode concludes with thoughts on Elvis Presley and the new biopic made by Baz Luhrman, after which Mark talks us through library pieces he's added about Bill Haley (1957), Billie Holiday (1959) and Buffalo Springfield (1968), while Jasper concludes proceedings with quotes from pieces about Kanye West (2016) and Arlo Parks (2019). Many thanks to special guests Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton. The new edition of Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is published by White Rabbit and <a href="https://heavenlyrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch/last-night-a-dj-saved-my-life-hardcover-signed-by-the-authors">available to pre-order now</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/dc-white-house-house-">House</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-meaning-of-rave">Rave</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/adventures-on-the-wheels-of-steel-dj-kool-herc-and-the-birth-of-hip-hop">DJ Kool Herc</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dom-phillips-an-interview">Dom Phillips</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fabio-2005">Fabio audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-griffiths-recalls-elvis-days-as-the-king-of-western-bop">Elvis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-comeback-elvis-never-went-away">Comeback Special</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvis-and-black-music">Elvis and Black Music</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billie-holiday-they-wont-let-me-work-in-new-york-so-im-settling-in-london">Billie Holiday</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-singers-and-song-writers-racing-down-bob-dylans-road">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/james-brown-oakland-auditorium-oakland-ca">James Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-marley--the-wailers-gloria-jones-gonzalez-hammersmith-odeon-london">Bob Marley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-haley-hits-britain">Bill Haley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/buffalo-springfield-country-joe--the-fish-canned-heat-the-hook-smokestack-lightning-long-beach-arena-long-beach-ca">Buffalo Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kanye-west-ithe-life-of-pabloi-good-musicdef-jam">Kanye West</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/on-the-rise-arlo-parks">Arlo Parks</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e129"> Episode 129: Deborah Frost on heavy metal + Blue Öyster Cult + Grace Jones + Foals </a> </h2> 13 June 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4721211265&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome heavy metal expert Deborah Frost, Zooming in from her native New York City, and invite her to talk about her career as a writer and musician. Deborah reminisces about the all-girl "female Dolls" Flaming Youth, in which she drummed in the early '70s, and then explains how she came to write her first pieces for Circus in 1977. She talks about her love of hard rock and heavy metal, and about contributing to Rolling Stone and the Village Voice — including her acclaimed 1985 Voice piece 'White Noise: How Heavy Metal Rules', with its unflattering descriptions of the drug-and-groupie-addled Mötley Crüe. From the Crüe we segue into another great "umlaut" metal band, one beloved of Deborah's co-hosts Barney, Martin & Jasper. Yep, we're talking about Blue Öyster Cult, to whose drummer Albert Bouchard our guest was once married. After Barney & Martin attempt to do justice to what made the Cult so uniquely brilliant, we hear clips from 1978 audio interviews with the group's Allen Lanier & Eric Bloom, while Deborah talks about the "rock-critical" role played in the BÖC's development by Sandy Pearlman, R(ichard) Meltzer & punk poetess Patti Smith. An abrupt shift takes us into the amazing world of Grace Jones and her curation of the 2022 Meltdown festival in London. Guest and hosts alike celebrate the iconic Jamaican transgressor, focusing particularly on the Island albums she made at Chris Blackwell's Compass Point studios in the early '80s. Deborah also dumbfounds us with a story about getting naked in a New York sauna with Grace and her beefy boyfriend Dolph Lundgren. There's bonus audio in the form of Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis, talking in 2015 to Coup De Main's Pip Williams. Foals fan Jasper introduces the clips and — in the week that sees the release of their new album — explains why he rates his fellow Oxonians so highly. After that, he takes us through recent RBP library pieces added by the holidaying Mark Pringle, including Max Jones' 1959 Melody Maker homage to the departed Billie Holiday and Calvin Bush's 1998 Muzik profile of Jungle king Goldie. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPHVmvijSuo">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Deborah Frost. Find out more about her and her writing on <a href="../../../Library/Writer/deborah-frost">her RBP writers page</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/white-noise--how-heavy-metal-rules">How Heavy Metal Rules</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-criticism-as-brain-surgery-deborah-frost-looks-back">Rock Criticism as Brain Surgery</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blue-yster-cult-1978">Allen Lanier audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blue-yster-cults-eric-bloom-1978">Eric Bloom audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/graceful-jones">Grace Jones in 1977</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grace-jones-confessions-of-an-art-groupie">Grace Jones in 1980</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/various-artists-ifunky-nassau---the-compass-point-story-1980-1986i">Chris Blackwell's Compass Point studios</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/foals-yannis-philippakis-2015">Foals' Yannis Philippakis audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billie-holiday-she-was-original-honest--unique-says-max-jones">Billie Holliday R.I.P.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/goldie-welcome-to-my-world">Goldie</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/disco-inferno-79">Odell's disco</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e128"> Episode 128: Robert Greenfield on the Rolling Stones + Jerry Jeff Walker </a> </h2> 30 May 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5664620415&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the great Robert Greenfield, beamed in from his home in Carmel, California, and ask him about his early '70s adventures with the Rolling Stones that inspired the seminal book S.T.P.. Robert recounts his journey from Fusion and Boston After Dark, via Rolling Stone's London bureau, to his stellar career as an author and biographer — including his celebrated books about Bill Graham, Jerry Garcia and Augustus "Owsley" Stanley III. He describes how he showed up at Keith Richards' Villa Nellcote in August 1971, during the recording of the now-50-year-old Exile On Main St.. After this we hear about the defining 1972 pieces he wrote for Rolling Stone about that album's final overdub/mixing stages in L.A., and about the start of the "Stones Touring Party" trek through North America. We also hear a 1997 audio clip of Keef looking back on Exile and its gradual rise to acclaim as the group's greatest album, plus there's a digression on photographer-filmmaker Robert Frank, whose Cocksucker Blues was (like S.T.P.) a key document of that triumphant 1972 tour. From there we go to clips from the week's new RBP audio interview, which features John Tobler in a 1992 conversation with folk-country legend Jerry Jeff Walker, the object of veneration on Steve Earle's new album Jerry Jeff. The genial and engaging Mr. Walker talks to Tobler about the difference between Nashville and his adopted Austin, his beloved 1968 song 'Mr. Bojangles', and (in the episode's outro) his encouragement of fellow troubadour Guy Clark — another object of Earle's Texan veneration. After valedictory reflections on Dylan crony and "stars' superstar" Bob Neuwirth, Microdisney/Fatima Mansions frontman Cathal Coughlan, and Greek prog-electronic deity Vangelis — news of the deaths of Depeche Mode's Andy Fletcher and former Yes drummer Alan White came in after the recording of this episode — Mark Pringle quotes from his favourite new additions to the RBP library. These include pieces about Scott Walker, the Wailers, choreographer Cholly Atkins and self-proclaimed "bedroom bore" Aphex Twin, after which Jasper weighs in with remarks on the Streets and Shontelle. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxQzYaUqIeY">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Robert Greenfield. Find his books, including <a href="https://bookshop.org/books/s-t-p-a-journey-through-america-with-the-rolling-stones/9780306811999" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">S.T.P.: A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones</a>, in all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-stones-in-la-main-st-exiles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exile on Main Street</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-tour-rock--roll-on-the-road-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rolling Stones tour</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/keith-richards-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Richards audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ahmet-ertegun-a-day-of-tribute-in-new-york" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ahmet Ertegun</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jerry-jeff-walker-1992" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerry Jeff Walker audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/a-movie-for-david-geffen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Aronowitz on Bob Neuwirth</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fatima-mansions-the-evil-that-men-do" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cathal Coughlan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/vangelis-the-moans-and-the-stares-an-ouzo-and-thee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vangelis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/scott-walker-the-singer-not-the-song" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cholly-atkins-dancing-machine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cholly Atkins</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-wailers-the-matrix-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wailers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/up-to-something-in-the-bedroom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aphex Twin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/street-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Streets</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/shontelle-is-the-feisty-feminist-rihanna" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shontelle</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e127"> Episode 127: Chris Roberts on Radiohead + Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott </a> </h2> 16 May 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1272026247&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we are joined by the droll and charming Chris Roberts, who looks back on his career as a journalist, author and musician. Chris recalls the seminal early experience of first hearing T. Rex's 'Metal Guru' and explains how this led eventually to his writing for Sounds and then Melody Maker in the '80s. After detours via the ill-fated Ikon magazine and the fascinating Idle Worship anthology, we get to Chris' Uncut years and hear an audio clip of him being very cheeky to Debbie Harry. This brings us up to the present day and the publication of his fine new study of the Velvet Underground. We then turn to the week's featured artist, the divine Missy Elliott, and discuss her 25-year-old debut Supa Dupa Fly, reviewed by Chris for the Maker — and the "Misdemeanor" gal's amazing career in general. Another album turning 25 is Radiohead's towering OK Computer, which affords the perfect excuse to hear clips from not one but two audio interviews — the first with Thom Yorke and Colin Greenwood from 1993, the second with Phil Selway from 1997, shortly after OK Computer's release. Chris reminisces about two Radiohead shows he saw, including a Royal Festival Hall gig he reviewed in 2000. Mark then runs through the articles he's most enjoyed adding during the previous fortnight, including pieces about the Ronettes, the Impressions, Ray Parker, Jr. and A Guy Called Gerald. Jasper finishes things off with remarks about interviews with Fall Out Boy and Grandmaster Flash. Many thanks to special guest Chris Roberts. His new book The Velvet Underground is published by Palazzo and <a href="https://www.palazzoeditions.com/adult-titles/the-velvet-underground" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available now</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/blondies-debbie-harry-2003" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Harry audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/missy-elliott-isupa-dupa-flyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris on Supa Dupa Fly</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/missy-elliott-supa-woman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Missy Elliott</a>, Radiohead audio: <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-1993" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thom Yorke & Colin Greenwood</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/radioheads-phil-selway-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Selway</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/now-the-ronettes-get-the-igirlsi-screaming-too" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ronettes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-mayall-blues-purist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Mayall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/revolution-such-fun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stonewall riots</a>,  <a href="../../../Library/Article/popol-vuh-popol-music--a-clearer-vuh-point" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Popol Vuh</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/have-you-ever-ridden-a-horse-a-guy-called-gerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guy Called Gerald</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-impressions-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Impressions</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ray-parker-jr-from-sideman-to-ladys-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Parker Jr.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fall-out-boy-chemical-brothers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fall Out Boy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grandmaster-flash-breaks-down-netflixs-new-series-ithe-get-downi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandmaster Flash</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/nigerian-german-singer-ayo-didnt-go-into-music-to-make-pop-hitsand-is-unapologetic-about-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ayo</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e126"> Episode 126: Robert Duncan & Jaan Uhelzski on Lester Bangs + Creem + Suicide </a> </h2> 2 May 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3110688514&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we mark the 40th anniversary of the death of arguably the greatest — and certainly the most "almost famous" — writer in the history of music journalism. Two of Lester Bangs's closest Creem colleagues (both wonderful writers in their own right) join us from California to reminisce about the man and his work. Jaan Uhelszki, who started in the Creem office the same day as Lester, gets the ball rolling by putting Detroit's "anti-Rolling Stone" in context. Robert Duncan, who arrived two years later in 1974, adds his recollections of "America's only rock'n'roll magazine" [sic] before paying tribute to Lester. Respect, laughter and sadness ensue as Robert & Jaan discuss their friend's gonzoid genius, his exasperating foibles and the addiction that killed him at 33, six years after Robert persuaded him to move to New York. Seminal New York duo Suicide — beloved of Bangs — are the subjects of the week's new audio interview, clips from which feature pioneering electropunks Alan Vega & Martin Rev talking in 1998 about their "confrontational" live act, their introduction of the word "punk" into NYC's music scene in 1971… and Vega's love of British comedy The Full Monty! Finally, Mark talks us through his highlights among the articles recently added to the RBP library, including pieces about the Righteous Brothers, Laura Nyro, Jeff Beck at the Fillmore East, Pharoah Saunders and England's miserable Bickershaw festival. Barney notes a 1988 Paul Morley rumination on, yes, music journalism… and Jasper quotes from a John Doran "review" of Aphex Twin's Collapse. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYUD4NUAcH0">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guests Robert Duncan and Jaan Uhelszki; you can visit Robert's website at <a href="https://www.duncanwrites.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">duncanwrites.com</a> and find more of Jaan's writing on <a href="../../Library/Writer/jaan-uhelszki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her RBP writer's page</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Writer/lester-bangs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester on RBP</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/remembering-philip-seymour-hoffman-lester-bangs-and-ialmost-famousi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester Bangs and Almost Famous</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lester-bangs-liberation-critic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Riegel on Lester</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cum-on-read-the-noise-an-interview-with-former-icreemi-writer-robert-duncan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Duncan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mc5-ikick-out-the-jamsi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester on the MC5</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/how-to-be-a-rock-critic-a-megatonic-journey-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester on how to be a rock critic</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/van-morrison-astral-weeks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester on Astral Weeks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/free-jazzpunk-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester on punk/jazz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/suicide-1998-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suicide audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-strange-thing-about-the-righteous-brothers-is-that-theyre-white" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Righteous Brothers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-ieli-and-the-13th-confessioni-columbia" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Nyro</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pharaoh-sanders-bothand-club-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pharaoh Sanders</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/george-jones-im-never-gonna-sell-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Jones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/grateful-dead-jeff-beck-group-the-seventh-sons-fillmore-east-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grateful Dead & Jeff Beck Group</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bickershaw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bickershaw festival</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-well-kept-kiss-secret" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KISS</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/divine-retribution" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Divine</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/waxing-lyrical-the-rock-press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Morley on the rock press</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/aphex-twins-icollapsei-ep-reviewed-from-the-gwennap-pit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aphex Twin's Collapse</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e125"> Episode 125: Vashti Bunyan on Wayward + Nick Drake + Joe Boyd audio </a> </h2> 19 April 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3018452617&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the wonderful Vashti Bunyan — all the way from her home in Edinburgh — and ask her about her magical music and the remarkable memoir she's just published. The "freak folk" legend — though she strongly disavows the "folk" tag — begins by talking of her early musical memories, among them meeting an unhappy Cliff Richard backstage in Blackpool in 1961. She describes her dream of becoming a pop singer in mid-'60s London, and how that led her to the Mayfair office of Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Briefly and unhappily typecast as "a dark-haired Marianne Faithfull", she recalls the session for the Jagger-Richards song 'Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind', backed up in the studio by Jimmy Page & Nicky Hopkins. Vashti explains how she felt equally adrift in the world of folk, eventually dropping out of the London music scene to travel to the Outer Hebrides in a horse-drawn wagon. This is the journey she writes about so vividly in Wayward, leading circuitously to Joe Boyd producing her 1970 album Just Another Diamond Day. After a discussion of that exquisite record, she talks about why she neither wrote nor sang another song for 30 years… then admits how much it meant when younger admirers like Joanna Newsom and Devendra Banhart discovered the album in 2000, subsequently appearing on her Lookaftering (2005) and Heartleap (2014). With Nick Drake's final album Pink Moon turning 50 this year, we take Vashti back to the awkward afternoon she spent trying to write a song with him after Joe Boyd had introduced them. Along the way we hear clips of Joe speaking to Gerrie Lim about Nick's guitar playing and "romantic doom" in 1994. After paying our respects to Saints frontman Chris Bailey, we touch on highlights among the 120+ articles just added to the RBP library, including pieces about Charles Mingus (1962), Dusty in Memphis (1969), the Smiths (1987) and Fatboy Slim (1997). Jasper's selection of a recent Michael McDonald interview gives us the perfect excuse to explain to Vashti what "Yacht Rock" is… after which we hear a final clip from the Boyd interview. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSjSQEoDwjg">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Vashti Bunyan; <a href="https://store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/wayward?variant=42281827664116" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wayward</a> is published by White Rabbit and available now. You can visit Vashti's website at <a href="http://www.anotherday.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">anotherday.co.uk</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/vashti-bunyan-the-folk-myth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vashti Bunyan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vashti-bunyan-iheartleapi-fat-cat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heartleap</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-kirby-1948-2009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Kirby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lie-back-and-think-of-ukuleles-lost-ladies-of-folk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lost Ladies of Folk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-boyd-on-nick-drake-1994" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Boyd on Nick Drake</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-saints-would-you-let-these-men-tie-your-kangaroo-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Saints</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chris-bailey-saint-in-search-of-earthiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Bailey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/this-world-of-jazz-muddy-waters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muddy Waters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jimi-and-janis-victims-of-the-plague" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi and Janis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-smiths-how-soon-is-now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fatboy-slim-the-norman-conquest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fatboy Slim</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charlie-mingus-jazz-man-is-changing-his-beat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Mingus</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-idusty-in-memphisi-sd-8214" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robyn-body-shot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robyn</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ry-cooder-ichvez-ravinei-nonesuch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ry Cooder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/duke-ellington-theyre-trying-to-make-me-a-piano-player-ill-have-to-start-practising" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duke Ellington</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/one-nation-underground-esp-disk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ESP Disk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-godfather-of-pop--michael-mcdonald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael McDonald</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-collins-suncorp-stadium-brisbane" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Collins</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e124"> Episode 124: Devon Powers on the Village Voice + Red Hot Chili Peppers + White Stripes audio </a> </h2> 5 April 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2061298519&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the excellent Devon Powers — beamed in from Philadelphia — and ask her to talk about The Village Voice, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the White Stripes… and music journalism since the turn of the century. Devon begins by talking about the music she loved when growing up in her native Michigan — and her first awareness of "rock critics". We hear about her move to New York City in 1999, her early pieces for the PopMatters site, and the Anglophilia that led to umpteen pieces about the likes of Clinic, Starsailor, Badly Drawn Boy and, yes, even Ocean Colour Scene. Citing a great 2003 piece she wrote about Red Hot Chili Peppers, who released a new album the week of this recording, we ask Devon what those punk-funk Californicators meant to her in the '90s and noughties. After a brief discussion of Devon's 2004 thinkpiece 'Is Music Journalism Dead?', we turn our attention to Writing the Record: The Village Voice and the Birth of Rock Criticism, the 2013 book which came out of her doctoral dissertation at NYU. She talks about the vital New York weekly paper, and the "rock critics" who were such a key part of its arts coverage — particularly Richard Goldstein, several of whose '60s Voice pieces we have on RBP. We then pay tribute to another Voice contributor, John Swenson, lost to us a few days before this recording, as well as to Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins and Mighty Diamonds frontman "Tabby" Shaw. Two clips from Ira Robbins' 2001 audio interview with the White Stripes prompt a general chinwag about Jack, Meg, blues etc., after which Mark zips through the most notable of the interviews & reviews he's just added to the RBP library, including pieces about the Kingston Trio, Paul Revere & the Raiders, Canned Heat and Teddy Pendergrass. Barney then rounds things off by flagging up pieces on Marc Bolan, the Prodigy, Tony Hatch, Jack Good and the Descendents. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8v84Q92Tr4">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Devon Powers; visit her website at <a href="https://devonpowers.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">devonpowers.com</a> and find Writing the Record in all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/ithe-village-voicei-and-the-birth-of-rock-criticism-two-excerpts-from-iwriting-the-recordi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Village Voice and the Birth of Rock Criticism</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pj-harvey-hammerstein-ballroom-new-york" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PJ Harvey</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/is-music-journalism-dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is Music Journalism Dead?</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/red-hot-chili-peppers-1985" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Red Hot Chili Peppers audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/red-hot-chili-peppers-iblood-sugar-sex-magiki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blood Sugar Sex Magik</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rick-rubin-the-man-who-made-the-chilis-hot" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick Rubin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-white-stripes-2001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The White Stripes audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/taylor-hawkins-2010" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taylor Hawkins audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/foo-fighters-touring-the-uk-it-feels-great-every-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foo Fighters</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rock-dreamsschemes-the-history-of-icrawdaddyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crawdaddy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-mighty-diamonds-theres-no-ganja-in-nassau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Mighty Diamonds</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mr-korner-and-his-weird-front-line" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alexis Korner</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/reveres-raiders-attack-the-treasury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Revere</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dancing-madness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disco</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/teddy-pendergrass-teddys-not-so-blue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teddy Pendergrass</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/well-look-whos-back--its-little-richard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Richard</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pop-eye-mover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Paul</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/canned-heat-the-people-leave-hyde-park-slowly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canned Heat</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/curtis-the-crusader" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Curtis Mayfield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/oasis-the-bruise-brothers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oasis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/audio-marc-bolan-1974" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Bolan audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-prodigy-keith-flint-is-the-firestarter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Prodigy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/icall-me-the-songs-of-tony-hatchi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Hatch</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jack-good-1931-2017" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Good</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/the-return-of-the-descendents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Descendents</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e123"> Episode 123: Joe Carducci on SST Records + Henry Rollins + Paul Nelson </a> </h2> 21 March 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6609614855&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite SST legend Joe Carducci to join us — all the way from Las Vegas — and talk about his life and career in music from the mid-'70s to the present day.  We hear about Joe's childhood in Illinois, his move to L.A. in 1976 and his first pieces for Eurock and anarchist rag The Match! From there we learn about his forming record distributor Systematic in Portland; his working with Rough Trade US in Berkeley; and his helming of Black Flag's SST label from 1981 to 1986. Following his reminiscences of SST producer Spot and photographer Naomi Peterson, we hear clips frm a 1994 audio interview with Henry Rollins — including the former Black Flag frontman's thoughts on his old band and its influence on the recently-deceased Kurt Cobain. Joe also discusses his controversial 1990 book Rock & the Pop Narcotic, as well as the legendary Sing Out!/Circus/Rolling Stone writer Paul Nelson and the vital importance of his Little Sandy Review fanzine (1959–1967). After paying our respects to Timmy ('Why Can't We Live Together') Thomas and NME/Daily Mirror journalist Gavin Martin, we hear from Mark about new library pieces on Country Joe & the Fish, Bette Midler and the Sex Pistols' famous Screen On The Green gig; from Jasper about Chicago's Tortoise and French pop; and from Barney about Little Feat's Lowell George, Texan "artlaw" Boyd Elder and Canadian rock'n'roller Jack Scott. Finally we hear a third clip from the Rollins audio, in which Henry harks back to his teenage infatuation with Ted Nugent. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJMzo1LnDaA">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Joe Carducci; find his blog at <a href="http://newvulgate.blogspot.com">newvulgate.blogspot.com</a> and his books, including Rock & the Pop Narcotic, in all good bookshops. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/imeat-puppets-iii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Meat Puppets</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/frank-navetta-and-the-descendents" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Descendents</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/black-flag-and-all-that-joe-carduccis-ienter-naomii" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Flag/SST</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/henry-rollins-1994" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Henry Rollins audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-nelson-first-you-dream-then-you-die" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Nelson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/timmy-thomas-tomorrows-golden-oldie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Timmy Thomas</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Writer/gavin-martin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gavin Martin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stiff-little-fingers-the-harp-bar-belfast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stiff Little Fingers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-gold-lam-dream-of-bette-midler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bette Midler</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nirvana-reading-festival-berkshire" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nirvana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-itheir-satanic-majesties-requesti-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cj-fish-on-saturday" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Country Joe & the Fish</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-the-slits-screen-on-the-green-islington-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sex Pistols/Slits</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shell-unsuited-tortoise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tortoise</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/no-checked-tablecloths-rockfort--the-meaning-of-frenchness-in-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">French pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lowell-george-time-loves-a-hero-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lowell George</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/no-amf-boyd-elder-texas-artlaw-dead-at-74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boyd Elder</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-scott-canadas-forgotten-rock-n-roll-star" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Scott</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e122"> Episode 122: David Dalton on the Beach Boys + the Beatles + Charles Manson </a> </h2> 7 March 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4841133875&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the legendary — and highly amusing — David Dalton to join us all the way from his rural retreat in upstate New York. We start by comparing our shocked reactions to Vladimir Putin's horrific invasion of Ukraine before asking David how he moved to America from England in 1961. He tells us about his mid-'60s adventures as a photographer of British Invasion acts like the Animals — with assistance from a pre-Beatle Linda McCartney — and then about his mid-stream switch to profiles of James Brown and Little Richard for Jann Wenner's nascent Rolling Stone. He also recounts his very fond memories of crossing Canada by train with Janis Joplin, Jerry Garcia and fellow stars on 1970's Festival Express tour. We revisit the award-winning 1970 Stone piece David co-wrote about Charles Manson and the Family, hearing along the way about Manson's connections with the Beach Boys. This leads almost seamlessly into clips from the late Andy Gill's 1988 audio interview with Dr. Eugene Landy, the shrink who "saved" Brian Wilson only to abuse his professional trust by inveigling his way into the singer's music and business affairs. We then return to the horrors of Manson when we ask David about the influence of Beatles tracks on the man who orchestrated the Tate-LaBianca killings. Our guest reminisces about working with Rolling Stone colleague Jonathan Cott on Get Back, the only book the Beatles ever commissioned, and we discuss with him the Fab Four's unhappy last days in the context of Peter Jackson's recent documentary of the same name. After David brings his American story full circle with memories of hanging out with Andy Warhol in 1961, Mark talks us through newly-added library pieces on Muddy Waters (1958), Brian Epstein (1963), the Who (1967) and Jerome "Doc" Pomus (1982), while Barney quotes from a review of a 1990 book about Eastern Bloc rock and Jasper mentions 2012 pieces about Kendrick Lamar and Green Day's American Idiot musical... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRPrVjqR8XI">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest David Dalton; find his excellent biographies at any good bookshop and read <a href="../../Library/Writer/david-dalton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his writing on RBP</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/el-david-saint-dalton-shoots-his-mouth-off" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Dalton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/into-the-heart-of-darkness-with-dennis-wilson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Manson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-eugene-landy-on-brian-wilson-1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eugene Landy audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ken-mansfield-on-capitol-records-and-the-beatles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/muddy-waters-chris-barber-st-pancras-town-hall-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muddy Waters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-iblonde-on-blondei-columbia-c2l-41-028-841" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-rock-n-wreck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-that-lucky-mr-epstein-got-a-heads-start-with-the-beatles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Epstein</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-mercer-hey-mr-tangerine-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Mercer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/doc-pomus-songwriter-superhero" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Doc" Pomus</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-band-of-the-week-kendrick-lamar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mossman-on-music-green-days-musical" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Green Day's musical</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/timothy-w-ryback-irock-around-the-bloc--a-history-of-rock-music-in-eastern-europe-and-the-soviet-unioni-oxford-university-press" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rock around the Bloc</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e121"> Episode 121: Peter Guralnick on Blues + Southern Soul + Jerry Wexler </a> </h2> 21 February 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3446622708&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite the great Peter Guralnick — Zooming in from his native Massachusetts — to discuss his "adventures in music and writing"… to quote the subtitle of his wonderful 2020 collection Looking to Get Lost. Peter takes his hosts back to his discovery of Delta blues giants Skip James and Robert Johnson in the early '60s — and to the first pieces he wrote for Paul Williams' Crawdaddy! in 1966. He explains his approach to the masterful profiles he collected in Feel Like Going Home and Lost Highway, and the friendships with Charlie Rich and Bobby "Blue" Bland that resulted from them. Conversation leads from Howlin' Wolf to Solomon Burke and southern soul, and from there to the use of Val Wilmer's remarkable photos in Peter's books. Talk of Memphis and Muscle Shoals prompts Mark to introduce the first of three clips from Barney's 1985 audio interview with Atlantic Records legend Jerry Wexler. Peter reminisces about his relationship with "Wex" (and with Ray Charles), then follows up with riveting recall of Joe Tex and Jerry Lee Lewis. Pieces by Memphis writer Andria Lisle — one of many Guralnick disciples — brings us on to discussion of Bobby Bland and the late Hi Rhythm section drummer Howard Grimes. We also remember the brilliant Betty Davis and Syl ('Is It Because I'm Black?') Johnson. Finally, Mark quotes from newly-added library pieces about John Lee Hooker, Nik Venet, the Nazz and Simon Napier-Bell, while Jasper notes articles about Norah Jones and Robert Glasper. Bringing things full circle, Barney quotes from Peter's friend Bill Millar's tribute to recently-deceased soul specialist Bob Fisher. Watch a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasper.murisonbowie/videos/954913381812475">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest Peter Guralnick. <a href="https://www.littlebrown.com/titles/peter-guralnick/looking-to-get-lost/9780316412629/">Looking to Get Lost </a>is published by Little, Brown, and you can visit his website at <a href="https://www.peterguralnick.com/">peterguralnick.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-guralnick-gets-ilosti-in-profiles-of-musical-giants" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Guralnick interviewed by Bob Ruggiero</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/take-the-music-seriously-an-interview-with-peter-guralnick-20th-august-2009" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">by Maud Barthomier</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-guralnick-isweet-soul-musici" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sweet Soul Music</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jerry-wexler-1985" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerry Wexler audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/that-memphis-sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andria Lisle on Memphis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mick-hucknall-meets-bobby-blue-bland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mick Hucknall meets Bobby "Blue" Bland</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hi-rhythm-love-and-happiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hi Rhythm</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ibetty-they-say-im-differenti-dir-phil-cox-native-voice-films--la-compaigne-des-taxi-brousse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Betty Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/syl-johnson-different-strokes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Syl Johnson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lee-hooker-your-kids-dig-the-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lee Hooker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nobody-bugs-the-gutsy-greek--the-sten-guns-see-to-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nik Venet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-nazz-red-beans--rice-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Nazz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ny-clubs-talent-search-anybody-listening" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CBGBs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hoagy-carmichael-the-old-music-master-says-ive-no-patience-at-all-with-the-narrow-jazz-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hoagy Carmichael</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/simon-napier-bell-always-tells-the-truth-especially-about-simon-napier-bell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Napier-Bell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-eye--ike--tina-turner-river-deep-mountain-high-iet-ali" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'River Deep, Mountain High'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-stephanie-mills-interview-the-sweet-sensation-of-iwizidom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stephanie Mills</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keeping-up-with-jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Norah Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-glasper-id-like-wynton-to-listen-to-my-ipod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Glasper</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-fisher-1947-2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Fisher</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e120"> Episode 120: Kate Mossman on Joni Mitchell + Lou Reed + Morrissey & Marr </a> </h2> 7 February 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8473876157&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the excellent Kate Mossman to our state-of-the-art recording suite and ask her about her writing career and musical passions. She talks about working with Mark Ellen at The Word and about her current employer the New Statesman, and Jasper quotes from a recent Statesman piece she wrote about her secret passion for jazz fusion. Kate's interview with "mean old daddy" Cary Raditz affords her the chance to talk about her beloved Joni Mitchell and the classic Blue song Raditz inspired. Joni's request to follow Neil Young's lead and have Blue and other albums removed from Spotify prompts discussion of the streaming platform's headaches in the wake of Joe Rogan's COVID disinformation. Another of Kate's Statesman pieces, about Lou Reed, gives her and co-hosts Mark & Barney the perfect excuse to riff on Reed's notoriously sadistic treatment of British interviewers — and the cue for Mark to talk about Martin Aston's 1989 audio interview with the ex-Velvets man. From there we turn to Lou's fellow contrarian Morrissey and the "severed alliance" between him and former Smiths bandmate Johnny Marr. With the latter releasing a new album this month, Kate and the RBP crew reflect on the very different personalities (and values) of the two Mancunians. After noting the passing of folk matriarch Norma Waterson, Mark references recently-added library pieces about Sam Cooke, Todd Rundgren and the late Janice Long. Jasper then finishes things off with observations on pieces about Glass Animals and Adele. A clip of Kate talking about her secret love for <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasper.murisonbowie/videos/645770470070334">jazz fusion</a> Many thanks to special guest Kate Mossman; find her writing in the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/kate-mossman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Statesman</a> and on <a href="../../../Library/Writer/kate-mossman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RBP</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/how-chick-corea-shaped-a-jazz-generation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jazz fusion</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/i-didnt-want-anyone-to-know-it-was-me-on-being-joni-mitchells-carey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carey Raditz</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/lou-reed-why-no-one-wanted-to-write-his-obituary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Reed</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/lou-reed-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lou Reed audio</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-marr-escape-from-strangeways" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Marr</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-marr-on-the-smiths-morrissey-and-putting-politics-back-in-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Smiths</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-caucasian-rut" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/norma-waterson-past-caring-about-a-career" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Norma Waterson</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/sam-cooke-when-youre-well-read-and-dress-like-wham" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/scott-the-loner--even-more-alone-than-ever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott Walker</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-winter-behind-the-scene-with-steve-paul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Paul</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/the-bar-kays-nona-hendryx-gladys-knight-veteran-hitmakers-span-the-generations" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nona Hendryx</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/vicki-from-inkpen-berks-may-not-look-like-a-girl-with-power--but-shes-got-it-lots-of-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/black-magic-is-not-our-scene-say-black-sabbath" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Sabbath</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/runt-the-magic-rabbit-todd-rundgrens-search-for-the-ultimate-riff" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Todd Rundgren</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/janice-long-the-long-goodbye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janice Long</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/a-hecklers-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Barton's heckler's guide</a>, <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/new-band-of-the-day-glass-animals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glass Animals</a> and <a style="font-size: 1em;" href="../../../Library/Article/adele-i25i-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Adele</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e119"> Episode 119: Michael Simmons on country punk + '60s counterculture + Van Dyke Parks </a> </h2> 24 January 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9309684198&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Barney, Mark & Jasper invite counterculture chronicler and "father of country punk" Michael Simmons to join them in RBP's virtual cupboard… all the way from his Culver City lair in small-hours Southern California. Michael talks very entertainingly about his dad Matty's '60s "hippie mag" Cheetah and about National Lampoon, the satirical '70s institution that succeeded it. Yarns about John Belushi and chums lead into Simmons Jr.'s unlikely but lifelong love of country music; his New York band Slewfoot; depping for George Jones at the Bottom Line; and his late '70s stint as one of Kinky Friedman's self-styled "Texas Jewboys". We also hear about our guest's parallel writing career and his move to Los Angeles, from whence he has long contributed to such outlets as the L.A. Weekly and (from the mid-noughties on) MOJO. He reminisces about his teenage Greenwich Village obsession with Bob Dylan, and talks about the liner notes he's penned for three of Bob's Bootleg Series box sets. Mention of a Van Dyke Parks piece Michael wrote in 2013 takes us into clips from John Tobler's long 1973 audio interview with that eccentric L.A. genius & Beach Boys/Randy Newman acolyte. At the end of the episode you will hear amusing banter between Van Dyke and a passing Lowell George (who'd just been interviewed next door by Pete "Family Trees" Frame). After paying our respects to departed heroes Ronnie Spector and Michael Lang, Mark & Jasper take us out with quotes from their favourite new additions to the RBP library. Mark mentions the late Maureen Cleave's 1965 interview with Nina Simone, Lon Goddard's 1970 encounter with Joni Mitchell & Ed Jones' 1975 review of Motörhead at the Roundhouse, while Jasper cites a Simon Reynolds special on "digital maximalism" and Mark Sinker's reflections on COVID and rock nostalgia. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V3KjUn6mfY">video clip</a> from this recording Please note that this episode was recorded before news of Meat Loaf's death reached us. Many thanks to special guest Michael Simmons; find his writing <a href="../../Library/Writer/michael-simmons">on RBP</a> as well as in the <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/michael-simmons">Huffington Post</a> and <a href="https://www.laweekly.com/author/michael-simmons/">LA Weekly</a>. Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/the1stmunz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@the1stmunz</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/i-was-a-texas-jewboy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I was a Texas Jewboy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-turns-70" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan turns 70</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/van-dyke-parks-keeps-on-cyclin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks keeps on cyclin'</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/van-dyke-parks-1973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/daddy-and-momma-always-wanted-her-to-play-at-carnegie-hall-nina-simone-finally-made-it-too--only-she-wasnt-playing-bach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nina Simone</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/arlo-guthrie-linda-ronstadt-civic-auditorium-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Linda Ronstadt</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mick-jagger-lets-his-hair-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-band-inorthern-lights--southern-crossi-capitol-st-11440" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-crawling-eye-protest-peace-and-joni-mitchell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/motrhead-roundhouse-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Motörhead</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fleetwood-mac-making-imiragei" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fleetwood Mac</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/maximal-nation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maximal Nation</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/covid-has-pushed-pop-culture-into-nostalgia-its-time-for-something-new" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Covid & pop culture nostalgia</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/ronnie-spector-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronnie Spector</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e118"> Episode 118: Pete Wingfield on Soul + Lee Dorsey + Dexys + Mel Brooks </a> </h2> 10 January 2022 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9650670868&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the legendary Pete Wingfield to Hammersmith to discuss his career as a keyboard player, record producer and music journalist. We start by asking Pete about Soulbeat, the fanzine he started at Wellington College, and about the network of R&B fans in mid-'60s Britain. From there we learn about Mike Vernon's Blue Horizon label (and Chipping Norton studio); about Pete's 1967 trip to America, where he met Otis Redding at Stax studios; and about the Breakfast Special album that produced his big 1975 hit 'Eighteen with a Bullet'. Fast-forwarding to 1981, Pete tells Barney, Mark & Jasper about Sylvia Robinson, the Sugarhill Gang, and cutting Mel Brooks' rap hit 'It's Good to be the King' in a basement studio in Mortlake — the same place where he produced Dexys Midnight Runners' No. 1 hit 'Geno'. A brief discussion of Dexys and Searching for the Young Soul Rebels leads into recollections of touring with the reunited Everly Brothers, producing the Proclaimers' '500 Miles' and playing on Paul McCartney's 1999 covers album Run Devil Run. Clips from Cliff White's 1980 audio interview with New Orleans great Lee Dorsey provide the perfect excuse to express our abiding love of Lee and of Allen Toussaint's Crescent City soul sound. Staying in a southern vein, we mark the passing of country-soul king Joe Simon, who died in December. We also bid a sad farewell to beloved Radio 1 deejay Janice Long. Mark talks us out with quotes from pieces about Kathy Kirby, Van Dyke Parks, Prince's Controversy and Shelby Lynne, while Jasper brings us up to date with his thoughts on Taku Sugimoto, Wolf Alice and Sampa the Great. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpqKFI-Tk3k">Hear a YouTube clip from this recording</a> Many thanks to special guest Pete Wingfield. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/pete-wingfield-the-wheel-goes-full-circle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Wingfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/soul-foundations-twenty-essential-soul-records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twenty Essential Soul Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sugarhill-gang-the-venue-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sugarhill Gang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dexedrine-gang-dexys-midnight-runners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dexys Midnight Runners</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dexys-midnight-runners-isearching-for-the-young-soul-rebelsi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Searching for the Young Soul Rebels</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lee-dorsey-1980" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lee Dorsey audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/toussaint-ilife-love-and-faithi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wingfield on Toussaint</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-simon-country-joe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Simon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/janice-long-the-janice-long-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janice Long</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-and-eric-inspire-each-other" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Harrison and Eric Clapton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-the-band-and-basement-bootleg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-icontroversyi-warner-bros-bsk-3601" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince's Controversy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kathy-kirby-but-the-smile-does-have-to-go-on-and-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kathy Kirby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-dyke-parks-pop-musics-pilot-through-the-aesthetic-shoals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shelby-lynne-ii-am-shelby-lynnei-mercury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shelby Lynne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taku-sugimoto-iitaliai-a-bruit-secret" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taku Sugimoto</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wolf-alice-newcastle-university" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wolf Alice</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/after-the-australian-music-prize-sampa-the-great-wants-to-set-her-story-straight" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sampa the Great</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e117"> Episode 117: Holly George-Warren on Janis Joplin + the Monkees + Michael Nesmith </a> </h2> 20 December 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7612019108&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite Holly George-Warren — beamed in from upstate New York — to tell us about her long and distinguished career as a journalist, author and editor. Holly revisits her North Carolina childhood and early infatuation with pop radio, then talks about her move to New York City in the early '80s, her East Village bands Clambake and Das Fürlines, and her long tenure at Rolling Stone Press. Barney, Mark and Jasper ask her about the latest of her many books — her acclaimed 2019 biography of Janis Joplin — and tie this in with two clips from a 1984 audio interview with Peter Albin of Big Brother & the Holding Company, including his account of Joplin's impact on the band in 1966. Conversation turns to the passing of Michael Nesmith, the Monkee who walked away from pop fame to commence life as an eccentric country singer-songwriter. We hear a clip of the lugubrious Texan speaking about the Monkees in 1974, then discuss "America's Beatles" [sic] and Nesmith's own singular musical legacy. Mark and Jasper talk us out with their reflections on new library pieces about John Peel (1969), the Cockettes (1971), Ronnie Scott (1975), Daft Punk (1997) and artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (2000). Many thanks to special guest Holly George-Warren; please visit her website <a href="https://www.hollygeorgewarren.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hollygeorgewarren.com</a> for details about her books, including Janis: Her Life and Music. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/big-brothers-chick-singer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/big-brothers-peter-albin-1984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Albin audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mistaking-the-four-monkees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Monkees</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-nesmith-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Nesmith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nesmith-mike-1974" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Nesmith audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/knit-yourself-a-pop-singer-marc-and-mike-will-tell-you-how" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Bölan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/isleys-and-peel-do-their-thing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Peel</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-cockettes-vulgarity-or-vanguard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cockettes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ronnie-scott-the-east-end-whizz-kid-who-copped-the-bop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronnie Scott</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-the-100-club-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-life-and-work-of-basquiat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Life and Work of Basquiat</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/last-christmas-i-gave-you-my-chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christmas singles</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e116"> Episode 116: Norman Jopling on Record Mirror + Rhythm & Blues + Rolling Stones </a> </h2> 13 December 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1623851445&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the wonderful Norman Jopling to join us in RBP's sleek Hammersmith recording suite (yeah, right) and reminisce about his days as a budding "pop reporter" on Record Mirror. As a rhythm 'n' blues obsessive in early '60s London, Norman was the first music journalist to write about the "Rollin' Stones" — in May 1963 — and he tells Mark, Barney & Jasper about the Sunday night in Richmond when he first saw and heard Mick, Keith, Brian, Bill & "Charles Watts" blow the roof off the town's Station Hotel. He also talks about his Record Mirror colleagues Peter Jones, Ian Dove & the legendary Guy Stevens; about giving the 19-year-old Eric Clapton a lift on his scooter; and about the interviews he later did with Aretha Franklin and Jimi Hendrix. From there we return to the episode's broadly Stonesy theme, hearing audio clips from Robin Eggar's 1997 audio interview with the late Charlie Watts and discussing the man's unique drumming style and endearingly unpretentious personality. Also sadly lost to us this year — this week, to be precise — are reggae icon Robbie Shakespeare and "freaky deke" critic Greg "Ironman" Tate; we pay tribute to both these giants. With Norman pitching in, Mark talks us out with his thoughts on newly-added library pieces about Phil Spector and Burt Bacharach (both Maureen Cleave interviews from 1964) and Columbia's Clive Davis (a Loraine Alterman interview from 1974). Jasper rounds things off with remarks on Sophie Heawood's 2009 Snoop Dogg interview and Michael Gonzales' retrospective piece on Common's Electric Circus album. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4agqGzgodY">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Norman Jopling; keep an eye out for his book Shake It Up Baby. Please note that this episode was recorded before the death of Mike Nesmith, so we'll be paying tribute to him in the next episode. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-genuine-rb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-yardbirds-the-blueswailers-with-the-mod-appeal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Yardbirds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-routes-the-london-rb-scene" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London R&B</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatles-beatles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-lady-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/man-myth-or-magic-jimi-hendrix-is-back-and-happy-and-talking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charlie-watts-1997" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Watts audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sly-and-robbie-laying-reggaes-bottom-line" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly and Robbie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-love-from-outer-space-why-greg-tate-matters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greg Tate</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-fifteen-hits-in-a-row--and-if-thats-not-genius-well-what-is" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/californian-union-gap-spurn-the-psychedelic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Union Gap</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/carol-grimes-whole-world-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carol Grimes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/clive-davis-return-i-love-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Clive Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gary-numan-idancei-beggars-banquet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary Numan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/burt-bacharach-the-man-who-put-neurosis-into-top-pops" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-richards-heroin-old-age-rhythm-and-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-smiths-scratch-n-smiths" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lisa-roxanne-my-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lisa Roxanne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-mellow-snoop-dogg-still-has-bite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Snoop Dogg</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/center-of-chaos-commons-ielectric-circusi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Common</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-miles-learning-to-be-a-star" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Miles</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e115"> Episode 115: Davitt Sigerson on disco + Bootsy Collins + Mick Rock R.I.P. </a> </h2> 29 November 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6668592242&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we welcome Davitt Sigerson, all the way from his native New York City, to talk about his stellar career from Black Music magazine in 1975 to being made chairman of Island Records in America in 1998. Along the way we hear about his passionate love of disco, his two albums for ZE Records, and plenty more besides. Davitt also weighs in with thoughts on Chic, Prince, David Bowie's Young Americans, the late Mick Rock and a newly-added audio interview with Bootsy Collins, conducted in June 1978 by Davitt's sometime Black Music colleague Cliff White. Davitt proves to be a witty and erudite guest, as comfortable holding forth on Robert Musil as on Cloud One's 'Atmosphere Strut' — and with fascinating recall, to boot. Among the new library articles added by the RBP team, Mark & Jasper focus on pieces about the Clash, Vivian Stanshall, Cecil Taylor, Randy Newman, Amy Winehouse and — bringing the episode neatly full circle — disco "mix master" Tom Moulton. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QL-_fREnimE">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Davitt Sigerson, whose remastered demos are coming soon to a streaming service near you. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-musick-disco" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davitt on Disco</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tom-moulton-father-of-the-disco-mix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Moulton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chic-est-ce-que-cest-chic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-strips-down-iparadei-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aor-write-on-an-interview-with-davitt-sigerson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barney meets Davitt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bootsy-collins-1978" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bootsy Collins audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-iyoung-americansi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Americans</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-rock-and-roll-is-dead" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/me-and-david-an-interview-with-photographer-mick-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mick Rock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-irolling-stonei-interview-elton-john" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elton John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cecil-taylor-ladies-and-gentlemen-please-adjust-your-re-entry-goggles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cecil Taylor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-clash-johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-a-storm-is-coming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Clash + Johnny Thunders</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rough-trade-and-factory-business-brains-in-action" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rough Trade and Factory</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/backbeat-randy-newmans-coming-out-party" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Randy Newman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-sister-rosetta-gets-them-rolling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sister Rosetta Tharpe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/otis-redding-rheingold-music-festival-central-park-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Otis Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/redding-on-jimi-i-said-stuff-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Noel Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/viv-stanshall-if-its-not-the-ss-its-bleedin-campers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viv Stanshall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-mystery-of-terry-southern" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Southern</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shes-class-with-a-glass-amy-winehouse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cameron-carpenter-rhinestone-cowboy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cameron Carpenter</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/zing-went-the-strings-tom-moultons-disco-remixes-reviewed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Moulton</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e114"> Episode 114: Lenny Kaye on Patti Smith + Nuggets + Led Zep IV </a> </h2> 15 November 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8350725770&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we welcome the great Lenny Kaye — all the way from NYC — and ask him to reminisce about his New Jersey youth; the revelation that was rock 'n' roll; his exposure in 1966 to Crawdaddy! and other pioneering music zines, and of course his first encounters with the inimitable Patti Smith. Along the way we hear about his landmark 1972 anthology Nuggets, and about his thrilling new book Lightning Striking. Clips from John Tobler's 1978 audio interview with Patti prompt Lenny to relive key moments from the '70s, including the pair's engagement with the British punk scene on their band's first London visit in May '76. To mark the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin IV, he also talks about his rave Rolling Stone review of that album, a piece he stands by to this day. His hosts also note the imminent release of the follow-up to Robert Plant & Alison Krauss' Americana classic Raising Sand. The RBP team pays its respects to Maureen Cleave, whose crucial early pieces on the Beatles made her part of Fab Four folklore. Lenny mentions his New York mentor <a href="../../Podcast/Episode/28" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danny Fields</a> (episode 28) whose syndication of Maureen's "more popular than Jesus" Lennon interview sparked an unholy fundamentalist backlash across America. Mark & Jasper talk us out with remarks about "new and notable" library pieces on — among other subjects — Patti Smith and Led Zeppelin! And several more great interviews and reviews besides… Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okNSmeww5ms">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Lenny Kaye. <a href="https://www.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/titles/lenny-kaye/lightning-striking/9781474625081/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lightning Striking</a> is published by White Rabbit and available now. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/carry-that-weight-music-in-the-60s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lenny Kaye on music in the '60s</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/inuggets-original-artyfacts-from-the-first-psychedelic-erai-compiled-by-lenny-kaye-elektra-7e-2006" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nuggets</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/patti-smith-a-portrait-of-the-young-woman-as-an-artist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/patti-smith-1978-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin--led-zeppelin-iv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lenny on Led Zep IV</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/stairwell-to-headley-led-zeppelins-fourth-album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barney on Led Zep IV</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robert-plant-and-alison-krauss-iraising-sandi-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Plant and Alison Krauss</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/why-the-beatles-create-all-that-frenzy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/how-does-a-beatle-live-john-lennon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Writer/pete-makowski" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pete Makowski</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/thelonious-monk-mandrakes-berkeley-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thelonius Monk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/maurice-white-from-sessionman-to-producer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maurice White</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/anita-baker-greek-theater-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anita Baker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-babylon-by-jet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/country-and-the-fish-led-zeppelin-fillmore-west-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin at the Fillmore West</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/patti-smith-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-gary-lucas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gary Lucas</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-hip-hop-years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vibe magazine</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/field-day-victoria-park-london--an-embarrassment-of-riches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Field Day festival</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e113"> Episode 113: Michael Zilkha on ZE Records + John Cale + The Velvet Underground </a> </h2> 1 November 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5007822771&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Michael Zilkha joins us all the way from Houston, Texas, to reminisce about his iconic ZE label — and the extraordinary artists he signed to it, from James Chance and Lydia Lunch to his late ex-wife Cristina and August "Kid Creole" Darnell... not forgetting John Cale, whom we hear in two audio clips talking about Lou Reed, Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground. Discussion of Todd Haynes' new documentary on the band — Michael's all-time favourite group — follows. Mark & Jasper round things off by talking us through their highlights among the 100+ new articles added to the RBP library, including a 1966 piece about Mama Cass meeting the Beatles, Nick Kent's 1987 Face op-ed on the Smiths, and a 2018 celebration of Moroccan gnawa by John Lewis. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMbsfb2yjf4">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Michael Zilkha. Visit the ZE Books website at <a href="https://www.zebooks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">zebooks.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-zilkha-the-king-of-mutant-disco" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Harron on Michael Zilkha</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/why-is-this-man-hip-but-a-complete-failure-michael-zilkha-and-ze-records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Rambali on Michael Zilkha</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ze-night-hurrah-new-york-city" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZE Records night at Hurrah</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-velvet-undergrounds-john-cale-2004" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Cale audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-cure-brood--dont-sulk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Cure</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-even-with-the-technology-today-you-have-to-have-a-feel-for-the-groove-and-that-comes-from-within" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kirsty-maccoll-at-home-with-lauren-margarita-and-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kirsty MacColl</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cass-meets-john" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mama Cass</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-mitch-is-real" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mitch Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/donald-fagen-talks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Fagen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-smiths-the-band-with-the-thorn-in-its-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wynton-marsalis-what-is-jazz-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wynton Marsalis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/interview-island-records-chris-blackwell-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Blackwell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/you-have-to-win-respect-slick-rick-on-30-years-of-igreat-adventuresi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Slick Rick</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/junkie-xl-the-king-is-dead-cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Junkie XL/Elvis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/inew-orleans-funk-volume-threei-soul-jazz-records" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Orleans Funk</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/moroccan-gnawa-its-a-healing-sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Moroccan gnawa</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e112"> Episode 112: Paul Morley on Manchester + Tony Wilson + New Order + Faust </a> </h2> 18 October 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4165882582&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, the legendary Paul Morley joins us to talk about his native Manchester, Joy Division and his epic new biography of Factory Records boss Tony Wilson. Paul recounts his early pop epiphanies and discovery of the UK's music press, culminating in the one & only issue of his 1976 fanzine Out There — not to mention his first reviews for the NME in 1976. The conversation then turns to "Anthony H." Wilson and the formation of Factory, taking in Paul's championing of Joy Division before leading into a discussion of Martin Aston's 1986 audio interview with New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris. From there we consider the week's featured act Faust, spinning off from pieces about the German enigmas by Ian MacDonald, Andy Gill and David Stubbs, and prompting general thoughts on "Krautrock" from both guest and hosts. After saying goodbye to chief Chieftain Paddy Moloney, and to two veteran RBP writers on soul and R&B (Pete Grendysa and Bob Fisher; note that Roger St. Pierre passed away after the recording of this episode), Mark leads us through his personal favourites among the 100+ articles added to the RBP library over the past fortnight, including pieces about the Stones' pad in Edith Grove, Lorraine Ellison's volcanic single 'Stay With Me' and Charlie Watts on drummers & drumming. Finally, Jasper talks us out with his thoughts on pieces about Primal Scream's 2000 XTRMNTR and John Sinclair taking The Wire's "Invisible Jukebox" text in 2003. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXp3zIJnrOY">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Paul Morley; his book <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/journal/from-manchester-with-love/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson</a> is published by Faber.  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/new-stirrings-on-the-north-west-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Morley on Manchester</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joy-division-band-on-the-wall-manchester-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joy Division</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-order-heaven-london-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Order</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tony-wilson-1950-2019" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tony Wilson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-orders-bernard-sumner-and-stephen-morris-1986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Order audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/faust-the-sound-of-the-eighties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faust</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/faust-ifaust-ivi-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Faust IV</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/faust-deconstructing-the-nuts-bolts-and-girders-of-rock---or-simply-having-a-smashing-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jean-Hervé Peron</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/epiphanies-faust" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Stubbs' Faustian Pact</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-making-of-rhythm--blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rhythm & Blues</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soul-style-baggy-trousers-will-not-be-admitted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soul (Style)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/paddy-moloney-the-abundant-life-of-the-chieftains" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Chieftains</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hail-to-the-chief-paddy-moloney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paddy Moloney</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nice-things-about-the-stones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-pink-floyd-even-fans-dont-always-understand-what-were-trying-to-do" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/singles-from-the-who-otis-redding-small-faces-lorraine-ellison-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lorraine Ellison</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/traffic-blue-cheer-iron-butterfly-fillmore-east-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iron Butterfly</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/patti-smith-a-portrait-of-the-young-woman-as-an-artist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/808-state-state-of-the-manc-union" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">808 State</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-searching-so-hard-to-find-herself" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/charlie-watts-the-one-off-merchant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Watts</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-johnny-knows-hes-not-mad-can-you-say-that" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/was-not-was-caught-in-an-elevator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Was (Not Was)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/i-wanna-be-bobbys-grrl" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Primal Scream</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-john-sinclair" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Sinclair</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e111"> Episode 111: Miles Marshall Lewis on Kendrick Lamar + Wynton Marsalis + Bob Marley </a> </h2> 4 October 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9933720401&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, we welcome the excellent Miles Marshall Lewis to Zoom in from his native New York City. Co-hosts Barney, Mark & Jasper ask Miles about his formative musical experiences in the South Bronx, including the impact of his parents' superhip record collection. The conversation turns to hip hop, and then to the "mashing" of jazz and rap on the first three Tribe Called Quest albums — which leads circuitously to Kendrick Lamar's jazz-infused 2015 masterpiece To Pimp a Butterfly, and then to the biography (Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power & Poetry of Kendrick Lamar) that Miles has just published. Jasper asks the author about Kamasi Washington and other guest stars on Butterfly, after which we swing to the opposite end of the jazz spectrum and discuss Tony Scherman's 1996 interview with somewhat divisive traditionalist Wynton Marsalis — the week's new audio offering, from which we hear two clips. From jazz and hip hop we turn to reggae and to the week's featured artist Bob Marley. Prompted by the imminent London premiere of Marley musical Get Up, Stand Up!, we hear the voice of the Jamaican superstar as he speaks to Karl Dallas about 'I Shot the Sheriff', a mere day after the Wailers blew the roof off London's Lyceum theatre on 18th July, 1975. After bidding farewell to Status Quo bassist/cofounder Alan Lancaster and to George "Commander Cody" Frayne IV, the RBP team talk us through the 100+ pieces added to our library over the past two weeks. These include Lillian Roxon writing about L.A. in the aftermath of the 1969 Manson killings (before Manson has been arrested); Ronnie Hawkins in hot water with former charges The Band/Hawks (also 1969), Michael Watts in hot pursuit of Iggy Pop in 1977, Mark Rozzo revisiting "ultimate cult album" Big Star Third in 2006, and — bringing the episode full circle — our special guest on Baz Luhrmann's 2016 hip hop drama The Get Down... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVne7729Dao">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Miles Marshall Lewis. Visit his website at <a href="https://www.mmlunlimited.com">mmlunlimited.com</a> and buy his book <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250231680/promisethatyouwillsingaboutme">Promise That You Will Sing About Me: The Power & Poetry of Kendrick Lamar</a>. Thanks to Nat Hoskyns for consulting on this episode. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-sound-in-our-veins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Sound in Our Veins: Jazz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kendrick-lamar-voices-the-ferguson-era" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wynton-marsalis-toots-his-own-horn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wynton Marsalis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wynton-marsalis-1996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wynton Marsalis audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-marley-1975" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Marley audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-marley-wailin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Marley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/status-quo-rock-that-boogie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Status Quo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/commander-cody-lost-planet-airman-finds-lone-star-starts-drinking" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Commander Cody</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robert-shelton-of-the-inew-york-timesi-talks-to-max-jones-about-his-friend-bob-dylan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Shelton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/you-just-dont-know-hollywood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hollywood 1969</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blue-note-records-the-rolls-royce-of-jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blue Note Records</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/from-stud-to-star-ronnie-hawkins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ronnie Hawkins</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-band-community-theater-berkeley-creedence-clearwater-revival-oakland-coliseum-arena-oakland-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iggy-pop-a-new-career-in-a-new-town" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iggy Pop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/take-that-split-if-you-say-so" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Take That</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/it-isnt-even-a-record-big-stars-stroke-it-noel-and-sister-lovers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Big Star</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/monkey-see-monkey-do-monkey-tour-the-gorillaz-are-back" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gorillaz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-coltrane-ia-love-supreme-the-complete-mastersi-usmimpulseverve" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Coltrane</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/ithe-get-downi-proves-why-the-bronx-will-always-matter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Get Down.</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e110"> Episode 110: Jaan Uhelszki onstage with KISS + Buena Vista Social Club + Lindsey Buckingham </a> </h2> 20 September 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4706887132&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Mark Pringle, Martin Colyer and Jasper Murison-Bowie discuss the writing of Creem legend Jaan Uhelszki, the featured writer on the week's homepage. Her open letter to Smokey Robinson, interview with Suzi Quatro, appraisal of proto-punk band Death and onstage escapades with KIϟϟ provide the trio with an opportunity to enthuse about her marvellously stylish prose.  On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Buena Vista Social Club, the power trio consider the unusual circumstances that led Ry Cooder and son Joachim to record with a group of veteran Cuban musicians. Mark and Martin confess their initial scepticism about the project, but admit that it (and various offshoots featuring Rubén González and Manuel Galbán) won them over, while Jasper contemplates its enduring appeal and timeless nature. The trio then listen to clips from the week's audio interview, which features Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham in conversation with Bud Scoppa in 2011, talking about Tusk, Rumours and his own solo output before Mark and Jasper pick out their highlights from their additions to the library. Mark's selections include a reader's letter to Robert Shelton on the standoff between folk and folk rock in 1966 and a live review of Burt Bacharach at San Francisco's Cow Palace in 1971... plus a review of Paul Butterfield's Better Days that makes Mark and Martin wax lyrical about guitarist Amos Garrett. Jasper spotlights a scathing review of the Killers' Sam's Town, a rather more positive review of Blood Orange's Negro Swan, and a report on German pyrotechnics-enthusiasts Rammstein. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyaE4AtXzTs">video clip</a> from this recording </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-open-letter-to-smokey-robinson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokey Robinson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/suzi-quatro-elvis-as-virgin-queen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suzi Quatro</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/unsung-heroes-death" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-dreamed-i-was-onstage-with-kiss-in-my-maidenform-bra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">KIϟϟ</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/some-cuban-sizzle-ry-cooder-turns-up-the-musical-heat-in-havana" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ry Cooder in Havana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/buena-vista-brings-back-old-cuban-sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buena Vista Social Club</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fathers--sons-the-cooders" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ry and son Joachim</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lindsey-buckingham-2011" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lindsey Buckingham audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-well-do-you-know-who" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-symposium-is-folk-rock-really-white-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Folk rock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sly-to-put-a-core-in-the-apple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/leonard-cohen-the-greatest-thing-would-be-to-play-a-concert-in-front-of-fifty-thousand-middle-aged-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leonard Cohen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/burt-bacharach-orange-colored-sky-cow-palace-daly-city-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burt Bacharach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gabriel-on-gabriel-or-man-vs-record" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Gabriel</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/howard-devoto-spk-the-smiths-the-lyceum-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-totally-wireless" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radiohead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-ii-never-loved-a-man-the-way-i-love-youi-atlantic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-butterfields-better-days-the-elvin-bishop-group-mike-bloomfield-winterland-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Butterfield's Better Days</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jackson-browne-survivor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Browne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-mathur-discovers-that-in-microdisney-everybody-is-well-um-relatively-ok" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul Mathur</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nirvana-smells-like-bullshit-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nirvana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pulp-idifferent-classi-island-524-165" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pulp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-killers-isams-towni" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Killers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blood-oranges-haunted-sexy-inegro-swani" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blood Orange</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/rocks-most-dangerous-band-why-rammsteins-incendiary-retelling-of-history-terrifies-germany" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rammstein</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e109"> Episode 109: Simon Reynolds on Melody Maker + Saint Etienne + Heaven 17 + Lee 'Scratch' Perry </a> </h2> 6 September 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5156723437&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we're thrilled to host Simon Reynolds, beamed in from his adopted Southern California. One of the most outstanding music writers of the past three and a half decades, Simon talks to us about his formative pop years; his own early fanzines Margin and Monitor; and the sea-change he (and others) brought to Melody Maker in the late '80s. Simon's fascinating and passionate Pitchfork piece "Worth Their Wait" (2014) is the springboard for a general discussion of the peak years of the MM, the NME and the general phenomenon of the UK's weekly music press. The conversation turns to what's been lost in the digital/internet era, but also what's been gained. One of Simon's fellow Melody Maker scribes was Bob Stanley, which affords us the excuse to rhapsodise about Bob's neo-retro meta-pop trio Saint Etienne. With their latest album I've Been Trying To Tell You due for imminent release, Simon and Barney reminisce happily about the impact of their glorious 1991 debut Foxbase Alpha. The week's new audio interview — Adam Blake's 1988 conversation with Heaven 17 — takes us even further back in pop time, to the Sheffield group's 40-year-old (and still highly impressive) Penthouse & Pavement album... and to a more general discussion of proto-electropop and the first edition of the Human League. We hear two clips of (mainly) Martyn Ware speaking: one about the challenges of Heaven 17 promoting themselves, the other about their scorn for the Top 40 radio fodder of the day (with particular venom reserved for Messrs. Stock, Aitken & Waterman). There's a brief but related digression on the previous week's audio, Steven Daly's 1990 interview with hitmaker-for-hire Diane Warren. From there it's a not-so-seamless segue to the sad losses of maverick Jamaican producer Lee "Scratch" Perry and Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, with attendant discussions of dub & roots reggae — and of the central importance of Mr. Watts to everything that was great about peak-period Stones. Mark talks us out with his thoughts on (and quotes from) new library pieces about Dylan at Forest Hills, Bowie at Winterland, Donna Summer and the Smiths, and Jasper concludes matters with remarks on St. Vincent and the wonderful cover of Marvin Gaye's I Want You. Many thanks to special guest Simon Reynolds; find his blog at <a href="http://blissout.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blissout.blogspot.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/worth-their-wait-the-uk-music-in-the-late-70searly-80s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Worth the Wait</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/st-etienne-debut-thats-alpha-oscar-kilo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saint Etienne</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/heaven-17-1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heaven 17 audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/diane-warren-1990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Diane Warren audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lee-scratch-perry-bed-jamming-is-a-must" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lee "Scratch" Perry (Vivien Goldman)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/reggae-back-to-the-roots" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lee "Scratch" Perry (Simon Reynolds)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stone-charlie-watts-takes-over-mansion-of-first-archbishop-of-canterbury" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Watts</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kim-fowley-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kim Fowley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-bowie--the-spiders-from-mars-phlorescent-leech-and-eddie-sylvester-winterland-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-faces-yes-all-you-rock-fans-your-idols-love-letters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Faces</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/acdc-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AC/DC</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/donna-summer-sermon-chanted-evening" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-forest-hills-stadium-forest-hills-stadium-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-ismilei-columbia-pc33912" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Nyro</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-smiths-strictly-shrub-wise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smiths</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/st-vincent-on-ist-vincenti-caroline" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">St. Vincent</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/inner-sleeve-marvin-gayes-ii-want-youi-tamla" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marvin Gaye</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/on-the-rise-tessa-violet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tessa Violet</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e108"> Episode 108: Richard Williams on Laura Nyro + Beach Boys audio interviews </a> </h2> 23 August 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4933456601&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode — the first we've recorded in our London office for over 18 pandemic months — we persuaded long-time RBP contributor Richard Williams (far left) to make his second appearance on "the show", principally so we could pick his brains on two of his favourite musical subjects. We start with a conversation about Laura Nyro, of whom both he and co-host Barney are besotted devotees (fellow co-hosts Mark & Martin can't get past the voice), then move on to the Beach Boys of 1970's Sunflower & 1971's Surf's Up. Richard is particularly fascinating on the role on the latter masterpiece of manager/co-writer Jack Rieley... and at least Martin likes the Beach Boys! The BBs discussion provides the perfect cue for three clips from the week's new audio interviews: John Tobler's conversations with Mike Love (1976) & Bruce Johnston (1980), both of which prompt further thoughts on the quintessential California band & the doomed "Brian Wilson Is Back!" campaigns of the mid-'70s. We then segue into the work of a quintessential California writer, Deanne Stillman, and her featured RBP pieces about Surf culture & Tom Wolfe's 1965 Phil Spector profile "The Tycoon of Teen". After paying our respects to Texan country-folk icon Nanci Griffith — with quotes from interviews conducted with her in 1988 & 2012 — Mark talks us through his favourite new additions to the RBP library, including interviews with John Lennon, Sid Vicious & Nancy Spungen & Madonna producer Pat Leonard, while Barney rounds things off with remarks on a 2007 interview with Raymond "Gilbert" O'Sullivan. Many thanks to special guest Richard Williams; find his blog at <a href="https://thebluemoment.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thebluemoment.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-lady-laura" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Nyro by Richard Williams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-the-five-year-five-album-span-of-high-pressure-creativity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Nyro by Ian MacDonald</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-the-unsung-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Laura Nyro by Rob Steen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beach-boys-mike-love-1976" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Love audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beach-boys-bruce-johnston-1980" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Johnston audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/surf-on-screen-on-canvas-on-the-radio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Surf culture</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-and-tom-wolfe-joined-at-the-indictment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nanci-griffith-country-rose-of-texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nanci Griffith by Adam Sweeting</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nanci-griffith-blue-moons-and-true-believers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nanci Griffith by David Burke</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paper-lace-smiling-through-the-bitchiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paper Lace</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sid-vicious-and-nancy-spungen-sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bow-wow-wow-candyed-camera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bow Wow Wow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pat-leonard-the-song-and-dance-debate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pat Leonard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/albums-from-sandy-bull-and-more" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sandy Bull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-wild-young-men-of-ihairi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hair</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-a-private-talk-with-john" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/buck-owens-bringing-nashville-north-by-way-of-west-coast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buck Owens</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/gilbert-osullivan-the-equal-of-any-songwriter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gilbert O'Sullivan</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e107"> Episode 107: David Bates on making hits + Julian Cope audio + Dusty Hill R.I.P. </a> </h2> 9 August 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3801317303&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Barney, Mark & Jasper invite legendary A&R man David Bates to tell them about his long & distinguished career in music — particularly the years he spent working at Phonogram with the likes of Tears For Fears, Def Leppard & Robert Plant. David reminisces about hearing the Beatles on the radio in 1962, and how that took him eventually to DJ'ing & to working at Richard Branson's first Virgin megastore in the '70s. A clip from our 1990 Was (Not Was) audio interview prompts recall of the droll duo & of David Geffen, after which our guest talks about the "torturous" process of overseeing Tears For Fears' eye-wateringly expensive Seeds Of Love album. He also recalls reuniting Robert Plant with Led Zep bandmate Jimmy Page for 1994's live No Quarter album. From there we segue into the week's new audio interview, which features Julian Cope — frontman with David's first major Phonogram signing the Teardrop Explodes — talking to a roomful of French music journalists about 1991's Peggy Suicide album. Two clips from this highly entertaining press conference prompt memories of the inimitable "Saint Julian" from our guest, who also joins in with the RBP team's tribute to ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill, God rest his beard. Mark concludes the episode with quotes from his favourite library additions over the past fortnight, including pieces about Joe South and Earth, Wind & Fire, and Barney & Jasper respond with remarks on interviews with Seth Lakeman and Christina Aguilera. Watch a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasper.murisonbowie/videos/3985654314897575">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest David Bates; find his playlists at <a href="https://www.dbfinestkind.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">dbfinestkind.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/how-to-succeed-in-the-biz-without-really-dying-part-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bates on life as an A&R man</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/was-not-was-1990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Was (Not Was) audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tears-for-fears-the-sequel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tears for Fears' Seeds of Love</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-julian-weirds-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Cope</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julian Cope audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Writer/john-sinclair" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Sinclair</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/zz-top-heaven-hell-or-vegas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dusty Hill</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/record-shops-and-hammond-b3s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Record shops and Hammond B3s</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/earth-wind-and-fire-when-you-feel-the-feeling-youre-feeling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth, Wind and Fire</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jerry-lee-lewis-no-sinner-like-an-old-un" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joe-south-im-proud-to-be-schizophrenic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe South</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/television-a-bite-at-the-big-apple" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Television</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/chuck-es-on-wax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck E. Weiss</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/seth-lakeman-to-the-sea" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Seth Lakeman</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/has-anyone-seen-christina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christina Aguilera</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/arctic-monkeys-itunes-festival-roundhouse-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arctic Monkeys</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e106"> Episode 106: Jennifer Otter Bickerdike on Nico + Jackson Browne + Britney Spears </a> </h2> 26 July 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5855148576&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the excellent Dr. Jennifer Otter Bickerdike to talk about her new Nico biography, You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone. Jennifer explains where the idea for the book came from and discusses comparisons of Nico with Marianne Faithfull. The trio also consider her remarkable music from Chelsea Girl to Camera Obscura and the stint in the Velvet Underground that led to a long-lasting collaboration with John Cale... They then listen to two excerpts from the week's audio interview, a 2014 conversation between Jackson Browne and Adam Sweeting, in which the poster-boy for Southern Californian sensitivity and political conscience reminisces about learning to play piano and cheap rents in Los Angeles. Following the sad news of rapper Biz Markie's death, the trio pay tribute to his infectious humour and joyful singing... Talk turns to what's new in the library, with Mark highlighting pieces about Bob Dylan, Debbie Harry and M People's Mercury Prize success among other articles, and Jasper selecting David Kamp's oral history of the Brill Building and an early Britney Spears review, which sparks discussion of Jennifer's next book Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon and the horrors of Britney's guardianship. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UGJ-xUOCdI">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest Jennifer Otter Bickerdike. You Are Beautiful and You Are Alone: The Biography of Nico is published by Faber and <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/catalog/product/view/id/7962/s/9780571350018-you-are-beautiful-and-you-are-alone/category/187/" target="_blank">available now</a>. Visit Jennifer's website at <a href="https://www.jenniferotterbickerdike.com" target="_blank">jenniferotterbickerdike.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/all-that-is-my-own-nico-at-steve-pauls-the-scene-october-1967" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nico by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nico-leads-andrews-off-beat-company" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nico by Peter Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nico-the-girl-with-the-faraway-eyes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nico by Clinton Walker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nico-i-always-become-the-songs-that-i-sing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nico by Geoffrey Cannon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jackson-browne-2014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Browne audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cold-chillin-records-licensed-to-chill" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cold Chillin' Records/Biz Markie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-idont-look-backi-dir-da-pennebaker-96-mins" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan: Don't Look Back</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-yoko--year-one" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-notre-dame-hall-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-fm-and-blinding" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radiohead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-greenbriar-boys-bob-dylan-gerdes-folk-city-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Young Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-tremeloes-tremultuous" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Tremeloes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blondie-cometh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blondie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/m-people-swing-out-citrus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">M People</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/verses-im-versus" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lyrics not poetry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/britney-spears-ioops-i-did-it-againi-jive--she-was-born-to-make-us-happy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britney Spears</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-hit-factory-new-yorks-brill-building" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Brill Building</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/various-artists-irun-the-road-volume-2i-vice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grime</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lavine-hudson-the-life-and-death-of-a-british-gospel-diva" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lavine Hudson</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/breaking-out-of-the-galaith-box-women-music-journalists-in-america-19201960" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women music journalists in America 1920–1960</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e105"> Episode 105: Nelson George on the Death of R&B + Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis audio </a> </h2> 12 July 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7770779468&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In the new episode of the RBP podcast, hosts Barney, Mark & Jasper welcome the great Nelson George into "the cupboard", all the way from his native Brooklyn. Nelson talks about his long and distinguished career, from interning at Billboard via his Village Voice column to his recently-published collection The Nelson George Mixtape, Vol. 1. His hosts ask him specifically about his essential 1988 book The Death of Rhythm & Blues, as well as about hip hop & the Average White Band. The conversation then turns to the week's new audio interview(s) with Nelson favourites Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis — and to the Minneapolis duo's peerless productions of Janet Jackson, Alexander O'Neal and the S.O.S. Band. Mark then talks us through new library pieces about Lee Dorsey, Television's Richard Lloyd and Public Enemy, while Barney highlights Sheila Weller's Vanity Fair retrospective on Haight-Ashbury and Jasper quotes from Mal Peachey's 2004 Independent appreciation of Eric Dolphy's jazz classic Out to Lunch. Many thanks to special guest Nelson George. Visit his website at <a href="http://www.nelsongeorge.net/bio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.nelsongeorge.net/bio</a> for details of his books and other work. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/nelson-george-soul-destroyer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nelson George</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nelson-george-ithe-death-of-rhythm--bluesi-pantheon-256-pages-1895-hardcover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Death of Rhythm & Blues</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nelson-george-ihip-hop-americaiwilliam-shaw-iwestsidersicathy-scott-ithe-killing-of-tupac-shakuri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hip Hop America</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bruce-springsteen-biff-rose-maxs-kansas-city-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bruce Springsteen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/on-the-horizon-love-springs-eternal-for-arthur-lee" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arthur Lee</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cut-the-cake--awb-slices-out-chocolate-sounds-with-white-frosting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Average White Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jam-jimmy-1990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimmy Jam audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/terry-lewis-1992" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Lewis audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-sound-sense-studio-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/country-albums-from-the-byrds-loretta-lynn-kitty-wells-iet-ali" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Byrds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-davis-bothand-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miles Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/germaine-greer-a-groupie-in-womens-lib" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Germaine Greer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-lloyd-the-well-tempered-guitarist" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Lloyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/public-enemy-ifear-of-a-black-planeti-def-jam-466281-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Enemy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lee-dorsey-rhythm-n-roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lee Dorsey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/suede-horse-and-hounded" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Suede</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/suddenly-that-summer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Summer of Love</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/squeaks-and-scronks-eric-dolphys-iout-to-lunchi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Dolphy</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/run-the-jewels-irun-the-jewels-3i" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Run the Jewels</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e104"> Episode 104: Vivien Goldman's Punky Reggae Party + 'Launderette' + Joe Strummer audio </a> </h2> 28 June 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1560427299&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, hosts Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle & Jasper Murison-Bowie welcome the one & only Vivien Goldman to join them live & direct from her beloved Jamaica — and to talk about her life as a writer about postpunk, reggae, dub & her other "outernationalist" passions. The "Punk Professor" reminisces about her days on Sounds & the UK's other "inkies", and her fight to make women's voices heard in the '70s music press: her 1977 challenging of George Benson's ingrained male chauvinism; her championing of the Raincoats & other "she-punks" of the period; and her own 1981 indie classic 'Launderette'. She brings her musical odyssey up to date by trailing Next Is Now, the new album she's just finished with producer Youth. After we hear clips from Adam Sweeting's 1988 audio interview with Joe Strummer, Vivien pitches in with her memories of the Clash man — and of the Ladbroke Grove "punky reggae" scene of which she was herself a key part. Mark then talks us through his library highlights from the past fortnight, including a 1966 Melody Maker interview with a young David Bowie; Penny Valentine's Disc review of 'River Deep — Mountain High' from the same year; and Harold Bronson's 1972 Rolling Stone retrospective on Animals/Yardbirds producer Mickie Most. Barney mentions more recent pieces about Britpop, Roy Harper & Willie Nelson, and Jasper wraps things up with a nod to Gary Lucas' memoir of introducing a young Vin Diesel to cult "mixmaster" Arthur Russell. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNLYb7cunNw">video clip</a> from this podcast recording Many thanks to special guest Vivien Goldman; visit her website at <a href="https://www.viviengoldman.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">viviengoldman.com</a> and read a tribute to her close friend Jean Bernard Sohiez (photographer of the 'Launderette' sleeve photograph and many classic reggae images) <a href="https://ancienttofuture.com/2021/06/11/they-called-him-frenchie-photographer-friend-jean-bernard-sohiez-rip/">here</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/george-benson-its-a-mans-mans-mans-mans-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vivien Goldman vs. George Benson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-raincoats-dont-let-you-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raincoats</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/do-everything-yourself-the-lessons-of-punk-renaissance-woman-vivien-goldman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Punk Renaissance Woman Vivien Goldman</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joe-strummer-1988" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Strummer audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-bowie-meeting-the-bromley-boy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/flag-waving-nancy-sinatra-admits-chemistry-between-elvis-and-me-is-great" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nancy Sinatra</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mahavishnu-orchestra-all-my-music-becomes-an-offering-to-god" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mahavishnu Orchestra</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robert-wyatt-up-from-rock-bottom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Robert Wyatt</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/singles-by-ike--tina-turner-the-animals-the-yardbirds-iet-ali" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">River Deep – Mountain High</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sly-and-family-stone-in-a-crazy-world-of-their-own" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly and the Family Stone</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/call-mickie-most-the-hitmaker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mickie Most</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blondie-on-blondie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blondie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/unsung-heroes-of-rock-n-roll-wanda-jackson--unlaced-by-the-lord" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wanda Jackson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/britpop-remember-the-first-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britpop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/roy-harper-confessions-of-a-hippie-sage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roy Harper</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/willie-and-the-weed-factory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Willie and the Weed Factory</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/labelle-iback-to-nowi-verve" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labelle</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/vin-diesel-arthur-russell-and-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vin Diesel meets Arthur Russell</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e103"> Episode 103: David Kamp on Rock Snobbery + 1971 + Sly Stone + Doors audio </a> </h2> 28 June 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4005360049&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In the new episode of the RBP podcast, hosts Mark Pringle, Martin Colyer & Barney Hoskyns invite David Kamp to reminisce about The Rock Snob's Dictionary, already 15 years old but still wonderfully droll and still very on-the-money about people like, well, Mark, Martin & Barney. We ask David to explain the origins of Rock Snobbery and to revisit his epic Vanity Fair pieces about Sly Stone and the unlikely friendship 'twixt country icon Johnny Cash & producer Rick Rubin. The week's overaching theme of 1971 — inspired by Asif Kapadia's new Apple TV series — leads to discussion of Sly's dark masterpiece (and rock-snob staple) There's A Riot Goin' On, and then on to the Doors' redemptive swansong L.A. Woman, released three months before Jim Morrison's death in Paris. Clips from John Tobler's 1983 audio interview with surviving trio Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger & John Densmore prompt discussion of the Doors' legacy & status in the rock pantheon, after which Mark & Barney talk us through their highlights among the new articles in the RBP Library. These include great pieces on Bob Dylan, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Rough Trade, Some Bizzare's Stevo, the Stones' Keith Richards, plus a lovely 2008 conversation between Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and the mighty Bobby "Blue" Bland. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0UG2gh4NZo">video clip</a> from this podcast recording Many thanks to special guest David Kamp; visit his website at <a href="https://www.davidkamp.com" target="_blank">davidkamp.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/ithe-rock-snobs-dictionaryi-an-introduction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rock Snob's Dictionary: An Introduction</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-cash-and-rick-rubin-american-communion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sly-stones-higher-power" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly Stone's High Power</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doors-ila-womani-elektra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Doors</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doors-1983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Doors audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-cocker-mad-dogs--englishmen-van-morrison-the-stonemans-fillmore-west-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mad Dogs & Englishmen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-der-graaf-generator-not-so-much-a-band-more-a-meeting-place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van der Graaf Generator</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevo-the-man-whose-head-exploded" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sylvester-mutual-admiration-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sylvester</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-fastest-sell-out-yet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-terry-reid-the-gun-the-casuals-love-affair-the-paper-dolls-finsbury-park-astoria-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-cash-aint-nothin-too-weird-for-me" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rough-trade-beat-activity-and-conversation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rough Trade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-richards-sealed-with-a-disc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mick-hucknall-meets-bobby-blue-bland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mick Hucknall meets Bobby "Blue" Bland</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jen-cloher-ijen-cloheri" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Cloher</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e102"> Episode 102: Carol Cooper on New York Sounds + Stax Records + Eddy Grant audio </a> </h2> 31 May 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5991037749&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the distinguished New York writer Carol Cooper and ask her to talk us through her career, from her first pieces for the SoHo Weekly News, via the Village Voice and The Face to her present incarnation as an Adjunct Instructor at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Dr. Cooper also talks about her early experiences of live music in NYC & New Jersey, plus the dawn of East Coast hip hop (and the vital importance of Bronx club Disco Fever); the problematic concept of "global music"; and the impact of Jungian psychology on her writing & teaching. Carol then pitches in on a discussion about Steve Cropper, Otis Redding & the racial politics of Stax Records, as well as reminiscing about her 1983 Musician interview with Eddy Grant as Mark talks us through a 1991 audio interview with the former Equal. There's a general discussion of the Guyana-born maverick's unique genre-blending career and DIY business acumen. Mark talks us through highlights among the most recent additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on Graham Nash & the Hollies, Aretha Franklin's legendary show at the Fillmore West and Paul McCartney's 1980 drug bust in Japan, while Jasper has his mind twisted by Edwin Pouncey's guide to "occult rock" and Lisa Verrico's advice to Times readers on "how to get hip to rap". Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrPMS1sEnVI&feature=youtu.be">video clip</a> from this recording </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-black-music-association-movement-of-jah-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Music Association</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/are-we-the-world-global-music-in-the-us-faces-the-21st-century" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Global Music</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/remembering-the-fever" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disco Fever</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-stax-story-steve-cropper-part-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stax Story</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steve-cropper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Cropper</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steve-cropper-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stever Cropper audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/otis-redding-ithe-definitive-otis-reddingi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Otis Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eddy-grant-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eddy Grant audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-hollies-fun-and-games-with-the-nash-and-leeds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-feels-like-two-people" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-king-curtis--the-kingpins-fillmore-west-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-id-rather-not-compromise-im-in-it-for-the-musical-adventure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-imagical-mystery-touri-capitol-2835" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chelsea-fc-singing-with-the-feet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chelsea FC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gil-evans-sketches-of-gil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gil Evans</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-mccartney-once-nipped-twice-shy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/iggy-pop-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iggy Pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/out-of-the-blue-neil-youngs-archives" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Young's archives</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-ultimate-top-10-pirate-radio-dj-guide-to-underground-black-music-clubs-and-anthems-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top 10 Black clubs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-primer-occult-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Occult rock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-to-get-hip-to-rap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to get hip to rap</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/rick-rubin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick Rubin</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e101"> Episode 101: Marshall Crenshaw on Buddy Holly + Tom Wilson + Lloyd Price </a> </h2> 17 May 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4489022009&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite beloved pop-rock singer-songwriter Marshall Crenshaw to reminisce about his long career, from the 40-year-old Shake single 'Something's Gonna Happen' to the documentary film he's producing about Dylan/Zappa/Velvets producer Tom Wilson. Along the way, Barney, Mark & Jasper ask Marshall about his Michigan upbringing, playing John Lennon in Beatlemania, signing to Warner Bros. Records, and his great influence Buddy Holly. Holly pops up in a clip from the week's new audio interview, a 1990 conversation with sometime Cricket Sonny Curtis, who tells John Tobler about his friendship with Buddy, the Clash's version of his timeless 'I Fought the Law' and the mysterious 1966 death of fellow Texan singer Bobby Fuller. Yet another Texan, the aforementioned Mr. Wilson, offers the perfect excuse to discuss Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground and the Mothers of Invention. From there, we say goodbye to another deep Southerner, R&B legend Lloyd ('Lawdy Miss Clawdy') Price, referencing Wayne Robins' fascinating 2013 interview with the 80-year-old "Mr. Personality". Mark guides us through his favourite library additions of the week, including interviews with Carly Simon, Lamont Dozier and Mel & Kim, and Jasper concludes the episode with passing remarks on Wattstax, Björk and Charles Aznavour. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpFeo_YQzIU&list=UUVLpJNpdDRcVm9JY4hPSQtA&index=3">video clip</a> from this recording Many thanks to special guest Marshall Crenshaw; visit his website at <a href="http://marshallcrenshaw.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://marshallcrenshaw.com</a>, and back <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176204029/marshall-crenshaw-film-project-tom-wilsons-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the</a><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1176204029/marshall-crenshaw-film-project-tom-wilsons-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Kickstarter </a>for the Tom Wilson documentary. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/marshall-crenshaws-true-pop-ways" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marshall Crenshaw by Iman Lababedi</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marshall-crenshaw-still-likes-girls-and-11-others" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marshall Crenshaw by Laura Fissinger</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sonny-curtis-1990" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sonny Curtis audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lloyd-price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lloyd Price by Bill Millar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/good-lawdy-rocknroll-pioneer-lloyd-price-at-80-tells-how-a-classic-rb-hit-changed-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lloyd Price by Wayne Robins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tom-wilson-the-man-who-put-electricity-into-dylan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/carly-simon-carly--playing-possum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Carly Simon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lamont-dozier-lamonts-laments" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lamont Dozier</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-perplexity--disintegrating-the-replacements-way" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Replacements</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mel--kim-the-eliza-doolittles-of-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mel & Kim</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/happy-mondays-renting-and-raving" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaun Ryder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loud-and-proud-wattstax" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wattstax</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bjrk-ivulnicurai-one-little-indian-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Björk</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/charles-aznavour-10-of-the-best" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Aznavour</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e100"> Episode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes + The Black Keys + Donald Fagen audio </a> </h2> 10 May 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9330884952&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we depart from our normal format in order to celebrate the milestone that is our 100th episode. Barney, Mark & Jasper look back over highlights of the previous 99 "shows", listening to amusing clips from interviews with Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, Neil Tennant, Amy Linden, Bernard Fowler, James Fox, Stewart Lee, Caroline Boucher, Loyd Grossman and John Harris. Along the way they relive the podcast's inception and evolution — and the crucial importance of Mark Pringle's inimitable laugh. The podcast's "power trio" wish a happy 80th birthday to contributor Keith Altham, express their deep appreciation for his support over the past 20 years, and discuss three of his 450 pieces on RBP. They also talk a bit about the Black Keys, R.L Burnside & the North Mississippi hill country blues sound that inspired the Keys' new Delta Kream album. Clips from a 1991 audio interview with Donald Fagen prompt conversation about The Nightfly, the Rock & Soul Revue, and the all-round greatness of Steely Dan. Finally, Mark regales us with quotes from new library pieces about the Velvets & the Mothers live, the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb and Cameo's Larry Blackmon. Jasper talks us out with remarks on Coldplay live and Lil Jon. Many thanks to all our guests, contributors and listeners for joining us for one hundred episodes. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Episode 1</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jennifer Otter Bickerdike</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/63" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Tennant</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/34" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Linden</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/31" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bernard Fowler</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/73" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James Fox</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/e83" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stewart Lee</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/e94" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Caroline Boucher</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/54" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barbara Charone</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/e79" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loyd Grossman</a>, <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/e90" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Harris</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-altham-at-80-an-appreciation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Altham at 80</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-altham-planes-west-to-cover-americas-monterey-pop-festival-and-cables-this-day-by-day-report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Monterey Pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marc-bolan-energy-is-what-its-all-about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-hope-you-do-enjoy-the-show" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/north-mississippi-hill-country-blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North Mississippi Hill Country Blues</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blues-chaos-theory-burnside-and-kimbrough-file-absentee-albums" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-gibbons-and-dan-auerbach" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Gibbons and Dan Auerbach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/donald-fagen-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Fagen audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-velvet-underground-nico-the-mothers-of-invention-the-exploding-plastic-inevitable-fillmore-auditorium-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Velvet Underground & the Mothers of Invention</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/face-to-face-with-barry-gibb-on-the-day-his-rolls-broke-down-the-colour-tv-fused-and-the-central-heating-was-3-under" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barry Gibb</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-davis-fillmore-east-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miles Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cameo-dont-call-me-funky" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cameo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/public-enemy-the-boy-ees-are-black-in-town" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Enemy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/coldplay-cockpit-leeds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coldplay</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lil-jon-time-to-crunk-it-up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lil Jon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/junglepussy-ijp4i-secretly-canadian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Junglepussy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/christina-aguilera-ibionici" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Christina Aguilera</a> and <a href="../../../Podcast/Episode/21" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Altham</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e99"> Episode 99: David Quantick on Pop Eating Itself + Teenage Fanclub + Marianne Faithfull </a> </h2> 3 May 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8274615498&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite Emmy award-winning screenwriter David Quantick to relive his days as a budding pop scribe on the NME – and to share his memories of Paul Weller, Lloyd Cole & the ignominious Morrissey. As someone who's written with Chris Morris, Armando Iannucci and Harrys Hill & Enfield, David is predictably hilarious about '80s pop – as well as about Simon Cowell & many other things. He also offers his tuppenceworth on the week's featured act Teenage Fanclub, and on our 1998 Marianne Faithfull audio interview, clips from which we hear and discuss in this episode. Mark then talks us through new library pieces about John Lennon's dad, Led Zeppelin and Earth, Wind & Fire; Barney cites Mat Snow's 2009 interview with Mike Oldfield, triggering a Quantick memory of the Tubular Bells dude being quizzed by the late Steven Wells; and finally Jasper wraps up the episode with reflections on pieces about the 2001 BRIT Awards, soundtrack composer Mica Levi & jazz titan Kamasi Washington. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFlkhVmsfwA">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest David Quantick. Read more about his work at <a href="https://davidquantick.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">davidquantick.com</a> and pre-order Quantick's Quite Difficult Quiz Book <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Quanticks-Quite-Difficult-Quiz-Book-by-David-Quantick-author/9781472146243" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-style-council-cardiff-st-davids-hall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Style Council</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lloyd-cole-whats-all-the-commotion-about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lloyd Cole</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-igreatest-hitsi-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-has-eaten-itself-for-the-very-last-time-simon-cowell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Cowell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/teenage-fanclub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teenage Fanclub</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/teenage-fanclub-club-rules" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teenage Fanclubber</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/teenage-fanclub-we-were-never-famous-so-were-still-getting-old" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Teenage Fanclubbest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marianne Faithfull audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-experience-garnet-mimms-saville-theatre-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-allman-brothers-band-elvin-bishop-winterland-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allman Brothers live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-marley--the-wailers-third-world-lyceum-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Marley & the Wailers live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/my-missing-years-by-freddie-lennon-john-lennons-father" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freddie Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-brian-auger--the-trinity-fillmore-west-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-after-about-five-numbers-there-seemed-to-be-fights-everywhere-i-was-numbed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rolling Stones at Altamont</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/earth-wind--fire-how-does-he-do-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Earth, Wind & Fire</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mike-oldfield-lord-of-the-rings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mike Oldfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nick-tosches-1949-2019" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Tosches</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brit-awards-2001-prize-fools" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BRIT Awards 2001</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loving-the-alien-mica-levi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mica Levi</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/swing-time-kamasi-washington" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kamasi Washington</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e98"> Episode 98: Chris Welch on Melody Maker + Fairport Convention + DMX R.I.P. </a> </h2> 19 April 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6143288470&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome Melody Maker legend Chris Welch into the virtual cupboard to talk about his long career — all the way from The Scotsman on Fleet Street in 1958 to editing Metal Hammer in 1989. Chris reminisces about the swinging, thrilling '60s and his essential early pieces on acts such as the Rolling Stones, Cream and Jimi Hendrix. He also recalls coining the term "progressive rock", after which he discusses jazz-fusion virtuosi the Mahavishnu Orchestra with Mark, Barney & Jasper. Attention then turns to Richard Thompson & Fairport Convention, whose Martin Lamble was an acquaintance of Chris' before the 17-year-old drummer was so tragically killed in the band's 1969 crash. There is general discussion of the Fairports — and of folk-rock in general, with special reference to the glorious Sandy Denny — and then of the solo Thompson, who publishes his autobiography Beeswing this week. From there it's an impossible segue into the life & death of hip hop icon DMX, who died on 9th April, followed by Mark's guide to the new RBP library highlights, including pieces about Sam & Dave, Gloria Gaynor, Boy George and Britney Spears. Barney brings in Chris when it comes to a 2004 piece on singer-turned-mogul Mickie Most, and Jasper wraps up with remarks on Joe, punk rock for kids and Charli XCX. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOYUalYHvyY">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. Many thanks to special guest Chris Welch. Read more about him on his <a href="../../Library/Writer/chris-welch">RBP writer's page.</a> </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-pop-weirdies-set-out-to-play-it-grim" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/who-says-jimi-hendrix-cant-sing-he-does" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-cobham-the-pulse-behind-the-horace-silver-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Cobham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/backstage-in-the-60s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Backstage life in the 60s</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-and-linda-thompson-life-without-fairport" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Life after Fairport Convention</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-thompson-a-rock-veterans-new-beginning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Richard Cromelin solo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fairport-convention-iet-ali-electric-folk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Electric folk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fairport-conventions-simon-nicol-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Simon Nicol audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dmx-sample-my-pit-bull" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DMX</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/family-values-in-the-rap-business-ruff-ryders-cash-money-and-co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ruff Ryders</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sam-and-dave--soul-brothers-on-stage--but-not-off" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sam & Dave</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grand-funk-railroad-fillmore-east-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grand Funk Railroad</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/boy-george-flying-nun-back-on-the-runway" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Boy George</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gloria-gaynor-i-just-ilovei-your-british-discos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gloria Gaynor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/britney-spears-single-of-the-yearn" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britney Spears</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-nitzsche-jack-of-hearts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Nitzsche</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mickie-most-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mickie Most</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/amy-winehouse-killing-me-softly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joe-ibetter-daysi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/god-save-the-toddlers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Punk for kids</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charli-xcx-boys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charli XCX</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-auto-tune-revolutionized-the-sound-of-popularmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Auto-Tune</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e97"> Episode 97: Joel Selvin on Early '60s L.A. + Jack Nitzsche + Malcolm Cecil R.I.P. </a> </h2> 5 April 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7800917241&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome San Francisco Chronicle legend Joel Selvin into the virtual cupboard to talk about Hollywood Eden, his terrific new book about L.A.'s pop scene in the early '60s. After explaining how he first came to write for "the Chron" at the end of that decade, Joel recalls his early fascination with L.A. as the burgeoning "surf city" celebrated by Jan & Dean and the Beach Boys. Barney & Mark press him for stories about the scurrilous but brilliant "bottom feeder" Kim Fowley, after which we hear three audio clips from John Tobler's 1973 interview with (Jan &) Dean Torrence. (Among those namechecked along the way: Jan Berry, inevitably, and Lou Adler, Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher & Jill Gibson...) Staying in a Southern California groove, Joel also reminisces about the troubled Jack Nitzsche, whom he interviewed for Melody Maker in 1978. We discuss Nitzsche's achievements as a producer-arranger, his big influence on the Rolling Stones, and his regrettable decline in the last years of his life. Handily, Joel also turns out to know his stuff when it comes to the role played in Stevie Wonder's synthesized '70s soul by the late Malcolm (Tonto's Expanding Head Band) Cecil, who passed away last week... Mark wraps matters up with observations on such recent RBP library additions as Maureen O'Grady's 1965 Rave interview with the visiting Byrds; Richard Goldstein's 1968 New York Times profile of the splendidly eccentric Van Dyke Parks; and — from 1980 — Glenn O'Brien's Interview interview with the Marianne Faithfull of Broken English. Watch a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasper.murisonbowie/videos/4079361045419018">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest Joel Selvin. <a href="https://houseofanansi.com/products/hollywood-eden-digital">Hollywood Eden</a> is published by House of Anansi and Joel can be found online at <a href="http://www.joelselvin.com">joelselvin.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-leaf-ithe-beach-boys-and-the-california-mythi-grossett--dunlap-192-pp-illus-795-paper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lenny-waronker-a-record-executives-pride-and-joy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lenny Waronker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dean-torrence-1973" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dean Torrence audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-nitzsche-disc-producer-to-film-gerry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Nitzsche</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-nitzsche-the-sorcerers-apprentice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joel on Jack</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tuning-the-key-of-the-universe-jack-nitzsche-remembered" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack Nitzsche and the Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-the-making-of-higher-ground" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-the-electrification-of-soul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stubbs on Stevie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tontos-expanding-head-band-izero-timei-embryo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tonto's Expanding Head Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-byrds-have-flown" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Byrds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-graham-scrooge-mcduck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bill Graham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-upstairs-downstairs-and-in-my-mixing-chamber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector Again</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-stone-roses-fools-gold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Stone Roses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stash-de-rola-the-pop-prince" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stash de Rola</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-dyke-parks-talk-of-the-rock-rialto" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Dyke Parks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-speaks-ibroken-englishi-with-glenn-obrien" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Madonna</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jj-fad-fadmania" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J.J. Fad</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brandy-diversified-and-then-some" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brandy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mariah-carey-wembley-arena-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mariah Carey</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/lenny-kravitz-roundhouse-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lenny Kravitz</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e96"> Episode 96: Adele Bertei on Labelle + Peter Laughner + August Darnell </a> </h2> 22 March 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7476200802&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, misogyny and violence against women (33:50–37:42).  In this episode, we talk to the amazing Adele Bertei about her career as a singer, songwriter and the author of two terrific books, Peter & the Wolves & the new Why Labelle Matters. Starting with her wild life as a gay teenager in Cleveland, Ohio, we hear about her friend & mentor Peter Laughner, founder member of Pere Ubu and a tragically self-destructive troubadour who died back in 1977. Adele then talks us through her move to New York's East Village and her participation in the city's No Wave punk-funk scene as a member of James White & the Contortions — and as the leader of the all-girl Bloods. This leads on to discussion of ZE Records & August "Kid Creole" Darnell, audio clips of whom we hear in a 2016 conversation with Larry Jaffee... which in turn takes us on to Adele's hymn of love for Labelle, the trailblazing trio who morphed from '60s girl group into '70s Afrofuturists. RBP's co-hosts ask Adele about the group's manager Vicki Wickham (hear Vicki's own <a href="../../Podcast/Episode/e82">RBP podcast episode</a>) and about Laura Nyro, Bobby Womack's Poet II, and female power & resistance in the decades before #MeToo. Finally, after noting the passing of Sally Grossman — widow of Bob Dylan's manager Albert & the "lady in red" on the cover of Bob's Bringing It All Back Home — Mark rounds up the highlights of his recent additions to the RBP Library, including Richard Goldstein's review of The Band's Big Pink, Philip Elwood's prescient 1970 appreciation of a young Bruce Springsteen playing live in San Francisco & the recently-recruited Maureen O'Grady interviewing new Stones guitarist Mick Taylor. Jasper takes us out with thoughts on pieces about white appropriation of Black soul, plus an underwhelming 2000 "chart battle" between (insert polite cough) Westlife & Spice Girls... Many thanks to special guest Adele Bertei. <a href="https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/bertei-why-labelle-matters">Why Labelle Matters</a> is published by UT Press and <a href="https://www.smogveil.com/products/adele-bertei-peter-and-the-wolves-book">Peter & the Wolves</a> by Smog Veil. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/nona-hendryx-of-liberated-labelle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nona Hendryx</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/labelle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labelle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobby-womack-ithe-poet-iii-beverly-glen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby Womack</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/august-darnell-2016" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">August Darnell audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sally-grossman-the-lady-in-red" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sally Grossman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/by-the-time-i-got-back-to-woodstock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Woodstock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-american-midwest-akron-and-cleveland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pere Ubu/Devo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kid-creole-fresh-fruit-in-downtown-manhattan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kid Creole</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-strange-case-of-chris-farlowe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Farlowe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-monkees-cow-palace-daly-city-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Monkees</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-band-imusic-from-big-pinki-capitol-skao-2995" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-janis-joplin-philosophy-every-moment-she-is-what-she-feels" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/zz-top-top-hat-and-tales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ZZ Top</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/love-alone-again-or-elektra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love's Alone Again Or</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/after-two-months-as-a-full-time-stone-mick-taylor-says-i-understand-the-whole-thing-now" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mick Taylor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steel-mill-jonathan-goodlife-matrix-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steel Mill</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ian-dury-hats-off-to-ian" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ian Dury</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-levene-the-bitterest-pil" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Levene</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/millie-jackson-an-interview-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Millie Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/screaming-lord-sutch-is-alive-and-well-and-living-at-number-ten" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Screaming Lord Sutch</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/battle-of-the-blands-westlife-versus-the-spice-girls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Westlife vs. Spice Girls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/le-tigre-ifeminist-sweepstakesi-mr-lady" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Le Tigre</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/digital-venuses-lily-allen-joss-stone-amy-winehouse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lily Allen/Joss Stone/Amy Winehouse</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e95"> Episode 95: Tony Russell on Old-Time country music + Phil Everly audio + Bunny Wailer R.I.P. </a> </h2> 8 March 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2665534141&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the great blues & country writer Tony Russell, who talks about his new Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records — and the joys of the original Americana sound from the '20s to the '40s. Tony also talks us through his writing career from the late '60s to the present, with a particular nod to a 1972 Cream piece about B.B. King. The focus on the "Old-Time" country of Fiddlin' John Carson & Uncle Dave Macon carries through to discussion of those compelling revivalists Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, big faves of the RBP crew — and then to clips we hear from a 1983 audio interview with Phil Everly of peerless country-pop harmonists the Everly Brothers. Phil talks about the strained relationship with brother Don and the prospect of the Everlys reunion that happened in the fall of that year. For those less smitten by Appalachia and "high lonesome" close-harmony singing, there are heartfelt farewells to roots reggae icon Bunny Wailer & trad-jazzer turned "Father of British R&B" Chris Barber, both of whom were lost to the music world last week. There's effusive appreciation of the Wailers co-founder's classic 1976 solo debut Blackheart Man, while RBP's co-founder Martin Colyer pitches in with reminiscences of his uncle Ken's bandmate Barber. Mark talks us through his highlights from recent additions to the RBP Library, including the great Derek Taylor holding forth on the Stones' drug bust in 1967 and the recently-departed Chick Corea discussing his Return To Forever group with Zoo World's John Swenson in 1974. Barney namechecks a Kandia Crazy Horse hymn to the L.A. Canyons from 2009 and Jasper rounds things off with remarks on Danger Mouse's Rome project, from 2011, and London MC Sway's 2006 album This is My Demo. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB8lGx4J2Uo">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest Tony Russell, whose new book Rural Rhythm is published by OUP and <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/rural-rhythm-9780190091187?cc=gb&lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available now</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/charlie-poole-iyou-aint-talkin-to-me-charlie-poole-and-the-roots-of-country-musici" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Poole</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/uncle-dave-macon-ikeep-my-skillet-good-and-greasyi-bear-family-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Uncle Dave Macon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/will-success-spoil-bb-king" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">B.B. King</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gillian-welch-as-real-and-as-raw-as-it-gets" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gillian Welch</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gillian-welch-finds-new-audience-with-old-time-americana-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gillian Welch</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-everly-1983" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Everly</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bunny-wailer-reincarnated-soul-makes-years-best-album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bunny Wailer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-wailers-pirates-yes-they-rob-i" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Wailers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chris-barber-now-they-can-tell-the-difference" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Barber</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chris-barber-father-of-british-rb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Barber</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ben-webster-talking-of-love" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben Webster</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/player-of-the-month-peter-green" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Green</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/curtis-mayfield-harding-theater-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Curtis Mayfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/roky-erickson-i-walked-with-a-zombie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Roky Erickson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-fearful-treatment-and-unfair-torture-of-the-rolling-stones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chick-coreas-pop-renaissance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chick Corea</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-time-days-new-dawning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Time</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ll-cool-j-naughty-by-nature-h-town-jade-swv-silk-shai-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">L.L. Cool J</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jonathan-wilson-son-of-the-source-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">L.A. Canyons</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dave-edmunds-an-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Edmunds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/valerie-june-wants-to-be-set-free" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Valerie June</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sway-ithis-is-my-demoi-dcypha" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sway</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/when-in-rome-with-danger-mouse-daniele-luppi-jack-white-and-norah-jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Danger Mouse</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e94"> Episode 94: Caroline Boucher on Zappa + Beefheart + Alice Cooper + Yes </a> </h2> 22 February 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5179199986&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite former Disc (and Music Echo) reporter Caroline Boucher to reflect on her journey from the Gravesend & Dartford Reporter to The Observer's Food Monthly supplement — via a stint at Elton John's Rocket label. Barney, Mark & Jasper ask Caroline about being a female pop reporter in that very unwoke era, and press her for stories about her favourite L.A. freaks Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart... The Zappa theme leads into clips from not one but two audio interviews with Vince "Alice Cooper" Furnier, the first from August 1969 — when Alice signed to Frank's Straight label — and the second from exactly 20 years later, when Adam Blake talked to him about his new Trash album. Fond recall ensues of 'School's Out' and other Cooper classics... The conversation turns from freaky California weirdness to pompous English prog-rock, though Mark makes a compelling case for — and defence of — the 50-year-old Yes Album. The "team" pays its respects to the Supreme Mary Wilson, the jazz-fusing Chick Corea, Salsa godfather Johnny Pacheco and Byrds/Smiths biographer Johnny Rogan, after which Mark talks us through his library highlights from the previous fortnight and Jasper signs off with remarks on pieces about Halsey and Pharrell Williams. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew2c3vn1xLQ">video clip</a> from this recording. Many thanks to special guest Caroline Boucher; for more of her writing, visit <a href="../../Library/Writer/caroline-boucher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">her page on RBP</a>. The Zappa documentary is streaming now on the <a href="https://www.altitude.film/page/zappa?country=united-kingdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">altitude.film website</a> and all major platforms from March. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/frank-talk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frank Zappa</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-night-captain-beefheart-drove-me-into-the-hills-in-a-red-corvette" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Captain Beefheart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/burgers-with-alice-cooper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Burgers with Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alice-cooper-1969" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alice Cooper backstage</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alice-cooper-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alice Cooper audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yes-ithe-yes-albumi-atlantic-240-001" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yes-making-it-last" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yes-the-band-that-punks-say-is-a-no" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mary-wilson-no-one-can-sing-baby-baby-like-mary" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mary Wilson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-supremes-a-love-supreme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Supremes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/chick-corea-playing-the-harmonics-of-a-hotel-ass-cushion" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chick Corea</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/latin-swings-last-lion-johnny-pacheco-returns-to-the-new-york-his-salsa-once-changed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Pacheco</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/johnny-rogan-1953-2021" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Rogan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-beatles-candlestick-park-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Beatles live</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alan-smith-discovers-that-aretha-26-feels-shes-a-lot-older" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fotheringay-humblebums-nick-drake-royal-festival-hall-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Drake</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sweet-little-sixteen-making-out-on-sunset-strip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sunset Strip groupies</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/evan-parker-the-magnificent-evan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evan Parker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/chuck-berry-a-legend-in-his-own-time" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/keith-richard-on-mick-beatles-led-faith-tull-gees" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marking-time-with-funkadelic--an-interview-with-george-clinton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Clinton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-jesus--mary-chain-some-people-never-understand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jesus & Mary Chain</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alan-douglas-1931-2014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alan Douglas</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/how-stax-records-merged-the-music-and-the-message-in-1968" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Bell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pharrell-williams-sorry-laydeez-hes-booked" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pharrell Williams</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/halsey-koko-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Halsey</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e93"> Episode 93: Nick Kent on the NME + Iggy Pop audio + Sophie R.I.P. </a> </h2> 8 February 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9058409317&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the legendary Nick Kent as our very special guest. Unarguably the most famous British rock writer from the golden era of '70s music journalism, Nick tells Barney, Mark & Jasper how he began writing for the underground Frendz and then for Nick Logan's super-hip New Musical Express. Recollections of Syd Barrett, Brian Wilson and the Rolling Stones lead inevitably to tales of self-indulgence and self-destruction — and eventually to Nick's sometime drug buddy Iggy Pop, who is heard speaking in March 1977 about his beloved proto-punk band the Stooges and about his new Bowie-produced solo album The Idiot. The conversation turns briefly to Nirvana and Kurt Cobain before we pay our respects to departed Animals guitarist Hilton Valentine and then — led by a very eloquent Jasper — to the extraordinary electronic producer and trans icon SOPHIE. Among the new library articles Mark highlights are pieces about Cream's Eric Clapton, Charlie Gillett's Sound Of The City, Fun Boy Three and 12" disco master-mixer Tom Moulton. For reasons that will be obvious to many of you, Nick pitches in after Mark quotes from Barry Cain's 1978 Record Mirror interview with PiL's John Lydon and Jah Wobble. Jasper wraps up the episode with passing remarks on Simon Reynolds' 2017 retrospective on Donna Summer's epic 'I Feel Love'... Many thanks to special guest Nick Kent; his novel The Unstable Boys is <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/nick-kent/the-unstable-boys/9781472132895/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">published by Constable</a> and out now Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRG1DFKdIRk">video clip</a> from this recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-the-wild-mutation-as-a-rock-n-roll-star" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Kent on David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-wilson-the-last-beach-movie-part-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Kent on Brian Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-initiation-into-iggy-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Kent on Iggy Pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kurt-cobain-1967-1994-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nick Kent on Kurt Cobain</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-almost-legendary-nick-kent-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chris Salewicz on Nick Kent</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/iggy-pop-on-the-stooges-1977" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Iggy Pop audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nirvana-heaven-cant-wait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nirvana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/foo-fighters-the-chosen-foo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Foo Fighters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dave-grohl-captain-good-vibes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dave Grohl</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/introducing-my-animals-one-by-one-by-alan-price" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Animals</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sophie-ioil-of-every-pearls-un-insidesi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SOPHIE</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/topless-dancers-drove-me-out-says-sly-of-the-family-stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-last-hendrix-interview" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-top-of-pop-the-dolls-will-be-heard-from" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New York Dolls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cream-im-not-a-great-guitarist-insists-eric-clapton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Eric Clapton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/graham-may-split-the-hollies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ithe-sound-of-the-cityi-by-charlie-gillett-outerbridge--dienstfrey-250paperback-650-hard-cover" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sound of the City</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/images-of-public-image" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Image Limited</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fun-boy-three-inside-the-asylum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fun Boy Three</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/interview-tom-moulton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Moulton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/song-from-the-future-the-story-of-donna-summer-and-giorgio-moroders-i-feellove" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donna Summer & Giorgio Moroder</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/jon-bon-jovi-i-feel-ive-found-my-niche" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jon Bon Jovi</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e92"> Episode 92: Nick Coleman on Voices + Phil Spector + Miles Copeland </a> </h2> 25 January 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8622103555&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the excellent Nick Coleman into RBP's snug virtual cupboard. Barney, Mark & Jasper quiz Nick about his distinctively personal music writing for the NME, Time Out and the Indie on Sunday, with especial reference to his 1986 interview with jazz-soul siren Anita Baker. This leads seamlessly to discussion of his terrific 2017 tome Voices: How a Great Singer Can Change Your Life, as well as to the harrowing experience of hearing loss that inspired 2012's The Train in the Night. In this episode, it was impossible to ignore the death of monstrous megalomaniac and murderer Phil Spector. After hearing a chilling audio clip of him speaking to Roy Carr in 1975, Nick and his hosts attempt to separate the man from the visionary architect of the "Wall Of Sound". (Now a certified psychotherapist, Nick compares Spector's narcissistic personality disorder to that of Donald Trump, who finally vacated the White House the day before this recording.) We also bid farewell to Ed "Duke Bootee" Fletcher, whose lyric for 'The Message' made rap superstars of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five and played a huge part in the birth of "conscious hip hop". Somewhat less megalomaniacal than Spector is Miles Copeland III, whose rapid-fire voice we hear in audio clips from 1989. The man who seemed fated to follow in his dad's C.I.A. footsteps tells John Tobler how bankruptcy made him switch from Wishbone Ash to Wayne County — and how he launched I.R.S. Records as a home for R.E.M., the Go-Go's and Fine Young Cannibals. Finally, Mark talks us through his highlights among the 100+ new arrivals in the RBP library, including Dan Nooger reviewing our previous guest John Simon live at Max's Kansas City in 1972; Mary Harron explaining U.K. punk to her U.S. readers in 1977; and Deanne Stillman reporting on America's enduring heavy-metal subculture in 1991. Jasper concludes matters with passing remarks on avant-jazz enigma Albert Ayler and the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest, staged in the tiny Irish town of Millstreet… Many thanks to special guest Nick Coleman; <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1089597/the-train-in-the-night/9780099554332.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Train in the Night</a> and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/110/1108257/voices/9781784701338.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Voices</a> are published by Penguin. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWDVHvieGqc">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/donald-fagen-dan-dare" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donald Fagen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anita-baker-heaven-scent" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Anita Baker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-to-be-keef-a-users-guide-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to be Keef</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-1975" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-the-man-behind-americas-big-hits-comes-to-britain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-hes-a-rebel" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spectorer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phil-spector-over-the-wall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spectorest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-copeland-1989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Miles Copeland audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/herb-alpert-the-mariachi-sound" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Herb Alpert</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/punk-is-just-another-word-for-nothin-left-to-lose" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.K. punk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blondie-have-you-seen-your-lover-baby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blondie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/heavy-metal-mania-its-more-than-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heavy Metal Mania</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-iblonde-on-blondei-cbs-66012" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-simon-maxs-kansas-city-weather-report-bitter-end-new-york-ny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Simon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sweet-soul-al-green" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Green</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-are-records-too-long" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CDs vs LPs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-harold-budd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Harold Budd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/midlake-get-set-to-take-glastonbury-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Midlake</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/farewell-to-marc-zermati" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marc Zermati</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ant--dec-sing-when-youre-winning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ant & Dec</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/imy-name-is-albert-ayleri-dir-kasper-collin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Albert Ayler</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/when-eurovision-came-to-town-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e91"> Episode 91: John Simon on Janis Joplin + The Band + Van Morrison + Lillian Roxon </a> </h2> 11 January 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9602224999&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome legendary producer, piano player and songwriter John Simon, beamed in from his winter retreat in the Florida Keys. Mere hours before the shocking assault on D.C.'s Capitol building, John reminisces wittily and insightfully about working with The Band, Janis Joplin, Taj Mahal & Bobby Charles — and about his trenchant musical memoir Truth, Lies & Hearsay. He also joins us as we listen to his sometime fellow Woodstocker Van Morrison talking in 1979 about the classic Astral Weeks. Van/Band fanboys Barney, Mark & Martin ask John about The Last Waltz, for which he served as musical director. The Joplin connection leads to discussion of famed writer and encyclopaedist Lillian Roxon, the pioneering Australian who became a den mother at NYC's Max's Kansas City in the late '60s — and whose Janis obit is one of her featured pieces on our new home page. The RBP team also pays homage to departed stars Gerry Marsden, Geoff Stephens and masked hip hop maverick MF DOOM. Mark and Jasper wrap matters up with remarks on recent RBP library additions, including pieces about Siouxsie & the Banshees, Bruce Springsteen and his pre-E Street band Steel Mill and "Welsh Wu Tang" Goldie Lookin Chain. Many thanks to special guest John Simon; please visit his website at <a href="http://www.johnsimonmusic.net/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">johnsimonmusic.net</a> for information about his book Truth, Lies & Hearsay and much else besides. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8GqewjYM8E">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/big-brother-john-simon-in-woodstock-and-bearsville" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Simon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vinyl-icon-the-bands-imusic-from-big-pinki" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-shot-from-the-heart-janis-and-cheap-thrills" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-morrison-1979" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Morrison</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/janis-joplin-girl-of-the-electric-generation" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lillian Roxon on Janis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/merseyside-beat-pays-off-at-last" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Merseybeat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gerry-marsdens-beating-heart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gerry Marsden</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-vaudeville-band-band-plays-but-didnt-cut-cathedral" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winchester Cathedral</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/doom-its-all-new-all-fun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MF DOOM</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/16-hours-of-rock-in-dismal-surroundings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nor-Cal Folk-Rock Festival</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-trial-of-james-paul-mccartney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ska-jump-england-to-america" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ska Jump</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kenickie-its-great-when-youre-straight-a-yeah" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kenickie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-divine-comedy-funny-peculiar" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Divine Comedy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-fury-billys-new-outlook" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billy Fury</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-reggae-wont-be-the-next-big-thing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reggae in the USA</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/siouxsie--the-banshees-comsat-angels-hammersmith-palais-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Siouxsie and the Banshees</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-walking-on-thin-ice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radiohead</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/goldie-lookin-chain" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Goldie Lookin Chain</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e90"> Episode 90: John Harris on Britpop + McCartney audio + Charley Pride </a> </h2> 21 December 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5346562010&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome The Guardian's John Harris into RBP's virtual cupboard to reminisce about his career as a music journalist and author. Mark, Barney & Jasper look back with John at Britpop and at The Last Party, his definitive 2003 book about it; we also consider the crucial role played in the Britpop story by Select magazine, which John edited in the mid-'90s. Discussion of Britpop's more jingoistic aspects is accompanied by references to contemporary pieces on Blur, Oasis & co. by Jon Savage and Stuart Maconie — and followed by John's thoughts on morphing into one of the Grauniad's most respected political columnists.  The week's theme leads neatly into clips from a 1980 audio interview with Britpop forefather Paul McCartney, heard talking to John Tobler about his McCartney II album. Seasoned Beatles freak Harris talks about Macca's solo oeuvre and McCartney II's just-released successor… McCartney III! The "team" and their guest then turn their attention to the passing of the remarkable Charley Pride, the Black southerner who — against considerable odds — became a country music superstar. Mark talks us through some notable new additions to the RBP library, including pieces about the Manson family, the Bee Gees, Kirsty MacColl, the Beastie Boys and Metallica. Barney welcomes California writer Deanne Stillman to the RBP fold with her 2004 piece on the trial of Phil Spector, while Jasper rounds matters off with reflections on Shakira and RBP's Paul Kelly's favourite band Coldplay. Many thanks to special guest John Harris; visit his website at <a href="http://johnharris.me.uk">johnharris.me.uk</a>. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgXwbszSwH0">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-marketing-of-britpop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britpop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/modern-life-isnt-rubbish-the-trouble-with-britpop-nostalgia-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britpoper</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blur-the-death-of-a-party" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britpopest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-mccartney-1980" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paul McCartney audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-art-for-arts-sake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-ramones-punk-city-night" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ramones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dis-education-of-rock-n-roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dis-Education of Rock 'n' Roll</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charley-pride--americas-coloured-cowboy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charley Pride</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charley-pride-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charley Prider</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charley-pride-painters-mill-star-theatre-owings-mills-md" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charley Pridest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charles-manson-death-valley-drop-outs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charles Manson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/entertainers-ashford-and-simpson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ashford & Simpson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kirsty-maccoll-exchange-and-martyrdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kirsty MacColl</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/would-we-soft-soap-you-about-soft-cell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soft Cell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beastie-boys-boogie-and-the-beast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lennon-the-outrageous-beatle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-comes-after-imain-coursei-barry-gibb--the-bee-gees-on-top-again" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Barry Gibb & the Bee Gees</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kevin-coyne-matching-girth--vision" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kevin Coyne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/human-league-the-kids-are-alright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Human League</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jason--kylie-awwww-kissy-kissy-jd--km-coo-ee-yes-dear" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason & Kylie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/metallica-is-our-life" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Metallica</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/la-proved-too-much-for-blake-and-spector-bring-on-the-trials" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-creative-life-of-viv-albertine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viv Albertine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shakira-soft-rock-and-the-hard-sell" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shakira</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/coldplay-imylo-xylotoi-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coldplay</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e89"> Episode 89: Kandia Crazy Horse on Southern Rock + Little Richard </a> </h2> 7 December 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2091376202&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we talk to the splendid Kandia Crazy Horse — Zooming in from her apartment in "high Harlem" — about her career as a writer and singer-songwriter; about her abiding love for Southern rock; and about Rip It Up, her 2004 anthology of essays on Black rock from Little Richard to Lenny Kravitz. Along the way we discuss Donny Hathaway, Muscle Shoals, Mad Dogs & Englishmen, Love's Arthur Lee... and Kandia's terrific 2013 country-soul album Stampede. Next, we go back to 1969 and hear the first of three clips from Joel Selvin's audio interview with the aforementioned Little Richard, prompting discussion of Mr. Penniman's pivotal role in the story of Black rock ('n'roll). Mark then guides us through his new library highlights, including Roy Carr & Ian MacDonald debating David Bowie, Nick Tosches on Dolly Parton, Barry Cain on the blower to Sylvester, Sandy Robertson meeting L.A. legend Terry Melcher in London and Mark Rowland talking at length with Tom Waits. Barney mentions Andy Beckett on Peter Hook and Gary Pig Gold on the Shaggs,while Jasper rounds things off with remarks on Jason Gross' piece about Istanbul in the early noughties and Wyndham Wallace's 2010 review of Janelle Monáe performing at Berlin's Postbahnhof. Many thanks to special guest Kandia Crazy Horse; visit her website at <a href="https://kandiacrazyhorse.com">kandiacrazyhorse.com</a>. Watch a <a href="https://youtu.be/qUQqr9KDYLE">video clip</a> from this podcast recording </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/song-o-the-south-how-the-allman-brothers-made-a-redneck-negress-out-of-me-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allman Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/half-life-in-the-bush-of-ghosts-come-back-donny" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donny Hathaway</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/love-with-arthur-lee-house-of-blues-los-angeles" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Arthur Lee</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/whites-are-missing-good-rock-by-blacks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Rock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/black-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Black Rocker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/afropunk-before-afropunk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Afropunk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/love-a-good-day-at-black-rock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Love</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/little-richard-1969" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Richard audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/apocalypse-in-the-american-bush-rip-muscle-shoals-sound-sheffield-alabama" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Muscle Shoals</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-grateful-dead-ilivedeadi-warner-bros-1830" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grateful Dead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dolly-parton-the--travails-of-dualism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolly Parton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sylvester-the-slinky-cat" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sylvester</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-the-supremes-stopped-worrying-and-started-happening" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supremes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-case-for-and-against-bowie-shrewd-publicity-stunt-or-necessity" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hi-im-ummm-terry-melcher-and-ummm-say-did-you-hear-the-one-about-elvis-presley-ummm-the-beach-boys-and-ummm-oh-yeah-jesus-christ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Terry Melcher</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tom-waits-is-flying-upside-down-on-purpose" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Waits</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-michael-ilisten-without-prejudice-volume-onei-epic-lpcassettecd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">George Michael</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-hook-isubstance--inside-new-orderi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Order</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-shaggs-the-philosophy-of-50-years" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shaggs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/global-ear-istanbul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Istanbul</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/janelle-mone-postbahnhof-berlin-not-the-archandroid-were-looking-for" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Janelle Monáe</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e88"> Episode 88: Mark Cooper on Neil Young + Jools Holland + Steve Van Zandt </a> </h2> 23 November 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3154781997&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In the new episode we welcome into RBP's cosy virtual cupboard the BBC's former Head of Music Entertainment — and the co-creator of the enduring Later… with Jools Holland show. Yes folks, Mark Cooper revisits his career as a music writer — from seeing the last Sex Pistols show in San Francisco in 1978 to interviewing N.W.A. in South-Central L.A. 1989 — and talks about his long TV career and the hatching of Later in 1992. Mark's 2008 interview with Neil Young sparks a discussion of the Canadian giant's so-called "doom" years from 1972 to 1976, boxed up this month in the second volume of his monumental Archives project. With special attention to 1975's dark masterwork Tonight's the Night, we hear clips of Neil speaking in 1985 and 2005, then discuss Don't Be Denied, the documentary Mark made about him with director Ben Whalley. There's yet more audio in the episode as we celebrate the 70th birthday of Steve Van Zandt (or, if you prefer, Miami Steve, Little Steven… or indeed Silvio Dante) with clips from a 1982 interview. The E Street Band legend and subsequent Sopranos star talks to John Tobler about the bands he and his buddy Bruce Springsteen led in mid-'60s New Jersey, after which Mark and his co-hosts compare views on SVZ's side band the Disciples of Soul. Finally, Mark (Pringle, that is) talks us through his highlights among the week's 50+ new library articles, including great pieces on the Four Tops, David Bowie, Hound Dog Taylor, Dan ('Instant Replay') Hartman and Sheryl Crow … after which Barney quotes from interviews with Prince and Ani DiFranco, talking about Woody Guthrie and Donald Trump's odious dad Fred. That just leaves Jasper to wrap things up with closing remarks on Simon Cowell's ill-fated Girl Thing and former X-Factor contestant Cher Lloyd... Many thanks to special guest Mark Cooper. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muvB048p_YA&feature=youtu.be">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-against-the-tide-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Young</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-winterland-san-francisco" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nwa-welcome-to-la" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NWA</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tonights-the-night-play-it-loud-and-stay-in-the-other-room" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Young</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-sooner-or-later-it-all-gets-real" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Younger</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-unsettling-looseness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neil Youngest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nils-lofgren-crazy-horse-neil-young-grin-all-that-mob" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Crazy Horse</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steven-van-zandt-1982" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Van Zandt audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-four-tops-madeline-bell-the-merseys-the-remo-four-royal-albert-hall-london" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Four Tops</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-the-elvis-of-the-seventies" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hound-dog-taylor-a-goodtime-rocker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hound Dog Taylor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hartmans-heartland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dan Hartman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/culture-club-say-war--watch-yourself" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Culture Club</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/personal-file-mantronix" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mantronix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sheryl-crow-carrion-up-the-charts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sheryl Crow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-of-paradox" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Prince</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ani-difranco-seeks-a-higher-truth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ani DiFranco</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girl-thing-no-more-girl-power" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Girl Thing</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/cher-lloyd-is-bigger-than-the-bullshit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cher Lloyd</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e87"> Episode 87: Jez Butterworth on The Band + Dolly Parton + Perry Farrell </a> </h2> 9 November 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9977119087&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome acclaimed playwright Jez (Jerusalem) Butterworth into RBP's virtual cupboard to talk mainly about The Band – but also about Dolly Parton and other musical tastes shared with hosts Mark, Barney & Jasper.  Barney gets the ball rolling by asking Jez how an early '90s conversation with Malcolm McLaren led to his first play Mojo – and how music has long played a part in his work. A Butterworth screenplay based on John Niven's peerless novella Music from Big Pink prompts discussion of The Band, taking in clips from Barney's 1991 audio interview with Al Aronowitz, the New York Post writer who first visited Big Pink to report on Bob Dylan's former backing group. A tangent takes the episode into the terrain of Jerusalem, not to mention Brexit and the rural vs. urban polarisation exemplified by the U.S. presidential elections (still bitterly undecided at the time this episode was recorded). A neat segue leads to a deep appreciation of Dolly Parton, about to publish her autobiography Storyteller. An early Parton interview on RBP's home page provides a perfect springboard for consideration of her unique voice, her politics (or lack thereof), and her cosmetic augmentations. There's no easy pivoting from Parton to Perry Farrell: suffice to say that – in 1996 audio clips about his Lollapalooza festival and the "spirits" of heroin and cocaine – the former Jane's Addiction and current Porno for Pyros frontman is barmy, brilliant and typically engaging.  Last but far from least, Mark talks us through his personal highlights from the week's new intake of great interviews and reviews from the golden age(s) of music journalism – including the Daily Express' Ivor Davis dropping in on John Lennon during his "lost" L.A. weekend in 1973, the Village Voice's Richard Goldstein on the "meaning" of Bette Midler in 1975, NME's Paul Morley coaxing quotes out of Joy Division's Ian Curtis in 1979… and that same rag's Steven Wells lambasting pale and uninteresting Velvet Underground devotees in 1993. Jasper takes us out with quotes from a fabulous early interview with Ms. Amy Winehouse… Many thanks to special guest Jez Butterworth. Watch a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jasper.murisonbowie/videos/3678796645475462">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-band-country-soul-from-bobs-backup-band" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/a-night-with-bob-dylan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/al-aronowitz-1991" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Al Aronowitz audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dolly-parton-and-porter-wagoner-its-awfully-hard-to-just-let-them-people-go-by-in-the-world-and-not-say-something-about-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolly Parton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dolly-parton-is-to-linda-ronstadt-and-emmylou-harris-what-chuck-berry-was-to-the-rolling-stones-and-the-who" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dollier Parton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-liberty-belle-dolly-parton-speaks-" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dolliest Parton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/porno-for-pyros-perry-farrell-1996" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Perry Farrell audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-dylan--the-hawks-adelphi-cinema-dublin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Dylan & the Hawks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steve-winwood-says--groups-must-play-much-much-softer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Winwood</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-lennon-the-beatle-in-exile" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-dark-side-of-bette-midler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bette Midler</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-stirrings-on-the-north-west-frontier" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Manchester bands</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/luther-vandross-cheryl-lynn-greek-theater-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Luther Vandross</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/velvet-underground-some-velvet-moaning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Velvet Underground</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/public-enemy-pride--prejudice" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Public Enemy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/amy-winehouse-dietrich-with-a-nose-stud" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Amy Winehouse</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/an-interview-with-baron-wolman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baron Wolman</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e86"> Episode 86: Loraine Alterman on Detroit + Stevie Wonder + Elvis Costello </a> </h2> 26 October 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2357551689&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Barney, Mark & Jasper welcome the great Loraine Alterman — live from New York City! — to reminisce about her journey from '60s "Teen Beat" reporter on the Detroit Free Press to co-producer of a new Broadway show about Motown stars the Temptations. Along the way we also hear about New York's Fillmore and Apollo theatres — and how John Lennon came to be Best Man at her wedding to actor Peter Boyle. Then we head back to the Motor City to discuss the genius of Stevie Wonder as he morphed from '60s Motown prodigy to '70s Moog magician. After paying their respects to the late Spencer Davis – the R&B "professor" who launched the superhuman lungs of 16-year-old Stevie Winwood on the world — your hosts and their guest hear the first of three clips from a compelling audio interview with Elvis Costello, mainly (but not exclusively) telling Adam Sweeting about his 1995 covers album Kojak Variety. Discussion of pop's own Mr. Eclectic ensues before Mr. Pringle talks us through his favourite new additions to the ever-expanding RBP library — including interviews with Brian Jones, Robert Wyatt, Grace Jones … and mall-pop princess Debbie Gibson. Barney cites a prescient 2014 interview about racism and Confederate flags with Lynyrd Skynyrd's Rickey Medlocke, and Jasper wraps matters up with reflections on Jason Donovan and D'Angelo… Many thanks to special guest Loraine Alterman. For more information about the International Myeloma Foundation’s Annual Comedy Celebration, please visit <a href="https://www.myeloma.org/14th-annual-imf-virtual-comedy-celebration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">comedy.myeloma.org</a>. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSOr4tnf8gQ">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-mc-5-more-like-one-big-musician" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MC-5</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-miracle-they-call-smokey-and-how-he-climbed-from-the-ghetto-to-the-top-of-his-musical-world" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Smokey Robinson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-apollo-theatre-and-the-fillmore-east-black-and-white-music-in-nyc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apollo Theatre vs Fillmore East</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-talks-about-music-money-marriage-and-fame" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-stevie-freaks-out" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-stevies-moog-music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonderer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-has-a-dream" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stevie Wonderest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-to-the-charts-spencer-davis-group-makes-stones-happy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spencer Davis Group</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/will-spencer-davis-go-pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spencerer Davis Group</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-spencer-davis-group-ieight-gigs-a-week--the-steve-winwood-yearsi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spencest Davis Group</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvis-costello-1995" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Costello audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-jones-pop-think-in" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brian Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/soul-its-what-negroes-have-and-white-men-are-learning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-softs-the-proms-and-drummer-wyatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soft Machine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/funkadelic-pee-in-your-afro" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Funkadelic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jj-cale-a-natural-man" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">J. J. Cale</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-devil-in-ms-jones" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grace Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/debbie-gibson-wakey-wakey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Debbie Gibson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-order-love-will-terrace-apart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Order</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lauryn-hill-black-magic-woman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lauryn Hill</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lynyrd-skynyrd-an-interview-with-rickey-medlocke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynyrd Skynyrd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jason-gets-sorted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Donovan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dangelo-and-the-vanguard-iblack-messiahi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">D'Angelo's Black Messiah</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/killer-riffs-a-guide-to-parody-in-popularmusic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Parody in Popular Music</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e85"> Episode 85: Midge Ure on the New Romantics + Eddie Van Halen + our Mariah Carey audio </a> </h2> 12 October 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5010713427&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we invite James "Midge" Ure to talk us through his wonderfully convoluted career in a conversation that stretches from Slik to Visage — via the Rich Kids, the Blitz club and Live Aid — to his present-day Backstage Lockdown Club. With a special focus on the New Romantics, RBP's hosts ask Midge about Ultravox, whose classic Vienna album is 40 years old this week, and touch on the "manifesto" that Sounds' Betty Page put together with Spandau Ballet in that same year. Midge also pitches in on the passing of guitar-shredder extraordinaire Eddie Van Halen, whose sad loss prompts a general celebration of the pop-metal band that was Eddie's namesake. We also pay our respects to U.S. soul singer turned reggae ambassador Johnny Nash and to country-MOR singer-songwriter Mac ('In The Ghetto') Davis.  The week's new audio interview being Steven Daly's 1998 conversation with R&B mega diva Mariah Carey, we hear two clips from this very entertaining chinwag ... and then ponder the pros and cons of Carey's career and oeuvre. Mark then walks and talks us through his highlights of the week's new intake of library articles , including seminal pieces on Otis Redding (1966), Ewan MacColl (1975) and Kraftwerk (1977), while Jasper rounds matters off with remarks on reviews of Ricky Martin, Jack White... and Midge Ure live in February this year! Many thanks to special guest Midge Ure. Join Midge's Backstage Lockdown Club at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/midgeure" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/midgeure</a>, and check out the deluxe 40th anniversary version of <a href="https://townsendmusic.store/cart/product.php?id=67661" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ultravox's Vienna.</a> Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ICCaBACTDA">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/visage-stranger-in-town" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visage</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballet-the-new-romantics--a-manifesto-for-the-eighties" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spandau Ballet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballets-bible-how-i-played-my-part-in-inventing-the-new-romantics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Romantics</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-halen-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Halen @ Whisky a Go Go</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-halens-back-door-rocknroll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Halen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/eddie-van-halen-drops-the-bomb-on-heavy-metal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Halener</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-halen" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Van Halenest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-johnny-nash-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Johnny Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mac-daviss-ode-to-rock--roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mac Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/noel-hawks-and-jah-floyd-ireggae-going-international-1967-1976--the-bunny-striker-lee-storyi" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bunny "Striker" Lee</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mariah-carey-1998" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mariah Carey audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/otis-redding-grateful-dead-fillmore-auditorium-san-francisco-ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Otis Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lets-hear-a-scream-for-the-jackson-five" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jackson Five</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ewan-maccoll-acoustic-is-best" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ewan MacColl</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-talks-to-caroline-coon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/abc-tongue-in-chic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ABC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-carve-their-nayims-with-pride" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Radiohead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/natalie-imbruglia-fluff-free-pop-goddess-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natalie Imbruglia</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dis-education-of-rock-n-roll" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dis-Education of Rock 'n' Roll</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ricky-martin-earls-court-london--all-mouth-and-tight-trousers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ricky Martin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loud-bangs-and-bestial-noises" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lester Bangs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jack-whites-secret-london-gig-surgical-masks-dry-ice-and-disease" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jack White</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/midge-ure-forum-bath" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Midge Ure</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e84"> Episode 84: Jude Rogers on Adele + Prince + Sonic Youth audio </a> </h2> 28 September 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8713231591&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we welcome the wonderful Jude Rogers into RBP's very own Gridworld. Live from her native Wales, the far-from-obscure Jude reviews her career as a music scribe from The Llanelli Star to The Word, revisiting interviews with megastar-in-the-making Adele Atkins and wholly reformed cocaine fiend Tony Bennett. Jude also reflects on a 2008 thinkpiece about the Beach Boys' influence on Fleet Foxes, the latter having just "dropped" a rather fine new album, Shore, with minimum fanfare. Additionally, Jude offers her thoughts on the multifarious splendours of Prince's Sign 'O' the Times, the 1987 "double" album oft regarded as his crowning achievement. Hosts Mark, Barney & Jasper reference contemporary reviews of the record and ponder the influence on the purple maestro of departed Revolutionaries Wendy & Lisa. After noting the passing of blue-eyed soul man Roy ('Treat Her Right') Head – with nods to a nice 1966 profile of the Texan by Britain's Bill Millar – your hosts and their guest hear the first of three clips from Martin Aston's 1986 interview with Sonic Youth, wherein Kim, Lee, Steve and Thurston (new solo album out this week!) discuss, among many other matters, obscure guitars and their interpretation of fellow Manhattanite Madonna's 'Into the Groove(y)'. The episode concludes with a round-up of particularly tasty additions to the RBP librarium, including a 1966 report on "psychedelics", a 1972 interview with the impressively recalcitrant Bill Withers, a 1988 Smash Hits encounter 'twixt Chris Heath and wannabe-soul boys Wet Wet Wet...and pieces about neglected Motown siren Kim Weston and "postmodern-cabaret" man Max Raabe. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoHfNQv2ov4">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/adele" target="_blank">Adele</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tony-bennett-legalise-drugs" target="_blank">Tony Bennett</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-lure-of-the-beach" target="_blank">Beach Boys influence</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/prince-isign-o-the-timesi" target="_blank">Prince</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/prince-isign-o-the-timesi-warner-brospaisley-park" target="_blank">Princer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/prince-time-of-the-isigni" target="_blank">Princest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wendy--lisa-revolt-into-style" target="_blank">Wendy & Lisa</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/roy-head" target="_blank">Roy Head</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/roy-head-club-lingerie-los-angeles-ca" target="_blank">Roy Head: Club Lingerie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sonic-youth-1986" target="_blank">Sonic Youth audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/psychedelics-thats-the-new-fad" target="_blank">Psychedelics</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/two-things-make-beach-boys-sad" target="_blank">Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bill-withers-a-star-now-shocked-by-the-shallowness" target="_blank">Bill Withers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-magical-mystery-tour" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/judas-priest-eaten-alive" target="_blank">Judas Priest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/could-you-cope-with-being-in-wet-wet-wet" target="_blank">Wet Wet Wet</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elasticagate" target="_blank">Elastica</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/louise-holds-a-handful-of-rain" target="_blank">Louise Criscione</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kim-weston-go-weston" target="_blank">Kim Weston</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/salt-n-pepa-2" target="_blank">Salt-N-Pepa</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/max-raabe-life-is-a-postmodern-cabaret-for-germanys-cult-singer" target="_blank">Max Raabe</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e83"> Episode 83: Stewart Lee on Robert Lloyd + Robert Wyatt + Ronald "Khalis" Bell </a> </h2> 14 September 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9068048117&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we invite cult meta-comedian and out-there-music connoisseur Stewart Lee to discuss the new documentary he's made about Prefects/Nightingales legend Robert Lloyd. Stewart also pitches in on RBP's new audio interview, a 1991 conversation 'twixt the late Andy Gill and everyone's favourite choirboy-voiced Commie Robert Wyatt. In addition we consider the week's featured RBP writer Caitlin Moran, with especial attention to her hair-raising 1994 encounter with Courtney Love. Plus we bid a fond farewell to Kool & the Gang co-founder Ronald "Khalis" Bell and to Simeon Coxe of pioneering '60s oscillators Silver Apples... Finally, with intermittent interjections from Mr. Lee, Mark picks highlights from the week's trove of new additions to the RBP library, including top pieces on Jimi Hendrix, Rodney "Mayor of Sunset Strip" Bingenheimer, Spandau Ballet and inimitable drag superstar RuPaul. With Stewart's tastes in mind, Jasper M-B spotlights Wire classics on Laurie Anderson and Japanese free-music extremist Keiji Haino. Many thanks to special guest Stewart Lee. Find out more about King Rocker at <a href="https://kingrockerfilm.com/" target="_blank">kingrockerfilm.com</a>. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuhJeraa1iM">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/anti-pop-songbirds-the-nightingales" target="_blank">Robert Lloyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nightingales-we-spit-in-your-gravy" target="_blank">Nightingales</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-prefects-live-1978-the-co-op-suite-birminghami--" target="_blank">The Prefects</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-chameleons-the-meaning-of-life" target="_blank">The Chameleons</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-wyatt-1991" target="_blank">Robert Wyatt audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/courtney-love-hole-in-one" target="_blank">Courtney Love</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kylie-minogue-the-think-tank" target="_blank">Kylie Minogue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-spice-girls-it-was-a-power-trip" target="_blank">Spice Girls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/silver-apples-oscillate-wildly" target="_blank">Silver Apples</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kool--the-gang-twenty-years-of-funk-foundation-and-pop-permutation" target="_blank">Kool & the Gang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/for-jimi-hendrix-colour-means-his-shade-of-music" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-thunders-and-lightning" target="_blank">Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rodney-bingenhemer-a-child-of-the-myth" target="_blank">Rodney Bingenheimer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/spandau-ballet-muscle-band" target="_blank">Spandau Ballet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brothers-johnson-brothers-rock" target="_blank">Brothers Johnson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sinad-oconnor-angel-of-angst" target="_blank">Sinéad O'Connor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-world-according-to-rupaul" target="_blank">RuPaul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/keiji-haino-tokyo-showboat-japan" target="_blank">Keiji Haino</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-laurie-anderson" target="_blank">Laurie Anderson</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e82"> Episode 82: Vicki Wickham on Ready Steady Go + Dusty Springfield + Labelle + Morrissey </a> </h2> 31 August 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4097457246&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark and Jasper are joined by the fabulous Vicki Wickham to chat all things pop and beyond, starting with her experiences as producer of TV show Ready, Steady, Go! in swinging sixties London, when Vicki became good friends with Dusty Springfield, through writing for Fabulous and Melody Maker to managing Labelle in the '70s and much else besides. Vicki talks about how she got her foot in the door of television and reminisces about writing lyrics for Dusty, then tells the story of moving to New York to open a US office for Track Records. We then find out how she masterminded the metamorphosis of Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles into groundbreaking pop trio Labelle, who Mark reckons paved the way for TLC and even the Spice Girls. Vicki, Mark and Jasper then listen to clips from an audio interview with Morrissey, in which the seeds of his later racism are occasionally audible, and Vicki admits that although she was nominally his manager for a short while, he was mostly interested in hearing the stories she had to tell. (In any case, he turned out to be unmanageable.) The trio then pay tribute to the Heartbreakers' Walter Lure, singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle and Jack Sherman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers before Mark and Jasper present some of their highlights from the new pieces going into the RBP library. Mark selects pieces on pop television, Led Zep IV and Patti Smith, and Jasper rounds things out with the Scissor Sisters and Merzbow. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdBew0iIMwM">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/vicki-wickham-the-secretary-that-roared" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vicki-wickham-ready-vicki-go" target="_blank">Ready, Vicki, Go!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/labelles-nona-hendryx-1979" target="_blank">Labelle's Nona Hendryx audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vicki-wickhams-pop-guide-to-london" target="_blank">Vicki Wickham's Pop Guide to London</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/csny-nash-we-may-fight-but-music-wins" target="_blank">Graham Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ashford--simpson-aint-nothing-like-the-real-thing" target="_blank">Ashford & Simpson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-1991" target="_blank">Morrissey audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-walter-and-johnny-the-heartbreakers" target="_blank">Jon Savage with the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-dtklamf" target="_blank">Pete Makowski on the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/justin-townes-earle-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel" target="_blank">Justin Townes Earle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/whats-red-hot-and-chili-red-hot-chili-peppers" target="_blank">Red Hot Chili Peppers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dj-rogers-songs-of-love-and-hope" target="_blank">D. J. Rogers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tv-pop-when-will-the-raving-have-to-stop" target="_blank">TV pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-iled-zeppelin-ivi-atlantic-deluxe-2401012-235" target="_blank">Led Zeppelin IV</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/clothes-make-the-bowie" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-ihorsesi-arista-al-4060" target="_blank">Patti Smith's Horses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-germs-igii-slash-103" target="_blank">The Germs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-caucasian-rut" target="_blank">Morrissey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scissor-sisters-cut-to-the-new-york-dolls" target="_blank">Scissor Sisters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-pinhas--merzbow-iparis-2008i-and-irhizomei-cuneiform" target="_blank">Richard Pinhas & Merzbow</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/echo--the-bunnymen-3" target="_blank">Echo & the Bunnymen</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e81"> Episode 81: Alan McGee on Creation Records + Primal Scream + Oasis vs. Blur </a> </h2> 17 August 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8990283892&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode, Barney & Jasper welcome the legendary Alan McGee into RBP's virtual cupboard. The Creation Records founder talks us through his storied career, from his school days in Glasgow to the Creation 23 label of the 21st century.  Reminiscing about the early '80s Living Room gigs he put on in London, Alan describes the signings of Oasis, the Jesus and Mary Chain another great Creation acts. He also explains how Primal Scream got from Sonic Flower Groove to Screamadelica; how he almost signed Teenage Fanclub's idol Alex Chilton; how My Bloody Valentine's Loveless did (or didn't) almost bankrupted his & Dick Green's baby; and how appalled Sony were by Kevin Rowland's My Beauty album after the company acquired 49% of Creation's shares in 1992. Slightly cheekily, RBP's co-hosts then force Alan to listen to clips from a 2007 audio interview with Alex James of Oasis's Britpop nemesis Blur — except it turns out he never really hated those soft southern Sassenachs in the first place: it was all the Gallaghers' fault. Quel surprise… After paying their respects to fallen pop heroes Wayne Fontana, Trini Lopez and Seeds guitarist Jan Savage, Barney & Jasper talk through their highlights of the week's new "library load ". These include Lillian Roxon's 1966 report on "Music City USA" (i.e. Nashville); Michael Goldberg's 1983 report on MTV's exclusion of Black music videos; Joni Mitchell bellyaching in 1981 about being "written out of rock history"; a breathless 2002 review of Scandi garage rockers the Hives live at London's Astoria, and a riveting Aphex Twin interview from 2003… Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSS5Bb43mfg">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/creation-records-lions-in-our-own-garden" target="_blank">Creation</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/creation-records-creative-accounting" target="_blank">Creationer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dawn-of-creation-and-the-middle-and-the-end" target="_blank">Creationest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jesus--mary-chain-three-johns-islington-london" target="_blank">Jesus & Mary Chain</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jesus--mary-chain-vile-evil-from-east-kilbride" target="_blank">Vile Evil from East Kilbride</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-bodinesprimal-scream-young-loud--snotty" target="_blank">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blurs-alex-james-2007" target="_blank">Blur's Alex James audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hermans-hermits-freddie--the-dreamers-wayne-fontana-the-second-invasion" target="_blank">Wayne Fontana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/trini-lopez-made-up-my-mind-to-be-a-success" target="_blank">Trini Lopez</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jan-savage-1942-2020" target="_blank">The Seeds' Jan Savage</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-death-disc-race" target="_blank">Death Discs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nashville-the-town-with-the-fresh-sound" target="_blank">Nashville</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wizzard-on-tour-wheres-the-backpipes" target="_blank">Wizzard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-art-for-arts-sake" target="_blank">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/where-are-the-blacks-on-mtv" target="_blank">MTV</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-conversation-with-a-wandering-dreamer-2" target="_blank">Joni Mitchell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/electric-city" target="_blank">Cleveland punk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/roll-with-the-punches-an-interview-with-jerry-ragovoy" target="_blank">Jerry Ragovoy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-hives-astoria-wc2" target="_blank">The Hives</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aphex-twin-protection-racket" target="_blank">Aphex Twin</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/beyonc-stadium-of-light-sunderland-2" target="_blank">Beyoncé</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e80"> Episode 80: Mary Harron on New York Punk + Tom Verlaine audio + Peter Green R.I.P. </a> </h2> 3 August 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2096407865&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we welcome the wonderful Mary Harron, director of cult movies I Shot Andy Warhol and American Psycho. After a brief digression on dating Tony Blair at Oxford, the Canadian relives her memories of the punk rock scene at New York's CBGB club, including her interviews with the Ramones and Talking Heads for John Holmstrom & Legs McNeil's pioneering Punk magazine. Mary also talks about her friendship with ZE's Michael Zilkha and her long fascination with Warhol and the Factory. Along with her hosts, she hears clips from Martin Aston's 1987 audio interview with Tom Verlaine, prompting her recall of his seminal band Television and a general discussion of 1977's classic Marquee Moon album.  Mark & Barney pay heartfelt tribute to tragic blues-guitar hero Peter Green, ruminating on what made the Fleetwood Mac man so much more emotional a player then his UK blues-boom peers. They also say goodbye to the hilarious CP Lee, former frontman with Mancunian satirists Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias. After bringing Mary's directorial career up to date – with an aside on the American Psycho soundtrack that affords Jasper a chance to wax lyrical about Huey Lewis & the News – Mark selects his library highlights, including notable pieces about Brian Jones, Labelle, the Bush Tetras and, erm, the Knack. Jasper rounds things up – and brings matters back down to earth – with remarks on pieces about "superstar DJs" and Stock Aitken Waterman teaboy Rick Astley… Many thanks to special guest Mary Harron. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx4aQlzPyv8">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-ramones-3" target="_blank">Mary Harron on the Ramones</a> / <a href="../../Library/Article/pop-artart-pop-the-warhol-connection" target="_blank">on pop art</a> / <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-zilkha-the-king-of-mutant-disco" target="_blank">on Michael Zilkha</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/punk-rock-its-day-will-come" target="_blank">Punk Rock</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talking-heads-hyperventilate-some-clichs" target="_blank">Talking Heads</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talking-heads-were-not-punks-were-not-punks-were-not-punks-were-not-punks" target="_blank">Shouting Heads</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tom-verlaine-1987" target="_blank">Tom Verlaine audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/peter-green" target="_blank">Peter Green</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/im-peter-green" target="_blank">Peter Greener</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alberto-y-lost-trios-paranoias-not-only-the-whole-story-of-rock-but-a-killer-whale-too" target="_blank">Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rolling-stones-brian-wants-to-swap-his-rolls-for-a-mini" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nona-hendryx-of-liberated-labelle" target="_blank">Labelle</a>, Disco, <a href="../../Library/Article/bush-tetras-taking-liberties-from-new-york-rainbow-theatre-london" target="_blank">Bush Tetras</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sharona-gets-a-round-trip-ticket-the-knack-attack-is-almost-back" target="_blank">The Knack</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jeff-beck-ambitious-in-his-artistry" target="_blank">Jeff Beck</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/isuperstar-djs-here-we-goi-by-dom-phillips" target="_blank">Superstar DJs</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rizzle-kicks-iroaring-20si" target="_blank">Rizzle Kicks</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/rick-astley-how-we-made-never-gonna-give-you-up" target="_blank">Rick Astley</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e79"> Episode 79: Loyd Grossman, Rock Critic + Brian May audio + (Dixie) Chicks </a> </h2> 20 July 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5694443988&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this episode we are joined by self-professed "failed musician" and pasta-sauce mogul Loyd Grossman, OBE, to wax nostalgic about the most important years of his illustrious career: those he spent as a contributor to Fusion, Rolling Stone and other American music papers. Loyd reminisces very amusingly about seminal late '60s shows at the Boston Tea Party, before explaining how he moved to London and reinvented himself as a British national treasure on TV and in every kitchen in the country. He also recounts how he came to play guitar, three times a year, with Jethro Tull.  After a digression on the sad passing of Fairport Convention's original singer Judy Dyble, Loyd joins his hosts in hearing clips from a 1982 audio interview with Queen's Brian May in which that poodle-headed plank-spanker describes, among other things, working with David Bowie on the classic 'Under Pressure'. Barney drags Loyd into a discussion of the wrath heaped upon his compatriots the (Dixie) Chicks, whose new album Gaslighter affords the opportunity to examine the close links between country music and hyper-patriotism. Loyd turns out to be a country fan and gives a special thumbs-up to the Chicks' defiant 2006 song 'Not Ready To Make Nice'.  Mark brings the episode to the boil with remarks on new library pieces such as Lillian Roxon's 1966 review of James Brown at Madison Square Garden, Roy Carr's day out in Hyde Park in summer 1970 watching Pink Floyd and Kevin Ayers, and David Keeps meeting Madonna at the Hard Rock Café. Jasper's chosen pieces include Ian Penman on hip hop and John Calvert on OK Go… Many thanks to special guest Loyd Grossman. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTeXUo2ti0k">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-bonzo-dog-band-the-grateful-dead-boston-tea-party-boston" target="_blank">Bonzo Dog Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-75-" target="_blank">Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyd--the-dark-side-of-the-moon" target="_blank">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/groundhogs-iscratching-the-surfacei-world-pacific-wps-21892" target="_blank">Groundhogs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/queens-brian-may-1982" target="_blank">Queen's Brian May audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-shall-be-free-the-blacklisting-of-dixie-chicks" target="_blank">(Dixie) Chicks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dixie-chicks-weapons-of-mass-destruction" target="_blank">(Less Dixie) Chicks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dixie-chicks-the-playboy-interview" target="_blank">(Least Dixie) Chicks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/james-brown-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny" target="_blank">James Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-kevin-ayers--the-whole-world-the-edgar-broughton-band-iet-ali-hyde-park-london" target="_blank">Pink Floyd & Kevin Ayers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/recalling-the-60s-with-mama-michelle" target="_blank">Mama Michelle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/archie-bell--the-drells-good-time-bell" target="_blank">Archie Bell</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-winterland-san-francisco-ca" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-i-always-acted-like-a-star-even-before-i-was-one" target="_blank">Madonna</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anthony-wilson-renaissance-manc" target="_blank">Anthony Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-high-llamas-iapricotsi-plastic-recordslpcd" target="_blank">High Llamas</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jackson-browne-the-return-of-the-pretender" target="_blank">Jackson Browne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nelson-george-ihip-hop-americaiwilliam-shaw-iwestsidersicathy-scott-ithe-killing-of-tupac-shakuri" target="_blank">Hip hop books</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/ok-go-iof-the-blue-colour-of-the-skyi" target="_blank">OK Go</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e78"> Episode 78: Sheryl Garratt on rave culture + Terry Farley audio + the Streets </a> </h2> 6 July 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1534077495&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we welcome former Face editor Sheryl Garratt into RBP's Zoomworld to ask her about rave and club culture — and how we got from disco to acid house to 2020's quarantine raves. Sheryl discusses her newly-reissued/revised 1999 classic Adventures in Wonderland and looks back on her journey from the NME to The Observer. Mark, Barney & Jasper ask her about her seminal 1986 Face piece on Chicago's House scene — and about Ecstasy and 1988's "second summer of love".  Clips from the week's new audio interview, a 2005 conversation between DJ History's Bill & Frank and Shoom/Boy's Own legend Terry Farley, provide the perfect springboard for further reminiscence of House music and the UK's ever-fecund club scene. Sheryl also pitches in on the week's Free On RBP feature about fellow Brummie Mike (The Streets) Skinner, whose classic track 'Weak Become Heroes' was arguably the greatest elegy for the rave era. We hear a clip of Skinner speaking to Gavin Martin in 2002 and celebrate that year's splendid Original Pirate Material album.  Among the new RBP library additions considered are Hugh Nolan's Disc report on London's psychedelic temple the UFO club (1967), a slightly unlikely 1989 encounter between David Toop and Bakersfield country icon Buck Owens, and Chris Heath's hilarious 1997 Rolling Stone cover story on the Spice Girls. Jasper takes us out with observations on a pointless Tim Buckley tribute album (2000) and an interview with Public Service Broadcasting's amusingly-monikered J. Willgoose, Esquire …  Many thanks to special guest Sheryl Garratt; buy <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08C5H17FV/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B08C5H17FV&linkCode=as2&tag=goingcoasta-21&linkId=73dbc429eaff7f6dfcc93c0bdb5cf3c8" target="_blank">Adventures in Wonderland on Amazon</a> and visit her website at <a href="https://www.sherylgarratt.com/" target="_blank">sherylgarratt.com</a>. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvN1_pvk-Pw">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/sample-and-hold-the-house-sound-of-chicago" target="_blank">House sound of Chicago</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blackpool-weekender-keeping-the-faith" target="_blank">Blackpool Weekender</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/1988-and-all-that" target="_blank">1988 and all that</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/terry-farley-2005" target="_blank">Terry Farley audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-streets-2002" target="_blank">The Streets audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-streets-quality-streets" target="_blank">The Streetser</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dead-cert-the-streets" target="_blank">The Streetsest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ufo--in-front-of-whats-happening" target="_blank">UFO Club</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/harrison-assesses-the-beatles-past-present-future" target="_blank">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-soft-sell-world-of-al-green" target="_blank">Al Green</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/buck-owens-myths-of-the-honky-tonker" target="_blank">Buck Owens</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/letter-of-the-week-the-beauty-of-words" target="_blank">Neil Kulkarni's letter to MM</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/spice-girls-too-hot-to-handle" target="_blank">Spice Girls</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/various-artists-ising-a-song-for-you-tribute-to-tim-buckleyi-and-i-caroline-now-the-songs-of-brian-wilson-and-the-beach-boysi" target="_blank">Tim Buckley tribute</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tim-buckley-the-sunshine-company-the-nitty-gritty-dirt-band-brenton-wood-the-circle-star-san-carlos-ca" target="_blank">Tim Buckley live</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/james-blood-ulmer-no-escape-from-the-blues" target="_blank">James Blood Ulmer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/public-service-broadcasting-2" target="_blank">Public Service Broadcasting</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/britney-spears-preston-park-brighton" target="_blank">Britney Spears</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e77"> Episode 77: Geoff Travis on Rough Trade + Scritti Politti's Green Gartside </a> </h2> 22 June 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6926491280&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we welcome legendary Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis into RBP's virtual cupboard. Averse to nostalgia though he is, Geoff looks back on the musical odyssey that took him from suburban north London to San Francisco's City Lights bookstore — and then back to Notting Hill Gate, where the Rough Trade story started in 1976. Mark and Barney ask him about the label's many remarkable artists (from the Fall to the Smiths), the Cartel distribution network he set up, and the company's second coming with the early Noughties signings of the Strokes and the Libertines.  A timely segue takes us into discussion of early Rough Trade postpunks Scritti Politti, whose frontman Green Gartside is heard in clips from a 2006 audio interview by Adam Sweeting. Geoff shares his memories of — and deep respect for — Green, answering questions about the singer's return to Rough Trade after Scritti's major-label successes of the '80s and '90s. After a passing nod to pieces by RBP's featured writer of the week Pat Blashill — author/photographer of the splendid new Texas is the Reason — Mark leads us gently through his highlights of the week's library additions. Most pleasingly, he welcomes the work of the late Lillian Roxon to RBP in the form of her 1967 report on the new creatures dubbed "Hippies". Other pieces picked out include Isaac Hayes talking about Shaft in 1971 and a 1977 live review of Sylvester performing at San Francisco's Old Waldorf club. Jasper brings the episode to a conclusion by quoting from pieces about Corinne Bailey Rae and North Carolina's electronic duo Sylvan Esso before a final clip of Mr Gartside in full flow takes us out… Many thanks to special guest Geoff Travis; visit Rough Trade at <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com">roughtrade.com</a>. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YapmxT71l0E">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/rough-trade-records" target="_blank">Rough Trade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-agora-of-the-wayward-a-quarter-century-of-rough-trade" target="_blank">Rougher Trade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/life-in-rough-trade-how-geoff-travis-became-a-major-player-for-indie-bands" target="_blank">Roughest Trade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scritti-polittis-green-gartside-2006" target="_blank">Scritti Politti's Green Gartside audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beastie-boys-triumph-of-the-ill" target="_blank">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dark-side-of-the-rave" target="_blank">America's Rave Scene</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/someday-all-the-adults-will-die" target="_blank">Photographs of Texas punks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hippies-take-over-from-the-beatniks" target="_blank">Hippies</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/good-hayes-music-but-a-flat-film" target="_blank">Isaac Hayes on Shaft</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sylvester-old-waldorf-san-francisco-ca" target="_blank">Sylvester live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/qa-randy-newman" target="_blank">Randy Newman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/corinne-bailey-rae-icorinne-bailey-raei" target="_blank">Corinne Bailey Rae</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/were-a-goddamn-electronic-band-sylvan-esso-on-new-album-iwhat-nowi" target="_blank">Sylvan Esso</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e76"> Episode 76: Gil Scott-Heron + Nina Simone + Public Enemy </a> </h2> 8 June 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2300598266&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark, Barney and Jasper discuss the role music has played in expressing the pain and rage of Black Americans. Touching on such seminal figures as Nina Simone, Curtis Mayfield and the Last Poets, they listen to clips from a 1976 audio interview with the late Gil Scott-Heron, assessing his militant poetics and the albums he made with Brian Jackson. From there, the RBP team considers interviews with Public Enemy's Chuck D in 1992 and, from 2015, Kendrick Lamar. They also discuss a 1971 piece about James Brown by pioneering Black "rock critic" Vernon Gibbs.  Mark talks us through such highlights of the week's new additions to the RBP library — Philip Elwood's live review of Judy Garland at San Carlos' Circle Star, Roy Carr's interview with New Orleans piano great Professor Longhair, Michael Goldberg's salute to New York electro-punk duo Suicide and David Toop's tribute to '60s pop Svengali Larry Parnes. Barney cites a timely 2011 interview with Harry Belafonte, wherein the singer-actor reflects on his civil-rights activism, after which Jasper wraps up matters by looking at pieces about the boundary-pushing Peaches, the return of Neneh Cherry and the bizarre artist formerly known as Terence Trent D'Arby.  Please consider donating to organisations fighting against racism and injustice, such as <a href="https://uk.gofundme.com/f/ukblm-fund?fbclid=IwAR24zEAfuNzSGO-m_SVNc4mQLqMOMiLlPUWVIw8PPH5zgFFXm7EGgLE3ysA" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter UK</a> and the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=naacp&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8" target="_blank">NAACP</a>/<a href="https://www.naacpldf.org/" target="_blank">NAACP Legal Defense Fund</a>. For further resources, readings, and ways to help, please visit <a href="https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/" target="_blank">https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/gil-scott-heron-1976" target="_blank">Gil Scott-Heron audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nina-simone-between-the-keys" target="_blank">Nina Simone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/public-enemy-number-1" target="_blank">Public Enemy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kendrick-lamar-i-am-trayvon-martin-im-all-of-these-kids" target="_blank">Kendrick Lamar</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/james-brown-iisi-super-bad" target="_blank">James Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/indie-labels-players-with-the-rap-attack-making-the-most-impact--and-its-not-just-for-the-money" target="_blank">Indie labels</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/judy-garland-circle-star-theater-san-carlos-ca" target="_blank">Judy Garland</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/longhair-the-man-who-started-it-all" target="_blank">Professor Longhair</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/suicide-punk-rockers-who-dont-self-destruct" target="_blank">Suicide</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/larry-parnes-the-past-master-in-idol-speculation" target="_blank">Larry Parnes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/depeche-mode-in-the-mode" target="_blank">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/honey-dripper-charles-brown-caresses-the-blues" target="_blank">Charles Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/harry-belafonte" target="_blank">Harry Belafonte</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peaches-iimpeach-my-bushi" target="_blank">Peaches</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alicia-keys-o2-arena-london" target="_blank">Alicia Keys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neneh-cherry-iblank-projecti-smalltown-supersound" target="_blank">Neneh Cherry</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-terence-trent-darby-became-sananda-maitreya-it-was-that-or-death" target="_blank">Terence Trent D'Arby</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/e75"> Episode 75: Jonh Ingham's Grand Punk Railroad + John Peel audio + Lady Gaga </a> </h2> 1 June 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9072549774&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we welcome the great Jonh Ingham into RBP's "virtual cupboard". In a fascinating conversation, he revisits the peripatetic childhood that took him to California in the '60s – and to San Francisco's Fillmore West, where in 1971 he reviewed a famous Aretha Franklin show for Creem magazine. Mark & Barney ask him about his return to the UK, where he wrote for NME and then Sounds, championing London's nascent punk scene in early '76 and conducting the first interview with the Sex Pistols. He also reminisces about running the Fake Club in L.A., working in advertising in Tokyo, and ending up as CompuServe's head of content back in the UK.  After a brief digression on the subject of Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta – with Mark & Jasper almost coming to cultural blows – Jonh offers his thoughts on John Peel, subject of the week's knew audio interview. We hear clips of the beloved DJ talking to Martin Aston in 1989, prompting recall of the great man's self-effacing radio personality and his incalculable impact on all forms of alternative music. Mark talks us through highlights of the week's new library pieces , including Nat King Cole's last-ever interview before his death in 1965 and a 69-year-old Cab Calloway speaking to Philip Elwood in 1976. Jasper concludes matters by discoursing on French quartet Phoenix, Malian master Ali Farka Touré and jazz legend George Russell.  Many thanks to special guest Jonh Ingham, whose book Spirit of '76 is available online at <a href="https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Sprit-of-76-by-John-Ingham-photographer-Johan-Kugelberg-editor/9781944860059" target="_blank">Blackwell's</a> and all other good bookshops. Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81tCPcGeB2I">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-at-fillmore-west" target="_blank">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sex-pistols-are-four-months-old" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/citizen-punk" target="_blank">Punk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lady-gaga-la-roux-slaves-to-synth" target="_blank">Lady Gaga</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/transvision-vamp-lady-gaga" target="_blank">Lady more Gaga</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/behind-the-aura-the-risky-business-of-lady-gaga" target="_blank">Lady most Gaga</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-peel-1989" target="_blank">John Peel audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nat-king-cole-the-lesson-i-learned-when-they-told-me-the-truth" target="_blank">Nat King Cole</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/walkers--humperdinck--stevens--hendrix-on-a-25--day-rave" target="_blank">Hendrix etc.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grateful-dead-miles-davis-fillmore-west-san-francisco-ca" target="_blank">Grateful Dead + Miles Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cab-calloway-of-minnie-the-moocher-and-a-cab-with-ciass" target="_blank">Cab Calloway</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/maurice-white-white-in-flight" target="_blank">Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aphex-twin-teddy-or-not" target="_blank">Aphex Twin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/phoenix-its-hip-hop-to-be-square" target="_blank">Phoenix</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ali-farka-tour-barbican-london--niger-river-delta-blues" target="_blank">Ali Farka Touré</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/daft-punk-ihuman-after-alli" target="_blank">Daft Punk</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-russell-ithe-complete-remastered-recordings-on-black-saint--soul-notei" target="_blank">George Russell</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/74"> Episode 74: Chris Blackwell's Island Records + Sparks + Remembering Phil May </a> </h2> 25 May 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1463947666&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark, Barney & Jasper talk extensively about one of the great labels, Island Records — a hallowed home to such groundbreaking acts as Jimmy Cliff, Nick Drake, Roxy Music, (Bob Marley and) the Wailers and, yes, U2. Listening to clips from John Tobler's 1989 audio interview with Island founder Chris Blackwell, RBP's power trio reflect on what made the label such a powerhouse for non-mainstream genres like folk and reggae. Blackwell talks of its transformation after 1967, as well as his first encounter with Marley in 1972. A neat segue via Lenny Kaye's 1975 overview of the label leads "the team" into a discussion of Sparks, the American art pop duo who've just released their new album, A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip. Mark & Barney reminisce about the Mael brothers' Island years in the '70s, commencing with Kimono My House and its astonishing hit single 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us'. We stay in the '70s, moreover, as the RBP troika considers great Disc pieces — about Lou Reed and Chinnichap — by the splendidly-named Ray Fox-Cumming. Mark rounds matters off by talking us through new library pieces about Santana, Hamilton Bohannon, John Fahey, Joni Mitchell and N.W.A., while Jasper adds his tuppenceworth on articles about British folk institutionTopic Records, the death of the album and rapper Busta Rhymes. And we go out with a clip from Johnny Black's 1995 audio interview with Pretty Things frontman Phil May, who sadly passed away last week... Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeauAB04GUU">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/island-records-chris-blackwell-1989" target="_blank">Chris Blackwell audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/island-records-treasure-island" target="_blank">Island Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sparks-food-first-music-second" target="_blank">Sparks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ron-mael-discusses-new-sparks-album-ia-steady-drip-drip-dripi" target="_blank">Ron Mael</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lou-reed-the-black-sheep-of-new-york" target="_blank">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sweet-smell-of-success-turns-to-mud-in-the-eye" target="_blank">The Sweet</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/queen-queen-of-the-orient" target="_blank">Queen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/santana-matrix-san-francisco-ca" target="_blank">Santana</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/south-african-man-from-georgia-king-hamilton-of-discoland" target="_blank">Hamilton Bohannon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-fahey-troubadour-los-angeles-ca" target="_blank">John Fahey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pretenders-the-perils-of-christine" target="_blank">The Pretenders</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sheena-easton-itake-my-timei-emi-emc-33-54-" target="_blank">Sheena Easton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/roxanne-shant-the-queen-rocks-on" target="_blank">Roxanne Shanté</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/babyface-itender-loveri-nwa-istraight-outta-comptoni-various-artists-igrind-crusheri-saw-throats-iindestroyi/" target="_blank">NWA: Straight Outta Compton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-devils-work-the-plundering-of-robert-johnson" target="_blank">Robert Johnson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mark-ronson-stop-me-if-you-think-youve-heard-this-one-before" target="_blank">Mark Ronson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ithe-tami-showi-rocks-greatest-concert-movie-ever" target="_blank">The T.A.M.I. Show</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/folks-man-of-mystery-is-cecil-sharp-a-folk-hero-or-villain" target="_blank">Cecil Sharp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/folk-music-field-recordings-in-the-british-isles" target="_blank">Folk field recordings</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/death-of-the-album" target="_blank">Death of the album</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/busta-rhymes-igenesisibeverley-knight-iwho-i-ami" target="_blank">Busta Rhymes</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pretty-things-phil-may-1995" target="_blank">Phil May audio</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/73"> Episode 73: James Fox on Keith Richards + Little Richard + Betty Wright + Pete Seeger </a> </h2> 18 May 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8514749458&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we welcome special guest James Fox, author of 1982's bestselling White Mischief and the man who, ten years ago, made Keith Richards' Life one of rock's outstanding autobiographies. James talks us through his long and distinguished career as a journalist in Africa, and as a features writer during the golden era of The Sunday Times Magazine. He describes how his friendship with "Keef" was cemented by the pieces he wrote for that publication about the Rolling Stones in 1973 and 1976, answering his hosts' questions about the great man's rhythm guitar playing. The fantastic Mr. Fox also offers his perspective on Little Richard, whose death last week prompts discussion of the gay black southerner's explosive role in the birth of rock & roll. We hear a clip of the sometime Mr. Penniman speaking in 1985 – as well as one of the late Betty ('Clean Up Woman') Wright owning up to being a shameless show-off in 1978. Handily, James is able to reminisce about the importance of Moe Asch's legendary Folkways label – as revisited in the week's new audio interview, a conversation with folk elder Pete Seeger conducted by Tony Scherman in 1987. Clips follow of Seeger talking about Asch and recalling Folkways legends Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie. [Note: the man who had Lead Belly performing in overalls was not Alan Lomax, as mentioned in the episode, but his father John.] As ever, Mark guides us through his personal library highlights, including pieces about John Coltrane (1965), Deep Purple (1970), Ashford & Simpson (1982) and Billy Idol (1990). Jasper concludes matters with quotes from pieces about Joanna Newsom (2015), JPEGMAFIA (2017) and, erm, James Blunt (2020). Many thanks to special guest James Fox—visit his website at <a href="http://www.jamesfox.co.uk/" target="_blank">jamesfox.co.uk</a> Watch a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=selly-7CkV0">video clip</a> from this podcast recording. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-sound-of-the-stones" target="_blank">Keith Richards' guitar playing</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-gathering-no-moss" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/papa-wemba-pop-star-people-smuggler-jailbird-demagogue--and-all-in-a-coat-that-cost-15000" target="_blank">Papa Wemba</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/little-richards-big-troubles-part-1" target="_blank">Little Richard</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/little-richards-big-troubles-part-2" target="_blank">Little Richarder</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/little-richard-and-solomon-burke-sex--god--rock--roll" target="_blank">Little Richardest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rhythm--blues-gospel-according-to-betty-wright" target="_blank">Betty Wright</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/betty-wright-getting-it-wright" target="_blank">Betty Wrighter</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pete-seeger-on-moe-asch-and-folkways-records-1987" target="_blank">Pete Seeger</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-john-coltrane-quartet-jazz-workshop-san-francisco-ca" target="_blank">John Coltrane Quartet</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-velvet-underground-ithe-velvet-underground-and-nicoi-verve--32s-5d" target="_blank">Velvet Underground and Nico</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kate-and-anna-mcgarrigle-ikate--anna-mcgarriglei-warner-bros-import-bs-2862" target="_blank">Kate and Anna McGarrigle</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ashford--simpson-hope-is-where-you-find-i" target="_blank">Ashford & Simpson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mobile-sneer-and-ultimate-throb-makes-idol-rich" target="_blank">Billy Idol</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ice-t-sold-on-ice" target="_blank">Ice-T,</a> <a href="../../Library/Article/acid-house-88-state" target="_blank">Acid House</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joanna-newsom-eventim-apollo-w6" target="_blank">Joanna Newsom</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jpegmafia-x-freaky-ithe-second-amendmenti-deathbomb-arc" target="_blank">JPEGMAFIA</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/james-blunt-how-we-made-youre-beautiful" target="_blank">James Blunt</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/72"> Episode 72: Simon Witter on Kraftwerk + Rick Nelson audio + Lisa Verrico </a> </h2> 11 May 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2855440897&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP podcast, we pay tribute to Kraftwerk cofounder Florian Schneider, along with Afrobeat linchpin Tony Allen and Stranglers keyboardist Dave Greenfield. The excellent Simon Witter joins us to offer essential expertise on Schneider's vital part in making Kraftwerk the hugely influential group they were, with discussion revolving around our guest's epic MOJO retrospective on the electronica godfathers. RBP's regular triumvirate consider pieces by the week's featured writer Lisa Verrico, commencing with a hilarious 1994 diatribe from the Fall's Mark E. Smith. More-up-to date are her great Sunday Times profiles of cutting-edge stars Billie Eilish and Christine & the Queens, prompting passionate endorsements by "our Jasper" Murison-Bowie. Being a tiny bit older than "our" Jasper, Mark Pringle & Barney Hoskyns steer the conversation towards the week's new audio interview. Clips from John Tobler's 1973 chat with Rick Nelson trigger musings on TV teen Idol Ricky's metamorphosis into a credible rock and roller – and then into the trailblazing L.A. country rocker whose Stone Canyon Band backed him on his wry Top 10 hit 'Garden Party'.  Finally, Mark walks us through the new library additions that most tickled his interest this week, including Jamie McCluskey III (a.k.a. Eden, a.k.a. Nikki Wine) chatting to the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson in 1965, David Keeps in conversation with Detroit's Was (Not Was) in 1983, and RJ Smith anticipating Trump's America in a prescient 1991 piece about Guns N' Roses. Barney picks Carol Clark's lovely 2001 lament for the inimitable Joey Ramone, while Jasper focuses on – among other items – John Calvert's 2015 dissection of problematic lyrics by Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye…  Many thanks to special guest Simon Witter. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-synthetic-rockers" target="_blank">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-deutsche-disko" target="_blank">Kraftwerker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-paranoid-android" target="_blank">Am Kraftwerksten</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mark-e-smith-whats-your-problem-hippies" target="_blank">Mark E. Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billie-eilish-the-teenage-pop-sensation-who-soundtracked-i13-reasons-whyi" target="_blank">Billie Eilish</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/christine-and-the-queens-a-new-french-revolution" target="_blank">Christine and the Queens</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rick-nelson-1973" target="_blank">Rick Nelson audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/head-beach-boy-brian-wilson-turns-serious" target="_blank">Brian Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-band-sons-of-champlin-ace-of-cups-winterland-san-francisco-sf" target="_blank">The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/was-not-was-back-come-the-freaks" target="_blank">Was (Not Was)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doc-ino-one-can-do-it-betteri-ruthless" target="_blank">The D.O.C.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/guns-n-roses-the-last-angry-white-man" target="_blank">Guns N' Roses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tribal-movement-hip-hop-in-1998" target="_blank">Hip Hop in 1998</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joey-ramone-hey-ho-lets-go" target="_blank">Joey Ramone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-cowley-trio-queen-elizabeth-hall-london" target="_blank">Neil Cowley Trio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/overview-of-a-vampire-a-closer-look-at-the-weeknds-lyrics" target="_blank">The Weeknd</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/tame-impala-ithe-slow-rushi" target="_blank">Tame Impala's Slow Rush</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/71"> Episode 71: Jill Furmanovsky on Photography + Errol Brown audio interview </a> </h2> 4 May 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2993949886&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, RBP's very own Terrible Trio are joined by the legendary Jill Furmanovsky for a free-ranging conversation about her long career – and about rock photography in general. Jill describes her lucky 1972 break at London's Rainbow Theatre, talks about shooting Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan, and namechecks fellow snappers Pennie Smith and Barrie Wentzell. Discussion follows about free pieces (on Henry Diltz, Dennis Morris, and Barry Feinstein) by Observer photography critic Sean O'Hagan.  The first of three clips from a 1975 interview with the late Errol Brown prompts reflections on the delicious Hot Chocolate – and what made Brown such a compelling star of '70s pop. Mark then guides us through new library pieces about Andy Williams (1963), the MC5 (1968), Ringo Starr (1972), and Scritti Politti (1988). Barney spotlights articles on Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the state of music journalism in 2018. Jasper wraps up the episode by considering the post-Velvets careers of Lou Reed, John Cale and co., plus an unlikely 2011 live pairing of Foo Fighters and CeeLo Green…  Many thanks to special guest Jill Furmanovsky; visit <a href="https://www.rockarchive.com">rockarchive.com</a> to see her photography. The collaboration between Rockarchive and RBP bringing together images and words, starting with Tom Waits in Santa Rosa, is available to view at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/3f40af72-16b6-11ea-af5e-b3574ee31a18/episodes/28b39452-8e27-11ea-b7d4-4fa48259d499/rocksbackpages.com/rockarchive">rocksbackpages.com/rockarchive</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-moment-25-years-of-rock-photography" target="_blank">Jill Furmanovsky's Moment</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobquest-in-search-of-zimmerman" target="_blank">Jill's Bobquest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/valerie-wilmer-art-is-a-luxury-music-is-a-functional-thing" target="_blank">Val Wilmer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dennis-morris-suddenly-we-were-black-not-coloured" target="_blank">Dennis Morris</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/henry-diltz-caught-in-the-canyon" target="_blank">Henry Diltz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/barry-feinstein-1931-2011" target="_blank">Barry Feinstein</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hot-chocolates-errol-brown-1975" target="_blank">Hot Chocolate audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/andy-williams-picasso-originals" target="_blank">Andy Williams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-isgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-bandi-capitol-smas-2653" target="_blank">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/flash-july-26th-1968-mc5-attacked-by-police-on-job" target="_blank">MC5</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ringo-apple-to-the-core" target="_blank">Ringo Starr</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-tides-turning-for-muddy-waters" target="_blank">Muddy Waters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scritti-politti-pretension-and-polish" target="_blank">Scritti Politti</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stroking-suedes-ego" target="_blank">Suede</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fiona-apple-qa" target="_blank">Fiona Apple</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-frankie-says-pop-revolution" target="_blank">Frankie Goes to Hollywood</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-crisis-why-music-journalism-is-actually-healthier-than-ever" target="_blank">Music journalism</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-primer-the-velvet-underground" target="_blank">Life beyond the Velvets</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/foo-fighterscee-lo-green-wembley-arena-london" target="_blank">Foo Fighters/CeeLo Green </a>and <a href="../../../Library/Article/time-machine-june-1943--las-zoot-suit-riots" target="_blank">Zoot Suit riots</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/70"> Episode 70: The Who Live at Leeds + KRLA Beat + Ron Sexsmith audio </a> </h2> 27 April 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6830840997&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains discussion of assault (1:02:28–1:05:20) that some listeners may find distressing.  In the 70th episode of our podcast, RBP's Zooming triumvirate talk about the Who's Live at Leeds — "the greatest live album ever made," in many people's H.O. — as it reaches its half-century. Referencing Geoffrey Cannon's unabridged Guardian review from May 1970, Mark & Barney relive memories of seeing the Who live and — with Jasper — explore what made the band such a uniquely powerful live unit. The two other giants of '60s British pop feature in free pieces by KRLA Beat's Nikki "Eden" Wine, who attempts to explain Beatlemania in 1965 and hangs around a Rolling Stones session in Hollywood in 1966. Mark puts "the Beat" ("America's Pop Music NEWSpaper") into historical context and describes how some of its key female contributors wound up on RBP. A passionate fan of Ron Sexsmith's for 25 years, Barney intros his own 2011 audio interview with the self-effacing Canadian. There are clips of Ron talking about Interscope signing him at the ripe old age of 31; about his and others' songwriting; and about his painful envy of Neil Diamond's onstage confidence. Finally, Mark & Jasper chew over highlights among the week's new library pieces, including interviews with Chicken Shack (1969), Manitas de Plata (1971) and Creation's Alan McGee (1997); a report on the Jacksons' overblown Victory tour of 1984; a review of Childish Gambino's first London gig (2012); and a 2017 report on allegations of sexual abuse against "queer punk" duo PWR BTTM… </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-ilive-at-leedsi-track" target="_blank">The Who: Live at Leeds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-ilive-at-leedsi-super-deluxe-edition" target="_blank">Live at Leeds (Super Deluxe!)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-rees-ithe-ox--the-last-of-the-great-rock-stars-the-authorised-biography-of-john-entwistlei" target="_blank">Paul Entwistle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-causes-beatlemania" target="_blank">Beatlemania</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/exclusive-ibeati-attends-closed-stones-session" target="_blank">Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-the-music-really-saves-me" target="_blank">Marvin Gaye</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ron-sexsmith-2011" target="_blank">Ron Sexsmith audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/favourites-again--grant-and-day" target="_blank">Doris Day</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chicken-shack-full-of-clucking-sounds" target="_blank">Chicken Shack</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/manitas-de-plata-little-hands-of-silver/" target="_blank">Manitas de Plata</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jacksons-victory--tour-de-force-or-tour-de-farce" target="_blank">The Jacksons' Victory tour</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/metallica-wembley-arena-london" target="_blank">Metallica</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/belly-full-of-love-and-compassion" target="_blank">Belly</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alan-mcgee-the-father-of-creation" target="_blank">Alan McGee</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/felt-a-felt-tip" target="_blank">Felt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-recruit-new-member" target="_blank">Humphrey Lyttelton joins Radiohead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ed-pavlic-iwinners-have-yet-to-be-announced--a-song-for-donny-hathawayi-university-of-georgia-press" target="_blank">Donny Hathaway</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/childish-gambino-the-basement-at-the-camp-ec1" target="_blank">Childish Gambino</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-bttm-why-pwr-bttm-were-dropped-so-fast" target="_blank">PWR BTTM</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/69"> Episode 69: Martin Colyer on Greil Marcus + Lucinda Williams + Rufus Wainwright </a> </h2> 20 April 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4057363744&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, your regular co-hosts are joined for the second time by RBP's original co-founder Martin Colyer, beamed in from Leyton, to offer his invaluable thoughts on Lucinda Williams and Greil Marcus' classic Mystery Train.  Williams prompts near-rapturous approval for her 1998 masterpiece Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, with Mark and Barney similarly admiring its southern poetics and its Americana-defining country soul. Conversation flows seamlessly into the impact of Marcus' game-changing 1975 book, newly reissued (with lavish illustrations) by the Folio Society. Discussion of the book's chapters on Elvis Presley and The Band takes the RBP team back to Marcus' profound influence on British fans of American music. Rounding out the episode's American theme, these four horsemen of the rock apocalypse hear clips from Maureen Paton's 2005 phone interview with the ever-amusing Rufus Wainwright, who covers all the topics you might expect from him, following the release of his remarkable Want albums: addiction, AIDS, America and the Wainwright/McGarrigle clans. As per usual, Messrs. Pringle, Hoskyns & Murison-Bowie sift through some of the new library pieces that most intrigued them, including a Dawn James Rave interview with Small Face Steve Marriott from 1966; Michael Watts' underwhelmed Melody Maker response to Herbie Hancock's 1974 show at Carnegie Hall; Dave Thompson's fascinating 2004 Goldmine piece on the late Alan ('I Love Rock 'n Roll') Merrill's little-known Japanese glam band Vodka Collins; and, from 2006, a terrific Pete Paphides Times profile of Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hütz… </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/lucinda-williams-walking-the-line" target="_blank">Lucinda Williams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lucinda-williams-lost-in-america" target="_blank">Lucinder Williams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/westside-story-lucinda-williams-confessions-of-love-lust-and-violence" target="_blank">Lucindest Williams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-band-we-can-talk-about-it-now" target="_blank">Greil Marcus sees The Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bruce-springsteen-the-man-who-would-save-rock-and-roll" target="_blank">Greil on rock'n'roll</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/greil-marcus-a-surfer-on-the-zeitgeist" target="_blank">Greil in conversation with Andy Beckett</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rufus-wainwright-2005" target="_blank">Rufus Wainwright audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/small-faces-little-stevie-wonders" target="_blank">Small Faces</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-does-nobody-loves-the-beatles" target="_blank">Why does nobody love the Beatles?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/herbie-hancock-minnie-riperton-carnegie-hall-new-york-ny" target="_blank">Herbie Hancock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beastie-boys-run-dmc-fishbone-hollywood-palladium-hollywood-ca" target="_blank">The Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/samantha-fox-from-topless-model-to-top-pop-singer" target="_blank">Samantha Fox</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/andrew-loog-oldham-charlies-good-tonight-innit" target="_blank">Andrew Loog Oldham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vodka-collins-glam-rock-japanese-style" target="_blank">Vodka Collins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/teenage-fanclub-we-were-never-famous-so-were-still-getting-old" target="_blank">Teenage Fanclub</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gogol-bordello-careful-with-that-act-eugene" target="_blank">Gogol Bordello</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/toro-y-moi-iunderneath-the-pinei-carpark" target="_blank">Toro y Moi</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/68"> Episode 68: Paul Gorman on Malcolm McLaren + R.I.P. Bill Withers & Hal Wilner </a> </h2> 13 April 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2016308622&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's podcast – the second to be recorded remotely under the Covid-19 lockdown — Mark, Barney & Jasper are joined by special guest Paul Gorman to discuss his long and multi-faceted career... and his epic new biography of Malcolm McLaren. We also hear clips from the week's new audio interview: a 1989 conversation with "Malcy" himself, wherein the former Sex Pistols manager and professional provocateur voices his disdain for the music industry, his becoming an artist in his own right… and his despair at the passing of rock's pagan gods. Paul also pitches in with his thoughts on the late Bill Withers, joining his hosts in celebrating the life and work of a unique singer-songwriter – and the dignity of a man who came late to fame and chose to walk away from it without regret. After hearing a clip of Bill speaking in 2004, the makeshift gang of four pay tribute to two more victims of the coronavirus: John Prine, discussed at much greater length in Episode 62, and Hal Willner, maverick mastermind behind such unorthodox tribute albums as 1988's Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films. Finally, Mark talks us through his highlights of the week's new library load, including pieces on Nancy Sinatra and her walking 'Boots' (1966), Joel Selvin's Sid Vicious obituary (1979) and Annene Kaye interviewing the other Gang Of Four on a park bench in 1983. Jasper offers his tuppenceworth on a So Solid Crew profile from 2003 and a 2018 review of Prince's posthumous Piano and a Microphone album… and we say goodbye until the next time. Many thanks to special guest Paul Gorman; his new book <a href="https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/paul-gorman/the-life-times-of-malcolm-mclaren/9781472121080/" target="_blank">The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren</a> is published by Constable. Visit his website at <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/3f40af72-16b6-11ea-af5e-b3574ee31a18/episodes/0011f242-7daa-11ea-a6b3-037e403f2a6c/paulgormanis.com" target="_blank">paulgormanis.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/strange-new-ways-to-kill-a-rock-critic" target="_blank">Fanzines</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taking-on-the-britboys-spice-girls" target="_blank">Spice Girls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-was-almost-a-teenage-sex-pistol-david-harrison" target="_blank">The Life and Times of Malcolm McLaren excerpt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/malcolm-mclaren-1989" target="_blank">Malcolm McLaren audio</a>, <a href="https://www.wired.com/2003/11/mclaren/" target="_blank">8-Bit Punk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-withers-2004-2" target="_blank">Bill Withers audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-withers-the-raggety-genius-" target="_blank">Bill Withers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/songs-from-the-gut-a-conversation-with-john-prine" target="_blank">John Prine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hal-willner-and-the-creation-of-the-modern-tribute-album" target="_blank">Hal Willner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nancy-sinatra-no-1" target="_blank">Nancy Sinatra's Boots</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-graham-mister-fillmore" target="_blank">Bill Graham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sid-vicious-a-rocky-lifestyle-played-out-to-its-extreme-end" target="_blank">Sid Vicious</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gang-of-four-four-get-out-their-trees" target="_blank">Gang of Four</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chet-baker-ronnie-scotts-london" target="_blank">Chet Baker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/so-solid-crew-urbane-warriors" target="_blank">So Solid Crew</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-ipiano--a-microphone-1983i--revelatory-listen-from-a-colossal-talent" target="_blank">Prince's Piano & a Microphone 1983</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/67"> Episode 67: Warren Zevon + Miles Davis' Bitches Brew + Dusty Springfield </a> </h2> 6 April 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7895018157&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> After its Covid-19-enforced interruption, the RBP podcast returns for its first remotely-recorded episode. Mark, Barney & Jasper — all splendidly self-isolated, if not entirely locked down — are reunited online to run through everything that's new or free on Rock's Backpages. Noting the sad losses of Cristina, Manu Dibango and Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger — all recent victims of the coronavirus — RBP's troika discuss the week's new audio interview, a 2000 conversation with a supremely droll Warren Zevon, who talks to Adam Sweeting about Jackson Browne, David Geffen and Scottish Makar poet William Dunbar. From there, they move on to the week's free feature, which focuses on the 50th anniversary of Miles Davis' groundbreaking Bitches Brew. RBP's very own Three Degrees revisit Richard Williams' original Melody Maker review of the 1970 album, along with Al Aronowitz's account of hanging out with Miles in the fall of that year. Then it's on to featured writer Lois Wilson and her near-definitive account of the making of 1969's Dusty in Memphis and her profile of British rhythm & blues mainstay Georgie Fame. Among the new library pieces singled out for general discussion by Messrs. Pringle & Murison-Bowie are interviews with Elton John from 1971, Billy Cobham from 1974, Agnes Bernelle from 1985 and Kate Tempest from 2014… </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/warren-zevon-2000" target="_blank">Warren Zevon audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-davis-ibitches-brewi-cbs-66236" target="_blank">Bitches Brew</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/what-made-miles-davis-go-pop" target="_blank">What Made Miles Davis Go Pop?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miles-davis-rock-is-a-white-mans-word-says-miles" target="_blank">Rock is a white man's word</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-southern-harmony" target="_blank">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/georgie-fame-look-sharp" target="_blank">Georgie Fame</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-finley" target="_blank">Robert Finley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/oc-smith-the-revolution-london" target="_blank">O.C. Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elton-john-how-fat-reg-lost-lbs-and-won-dollars" target="_blank">Elton John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mahavishnu-orchestra-cobham--it-ended-in-total-fiasco" target="_blank">Billy Cobham/Mahavishnu Orchestra</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-quiet-and-low-key-jesse-winchester" target="_blank">Jesse Winchester</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/agnes-bernelle-cabaret-in-exile" target="_blank">Agnes Bernelle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-iragged-gloryi-reprise-the-kinsey-report-ipowerhousei-pointblank" target="_blank">Neil Young</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elviss-first-love-the-king-and-i" target="_blank">Elvis' first love</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/reggae-back-to-the-roots" target="_blank">Roots reggae</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/papa-roach-astoria-wc2" target="_blank">Papa Roach</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girls-aloud-females-with-attitude" target="_blank">Girls Aloud</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/poet-performer-novelist-the-rise-of-the-uncategorisable-kate-tempest" target="_blank">Kate Tempest</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/66"> Episode 66: Remembering Charlie Gillett + Johnnie Allan audio </a> </h2> 16 March 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3293206308&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, RBP's self-styled "power trio" pay tribute to the late Charlie Gillett, without whose seminal 1970 book The Sound Of The City Rock's Backpages probably wouldn't exist. It is a decade since we lost Charlie – one of the first RBP writers to come on board, back in 2000 – so we wanted to do justice to the enduring influence of The Sound, as well as to his wonderful "Honky Tonk" radio show, his Oval Records label and his passionate championing of African and other "world" music genres. Two clips from Bill Brewster's 1999 audio interview with Charlie prompt reflection and reminiscence from Mark & Barney, as does a Record Mirror piece in which Charlie describes the infamous 1970 press junket that took 134 UK rock journalists to New York to watch the little-known Brinsley Schwarz play Bill Graham's Fillmore East. From there, we segue neatly into a clip from Cliff White's 1978 audio interview with Cajun "swamp-pop" star Johnnie Allan, whose immortal 1971 cover of Chuck Berry's 'Promised Land' – featured on Charlie's 1974 compilation Another Saturday Night – made Oval Records beloved of a generation of rootsy UK pub rockers. Mark, Barney & Jasper wax lyrical about the wonders of 'Promised Land', and about Cajun music in general, before Mark guides us through his weekly library highlights. Among the latter are pieces about "Peter No-One" of Herman's Hermits, tenor legend Stan Getz and 'Cuddly Toy' boy Roachford. Jasper finishes things off with closing remarks about pieces on Missy Elliott and Clean Bandit. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/charlie-gillett-1999" target="_blank">Charlie Gillett audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/independent-thinker-an-interview-with-charlie-gillett" target="_blank">Charlie Gillett</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/man-of-the-world-a-rocks-backpages-tribute-to-charlie-gillett-1942-2010/" target="_blank">Tributes to Charlie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/world-music-prophets" target="_blank">'World' music</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-hardcastle-dossier" target="_blank">Paul Hardcastle</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/brinsley-schwarz-the-lost-weekend" target="_blank">Brinsley Schwarz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-promised-land--and-how-to-get-there-oval-records" target="_blank">The Promised Land</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/johnnie-allan-1978" target="_blank">Johnnie Allan audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/herman-hits-out" target="_blank">Herman's Hermits</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/discussion-singles-from-gene-clark-buffalo-springfield-and-more" target="_blank">Gene Clark</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/solo-ferry-sets-sail" target="_blank">Byron Ferrari</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/you-getz-what-you-deservz" target="_blank">Stan Getz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tuning-in-to-digital-records" target="_blank">Digital recording</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eddy-grant-a-reggae-popster-makes-his-own-breaks" target="_blank">Eddy Grant</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/whos-a-cuddly-boy-then-andrew-sylvester-roachford-thats-who" target="_blank">Roachford</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mtley-cre-decade-of-dickheadedness" target="_blank">Mötley Crüe</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-oswald-rites-of-the-living-dead" target="_blank">John Oswald</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/missy-elliott-nia-birmingham" target="_blank">Missy Elliott</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/clean-bandit-shepherds-bush-empire-london" target="_blank">Clean Bandit</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/jack-white-iboarding-house-reachi" target="_blank">Jack White</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/65"> Episode 65: Michael Watts on Melody Maker + Swamp Dogg + Cramps audio </a> </h2> 9 March 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6554610456&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney are joined by a not-so-"Anonymous" Michael Watts, who regales his hosts with tales of life as the Walsall Observer's "Mick" Watts before reminiscing about his halcyon days as one of Melody Maker's star '70s scribes. Watts waxes poetic – not to mention humorous – about his encounters with David Bowie, Bob Dylan, the Sex Pistols and others, and about the Maker's rivalry with the N(ew) M(usical) E(xpress). Mark & Barney grill him on the MM's response to punk and hear about colleagues such as Richard Williams and Caroline Coon. After a brief discussion of the week's featured artist, hilarious country-soul eccentric Swamp Dogg, the trio hear the first of two clips from Martin Aston's 1986 audio interview with Lux Interior and Poison Ivy Rorschach, prompting conversation about the Cramps' inspired mash-up of '50s psychobilly and sub-Hollywood horror – and, 11 years after Lux's death, the band's unique place in post-punk rock'n'roll. [Note: the first audio clip actually features Lux & Ivy talking about original Cramps guitarist Bryan Gregory rather than about producer Alex Chilton. Apologies for our erratum.] Finally, as Mark presents his highlights of RBP's new library additions, Barney & Michael pitch in with asides on Lou Reed, Talking Heads … and Michael's Chiswick neighbour Sophie Ellis-Bextor! Many thanks to special guest Michael Watts; for more of his writing, please visit <a href="../../Library/Writer/michael-watts" target="_blank">his writer's page</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/america-learns-to-loathe-the-pistols" target="_blank">Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-bowie-from-brixton-to-berlin" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/grateful-dead-dead-on-the-nile" target="_blank">Grateful Dead</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/whistle-dixie-out-your-ass-swamp-dogg" target="_blank">Swamp Dogg</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/swamp-dogg-bites-back" target="_blank">Swamp Dogger</a>, and <a href="../../Library/Article/cover-story-a-dogg-with-attitude-" target="_blank">Swamp Doggest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-cramps-1986" target="_blank">Cramps audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sam-cooke-pop-singer-shot-dead" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/beach-boy-bruce-johnston-reviews-new-singles-in-blind-date" target="_blank">Beach Boy Bruce Johnston</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lou-reed--end-of-the-black-comedy" target="_blank">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talking-heads-rock-garden-london-2" target="_blank">Talking Heads</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tiffany-intimate-details" target="_blank">Tiffany</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-breeders-urge-overkill-luscious-jackson-the-plaza-glasgow" target="_blank">Giorgio Moroder</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mark-e-smith-whats-your-problem-hippies" target="_blank">Mark E. Smith</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/theaudience-crowd-trouble" target="_blank">theaudience/Sophie Ellis Bextor</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/64"> Episode 64: The Meters + Joanna Newsom + Buzzy Linhart audio interview </a> </h2> 2 March 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6448486707&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, RBP's original "house band" pays homage to New Orleans funkmeisters the Meters, enjoys Frances Morgan's 2004 interview with the 22-year-old Joanna Newsom, and listens to the late Buzzy Linhart telling Steve Roeser about Lenny Bruce's 1964 bust at New York's Café au Go Go. Road-weary veterans Mark & Barney saddle up with hip young gunslinger Jasper to explore the Meters' close involvement with Crescent City maestro Allen Toussaint – and the unique grooves of funk classics like 'Cissy Strut' and 'Just Kissed My Baby'. They also savour the prose of Frances Morgan's Newsom profile for Plan B and her meditation on the first four albums by Can. A clip from Roeser's 2008 audio interview with Linhart reveals the cult Greenwich Villager's disdain for Café au Go Go owner Howard Solomon. Unfortunately, an almost equal amount of disdain is meted out to Buzzy's music by Mark & Jasper. Mark then zips through new additions to the RBP library — including Chris Welch's 1966 Melody Maker interview with the Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band, featuring quotes from the late Neil Innes; Pete Silverton's 1979 Sounds encounter with punk poet John Cooper Clarke; and Loudon & Rufus Wainwright weighing up their paternal/filial issues in 1999 for the benefit of Rolling Stone's Fred Schruers. Jasper discusses a Times live review of Steven "Flying Lotus" Ellison from Bristol's Colston Hall and Pip Williams (and others) getting in questions for One Direction's Harry Styles and Niall Horan in 2015… </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-meters-the-worlds-first-metric-funk-band" target="_blank">The Meters</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-meters" target="_blank">The Meterers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-orleans-ambassadors-of-funk-the-meters-revel-in-long-overdue-respect-and-earn-still-more" target="_blank">The Meterest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joanna-newsom-daydream-believer" target="_blank">Joanna Newsom</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/can-imonster-movietago-magoege-bamyasisoundtracksi" target="_blank">Can</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/arcade-fire-kings-college-london" target="_blank">Arcade Fire</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/musical-mayhem-chris-welch-on-the-bonzo-dog-doo-dah-band" target="_blank">Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/paul-mccartneys-verdict-on-the-europe-debate-one-of-the-worst-things-is-that-miles-are-going-to-become-kilometres" target="_blank">Paul McCartney: Proto-Brexiteer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/johnny-guitar-watson-hammersmith-odeon-london" target="_blank">Johnny Guitar Watson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-cooper-clarke-cool-for-catholics" target="_blank">John Cooper Clarke</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/popstars-and-the-strange-things-they-own-sly--robbie" target="_blank">Sly & Robbie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fathers--sons-loudon-and-rufus-wainwright" target="_blank">Loudon & Rufus Wainwright</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-associates-wild-and-lonely-2" target="_blank">The Associates</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wheatus-how-we-made-teenage-dirtbag" target="_blank">Teenage Dirtbag</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/flying-lotus-colston-hall-bristol" target="_blank">Flying Lotus</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/one-directions-harry-styles-and-niall-horan-on-their-new-album-imade-in-the-ami" target="_blank">One Direction</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/63"> Episode 63: Neil Tennant on Smash Hits + Pet Shop Boys + Andy Weatherall </a> </h2> 21 February 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2914291721&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney invite the ever-entertaining Neil Tennant to look back on his time at Smash Hits magazine — and explain how he became pop's ultimate poacher-turned-gamekeeper. Neil talks about mid-'70s London and about interviewing a pudgy Marc Bolan for Marvel UK. He recalls the laughter and irreverence of his 1982-85 stint at Smash Hits before the Pet Shop Boys shot to No. 1 in Britain and then America. After hearing clips of himself speaking to Steven Daly in 1996, he attempts to explain the longevity of the PSBs but takes issue with the term "national treasure". Mark & Barney pay tribute to the late Andrew Weatherall as we hear a clip of the legendary DJ/producer/remixer talking to DJ History's Bill Brewster in 2009. Neil offers his perspective on the evolution of the UK's club culture through the '90s, then pitches in as Mark guides us through highlights of the week's new library additions. Discussion follows on Hawkwind's topless dancer Stacia, Michael Watts' 1976 dinner with Laura Nyro and the 10th anniversary of Manchester's Haçienda club… Many thanks to our very special guest; details of the Pet Shop Boys’ new album Hotspot and upcoming tour are available via <a href="https://www.petshopboys.co.uk/home" target="_blank">petshopboys.co.uk</a>. The new editions of Chris Heath’s <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118506/pet-shop-boys--literally/9781785152368.html" target="_blank">Pet Shop Boys, Literally</a> and <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1118507/pet-shop-boys-versus-america/9781785152351.html" target="_blank">Pet Shop Boys versus America</a> are published by Heinemann and out on March 19th. The Rock's Backpages podcast is proud to be part of the <a href="http://rocknrollarchaeology.com/" target="_blank">Pantheon podcast network</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-pet-shop-boys-an-ex-ismash-hitsi-writer-and-the-grandson-of-a-nitwit" target="_blank">Neil Tennant</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pet-shop-boys-neil-tennant-1996" target="_blank">Neil Tennant audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soft-cell-the-man-in-black" target="_blank">Soft Cell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wham-the-beach-boys" target="_blank">Wham!</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hate-neil-tennant-on-the-power-of-negative-thinking" target="_blank">The Power of Negative Thinking</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/andy-weatherall-2009" target="_blank">Andy Weatherall audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/andy-weatherall-mixed-emotions" target="_blank">Andy Weatherall's Mixed Emotions</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/andy-weatherall-pick-and-remix" target="_blank">Andy Weatherall: Pick and Remix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cilla-wants-a-song" target="_blank">Cilla Black</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimi-doesnt-think-hes-a-big-name-yet" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hawkwind-reaching-out-for-higher-flings" target="_blank">Hawkwind's Stacia</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-in-from-the-cold" target="_blank">Laura Nyro</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/curtis-mayfield-commonwealth-institute-london" target="_blank">Curtis Mayfield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/for-fas-sake-10-years-of-the-haienda" target="_blank">the Haçienda</a>,<a href="../../Library/Article/0-glam-slam-at-the-astoriathe-emporium-london" target="_blank"> 0(+>/Prince</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/steve-earle-the-dissent-of-man" target="_blank">Steve Earle</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/paul-english-watching-willies-back" target="_blank">Willie Nelson's drummer Paul English</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/62"> Episode 62: Bryan Ferry + Prog Rock + John Prine audio interview </a> </h2> 14 February 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4998952039&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, RBP's power trio reforms to talk about all that's new – and everything that's free – on the site this week. Los tres hombres start with the solo Bryan Ferry, a.k.a. "Byron Ferrari", a.k.a. "Friern Barnet", revisiting the Roxy Music frontman's makeover as a dinner-jacketed lounge lizard and aspiring country gentleman.  They then mark the publication of Mike Barnes' Prog-Rock magnum opus A New Day Yesterday with a free-ranging chinwag about the pros and cons of said genre – with specific reference to Mike's great pieces on Pink Floyd and Peter Hammill. We hear a hilarious clip of beloved country-folk troubadour John Prine reminiscing about an improbable visit to Phil Spector's L.A. mansion, followed by a good-humoured debate on the merits or otherwise of, well, country-folk troubadours such as John Prine. Finally, Mark walks us through his personal highlights of the week's "library load", focusing on quotes from pieces about Paul Simon, the Bang(le)s and an unlikely 1997 hook-up between the Wu-Tang Clan and Sharleen Spiteri's Texas. Discussion of maverick axeman Marc Ribot and electro-swingers Caravan Palace rounds out the episode. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/bryan-ferry-albert-hall-london" target="_blank">Bryan Ferry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bryan-ferry-tired-of-that-same-old-anorak" target="_blank">Brain Fury</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bryan-ferry-royal-albert-hall-london-2" target="_blank">Biryani Ferret</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/epiphanies-iummagummai" target="_blank">Pink Floyd's Ummagumma</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/peter-hammill-" target="_blank">Peter Hammill/Van der Graaf Generator</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart-and-the-magic-band-trout-mask-replica" target="_blank">Captain Beefheart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-prine-1992" target="_blank">John Prine audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/star-beat-mike-grant-reporting-on-the-mersey-scene" target="_blank">the Mersey Scene</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/who-else-but-the-supremes-would-pedal-a-rickshaw" target="_blank">The Supremes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-pop-think-in-charlie-watts" target="_blank">Charlie Watts</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/beatle-blind-date-paul-mccartney-reviews-the-new-pop-singles" target="_blank">Paul McCartney on Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-experience-eric-burdon--the-animals-anaheim-convention-centre-anaheim-ca" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix live</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/paul-simon-here-comes-rhymin-simon" target="_blank">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-kilburns-freak-show" target="_blank">Kilburn and the High Roads</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-bangs-als-bar-los-angeles-ca" target="_blank">The Bangs</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rem-on-the-southern-frontier" target="_blank">R.E.M.</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/deborah-harry-wendy-james-isnt-she-in-the-primitives" target="_blank">Deborah Harry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/beauty-and-the-beats-texas-meet-the-wu-tang-clan-downtown" target="_blank">Wu-Tang Clan meets Texas</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pet-shop-boys-animal-instinct" target="_blank">Pet Shop Boys</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marc-ribot-swamp-thing" target="_blank">Marc Ribot</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/foals-yannis-philippakis-on-iwhat-went-downi" target="_blank">Foals' Yannis Philippakis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lianne-la-havas-royal-albert-hall-london" target="_blank">Lianne La Havas</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/caravan-palace-o2-academy-brixton" target="_blank">Caravan Palace</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/61"> Episode 61: Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy on David Mancuso and Lydia Lunch </a> </h2> 7 February 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7031923588&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark and Barney are joined by the delightful Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy to mark the 50th anniversary of David Mancuso's legendary first Loft party in New York City. Colleen talks about her friendship with Mancuso and about her own musical journey as a revered DJ (not to mention host of Classic Album Sundays). Barney notes the week's featured writer Daryl Easlea — and specifically his pieces on Elvis Presley the movie star and (tying in with this week's reissue of his excellent book Everybody Dance) Chic protegée Norma Jean Wright. Colleen concurs that the latter's 'Saturday' (1978) is a stone disco classic. The New York theme continues with discussion of the week's new audio interview, featuring No Wave queen and fearless transgressor Lydia Lunch talking to Martin Aston in 1989. We hear a clip of Lydia holding forth on her staunch refusal to be part of any cultural mainstream — and conversation ensues about her huge influence and complicated relationship with radical feminism. Finally, Mark talks us through such new additions to the RBP library as a 1969 Jimi Hendrix interview from the L.A. Times, Nick Kent's 1978 encounter with Elvis Costello, and Sean O'Hagan's account of his 1998 trip to Belfast with U2. A second clip from the Lydia Lunch audio takes us out of the episode… Many thanks to special guest Colleen Murphy: like her Facebook page at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColleenCosmoMurphy/" target="_blank">Colleen "Cosmo" Murphy</a> and visit <a href="https://www.classicalbumsundays.com" target="_blank">classicalbumsundays.com</a> </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/david-mancuso-flat-epic" target="_blank">David Mancuso</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-mancuso-and-the-art-of-deejaying-without-deejaying" target="_blank">The Art of Deejaying without Deejaying</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dj-cosmo-cosmic-girl" target="_blank">DJ Cosmo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/norma-jean-wright-norma-jean" target="_blank">Norma Jean Wright</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elvis-in-hollywood-" target="_blank">Elvis in Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://cms.megaphone.fm/organizations/fab391b2-4fcd-11e9-9502-43fb46d5b18a/podcasts/3f40af72-16b6-11ea-af5e-b3574ee31a18/episodes/a51d8c60-49d9-11ea-9a74-53c84ed1309c/50,000%20Fall%20Fans%20Can't%20Be%20Wrong" target="_blank">50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lydia-lunch-1989" target="_blank">Lydia Lunch audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/in-the-first-of-a-new-series-georgie-fame-meets-mick-jagger-person-to-person-for-rb-talk" target="_blank">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/im-into-different-things-says-jimi-hendrix" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/disco-demand-smashes--by-demand" target="_blank">Disco Demand</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elvis-costello-disgust-irritation-revenge-obsession" target="_blank">Elvis Costello</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/was-not-was-spies-like-us" target="_blank">Was (Not Was)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/u2-and-ash-i-was-there-helping-to-make-history-i-just-wish-i-hadnt-been-scratching-my-chin" target="_blank">U2</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/vivian-stanshalls-imen-opening-umbrellas-aheadi" target="_blank">Viv Stanshall</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/primal-scream-i-am-a-drug-addict" target="_blank">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/teenage-jesus-and-the-jerksbeirut-slump-ishut-up-and-bleedi-cherry-red" target="_blank">Teenage Jesus and the Jerks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/them-crooked-vultures-high-flyers" target="_blank">Them Crooked Vultures</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/sister-rosetta-tharpe-hymn-to-her" target="_blank">Sister Rosetta Tharpe</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/60"> Episode 60: Dorian Lynskey on Daft Punk, Can audio interview ... and Brexit </a> </h2> 31 January 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5210528289&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, we wave a sad goodbye to the EU with the aid of Dorian Lynskey, Guardian contributor, author of 33 Revolutions Per Minute and The Ministry Of Truth, and host of the excellent Remainiacs podcast. Dorian talks Mark, Barney & Jasper through his stellar career in music writing, focusing on his interviews with German superstar Paul van Dyk and French electro-House robots Daft Punk. Dorian also discusses Remainiacs on the eve of the Brexit countdown, and the four remoaners collectively lament the end of the beginning of the withdrawal… or is it the beginning of the end? The Euro theme continues with a clip from the late Andy Gill's delightful 1997 audio interview with Irmin, Holger & Michael of krautrock kings Can, heard chuckling about the "erotic dreams" embedded in soldiers' mattresses. A brief discussion of Can's uniqueness as an experimental unit ensues. Also for RBP subscribers is the selection of new library pieces presented by Mr. Pringle, including fashion tips from Mods in 1964, a tour of Philly's Sigma Sound studios in 1975, and a cab ride across London with jazz legend Archie Shepp in 1985… Many thanks to special guest Dorian Lynskey; visit his website <a href="https://www.dorianlynskey.com/" target="_blank">dorianlynskey.com</a> for further information about his books and the Remainiacs podcast. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-van-dyk-follow-the-leader" target="_blank">Paul van Dyk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ryksopp-cloud-eight" target="_blank">Röyksopp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/daft-punk-the-midas-touch" target="_blank">Daft Punk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/daft-punk--air-disco-tech" target="_blank">Air</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/intoxicated-man-the-life-and-times-of-serge-gainsbourg" target="_blank">Serge Gainsbourg</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/amon-dl-ii-iet-ali-eurorock" target="_blank">Amon Düül et al.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-synthetic-rockers" target="_blank">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/can-1997" target="_blank">Can audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mod-fashions-way-outspoken" target="_blank">Mod fashions</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/t-rex-exile-of-a-street-punk" target="_blank">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/inside-the-philly-sound-2" target="_blank">Philly Sound</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvis-presley-how-great-thou-art" target="_blank">Elvis Presley R.I.P.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/archie-shepp-sax-in-the-afternoon" target="_blank">Archie Shepp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/whitney-houston-hit-ithe-bodyguardi-soundtrack-has-shot-at-sales-record" target="_blank">Whitney Houston's Bodyguard soundtrack</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/five-boys-will-be-boys-bands" target="_blank">5ive</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/matthew-herbert-the-body-politician" target="_blank">Matthew Herbert Big Band</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-little-punk-a-little-jazz-a-little-shoegaze-meet-the-new-blues" target="_blank">The new blues</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/chris-darrows-kaleidoscopic-vision" target="_blank">Chris Darrow</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/59"> Episode 59: Laura Barton on Road Trips + Sam Cooke + Isobel Campbell </a> </h2> 17 January 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6526971145&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome the wonderful Laura Barton and learn all about her career as a star Guardian writer – and as an author and broadcaster. Laura talks about her travels in America, and about working with photographer Sarah Lee on the newly-published collection West Of West. The hosts ask her about her pieces on Bon Iver, Daniel Johnston and Riot Grrrl power – and more generally about her deeply personal approach to music writing. A new Sam Cooke box set prompts a conversation about the pin-up gospel star who crossed over to become an icon of "proto-soul" before his shocking and tragic death in 1964. A 2010 hymn to Sam by the legendary Lenny Kaye provides the platform for ruminations on the man's sublime voice and his immeasurable influence on everyone from Otis Redding to Rod Stewart. A clip from the late Andy Gill's 2005 audio interview with ex-Belle & Sebastian member Isobel Campbell is the catalyst for a discussion of the latter's collaborations with brooding grunge survivor Mark Lanegan. Having interviewed the Scots singer-songwriter when the duo's Ballad of the Broken Seas came out in 2006, Laura helps to place the pair in the tradition of such "beauty-and-the-beast" hook-ups as Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra. Mark talks us through highlights of the week's additions to the RBP Library, including pieces on the unsavoury Jonathan King, the fabulous Freddie Mercury and David Bowie's personal tour of his London landmarks. The episode concludes with discussion of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's just-announced Class of 2020 – with specific reference to the covert racism (not to mention misogyny) underpinning reaction to the inclusion of Whitney Houston… Many thanks to special guest Laura Barton, who is on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/missbarton" target="_blank">@missbarton</a>. West of West, by Sarah Lee with an introduction by Laura, is <a href="https://unbound.com/books/west-of-west/" target="_blank">published by Unbound</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/hail-hail-rocknroll-bon-iver" target="_blank">Bon Iver</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/daniel-johnston-i-know-the-darkness-" target="_blank">Daniel Johnston</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/grrrl-power" target="_blank">Grrrl Power</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/sam-cooke-soul-and-inspiration" target="_blank">Sam Cooke</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/sam-cooke-tragedy" target="_blank">Sam Cooker</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/sam-cooke-who-remembers-him-now" target="_blank">Sam Cookest</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/boyce-and-hart-what-its-like-cutting-the-monkees" target="_blank">Boyce and Hart</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/my-ego-its-still-huge-says-jonathan-king" target="_blank">Jonathan King</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/queen-the-very-fabulous-freddie-was-born-to-rule" target="_blank">Queen's Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/beach-boys-no-more-fun-fun-fun" target="_blank">Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/milli-vanilli-weve-sold-the-most-singles-on-cassette-any-band-has-sold-in-the-world" target="_blank">Milli Vanilli</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/david-bowie-station-to-station-2" target="_blank">David Bowie</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/kenickie-socialist-smirkers-party" target="_blank">Kenickie</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/the-libertines-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-albion-empire" target="_blank">The Libertines</a>, <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/beck-the-man-who-wasnt-there" target="_blank">Beck</a> and <a href="https://www.rocksbackpages.com/Library/Article/big-mama-thornton-big-mamas-blues" target="_blank">Big Mama Thornton</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/58"> Episode 58: James Blood Ulmer + Joan Baez audio + Chris Bourke </a> </h2> 10 January 2020 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5340308107&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In the first episode of 2020, Mark, Barney & Jasper celebrate the 40th birthday of James Blood Ulmer's startling Are You Glad to be in America?. Pringle waxes lyrical about seeing Ulmer live and about the man's influence on his own guitar-playing – and then, with his colleagues, discusses the "punk-jazz" scene that coalesced around JBU, James Chance, Defunkt and others. RBP's power trio then considers amusing interviews with Billy Idol, Gerry [and the Pacemakers] Marsden and Solomon Burke by New Zealander and former Rip It Up editor Chris Bourke. (Honorary mentions, along the way, to Nik Cohn, Nick Lowe and Jürgen Klopp.) Mark intros a discussion of the week's new audio interview — with Joan Baez in 1992 — by playing a clip of America's folk queen describing how she's (temporarily) let go of her political activism. Baez's significance and legacy are considered after a second clip about learning how hard it is to write songs when you're not Bob Dylan. Mark also talks us through his highlights of the week's new library additions, including a report on hanging out with Madeline Bell in swinging '60s London that reads like a scene from Austin Powers; Sounds' Dave McCullough bemoaning the joyless postpunk of the Raincoats and the Mekons in 1979; and Police man Stewart Copeland and others on the art of drumming in 1988… By contrast, Jasper revisits the return of avant-funk postpunks 23 Skidoo in 2000, a probing biog of Beyoncé from 2015 and the musings of Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie in 2016… </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/james-blood-ulmer-and-ornette-coleman-the-adventures-of-captain-blood" target="_blank">James Blood Ulmer and Ornette Coleman</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/james-blood-ulmer" target="_blank">James Blood Ulmer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/will-punk-jazz-replace-the-sounds-of-funk" target="_blank">Punk Jazz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/i-am-still-the-greatest-says-billy-idol" target="_blank">Billy Idol</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/gerry-marsdens-beating-heart" target="_blank">Gerry Marsden</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/solomon-burke-king-solomon" target="_blank">Solomon Burke</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joan-baez-1992" target="_blank">Joan Baez audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pop-think-in-plonk-lane-of-the-small-faces" target="_blank">Plonk Lane of the Small Faces</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/madeline-bell-america-is-behind-the-times" target="_blank">Madeline Bell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/goodbye-jimi-2" target="_blank">Jimi Hendrix R.I.P.</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iblack-marketi-wayne-shorter--weather-report-6" target="_blank">Weather Report</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/letter-from-britain-winter-wasteland" target="_blank">Simon Frith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-raincoats-ithe-raincoatsi-rough-trade-rough-3-the-mekons-ithe-quality-of-mercy-is-not-strneni-virgin-v2143" target="_blank">The Raincoats</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fact-or-fiction" target="_blank">Tony Wilson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/how-to-think-like-a-drummer" target="_blank">Drummers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/did-that-girl-in-black-box-used-to-be-a-bloke" target="_blank">Black Box</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/speed-sinus-of-the-times" target="_blank">Speed</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lucinda-williams-small-town-fireworks" target="_blank">Lucinda Williams</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/23-skidoo-urban-savages" target="_blank">23 Skidoo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-white-stripes-l2-liverpool" target="_blank">White Stripes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ibecoming-beyonc-the-untold-storyi-by-j-randy-taraborrelli" target="_blank">Beyoncé</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/panic-at-the-disco-brendon-urie-on-his-new-album-ideath-of-a-bachelori" target="_blank">Panic! at the Disco</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/lizzo-brixton-academy-london" target="_blank">Lizzo live</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/57"> Episode 57: Aretha's Amazing Grace + Mark Ronson audio + Tom Cox </a> </h2> 20 December 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4102833202&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode – the last of 2019 – Mark, Barney & "Jazzbo" see out the year by celebrating the sheer majesty of Aretha Franklin and the posthumously-released Amazing Grace documentary. Featured writer Tom Cox provides the perfect segue: a 1999 piece about the Queen Of Soul and her Atlantic Records producer/mentor Jerry Wexler. Your hosts also enjoy a chuckle as they revisit Tom's 2004 piece on Apple's new GarageBand "workstation". Attention then turns to a 2007 audio interview with uptown funkateer and retromaniac producer Mark Ronson. We hear a clip from Maureen Paton's back-of-a-cab conversation with Ronson, after which RBP's three amigos discuss his subsequent career and his work with Amy Winehouse. Marks talks us through new additions to the RBP library, including Keith Altham in the studio in 1968 with the Rolling Stones (and Jean-Luc Godard!); a 1971 Roy Carr rendezvous with the skinhead edition of Slade; and Joe "Mr. C" McEwen profiling the splendidly eccentric Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams in 1975. Jasper rounds matters off with quotes from David Toop's 2001 Wire interview with the brilliant Björk …and a brief chat about Boris Johnson's new nemesis Stormzy. Oh, and to prove we're not just about yesteryear, we've compiled <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4khiYVW5hZEiK2qs0LeIjN?si=LDmK7GcqRAuCAL_fDSQLHg">a playlist of our favourite tracks of 2019</a>: beautiful & thrilling music by the likes of Lizzo, Foals, Brittany Howard, Bon Iver, Nilüfer Yanya, Rustin Man, Billie Eilish, Vampire Weekend, Joan Shelley... and of course Amyl & the Sniffers!  </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/amazing-grace-inside-the-hellish-struggle-to-release-aretha-franklins-heavenly-concert-movie">Amazing Grace film</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-with-james-cleveland-and-the-south-california-community-choir-amazing-grace-atlantic">Amazing Grace album</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rev-james-cleveland">Rev. James Cleveland</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jerry-wexler-aretha-and-me">Jerry Wexler</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/digital-magic-makes-a-musician-of-me">Garageband</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/happy-20th-birthday-sloan-the-band-that-most-made-me-want-to-write-for-a-living">Sloan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mark-ronson-2007">Mark Ronson audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/stones-set-studio-on-fire">Stones set studio on fire</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lionel-hampton-if-anybody-asks-tell-them--lionel-is-ready">Lionel Hampton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sly--the-family-stone-lyceum-london">Sly & the Family Stone</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/slade-bovver-boys-who-grew-their-hair-and-got-a-hit">Slade</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/carl-palmer-elping-himself">Carl Palmer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-swamp-dogg-story">Swamp Dogg</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/culture-club-if-its-thursday-it-must-be-munich">Culture Club</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pavement-wow-thats-what-i-call-music">Pavement</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/de-la-soul-pushing-up-daisies">De La Soul</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pavement-wow-thats-what-i-call-music">Björk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jamie-cullum-royal-concert-hall-glasgow">Jamie Cullum</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/stormzy-o2-academy-leicester">Stormzy</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/56"> Episode 56: Kris Needs on The Clash + Zigzag magazine + Politics & Pop </a> </h2> 13 December 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1799130100&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> On the day after the UK's Tory landslide, Mark & Barney ask the legendary Kris Needs to look back at the legacy of ultimate agit-rockers the Clash on the 40th anniversary of their classic London Calling. Needs reminisces about key music venue Friar's in Aylesbury and his involvement with (and subsequent stewardship of) Pete Frame's seminal ZigZag magazine. His hosts ask about Just a Shot Away, part 1 of his memoir of the pivotal rock year of 1969, and then discuss his integral involvement with his mates Mick Jones, Joe Strummer and Paul Simonon. Spinning off from the Clash, the trio hear a brief audio clip of tireless politico Billy Bragg talking about the Tories in 1990 – and then discuss free RBP pieces on "revolutionary rock" and "the greening of Planet Pop". Mark introduces the week's new audio interview, a 1989 conversation with the much-missed Kirsty MacColl. After we hear a clip of the singer talking to John Tobler about an unreleased album she made for Polydor, there's an appreciation of MacColl as a songwriter and all-round good egg (and, later, a clip of her talking about her timeless contribution to the Pogues' Yuletide classic 'Fairytale of New York').  Finally, Mark talks us through his highlights among the week's new library articles, including pieces on Chuck Berry playing live in Lewisham in 1965, Sweet playing the Rainbow in 1973, and Donna Summer riding the "dark horse" of disco in 1976…  Many thanks to special guest Kris Needs, whose new book <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Just-Shot-Away-1969-Revisited/dp/1912587246" target="_blank">Just a Shot Away: 1969 Revisited</a> is out now and published by New Haven. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/londonthe-clash" target="_blank">The Clash</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-clash-six-days-on-the-road-and-16-tons-of-fun" target="_blank">The Clasher</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/spotlight-on-the-clash--ilondon-callingi" target="_blank">The Clashest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/revolution-rock" target="_blank">Political pop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/billy-bragg-1990" target="_blank">Billy Bragg audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-greening-of-planet-pop" target="_blank">Eco-pop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kirsty-maccoll-1989" target="_blank">Kirsty MacColl audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mike-berry-takes-things-smoothly" target="_blank">Mike Berry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/chuck-berry-the-moody-blues-graham-bond-organisation-simon-scott-lewisham-odeon-london" target="_blank">Chuck Berry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/donna-summer-oh-oh-donna" target="_blank">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-techno-conservationists" target="_blank">Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sheena-easton-through-sheenas-eyes-only" target="_blank">Sheena Easton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/def-leppard-ipyromaniai-mercury" target="_blank">Def Leppard</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/carl-cox-ambassador-of-dance" target="_blank">Carl Cox</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/55"> Episode 55: David Toop on art and sound + Arthur Russell + Joe Smith R.I.P. </a> </h2> 6 December 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9503613479&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode Mark & Barney invite writer and fearless musical improviser David Toop to reminisce about his work and his long and fascinating career. Toop talks about the impact of an aunt returning from New York with a stack of rhythm & blues 78s – and how this instilled a lifelong love of black American music. After he describes his early adventures in free and improvised music, his hosts ask how a man who's collaborated with Brian Eno and Max Eastley came to profile Bros for The Face – by way of his pioneering 1984 book The Rap Attack, the first serious study of the East Coast hip hop scene. The three men then discuss the cult "disco auteur" Arthur Russell, whom Toop interviewed. Toop also pitches in on the subject of the week's free feature, cult dubstep star Will "Burial" Bevan, with Barney waxing ecstatic about the man's noughties albums and subsequent Hyperdub tracks – and Toop making slightly more sceptical noises. Mark intros the week's new audio interview, with the late Joe Smith, and we hear a clip of the veteran West Coast executive discussing Joni Mitchell, one of the many artists he worked with at Warner Brothers and Elektra/Asylum. After considering Smith's role in the rise of acts like the Grateful Dead, Toop confesses to a surprising penchant for Crosby, Stills & Nash, prompting a more general discussion of dismantling musical hierarchies. Finally, Mark talks us through his highlights among the week's new library articles, including pieces on the Four Tops (1966), Mott the Hoople, with David Bowie on backing vocals (1972) and the late Luther Vandross (1985) – another artist Toop interviewed for The Face. Many thanks to special guest David Toop; <a href="https://www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-press/publications/inflamed-invisible/">Inflamed Invisible</a> is out now, and you can visit his blog at <a href="https://davidtoopblog.com/">davidtoopblog.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/rap-it-up-street-corner-jive-that-brought-discos-alive">Rap</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/arthur-russell-2">Arthur Russell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/arthur-russell-echo-beach">Arthur Russell by Frank Owen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-toop-gorilla-noises--mains-hum">David Toop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/love-among-the-ruins-burial-and-the-poetics-of-hoodie-dubstep">Burial</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/why-burials-iuntruei-is-the-most-important-electronic-album-of-the-century-so-far">Burialer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rise-of-dubstep">Burialest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joe-smith-2003">Joe Smith audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blind-date-the-four-tops">The Four Tops</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-smell-of-flower-power">Flower Power reader's letter</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mott-the-hoople-civic-hall-guildford">Mott the Hoople</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/luther-vandross-labours-of-love-made-easy">Luther Vandross</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/ymca-why">YMCA</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/54"> Episode 54: Barbara Charone on The Who + Keef Richards + Chelsea FC </a> </h2> 22 November 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1078973973&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney welcome music scribe turned PR legend Barbara Charone into the RBP "cupboard" (© David Hepworth) and ask her about moving to London from her native Chicago in 1974 – along with her experiences of interviewing the Who, the Stones and other superstars of the '70s. "BC" talks about befriending Keith Richards and writing his biography while staying at his Sussex home, Redlands, then reminisces about her move into PR and her decades-long association with such clients as Madonna and Robert Plant. Finally, Mark & Barney ask Barbara how she came to support the team they all three (and Jasper!) adore: Chelsea FC. (Spurs fans may wish to fast-forward at this point.) The conversation segues seamlessly into a discussion of the week's fascinating new audio interview, in which John Tobler asks Pete Townshend about his 1993 solo album Psychoderelict – and all about the Who, Tommy and Pete's childhood traumas. After semi-skirting around the week's free feature on Coldplay – an act for whom none of the three can muster much enthusiasm – Mark takes the reins and talks us through his highlights of the week's new additions to the RBP library – including a report of the 1966 scrapping of seminal TV pop show Ready, Steady, Go!, a review of the opening date of Led Zeppelin's 1975 tour of America, and a 1977 Rolling Stone interview with the 'Clean-Up Woman' woman Betty Wright. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-richards-keith-and-the-cockroaches-rip-this-joint">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-bang-a-gong-the-who-get-it-on">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/all-linda-ronstadt-needs-is-the-lurv-of-a-good-man">Linda Ronstadt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-whos-pete-townshend-1993">Pete Townshend audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/coldplay-2">Coldplay</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/coldplay-englishmen-in-new-york">Coldplayer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-i-hate-coldplay">Coldplayest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-did-iready-steadyi-have-to-igoi">Ready Steady Go</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-directs-the-traffic">Traffic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/making-hits-is-as-easy-as-pie-says-temps-dennis">Temptations</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zep-zaps-kidz">Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rhythm--blues-gospel-according-to-betty-wright">Betty Wright</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doors-and-joy-division-2-dead-bands-still-going-strong">The Doors and Joy Division</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stan-getz-the-guy-from-ipanema">Stan Getz</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/cds-the-slipped-disc">CDs</a>.  </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/53"> Episode 53: John Fogerty audio + Peter Guralnick + Céline Dion </a> </h2> 15 November 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4629550915&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode Mark, Barney & Jasper discuss the work of American music writer Peter Guralnick, with reference to the three free interviews featured on Rock's Backpages this week. They talk about the impact of Guralnick's books about southern soul and Elvis Presley, along with his earlier profiles of Howlin' Wolf and Charlie Rich. RBP's power trio then turns its attention to super-diva Céline Dion, subject of the week's free feature. Barney defends the empress of pop shlock against his colleagues' scorn and draws support from interviews with her by David Sinclair and Ian Gittins. The week's new audio offering is Adam Sweeting's 1997 interview with John Fogerty, who — in the episode's featured clips — recalls the origins of his Creedence Clearwater Revival and the bitter acrimony of their eventual split. Mark, Barney & Jasper put Creedence in context and hear Fogerty reminisce about his unhappy experiences under contract to Fantasy's Saul Zaentz. New library highlights considered by your hosts include Cilla Back "in her own words" in Disc, the Guardian's Geoffrey Cannon lambasting Led Zeppelin in 1970, Michigan State News man Bill Holdship dissing disco in 1978, Police manager Miles Copeland declaring himself to be "a nasty S.O.B." in Musician and NME's Steven Wells introducing Suffolk metalheads Cradle Of Filth to the chairman of the Campaign for Courtesy … Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie Enter the giveaway at <a href="../../giveaway">rocksbackpages.com/giveaway</a> for a chance to win an RBP subscription or book. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/take-the-music-seriously-an-interview-with-peter-guralnick-20th-august-2009">Peter Guralnick by Maud Berthomier</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/peter-guralnicks-isouli-hits-sweet-spot">Peter Guralnick By Don Waller</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/next-train-to-memphis-peter-guralnicks-sam-phillips">Peter Guralnick's Sam Phillips</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/celine-dion-belt-up">Céline Dion</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/celine-dion-i-am-having-my-wild-moment">Céliner Dion</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/celine-dion-hp-pavilion-san-jose">Célinest Dion</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-fogerty-1997-2">John Fogerty audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cilla-black-writes-for-idisci-they-spoil-me">Cilla Black writes for Disc</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/percy-sledge--an-exciting-new-soul-star">Percy Sledge</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-lennon-and-yoko-ono-itwo-virginsi-track">John Lennon and Yoko Ono</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-lead-balloon">Led Zeppelin: Lead Balloon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/george-harrison-talks-about-the-beatles-album-iabbey-roadi">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iggy-and-the-stooges-iraw-poweri-cbs-65586-217-">Iggy and the Stooges</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/disco-if-this-is-culture-then-i-want-out">Disco sucks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kurtis-blow-the-super-ego-rules-from-the-bronx-to-kingdom-blow">Kurtis Blow</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/miles-copeland-make-sure-you-write-what-a-nasty-sob-i-am">Miles ‘Nasty S.O.B.’ Copeland</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/warren-zevon-in-hard-times">Warren Zevon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/prince-the-time-vanity-6-civic-center-baltimore-md">Prince</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cradle-of-filth-this-is-my-uncouth">Cradle Of Filth,</a> <a href="../../Library/Article/destroy-all-monsters-ibackyard-monster-tube-and-pigivarious-imusic-is-revolutioni-book-beat">Destroy All Monsters</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/robbies-80m-deal-puts-emi-on-new-path">Robbie Williams</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/afropunk-before-afropunk">Afropunk</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/steely-dan">Steely Dan</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/52"> Episode 52: Gene Clark + Mick Hucknall + Mick Brown on Spector & Soul </a> </h2> 8 November 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4059617524&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney invite the marvellous Mick Brown to reminisce about his journey from editing mid-'60s fanzine Soulbeat to feature-writing for the Guardian and the Telegraph, via stints at Sounds and Street Life. Mick recalls his encounters with Marvin Gaye, Mac Rebennack and Phil Spector, subject of his seminal 2008 biography Tearing Down the Walls of Sound. He also weighs in on Gene Clark's cult classic No Other, of which he was an early champion on its 1974 release. He joins Mark and Barney in an extended appreciation of the troubled "Byrd Who Wouldn't Fly". The three hombres then hear clips from Maureen Paton's 2009 audio interview with Mick Hucknall, in which the Simply Red frontman holds forth on Manchester, the Iraq war, The X-Factor and plenty more besides.  New library additions highlighted by Mark include '60s pieces on the Troggs and the Yardbirds, plus interviews with Barry Manilow and Public Enemy's Chuck D. Many thanks to special guest Mick Brown; find more of his writing on his Telegraph writer’s page at <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/mick-brown/">telegraph.co.uk/authors/mick-brown/</a>. Enter the giveaway at <a href="http://www.rocksbackpages.com/giveaway">rocksbackpages.com/giveaway</a> for a chance to win an RBP subscription or book. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-star-in-the-remaking">Marvin Gaye</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doctor-and-the-duke-a-night-with-mac-rebennack">Dr. John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pops-lost-genius-phil-spector">Phil Spector</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gene-clark-flight-fantastic">Gene Clark</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-soulful-return-of-gene-clark">Gene Clark’s Return</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gene-clarks-last-stand">Gene Clark’s Last Stand</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/simply-reds-mick-hucknall-2009">Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/yardbirds-phone-from-a-raving-party">Yardbirds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/trogg-alog-ology">Troggs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-albums-from-sly--the-family-stone-quicksilver-iet-ali">Sly and the Family Stone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-nice-yes-royal-festival-hall-london">The Nice</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/valerie-wilmer-art-is-a-luxury-music-is-a-functional-thing">Val Wilmer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/def-leppard-the-new-wave-of-british-heavy-metal--part-two">Def Leppard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-barry-manilow-for-the-90s-">Barry Manilow</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/public-enemy-the-greatest-rap-band-in-the-world-ever">Public Enemy’s Chuck D</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/51"> Episode 51: Bonnie Raitt + The Pop Group + Caroline Sullivan on the Bay City Rollers </a> </h2> 25 October 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4384903642&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode Mark & Barney welcome special guest Caroline Sullivan and hear all about her journey from New Jersey to the republic of Brightonia, discussing in the process her poptastic pieces about Girls Aloud, Adele and Courtney Love's optioning of her classic Bay City Rollers book. Jasper then rejoins the band as Caroline, citing "artistic differences", splits the crazy scene and heads back to Brighton. Talk turns to the week's other free pieces, which mark the 40th anniversary of postpunk legends the Pop Group's incendiary debut album Y. The week's new audio offering is John Tobler's 1977 interview with the great Bonnie Raitt, 70 years young next week. After hearing a clip in which Bonnie talks about how she got into blues, Mark, Barney & Jasper pay tribute to her voice, her slide-guitar playing, and her soulful interpretations of songs by Eric Kaz, Jackson Browne & friends. New library highlights considered by your hosts include Disc's Caroline Boucher chatting with Marc Bolan in 1972, Trouser Press' Jim Green tagging along with Elvis Costello in Belfast, The Wire's David Stubbs going into Battles and Lisa Verrico seeing M.I.A. in live action in 2007. Caroline Sullivan's <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bye-Baby-Tragic-Affair-Rollers/dp/0747547033">Bay City Rollers book</a> is available on Amazon; follow her on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheCSullivan?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@TheCSullivan</a>. Enter the giveaway at <a href="../../giveaway">rocksbackpages.com/giveaway</a> for a chance to win an RBP subscription or book. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/courtney-love-love-will-tear-us-apart">Courtney Love</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/how-i-became-a-girl-aloud">Girls Aloud</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/adele-move-over-amy">Adele</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/we-know-theres-something-wrong-somewhere-the-pop-group">The Pop Group</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-pop-group-y">The Popper Group</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-pop-group-the-politics-of-dancing">The Poppest Group</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bonnie-raitt-1977">Bonnie Raitt audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/why-dusty-must-leave-britain">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/t-rex-the-science-fiction-diplomatic-twentieth-century-robotised-holy-man-sends-a-message">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/linda-ronstadt-stephen-bishop-munn-arena-michigan-state-university-east-lansing-mi">Linda Ronstadt</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elvis-costello-close-encounters-of-the-irish-kind--belvis-in-elfast">Elvis Costello</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-durutti-column-columnar-collusions">Durutti Column</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/human-league-iet-ali-synth-pop">British synth-pop</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/snoop-doggy-dogg-a-doggs-tale">Snoop Doggy Dogg</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/battles-ready-to-rumble">Battles</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mia-coronet-theatre-london-se1">M.I.A.</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-dagmar-krause">Dagmar Krause</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/50"> Episode 50: Snoop Dogg + Motörhead + Nick Tosches tribute </a> </h2> 17 November 2021 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3027883420&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode (the 50th, no less), Mark, Barney & Jasper pay tribute to the late Nick Tosches, discussing pieces by him on Captain Beefheart (1981) and his great biographical subject Jerry Lee Lewis (1982). They then discuss the week's other free pieces, which concern the annus metallibis that was Motörhead's 1979 – the year of both Overkill and Bomber. They also lament the passing of original 'head guitarist Larry Wallis, who last month departed the stage for the final time. The week's new audio offering being a 1993 conversation with Long Beach OG Snoop (Doggy) Dogg, lost trios paranoias hear clips from Steven Daly's fascinating interview and reminisce about the impact of Dr. Dre's languid beanpole prodigy. New library highlights considered by your hosts include Disc's Rosalind Russell on Sweet's Brian Connolly, Glenn O'Brien on the (temporary) shuttering of NYC landmark Max's Kansas City and Susan Corrigan on her abiding love affair with Madchester. After Jasper samples some Señor Coconut from 2002, the RBP "team" bows out for another week. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie Enter our great giveaway at <a href="../../giveaway">rocksbackpages.com/giveaway</a> for a chance to win an RBP book or subscription. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/jerry-lee-lewis-hellfire-">Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/captain-beefheart-2">Captain Beefheart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hail-hail-rocknroll">Hail, Hail Rock'n' Roll</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/motrhead-the-unholy-three">Motörhead</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/motorhead-oy-lemmy-is-it-true">Oy Lemmy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/larry-wallis-the-importance-of-being-stiff">Larry Wallis</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yskXftKkRbE">Pink Fairies live (YouTube)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/snoop-doggy-dogg-1993">Snoop Doggy Dogg</a>, <a href="https://youtu.be/pDk5gaKQsnw?t=11">Plizzanet Earth</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rick-laird-musicians-over-here-sound-as-if-theyre-stuck">Rick Laird</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/west-bruce--laing-free-palladium-hollywood-ca">West Bruce & Laing</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sweet-did-you-know-mrs-connolly-that-the-little-baby-you-abandoned-all-those-years-ago-grew-up-to-become-a-great-big-star">Sweet</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/in-memory-of-maxs">In Memory of Max's Kansas City</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-man-from-duran-duran">Duran Duran</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/van-halen-forum-los-angeles-ca">Van Halen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cher-self-made-woman">Cher</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-jackson-wembley-stadium-london-2">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/madchester-my-baggy-hell">Madchester</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/terry-riley-ithe-gifti-organ-of-corti">Terry Riley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/senor-coconut-y-su-conjunto-iel-baile-alemani-new-state-recordings">Señor Coconut</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blick-bassy-i-want-to-expose-the-dangers-of-the-immigration-dream">Blick Bassy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/glenn-mcdonalds-war-against-rock-criticism">glenn mcdonald</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/all-rock-stars-have-a-price-even-mick-jagger">All rock stars have a price</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-turns-70">Bob Dylan turns 70</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/49"> Episode 49: INXS' Michael Hutchence + Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood </a> </h2> 18 October 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5669372722&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP podcast, cocktail-lounge trio Mark, Jasper & Barney kick things off by discussing Oz rockers INXS. Ahead of the release of new documentary Mystify, they consider the tragic death of frontman Michael Hutchence. The week's featured writer is Tim Riley, whose articles on roots rock, 2 Live Crew and Buddy Holly's influence on John Lennon spark discussion of the intersection between nostalgia and authenticity, the disproportionate censorship of black voices... and Lennon's inner geek. The trio then listen to excerpts from Andy Gill's 2003 conversation with Jonny Greenwood about the Radiohead guitarist's first film soundtrack Bodysong – and early electronic instrument the Ondes Martenot.  Finally, they each pick highlights from the articles added to the RBP library this week – among them a Brian Case interview with tenor-sax great Sonny Rollins and Jamiroquai's Jay Kay, a.k.a. "the prat in the hat", plus a piece from the early days of the internet and an interview with Charles Mingus' son Eric. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/splat-inxs-makes-the-sound-of-suxs">INXS: The Sound of SUXS</a>,<a href="../../Library/Article/inxs-the-lizard-of-oz"> INXS: The Lizard of Oz</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-hutchence-1960-1997-2">Michael Hutchence obituary</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rock-of-middle-ages">Roots rock</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/2-live-crew-nasty-or-nice">2 Live Crew</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/learning-the-game-how-john-lennon-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-his-inner-geek">John Lennon's inner geek</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jonny-greenwood-2003">Jonny Greenwood audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/so-long-to-jonny-guitar-radioheads-jonny-greenwood">Jonny Bluewood</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jonny-greenwood-ibodysongi">Bodysong</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/what-the-animals-found-in-america">The Animals in America</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/flack-and-beautiful">Roberta Flack</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fripp-and-eno-ino-pussyfootingi-help">Fripp and Eno</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/outlook-sonny">Sonny Rollins</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/springsteens-thrill-is-gone">Bruce Springsteen,</a> <a href="../../Library/Article/ronald-shannon-jackson-a-jackson-in-your-house">Ronald Shannon Jackson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jay-kay-whats-your-problem-not-being-black">Jamiroquai</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wire200netminehost-brainwashedcom">Brainwashed.com</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eric-mingus-the-big-brand">Eric Mingus</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jennifer-lopez-superstar-of-the-caspian">Jennifer Lopez</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eric-carmen-i-wanted-to-find-where-the-magic-was">Eric Carmen</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/48"> Episode 48: Ginger Baker audio + Elbow with guest David Hepworth </a> </h2> 11 October 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1383892957&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP podcast, Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns are joined by special guest David Hepworth to talk about his experiences as a journalist, editor, publisher and now bestselling author. In a free-ranging conversation, your hosts hear how Dave got his start at the bottom of the NME totem pole before joining the nascent Smash Hits under Nick Logan. They also discuss his longstanding friendship with Mark Ellen, from founding Q, MOJO and The Word to presenting The Old Grey Whistle Test and the TV coverage of Live Aid. Finally, they quiz him on his new book, The Rock and Roll A Level: A Very Hard Pop Quiz. There is a brief discussion of free-featured artists Elbow, noting the Bury quintet's unlikely ascent to the status of National Treasure and the all-round decency and right-on-ness of the band's "shambling everyman" of a singer, Mr. Guy Garvey. The week's audio interview is with the late and reliably irascible Ginger Baker, speaking on the phone to Jim Sullivian in 2015. Mark, Barney & Dave hear a clip in which the Cream legend refuses to be drawn on his relationship with his family. There follows a discussion of Baker's status as rock's first superstar drummer – and conjecture as to whether he might possibly be the single most unpleasant man in the history of rock and roll. Finally, Mark presents some of his highlights from the week's other additions to RBP, including interviews with Pete Townshend, Billy Paul and rapper (and "complete tosser," says Mark) Just-Ice. Barney touches on the passing of Eddie & the Hot Rods frontman Barrie Masters. Many thanks to special guest David Hepworth, whose book The Rock and Roll A Level is published by <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1117479/rock---roll-a-level/9781787631403.html">Bantam Press</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/michael-jackson-ioff-the-walli-epic-fe-35745">Michael Jackson's Off the Wall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ian-dury--wilko-johnson-the-odd-couple">Ian Dury & Wilko Johnson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/emmylou-harris-how-do-you-get-to-carnegie-hall">Emmylou Harris</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-iqi-interview-guy-garvey">Guy Garvey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elbows-guy-garvey-reveals-how-new-york--and-its-cab-drivers--revitalised-both-him-and-his-songwriting">Elbow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elbow-iasleep-in-the-backi">Elbow's Asleep in the Back</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ginger-baker-2015">Ginger Baker audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/who-knows">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-goes-it-underground">L.A. underground</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/billy-paul-brown-baby">Billy Paul</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lowells-retreat-from-little-feat">Lowell George's retreat from Little Feat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-specials-english-music-scene-like-a-ghost-town">The Specials</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lucky-stars">Madonna in the movies</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/just-ice-hardhead">Just-Ice</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/youngblood-the-wild-youth-of-robbie-robertson">Robbie Robertson</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/47"> Episode 47: Loleatta Holloway audio + Robert Hunter R.I.P. + Phil Symes </a> </h2> 4 October 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7165590050&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains a description of violence that some listeners may find distressing. In this week's episode of the Rock's Backpages podcast, RBP's Mark, Barney & Jasper pay tribute to Robert Hunter, discussing his role within the Grateful Dead and how he helped unlock Jerry Garcia's voice with his lyrics. Featured writer for the week is Phil Symes with three articles: Neil Diamond is mocked and disparaged by your hosts; a young Michael Jackson talks on the phone about his sideline solo career; and Sylvia (Robinson)'s 1973 smash 'Pillow Talk' is acknowledged as the American version of 'Je t'aime (moi non plus)'. Your hosts then listen to a clip from the week's audio interview, in which disco diva Loleatta Holloway talks to Cliff White about the transition from gospel to secular soul – and the attendant issues. Mark argues that Holloway's gospel roots enabled her to succeed as the euphoric disco chanteuse whom Black Box sampled (sans permission) on 'Ride On Time'. Mark presents his highlights from the week's new library additions, including the earliest mention on RBP of songsmith Randy Newman (in a Cilla Black interview); a contemplative Bill Withers talking to Disc's Robin Katz; and the violent tale of Coxsone Dodd attacking Joe Higgs over royalties. Jasper brings tales from the deep with Laurie Anderson's take on Melville's Moby Dick; Coldplay supported by Jay-Z; and just how streaming is skewing the pop charts. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie Italian language consultant: Giacomo Bruzzo of <a href="https://www.rarenoiserecords.com/">RareNoiseRecords</a> </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-hunter">Robert Hunter (Bruce Pollock)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sometimes-the-cards-aint-worth-a-dime-if-you-dont-lay-em-down-the-robert-hunter-interview">Robert Hunter (Ken Hunt)</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grateful-dead-iamerican-beautyi-warner-bros">Grateful Dead's American Beauty</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-diamond-a-boy-who-outgrew-his-hits">Neil Diamond</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/michael-jackson-the-one-who-got-away">Michael Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sylvia-robinson-not-so-much-a-debut-for-sylvia">Sylvia Robinson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loleatta-holloway-1978">Loleatta Holloway audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/adam-faith-acker-bilk-matt-monro-et-al-ibeat-showi-royal-albert-hall-london">Beat Show @ Royal Albert Hall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cilla-black-the-song-my-mum-doesnt-like">Cilla Black</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-withers-the-raggety-genius-">Bill Withers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/inside-page--exclusive-zeppelin-star-opens-up-to-michael-watts">Jimmy Page</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/richard-strange-a-revox-doesnt-answer-back">Richard Strange</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-fastest-left-hook-in-rock-steady">Joe Higgs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-fashion-lace-fop-to-costume-ball-chic">Rock fashion</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-flag-is-up-for-henry-rollins">Henry Rollins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jam--lewis-double-funk">Jam & Lewis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-jenner-journeys-through-the-minefields-of-the-rock-world-2">Peter Jenner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-lighter-shade-of-cave">Nick Cave</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/epiphanies-laurie-anderson">Laurie Anderson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/coldplayjay-z-lancashire-cricket-club-manchester">Coldplay/Jay-Z</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/streaming-is-skewing-the-pop-charts">Streaming's impact on the charts</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-tribe-called-quest-iwe-got-it-from-here-thank-you-4-your-servicei-epic">A Tribe Called Quest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marvin-gaye-motown-junkie">Marvin Gaye</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/dr-john-welcome-to-the-big-easy">Dr. John</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/46"> Episode 46: The Beatles' Abbey Road + Blondie audio with Mat Snow </a> </h2> 27 September 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2576194629&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the Rock’s Backpages podcast, Mark & Barney are joined by the "Fab"-ulous Mat Snow to discuss the 50th anniversary of Beatles swansong Abbey Road. Mat also regales them with his tale of setting off a firework in the NME reviews office... plus his further adventures in the world of music journalism (including a pivotal stint as editor of MOJO). The week's audio interview is a 1977 conversation with Blondie, so the trio hear a clip of Debbie Harry recalling her life as a waitress at Max's Kansas City. Archive highlights as selected by Mark include yodelling Frank Ifield, the Monkees' Davy Jones, and a Steven Wells review of Napalm Death's cheerily-titled Fear, Emptiness, Despair... </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-beatles-were-a-damn-good-little-band">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/george-harrison-1943-2001-3">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iabbey-roadi-the-beatles-come-together">Abbey Road</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-beatles-iabbey-roadi-apple-stereo-pcs-7088">Abbey Roader</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-beatles-iabbey-roadi-apple-2">Abbey Roadest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/meet-the-family-ramones-blondie-talking-heads">Ramones + Blondie + Talking Heads</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blondie-1977">Blondie audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/blondie-hammersmith-odeon-london-2">Blondie live in Hammersmith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/with-yodelling-becoming-ever-more-popular--frank-ifield-gives-some-tips-on-how-to-do-it">Frank Ifield</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mike-grant-meets-davy-jones-the-mini-monkee">Davy Jones of the Monkees</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/david-cassidy-a-partridge-planning-to-leave-the-nest">David Cassidy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-osmonds-mass-masochism-in-belgravia--the-story-of-o">The Osmonds</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-clash-igive-em-enough-ropei-cbs-82431-2">The Clash</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pat-benatar-wonder-woman-meets-zz-top">Pat Benatar</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mission-of-burma-top-band-forced-to-quit">Mission of Burma</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/napalm-death-ifear-emptiness-despairi-earacheall-formats">Napalm Death</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/45"> Episode 45: Madonna audio interview + Sugarhill Gang's 'Rapper's Delight' </a> </h2> 20 September 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4497607090&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, RBP's original power trio is reunited as Barney Hoskyns returns from holiday, joined by Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie. Los tres hombres commence with a discussion of the Sugarhill Gang's groundbreaking 'Rapper's Delight', considering its place in the history of hip hop with reference to three contemporary articles about the record. The week's featured writer is Hit Parader's girl-about-town in swinging '60s London, Miranda Ward, whose scenester piece on Otis Redding and TV interview with George Harrison are discussed. Talk then turns to the week's audio interview, which features Madonna in conversation with Steven Daly in 2002. La Ciccone talks about her forthcoming (and widely-mocked) film Swept Away, as well as the difference between British and American class and her lapsed Catholicism and devotion to Kabbalah. Mark begins the archive highlights section with Karl Dallas interviewing Woody Guthrie's son Arlo in 1966, moves swiftly on to John Mendelssohn poo-poohing Humble Pie live in 1969 and sparks a conversation about whether or not the live album is dead with a review of Free: Live.  Jasper rounds out the episode by discussing an interview with Héloïse Letissier of Chris/Christine and the Queens and a review of Common's Black America Again. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sugarhill-gang-freak-of-the-week">Sugarhill Gang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sugarhill-gang-beat-the-rap">Sugarhiller Gang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sugarhill-gang-the-venue-london">Sugarhillest Gang</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/otis-redding-in-london">Otis Redding</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-harrison-the-iscene-and-heardi-interview">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-2002">Madonna</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arlo-guthrie-one-of-americas-most-interesting-young-folk-singers-for-some-time">Arlo Guthrie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/island-in-basing-street-">Island Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/humble-pie-grand-funk-railroad-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca">Humble Pie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/free-ilivei-island-ilps-9160-215">Free: Live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dick-heckstall-smith-he-didnt-make-a-million">Dick Hestall-Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/teo-macero-thoughts-of-chairman-teo">Teo Macero</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/salt-n-pepa-shakin-seasons">Salt 'N Pepa</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-eno">Brian Eno</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/montreal-mon-amour">Early days of Arcade Fire</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bassists-lets-stick-together">Bassists</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-roots-with-ornette-coleman-royal-festival-hall-london">The Roots with Ornette Coleman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tame-impalas-danceable-new-album-icurrentsi-track-by-track-first-listen-review">Tame Impala's Currents</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/christine-and-the-queens-a-new-french-revolution">Christine and the Queens</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/common-iblack-america-againi-def-jamartium-cddl">Common's Black America Again</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/44"> Episode 44: Simon Witter on Cameo, Zapp & House + Robbie Robertson audio </a> </h2> 13 September 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9304038594&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP Podcast, Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie are joined by Mr. Simon Witter to talk about his career in music journalism, from Zapp to acid house by way of Cameo and his forays into the early days of Chicago house with pioneering DJs Frankie Knuckles and Ron Hardy.  Simon's interviews with Larry Blackmon and Roger Troutman inform conversation about afro-futurist funk and D.C.'s go-go music. The trio also discuss what kinds of powders taste better dissolved in cream soda  and the impact of said powders (and other drugs!) on the second summer of love in 1988. Mark, Jasper and Simon briefly talk about the week's featured artists the Pixies and pay tribute to the late Daniel Johnston, before moving on to the new audio interview, a 1991 conversation with The Band's Robbie Robertson conducted by Tony Scherman. Robbie talks about his pre-Band days with Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, how they weren't allowed to have steady girlfriends... and getting kicked out of a barbecue joint with Sonny Boy Williamson by racist Arkansas cops.  In the archive section, Mark picks the week's highlights – including an interview with Marc Bolan of T(yrannosaurus) Rex plus the Village People doing their damnedest to remain ambiguous about their sexual preferences, while Jasper picks a review of Burial's Untrue and an interview with Anderson "best teeth in the game" .Paak. Many thanks to special guest Simon Witter. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/cameo-debunking-the-funk">Cameo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-house-of-zapp">Zapp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/time-to-jack-the-house-sound-of-chicago">Clubbing in Chicago</a> with <a href="../../../Library/Article/1986-clubbing-in-chicago-with-frankie-knuckles--ron-hardy">Frankie Knuckles & Ron Hardy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/acid-crackdown-sunrise-iii-greenwich">Acid House</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pixies-speaking-in-tongues">Pixies</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-pixies-democracy-cuban-style">Pixier</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hello-goodbye-joey-santiago--the-pixies">Pixiest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-outsiders-songs-of-pain-and-longing-daniel-johnston">Daniel Johnston</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-bands-robbie-robertson-1991">The Band's Robbie Robertson audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/disc-success-cut-heinzs-boat-holiday-by-10-days">Heinz</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rex-is-reborn-">T(yrannosaurus) Rex</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/im-a-singer-not-a-writer-says-jackie-wilson">Jackie Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/village-people-people-are-strange">Village People</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/donna-summer-a-disco-queen-is-born-again">Donna Summer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-cash-southern-comfort">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stone-temple-pilots-peace-love-and-understanding">Stone Temple Pilots</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-englands-lady-soul">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/burial-iuntruei-hyperdub-2">Burial</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/earthy--complicated-the-xxs-icoexisti-track-by-track-">The xx</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/andersonpaak-people-are-like--damn-how-are-you-not-on-crack-cocaine-right-now">Anderson .Paak</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/43"> Episode 43: The Story of Electronic Music + Slade + Status Quo with David Stubbs </a> </h2> 6 September 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4551713358&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP Podcast, Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie are joined by David Stubbs to talk about his book Mars By 1980, which traces the story of electronic music from its beginnings in the mechanical experiments of the late nineteenth century through Stockhausen and musique concrète to Stevie Wonder's cosmic funk, the 80s electropop of bands like Depeche Mode and beyond. Mark and Jasper hear how David got his start at Melody Maker after co-founding Oxford magazine Monitor as a student; he confesses that at the time he was in a 'slightly pompous phase' where the only music he was listening to was avant garde classical and jazz or funk. These areas inform much of the discussion that follows, as the three of them consider the initially slow and then suddenly meteoric rise of the synthesizer in popular music. The week's audio interview is with Francis Rossi of Status Quo in 2010, with the chosen clips concerning the adjustment of Her Majesty the Queen's undergarments as well as his relationship with bandmate Rick Parfitt. The free feature is Slade, with three pieces about Noddy and co up for grabs. In the archive section, Mark highlights a few pieces including Cecil Taylor's hands blurring with the speed of his playing live in Hammersmith, Muddy Waters interviewed by Max Jones and Dennis Wilson opening up about his time with Charles Manson for the first time to Joel Selvin. Jasper selects Evan Parker playing the Invisible Jukebox game with Mike Barnes for The Wire plus a piece by their illustrious guest about whether humour and music can mix. Mars By 1980: The Story of Electronic Music is available via the Faber website at <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571351299-mars-by-1980.html">https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571351299-mars-by-1980.html</a>.  Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/janet-jackson-complete-control">Janet Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aphex-twin-phex-and-drugs-and-rocknroll">Aphex Twin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dj-shadow-the-penumbra-of-the-beast">DJ Shadow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/yo-bum-rush-foucault">Yo! Bum Rush Foucault!</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/status-quos-francis-rossi-2010">Status Quo audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slade-cum-on-feel-the-boyz">Slade</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slade-when-their-hair-finally-grew">Slader</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slade-4">Sladest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cecil-taylor-thelonious-monk-hammersmith-odeon-london">Cecil Taylor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/al-green-al-never-forgets">Al Green</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/muddy-waters-muddys-blues-power">Muddy Waters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cherrelle-positive-touch">Cherrelle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/manfred-eicher-elegant-crystalline-mysterious-or-enervated-chilly-morose">Manfred Eicher/ECM</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/invisible-jukebox-evan-parker">Evan Parker</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/seriously-funny">seriously funny music</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/42"> Episode 42: Dusty Springfield + Alicia Keys + Taylor Swift with Lucy O'Brien </a> </h2> 30 August 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3956784543&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the RBP podcast, Mark & Barney are joined by She Bop queen Lucy O'Brien to discuss her life in journalism – from her days distributing Spare Rib magazine at her convent school to being a member of the "soulcialist" faction at the NME. They explore how creeping consumerism and confusion about the paper's identity caused it to lose much of what set it apart, precipitating its eventual demise. To celebrate the new revised and updated edition of Lucy's classic Dusty Springfield biography, they discuss what set Dusty apart as a singer and the problems she faced as a result of her sexuality. In the context of Lucy's definitive She Bop: The Definitive History of Women in Popular Music, the three of them consider a number of female artists including Madonna, Taylor Swift and Skunk Anansie's Skin, before listening to a clip from the week's audio interview with Alicia Keys, conducted by Maureen Paton in 2010. Finally, exploring what else is new in the RBP archive, Mark reads from some of his highlights, including a somewhat perplexing Iggy Pop interview, Lemmy talking about Mods and combs, and Tim Westwood's cultural appropriation of hip hop. Find Lucy O'Brien's website at <a href="http://lucyobrien.co.uk/">http://lucyobrien.co.uk</a> and order Dusty: The Classic Biography from the publisher's website at <a href="https://www.mombooks.com/book/dusty/">https://www.mombooks.com/book/dusty/</a>.  Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/you-started-something-dusty-springfield">Dusty Springfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/skunk-anansie-second-skin">Skunk Anansie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-for-the-first-time-her-friends-and-lovers-speak-out">Madonna</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taylor-swift-itaylor-swifti-big-machine--">Taylor Swift's first album</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taylor-swift-sugarland-iet-ali-far-from-the-old-country-music">Taylor Swift straying from Country</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/taylor-swift-wembley-arena-london">The Cult of Taylor Swift</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alicia-keys-2010">Alicia Keys audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/now-theyre-the-big-faces">Small Faces</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hitlers-part-in-the-rise-of-the-temps">The Temptations</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/unpredictable-iggy">Iggy Pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-state-of-semioutofitness--12-hours-on-the-road-with-motorhead">Motörhead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/amy-grant-wants-to-put-god-on-the-charts">Amy Grant</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/tim-westwood-white-lies-black-truth">Tim Westwood</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/41"> Episode 41: Easy Rider + Arthur Lee with Richard Williams </a> </h2> 23 August 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6356930000&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Barney Hoskyns and Jasper Murison-Bowie are joined by Richard Williams to discuss his long and august career in music journalism, from his writing about avant-jazz giant Albert Ayler for his local Nottingham newspaper through his stewardship of Melody Maker to his time as the Guardian's chief sportswriter.  The three men talk about Ayler and the great Laura Nyro, as well as about Richard's early interview with Bob Marley, at whose UK label (Island) Richard became Head of A&R for over two years. Asked what sort of music excites him these days, Richard (and Jasper) enthuse about the contemporary London jazz scene. The week's free feature marks the passing of Peter Fonda, with contemporary appraisals of Dennis Hopper's 1969 classic Easy Rider that spark discussion of the film's soundtrack. We then hear clips from John Tobler's 1980 interview with Arthur Lee, wherein the sometime Love frontman toys with the notion of getting the original band back together and reminisces about meeting Jimi Hendrix for the first time in 1964. The episode concludes with a brief look at highlights among new articles in the RBP library, including an early Pink Floyd interview, a review of Panjabi MC's The Album and a live review of rapper Dave at Koko.  Find Richard Williams' blog at <a href="https://thebluemoment.com">https://thebluemoment.com</a>. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/out-of-his-pen-the-words-of-richard-williams-">Richard Williams interviewed by Simon Warner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ayler--beyond-this-world">Albert Ayler</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/laura-nyro-3">Laura Nyro</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-marley-the-first-genius-of-reggae">Bob Marley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-new-cool-how-kamasi-kendrick-and-co-gave-jazz-a-new-groove">Kamasi, Kendrick and co</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ieasy-rideri-the-rock-generation-takes-over">Charlie Gillett on Easy Rider</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ieasy-rideri-columbia-pictures-dir-dennis-hopper">Miller Francis Jr. on Easy Rider</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-at-the-movies">Rock at the Movies</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loves-arthur-lee-1980">Love's Arthur Lee audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ladies-clothes-free-form-music-anarchy-and-the-pink-floyd">The Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/puff-daddy-born-to-be-bad">Puff Daddy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/boz-scaggs-the-boz-is-back">Boz Scaggs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/panjabi-mc-ithe-albumi-dharmashowbiz">Panjabi MC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/akala-exploding-on-to-the-scene">Akala</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/dave-koko-nw1">Dave @ Koko</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/40"> Episode 40: Ian Penman on Prince + Charlie Parker + ZZ Top audio </a> </h2> 16 August 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1772538393&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode of the Rock's Backpages Podcast, Jasper Murison-Bowie and Barney Hoskyns are joined by the great Ian Penman to discuss his new essay collection It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track – along with his late '70s/early '80s years at the NME and his subsequent writing for The Wire and the London Review of Books. Thus commences a wide-ranging conversation about everything from Frank Sinatra to Charlie Parker to Prince, via John Fahey, Nina Simone and Kate Bush. Along the way, Penman passionately disputes the received wisdom that he brought down the NME with his infrequent references to French theorists Roland Barthes and Jacques Derrida. Los tres hombres hear clips from a 1990 audio interview with Billy Gibbons, wherein the urbane ZZ Top frontman recalls meeting Muddy Waters and pays homage to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Finally, having had far too much fun with this episode, your hosts run swiftly through a handful of the new library pieces available to RBP subscribers. It Gets Me Home, This Curving Track is published by Fitzcarraldo Editions; purchase the book <a href="https://fitzcarraldoeditions.com/books/it-gets-me-home-this-curving-track">here</a>. Find Ian Penman on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/pawboy2">@pawboy2</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/pole-i3i">Pole</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-fahey-the-passage-of-time-in-open-g-and-other-stories">John Fahey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nina-simone-always-searching-for-a-key">Nina Simone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sonic-foam-kate-bush">Kate Bush</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/zz-tops-billy-gibbons-1990">ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-truth-about-the-pop-idles">The Truth About the Pop Idles...</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arif-mardin-the-turkish-tycoon-of-soul">Arif Mardin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ultra-modern-lovers-sophomoric-seduction-in-the-big-red-apple">Modern Lovers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cramps-hoodoo-rhythm">The Cramps</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madness-the-return-of-the-mad-nificent-7">Madness</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stone-roses-would-you-like-some-candy">Stone Roses</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/combat-rock">Swells on War</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince--the-revolution-camden-palace-london">Prince</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/39"> Episode 39: Tammy Faye Starlite does Marianne Faithfull + Miles & more </a> </h2> 9 August 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5413492845&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark & Barney are joined by American singer/performance artiste extraordinaire Tammy Faye Starlite to talk about grande dame of British art-pop Marianne Faithfull. Tammy discusses her upcoming run of New York shows based around Faithfull's 1979 classic Broken English – plus the week's new audio interview, with the lady herself. The trio mull over Faithfull's relationships and/or friendships with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg. They also discuss parallels between her and Nico, another object of Tammy's hommage. Talk turns to David Dalton, featured writer of the week and co-author of Faithfull's autobiography. The recent passing of filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker is marked by discussion of Dalton's 1999 interview with "Penny". The week's free feature is about Miles Davis, marking the 50th anniversary of  groundbreaking "ambient jazz-rock" masterpiece In A Silent Way. Discussion touches on the album's sessions and the influence on Miles of funky Betty Davis (née Mabry), in terms of both music and fashion. Mark picks his highlights from the archive pieces, which include a 1970 interview with Love's Arthur Lee, a David Hepworth review of Michael Jackson's Off The Wall and Nick Coleman talking to Anita Baker in 1986. To buy tickets for Tammy Faye Starlite's run of Marianne Faithfull shows, please visit <a href="http://www.pangeanyc.com/show/whyd-ya-do-it-tammy-faye-starlite-performs-marianne-faithfulls-broken-english-700pm/">the Pangea website</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-2014">Marianne Faithfull audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-the-curse-of-the-multiplying-mariannes">David Dalton talks to Marianne</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/da-pennebaker-i-film-while-leaping-from-my-chair">D. A. Pennebaker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pennebaker-looks-back">Pennebaker looks back</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/janis-joplins-full-tilt-boogie-ride">Janis Joplin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mapping-the-sonic-future-miles-davis-in-a-silent-way">Miles Davis' In A Silent Way</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/miles-davis-rock-is-a-white-mans-word-says-miles">Miles Davis: Rock is a White Man's Word</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/what-made-miles-davis-go-pop">What Made Miles Davis Go Pop?</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-changing-face-of-the-byrds">The Changing Face of the Byrds</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/love">Love's Arthur Lee</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/michael-jackson-ioff-the-walli-epic-fe-35745">Michael Jackson's Off the Wall</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/will-creedence-clearwater-ever-be-revived">Creedence Clearwater Revival</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/anita-baker-heaven-scent">Anita Baker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/paula-yates-shes-daft--but-not-wicked">Paula Yates</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eight-stone-exiles">Rolling Stones</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/38"> Episode 38: Woodstock '69 + Shirley Collins audio interview + Mark Anthony Neal </a> </h2> 2 August 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2373086885&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains references to sexual violence and domestic abuse. Following the cancellation of Woodstock 50, regular RBP podcast hosts Mark Pringle & Barney Hoskyns are joined by occasional host Jasper Murison-Bowie to discuss the legacy of those fateful three days in August 1969. RBP's very own power trio considers contemporary reports that paint contrasting pictures: Danny Goldberg's positive story for Billboard, Miller Francis Jr.'s altogether more sanguine account for Atlanta's Great Speckled Bird, highlighting the survivalist nature of attending the festival as a punter. Featured writer of the week is Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal, with pieces on "blue-eyed" soul enigma Lewis Taylor, the demise of Vibe magazine, and the remarkable voice of doomed New Jersey soul singer Linda Jones. Los tres hombres hear a clip from a 1991 audio interview with Shirley Collins, wherein the English folk doyenne discusses her 20-year-old No Roses album. Collins talks about the album's recording process and (most of) the 26 musicians who performed on it. Mark presents his highlights from the archive, including a report on the controversy that followed Norman Jopling's unfavourable live review of Otis Redding on the 1967 Stax revue; a Roy Carr interview with Tina Turner, and a report on Ecstasy in Holland. Jasper rounds out the selection of archive highlights with a live review of reggae singer Shaggy, aka Mr Boombastic/Mr Lover Lover/Mr Romantic. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/woodstock-peace-mecca">Woodstock (Danny Goldberg report)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/woodstock-4">Woodstock (Miller Francis Jr. report)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/woodstock-94-dirty-weekend">Woodstock '94</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soul-enigma-lewis-taylor-comes-to-america">Lewis Taylor</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lost-and-found-lewis-taylors-pop-rock-masterpiece">Barney on Lewis Taylor</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-demise-of-ivibei-and-the-future-of-criticism">Demise of Vibe</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bodies-in-pain-the-redemptive-soul-of-linda-jones-and-keyshia-cole">Linda Jones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/shirley-collins-1991">Shirley Collins audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-stax-controversy">The Stax Controversy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mert-hunter-the-kid-they-killed-at-altamont">"Mert" Hunter, The Kid They Killed at Altamont</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/tina-turner-get-your-eyes-off-and-listen">Tina Turner</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/gene-the-paradise-club-london">Gene</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/e-safer-house">Ecstasy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marilyn-manson-brixton-academy-london-2">Marilyn Manson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/shaggy-manchester-arena">Shaggy</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/37"> Episode 37: Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb and 'Wichita Lineman' with Dylan Jones </a> </h2> 26 July 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4432572743&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joined by GQ editor (and sometime i-D contibutor) Dylan Jones, Mark and Barney talk about Dylan's new book The Wichita Lineman: Searching in the Sun for the World's Greatest Unfinished Song and celebrate 'Lineman''s composer Jimmy Webb and the song's original singer, the late Glen Campbell. Dylan explains how he came to write the book and the three men enthuse about Webb's ability to tell stories in song and in person. After listening to a clip from a 2005 audio interview with Webb himself, wherein he laments the lack of complexity in contemporary pop and discusses his use of harmony and chords, Mark and Barney quiz Dylan about hiring Boris Johnson as car correspondent for GQ magazine. Talk turns briefly to politics as they consider how Dylan's acquaintance David Cameron might now feel about calling the 2016 referendum. Mark presents highlights from the week's new library pieces. These include an interview with Robin Gibb shortly after he left the Bee Gees, a report from the Wailers' first trip to London, and a Diana Ross press conference about the album she recorded with Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. To buy Dylan Jones' The Wichita Lineman, visit <a href="https://fabersocial.co.uk/2019/04/23/the-wichita-lineman/">the Faber website</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/jimmy-webb-2005">Jimmy Webb</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/paul-simon-pop-think-in">Paul Simon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/was-robin-the-key-figure-in-the-bee-gees-success-2">Bee Gees</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimmy-page-part-three">Jimmy Page/Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/raving-over-the-runt-alias-todd-rundgren-rock-whiz-kid">Todd Rundgren</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-wailers-speakeasy-london">The Wailers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-stylistics-story">The Stylistics</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-ithe-walli-emi-shsp-4111">Pink Floyd's The Wall</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/diana-stop-diana-stop-diana-stop-diana">Diana Ross/Chic</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iabsolute-beginnersi">Absolute Beginners</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/taking-the-rap">Violence in hip-hop/Sleeping Bag Records</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/love-and-death-and-the-hole-damn-thing">Courtney Love/Hole</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/36"> Episode 36: KLF + Echo & the Bunnymen + Julian Cope with Mick Houghton </a> </h2> 19 July 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6938830090&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> This week, Mark and Barney are joined by Mick Houghton, Let It Rock and Sounds scribe turned beloved publicist for Echo & the Bunnymen, the Teardrop Explodes and the KLF. Discussing Mick's new book Fried and Justified, Barney addresses Mick's rage at a bad NME review of Julian Cope's World Shut Your Mouth written by... Barney himself. The three of them listen to excerpts from an unwieldy but fascinating conversation between New Orleans R&B legends Dave Bartholomew, Red Tyler and Earl Palmer, in which they discuss what makes the Crescent City so different – and hence so tricky for non-NOLA musicians. Finally, Mark presents highlights from the week's new library pieces, including Geoffrey Cannon's live review of Joni Mitchell getting off to a rocky start at the 1970 Isle of Wight festival; Michael Goldberg's report on the John Fogerty/Saul Zaentz "Zanz Kant Danz" lawsuit, and Steven Daly's 1999 interview with the young Britney Spears, which prompts both Mark and Barney to laud the pop genius of '...Baby One More Time' and 'Oops!...I Did It Again'. To buy Fried and Justified: Hits Myths, Break-ups and Breakdowns in the Record Business 1978–1998, please visit the <a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/9780571336821-fried-justified.html">Faber website</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/emmylou-harris-the-prairie-and-the-sky">Emmylou Harris</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/iwilderi-times-how-the-teardrops-exploded">the Teardrop Explodes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/earl-palmer-dave-bartholomew-and-alvin-red-tyler-1997">Earl Palmer, Dave Bartholomew and Alvin "Red" Tyler audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jeannie-c-riley-a-wild-jeannie">Jeannie C. Riley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joni-mitchell-isle-of-wight-festival-afton-down">Joni Mitchell @ Isle of Wight Festival</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lyceum-ban-funkadelic">Funkadelic banned from the Lyceum</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-cramps-rockabilly-retardation">the Cramps</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/john-fogerty-alters-album-zanz-becomes-vanz">John Fogerty vs. Saul Zaentz/Fantasy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talk-talk-tech-talk">Talk Talk</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/britney-spears-inside-the-mind-and-bedroom-of-americas-teen-queen">Britney Spears</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/35"> Episode 35: P-Funk Special + Hal David audio with Lloyd Bradley and Tom Vickers </a> </h2> 12 July 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4989323531&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark and Barney are joined by not one but two guests. Lloyd Bradley and Tom Vickers tell the story of how they first met, Lloyd blagging his way into a singles-reviewing session with George Clinton at Blues and Soul magazine when Tom was Parliament's publicist and self-dubbed "Minister of Information". This gives rise to a lengthy discussion about all things Parliamentary and Funkadelical, with Lloyd explaining how he morphed from sneaking into gigs to a long and illustrious career as a music journalist and author. The four men hear a clip from the week's new audio interview, a 1999 conversation with Hal David, the brilliant lyricist for Burt Bacharach's pop masterpieces. Hal reminisces about demo'ing 'Make It Easy on Yourself' with Dionne Warwick – and recalls her subsequent disappointment when the song went to Jerry Butler. Mark presents the highlights from the articles added to the archive, including Jimmy Page waxing astrological, Mick Jagger feeling intellectually-limited, and Eminem being booed off stage in London — leading the group to debate whether, and how, hip-hop can be successful in large venues. Lloyd Bradley's website is <a href="https://www.lloydbradley.net/">lloydbradley.net</a>, where you can find details of his books Bass Culture and Sounds Like London. Tom Vickers' website is <a href="https://tomvickers.com/">tomvickers.com</a>, where you can find information about his writing and excerpts from Tales from the Tour Bus. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/george-clinton-the-return-of-doctor-funkenstein">George Clinton</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hot-house-no-help-needed">Hot House</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soul-ii-souls-jazzie-b-ride-what-youve-got-until-the-wheels-fall-off-">Soul II Soul's Jazzie B</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hal-david-1999">Hal David audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fats-domino-i-should-have-been-here-years-ago">Fats Domino</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimmy-page-part-two">Jimmy Page</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/albert-ayler-coltrane-was-the-father-pharoah-was-the-son-and-i-wasthe-holy-ghost">Albert Ayler</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/barry-white-royal-albert-hall-london">Barry White</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/stones-in-germany--world-next">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/keith-moon-dies-before-he-gets-old">Keith Moon R.I.P.</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/catatonia-welsh-rabbit">Cerys Matthews/Catatonia</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eminem-astoria-london">Eminem live at the Astoria</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/34"> Episode 34: Amy Linden on Amy Winehouse + Kanye West + Nico + Bobby Womack </a> </h2> 5 July 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3900224039&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns welcome special guest Amy Linden to reminisce about reading Creem at her local library and falling in with the punk scene in San Francisco in the late '70s... and then about writing for Vibe, Spin and XXL. Amy shares stories of chasing Amy Winehouse and detesting Kanye West. The trio listen to excerpts from a 1976 Bobby Womack audio interview in which the maverick soul man – who died five years ago this week – talks about recording at Muscle Shoals with white musicians and tells of how Wilson Pickett's voice replaced his own on early recordings for Atlantic Records. Ahead of the opening of Maxine Peake's Nico Project in Manchester, the former Christa Päffgen is featured as artist of the week on RBP, sparking discussion of a late interview in which she claims she'd like to be a farmer – or the captain of a ship. Finally, Mark presents archive highlights that include an account of what it's like to play a Rolling Stones gig (supposedly penned by Brian Jones), a Randy Newman interview in which he playfully describes himself as "lovable and friendly and perfect in every way" and a De La Soul interview that prompts Amy to mock Mark's pronunciation of their name mercilessly. Find Amy's podcast, ImmaLetYouFinish, on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7a9HrpbVCCIS5kDvreEZxw?fbclid=IwAR2BCGp-xW7k2aP7liZyMWS4ti6eZxEeWj52RhF4t-7ivzcui8F5RYdHi84">Spotify</a>, Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/immaletyoufinishny/">@immaletyoufinishny</a> and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/FinishImma">@finishimma</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/amy-winehouse">Amy Winehouse</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kanye-west">Kanye West</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bobby-womack-1976">Bobby Womack</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nico-leads-andrews-off-beat-company">Nico</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nico-a-kind-of-frozen-purity">Lester Bangs on Nico</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nico-the-girl-with-the-faraway-eyes">Nico with the Faraway Eyes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wild-thats-how-we-like-it-says-brian-jones">On Stage with the Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/delaney--bonnie-royal-albert-hall-london">Delaney & Bonnie</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/randy-newman-lonely-at-the-top">Randy Newman</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/georges-tour-winds-down-in-new-york-and-mr-harrison-goes-to-washington">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-day-the-earth-stood-kiss-pt-2">KISS Pt. 2</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/japan-japanese-boys">Japan</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wham-style-council-iet-ali-miners-benefit-finale-royal-festival-hall-london">Wham!</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cool-hip-hop-de-la-soul-de-flowered">De La Soul</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/a-movie-for-david-geffen">Bobby Neuwirth/David Geffen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dave-bartholomew-2">Dave Bartholomew</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/terry-reid-what-is-and-what-should-never-be">Terry Reid</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/33"> Episode 33: L.A. Special with Chris Campion + Elliot Roberts audio + Little Feat </a> </h2> 2 July 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6126541095&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle are joined by Chris Campion all the way from Pioneertown, California. The subject of Chris' upcoming book, John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas, leads into a wide-ranging and discursive conversation about L.A. in the '60s and the music and madness of Arthur Lee and Charles Manson. Continuing the Southern California theme, the three men hear excerpts from a 1993 audio interview with the late Elliot Roberts in which the legendary manager talks about his client Joni Mitchell's house, the Eagles, and the impact of cocaine on the L.A. scene. Finally, in the archive highlights section, Mark selects an interview with Keith Richards' mother, a live review of Jimi Hendrix playing London's Bag O'Nails club in 1967 and – returning to the L.A. theme – a 1972 interview with Elliot Roberts' managerial/Asylum Records partner David Geffen. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/inside-grime">Inside Grime</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/king-of-the-wild-frontier-papa-john-phillips">Papa John Phillips</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/arthur-lee-the-singing-cowboy">Arthur Lee</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/stranger-than-folk-devendra-banhart">Devendra Banhart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/elliot-roberts-1993">Elliot Roberts</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/little-feat-keeps-on-truckin">Little Feat</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/fear-and-loathing-in-little-feat">Fear and Loathing in Little Feat?</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lowell-george-time-loves-a-hero">Lowell George</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-the-crusaders">The Rolling Stones/Keith Richard's mum</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rik-gunnell-the-man-behind-fame-and-farlowe">Rik Gunnell</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-experience-bag-onails-london">Jimi Hendrix @ Bag O'Nails</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/this-is-david-geffen-by-gentlemens-agreement-manager-to-the-superstars">David Geffen</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/talking-heads-more-words-about-eno-and-art">Talking Heads on Eno</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/merle-haggard-long-gone-train">Merle Haggard</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lenny-waronker-all-in-the-family">Lenny Waronker</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/george-michael-solo-artist-flash-in-the-pan">George Michael</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/32"> Episode 32: Go-Go in D.C. + Anita Ward audio + Felix Dennis and the Oz Trial </a> </h2> 21 June 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8906649432&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> For this week's episode, Mark, Barney and Jasper look back at Go-Go, the funk 'n' roll sound of Washington, D.C.. Discussing its influences on Swing Beat and its intersections with hip-hop, they revisit classic Go-Go articles by the NME's Richard Grabel (1984) and Simon Witter (1987), plus Don Snowden's tribute to "Go-Go godfather" Chuck Brown. Your hosts then hear a clip from an 2016 audio interview with Memphis disco queen Anita Ward, who discusses life as a one-hit-wonder – and 'Ring My Bell', the No. 1 smash in question. Barney, Mark and Jasper mark five years since the death of Felix Dennis, reflecting on his experiences in the Oz Trial and his subsequent incarnation as a crack-smoking media magnate. Rounding up highlights in the new RBP library additions, Mark starts with Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, moves on to the Grateful Dead live in Europe in 1972 Europe 72 and considers an NME Gram Parsons interview conducted not long before the country-rock icon's death in 1973. Jasper enthuses about the live sound of Oxford band Foals. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/go-go-drop-the-bomb-on-the-love-boat">Go-Go and Angel Dust</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/go-go-not-gone">Go-Go not gone</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chuck-brown-and-the-out-of-air-go-go-experience">Remembering Chuck Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anita-ward-2016">Anita Ward</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/led-zeppelini-led-zeppelini-atlantic">Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/john-lennon-2">John Lennon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-nine-lives-of-felix-dennis-ive-lived-an-unbelievable-life-even-if-i-did-do-my-best-to-kill-myself">Felix Dennis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/i-was-hungry-ugly-skinny-poor-by-mike-nesmith">Mike Nesmith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rev-gary-davis-song-of-a-preacher-man">Rev. Gary Davis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-grateful-dead-empire-pool-wembley-london">The Grateful Dead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/parsons-the-country-preacher">Gram Parsons</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-and-friends-on-the-bus-like-a-rolling-thunder">Bob Dylan: The Rolling Thunder Revue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-day-the-earth-stood-kiss">KISS</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/u2-iet-ali-coming-up-for-eire">U2</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-andre-we-know-its-chilly-but-where-was-his-six-pack-when-the-lights-went-on">Peter Andre</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radiohead-ihail-to-the-thiefi-2">Radiohead: Hail to the Thief</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/baxter-dury-prince-charming">Baxter Dury</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/foals-alexandra-palace-london-">Foals</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/31"> Episode 31: Bernard Fowler's Life in Music + Dr. John audio + Andy Gill R.I.P. </a> </h2> 14 June 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8365360084&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Hosts Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle are joined by special guest Bernard Fowler to discuss his life in music, from the Peech Boys at the Paradise Garage to working with Mick Jagger on She's the Boss and commencing a 30-year relationship with the Rolling Stones. He also regales the chaps with tales of recording a disco cover of Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall' and explains how growing up in New York City influenced his new album of Stones covers Inside Out. Barney enthuses about Martin Scorsese's new Rolling Thunder Revue, a film about Bob Dylan's mid-'70s tour of America, before paying tribute to NME/Q/Independent writer Andy Gill – noting pieces he wrote about Cabaret Voltaire (and Andy's native Sheffield), Frank Zappa and the man for whom he was often mistaken: Gang Of Four guitarist Andy Gill. The three hombres then listen to clips from Andy Schwartz's 1994 audio interview with Dr. John, wherein the man born Malcolm Rebennack remembers being ripped off by labels in his early recording career – and his struggle to get clean. Finally, Mark presents highlights from the week's other additions to the RBP archive, including a 1956 interview with Alexis Korner about British skiffle, Labelle shaking up the male-dominated music industry in 1974 and Barbara Ellen's report of having a truly miserable time at the Glastonbury festival. For details about Inside Out and The Bura, please visit <a href="http://bernardfowler.com/music">bernardfowler.com/music</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/on-stoney-ground-with-bernard-fowler">Bernard Fowler</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/peech-boys-muscle-peech-party">The Peech Boys</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/a-subterranean-bicentennial-road-movie-scorseses-irolling-thunder-revuei">Scorsese's Rolling Thunder Revue</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/andy-gill-meets-andy-gill">Andy Gill meets Andy Gill</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cabaret-voltaire-sheffield--this-weeks-leeds">Cabaret Voltaire</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/frank-zappa-franks-wild-years">Frank Zappa</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dr-john-1994">Dr. John audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/skiffle-or-piffle">Skiffle or Piffle?</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mick-farren-fun-is-the-key-word">Mick Farren</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/not-only-sly-but-sometimes-just-plain-damn-evasive">Sly Stone</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/labelle-dinner-and-cards-with-reggie">Labelle</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rod-stewart-its-my-party-and-ill-pose-if-i-want-to-2">Rod Stewart</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-specials-madness-the-selecter-electric-ballroom-london">The Specials</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/crass-are-crass">Crass</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/william-burroughs-the-beat-guru-loaded-for-bear">William Burroughs</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/glastonbury-i-am-offered-cocaine-i-am-offered-ecstasy-but-what-i-really-want-is-a-lethal-injection">Glastonbury</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/everybodys-talking-to-lisa-robinson">Lisa Robinson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/eagles-of-death-metal-the-innuendo-crowd">Eagles of Death Metal</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/i-was-a-texas-jewboy">Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/30"> Episode 30: Dawn James on The Beatles + Roky Erickson R.I.P. + Neil Young audio </a> </h2> 7 June 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6114790125&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Content warning: This episode contains a description of sexual assault that some listeners may find distressing. Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns are joined by queen of Rave magazine Dawn James to hear about her wild life as a '60s pop feature writer. She remembers her friends the Beatles, reveals the identity of her most difficult interview and astonishes Mark 'n' Barney by confessing her love for ELP. She also talks about her sister Twinkle, whose career as a pop singer-songwriter is celebrated on Twinkle: Girl In A Million, a new compilation on RPM records. Paying tribute to Roky Erickson of the 13th Floor Elevators, Barney and Mark discuss his huge influence on punk rock and psychedelia. They then move on to a lengthy and fascinating 1985 audio interview with Neil Young, including a clip in which he talks about rock 'n' roll being "a young person's game". Lastly, Mark presents the highlights from the articles added to the library, including interviews with Nancy Sinatra about being in her father's shadow, James Brown wanting to see the Queen and the President "get down" to soul music, and Flaming Lip Wayne Coyne's desire to struggle with the "insane beast" that is rock music. To buy Twinkle: Girl In A Million, please visit <a href="http://cherryred.co/TwinkleGirlMillion">http://cherryred.co/TwinkleGirlMillion</a>. You can find more information via the <a href="http://facebook.com/TwinkleAMomentInTime">Facebook page</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/who-is-the-funniest-beatle">Who is the Funniest Beatle?</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/franoise-hardy-lve-and-a-french-girl">Françoise Hardy</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jimi-hendrix-wild-man">Jimi Hendrix</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/psychedelic-punks-refuse-to-die-the-revenge-of-the-13th-floor-elevators">Psychedelic Punks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/his-own-private-realm-roky-erickson">Roky Erickson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/inuggets-original-artyfacts-from-the-first-psychedelic-erai-compiled-by-lenny-kaye-elektra-7e-2006">Lenny Kaye's Nuggets</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/neil-young-1985">Neil Young audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/birds-eye-view-of-burdon-the-animal-instinct">Eric Burdon of the Animals</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nancy--why-id-like-to-give-up-singing">Nancy Sinatra</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mungo-jerry-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca">Mungo Jerry</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/james-brown-the-cassius-clay-of-music">James Brown</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-runaways-ithe-runawaysi-mercury-import">The Runaways</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/catch-a-wave-no-west-coast-new-wave">West Coast Punk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joy-division-icloseri-factory">Joy Division</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/imagination-the-gospel-according-to-john">Imagination</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-flaming-lips-the-soft-parade">The Flaming Lips</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/yngwie-malmsteen-enmore-theatre-sydney">Yngwie Malmsteen</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/29"> Episode 29: Rickie Lee Jones + Harry Doherty + Rory Gallagher audio </a> </h2> 31 May 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4319177654&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Barney Hoskyns and Jasper Murison-Bowie hold the fort in Mark Pringle's absence as he enjoys the sunny shores of Crete. Back in muggy London, Rickie Lee Jones is the free feature on RBP, ahead of the release of new covers album Kicks. Barney and Jasper take a look at pieces about Jones' unexpected success with 1979's 'Chuck E's in Love', as well as her drug problems and wild days with boyfriend Tom Waits. The two of them then consider pieces by Melody Maker mainstay Harry Doherty, who died five years ago: a report from a 1977 Queen/Thin Lizzy tour; an interview with the young Kate Bush; and a 1976 interview with Irish blues guitar hero Rory Gallagher. By editorial design, the week's audio interview is also with Gallagher, this time from 1978 and with Cliff White. Barney and Jasper hear a clip in which Rory talks about recording live. Despite his absence, Mark has selected highlights from the week's library load, including an interview with the Beatles before they embark on their 1964 tour of the U.S., plus an interview with Pete Townshend in which he slags off Paul McCartney's song 'Yesterday'. A brilliant Steven Wells polemic about homophobia sparks discussion of Morrissey's far-right views – and of whether or not bad people can make good music. Pieces on Gnarls Barkley and Christine and the Queens/Chris round out the episode. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/rickie-lee-jones-cocktails-for-kerouac-and-an-appointment-with-the-hype-machine">Rickie Lee Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/american-pirate-on-the-rocks-rickie-lee-jones">Pirates</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rickie-lee-jones-bohemian-rhapsody">Rickie Lee Retrospective</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-year-queen-lizzy-shook-america">Queen/Thin Lizzy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-bush-the-kick-outside">Kate Bush</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rory-of-the-crowd-">Rory Gallagher</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rory-gallagher-1978">Rory Gallagher audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles--and-1964-2">The Beatles look ahead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/who-interview-got-love-zoot-suits-tarzan-if-you-want-it">Pete Townshend</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-gospel-of-rock-according-to-van-halen">The Gospel of Rock according to Van Halen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/friend-or-phobic">Homophobia in music</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/oasis-earls-court-london">Oasis @ Earl's Court</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tony-bennett-the-croon-prince">Tony Bennett</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gnarls-barkley-say-yes-to-droogs">Gnarls Barkley</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-christine-and-the-queens-makes-me-feel-like-im-ten-years-old-and-climbing-a-tree">Why Christine and the Queens makes me feel like I'm ten years old and climbing a tree</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/28"> Episode 28: Danny Fields on the Stooges + the Ramones + George Clinton audio </a> </h2> 24 May 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1723626393&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joined by the legendary Danny Fields, Mark and Barney hear tales of his days with the Stooges and the MC5 – and the five years he spent managing the Ramones. He also recounts the tale of the night Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin wound up rolling around on the floor of Steve Paul's The Scene in a ball of cartoon smoke and fists. The week's free feature focuses on Primal Scream: Mark, Barney and Danny compare notes on the band's frontman Bobby Gillespie and weigh up the influence of 1991's Screamadelica. The trio then listen to excerpts from a 1978 audio interview with George Clinton, in which the P-Funk chief talks about what "funkadelic" means and how the classic 'One Nation Under a Groove' was born. To round out the episode, Mark presents highlights from the articles added to the archive, including a 1966 interview with Kim Fowley, a 1976 review of Shirley Bassey live at the Royal Albert Hall and a 1983 report on MTV. Danny Says is on <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80095806">Netflix</a> + Danny's book My Ramones is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Ramones-Danny-Fields/dp/190952655X">Amazon</a> Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/mama-cass-andy-warhol-and-the-big-bird--pop-pope-casts-cass">Mama Cass</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/leonard-cohen-interviewed">Leonard Cohen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-plant-2">Robert Plant</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/danny-fields-the-fields-connection">Danny Fields</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/primal-scream-4">Primal Scream</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/primal-scream-politics-of-ecstasy">Screamadelica</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobby-gillespie-and-primal-scream">Bobby Gillespie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/george-clinton-1978">George Clinton audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kim-fowley-the-story-of-a-story-book-american">Kim Fowley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doors-the-shaman-as-superstar">The Doors</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/shirley-bassey-royal-albert-hall-london">Shirley Bassey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-three-degrees-inew-dimensionsi-ariola-giorgio-moroder-ithe-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-of-midnight-expressi-casablanca">Giorgio Moroder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/this-heat-sector-27-ritzy-cinema-brixton-london">This Heat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-mtv-is-shaking-the-music-industry">MTV</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-inmei-days-of-guns-and-roses">the NME</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/tom-lehrer">Tom Lehrer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-rebel-without-a-pause">Neil Young</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-louvin-brothers">The Louvin Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/t-rex-ielectric-warriori-de-luxe-edition">T. Rex</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sugababes-wanna-be-in-our-gang">Sugababes</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/27"> Episode 27: Bruce Springsteen + Elton John + The Beatles + Stevie Wonder with Bob Spitz </a> </h2> 10 May 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6550783102&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns are joined by Bob Spitz, who was all set to go to medical school until his parents talked him out of it. Instead, he bagged a job with "New York's Mickie Most", Wes Farrell, and went on to discover Bruce Springsteen, helping to land him a record deal with Columbia's John Hammond. Tiring of life on the road, Bob began writing about rock for Crawdaddy before going on to author major books about Bob Dylan and the Beatles. Bob recounts fascinating stories about all of the above, conveniently tying in with this week's featured artist Elton John ahead of the release of new biopic Rocketman. The trio hear a clip from a 1995 audio interview with Stevie Wonder in which the Motown maestro talks about why he started writing more politically – and about the inspirational influence of Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On. Mark selects highlights from the week's new additions to the library, ranging from a Crispian St. Peters interview – in which Chelsea players chuck olives at him on a plane back to London from Barcelona – to John Sinclair's White Panther Statement in the Warren-Forest Sun... not forgetting a pre-release review of the Beatles' Let It Be when it was still titled Get Back. Many thanks to special guest Bob Spitz.  Please visit <a href="https://bobspitz.com/">bobspitz.com</a> for information on his books, including The Beatles: The Biography. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/he-may-be-sir-paul-but-hes-still-a-beatle">Sir Paul McCartney</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/barry-manilow-trying-to-get-the-feeling">Barry Manilow</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elton-john-the-record-rise-of-a-superstar-called-reg">Elton John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rebirth-of-elton-john">The Rebirth of Elton John</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-sir-elton-recovered-his-cool">Sir Elton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-1995">Stevie Wonder audio</a>,  <a href="../../../Library/Article/chelsea-the-football-team-versus-crispian-st-peters">Chelsea FC vs. Crispian St. Peters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/white-panther-statement">White Panther Statement</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-christmas-release-for-iget-backi--album-wont-set-the-world-on-fire">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-teardrop-explodes-echo--the-bunnymen-zoo-games">The Teardrop Explodes + Echo & The Bunnymen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anderson-brings-everyday-life-and-humor-to-performance-art">Laurie Anderson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobby-womack-one-more-river-crossed">Bobby Womack</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jim-dickinson-and-the-new-low-fi">Jim Dickinson</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/prince-icomei-warner-brothers-9362-45700-210tks49minsfp">Prince</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/26"> Episode 26: Mavis Staples + Bob Stanley/Saint Etienne + The B-52s audio </a> </h2> 26 April 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6533358969&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> This week, Mark, Barney and Jasper start with featured artist Mavis Staples and discuss her legacy as a member of the Staple Singers – as well as her solo work with Prince and other producers. Three pieces by featured writer Bob Stanley spark discussion of Johnny Cash and self-proclaimed "best group on the planet" the Stone Roses. A 1992 interview with Saint Etienne cements Bob's "poacher turned gamekeeper" status as one third of that "meta-pop" trio. The week's audio interview is with B-52s Keith Strickland and Katie Pierson, wherein they skirt around the subject of bandmate Ricky Wilson's AIDS-related death in 1985. Mark and Barney consider the group's status as darlings of late '70s New York and hail them as one of "the best things to come out of New Wave". Launching into the highlights of the rest of the week's additions, Mark selects a diverse selection of pieces including a 1972 live review of the Rolling Stones, plus interviews with jazzman Horace Silver and Bobby Brown of the rebooted New Edition. Barney mentions the irascible Mark E. Smith and a review of the late Ellen Willis' book Out of the Vinyl Deeps. Jasper introduces his considerably older colleagues to the music of young guns Crystal Fighters. </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/mavis-staples-my-prince-has-come">Mavis Staples and Prince</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mavis-staples-is-for-the-children">Mavis Staples</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ill-take-you-there-the-everlasting-legacy-of-the-staple-singers">The Everlasting Legacy of the Staple Singers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/johnny-cash-peterborough-country-music-festival">Johnny Cash</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-stone-roses-bad-loon-rising">The Stone Roses</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sparks-talkin-about-my-generator">Sparks</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/saint-etienne">Saint Etienne</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-b-52s-1986">The B-52s</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-1972-us-tour-winterland-san-francisco">The Rolling Stones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yes-quick-draw-chris">Yes' Chris Welch</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/horace-silver-phil-t-mcnasty-hippy-dippy-outa-detroit-and-other-characters">Horace Silver</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/warren-zevon-how-las-excitable-boy-won-the-battle-with-the-bottle">Warren Zevon</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/dollar-give-me-back-my-art">Dollar</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/george-jones-loretta-lynn-merriweather-post-pavilion-baltimore-ma">George Jones</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/new-edition-houston-we-have-no-problem">New Edition</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mark-e-smith-just-who-does-mr-grumpy-think-he-is">Mark E. Smith</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bobby-jameson-rages-against-the-vietnam-war-">Bobby Jameson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ellen-willis-iout-of-the-vinyl-deepsi">Ellen Willis</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/wyclef-jean-brixton-academy-london-">Wyclef Jean</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/crystal-fighters-brixton-academy-london-">Crystal Fighters</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/25"> Episode 25: Jordan's Story + Goth + Bay City Rollers with Cathi Unsworth </a> </h2> 26 April 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1606216044&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns are joined by special guest Cathi Unsworth to discuss collaborating with punk icon Jordan on the autobiographical Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story. They consider the latter's influence on the London punk scene, in which women found a voice and carved out a space for themselves they hadn't previously been afforded. A long piece she wrote about the '80s Goth scene leads Cathi to reminisce about her early days on Sounds and Melody Maker. Her interviews with the late Dick Dale and with Ozzy progeny Kelly Osbourne provide the basis for discussion of Pulp Fiction and The Osbournes. Discussion of the Cranberries and their late singer Dolores O'Riordan precedes a clip from the week's audio interview, with disgraced Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton. From his bungalow inside a barbed-wire-walled garden, Paton complains that nobody sends him Christmas cards any more and explains why the Rollers broke up. Finally, Mark and Barney talk through their favourite pieces from the week's library additions, including a 1966 Rave magazine feature on drugs ("a drag on a drug is still a drag"), Paul Morley falling for all-female hard rockers Girlschool, and Richard C. Walls on the "total bust" that was Stevie Wonder's Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants. Cathi Unsworth's new book Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story is available for pre-order now from <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Defying-Gravity-Jordans-Cathi-Jordan/dp/1785588362/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?adgrpid=71894666588&hvadid=318139380160&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9045882&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t1&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2628732299075045580&hvtargid=kwd-654399937606&keywords=defying%20gravity%20jordan&qid=1554291776&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull">Amazon</a>. Find out more on Cathi's website, <a href="http://www.cathiunsworth.co.uk/">cathiunsworth.co.uk</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/exit-the-80s--goth-bats-out-of-hell">History of '80s goth</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dick-dale-pulp-dick-shone">Dick Dale</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kelly-osbourne-miss-dynamite">Kelly Osbourne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-cranberries--eire-to-the-crown">the Cranberries</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bay-city-rollers-manager-tam-paton-1999">Bay City Rollers manager Tam Paton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/drugs-yes-or-no">Drugs: Yes or No?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/interview-sun-ra-part-2">Sun Ra part 2</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-iexile-on-main-sti-">The Rolling Stones' Exile on Main Street</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-slits-awkward-in-interviews-awkward-in-life">The Slits</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stevie-wonder-ijourney-through-the-secret-life-of-plantsi-motown">Stevie Wonder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girlschool-black-leather-at-st-trinians">Girlschool</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scared-of-success-david-sylvian--the-man-who-would-be-invisible">David Sylvian</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steve-harley-how-i-survived-by-the-cocaine-rebel">Steve Harley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blotting-up-the-tears-the-ink-spots-as-avatars-of-indie">The Ink Spots</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/james-blunt-back-from-bedlam">James Blunt</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/dusty-springfield-southern-harmony">Dusty Springfield</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/24"> Episode 24: Al Green + Anita Pallenberg audio + Thundercat </a> </h2> 19 April 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3849379478&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie explore what's new in the RBP archive this week, starting with featured artist Al Green. Three classic interviews take them through the various stages of the soul legend's career, including his gospel period and his return to secular music in more recent years. They then discuss featured writer Ann Moses, whose editorship of Tiger Beat magazine and contributions to the NME led her to interview the Beach Boys, the Monkees and many more, as described in her 2017 memoir Meow! My Life with Tiger Beat's Teen Idols. Despite his temporary absence, Barney Hoskyns makes an appearance on the podcast via the week's audio interview, which features him asking the late Anita Pallenberg about her experience of being a rock muse. Mark and Jasper listen to Anita's thoughts on how rock's gentlemen still prefer blondes, how they sometimes get more than they bargained for, and how things still aren't close to equal in such relationships. To round things out, your hosts present their selections from the week's other additions to the library. The pair discuss everything from a 1964 Billboard report on 'The Jamaica Ska' to an all-night graduation party in Detroit that features possibly the first print mention of the MC5 – and from Sun Ra's cosmology to Sacha Baron Cohen's Ali G, with much else in between. Finally, a discussion of the excellent Thundercat is prompted by a 2017 review of the man live in London. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/the-al-green-story">Al Green</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/al-green-tired-of-being-alone">Al Greener</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/al-green-is-still-in-love-with-you-">Al Greenest</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/beach-boys-fame-just-grew-and-grew">Beach Boys</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-monkees-here-is-the-most-amazing-article-ever-written-about-a-monkee">The Monkees</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/imeow-my-life-with-emtiger-beatems-teen-idolsi-an-introduction">Meow! My Life with Tiger Beat's Teen Idols</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/anita-pallenberg-1998">Anita Pallenberg audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/atlantic-label-releases-hot-on-jamaica-ska-disks">The Jamaica Ska</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/every-so-often-a-band-is-poised-on-the-brink-of-a-breakthrough-word-has-it-its-the-who">The Who</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/all-night-graduation-party">All-Night Graduation Party</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/sun-ra-and-interview-collision-of-the-suns">Sun Ra</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/king-crimson-gypsy-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles-ca">King Crimson</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bad-companys-rodgers-no-compromises">Bad Company</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/bob-marley-a-lickle-love-an-ting">Bob Marley</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joy-division-iunknown-pleasuresi-factory-records-fact-10-">Joy Division</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/peter-stringfellow-the-peter-principle">Peter Stringfellow</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-jokes-on-you-ali-gs-me-julie">Ali G</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-roots-jazz-caf-nw1">The Roots</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lenny-bruce">Lenny Bruce</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/thundercat-heaven-london">Thundercat</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/23"> Episode 23: Todd Rundgren audio + Orange Juice + Danny Goldberg </a> </h2> 12 April 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN8445098411&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> This week, Barney, Mark and Jasper listen to excerpts from Bill DeMain's 1997 interview with the wizard, the true star that is Todd Rundgren. Subjects include "online music delivery" and the challenge of originality in songwriting. They then move on to the week's free feature, about Orange Juice and Postcard Records. Danny Goldberg, former manager of Nirvana, is the featured writer for the week, so the boys discuss '70s pieces on Alice Cooper and Led Zeppelin and a memoir of attending high school with the late Gil Scott-Heron. Highlights among the new RBP library additions include pieces on Gerry & the Pacemakers, Yoko Ono on saving John Lennon from chauvinism, Depeche Mode, Foo Fighters, Lenny Waronker and the Stooges. Jasper rounds out the selection with discussion of Mel C, Clipse and Lauryn Hill. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/todd-rundgren-1997-2">Todd Rundgren audio</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/orange-juice-the-sneer-that-says-wish-you-were-here">Edwyn Collins</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/hope-springs-eternal-edwyn-collins--">Hope & Despair</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/simon-goddard-isimply-thrilled-the-preposterous-story-of-postcard-recordsi">Postcard Records</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/alice-cooper-love-them-to-death">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/led-zeppelin-under-the-hood--a-backstage-chronicle-of-the-historic-1975-tour">Backstage with Led Zeppelin</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/growing-up-with-gil-scott-heron-in-loving-memory">schooldays with Gil Scott-Heron</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/gerry--the-pacemakers-gerry-and-the-judies">Gerry & the Pacemakers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-mothers-of-invention-alice-cooper-wild-man-fischer-shrine-auditorium-los-angeles-ca">Alice Cooper live @ Shrine</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/yoko-how-i-rescued-john-from-chauvinism">Yoko Ono</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/joy-division-pseud-yourself">Joy Division</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/depeche-mode-modernists--la-mode">Depeche Mode</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/foo-fighters-happy-dave-is-here-again">Foo Fighters</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/lenny-waronker-a-record-executives-pride-and-joy">Lenny Waronker</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-stooges">The Stooges</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-rolling-stones-will-reign-supreme-until-there-is-a-new-counterculture">Stones for Glastonbury</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/melanie-c-ireasonimoloko-istatuesiclipse-ilord-willini">Mel C's Reason + Clipse's Lord Willin'</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/twist-and-pout-cheryl-coles-new-album-cover">Cheryl Cole's shoulder</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/lauryn-hill-brixton-academy-london-3">Lauryn Hill live</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/22"> Episode 22: Joy Division special with Jon Savage + Dizzee Rascal audio </a> </h2> 5 April 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6378003428&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle are joined by Jon Savage to talk about his new Joy Division book This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else. Jon tells the story of moving to Manchester and getting to know the band plus Tony Wilson and Martin Hannett – and speaks about how seeing Joy Division live haunts him to this day. The three men listen to excerpts from a 2007 audio interview with Dizzee Rascal, in which the breakout Grime star and interviewer Maureen Paton take a taxi ride through his old East London haunts. Dizzee tells Maureen about how music shaped his life, how London knife crime is influenced by skunk – and about getting stabbed in Ayia Napa. Mark highlights a number of interesting new additions to the library, including pieces on the Yardbirds playing the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, George Harrison in full "mystic" mode, a scathing review of David Bowie's 'Young Americans' and Johnny Rotten talking right after the Sex Pistols split. Jon Savage's new Joy Division book This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else is available now, including from <a href="https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/books/jon-savage-this-searing-light-the-sun-and-everything-else-joy-division-the-oral-history" target="_blank">Rough Trade</a>. Hosted by Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/joy-division-unknown-pleasures">Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joy-division-from-safety-to-where-">Joy Division: From Safety to Where?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-interview-with-martin-hannett-29th-may-1989">Martin Hammett interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-the-gender-bender">David Bowie: The Gender Bender</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fanzines-pure-pop-art-for-now-people">Fanzines: Pure Pop Art</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jon-savage-cool-and-the-crazy">Jon Savage interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dizzee-rascal-2007">Dizzee Rascal audio interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/yardbirds-we-get-ourselves-into-a-trance">Yardbirds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatle-george-and-where-hes-at-part-2">George Harrison</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/singles-from-elton-john-david-bowie-iet-ali">David Bowie's 'Young Americans'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnny-on-the-split-im-a-free-man">Johnny Rotten</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/discovering-japan">Japan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mickie-most-the-rock-of-ages">Mickie Most</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/wet-wet-wet-adult-charm-of-a-little-pellow-talk">Wet Wet Wet</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/21"> Episode 21: Tribute to Scott Walker + Jimi Hendrix + ABC with Keith Altham </a> </h2> 29 March 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN3591120868&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In this week's episode, Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle are joined by special guest Keith Altham to pay tribute to the late Scott Walker, an artist he interviewed many times for New Musical Express. They consider Walker's early years as a teen idol and as a Walker Brother, followed by his bold '60s solo albums and his radical re-emergence in the '80s. Keith talks about touring with Scott and Jimi Hendrix – and about introducing the NME to the concept of "humour". The three of them listen to a clip from an interview with Martin Fry and Mark White of '80s icons ABC about Trevor Horn's production of debut album The Lexicon of Love. Mark then introduces selections from the week's new additions to the RBP library, including Mick Jagger talking to Dawn James in 1965, Anne Briggs "zooming down a whirlpool to annihilation", David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust album, My Bloody Valentine live at London's Clarendon, John Mellencamp's self-confessed status as a rock cliché and Salt-n-Pepa being denied their rightful place in hip-hop's history. Barney rounds it all off with tributes to writers Steven Wells and Mick Farren. Hosted by Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Keith's articles on <a href="http://RBP,%20Rock%27s%20Backpages,%20music,%20journalism,%20pop,%20rock,%2080s,%20soul,%20funk,%20rnb,%20rock%27n%27roll,%20country,%20hip%20hop,%20rap,">The Walker Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-scott-walker-interview">Scott Walker</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-hides-away-in-a-gloom-world">Scott hiding away</a>; <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-a-lot-of-pressures-and-a-personal-problem">Scott Walker by Chris Welch</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-iscottscott-2scott-3scott-4boychild-1967-1970i">Scott Walker by Ian McDonald</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-the-original-god-like-genius">Scott Walker by Richard Cook</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/scott-walker-an-interview">Scott Walker by Graham Reid</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mick-jagger-the-very-private-boy-behind-the-public-idol">Mick Jagger</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anne-briggs-feasting-off-the-open-roads">Anne Briggs</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-ithe-rise-and-fall-of-ziggy-stardust-and-the-spiders-from-marsi-rca-2">David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/my-bloody-valentine-the-clarendon-london">My Bloody Valentine @ The Clarendon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/10-questions-john-mellencamp">10 Questions for John Mellencamp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/salt-n-pepa-condiment-al-as-anything">Salt-N-Pepa</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/t-graham-brown-like-it-used-to-be">T. Graham Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steven-wells-1960-2009-a-tribute">Steven Wells tributes</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/goodbye-mick-farren-activist-rabble-rousing-rocker-and-inmei-journalist">Mick Farren tributes</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/20"> Episode 20: Van Morrison + Pink Floyd + Steve Earle with Tony Stewart </a> </h2> 22 March 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1582129655&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> This week, Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle welcome special guest Tony Stewart to revisit the glory days of the NME – and Tony's notoriously tricky interviews with Van Morrison and Freddie Mercury. They then hear about the time Tony saw the first-ever performance of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, brought to a standstill by technical difficulties within half an hour of starting. The trio then tune into clips from a 1996 audio interview with Steve Earle, following his recovery from heroin and crack addiction. They also discuss his six (yes, six) marriages and his enduring influence as a country rebel. After Barney comments on Lana Del Rey – the featured artist in the week's Free On RBP section – Mark rounds up highlights from the new pieces in the archive, starting with an interview with Ken Brown, member of the pre-Beatles Quarrymen, followed by articles on Lulu & the Luvvers, L.A. mogul Lou Adler, Orange Juice's Edwyn Collins, Sinead O'Connor's prescient comments on Catholicism... and the '90s hip hop wars between the East and West coasts. Hosted by Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-morrison-when-irish-eyes-are-scowling">Van Morrison</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/freddie-mercury-is-this-man-a-prat-">Freddie Mercury</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pink-floyd-electric-chaos-but-just-great">Pink Floyd</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/steve-earle-1996">Steve Earle audio interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lana-del-rey-original-sin">Lana Del Rey's 'Video Games'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lana-del-rey-shrine-exposition-hall-los-angeles">Lana live in L.A.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lana-del-rey-ilust-for-lifei">Lana's Lust for Life</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatle-who-lost-out">The Beatle who lost out</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lulu--the-luvvers-marquee-club-london">Lulu & the Luvvers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lou-adler-a-music-giant-">Lou Adler</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-enemy-within-sinead-oconnor">Sinead O'Connor</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/biggie-tupac-iet-ali-hollywood-or-bust-up">Biggie, Tupac and east coast vs. west coast</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/96-tears">NME's C96 tape</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/19"> Episode 19: Morrissey + Madonna + Minnie Riperton with James Medd </a> </h2> 15 March 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7826395551&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joined by RBP contributor James Medd, Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle hear tales of interviewing Morrissey and Joanna Newsom for Esquire and of life at The Word. Paying tribute to drummer Hal Blaine, one of the great American session players, the trio discuss L.A.'s legendary Wrecking Crew and marvel at just how many hits they played on. Talk then moves on to the week’s free feature, Lambchop, via another great session player, Charlie McCoy – a stellar guest on their forthcoming album.  James, Mark and Barney hear an excerpt from an audio interview with the late great Minnie Riperton and discuss her "whistle register" and cancer activism. Mark then presents his selection of choice cuts from the week's new library pieces, including articles on Rolf Harris, the Osmonds, Johnny Nash, Scritti Politti, Carl Wilson and the Talking Heads film Stop Making Sense. The show this week winds up with some thoughts on Madonna, sparked by a 7000-word NME interview conducted by Barbara Ellen in 1995. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/morrissey-3">Morrissey</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joanna-newsom-its-a-thin-line">Joanna Newsom</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kent-hartman-ithe-wrecking-crew--the-inside-story-of-rock-and-rolls-best-kept-secreti-">Hal Blaine and the Wrecking Crew</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kings-of-americana-lambchop-calexico-wheat">Lambchop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/damage-control-lambchops-kurt-wagner">Kurt Wagner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/charlie-mccoy-fad-gadget">Charlie McCoy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/minnie-riperton-1977">Minnie Riperton audio interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rolf-harris-the-zany-kangaroo-man-is-back">Rolf Harris</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/br-r-r-ring-hi-this-is-alan-osmond">The Osmonds</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-johnny-nash-story">Johnny Nash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-nitty-gritty-on-scritti-politti">Scritti Politti</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/carl-wilson-testing-the-waters-without-the-other-beach-boys">Carl Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/talking-heads-film-combines-rock-show-with-light-show">Talking Heads</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-meanwhile-back-at-the-raunch">Madonna</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/18"> Episode 18: The Prodigy's Keith Flint R.I.P. + Jayne County audio interview </a> </h2> 8 March 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN5600596985&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> In the absence of Mr. Mark Pringle, Barney Hoskyns and Jasper Murison-Bowie pay tribute to Keith Flint of the Prodigy, revisiting three articles from the RBP archive, including an interview conducted during the shoot for the 'Firestarter' video. Three pieces by the week's featured writer Jeff Tamarkin spark discussion of Bay Area musicians Marty Balin, Greg Kihn and the Residents before talk turns to a brief but brilliant 1985 audio interview with Jayne County. Contemplating her influence as the first open transwoman in rock, Barney and Jasper listen to an excerpt from Ira Robbins' phone interview in which she talks of transitioning and working in a Berlin "house of prostitution". Finally, Jasper and Barney introduce select highlights from the new additions to the RBP library: Beatles label court battles of the early '60s, Jeff Beck's 1970 visit to Motown, Alice Cooper's shock-rock and Rage Against the Machine raging against the corporate rock machine. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-prodigy-house-of-the-razing-arson">The Prodigy's 'Firestarter</a>', <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-prodigy-who-will-rave-your-soul-">The Prodigy: Who Will Rave Your Soul?</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-prodigy-glasgow-academy">The Prodigy @ Glasgow Academy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-jefferson-airplane-chronicles-marty-balin">Jefferson Airplane</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/greg-kihn-reckihning--rolling">Greg Kihn</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-residents-eyeball-to-eyeball">The Residents</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jayne-county-1985">Jayne County interview</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatles-heat-flares-in-court">Beatles court battles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jeff-beck-strange-scene-at-tamla">Jeff Beck at Motown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alice-cooper-the-killer-comes-to-town">Alice Cooper</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rage-against-the-machine-marx-out-of-tension">Rage Against the Machine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-associates-qa">The Associates Q&A</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/17"> Episode 17: Remembering Mark Hollis + Dead Kennedys Audio + Mark Leviton </a> </h2> 1 March 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7807918420&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Paying tribute to the late Mark Hollis, Mark Pringle, Barney Hoskyns and Jasper Murison-Bowie consider the Talk Talk frontman's huge influence on "post-rock" (and even trip-hop) and trace the band's evolution from early '80s synth-pop to 1988's beautiful jazz/classical-influenced Spirit of Eden. The trio then hear an excerpt from the week's new audio interview, recorded in 1981 with Dead Kennedys Jello Biafra and Klaus Fluoride, and discuss the California punk scene (and rise of American indie). Mark Leviton is the week's featured writer, commencing with his account of a week on a recent "rock cruise" – Pringle's idea of "hell" – and wrapping up with a 1984 report on L.A.'s Slash Records. Pringle presents his highlights of the week's new library additions, including pieces on Scott Walker, the Beatles' White Album, Queen's Brian May, Jackie Wilson, the New Wave of British Heavy Metal (NWBHM — "the worst acronym in music history"?) and the first reports, in 1993, of Michael Jackson's sexual abuse of young boys. "Jazzbo" Murison-Stardust discusses the 2015 film Whiplash – with its "sports-movie" approach to jazz drumming – along with the xx and Alessia Cara. Barney babbles about maverick British record man Andrew Lauder and Cajun-pop icon Johnnie Allan... Hosted by Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/talk-talk-2">Talk Talk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/talk-talk-italki">Talk Talk talk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/return-from-eden-mark-hollis">Return from Eden: Mark Hollis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-talk-talk-spoke-to-todays-artists">Talk Talk's influence</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dead-kennedys-jello-biafra-and-klaus-flouride-1981">Dead Kennedys' Jello Biafra and Klaus Flouride audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cruisin-with-justin--the-fudge-five-days-at-sea-with-the-rock-boomers">Cruisin with Justin & the Fudge</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/stephen-bishops-escape-from-hollywood">Stephen Bishop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/slash-las-maverick-label-meets-the-majors">Slash Records</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-walker-brothers-oh-brother">The Walker Brothers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-ithe-beatlesi-apple">The Beatles' White Album</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/putting-the-crown-on-queen">Queen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jackie-wilson-said-reet-petite-and-the-mothers-of-harlem-said-no">Jackie Wilson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/if-you-want-blood-and-flashbombs-and-dry-ice-and-confetti-youve-got-it">NWOBHM</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/an-abuse-of-trust-michael-jackson-defends-his-honor">Michael Jackson allegations</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/iwhiplashi-has-put-drummers-in-their-rightful-place-as-musics-irreplaceable-root">Whiplash</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/andrew-lauder-paradise-recalled">Andrew Lauder</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/johnnie-allans-promised-land">Johnnie Allan's 'Promised Land'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-xxs-ii-see-youi">the xx</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alessia-cara-social-media-is-like-a-fake-reality-and-its-hard-to-block-things-out">Alessia Cara</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/16"> Episode 16: Curtis Mayfield + Sigue Sigue Sputnik + History of RBP with Martin Colyer </a> </h2> 22 February 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4854519010&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Together with special guest (and RBP co-founder) Martin Colyer, Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns consider soul giant Curtis Mayfield and his enduring influence. They hear a snippet of Julian Henry's 1985 audio interview with the absurd Sigue Sigue Sputnik – and talk about how Tony James and co. crashed down to earth despite their stratospheric ambitions. There's a brief discussion of pieces by featured writer Mac Randall on Robert Wyatt & Bill Nelson, Linda Thompson and Beck, leading on to a rundown of what's new in the archive for the subscribers, led by chief archivist Pringle: specifically, articles on Del Shannon, Diana Ross, Keith Richards, Viv Stanshall, Joy Division, Andrew Weatherall and Missy Elliott, as well as a lengthy feature on the drug Ketamine from 1976. Martin, Mark and Barney then take a journey back in time to the origins of Rock's Backpages, explaining how the idea for the archive came to be and what steps they took together to make it a reality. Martin Colyer's blog can be found at <a href="https://fivethingsseenandheard.com/">https://fivethingsseenandheard.com</a> and the book, Five Things I Saw & Heard This Week, Volume 1: Dispatches from the everyday world of music is available on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Five-Things-Heard-This-Week/dp/1789261805/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550801050&sr=8-1&keywords=five%20things%20I%20saw%20and%20heard%20this%20week">Amazon</a>. Hosted by Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/curtis-mayfield-life-with-the-impressions">Curtis Mayfield: Life with the Impressions</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/now-more-than-ever-curtis-mayfield">unsigned Curtis Mayfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/curtis-mayfield-mighty-mighty">Curtis Mayfield after his paralysing accident</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sigue-sigue-sputnik-1985">Sigue Sigue Sputnik audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-wyatt--bill-nelson-tough-guys-dont-dance-">Bill Nelson & Robert Wyatt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/miserable-old-sod-linda-thompson-returns-as-exquisitely-sad-as-ever">Linda Thompson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beck-bottle-of-blue">Beck</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/del-shannon-digs-nutty-sounds">Del Shannon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/supreme-supreme-will-diana-ross-go-solo">Diana Ross</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/our-live-shows-more-subversive-than-street-fightin-man-admits-keith-richard">Keith Richards</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/special-drug-report-green--every-day-is-st-patricks-day">Ketamine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vivian-stanshall-the-urban-submarine-man">Viv Stanshall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/joy-division-the-factory-russell-club-manchester">Joy Division live</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/weatherall-storms">Andrew Weatherall</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/missy-elliott-all-made-up-ready-to-go">Missy Elliott</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/how-i-wrote-all-those-songs-by-harlan-howard">Harlan Howard</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/do-right-men-dan-penn-and-spooner-oldham">Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham</a>... </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/15"> Episode 15: Radiohead, Gladys Knight and Daft Punk </a> </h2> 8 February 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9957592132&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Barney Hoskyns is joined by Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie to discuss the week's free feature, which coincides with the publication of RBP's new Radiohead anthology Present Tense. While Mark can't abide Thom Yorke's "middle class pain", Barney deems the 'head to be The Greatest British Band of the past 25 years. Jasper meanwhile describes his "pivotal" role in the Radiohead story: clapping along as a 10-year-old to In Rainbows' '15 Step'. Los tres hombres hear an excerpt from Cliff White's 1976 audio interview with Gladys Knight & the Pips and enthuse wildly about the lady before considering three free pieces by Jon Young – about Soft Cell/Yaz(oo), LL Cool J and Mariah Carey. Talk then turns to highlights among the new additions to the RBP library, including articles on Cassius Clay the soul singer, Nick Cave and the Birthday Party and Daft Punk's 2013 revival of disco... Hosted by Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/ipresent-tensei-a-radiohead-introduction">Present Tense introduction</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/radiohead-creep-stumbles-onto-fame">Thom Yorke on 'Creep'</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/radiohead-party-on">the creation of OK Computer</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/jonny-greenwood-what-do-i-do-i-just-generally-worry-about-things">Johnny Greenwood on scoring Paul Thomas Andersen films</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/gladys-knight--the-pips-1976">Gladys Knight & the Pips</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/soft-cell-and-yazoo-synths-and-singers">Soft Cell and Yaz(oo)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/ll-cool-j-takes-the-rap-beats-the-rap-raps-it-up-raps-around-the-clock-encourages-bad-puns">LL Cool J</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/mariah-careys-very-good-year">Mariah Carey</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/clay-wins-columbia-swings">Cassius Clay</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/putting-electricity-into-the-electric-prunes-2">The Electric Prunes</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-apollo-theater-new-york-ny">Aretha @ the Apollo</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-birthday-party-the-sound-and-the-fury">Nick Cave and the Birthday Party</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rollin-with-etta">Etta James</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/prefab-sprout-going-for-a-song">Prefab Sprout</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/latitude-festival-review-the-quietus-gets-saucy-in-southwold">Latitude festival 2009 (including Grace Jones and Thom Yorke)</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/disco-now-disco-then">Daft Punk and Disco</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/childish-gambino-because-the-internet-review">Childish Gambino's Because the Internet</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/14"> Episode 14: KRS-One + Avril Lavigne + Alex Harvey with Michele Kirsch </a> </h2> 8 February 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9096600342&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joined by very special guest Michele Kirsch, regular host Mark Pringle and irregular host Jasper Murison-Bowie start with classic Kirsch pieces on the Replacements, KRS-One and New York Dolls Syl Sylvain and Jerry Nolan. Michele then tells the story of how she was mistaken for an intern at New York’s Soho Weekly News, which started her on the path to NME and City Limits in '80s London. Talk then turns to her life after music journalism, including coming off prescription drugs and working as a cleaner — experiences that formed the basis of her forthcoming memoir, Clean. The week’s free feature Avril Lavigne sparks some discussion of Sk8er boys and the merits or otherwise of manufactured pop, while the sensational Alex Harvey tells tales of the early British rock’n’roll in a clip from a 1975 audio interview by Ira Robbins. Mark presents the highlights from the week’s library load, including John Mendelssohn's fabulous dismissal of the MC5, Larry Graham’s departure from Sly and the Family Stone and Quincy Jones’ pigeonhole-defying career in music. Michele Kirsch's book Clean can be pre-ordered <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clean-addiction-recovery-removal-stubborn/dp/1780723814/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1549576054&sr=8-1&keywords=michele%20kirsch">via Amazon</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-replacements-taking-out-the-trash">The Replacements</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/krs-1-view-from-the-bridge">KRS-One</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jerry-nolan-and-syl-sylvain-city-continental-divide-new-york">Jerry Nolan and Syl Sylvain</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/albums-from-the-mc5-neil-young-flying-burrito-brothers-et-al">the MC5</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/avril-lavigne-brixton-academy-london">Bovril Latrine</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/avril-lavigne-just-where-is-the-next-stop-on-this-tour">Av-Lav</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/avril-lavigne-ilet-goi">Avril Lavigne</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/larry-graham-has-left-the-shadow-of-the-family-behind">Larry Graham</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lydon-rock--roll-is-dead-and-he-dont-care">John Lydon/Public Image Ltd.</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arthur-russell-the-kitchen-new-york-ny">Arthur Russell @ The Kitchen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bjrks-big-night-out">Björk’s Big Night Out</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/interview-lil-peep">Lil Peep interview</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/13"> Episode 13: Sid Vicious does it his way + Bobbie Gentry's Delta Sweete </a> </h2> 1 February 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1002614882&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> This week, Sid Vicious talks about the Sex Pistols splitting up and his inimitable cover of 'My Way' in clips from a previously unheard audio interview by John Tobler. RBP podcast host Mark Pringle is joined in Barney Hoskyns' absence by Jasper Murison-Bowie to listen to it and, predictably, talk about it. They contemplate Sid's sadness at the band coming to an end, as well as his endorsement of Nancy Spungen as his manager, who he thinks will take the music industry by storm. Moving on to the week's free feature, Bobbie Gentry, ahead of an upcoming reimagining of her album The Delta Sweete, they consider the meaning of 'Ode to Billy Joe' and Gentry's retirement from music after only three albums, with Mark wondering what else might have been if she hadn't. Next up are pieces by featured writer Andrew Bailey of Rolling Stone on British bluesman Alexis Korner, T. Rex's Marc Bolan and Guy Peellaert's Rock Dreams, before Mark and Jasper pick some of their highlights from the week's library load. Topics range from Cliff Bennett meeting Jerry Lee Lewis to Caroline Sullivan on the disappointing boybands of the 90s, via Cannonball Adderley on the intellectualisation of jazz, John Mendelssohn slagging off Led Zeppelin I and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks in one fell swoop, and much else besides. Finally, Mark and Jasper discuss Loyle Carner's approach to grime and London hip-hop, producer Mura Masa's difficulty at being a convincing performer and the despicable Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/sid-vicious-1978">Sid Vicious</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mystery-girl-the-forgotten-artistry-of-bobbie-gentry">Bobbie Gentry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bobbie-gentry-reveals-message-behind-ode">Ode to Billy Joe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mercury-rev-lets-try-to-corral-this-wild-horse-fellas-">Mercury Rev</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alexis-korner-father-of-us-all">Alexis Korner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-low-profile-marc-bolan-finished-with-rr-lunacy">Marc Bolan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/irock-dreamsi-teen-fantasies-as-art-">Guy Peellaert's Rock Dreams</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dig-my-killer-hair--asked-jerry-lee-lewis">Cliff Bennett/Jerry Lee Lewis</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/psychedelic-pop--when-the-freaking-out-has-to-stop">Chet Helms and psychedelia</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/peter-frampton-the-new-breed-of-pop-star">Peter Frampton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/albums-from-led-zeppelin-van-morrison-and-more">Mendo hates Led Zeppelin I</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mike-bloomfield-1943-1981">Mike Bloomfield</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pop-goes-the-bubblegum">Caroline Sullivan on Bubblegum Pop</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/cannonball-adderley-aims-sax-at-record-market">Cannonball Adderley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/james-blunt-shepherds-bush-empire-london">James Blunt</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/loyle-carner-garage-london-">Loyle Carner</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mura-masa-o2-academy-bristol-">Mura Masa</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/robin-thicke-iblurred-linesi-startrakinterscope">Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/12"> Episode 12: Big Star + Prefab Sprout with special guest Jennifer Otter Bickerdike </a> </h2> 25 January 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4744084106&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Welcoming special guest, featured writer and hilarious raconteur Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, hosts Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns hear stories of Jennifer's days in the record business, including the time her car broke down with Kurt Cobain in it... as well as her subsequent decision to give it all up to write a PhD on Joy Division. Having moved to a rat-infested flat in London's New Cross, Jennifer's initial thought was: "My god, what have I done?" She has since gone from strength to strength as the queen of rockademia and global music ambassador for BIMM. Her books Joy Devotion and Why Vinyl Matters serve as the springboard for discussion before talk turns to her biography-in-progress of the doomed Nico. Mark, Barney and Dr. Bickerdike then listen to 1986 audio of Alex Chilton talking about cult Memphis band Big Star and about his decline into alcoholism in the mid-'70s. Barney's attempts to sing the praises of Prefab Sprout are met with unbridled disdain by both Mark and Jennifer, who shut him down in order to move on to the subjects of P. J. Proby's ripped trousers, Van Halen's David Lee Roth and much, much more... Visit Jennifer's website at <a href="https://www.jenniferotterbickerdike.com" target="_blank">https://www.jenniferotterbickerdike.com</a> and buy <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Vinyl-Matters-Manifesto-Musicians/dp/185149863X">Why Vinyl Matters</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Joy-Devotion-Importance-Curtis-Culture/dp/1909394289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500049015&sr=8-1&keywords=joy+devotion" target="_blank">Joy Devotion</a> on Amazon. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Vinyl-Matters-Manifesto-Musicians/dp/185149863X">Why Vinyl Matters</a> with <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-vinyl-matters-henry-rollins">Henry Rollins</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-vinyl-matters-lars-ulrich">Lars Ulrich</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/why-vinyl-matters-fat-mike">Fat Mike</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alex-chilton-1986">Alex Chilton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prefab-sprout-faith-hope--glory">Prefab Sprout</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/paddy-mcaloon-sprout-on-his-own">Andromeda Heights</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/prefab-sprouts-paddy-mcaloon-1988">Paddy McAloon audio</a>,  <a href="../../../Library/Article/pj-proby-i-apologise--to-no-one">P. J. Proby</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-starman">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-halen-from-tahiti-to-the-7-11">Van Halen</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/madonna-wembley-arena-london">Madonna @ Wembley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kylie-taking-charge">Kylie Minogue</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/emf-ive-got-you-under-my-foreskin">EMF</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/paul-oakenfold-pick-and-re-mix">Paul Oakenfold</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/11"> Episode 11: The Specials + Juliana Hatfield + Dave Laing </a> </h2> 18 January 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6861582009&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Hailing 'Ghost Town' as "one of the great British records", RBP podcast hosts Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns consider The Specials and their politically conscious combination of punk and ska. They then pay tribute to Dave Laing and reflect on his role in the influential Let It Rock magazine, presenting pieces of Dave's on John Martyn, a Bill Monroe live show in a Scottish monastery and singer-songwriters from Jim Croce to John Denver. The week’s audio interview sees Juliana Hatfield in conversation with Ira Robbins about not wanting to get pigeonholed as the Lemonheads' bassist and her subsequent solo album Hey Babe. Beyond all of that, Mark and Barney somehow find time to discuss an early Beatles piece, get confused about Dawn James interviewing her sister Twinkle and berate Robert Fripp for his lack of self-awareness... Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/aka-the-specials">The Specials</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/2-tone-ska-authentic-and-more">The Specialer</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jerry-dammers-booted-out-of-the-band-i-founded-">The Specialest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fire-and-water-the-elemental-avant-garde-john-martyn-">John Martyn</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bill-monroe-greyfriars-monastery-glasgow">Bill Monroe</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/singer-songwriters-back-to-the-roots">the evolution of the singer-songwriter</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatles-find-show-biz-isnt-all-fun">The Beatles</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/twinkle-the-talking-star">Twinkle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hot-chocolates-errol-brown-owns-up-the-lady-is-a-nympho">Hot Chocolate's Errol Brown</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dolly-mixture-wasnt-right">Morrissey on the New York Dolls</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/robert-fripp-revisited">Robert Fripp</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/mark-eitzel-tortured-soul">Mark Eitzel</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/oasis-fan-ish-inquisition-pt-1">Oasis' fan letters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nik-cohn-itriksta--life-and-death-and-new-orleans-rapi-2">Nik Cohn's Triksta</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/van-dyke-parkss-isong-cyclei">Van Dyke Parks</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bob-dylan-unlike-a-rolling-stone">Bob Dylan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jimmy-page-the-godfather-of-rock">Jimmy Page</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/10"> Episode 10: Earth, Wind & Fire + special guest Mark Sinker on the underground music press </a> </h2> 11 January 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2700282514&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Joined by special guest Mark Sinker, RBP's Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle discuss A Hidden Landscape Once A Week, an anthology on the "unruly curiosity" of the UK's music press from the late '60s to the '80s. Moving on to the week's free feature, goth-punks the Flesh Eaters and their contemporaries the Gun Club spark a discussion of the L.A. scene in the early '80s. The tres hombres then talk about Earth, Wind & Fire's metaphysical funk and the philosophical ramblings of mainman Maurice White (as heard in clips from a 1979 interview by Cliff – no relation – White). Further topics include Liverpool's legendary Cavern club, the Temptations dissing Motown, "pop's public intellectual" Brian Eno and Millie Jackson's self-proclaimed status as "one of the rudest b****** around". Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-doubts-aired-as-gags-three-decades-of-cross-cultural-utopianism-in-uk-music-writing-">UK Music Press in the '70s</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/flesh-eaters-chris-ds-carnal-knowledge">the Flesh Eaters</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/locals-only-the-flesh-eaters-and-the-gun-club">the Gun Club</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/earth-wind--fires-maurice-white-1979">Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-beatles-the-liverpool-sound-gerry-and-the-pacemakers-the-cavern--this-is-where-it-all-started">the Beatles @ the Cavern</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-angle-on-engel">Scott Walker</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/sonny-sharrock-like-no-other-guitarist-ever-born">Sonny Sharrock</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lou-reed-talking-about-his-first-solo-album">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-temptations-revisited">the Temptations</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brian-eno-energy-fails-the-magician">Brian Eno</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/millie-jackson-hammersmith-odeon-london-3">Millie Jackson</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/noel-harrison-keep-on-grooving">Noel Harrison</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/queen-bismillah-we-will-not-let-you-go">Queen</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/9"> Episode 9: The Absurdities of Bros + Kenny Rogers audio + Oz Rock </a> </h2> 4 January 2019 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN2670954456&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Chatting about Bros and how appallingly they come out of the After the Screaming Stops doc, RBP podcast hosts Mark & Barney agree that Matt Goss is a "grotesque parody of overweening ego". Moving seamlessly on to Kenny Rogers, the duo hear a clip from John Tobler's 1989 audio interview with the man and discuss his uneasy status as a country icon and his true roots in rhythm & blues. Your hosts then pay tribute to RAM founder/editor Anthony O'Grady, who died in December, and discuss his writing on Australian rock from AC/DC to Radio Birdman. They also consider Paul McCartney & Wings, legendary jazz drummer Elvin Jones and Ecstasy's role in the Second Summer of Love. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/bros-teenage-clean-wave">Bros</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bros-hammersmith-odeon-london">Brosser</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/bros-good-morning-america">Brossest</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kenny-rogers-1989">Kenny Rogers</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anthony-ogrady-rip">Anthony O'Grady</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/acdc-australia-has-punk-rock-bands-too-yknow">AC/DC</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/radio-birdman-birds-of-a-feather-rock-together">Radio Birdman</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beatle-wanderings-paul-on-tour-no-wingsmania-yet">Paul McCartney & Wings</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvin-jones-this-is-the-surgeon-who-pared-the-flab">Elvin Jones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dolly-parton-confessions-of-a-power-crazed-wig-model">Dolly Parton</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/electro-therapy">Electro</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/turn-on-drop-out">Ecstasy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-blur-of-the-moment">Blur</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/arcade-fire-kings-college-london">Arcade Fire</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/unsung-heroes-mickey-newbury">Mickey Newbury</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/whitney-houston-1963-2012">Whitney Houston</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/8"> Episode 8: Keith Richards on drug busts + Mick Jagger in Performance </a> </h2> 21 December 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6365505335&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Featuring exclusive clips of an increasingly intoxicated Keith Richards during a 2002 interview by Adam Sweeting, this week's RBP podcast could be described as a Rolling Stones special if there weren't so many other things being discussed. Lauding Keef as the band's heart and soul and asking "how has this man made it to 75", Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns wax lyrical about the brilliant Performance. Directed by the late Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell – with a Jack Nitzsche soundtrack Barney describes as one of the "creepiest, weirdest, but most mesmerising" he's ever heard, Performance sums up the transition from '60s flower power to something altogether darker and spookier, with the Stones themselves at "the centre of a vortex of social change". Other topics under consideration include Elvis Presley, the Beastie Boys, Paul Weller, Fleetwood Mac, Ice Cube and Gary Barlow's envy of of Robbie Williams... Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/keith-richards-2002">Keef gets drunk</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/memo-from-jagger-the-story-of-iperformancei">Nic Roeg's Performance</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/iperformancei-a-victory-for-the-directors">Performance reviewed</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/for-composer-jack-nitzsche-its-never-too-late-to-score-with-the-underground-">Jack Nitzsche on Performance's soundtrack,</a> <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-top-40-countdown--a-plea-for-a-mitzvah-in-the-streaming-age-the-best-music-journalism-of-2018">2018's best music journalism</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/illin-communication-the-beastie-boys-and-the-net">Beastie Boys</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-dean-of-rock-critics-schools-us-on-himself-robert-christgaus-igoing-into-the-cityi-dey-st">the self-professed 'Dean of Rock Critics'</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/brenda-really-means-those-sad-love-songs">Brenda Lee</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/elvis-presley-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny">Elvis Presley</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/talking-bout-my-generation-the-jam">The Jam</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/fleetwood-mac-wembley-arena-london-2">Fleetwood Mac</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ice-cube-iamerikkkas-most-wantedi-priority-">Ice Cube</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/gary-barlow-stronger-faster-better--and-taller">Gary Barlow</a>. </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/7"> Episode 7: Be-Bop Deluxe, Wu-Tang Clan + Tim Cooper on David Bowie </a> </h2> 14 December 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9726878776&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> <div class="description"> In this week's podcast, hear Be-Bop Deluxe's Bill Nelson reminiscing (in February 1978) with Ian Ravendale about starting bands in school and working on the Futurama album with Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker... followed by your hosts Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns discussing Staten Island hip hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan. Attention then turns to featured writer Tim Cooper and his Heathen-era interview with David Bowie. New library pieces under the spotlight include a 1962 letter to Record Mirror from Frank Sinatra fan Fred Dellar; Paul Morley's 1977 NME live review of Little Feat; the return of jazz giant Dexter Gordon; and an unsavoury encounter with the Prodigy. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <div class="piece-links"> <div class="piece-links"> <div class="piece-links"> <div class="piece-links"> <a href="../../../Library/Article/be-bop-deluxes-bill-nelson-1978">Be-Bop Deluxe audio</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wu-tang-clan">Wu-Tang Clan</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wu-tang-clan-phantoms-of-the-hip-hopera">Phantoms of the Hip-hopera</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/ol-dirty-bastard-portrait-of-the-artist-in-jail">Ol' Dirty Bastard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-star-man">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/beach-house-shore-thing-for-easy-listening">Beach House</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/pete-townshend-music-has-always-suffered-from-being-tied-to-politics-or-religion">The Who's Quadrophenia</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-sinatra-fans-hit-back">Frank Sinatra</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/hank-ballard-revisited">Hank Ballard</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-who-change-and-creation">The Who</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/diana-ross-royal-albert-hall-london">Diana Ross</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/little-feat-free-trade-hall-manchester">Little Feat</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/dexter-gordon-the-exiles-return">Dexter Gordon</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/rickie-lee-jones-songs-from-a-bohemian-past">Rickie Lee James</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-prodigy-prod-almighty">the Prodigy</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/old-and-new-wave">Old and New Prog</a> and the influence of <a href="../../../Library/Article/tracing-the-influence-of-bobby-blue-bland-in-americana">Bobby "Blue" Bland</a> on Americana. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/6"> Episode 6: Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry + the birth of Americana + NYC in the 70s </a> </h2> 7 December 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7361553336&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music talks about interpreting the music of others, resents being called a country gent and loves vinyl. Your hosts Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle debate whether For Your Pleasure or Stranded is the better album, contemplate country and Americana and explore featured writer's Susin Shapiro's New York escapades, which include an interview with Patti Smith about Horses. Next, Barney and Mark consider Aretha Franklin's I Never Loved a Man, recorded at Muscle Shoals, and Joe Zawinul of Weather Report, probably their favourite 'fusion' band. Returning to New York, they reflect on New Wave in response to Robert Duncan's piece describing Television as being 'possessed of all the manners of an oyster', before rounding off with discussions of punk vs. prog, the rise of female sexuality in pop music, and the infamous Kim Fowley. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/bryan-ferry-1993-2">Bryan Ferry</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/uncle-tupelo-are-you-ready-for-the-alt-country">Uncle Tupelo</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/alt-country-old-country-and-new-country-uncle-tupelo-james-talley-jim-lauderdale-and-ralph-stanley">Alt Country</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/wilco-last-twang-in-town">Wilco</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/patti-smith-somewhere-over-the-rimbaud">Patti Smith</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grins-and-groans-with-the-ramones">The Ramones</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/lou-reed-bottom-line-new-york-ny">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girl-in-love-in-a-girls-world">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/aretha-franklin-ii-never-loved-a-mani-atlantic-">Aretha Franklin</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/grand-funk-railroad-ten-years-after-pacific-gas--electric-forum-inglewood-ca">Grand Funk Railroad</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/weather-report-fair-weather-jazz-fans-leave-them-alone">Weather Report</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/new-york-lights-up-with-soggy-matches">Robert Duncan hates New Wave</a>,  <a href="../../../Library/Article/rock-returns-to-holy-rolling">Rock Returns to Holy Rolling</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/boy-toy-rock-sex-sirens-of-the-decade">Boy Toy Rock</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/kim-fowley-1939-2015">Kim Fowley</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/5"> Episode 5: Led Zeppelin + Kate Bush with special guest John Mendelssohn </a> </h2> 30 November 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN9868392115&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Welcoming special guest and featured writer John Mendelssohn, RBP's Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle present an excerpt from an interview with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant and discuss the finer points of rock criticism with John, including the glamour of being threatened by Led Zeppelin from the stage at one of their gigs. Ahead of the publication of a new book of Kate Bush's lyrics, the three of them consider Wuthering Heights (John liked it, Barney didn't, and Mark hated it so much that he didn't listen to her music again for two decades) and discuss Mendelssohn's own book on the singer, Waiting for Kate Bush. Their guest also regales Barney and Mark with tales of finding David Bowie 'really pretty' and how 'deeply appalling' he thinks Richard Meltzer is. Find John's own podcast at <a href="http://bit.ly/john_mendelssohn" target="_blank">bit.ly/john_mendelssohn</a>, his blog at <a href="http://johnmendelssohn.blogspot.com" target="_blank">johnmendelssohn.blogspot.com</a> and visit his band's website at <a href="http://www.freudiansluts.co.uk" target="_blank">www.freudiansluts.co.uk</a>. Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../../Library/Article/page-and-plant-1998">Led Zeppelin's Page and Plant</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/anthropomorphosis-was-never-like-this">David Bowie</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/david-bowie-pantomime-rock">The Man Who Sold the World</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/jefferson-airplane-hot-tuna-the-forum-inglewood-ca">Jefferson Airplane</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-tribute-to-heroes-ashbone-u-wish-do-wishbone-ash">Ashbone Wish</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-bush-the-dreaming">Kate Bush</a> is <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-bush-ithe-dreamingi-emi-america-st17084">Dreaming</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-bush-kate-takes-charge">Kate Bush takes charge</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/kate-bush-my-music-sophisticated-id-rather-you-said-that-than-turdlike">Kate Bush would rather be sophisticated</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/a-question-of-mann-appeal">Manfred Mann</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/giorgio-gomelsky-the-pop-paragon">Giorgio Gomelsky</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/philadelphia-special-gamble-and-huff">Leon Huff</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/blue-yster-cult-motorhead-hammersmith-odeon-london">Blue Öyster Cult and Motörhead</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/women-in-love">Kate McGarrigle</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/temptations-reunited-and-on-the-road-again">The Temptations</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/keep-on-runnings">Massive Attack in Jamaica</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/4"> Episode 4: Etta James talks in 1978 + Marc Bolan + Willie Nelson </a> </h2> 23 November 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN7288153215&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Etta James considers her life in RnB up to 1978—'Roll With Me Henry', Johnny Otis, Chess Records and working with Rick Hall. Your hosts Mark Pringle and Barney Hoskyns in turn consider her impact on singers from Janis Joplin to Adele and discuss featured writer Rob Partridge, raunchy and/or art-rock Royal Trux, and Jobriath. Their attentions then turn to Burl Ives, Marc Bolan and the joy of seeing Willie Nelson live, before they start disagreeing about Portishead as well as The Fugees, with Barney stubbornly refusing to be snobbish about their album The Score.  Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link"> </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/etta-james-1978">Etta James</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/very-sad-trouser-twins-royal-trux">Royal Trux</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/royal-trux">Royaler Trux</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/veterans-of-disorder-royal-trux-interviewed-">Royalest Trux</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/professor-longhair-the-professor-of-rock">Professor Longhair</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/jobriath-superstar-or-superhype">Jobriath</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/tammy-wynette-truckers-choice">Tammy Wynette</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/burl-ives-goes-soft">Burl Ives</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/the-low-profile-marc-bolan-finished-with-rr-lunacy">Marc Bolan</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/willie-nelson-merriweather-post-pavilion-baltimore-md">Willie Nelson</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/fogerty-wins-unusual-self-plagiarism-suit">Fogerty—Self Plagiarism?</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/portishead-idummyi-go-beatall-formats">Portishead</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/fugees-subterania-london">The Fugees</a><a style="font-size: 0.8em;" href="../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">, </a><a href="../../../Library/Article/julian-cope-the-missing-link">Julian Cope</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/3"> Episode 3: Sex Pistols interview + Chic + David Hepworth </a> </h2> 16 November 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN1830119847&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Berating "idiot" Malcolm McLaren and "poxy" Vivienne Westwood, Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious hold forth, slagging off everyone under the sun, or at least everyone they can think of, in a 1977 interview with John Tobler. 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Hailing Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards as "two of the greatest players of any musical instrument in any musical medium", Barney and Mark enthuse about disco, discuss the state of electronic music in the 1980s and question whether or not music can enact political change (spoiler: it can't).  Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: Interview with <a href="../../../Library/Article/sex-pistols-sid-vicious-and-johnny-rotten-1977">Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/chic-up-chic-creek">Chic</a>, more <a href="../../../Library/Article/chic-these-are-the-good-times">Chic</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/girl-in-a-girls-world-to-make-sandie-sure">Sandie Shaw</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/nico-i-always-become-the-songs-that-i-sing">Nico</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-stones-bowie-roxy-and-mott-and-what-they-owe-to-the-inspiration-of-this-one-man">Lou Reed</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/gene-clark-whisky-a-go-go-los-angeles">Gene Clark</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/the-concise-inmei-guide-to-electronic-music--synthesised-sound">The Concise NME Guide to Electronic Music</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/vandross-adds-60s-emotion-to-80s-technology">Luther Vandross</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-shepherds-bush-empire-london">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-youngs-anti-war-documentary">Neil Young</a> and <a href="../../../Library/Article/neil-young-ion-the-beachamerican-stars-n-barshawks--dovesreactori">Neil Younger</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/2"> Episode 2: Massive Attack + Rosanne Cash + the night Johnny Thunders died </a> </h2> 9 November 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN6624332893&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> "Massive Attack [...] bores me to tears", says Mark Pringle ahead of their 20th-anniversary tour of Mezzanine. 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Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie </div> <div class="piece-links"> Pieces discussed: <a href="../../Library/Article/looking-for-identities-massive-attack-">Massive Attack</a> and <a href="../../Library/Article/massive-attack-imezzaninei">their album Mezzanine</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cocteau-twins-liz-fraser-2000">Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/rosanne-cash-2014">Rosanne Cash</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/a-lady-in-show-business--joan-baez">Joan Baez</a>,  <a href="../../Library/Article/steve-marriott-in-my-minds-eye">The Small Faces' Steve Marriott</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/marianne-faithfull-somewhere-in-her-soul">Marianne Faithfull</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-arts-in-society-youre-sick-daddy">Geoffrey Cannon on the arts in society</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/kraftwerk-synthetic-rockers">Kraftwerk</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/johnny-thunders--the-heartbreakers-maxs-kansas-city-new-york-ny-2">Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/suede-camden-underworld-london">Suede</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/nine-inch-nails-a-bang-on-the-gear">Nine Inch Nails</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/film-pop-stars-this-much-talent">Fictitious bands from films</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/the-bottom-line-everett-true-meets-lydia-lunch">Lydia Lunch</a>, <a href="../../Library/Article/cherry-vanilla-nymphomaniacs-anonymous">Cherry Vanilla</a> and a YouTube interview between <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdfKx1z4Zag">Nick Cave and Marianne Faithfull</a> </div> </div> <div class="episode lazy"> <h2> <a href="/Podcast/Episode/1"> Episode 1: Freddie Mercury on Bohemian Rhapsody + Joni Mitchell + the Wu-Tang Clang </a> </h2> 2 November 2018 <div class="episode"> <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" data-src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=PAN4155684806&light=false" width="100%" loading="lazy"></iframe> </div> <div class="description"> Hear an excerpt from a 1976 interview between Freddie Mercury and Robert Duncan of Creem about 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (among other things). 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