Nick Lowe - What's so funny?

This episode spends time with Nick Lowe, a British performer, who started out with pub rock band, Brinsley Schwarz, and Dave Edmunds’ Rockpile. Lowe’s solo career has produced a huge bunch of great songs – many of which you’ve heard, even if you’ve not heard of him - which have been hits for him AND covered by some amazing people! A suggestion from listener Nick from Victoria, this episode was the most fun we’ve had for some time! 

Rock News features some standards – Oasis touring (yeah, right!), a new single and album from The Cure, Ozzy Osbourne inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and The Eagles playing a 10-week residency in Las Vegas.  Yep, more of the same!  

Our “Album You Must Listen to Before you Die” is Doggystyle (1993) by Snoop Doggy Dogg.  We decide “Who cares?”.  Instead, we talk about Snoop Dogg’s presence in TV and movies since the 90’s, including the 2024 Olympics! 

References:  Brinsley Schwarz, Dave Edmunds, Rockpile, punk, Oasis, Ozzy, The Cure, Robert Smith, The Eagles, Classic Countdown, Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band, Globite travel bag, Nick Lowe, Warren Zevon, ‘6 degrees of Kevin Bacon’, Carlene Carter, Johnny Cash, 1001 Albums You Must Listen to Before you Die, Robert Dimery,  Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., Snoop Doggy Dogg, Doggystyle, “What’s So Funny (’Bout Peace, Love and Understanding)?”, Jesus of Cool”, “Labour of Lust”, “Marie Provost”, “Lifes Rich Pageant”, REM, Chrissy Hynde, Warren Zevon, alcohol problems, Producer, The Damned, “New Rose”, Elvis Costello, “Basher”, “Bay City Rollers, We Love You”,   

Episode Playlist – the music we talked about during this episode 

Spotify Playlist – Best of Nick Lowe  

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Snoop Dogg’s Menulog ad 

Snoop Dogg at the Olympics 1 

Snoop Dogg at the Olympics 2 

Snoop with Dr Dre 

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