Word In Your Ear
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Martin Simpson’s 60 years on the folk circuit ‘making people cry for a living’
Aug 19, 202650 min
The Shadows and the chequered tale of the first British rock’n’roll band
Aug 18, 202642 min
Stiff Records’ 50th birthday! – the farcical magnificent record label and why we adored it
Aug 16, 202645 min
Elliott Smith, his life, his afterlife and the friends who believed in him
Aug 14, 202633 min
How Kylie became the whole world’s sweetheart
Aug 12, 202638 min
Sandy Denny’s life and luminous talent celebrated by Linda Thompson
Aug 11, 202628 min
The Abbey Road photo miracle, Glen Hansard and TV we’d pay to watch
Aug 10, 202654 min
Bowie, the Cure, Neil Young and the golden age of the video shoot
Aug 6, 202634 min
Pauline Black of the Selecter, the girl who invented the Rude Girl
Aug 5, 202634 min
Tony Fletcher - teenage label boss! – remembers the Jam, the Tube and the ‘80s pop explosion
Aug 4, 202646 min
Is AI wrecking rock history? – plus festivals in heatwaves and Kate Bush dancing
Aug 3, 202646 min
Jonathan Richman, on-the-road songs and the best-known solo ever recorded
Jul 27, 202642 min
Georgie Fame, Ben Sidran and the golden age of ‘60s Soho
Jul 23, 202637 min
Steve Hackett remembers batwings, blues clubs and Genesis on £15 a week
Jul 22, 202638 min
Mari Wilson, our favourite girl about town, takes Neasden to Chelsea
Jul 21, 202634 min
All music is dance music! – and the best stage name ever
Jul 20, 202652 min
Adam & the Ants, pop stardom and Marco Pirroni’s brief spell in the spotlight
Jul 15, 202638 min
The Specials are no more! Horace Panter remembers days when it was ‘like walking on air’
Jul 14, 202623 min
Is Indie the new Good Old Days? And why are there no British country stars?
Jul 13, 202652 min
Kevin Rowland, the new Dexys and what he's learnt from life
Jul 8, 202640 min
Great rock feuds of Manchester, TV comedy & the man who invented the pop song
Jul 5, 202650 min
Joan Armatrading, Tom Robinson and the great music meltdown of Summer ‘76
Jul 3, 202639 min
Prefab Sprout - a tale of mystery, eccentricity and pop’s most famous motorbike
Jul 2, 202641 min
Madonna smoking, the first indie PM and have we just witnessed the nadir of pop?!
Jun 29, 20261h 2m
Gary Numan’s reality check – ‘I’m essentially a guy who wears make-up for a living’
Jun 26, 202639 min
David Gray’s priceless memories of lessons learned the hard way
Jun 23, 202637 min
Why George Michael’s life is a movie plus Syd, Kirsty, Gorillaz & the worst album title ever
Jun 22, 202658 min
Peter Frampton – ‘the Face of 1968’ looks back!
Jun 19, 202644 min
Paul Simon’s Graceland and how the masterpiece was made
Jun 18, 202633 min
Kate Mossman has strong feelings about rock stars past their prime
Jun 16, 202648 min
Pop stars’ weddings and why Noel Gallagher’s right about World Cup music
Jun 15, 202652 min
Dave Balfe remembers the Teardrops, Blur and a very big house in the country
Jun 12, 202651 min
Star Ratings - do we love/hate/need them? Five-star debate here! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Jun 11, 202637 min
Brian Epstein & the Beatles - what he did and what he hid
Jun 9, 202629 min
Are we nearing Beatles Overload? plus the rock star with the most children (41!)
Jun 8, 202648 min
The glorious story of Funk from James Brown to Off The Wall
Jun 3, 202642 min
Leo Sayer has met everyone – rock legends, sport superstars, future presidents …
Jun 2, 202632 min
Songs about sweltering heat, Willie Nelson’s braids and is vinyl now ‘luxury goods’?
Jun 1, 202647 min
How Daniel Lanois made those adventurous records with Dylan, U2 and Willie Nelson
May 29, 202637 min
Siouxsie, Nico, Cocteaus, Shangri-Las, Bobbie Gentry … a celebration of the sound of Goth!
May 28, 202631 min
Blondie and Clem Burke remembered by devoted pal Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s
May 27, 202634 min
Nick Lowe’s miracle payday, Rock feuds and a giant inflatable Jarvis
May 25, 202650 min
The Damned at 50 and the memories (and regrets) of Rat Scabies
May 20, 202635 min
Shoegaze, slackers, ‘noise chasms’ and the 10-year reinvention of rock
May 19, 202644 min
Famous rock locations, His & Hers records and weird things thrown onstage
May 17, 202654 min
Brian Eno’s restless creative adventures with Roxy, Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads
May 15, 202630 min
The Who, Floyd, Led Zep and the great college circuit that launched 1,000 bands
May 12, 202649 min
Paul Simon, Bad Bunny, how songwriting changed & the scourge of Blue Dot Fever!
May 11, 202650 min
Pleasure Gardens, cabaret, nightclubs, rave & 350 years of the Big Night Out
May 7, 202630 min
Andy Earl’s memories of photographing Prince, Madonna and Johnny Cash
May 5, 202633 min