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Word In Your Ear
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Brian Epstein & the Beatles - what he did and what he hid
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Are we nearing Beatles Overload? plus the rock star with the most children (41!)
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The glorious story of Funk from James Brown to Off The Wall
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Leo Sayer has met everyone – rock legends, sport superstars, future presidents …
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Songs about sweltering heat, Willie Nelson’s braids and is vinyl now ‘luxury goods’?
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How Daniel Lanois made those adventurous records with Dylan, U2 and Willie Nelson
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Siouxsie, Nico, Cocteaus, Shangri-Las, Bobbie Gentry … a celebration of the sound of Goth!
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Blondie and Clem Burke remembered by devoted pal Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go’s
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Nick Lowe’s miracle payday, Rock feuds and a giant inflatable Jarvis
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The Damned at 50 and the memories (and regrets) of Rat Scabies
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Shoegaze, slackers, ‘noise chasms’ and the 10-year reinvention of rock
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Famous rock locations, His & Hers records and weird things thrown onstage
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Brian Eno’s restless creative adventures with Roxy, Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads
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The Who, Floyd, Led Zep and the great college circuit that launched 1,000 bands
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Paul Simon, Bad Bunny, how songwriting changed & the scourge of Blue Dot Fever!
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Pleasure Gardens, cabaret, nightclubs, rave & 350 years of the Big Night Out
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Andy Earl’s memories of photographing Prince, Madonna and Johnny Cash
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Talk Talk, a deep-dive tale of mystery and imagination
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The Clash, the Cramps and Penny Kiley’s teenage punk diaries
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Van Morrison’s agent writes crime fiction as the music business sleeps
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Can the Michael movie reboot Jacko? & how social media changed festivals
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Andy Kershaw & Dylan’s jar of jam plus the things people do to get gigs
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The story of Wild Thing and whatever happened to World Cup songs?
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No Sex Pistols in Manchester? ‘No Smiths, Nirvana, indie rock.’ Discuss!
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The Keith Moon story is a movie in waiting, both a comedy and a tragedy
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The shameless age of Britpop in ‘the wildest year of the 90s’
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Who hasn’t had ‘work done’, how to spot AI and the stupidest thing we ever did
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How Tony Visconti keeps the Bowie flag flying
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Matt Johnson & the unique story of The The plus George Michael and the sunbed
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At home with Nick Drake, Sandy Denny & John Martyn in the golden year of 1970
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The Jarrett movie, Macca’s secret & when did standing at gigs start?
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The Clash story mapped by the places they lived, played, evolved … and shot pigeons
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Mustn’t grumble! Songs with the essence of Englishness
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Neil Tennant revisits songs he’s written since the age of nine
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Steve Nieve looks back at Costello, Stiff tours and the magical sound of pianos
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Scores McCartney still wants to settle, Country Joe and the rise of ‘destination gigs’
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Shaun & Bez and other Odd Couples we love
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The Kinks’ chaotic ascent mapped out day-by-day is ‘a nirvana for any fan’
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How A Hard Day’s Night ripped up the pop movie rulebook
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Bob Dylan and the Beatles, a tale of envy, affection and intense rivalry
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Mark Lewisohn and why writing the real Beatles story just got harder
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Albums we bought because we liked the title
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How Glenn Tilbrook transformed the life of Squeeze
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The Skids, Big Country and the unsettling story of Stuart Adamson
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There are only three Rock National Treasures – and we name them!
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Keith & Chuck, Bowie & Tina, Frank & Elvis and what we learnt from rock’s joint ventures
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Boston, Def Leppard, bad hair & the golden age of rock radio
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Was Bad Bunny at the Superbowl the greatest show ever staged?
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Andy Bown remembers the Herd, Judas Jump and 47 years in Status Quo
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How the album survived and why it satisfies the soul!
