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nirvana gil scott heron episode 194 gene sculatti on san francisco the band s garth hudson r i p episode 193 michael goldberg on photography taj mahal addicted to noise episode 192 pat kane on hue cry sinatra chic 80s brit soul episode 191 chris charlesworth on melody maker in the 70s episode 190 simon garfield on cher beyoncé luther vandross episode 189 beverley glick a k a betty page on new romantics quincy jones episode 188 chris salewicz on the nme supertramp amy winehouse episode 187 simon raymonde on cocteau twins dusty springfield bella union episode 186 robert hilburn on l a his randy newman biography episode 185 andrew smith on a i björk the notorious b i g episode 184 joe boyd on global music kate anna mcgarrigle episode 183 darrell m mcneill on the isley brothers isaac hayes episode 182 joe mr c mcewen on soul music alt country joe tex audio episode 181 mark williams on knebworth 74 the underground press joan jett episode 180 david toop on dr john collusion scott walker audio episode 179 luke turner john doran on the quietus yoko ono james chance episode 178 ann powers on joni mitchell tori amos women in pop episode 177 val wilmer on free jazz photography lesley gore audio episode 176 simon day on the fast show brian pern steely dan audio episode 175 steffan chirazi on metallica jack casady audio john sinclair episode 174 sean o hagan on microdisney the high llamas the beach boys episode 173 ira robbins on trouser press anglophilia nick lowe audio episode 172 alan light on vibe prince taylor swift townes van zandt episode 171 kimberly mack on living colour greg tate the black rock coalition episode 170 a tom hibbert special with mark ellen and sylvia patterson episode 169 penelope spheeris on filming punk and metal wayne s world episode 168 andy schwartz on cbgb new york rocker mink deville episode 167 barbara ellen on the nme madonna spinal tap episode 166 daryl easlea on slade peter gabriel shane macgowan r i p episode 165 michel faber on music 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episode 150 edwin pouncey sandy robertson on rock and the occult andrew lauder episode 149 andy beckett on pop politics the beat everything but the girl episode 148 rob dickins on warner bros leon russell wayne shorter episode 147 ellen sander on rock life in the sixties robert palmer audio episode 146 fred goodman on rock films d a pennebaker burt bacharach episode 145 gary kemp on spandau ballet pink floyd david crosby r i p episode 144 pamela des barres on the gtos peter asher audio jeff beck r i p episode 143 nick hornby on prince dickens boz scaggs audio interview episode 142 paul gorman on the rise and fall of the music press time out s tony elliott episode 141 rj smith on chuck berry ice t black l a wilko johnson episode 140 holly gleason on women in country guy clark taylor swift episode 139 billy james on bob dylan columbia records laurel canyon episode 138 kid congo powers on the cramps the gun club brian eno audio episode 137 luke haines peter buck on r e m the auteurs pharoah sanders episode 136 richard goldstein on 60s pop writing the shangri las shadow morton episode 135 chris blackwell on island from millie to u2 bunny wailer episode 134 wayne robins on steely dan donald fagen denny dias episode 133 jason king on queen sylvester boy george beyoncé episode 132 steven daly on orange juice suede sugar hill lizzo episode 131 robert gordon on memphis stax zz top robert johnson episode 130 bill brewster frank broughton on dj history dom phillips elvis episode 129 deborah frost on heavy metal blue öyster cult grace jones foals episode 128 robert greenfield on the rolling stones jerry jeff walker episode 127 chris roberts on radiohead missy misdemeanor elliott episode 126 robert duncan jaan uhelzski on lester bangs creem suicide episode 125 vashti bunyan on wayward nick drake joe boyd audio episode 124 devon powers on the village voice red hot chili peppers white stripes audio episode 123 joe carducci on sst records henry rollins paul nelson episode 122 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snoop dogg motörhead nick tosches tribute episode 49 inxs michael hutchence radiohead s jonny greenwood episode 48 ginger baker audio elbow with guest david hepworth episode 47 loleatta holloway audio robert hunter r i p phil symes episode 46 the beatles abbey road blondie audio with mat snow episode 45 madonna audio interview sugarhill gang s rapper s delight episode 44 simon witter on cameo zapp house robbie robertson audio episode 43 the story of electronic music slade status quo with david stubbs episode 42 dusty springfield alicia keys taylor swift with lucy o brien episode 41 easy rider arthur lee with richard williams episode 40 ian penman on prince charlie parker zz top audio episode 39 tammy faye starlite does marianne faithfull miles more episode 38 woodstock 69 shirley collins audio interview mark anthony neal episode 37 glen campbell jimmy webb and wichita lineman with dylan jones episode 36 klf echo the bunnymen julian cope with mick houghton episode 35 p funk special hal david audio with lloyd bradley and tom vickers episode 34 amy linden on amy winehouse kanye west nico bobby womack episode 33 l a special with chris campion elliot roberts audio little feat episode 32 go go in d c anita ward audio felix dennis and the oz trial episode 31 bernard fowler s life in music dr john audio andy gill r i p episode 30 dawn james on the beatles roky erickson r i p neil young audio episode 29 rickie lee jones harry doherty rory gallagher audio episode 28 danny fields on the stooges the ramones george clinton audio episode 27 bruce springsteen elton john the beatles stevie wonder with bob spitz episode 26 mavis staples bob stanley saint etienne the b 52s audio episode 25 jordan s story goth bay city rollers with cathi unsworth episode 24 al green anita pallenberg audio thundercat episode 23 todd rundgren audio orange juice danny goldberg episode 22 joy division special with jon savage dizzee rascal audio episode 21 tribute to scott walker jimi hendrix abc with 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americana nyc in the 70s episode 5 led zeppelin kate bush with special guest john mendelssohn episode 4 etta james talks in 1978 marc bolan willie nelson episode 3 sex pistols interview chic david hepworth episode 2 massive attack rosanne cash the night johnny thunders died episode 1 freddie mercury on bohemian rhapsody joni mitchell the wu tang clang new episode long time times contributor lisa verrico talks about her vox years her interviews with oasis and billie eilish and our exclusive 1989 audio interview with my bloody valentine new articles this week 1964 manfred mann 1966 bob dylan in sheffield 1967 fleetwood mac live 1968 rashied ali 1969 fred neil 1970 john mclaughlin 1971 led zeppelin live 1972 rare bird 1973 gladys knight pips 1974 johnny bristol 1975 showaddywaddy live 1976 commander cody 1977 steely dan s aja 1978 delbert mcclinton 1979 andrae crouch live 1980 billy burnette 1981 kid creole coconuts 1982 steve strange 1983 violent femmes live 1984 wynton marsalis 1985 big country s steeltown 1986 the dream academy 1987 james live ulu 1988 the boys 1989 zapp v 1990 iggy pop 1991 cinderella 1992 michelle shocked 1993 pj harvey s demos 1994 underworld 1995 pere ubu 1996 tim booth 1997 paul weller 2000 warren zevon 2001 melissa auf der maur 2003 gonga 2005 ozzfest 2006 lady mccartney 2007 sonic youth live 2010 keith richards 2011 james blake 2011 yuck live 2012 dresden dolls 2013 sparks live 2014 edm in the usa 2015 duran duran in leeds 2017 mark eitzel 2018 beach boys 2021 barry gibb 2023 jimmy buffett 2024 joni mitchell 2025 desmond child rouge subscribe to enjoy access to thousands of articles and hundreds of audio interviews for university and other group subscriptions click here free this week featured artist our drug buddy evan dando whose memoir rumours of my demise is published next week discusses sex chemicals and the lemonheads with vox s max bell in 1994 plus rbp s barney hoskyns meets evan on martha s vineyard in 1996 and the word s james medd 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