Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Rocks Backpages (2024)

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E189: Beverley Glick a.k.a. Betty Page on New Romantics + Quincy Jones 1:15:52

7d ago1:15:52

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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 1…

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E188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + Amy Winehouse 1:12:17

21d ago1:12:17

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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 th…

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E187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty Springfield + Bella Union 1:22:17

1M ago1:22:17

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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 he…

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E186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman biography 1:12:34

2M ago1:12:34

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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 mo…

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E185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notorious B.I.G. 1:18:13

2M ago1:18:13

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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 audit…

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E184: Joe Boyd on Global Music + Kate & Anna McGarrigle 1:17:09

3M ago1:17:09

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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+…

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E183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers + Isaac Hayes 1:03:54

3M ago1:03:54

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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 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 fo…

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E182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.country + Joe Tex audio 1:18:43

4M ago1:18:43

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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 P…

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E181: Mark Williams on Knebworth '74 + the underground press + Joan Jett 1:10:26

4M ago1:10:26

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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 Lo…

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E180: David Toop on Dr. John + Collusion + Scott Walker audio 1:23:29

4M ago1:23:29

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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 manifes…

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E179: Luke Turner & John Doran on The Quietus + Yoko Ono + James Chance 1:16:43

5M ago1:16:43

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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. Qu…

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E178: Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell + Tori Amos + Women in Pop 1:16:15

5M ago1:16:15

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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…

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E177: Val Wilmer on free jazz + photography + Lesley Gore audio 1:27:29

6M ago1:27:29

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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…

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E176: Simon Day on the Fast Show + Brian Pern + Steely Dan audio 1:08:25

6M ago1:08:25

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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 V…

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E175: Steffan Chirazi on Metallica + Jack Casady audio + John Sinclair 1:21:59

7M ago1:21:59

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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 An…

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E174: Sean O'Hagan on Microdisney + The High Llamas + The Beach Boys 1:33:49

8M ago1:33:49

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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 wh…

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E173: Ira Robbins on Trouser Press + Anglophilia + Nick Lowe audio 57:28

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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 …

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E172: Alan Light on Vibe + Prince + Taylor Swift + Townes Van Zandt 1:31:07

9M ago1:31:07

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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 gu…

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E171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition 1:08:09

9M ago1:08:09

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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…

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E170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson 1:18:59

10M ago1:18:59

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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…

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E169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and heavy metal + Wayne's World 1:15:06

10M ago1:15:06

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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 Sou…

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E168: Andy Schwartz on CBGB + New York Rocker + Mink DeVille 1:04:34

11M ago1:04:34

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In the new episode of the Rock's Backpages podcast 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 to 1982. We hear about Andy's early years in suburban Westchester County and his first experiences of live music in Manhattan, which in…

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E167: Barbara Ellen on the NME + Madonna + Spinal Tap 1:11:32

11M ago1:11:32

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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 Gar…

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E166: Daryl Easlea on Slade + Peter Gabriel + Shane MacGowan R.I.P. 1:19:26

12M ago1:19:26

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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 eclecti…

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E165: Michel Faber on music & sound + Nick Cave + Captain Beefheart 1:15:02

1y ago1:15:02

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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. Vi…

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E189: Beverley Glick a.k.a. Betty Page on New Romantics + Quincy Jones 1:15:52

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E188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + Amy Winehouse 1:12:17

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E187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty Springfield + Bella Union 1:22:17

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E186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman biography 1:12:34

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E185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notorious B.I.G. 1:18:13

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E184: Joe Boyd on Global Music + Kate & Anna McGarrigle 1:17:09

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E183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers + Isaac Hayes 1:03:54

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E182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.country + Joe Tex audio 1:18:43

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E181: Mark Williams on Knebworth '74 + the underground press + Joan Jett 1:10:26

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E180: David Toop on Dr. John + Collusion + Scott Walker audio 1:23:29

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E179: Luke Turner & John Doran on The Quietus + Yoko Ono + James Chance 1:16:43

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E178: Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell + Tori Amos + Women in Pop 1:16:15

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E177: Val Wilmer on free jazz + photography + Lesley Gore audio 1:27:29

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E176: Simon Day on the Fast Show + Brian Pern + Steely Dan audio 1:08:25

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E175: Steffan Chirazi on Metallica + Jack Casady audio + John Sinclair 1:21:59

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E174: Sean O'Hagan on Microdisney + The High Llamas + The Beach Boys 1:33:49

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E173: Ira Robbins on Trouser Press + Anglophilia + Nick Lowe audio 57:28

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E172: Alan Light on Vibe + Prince + Taylor Swift + Townes Van Zandt 1:31:07

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E171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition 1:08:09

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E170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson 1:18:59

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E169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and heavy metal + Wayne's World 1:15:06

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E168: Andy Schwartz on CBGB + New York Rocker + Mink DeVille 1:04:34

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E167: Barbara Ellen on the NME + Madonna + Spinal Tap 1:11:32

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E166: Daryl Easlea on Slade + Peter Gabriel + Shane MacGowan R.I.P. 1:19:26

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E165: Michel Faber on music & sound + Nick Cave + Captain Beefheart 1:15:02

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