E235: Tony Fletcher on Jamming! + The Jam + U2 audio interview
For this episode we're joined in Hammersmith by the much-travelled Tony Fletcher as he returns to his homeland to promote his new book POW!...
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E234: Mitchell Cohen on Dolly Parton + The Lovin' Spoonful + The Blues Project
For this episode we're joined by veteran music scribe and A&R man Mitchell Cohen to discuss his long career and his brand-new book. We start...
E233: Brian Cullman on Sandy Denny + John Martyn + Big Joe Turner
In this episode, we invite the marvellous Brian Cullman to join us onscreen from a French farmhouse in the Dordogne. The author of How to Pr...
E232: Tim Page on his Pulitzer Prize + Judee Sill + Stephin Merritt
In this episode we're joined by special guest Tim Page to trace the arc of his career from reviewing James Chance & the Contortions to winni...
Episode 231: Geoffrey Cannon on the '60s + the Guardian + Jack Bruce audio
In this episode we invite the pioneering Geoffrey Cannon to reminisce about his stint as The Guardian's rock critic between 1968 and 1972. C...
E230: Simon Reynolds on shoegaze + dream pop + Jay-Z audio
Acclaimed author Simon Reynolds joins us in Hammersmith to discuss his latest book. A journey through the many bands and scenes he wrote abo...
E229: Funk special with Lloyd Bradley + Betty Davis audio
In this episode we welcome Lloyd Bradley back to Hammersmith to discuss his monumental new tome Funk Is Its Own Reward. We ask our guest abo...
E228: Maureen O'Grady on Rave + Pet Sounds + Miles Davis audio
In this episode we're joined by a legend of '60s pop journalism to discuss her days at Rave magazine and her friendships with the stars of t...
E227: An LGBTQ special with Barry Walters + a Grace Jones audio interview
For this episode we're joined all the way from San Francisco by Barry Walters to discuss his new history of LGBTQ music. And in our first re...
E226: A Liverpool special with Penny Kiley and Paul Du Noyer
For this episode we're joined by not one but two very special guests to talk about one of the great music cities. Penny Kiley is the former...
E225: Adele Bertei on New York's No Wave scene
In this episode we welcome back the marvellous Adele Bertei — five years after she first guested on our show — to talk about her amazing new...
E224: Jimmy McDonough on Neil Young + Gary Stewart + Al Green audio
For this episode we invite the very entertaining Jimmy McDonough to join us — all the way from Portland, Oregon — and discuss his career as...
E223: AOR Special with Paul Rees + Boston audio interview
For this episode we welcome former Q/Kerrang! editor-in-chief Paul Rees to RBP Towers to discuss his riveting new book Raised on Radio: Powe...
E222: Jeff Walker & Kim Gottlieb on Tom Waits + Gram Parsons
For this episode we're joined — all the way from Laurel Canyon — by the husband-and-wife tag team that is Jeff Walker and Kim Gottlieb(-Walk...
E221: Phast Phreddie Patterson on the world's biggest record collection
In this episode, we talk to Fred Patterson, aka Phast Phreddie, about his work at the ARChive of Contemporary Music, plus his own magazine B...
E220: Bob Stanley on Saint Etienne + Connie Francis + Bob Weir R.I.P.
Content warning: This episode contains discussion of rape (40:37–42:20). In this episode we ask Bob Stanley about his career as a writer and...
E219: Thurston Moore on free jazz + Sonic Youth + Derek Bailey
For this episode we're joined by Sonic Youth legend Thurston Moore to discuss his new book Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz and Improvi...
E218: James Brown on Sounds + NME + Loaded + the KLF
For this episode we're joined in our Hammersmith HQ by James ("The Hardest Working Man In Show Business") Brown. The former NME star and fou...
E217: Susan Compo & Derek Ridgers on punks, goths and new romantics
In this episode we welcome not one but two wonderful guests to RBP Towers. Susan Compo and Derek Ridgers have been trans-Atlantic pals for d...
E216: Pete Paphides on ABBA + Stevie Wonder + Broken Greek
In this episode we're joined by Pete Paphides, former rock critic for the London Times and author of 2020's acclaimed memoir Broken Greek. W...