September 2014

One small step for Word In Your Ear, one giant stride for Monday nights in the pub

September 23, 2014 David Hepworth 0

Last night’s show was our best yet. Thanks to the people at the Islington we managed to get the visuals working and so we we could put on […]

Stevie Nicks biographer Zoe Howe added to our Ben Watt live podcast recording

September 13, 2014 David Hepworth 0

We’re delighted to say that Zoe Howe‘s joining us at our next Word In Your Ear Podcast recording at the Islington on September 22nd. She’ll be […]

A Quiet Word with Ben Watt at the Islington

September 8, 2014 David Hepworth 0

Ben Watt’s worn a variety of hats in the last thirty years: half of Everything But The Girl, solo artist, deejay, producer, club owner and […]

Word In Your Ear

David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and chums cast an occasionally jaundiced eye over the goings-on in the worlds of music and entertainment.

A whole new format we’ve invented for people who’ve been guests before and were so entertaining we wanted them back. So we’ve devised some random questions to spark a few memories and revelations. First up, Sid Griffin of the Long Ryders, touring the UK this autumn, who looks back here at his early life before he “went to L.A. to quote-unquote make it”. You’ll love this as much as we did, especially …

… the Beatles song he knew he’d understand when he was older

… his teenage band rehearsal when the drummer got a hammer in his head

… the rock star he always wanted to be

… what happens when you wear the bug-infested cap you find on a bus

… DJ Carl ‘Weird Beard’ Markert burping in Pepsi commercials on WAKY Radio

… Gregg Turner and the Angry Samoans – “bad songs in bad taste”

… things he can still recite from childhood

… the best use of music in a movie

… how arch-rival Norrie Paramor made George Martin even richer

… and the greatest B-side ever written.

Plus English teacher Mrs Atlas and his deathless crush on Mimi Babcock.

Long Ryders tickets here … thelongryders.com/tour