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If you’ve never been to a Word In Your Ear evening before, this is how it works. 

November 7, 2015 David Hepworth 0

It usually takes place at The Islington, which is helpfully located in Islington, not far from Angel tube station and King’s Cross. The Islington is […]

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Pictures from last night’s WIYE 80s at the Islington

July 7, 2015 David Hepworth 0

    We had a corking time at the Islington last night with special guests Clare Grogan, who was talking about her time in Altered […]

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Great press for next Tuesday’s guests

March 28, 2015 David Hepworth 0

  In next Tuesday’s show at The Islington Mark Ellen and I are talking to a couple of veterans of music writing in the sixties, both of […]

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Talking Sandy Denny with Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol and Mick Houghton

March 14, 2015 David Hepworth 0

Thanks to everyone who came to Monday’s recording at the Slaughtered Lamb where we talked to Mick Houghton about his excellent new biography of Sandy […]

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Word In Your Ear 2014 season climaxes with Danny Baker, Smash Hits, Quantick and more

December 8, 2014 David Hepworth 0

We’ve had brilliant words in your ear over the past few weeks with Danny Baker, whose highlight was an impression of Tommy Cooper which few […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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An evening at the Islington with Simon Napier-Bell

August 25, 2014 David Hepworth 0

We had fun talking to Simon Napier-Bell at the Islington last week. You can hear the results as a podcast here or via this clip. […]

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An indiscreet podcast with Simon Napier-Bell – if you don’t want to miss any of it, you’d better be there

July 20, 2014 David Hepworth 0

There’s not a lot you can say about pop music that isn’t true. Whatever your prejudices you’ll find in the history of pop music the evidence […]

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The Shadows and the chequered tale of the first British rock’n’roll band
byMark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

The Shadows were the strongest brand in British pop, adored and widely imitated. When they went out of fashion, no-one wanted them to change. Bob Stanley salutes their enormous influence and creation of the guitar hero and unravels their rapid post-Beatles decline in his superb new book, ‘The Shadows: the Definitive Story’. And talks to us here about …

 

 … Hank and Bruce arriving in London aged 15 when the 2i’s coffee bar was a labour exchange and a social club

 

… entering a talent contest won by a Malayan opera singer

 

… the magic of cowboy culture transported to British suburbia and their four cartoonish stage names

 

… meeting Jacques Tati at the Paris Olympia and being asked to write a song for his upcoming movie

 

… the rapid post-Beatles crash – bow-ties, panto and Cliff announcing his Christianity

 

… “being thrown through a mangle twice a night by Arthur Askey in Stockton-on-Tees is not why they joined the music business”

 

… getting Hipgnosis to design their album sleeve while stuck playing Batley Variety Club

 

… the return of instrumentals with Albatross and the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

 

… when Hank was asked to join the Move

 

.. the Swedish vogue for “barbed wire groups”

 

… and Neil Young’s ‘From Hank to Hendrix’ – which everyone assumed was about Hank Williams.

 

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