September 2014

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 […]

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 […]

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.

Cartwheeling into 2026 with the usual cast of rock and roll heroes and pantomime villains. Behind you this week you’ll find …

… Boy George? Rick Wakeman? Chas Smash? Vanilla Ice? Pop stars who’ve done panto

… will there ever be another Rock Knighthood?

… Dylan, Elton, Chrissie Hynde and Lil Wayne mention Brigitte Bardot in songs: but who’s seen any of her films?

… “the Brigitte Bardot idea of beauty was conceived at the same time as the idea of rock and roll”

… Chris Rea’s obsession with Miles Davis – and the tale of Benny Santini

… Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ and ‘Hello’ by the Beloved and their roll calls of saints and sinners

… David saw Bob Marley at the Lyceum but now thinks he’s seen a show that was even better

… the great attraction of cinema is “our furtive dreams in the dark”

… what Van Morrison owes Hugh McCracken for the intro to Brown-Eyed Girl

… and birthday guest Andrew Slattery’s Hepworth v Ellen SmashWaddy reviews quiz!

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