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Tales from the world's largest archive of music journalism: entertaining interviews with luminaries such as Neil Tennant, Billy Bragg, Pamela Des Barres, Gary Kemp, Vashti Bunyan, Midge Ure, Nick Hornby and Robyn Hitchcock. Thoughtful and informative conversations about all aspects of popular music history, interspersed with clips from exclusive audio interviews that date back to the mid-'60s.
The RBP podcast is hosted by Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle and co-hosted & produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie. We're a proud part of Pantheon — the podcast network for music lovers.
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E206: John Niven on rock fiction + Bobby "Blue"...
Novelist and screenwriter John Niven joins us to talk about his career and his acclaimed books
72 min
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E205: Tony Cummings on soul music + The Sound o...
The great soul scribe Tony Cummings joins us to discuss the subject of his classic 1975 book The Sound of Philadelphia.
82 min
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E204: Chris Bohn in Europe + Sly Stone & Brian ...
We're joined in our Hammersmith lair by the highly respected Chris Bohn, known better these days by his alias Biba Kopf
97 min
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E203: Jonathan Gould on Talking Heads + Otis Re...
We're joined by acclaimed author and sometime drummer Jonathan Gould
94 min
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E202: Paul Gambaccini on the radio + Rolling St...
We ask Paul Gambaccini about his 50+ years as one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters
64 min
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E201: Bob Merlis on Warner Bros. + Little Feat ...
79 min
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E200: Celebrating 200 episodes of the Rock's Ba...
We celebrate the last four years with clips from twelve of the best 100 shows we've recorded in that time
81 min
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E199: Phil Sutcliffe on Sounds + Gang of Four +...
Veteran music scribe Phil Sutcliffe joins us to discuss his years on Sounds, Q and MOJO
75 min
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E198: Havelock Nelson on Hip Hop + Missy Elliot...
We're joined all the way from Harlem in New York City by venerable hip hop writer Havelock Nelson
69 min
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E197: Siân Pattenden on Select + the Bangles + ...
We're joined in person by the delightful Siân Pattenden, author of the Agatha Bilke and Magical Peppers children's book series
76 min
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E196: Daniel Wolff & Danny Alexander on Dave Ma...
Our guests reflect on Dave Marsh's powerful writing, his impassioned politics and his career from Creem and Rolling Stone to the Rock & Roll (subsequently Rock & Rap) Confidential newsletter
75 min
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E195: Danny Goldberg on Led Zeppelin + Nirvana ...
Music-biz legend Danny Goldberg joins us to discuss Led Zeppelin, Kurt Cobain and Gil Scott-Heron
78 min
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E194: Gene Sculatti on San Francisco + the Band...
Gene Sculatti talks us through his career from Crawdaddy! magazine to the Atomic Cocktail radio show
57 min
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E193: Michael Goldberg on photography + Taj Mah...
Former Rolling Stone staffer and Bay Area photographer Michael Goldberg joins us to reminisce about his music journalism
71 min
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E192: Pat Kane on Hue & Cry + Sinatra + Chic + ...
Pat Kane joins us to discuss his dual career as a musician and writer
74 min
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E191: Chris Charlesworth on Melody Maker in the...
We're joined by Chris Charlesworth, mainstay of Melody Maker in its '70s pomp and subsequently editorial director of music imprint Omnibus Books
66 min
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E190: Simon Garfield on Cher + Beyoncé + Luther...
We ask the acclaimed author of fascinating studies of fonts, maps and encyclopaedias about his long writing career;
85 min
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E189: Beverley Glick a.k.a. Betty Page on New R...
We welcome the wonderful Beverley Glick and ask her about her New Romantic nom de plume Betty Page
75 min
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E188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + ...
We're joined by NME legend Chris Salewicz, author of acclaimed books about Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and others
71 min
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E187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty S...
We're joined by Simon Raymonde, sometime Cocteau Twin, head honcho at Bella Union Records, and author of new autobiography In One Ear
81 min
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E186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman...
L.A. Times legend Robert Hilburn joins us to talk about his Randy Newman biography
72 min
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E185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notori...
We're joined by the Brooklyn-based Andrew Smith to discuss his brand-new Devil in the Stack
77 min
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E184: Joe Boyd on Global Music + Kate & Anna Mc...
We're joined by living legend Joe Boyd to discuss his new book And the Roots of Rhythm Remain
76 min
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E183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers ...
Darrell M. McNeill joins us to talk about the Isley Brothers' mighty 3+3
63 min
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E182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.co...
The esteemed Joe "Mr. C" McEwen joins us to reminisce about his storied career as a writer, DJ and A&R man
78 min