Music · Music Commentary · Music History
by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1. Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors…
Word In Your Ear interviews Neil Storey, editor of the third volume of 'The Island Book of Records', a lavishly produced chronicle documenting every album released on Chris Blackwell's legendary Island Records label between 1971–72. The conversation takes place in Jamaica as Storey travels to present a copy to…
Worth it if you're interested in 1970s rock history, Island Records' legacy, or want insider stories about classic artists from someone who was there.
Gary Kemp, best known as guitarist of Spandau Ballet and a lifelong Beatles enthusiast, discusses his research into Brian Epstein's personal address book, which he purchased at auction. The book contained 404 names—a cross-section of musicians, managers, impresarios, hustlers, writers, DJs, and media figures from…
Worth it if you're a Beatles obsessive, interested in music history and the figures who shaped it, or curious about how primary sources like personal address books illuminate cultural moments.
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