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's third installment covering Island Records focuses on the label's output from 1971–72, timed to the release of 'The Island Book of Records' volume three. Host Neil Storey, who worked in Island's press office and edited the lavishly designed chronicle, discusses the book's creation and the era's most…
Worth it if you're a fan of 1970s rock, Island Records, or artists like Nick Drake, John Martyn and Roxy Music, and you value archival insight over deep musical analysis.
Gary Kemp, best known as guitarist of Spandau Ballet, discusses his deep dive into Brian Epstein's life through a remarkable artifact: Epstein's black leather address book containing 404 names, which Kemp purchased at auction. Working with researcher Simon Halfon, Kemp compiled these contacts into a book titled '1967:…
Worth it if you're a Beatles enthusiast, interested in 1960s music history, or curious about the business and personal drama behind iconic artists.
