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Over decades in rock promotion, Paul Rappaport was both a champion and a confidant to artists, witnessing their rise, fall, and occasional reanimation. In this conversation, Rap, spills about hustling airplay for a then-unknown Springsteen, navigating Pink Floyd’s civil war, and watching Keith Richards defy the laws of human endurance. His book, Gliders Over Hollywood, is a love letter to an era where music was king, excess was currency, and the business was equal parts genius and madness. If rock and roll was a circus, Rappaport wasn’t just selling records, he was in the ring with the lions.

Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, And The Art Of Rock Promotion

Podcasts also available: Paul Sexton on Charlie Watts, Alan Parsons, Elliott Murphy

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Founding member of The Specials, Lynval Golding, traces his journey from Jamaica to Coventry, reflecting on the racism he faced, the politics he fought, and the legacy he helped build. His words are heavy with loss, Terry Hall, John Bradbury, and others loom large, but the fight isn’t over. With a new single, When A Light Goes Out, and a mission to educate, Golding keeps the flame alive, proving that ska is more than music, it’s a movement.

The Specials Family single When A Light Goes Out – all proceeds go to The Specialized Project & Tonic Music

Lynval Golding podcast tracks

Podcasts also available: Steve Cradock, Neville Staple, Derv Gordon – The Equals, Eddy Grant, Alan Warner – The Foundations

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Four decades after Turning Japanese burned its way into pop history, The Vapors prove they’re more than a one-hit wonder. With new album ‘Wasp In A Jar’, they channel that same sharp melodic instinct into something richer, think power pop with the wisdom of experience. Dave Fenton and Steve Smith reflect on their unexpected second act, and why making music now is more fun than ever.

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The Vapors podcast tracks

Podcasts also available: Rick Buckler, Bruce Foxton, Glen Matlock, Rat Scabies, Peter Perrett

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Parthenon Huxley’s career has made him a guitar slinger, hitmaker, and survivor of rock’s revolving door. From the bar-band trenches to ELO Part Two, from near-misses to crafting pop perfection, his life reads like a jukebox spinning between triumph and heartbreak. Now, he’s written it all down. Electric Light Odyssey skips the usual rock-star mythmaking, no nostalgia, just the ride. And Hux? He’s still playing with The Orchestra, still proving there’s life after the encore.

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Parthenon Huxley podcast tracks

Podcasts also available: Bev Bevan, Dave Scott Morgan, Lou Gramm, Thomas Walsh – Pugwash, Brumrock 1966-1974

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