Word In Your Ear

What makes a rock star a ‘ledge’ & the daft rituals of the ‘70s disco


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Five decades of rock and roll with none of the names redacted. In the despatches this week …

 

… Kevin Rowland? Adam Ant? Toyah? Morrissey? Which Smash Hits cover stars are now ‘legends’?

 

… a classic encounter with Van Morrison down a Bristol alley

 

… the boy who mailed dead rodents and Boomtown Rats singles to radio stations became Pope Leo XIV!

 

… 25 recent big-name Hollywood films all flopped. Are robots the new movie stars?


… was Sticky Fingers the last Stones album with songs?

 

… best nights out for a tenner

 

… RIP Gilson Lavis and Donna Godchaux

 

... the daft rituals of the ’70s ‘slow dance’

 

… when Percy Sledge was a hospital porter

 

… “Run for your life, it’s Eater!”

 

… Tom Waits’ on-brand luggage, Boo Hewerdine and birthday guest Mike Sketch on the joy of gigs on your own (and in a scout hut in Staveley).


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Word In Your EarBy Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold

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