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Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle, Jasper Murison-Bowie

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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231 episodes
Updated July 20
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Episodes231

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Feb 19, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
E171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition
Writer and academic Kimberly Mack joins us from Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to discuss the subject of "Black rock"
Feb 1, 2024 · 1 hr 18 min
E170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson
We pay tribute to Tom Hibbert, the funniest music journalist who ever lived
Jan 22, 2024 · 1 hr 15 min
E169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and heavy metal + Wayne's World
We welcome the legendary Penelope Spheeris to talk about her extraordinary life and brilliant career
Jan 8, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
E168: Andy Schwartz on CBGB + New York Rocker + Mink DeVille
Andy Schwartz joins us to reminisce about New York Rocker, the much-missed magazine he edited
Dec 18, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
E167: Barbara Ellen on the NME + Madonna + Spinal Tap
Barbara Ellen talks us through her illustrious writing career from zines to the NME and beyond
Dec 4, 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
E166: Daryl Easlea on Slade + Peter Gabriel + Shane MacGowan R.I.P.
The delightful Daryl Easlea joins us for a pre-Xmas special on Slade and the sadly-departed Shane MacGowan
Nov 20, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
E165: Michel Faber on music & sound + Nick Cave + Captain Beefheart
We welcome acclaimed novelist Michel Faber to RBP's Hammersmith HQ and ask him about his new book Listen
Nov 6, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
E164: Kate Simon on Bob Marley + Sounds + Joni Mitchell
The great Kate Simon joins us to talk about her stellar career and classic portraits
Oct 23, 2023 · 1 hr 2 min
E163: Evelyn McDonnell on Joan Didion + The Motels + Carla Bley R.I.P.
We invite Evelyn McDonnell to discuss her new Joan Didion book, along with the Motels, Britney Spears and California's pop history
Oct 9, 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
E162: Billy Bragg on forty roaring years + Skiffle + Woody Guthrie
The left's very own "national treasure" Billy Bragg joins us to talk about his long and remarkable career
Sep 25, 2023 · 1 hr 11 min
E161: Mick Gold on Let It Rock + Pub Rock + Bruce Springsteen + Jann Wenner
We ask Mick Gold to return to the mid-'70s to discuss pub rock, Bruce Springsteen and the wonderful Let It Rock magazine.
Sep 11, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
E160: Richard Grabel on Hip Hop + Kool Lady Blue + Beastie Boys
Richard Grabel reminisces about his long career as a journalist and music-biz lawyer
Aug 29, 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
E159: Vernon Gibbs on Marvin Gaye + Talking Heads + A&R at Arista
Vernon Gibbs looks back on his career as a pioneering soul scribe and A&R man
Aug 14, 2023 · 1 hr 6 min
E158: Charles Shaar Murray on the NME + John Lee Hooker + Robbie Robertson
We welcome NME legend Charles Shaar Murray to reminisce about his career
Jul 31, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
E157: Jim Farber on Glam Rock + Marc Bolan + Sinéad O'Connor
Acclaimed New York writer Jim Farber tells us about "growing up gay to a Glam Rock soundtrack"
Jul 17, 2023 · 55 min
E156: Richard Boon on Buzzcocks + Manchester + Morrissey audio
We're joined by Richard Boon to talk all things Manchester, from Buzzcocks to the Smiths and beyond
Jul 10, 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
E155: Robyn Hitchcock on the Soft Boys + David Blue + Mick Farren
We invite the inimitable Robyn Hitchcock to reminisce about his heroically nonconformist career
Jun 19, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
E154: Richard Morton Jack on Nick Drake + Steve Marriott + Flashback magazine
Richard Morton Jack joins us to talk about his monumental new biography of Nick Drake
Jun 5, 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
E153: Lloyd Bradley on Black London + Tina Turner + Steve Barrow audio
We ask Lloyd Bradley about his career as a journalist and as the author of Bass Culture and Sounds Like London
May 22, 2023 · 1 hr 24 min
E152: Cliff Jones on Gay Dad + Brian Jones + Paul Simon audio
Cliff Jones joins us to talk about his shape-shifting career in music, plus Paul Simon and Brian Jones