Week 61 - Bat out of Hell by Meatloaf
Guest Listener - Lavinia GreenlawWho’s Lavinia when she’s at home?I write books, mostly poetry but also including The Importance of Music to Girls and a novel about Seventies Essex and the coming of...
View ArticleWeek 62 - Foxtrot by Genesis
Guest Listener - David QuantickWho’s David Quantick when he’s at home?David Quantick is an Emmy-winning TV comedy writer and author. He has two books out right now, a novel called The Mule (“the Da...
View ArticleWeek 63 - What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye
Guest listener - Chris AddisonWho’s Chris Addison when he’s at home?I direct some things, act in some other things, write still other things and now and then do stand-up for coins and/or...
View ArticleWeek 64 - Setting Sons by The Jam
Guest listener - Shabana MahmoodWho’s Shabana Mahmood when she’s at home?Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood; born and bred Brummie, practising Muslim, cooker of Kashmiri cuisine, weight training addict,...
View ArticleWeek 65 - Good Kid Maad City by Kendrick Lamar
Guest listener - Geoff LloydWho’s Geoff Lloyd when he’s at home?I host a radio show with my friend Annabel Port at 6pm, weekdays on Absolute Radio. I never know how to describe it, but the Radio Times...
View ArticleWeek 66 - Slanted and Enchanted by Pavement
Guest listener - Hadley FreemanWho’s Hadley Freeman when she’s at home?Hadley Freeman is a journalist and is mainly to be found in The Guardian. She’s also written a couple of books, the most recent...
View ArticleWeek 67 - Murmur by R.E.M
Guest Listener - Eddie ArgosWho’s Eddie Argos when he’s at home?I am Eddie Argos, I am the singer in a band called Art Brut and a few other bands, I’m a lo-fi punk rock motherfucker and I also write...
View ArticleWeek 68 - Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea by PJ Harvey
Guest listener - Rachael KrishnaWho’s Rachael when she’s at home?I am Rachael Krishna, I’m 23, I’m a junior reporter for BuzzFeed News. Most of my life is spent trying to explain the things I see...
View ArticleWeek 69 - I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One by Yo La Tengo
Guest listener - Iain LeeWho’s Iain Lee when he’s at home?Iain Lee hosts a late night radio phone-in show on www.talkradio.co.uk weeknights from 10. He recently got canned from the BBC for calling a...
View ArticleWeek 70 - Straight Outta Compton by N.W.A
Guest listener - Tim FarronWho’s Tim Farron when he’s at home?Tim Farron is Leader of the Liberal Democrats and Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale in the Lake District. He was born in...
View ArticleWeek 71 - Is This It by The Strokes
Guest Listener - Anita RaniWho’s Anita Rani when she’s at home?Anita is an English radio presenter and journalist. You may have seen her on Countryfile, The One Show, or Strictly Come Dancing with a...
View ArticleWeek 72 - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Guest Listener - The GuylinerWho’s The Guyliner when he’s at home?I’m a freelance writer who writes about dating and I’m also an advice columnist in Gay Times magazine. I write a weekly review of the...
View ArticleWeek 73 - For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music
Guest listener - Richard OsmanWho’s Richard Osman when he’s at home?That guy from that thing.Richard’s Top 3 albums ever?The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About RaySnoop Doggy Dogg – Doggy StyleStone Roses...
View ArticleWeek 74 - We are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
Guest Listener - Peter Hitchens Who’s Peter Hitchens when he’s at home?Author and journalist, currently columnist for ‘The Mail on Sunday’, born 1951.Peter’s Top 3 albums ever?Beethoven’s Seventh...
View ArticleWeek 75 - Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Guest Listener - J.K RowlingWho’s J.K Rowling when she’s at home?I write novels and screenplays. For light relief, I get into rows about politics on Twitter.Jo’s Top 3 albums ever?1. Revolver, The...
View ArticleAlbum Review - Why Love Now by Pissed Jeans
Who are The Pissed Jeans when they’re at home?They’re a punk/noise band from Allentown, Pennsylvania, and have one of those names my friend Helen would hate.Their previous name, which she also would...
View ArticleAlbum Review - Gang Signs and Prayer by Stormzy
Who is The Stormzy when he’s at home?The Stormzy is a hip hop/grime artist. He’s from Thornton Heath, South East London, which is just down the road from where I grew up - Beckenham.Not that I’m trying...
View ArticleWeek 56 - Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
Guest listener - Robin InceWho’s Robin Ince when he’s at home?I present a Radio 4 science show w/ Brian Cox (“sexy face of particle physics” tm) called the Infinite Monkey Cage, write and present...
View ArticleWeek 57 - Harvest by Neil Young
Guest Listener - Brian Bilston Who’s Brian Bilston when he’s at home?I write poetry but I (and others) would hesitate to call myself a poet. I have been sharing my verse on Twitter and Facebook for the...
View ArticleBook Preview - Meat is Murder by The Smiths
1. The Headmaster Ritual2. Rusholme Ruffians3. I Want the One I Can’t Have4. What She Said5. That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore6. Nowhere Fast7. Well I Wonder8. Barbarism Begins at Home9. Meat Is...
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