With Mark Ellen rambling in the West Country it’s left to David Hepworth to talk Alex Gold down from the ledge in the light of the Dave Grohl news and discuss:• just how many offers come the way of rich and famous rock stars• whether his recent admission will in any way detract from the most winning smile in rock• is this an opportunity for Jon Bon Jovi to step up?• how a quick word from Taylor Swift is worth all the five star reviews in the world• Nick Lowe’s infallibly entertaining story of Jet Harris and seven pints of Kaliber• When they organised a reunion of all the progeny of Screaming Jay Hawkins• ... and the greatest music book ever with Patreon supporter Ed NewmanFind out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 an...