Hollywood Babylon, the inspired gimmickry of Catch A Fire and the luck of Ron Wood
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We lobbed the feathered arrows of enquiry at the rock and roll dartboard this week and these got the highest scores …   … rock stars v the new league of the Super-Rich.   … package tours of the mid-‘60s – eight acts, an interval, a compere plus God Save the Queen.   … ‘Hits, Flops and Other Illusions’ by Edward Zwick and the fantastic tale about arrogance, money-squandering and Julia Roberts at the Halcyon Hotel. ... pop music used to be about persuading people to cut loose; now it’s about getting them to tighten up.   … why you can read Ron Wood’s memoir as either comedy or tragedy.   .. Chris Blackwell’s post-production trickery that sold Bob Marley to a rock audience.   … Master Tape Rescue: the arduous task of panning for gold.   ... and why there should be a movie about the making of Shakespeare in Love.   Plus birthday guest Chuck Loncon in Savannah, Georgia – Neil Young v Spotify, Lady Antebellum, the Dixie Chicks and the tangled world of political correctness. Subscribe to Word In Your Ear via Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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