White-hot topics examined this week include:-   The sweeping return of Britpop (Shed Seven, Reverend and the Makers, how did they get so huge?)   Has Nick Mason won Pink Floyd? Has Liam Gallagher won Oasis?   Record shops that shaped our lives like the Record Bar in Wakefield.   The amazing Nick Cave merchandise range (now encompassing tea-sets, crockery, tiles, wallpaper, jewellery and “the Warren Ellis Pure Exploitation Egg Cup”).   What Frank Sinatra claimed was a “filthy Communist lie”. Is there a better chronicler of the shades of middle age than Nick Lowe?   Can the current Little Feat line-up really be called Little Feat?   Acts that stand for something.   Happy 40th birthday to Moon Zappa’s Valley Girl!   Is there a more irritating adjective than “awesome”?   ‘Dogs with fleas, allergies/A book of Greek antiquities …’   Plus birthday patron John Montagna gets to call a meeting.  -------------------------------- Make a pact to make better coffee. If you haven’t tried Pact Coffee yet, we’ll help you get started with 50% off your first and third order when you create a new Pact Plan. Go to https://www.pactcoffee.com/ Create your flexible coffee subscription. Enter the code YOUREAR at checkout. And get speciality coffee, through your letterbox.   -------------------------------- Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/yourear to get up a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! -------------------------------- Tickets for Word In The Park in London on Saturday June 18th here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/were-throwing-a-party-for-paul-mccartneys-80th-and-youre-invited-tickets-259008229587 Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon and receive every future Word Podcast before the rest of the world, ad-free and with full visuals!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.