Which acts will “go down in history” and what matters more than their music?

We dipped the shrimping net of curiosity in the rock and roll rockpool this week and transferred the following items to the podcast bucket …

… who now regrets being the “little tyrant” that broke up their band 30 years ago?

… who was the real Bungalow Bill and how did the song about him change his life?

… Bing Crosby and Paul Whiteman are almost forgotten. Are the Doors and the Kinks heading the same way?

… the unique and extraordinary Bill Wyman, “more a witness to the Rolling Stones than a member”, plus Nellcôte and the Birds’ Custard.

… is the ice finally melting in the Talking Heads camp?

… an everyday tale of Culture’s “Two Sevens Clash” on the mean streets of North London’s garden suburbs.  

… was Lennon v the Maharishi an early example of “career cancelling”?

… is Life During Wartime from Stop Making Sense the greatest live performance ever filmed?

… the curse of the Budokan.

… and birthday guests Avi Chaudhuri and Jelltex (who strongly recommends The Mood Elevator's second album, Married Alive).

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