February 2015

Final few tickets on sale for our special Fairport Convention and Sandy Denny evening

February 28, 2015 Alex Gold 0

David Hepworth says: This is a unique opportunity to hear all about Sandy Denny from Mick Houghton, the author of the excellent biography I’ve Always […]

The Bobcast is now online

February 21, 2015 Alex Gold 0

Our special Bob Dylan Podcast, recorded live at The Islington early this month and featuring Sid Griffin, Barb Jungr, Mark Ellen and David Hepworth, is […]

Word In Your Ear

David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and chums cast an occasionally jaundiced eye over the goings-on in the worlds of music and entertainment.

The tremendous Bill Bailey is staging “a magical, musical mystery tour of the mind, along with other pressing matters” for 42 nights in London from December 28, a celebration of what makes us human in an age threatened by AI. There’ll be “a laser harp”. There’ll be electronic drum balls played by audience members. There’ll be extracts from Kraftwerk’s lost album of children’s songs. He talks to Mark here about the first live entertainment he ever saw and first shows he played himself, which happily involves …

… “a lightbulb moment”, James Robertson Justice breaking the fourth wall, the genius of Les Dawson’s deadpan piano playing, OMD, the Cure, the Banshees, how TikTok changed song writing, Jean-Jacques Burnel whacking a skinhead with his bass, A Flock of Seagulls, the Undertones, seeing John Hegley’s mandolin-driven comedy act and thinking “I could do that”, Victor Borge and the invention of the disco bass line by a 17th century German composer.

Order tickets for Bill Bailey’s Thoughtifier show here:

https://www.billbailey.co.uk/live

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