Kevin Rowland, Oasis, Velvet Sundown – and do we want the truth or just a good story?
· 46 min · Episode 786
Episode Kevin Rowland, Oasis, Velvet Sundown – and do we want the truth or just a good story?
Our patent fact-from-fiction separator goes into overdrive this week though sometimes, as Robert Wyatt observed, Ruth is stranger than Richard. High in the mix …
… FOMO (Fear Of Missing Oasis), Gen Z’s love of queuing and has there ever been a greater outpouring of joy at a band reunion?
…what’s the greatest musical city?
… Kevin Rowland – cheat, burglar, arsonist, menswear salesman – and his capacity for self-sabotage.
… the harder to get tickets, the more people feel compelled to go.
… Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg!
… the best album to come out of New Orleans.
… memoirs you can read as either comedy or tragedy.
… Ed Sheeran turns Ipswich pink.
… the Salt Path saga and the pursuit of profit over truth.
… Mirrors In The Smoke, Dust On The Wind, Echoes Through the Pines: spot the AI-generated song title!
… the Beatles’ Tree in Chiswick: let’s keep local landmarks a secret!
… John Otway’s 5,300 gigs: the hardest working man in showbiz.
… and birthday guest Patrick Butler and cities with the greatest legacy – Liverpool, Birmingham, Nashville, New York, Chicago, New Orleans?
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