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Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Some listeners have been kind enough to say these have been very special to them. When the magazine folded in 2012 they kept the spirit of those podcasts alive in regular Word In Your Ear evenings in which they spoke to musicians and authors in front of an audience. Over these years they've produced hundreds of hours of material. As of the Current Unpleasantness of 2020, they've produced yet hundreds of hours more with a little help from guests kind enough to digitally show them around their attics such as Danny Baker, Andy Partridge, Sir Tim Rice and Mark Lewisohn. For the full span of the Word In Your Ear world, visit wiyelondon.com. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Word Podcast 132
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry are joined in the pod by returning guest Andy Murray, where we talk about Andy's time at Stiff Records and look back at the election, while Mark receives some genuine David Gilmour guitar strings and joins Fraser singing a short song about horses. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:5013/05/2010
Word Podcast 131
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry play Rock Trumps™ and reveal which music festival does a roaring trade in meat cleavers, discuss what Billy Preston was up to as an 11-year-old, marvel at a bunch of session men playing The Beatles with mind-boggling precision, and recall Louise Wener's days as a singing waitress aboard a floating restaurant in Boston. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
48:5805/05/2010
Word Podcast 130 - with Eamonn Forde
Eamonn Forde joins us in the pod to talk about: a childhood without music in the wilds of Norn Iron, the worst jobs we've ever had, how to stop a circus mule, the legacy of Malcolm Maclaren, Lyndon Johnson ringing up to order some trousers, legendary penises in rock and who, if anyone, really killed rock journalism. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:2909/04/2010
Word Podcast 129 - with Andrew Collins
Andrew Collins joins us in the pod to mark Rolf Harris Day and take part in talks about: Erykah Badu's bottom, International Record Store Day, and the likelihood of the cassette making a return. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:2030/03/2010
Word Podcast 128 - with Jude Rogers
The do's and don'ts of wedding dances, how to crowd surf and things we don't do anymore. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
41:1924/03/2010
Word Podcast 126 with Philip Ball
Philip Ball, author of "The Music Instinct: how music works and why we can't do without it", entertains and instructs Kate Mossman and David Hepworth (with examples at the pianoforte). Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35:5017/03/2010
Word Podcast 127
Includes: Mike "Seventies" Johnson's rock spelling test, Rob Fitzpatrick on promo copies, Mark Ellen on medieval pop groups and "Magic" Alex Gold with details of our upcoming A Word In Your Ear gig. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52:4205/03/2010
Word Podcast 125
Mark Hodkinson from Pamona Publishing joins David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry to talk about how bands were formed in the years after punk, the inevitable power struggles that take place within the ranks of those bands, the effect that fame has on personality, what it takes to succeed, and the economics and practicalities of running a small independent publishing house in the era of Amazon. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:03:0324/02/2010
Word Podcast 124
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry head to Gold Top studios in north London to talk to Neil Brockbank, producer of Nick Lowe. A believer in recording live with the musicians, he describes the changes that have taken place in the way music is recorded from the Beatles through Frank Sinatra to Ricky Martin and beyond and looks at the implications that has for what we listen to. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:0512/02/2010
Word Podcast 123
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry enter the pod to examine the new, more-words-than-ever edition of The Word as it arrives - minty fresh - from the presses. They also do their best to answer your questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
51:4405/02/2010
Word Podcast 122 - with Idris Elba
Fraser Lewry, Andrew Harrison and David Hepworth take the pod to meet the man you know as "The Wire"'s Stringer Bell and may soon know as Driis. Plus a report from last Friday's social, some reflections on the Word's One Hit Wonders Playlist and a discussion of what it's like to be with really, really good-looking people. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
52:5925/01/2010
Word Podcast 121 - Phil Smee, reissue man
Reissues consultant and designer Phil Smee joins us to talk about what records are *really* rare. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:02:1922/01/2010
Word Podcast 120 with Steve Lamacq
Steve Lamacq joins us in the pod to improvise on a theme of indie. In a wide-ranging conversation we cover what it's like to listen to spend your Sunday afternoon listening to demos, have Richey Manic carve his arm in front of you, "discover" Coldplay, talk to the parents of 17-year-olds with stars in their eyes, hang about backstage and live on a diet of cider and crisps. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:04:4912/01/2010
Word Podcast 119 - The Christmas Special
David Hepworth, Andrew Harrison and Fraser Lewry on X Factor, The Thick of It, Porky Peckham, why vinyl should be French and the difference between real Christmas and Christmas according to pop records and TV shows. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
51:2318/12/2009
Word Podcast 118 - All about swearing
WARNING! THIS PODCAST CONCERNS SWEARING AND CONTAINS LOTS OF EXAMPLES. AVOID IF LIKELY TO OFFEND. Peter Silverton talks about his book "Filthy English" with Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
50:0303/12/2009
Word Podcast 117 with Mark Hagen
The man who puts together special music stuff for BBC radio and TV talks about how he gets what he wants and why he can't get all of it. With Mark Ellen and David Hepworth. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
59:4324/11/2009
Word Podcast 116
Special guests Thomas Walsh and the guys from Pugwash/Duckworth Lewis Method join Mark Ellen and David Hepworth to talk about: cricket, taping The Move off Whistle Test, how U2 own Dublin and how the average musician has more chance of sleeping with Five Star than travelling five star. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
45:2112/11/2009
Word Podcast 115 with Danny Baker
Danny Baker talks about touring with Ian Dury, record shopping with Elton John, when Virgin used to be above a shoe shop, the trick David Bowie uses to avoid answering questions, what happened when a salesman called on Viv Stanshall, the greater glory of King Crimson and the fallacy peddled by punk. Mark Ellen and David Hepworth listen. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:07:5520/10/2009
Word Podcast 114
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry discuss Amy Winehouse's bosom problems, Carly Simon's pension and Bob Dylan's winter wonderland. Plus your questions answered. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
47:2614/10/2009
Word Podcast 113
Andrew Harrison, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry on Letterman, live albums, death metal, and why Lily Allen wins at the internet. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
34:4807/10/2009
Word Podcast 112 - the smell of record shops
David Hepworth, Rob Fitzpatrick and Fraser Lewry on the things they'll miss about record shops and the things they won't. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:03:5617/09/2009
Word podcast 111 (The Nelson)
In which Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry talk about: D-Day, the Gallagher family spat and the best place to get a rotary-valve flugelhorn. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
42:3701/09/2009
The Word Podcast is back from its holidays
Mark Ellen, Barry McIlheney, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry on Annie Leibowitz's mortgage difficulties, Bob Dylan's wandering around New Jersey and all sorts of other things. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
47:5520/08/2009
Word Podcast 109
Andrew Collins joins David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry to discuss our teenage TV crushes, classic cartoon images, what to do with an old VCR and what book not to take on a holiday in North Korea. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
51:1830/07/2009
Word Podcast 108
The Mercury Music Prize shortlist: an enticing menu of thrilling new listening or the musical equivalent of geography homework? Eamonn Forde, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry exchange their prejudices about the shortlist, look at the effect that Twitter has had on the opening weekends of movies and wonder how we'd feel if we were confronted by the paparazzi. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
47:5323/07/2009
Podcast 107: College Ents Special
David Hepworth, Mark Ellen and the real Andy Murray talk about the days when the big bands played colleges, why everybody's so obsessed with 1969 and the sheer strangeness of a 19 year old without a mobile. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:02:3315/07/2009
Podcast 106: At war with the iPod generation
David Hepworth talks to Patrick Hennessey, the author of "The Junior Officers Reading Club: Killing Time And Fighting Wars". Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29:1913/07/2009
Word Podcast 105
David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry on the distractions of the Great Outdoors, the strange noises made by Australians and the agony of 24/7 sports coverage. Plus Amy Pickard reports from inside Michael Jackson's memorial service. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
36:3409/07/2009
Podcast 103: Paul Du Noyer on London's music
To mark the publication of his book "In The City: A Celebration Of London Music" Paul du Noyer talks to David Hepworth about the ties that bind Marie Lloyd and Dizzee Rascal, the blues that came up from Richmond and the line from Gilbert & Sullivan to the Sex Pistols. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39:3601/07/2009
The Word's Legendary Glastonburycast
Mark Ellen, Kate Mossman, Caitlin Moran, Andrew Harrison and Fraser Lewry report direct from Glastonbury 2009. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
28:3527/06/2009
Word Podcast 102
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Barry McIlheney and Paul Du Noyer on: Father's Day, what to do if your daughter wants to be a bloke, the disappearance of local papers and that meeting at the BBC. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
48:5316/06/2009
Word Podcast 101
David Hepworth, Fraser Lewry, Rob Fitzpatrick and Greg Milner, author of "Perfect Sound Forever", chew over: why Def Leppard records sound the way they do, how popular culture has got too popular, how to get back from Wembley on your bike during a tube strike and the trial and execution of Charles I. Recorded from Skype. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
46:4412/06/2009
Word Podcast 100
Live from Abbey Road with Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, Andrew Harrison, Kate Mossman and Fraser Lewry. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01:00:5003/06/2009
Word Podcast 99: it's question time
We answer your questions (when is Rod Liddle's column starting?) and you answer ours (can any fictional hero talk about a record without sounding like a knob?). Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
42:2328/05/2009
Word Podcast 98: talking Monkey Tennis
David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry are joined by Word's TV critic Barry McIlheney and TV producer Aris Roussinos to talk about why popular TV is the way it is. Plus: why albums are so-called, Fraser's sacred harp singing weekend and how *you* can be on our 100th podcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
41:0820/05/2009
Word Podcast 97
Andrew Harrison, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry on: the relationship between reggae and specialty meats, the return of Danny Baker to 5Live, the 2008/9 season's best clichés and more bands who were just a laugh; plus a bonus Motown shopcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:1812/05/2009
Word Podcast 96
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry on: customised gigs, the last music news man and the cost of Brewers Droop in 1975. Plus special preview of the Kinks Shopcast. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
58:2205/05/2009
Word Podcast 95
David Hepworth, Jude Rogers, Eamonn Forde and Fraser Lewry take the Bob Dylan argument into extra time. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
57:2528/04/2009
Word Podcast 94
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry provide a warm hand on Peter O'Toole's entrance, discuss the challenges of karaoke, the stupid things boys do and whether Morrissey should just get over it. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
53:0821/04/2009
Word Podcast 93
David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry run a skeleton service during the holiday period. Includes: your letters, Hair Metal and, girls, what men are really thinking about. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
38:4508/04/2009
Word Podcast 92: happy birthday, 45
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Kate Mossman pick at random from a bag o' wax, wonder whether Sting has lost his looks and answer readers tropical fish questions. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
39:3502/04/2009
Word Podcast 91
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry on: forming bands in Stoke Newington, the reunion of Spandau Ballet, people who can sing and people who can't plus a plug for Luke Haines' book. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
43:1627/03/2009
Word Podcast 90 - St Patrick's Day Special
Barry McIlheney joins Andrew Harrison and David Hepworth to talk about the marketing of irishness, the triumphs and embarrassments of Comic Relief, what we would do with Mick Jones's lock-up and your memorable examples of onstage bad behaviour. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
43:0317/03/2009
Word Podcast 89
Kate Mossman, Mark Ellen and David Hepworth on: reviewing albums, what we really think of the BBC, getting obsessed with Bob Dylan and Glenn Campbell, visiting the Decemberists and what not to do in a snowstorm. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
44:0809/03/2009
Word Podcast 88
Andrew Collins, Mark Ellen and David Hepworth on: Neil Young's car, U2 getting the BBC into bed, the future of the album review, the only sensible way to set the prices of concert tickets, the most uncalled-for reprises in entertainment history and the sheer pointlessness of roof-top concerts. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
56:3503/03/2009
Word Podcast 87
Special podcast in which David Hepworth and Fraser Lewry talk to our music business specialist Eamonn Forde about how 2009's winds of change will affect you, the music fan. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
46:3324/02/2009
Word Podcast 86
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth welcome Barry Mcilheney to discuss the largest gathering of men over 35 since the AGM of Fathers For Justice, Van Morrison's spectacular new teeth and lots more. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
38:2017/02/2009
Word Podcast 85
Mark Ellen and David Hepworth listen spellbound as Andrew Harrison explains Spotify, Twitter and other contemporary marvels. Plus, instrumental filler tracks padding out albums and what we can all learn from Christian Bale and Pilot Sully. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
33:3210/02/2009
Word Magazine Podcast 84
In which Mark Ellen, Matt Hall and David Hepworth revisit the Editor's mauling at the hands of Alvin "Get Some" Stardust, pick over the Radio Two Folk Awards and predict a comeback for the package tour. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
35:0403/02/2009
Word Podcast 83 - remember Diamond White?
Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Matt Hall on: Diamond White and the other poisons we used to take; Aretha Franklin's unfortunate way of chopping words into syllables; Kenneth Williams lavatory and other important issues. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
40:2023/01/2009