About this episode
In the new episode of the RBP podcast, hosts Mark Pringle, Martin Colyer & Barney Hoskyns invite David Kamp to reminisce about The Rock Snob's Dictionary , already 15 years old but still wonderfully droll and still very on-the-money about people like, well, Mark, Martin & Barney. We ask David to explain the origins of Rock Snobbery and to revisit his epic Vanity Fair pieces about Sly Stone and the unlikely friendship 'twixt country icon Johnny Cash & producer Rick Rubin . The week's overaching theme of 1971 — inspired by Asif Kapadia's new Apple TV series — leads to discussion of Sly's dark masterpiece (and rock-snob staple) There's A Riot Goin' On , and then on to the Doors ' redemptive swansong L.A. Woman , released three months before Jim Morrison's death in Paris. Clips from John Tobler's 1983 audio interview with surviving trio Ray Manzarek, Robbie Krieger & John Densmore prompt discussion of the Doors' legacy & status in the rock pantheon, after which Mark & Barney talk us through their highlights among the new articles in the RBP Library. These include great pieces on Bob Dylan , Mad Dogs & Englishmen , Rough Trade , Some Bizzare's Stevo , the Stones' Keith Richards, plus a lovely 2008 conversation between Simply Red's Mick Hucknall and the mighty Bobby "Blue" Bland . Many thanks to special guest David Kamp; visit his website at davidkamp.com . Pieces discussed: The Rock Snob's Dictionary : An Introduction , Johnny Cash and Rick Rubin , Sly Stone's High Power , The Doors , The Doors audio , Mad Dogs & Englishmen , Van der Graaf Generator , Stevo , Sylvester , Bob Dylan , Scott Walker , Johnny Cash , Rough Trade , Keith Richards , Mick Hucknall meets Bobby "Blue" Bland and Jen Cloher .