About this episode
In this week's episode, RBP's power trio reforms to talk about all that's new – and everything that's free – on the site this week. Los tres hombres start with the solo Bryan Ferry , a.k.a. "Byron Ferrari", a.k.a. "Friern Barnet", revisiting the Roxy Music frontman's makeover as a dinner-jacketed lounge lizard and aspiring country gentleman. They then mark the publication of Mike Barnes ' Prog-Rock magnum opus A New Day Yesterday with a free-ranging chinwag about the pros and cons of said genre – with specific reference to Mike's great pieces on Pink Floyd and Peter Hammill . We hear a hilarious clip of beloved country-folk troubadour John Prine reminiscing about an improbable visit to Phil Spector's L.A. mansion, followed by a good-humoured debate on the merits or otherwise of, well, country-folk troubadours such as John Prine. Finally, Mark walks us through his personal highlights of the week's "library load", focusing on quotes from pieces about Paul Simon , the Bang(le)s and an unlikely 1997 hook-up between the Wu-Tang Clan and Sharleen Spiteri's Texas . Discussion of maverick axeman Marc Ribot and electro-swingers Caravan Palace rounds the episode. Pieces discussed: Bryan Ferry , Brain Fury , Biryani Ferret , Pink Floyd's Ummagumma , Peter Hammill/Van der Graaf Generator , Captain Beefheart , John Prine audio , the Mersey Scene , The Supremes , Charlie Watts , Paul McCartney on Jimi Hendrix , Jimi Hendrix live , Paul Simon , Kilburn and the High Roads , The Bangs , R.E.M. , Deborah Harry , Wu-Tang Clan meets Texas , Pet Shop Boys , Marc Ribot , Foals' Yannis Philippakis , Lianne La Havas and Caravan Palace The Rock's Backpages podcast is proud to be part of the Pantheon podcast network .