About this episode
In this week's episode of the Rock’s Backpages podcast, Mark & Barney are joined by the "Fab"-ulous Mat Snow to discuss the 50th anniversary of Beatles swansong Abbey Road . Mat also regales them with his tale of setting off a firework in the NME reviews office... plus his further adventures in the world of music journalism (including a pivotal stint as editor of MOJO). The week's audio interview is a 1977 conversation with Blondie, so the trio hear a clip of Debbie Harry recalling her life as a waitress at Max's Kansas City. Archive highlights as selected by Mark include yodelling Frank Ifield, the Monkees' Davy Jones, and a Steven Wells review of Napalm Death's cheerily-titled Fear, Emptiness, Despair ... Pieces discussed: The Beatles , George Harrison , Abbey Road , Abbey Roader , Abbey Roadest , Ramones + Blondie + Talking Heads , Blondie audio , Blondie live in Hammersmith , Frank Ifield , Davy Jones of the Monkees , David Cassidy , The Osmonds , The Clash , Pat Benatar , Mission of Burma and Napalm Death .