About this episode
Barney Hoskyns is joined by Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie to discuss the week's free feature, which coincides with the publication of RBP's new Radiohead anthology Present Tense . While Mark can't abide Thom Yorke's "middle class pain", Barney deems the 'head to be The Greatest British Band of the past 25 years. Jasper meanwhile describes his "pivotal" role in the Radiohead story: clapping along as a 10-year-old to In Rainbows' '15 Step'. Los tres hombres hear an excerpt from Cliff White's 1976 audio interview with Gladys Knight & the Pips and enthuse wildly about the lady before considering three free pieces by Jon Young – about Soft Cell/Yaz(oo), LL Cool J and Mariah Carey. Talk then turns to highlights among the new additions to the RBP library, including articles on Cassius Clay the soul singer, Nick Cave and the Birthday Party and Daft Punk's 2013 revival of disco... Hosted by Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle and Jasper Murison-Bowie Produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie Pieces discussed: Present Tense introduction , Thom Yorke on 'Creep' , the creation of OK Computer , Johnny Greenwood on scoring Paul Thomas Andersen films , Gladys Knight & the Pips , Soft Cell and Yaz(oo) , LL Cool J , Mariah Carey , Cassius Clay , The Electric Prunes , Aretha @ the Apollo , Nick Cave and the Birthday Party , Etta James , Prefab Sprout , Latitude festival 2009 (including Grace Jones and Thom Yorke) , Daft Punk and Disco and Childish Gambino's Because the Internet