Danny Thompson’s bass adventures, Dylan’s women, TV satire and great sleeve art.

News, rants, theories, stories and assorted old hokum which this week stumbles into … … Kate Bush, Thunderbirds, Tim Buckley, the Blind Boys of Alabama … the magical bass adventures of Danny Thompson (and the time he headlined over the Beatles) … how Claudia Cardinale wound up on the sleeve of Blonde On Blonde … would Roxy Music have made it if their albums had been released in brown paper bags? … how TikTok is destroying the “superfan” … do late night TV hosts need us more than we need them? … Boris Johnson chose the Clash? Charles Kennedy chose Toploader? Theresa May chose ‘In These Shoes’ by Kirsty MacColl? MPs on Desert Island Discs … packaged goods: how CDs removed music’s greatest marketing tool … the peculiar life of Johnny Carson … have you ever bought an album solely on the strength of its cover? … and Carmel, Andrew Ridgeley, Jay Leno’s pay packet and birthday guest Jon Pickles on high-impact sleeve art. Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.