Rock’s Backpages
by Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle, Jasper Murison-Bowie
July 15, 2025 3:15 am
Tales from the world’s largest archive of music journalism: entertaining interviews with luminaries such as Neil Tennant, Billy Bragg, Pamela Des Barres, Gary Kemp, Vashti Bunyan, Midge Ure, Nick Hornby and Robyn Hitchcock. Thoughtful and informative conversations about all aspects of popular music history, interspersed with clips from exclusive audio interviews that date back to the mid-’60s. The RBP podcast is hosted by Barney Hoskyns and Mark Pringle and co-hosted & produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie. We’re a proud part of Pantheon — the podcast network for music lovers.
Recent Episodes
E206: John Niven on rock fiction + Bobby "Blue" Bland + Lou Reed audio
5 days agoE205: Tony Cummings on soul music + The Sound of Philadelphia
3 weeks agoE204: Chris Bohn in Europe + Sly Stone & Brian Wilson R.I.P.
1 month agoE203: Jonathan Gould on Talking Heads + Otis Redding + Richard Manuel
2 months agoE202: Paul Gambaccini on the radio + Rolling Stone + Beyoncé audio
2 months agoE201: Bob Merlis on Warner Bros. + Little Feat + Neil Young audio
2 months agoE200: Celebrating 200 episodes of the Rock's Backpages podcast
3 months agoE199: Phil Sutcliffe on Sounds + Gang of Four + Eric Clapton
3 months agoE198: Havelock Nelson on Hip Hop + Missy Elliott + Atlantic Records
4 months agoE197: Siân Pattenden on Select + the Bangles + David Johansen
4 months ago