Kevin Rowland, Oasis, Velvet Sundown – and do we want the truth or just a good story?

Our patent fact-from-fiction separator goes into overdrive this week though sometimes, as Robert Wyatt observed, Ruth is stranger than Richard. High in the mix …   … FOMO (Fear Of Missing Oasis), Gen Z’s love of queuing and has there ever been a greater outpouring of joy at a band reunion?   …what’s the greatest musical city?   … Kevin Rowland – cheat, burglar, arsonist, menswear salesman – and his capacity for self-sabotage.   … the harder to get tickets, the more people feel compelled to go.   … Kylie Minogue is a year older than Jacob Rees-Mogg!   … the best album to come out of New Orleans.   … memoirs you can read as either comedy or tragedy.   … Ed Sheeran turns Ipswich pink.   … the Salt Path saga and the pursuit of profit over truth.   … Mirrors In The Smoke, Dust On The Wind, Echoes Through the Pines: spot the AI-generated song title!   … the Beatles’ Tree in Chiswick: let’s keep local landmarks a secret!   … John Otway’s 5,300 gigs: the hardest working man in showbiz.   … and birthday guest Patrick Butler and cities with the greatest legacy – Liverpool, Birmingham, Nashville, New York, Chicago, New Orleans? 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.