What makes a rock star a ‘ledge’ & the daft rituals of the ‘70s disco

Five decades of rock and roll with none of the names redacted. In the despatches this week …   … Kevin Rowland? Adam Ant? Toyah? Morrissey? Which Smash Hits cover stars are now ‘legends’?   … a classic encounter with Van Morrison down a Bristol alley   … the boy who mailed dead rodents and Boomtown Rats singles to radio stations became Pope Leo XIV!   … 25 recent big-name Hollywood films all flopped. Are robots the new movie stars? … was Sticky Fingers the last Stones album with songs?   … best nights out for a tenner   … RIP Gilson Lavis and Donna Godchaux   ... the daft rituals of the ’70s ‘slow dance’   … when Percy Sledge was a hospital porter   … “Run for your life, it’s Eater!”   … Tom Waits’ on-brand luggage, Boo Hewerdine and birthday guest Mike Sketch on the joy of gigs on your own (and in a scout hut in Staveley). Help us to keep The Longest Conversation In Rock going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.