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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.

E201: Bob Merlis on Warner Bros. + Little Feat + Neil Young audio
May 5, 2025 – 01:19:52
E200: Celebrating 200 episodes of the Rock's Backpages podcast
Apr 22, 2025 – 01:21:27
E199: Phil Sutcliffe on Sounds + Gang of Four + Eric Clapton
Apr 7, 2025 – 01:16:11
E198: Havelock Nelson on Hip Hop + Missy Elliott + Atlantic Records
Mar 24, 2025 – 01:09:39
E197: Siân Pattenden on Select + the Bangles + David Johansen
Mar 10, 2025 – 01:17:11
E196: Daniel Wolff & Danny Alexander on Dave Marsh + Curtis Mayfield
Feb 24, 2025 – 01:15:44
E195: Danny Goldberg on Led Zeppelin + Nirvana + Gil Scott-Heron
Feb 10, 2025 – 01:18:59
E194: Gene Sculatti on San Francisco + the Band's Garth Hudson R.I.P.
Jan 27, 2025 – 57:47
E193: Michael Goldberg on photography + Taj Mahal + Addicted to Noise
Jan 13, 2025 – 01:12:07
E192: Pat Kane on Hue & Cry + Sinatra + Chic + '80s Brit soul
Dec 23, 2024 – 01:14:30
E191: Chris Charlesworth on Melody Maker in the '70s
Dec 10, 2024 – 01:07:23
E190: Simon Garfield on Cher + Beyoncé + Luther Vandross
Nov 25, 2024 – 01:26:28
E189: Beverley Glick a.k.a. Betty Page on New Romantics + Quincy Jones
Nov 11, 2024 – 01:15:52
E188: Chris Salewicz on the NME + Supertramp + Amy Winehouse
Oct 28, 2024 – 01:12:17
E187: Simon Raymonde on Cocteau Twins + Dusty Springfield + Bella Union
Oct 14, 2024 – 01:22:17
E186: Robert Hilburn on L.A. + his Randy Newman biography
Sep 30, 2024 – 01:12:34
E185: Andrew Smith on A.I. + Björk + The Notorious B.I.G.
Sep 16, 2024 – 01:18:13
E184: Joe Boyd on Global Music + Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Sep 2, 2024 – 01:17:09
E183: Darrell M. McNeill on the Isley Brothers + Isaac Hayes
Aug 19, 2024 – 01:03:54
E182: Joe "Mr. C" McEwen on soul music + alt.country + Joe Tex audio
Aug 5, 2024 – 01:18:43
E181: Mark Williams on Knebworth '74 + the underground press + Joan Jett
Jul 22, 2024 – 01:10:26
E180: David Toop on Dr. John + Collusion + Scott Walker audio
Jul 11, 2024 – 01:23:29
E179: Luke Turner & John Doran on The Quietus + Yoko Ono + James Chance
Jun 24, 2024 – 01:16:43
E178: Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell + Tori Amos + Women in Pop
Jun 12, 2024 – 01:16:15
E177: Val Wilmer on free jazz + photography + Lesley Gore audio
May 28, 2024 – 01:27:29
E176: Simon Day on the Fast Show + Brian Pern + Steely Dan audio
May 13, 2024 – 01:08:25
E175: Steffan Chirazi on Metallica + Jack Casady audio + John Sinclair
Apr 15, 2024 – 01:21:59
E174: Sean O'Hagan on Microdisney + The High Llamas + The Beach Boys
Apr 2, 2024 – 01:33:49
E173: Ira Robbins on Trouser Press + Anglophilia + Nick Lowe audio
Mar 18, 2024 – 57:28
E172: Alan Light on Vibe + Prince + Taylor Swift + Townes Van Zandt
Mar 4, 2024 – 01:31:07
E171: Kimberly Mack on Living Colour + Greg Tate + The Black Rock Coalition
Feb 19, 2024 – 01:08:09
E170: A Tom Hibbert special!! with Mark Ellen and Sylvia Patterson
Feb 1, 2024 – 01:18:59
E169: Penelope Spheeris on filming punk and heavy metal + Wayne's World
Jan 22, 2024 – 01:15:06
E168: Andy Schwartz on CBGB + New York Rocker + Mink DeVille
Jan 8, 2024 – 01:04:34
E167: Barbara Ellen on the NME + Madonna + Spinal Tap
Dec 18, 2023 – 01:11:32
E166: Daryl Easlea on Slade + Peter Gabriel + Shane MacGowan R.I.P.
Dec 4, 2023 – 01:19:26
E165: Michel Faber on music & sound + Nick Cave + Captain Beefheart
Nov 20, 2023 – 01:15:02
E164: Kate Simon on Bob Marley + Sounds + Joni Mitchell
Nov 6, 2023 – 01:12:28
E163: Evelyn McDonnell on Joan Didion + The Motels + Carla Bley R.I.P.
Oct 23, 2023 – 01:02:02
E162: Billy Bragg on forty roaring years + Skiffle + Woody Guthrie
Oct 9, 2023 – 01:18:35
E161: Mick Gold on Let It Rock + Pub Rock + Bruce Springsteen + Jann Wenner
Sep 25, 2023 – 01:11:58
E160: Richard Grabel on Hip Hop + Kool Lady Blue + Beastie Boys
Sep 11, 2023 – 01:06:03
E159: Vernon Gibbs on Marvin Gaye + Talking Heads + A&R at Arista
Aug 29, 2023 – 01:15:42
E158: Charles Shaar Murray on the NME + John Lee Hooker + Robbie Robertson
Aug 14, 2023 – 01:06:42
E157: Jim Farber on Glam Rock + Marc Bolan + Sinéad O'Connor
Jul 31, 2023 – 01:21:52
E156: Richard Boon on Buzzcocks + Manchester + Morrissey audio
Jul 17, 2023 – 55:16
E155: Robyn Hitchcock on the Soft Boys + David Blue + Mick Farren
Jul 10, 2023 – 01:28:26
E154: Richard Morton Jack on Nick Drake + Steve Marriott + Flashback magazine
Jun 19, 2023 – 01:20:38
E153: Lloyd Bradley on Black London + Tina Turner + Steve Barrow audio
Jun 5, 2023 – 01:27:31
E152: Cliff Jones on Gay Dad + Brian Jones + Paul Simon audio
May 22, 2023 – 01:24:05