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Stories Behind Our Favourite Xmas Songs: John and Yoko's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'

The Late Night Listening Club's series on the nation's favourite Christmas songs continues as we tell the fascinating story behind John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)'.

First broadcast on Roundhouse Radio (13/12/2014)

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Stories Behind Our Favourite Xmas Songs: Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'

In the first part of the Late Night Listening Club's special series on the nation's favourite Christmas songs, I take a look at the story behind Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?"

First broadcast on Roundhouse Radio (06/12/2014)

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The Who At Their Most Maddening

I tell the story behind the Who's rock opera extravaganza, Quadrophenia.

First broadcast on Roundhouse Radio on Saturday 22nd November 2014.

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The History of the Mercury Prize

As part of the Late Night Listening Club's Mercury Prize Special (01/11/14), I take a look at some of the award's previous winners from Primal Scream in 1992 to Dizzee Rascal in 2003.

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Today in 1971, John Lennon went to No.1 on the UK Album Chart with 'Imagine'.

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Happy Birthday Jarvis Cocker!

In celebration of Jarvis Cocker's birthday this week, I take a look back at the band that transformed him from quintessential outsider to Britpop's wittiest frontman.

Broadcast on Roundhouse Radio, 20th September 2014

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Debut Albums: Led Zeppelin

For this week's Late Night Listening Club, I tell the story behind Led Zeppelin's eponymous debut album.

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This Year At Reading Festival

Last weekend, I went to my first ever festival, so put together a short piece celebrating the mixture of old and emerging talent that came from this year's Reading & Leeds.  Broadcast on The Late Night Listening Club (Roundhouse Radio) on Saturday 30th August 2014.

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Today in 1967, Brian Epstein, Beatles manager and English music entrepreneur, was found dead in his London home at the age of 32.

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INXS - Need You Tonight

Pixies - Where Is My Mind?

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Salt N’ Pepa - Push It

Van Halen - Jump

Cameo - Word Up

Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

Guns N’ Roses - Sweet Child O’ Mine

Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

Kate Bush - Hounds of Love

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

The Smiths - This Charming Man

Prince - When Doves Cry

Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart

U2 - With Or Without You

Queen and David Bowie - Under Pressure

Madonna - Like A Prayer

The Specials - Ghost Town

Madness - House of Fun

The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

James - Sit Down

The Stone Roses - Fools Gold

Duran Duran - Rio

Simple Minds - Don’t You (Forget About Me)

AC/DC - Back In Black

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes

Bon Jovi - Livin’ On A Prayer

Blondie - Atomic

New Order - Blue Monday

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The Beatles On Film

To celebrate 49 years since the Beatles premiered their 2nd feature film, Help!, I take a look at the fab 4's filmic career as actors, cartoons, and subjects of the documentary that would capture their final days as the world's favourite rock band.

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Tonight on the Late Night Listening Club

A taster of what will be happening on tonight’s show with music from the Beatles, Young Kato, SBTRKT, and Jungle.

Listen in tonight from 8pm on Roundhouse Radio!

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Today is Mick Jagger's 71st Birthday.

Photography by Bob Gruen

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The BBC is losing touch with younger viewers and ethnic minorities while failing to take enough risks on its flagship BBC1 channel, a major report has found.

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The Late Night Listening Club Podcast: Episode 21

This week’s show was a LeeFest special featuring interviews with Rae Morris, Sivu, and Paul Thomas Saunders. As well as all that, we also had our usual two forays back in music history with Cream and the Buzzcocks.

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The official blog for the Late Night Listening Club. Follow for all the latest new music news and stories behind the songs and artists of decades past.

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The Buzzcocks Story

Today marks 38 years since the Buzzcocks made their live debut performing with the formidable Sex Pistols. To celebrate, I explore their music and career.