Rock’s image-makers, men on dancefloors and why bands can’t act like bands anymore Word In Your Ear

This week’s items slapped on the rock and roll barbecue and lightly grilled include …
 
… why Eurovision will never avoid political controversy.
 
… when AI does David Hepworth!
 
… what’s the secret of NTS radio?
 
… “there are two types of wedding disco, ones that start with Abba's Dancing Queen and terrible ones.”
 
… Tony Hall’s prophetic preview of Revolver in May '66 – “they shatter convention and may well have a far-reaching effect on the whole future of music”.
 
… when listening to the radio was a group activity.
 
… Daniel Kramer, Dezo Hoffman, Robert Freeman, Anton Corbijn and other photographers who shaped the way music looked.
 
... the rogue punctuation of "Paint It, Black".
 … songs that start with the chorus.
 
 … Elvis’s unrepeatable train journey from New York to Memphis in 1956.
 
… “there’s glass in the back of my head and my toenails don’t fit properly” – Dylan’s ’66 London press conference.
 
…. and hurry hurry hurry to Lot 71 in Danny Baker’s record auction, a snip at only £70!
 
Danny Baker’s record auction …
https://bid.omegaauctions.co.uk/auction/details/a230a-the-danny-baker-collection/?au=162&g=1
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