Rock star pilots, sacking Zak Starkey and bold pioneers of the psychedelic moustache

The chocolate Easter bunny of rock and roll news in highly nutritious and digestible fragments, such as … 

… the Who’s very public sacking of Zak Starkey.

… why no band ever wants to play quietly.

… how a magazine in a shop window sparked the Neil Tennant/Mark Springer album.

… Katy Perry’s space ‘mission’ and the trenchant observations by her and the ‘crew’ – “I can’t put it into words but I looked out the window and we got to see the moon!”

… The Thing In The Cellar, Dogs Are Everywhere, Roadkill … Pulp song or episode of The Good Life?

… the brilliant new ‘One To One: John & Yoko’ documentary and how we miss the days when rock stars went on live chat shows and said the first thing that came into their heads.

… why musicians are fundamentally different from other entertainers.

... perilous domestic gadgets of the ‘60s.

… the allure of songs about space.

… “Ray’s at the controls!” When Ray Charles went walkabout on the band’s private plane.

 … Pete Townshend: “We need bigger weapons!”

… Ben Watt DJ-ing in ear defenders.

… Ray Davies, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman …? Who grew the first psychedelic moustache?

Plus birthday guest Al Hearton on Kris Kristofferson, John Travolta, Bruce Dickinson, Gary Numan and the rock and roll/aviation crossover.

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