Send us a text Vince puts on his blue suede shoes, curls his lip, shakes his hips and takes us back to the August of 1977, when, after years of sad decline, the incomparable Elvis Presley died, aged just 42. Was it drugs or a heart attack? Could it have been prevented if someone was actually caring for the King of Rock and Roll? And, most importantly, just how completely devastated was Vince's Elvis-loving mum? Our UK No 1 comes from 1970, when tough guy Lee Marvin growled that he was born un...
Send us a text Jeremy dons a flak jacket and helmet as he soberly recalls the then most audacious terrorist attack on British soil - an IRA bomb that blew apart a hotel in Brighton in 1984 in an assassination attempt on the then prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, creating shockwaves around the world and prolonging 'the troubles' for years. Dark times. Elvis comes along to shake his hips and curl his lip and offer some much-needed tender relief with his excellent 1970 UK No 1 hit single, The W...
Send us a text Welcome to Episode 3 of our second series. This month, Vince discusses the seismic effect that watching 'The Compleat Beatles' had on him as a twelve year old, leading to a love affair with The Fab Four that has lasted over forty years. Jeremy casts his mind back with fond remembrances of the BBC staple 'Pebble Mill At One', this being one of the first daytime programmes the BBC commissioned (other than educational TV). Jeremy remembers coming home for lunch, watchi...
Send us a text Jeremy looks back with fondness at the alternative comedy sketch show "Not The 9 O' Clock News", which ran on BBC2 from 1979 to 1982, much to the horror of hedgehogs. With funny songs, biting political satire, and Rowan Atkinson walking into a lamppost, NTNON became the biggest comedy group since Monty Python. And on top of all that, there was Pamela Stephenson to raise more than laughs. in 1987, Madonna had a UK Number 1 hit with "Who's That Girl?". We argue this...
Send us a text We're back for a second series! This time round, in a packed episode, Vince recalls the grim and disturbing culture of the mid '70s to early-'80s when a maniac stalked the north, dropping bodies and running rings round the police: The Yorkshire Ripper. How prevalent was blatant prejudice towards sex workers? Did the 'Wearside Jack' tape send the investigation down a blind alley? Vince tries to make it all make sense as he works through his chronic anxiety about 'the north...
Send us a text Episode 5: Ghosts are Bullshit! (October 20th 2017) 'Listen to them, the children of the night'. This episode: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL! In this spooktactular edition of what’s been called “the scariest podcast ever recorded” by bull**** ‘medium’ Derek Acorah (not really; just like him, we’re making it all up), Jeremy adopts a new non de plume for his Rock and Roll Name and accidentally insults the state of Texas; Vince solves a centuries old murder case by identifying pretentiou...
Send us a text Episode 4: The Clive Dunn of Glam Rock (August 24th 2017) 'You Wouldn't Like Us When We're Angry' This episode: 1970’s SPECIAL! As Operation Yewtree closes in on The Wombles of Wimbledon Common, Jeremy and Vince confidently (if unwisely) don flared trousers, platform heels, pseudo-silk kimonos and glitter face paint in celebration of “the decade of lurid wallpaper, silly hairstyles and burly men warming their hands around braziers,” to quote lurid and burly historian Domini...
Send us a text Episode 3: Haunted by Phil Spector (July 20th 2017) 'The Strong and Stable Coalition of Chaos' This episode: Vince becomes Jeremy’s ruthless manager/Svengali figure and forces him to make a series of increasingly poor low-budget movies; Jeremy wonders if Tosh from The Bill should have been in sweary Dr Who spin-off series Torchwood; Vince wonders about all the Micks in rock and Roll; Jeremy demands a Persian Carpet as we play a game of Top ****s; and we keep forgetting that...
Send us a text Episode 2: Maverick Jazz Cops (June 15th 2017) '90 minutes of your life you’ll never get back! ' This episode: As Jeremy considers a life on the run, hiding in the shadows (not the band), Vince ponders the lack of men named Colin in Rock and Roll. Up for discussion by both is the staggering implausibility of hit BBC legal drama Judge John Deed; how U2 might possibly have been inspired by The Wombles; and the feeble arguments advanced by songwriters Rogers and Hart ...
Send us a text Episode 1: Yoko Plays Skittles (May 4th 2017) '60 minutes of your life you’ll never get back!' In an episode that U2 fans would undoubtedly find terribly upsetting, Vince and Jeremy discuss tribute bands with punning names, the confused narrative of The Jacksons’ Blame it on the Boogie, scathing reviews, and why the numbers just don’t add up in late 70’s BBC sci-fi series Blake’s 7. The artists/bands rated and discussed are Santana (featuring Michelle Branch), China Crisis...
Send us a text Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas, faithful listeners! We invite you to sip some sweet sherry, munch on a mince pie, and fill your heart with festive cheer as we wrap up 2024 and our first season with a little Christmas Hamper... but don't expect expensive bottles of port, exotic crackers or obscenely overpriced wanky cheeses! Instead, our hamper opens up to a jolly mini-episode wherein Vince (in Christmas jumper and Santa hat) quizzes pop expert Jeremy (au naturale) on Christmas UK N...
Send us a text For the 12th and final show of the Season, Vince and Jeremy discuss all things vampiric. Jeremy looks back to 1984 and the attempt by him and his friends to bring Dracula to a new, mid 80's audience. Beset by production issues, creative tension, and interference from the studio, the film sadly lies unfinished, probably languishing in landfill, under the M3, or in a vault in West Africa. Vince continues the theme as he discusses his relationship with the Count (careful!)...
Send us a text "I want your gun and your badge!" Inspired by TV cops Starsky and Hutch and big-screen fascist Detective Dirty Harry, Vince grabs coffee and donuts and gets hauled into the Unreasonably Angry Fictional Police Chief's office to be a torn a new asshole (for 22 minutes) about his increasingly maverick but nonetheless incredibly successful approach to front-line urban law enforcement. Sporting a monocle, Jeremy puts on his thinking cap and tweed jacket with leather patches on the...
Send us a text Summer's here, and so are we! This episode sees us roll back the clock to 1977, the year Elvis ate his last hamburger. Jeremy adorns Union Jack shorts and waves a patriotic flag as he remembers the street parties and other celebrations for Her Maj the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and muses on the transition from anarchic punk to flamboyant disco. Our UK number 1 is 'Seven Tears' by The Goombay Dance Band, which rather bafflingly topped the hit parade for three weeks in the spring...
Send us a text We're Back! We said we would make another show and we have done what we said we would do. Not out of contractual obligation, but - to be clear - it was absolutely the right thing to do. It's Episode 9, and this month finds Vince sailing very close to the wind as he trashes The Amityville Horror franchise. Jeremy gets all misty eyed as he recalls his first forays into the world of live music and looks forward to gigs yet to come. As always, we discuss a UK number 1 from 1970...
Send us a text In lieu of us releasing an episode in May or June (we hope to be back in July!) here's a short and sweet bonus episode about... frogs and Englishness and animation and things. . Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vinceandjergrowup Please also check out our friends over on Instagram @bgsbrokn and their excellent podcast 'BG's Brok'n Record'.
Send us a text Spring is in the air! We don wellies, raincoats and natty hats to take a gentle stroll through the verdant splendour of the English countryside. Jeremy wonders why the fields and hedgerows were littered with discarded top shelf porn mags in various states of destruction, and traces the decline of the paper smut industry. Our randomly picked UK Number 1 is "First Time" by Robin Beck, which I'll bet you're struggling to remember as you unconsciously reach for a refreshing glas...
Send us a text Vince enthuses about the launch of the UK's fourth channel back in November 1982, and how exciting Channel 4 was in its infancy, with its remit of providing alternative programming and showcasing contemporary art. Plus scary animations! Our randomly-selected UK Number 1 is 1974's proto-disco Rock Your Baby by George McCrae. Jeremy dons platforms and glitter and gives a brief rundown of the birth, heyday and decline of Glam Rock, and pays respect to the Glam Rock era hit songw...
Send us a text We have reached the halfway point of Season 1, and Jeremy brings the dreadful events of December 1980 to the show. The death of John Lennon and how it affected him at the age of 10. Vince recalls the heady days of Stock, Aitken, and Waterman when they were omnipresent and every other song in the charts was helmed by them. As always, we discuss a randomised No 1 and this time it's 472. 'There's No One Quite Like Grandma' by St Winifed's School Choir. Youtube playl...
Send us a text This time around, Vince discusses his fondness for the 'A Ghost Story For Christmas' strand that made its welcome, annual tv appearance when he was young. Meanwhile, Jeremy remembers the warring formats at the heart of the home recording epoch at the beginning of the 80's. This month we head to the 1980's for the first time as our randomiser selects number 598, 'Pump Up The Volume' by M/A/R/R/S. https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwK5tKeBFxJxlqZ-WJ3ogm6kBCNGufA6V&...