Word In Your Ear

Acast

Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have been talking about and writing about music together and individually for a collective eighty years in magazines like Smash Hits, Mojo and The Word and on radio and TV programmes like "Rock On", "Whistle Test" and VH-1.Over thirteen years ago, when working on the late magazine The Word, they began producing podcasts. Read more

Music

Episodes

The Damned at 50 and the memories (and regrets) of Rat Scabies

05/20/2026 35:42Shoegaze, slackers, ‘noise chasms’ and the 10-year reinvention of rock

05/19/2026 44:38 Famous rock locations, His & Hers records and weird things thrown onstage

05/17/2026 54:00Brian Eno’s restless creative adventures with Roxy, Bowie, U2 and Talking Heads

05/15/2026 30:59The Who, Floyd, Led Zep and the great college circuit that launched 1,000 bands

05/12/2026 49:55 Show all episodes

Our take on Word In Your Ear podcast

Music industry veterans Mark Ellen, David Hepworth, and Alex Gold each week share their knowledge, stories, and experiences. They discuss everything about music, from lyrics to the music industry. Word In Your Ear is a music commentary podcast by Mark Ellen, David Hepworth and Alex Gold.