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

Cowbells, maracas, gongs, castanets – classic percussion parts demonstrated!

Yesterday (11/03/2025) 45:48The Smiths’ Mike Joyce on triumph, gladioli & Morrissey when he was still ‘Steve’

11/02/2025 41:56 Records that sound unique and why all bands need a backlash

10/26/2025 47:11Paul Young – “Big in the ‘80s! What lucky bastards we were!’

10/25/2025 34:59Billy Bragg – 40 years, 2,700 gigs and what he learnt from Taylor Swift

10/22/2025 34:38 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.