Rock's Backpages
Hosted by Jasper and William · Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike
4.7from 89 ratings
- 236
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 89
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
- 661
- YouTube views
About Rock's Backpages
Tales from the world's largest archive of music journalism: entertaining interviews with luminaries such as Neil Tennant, Billy Bragg, Pamela Des Barres, Gary Kemp, Vashti Bunyan, Midge Ure, Nick Hornby and Robyn Hitchcock. Thoughtful and informative conversations about all aspects of popular music history, interspersed with clips from exclusive audio interviews that date back to the mid-'60s. The RBP podcast is hosted by Barney Hoskyns and William Pike and co-hosted & produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie. We're a proud part of Pantheon — the podcast network for music lovers.
- Publisher
- Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike
- Category
- arts · music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 2 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 28 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 236 episodes have a transcript.
28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
E236: Nik Cohn and Ben Ratliff on Corner Boy + Awopbopaloobop
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
E235: Tony Fletcher on Jamming! + The Jam + U2 audio interview
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
E234: Mitchell Cohen on Dolly Parton + The Lovin' Spoonful + The Blues Project
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E236: Nik Cohn and Ben Ratliff on Corner Boy + Awopbopaloobop
Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Oh, this is just somebody who is saying it used to be better in the old days. No, I don't think it was like that. I was seen as a contrarian and curmudgeon. So there was a certain young fogey quotient. But basically, I was seen as obnoxious by the stones or whoever I was in opposition to. not old-fashioned obnoxious, but obnoxious today, when they gathered in front of me, they would like me to be removed. Yeah, because I think that's one of the things that people coming to Nick fresh in 2026 might find slightly confusing about him. You know, this is not somebody who's doing an oldies act and saying it was better when and you know, when rock came along. popular music started to stink. […]
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- Nik Cohn
- Ben Ratliff
- Tony Fletcher
- Mitchell Cohen
- Brian Cullman
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 661
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 48 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 41 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 85
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Rock's Backpages?
Jasper and William host the show. Published by Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike.
How often do new episodes come out?
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Does Rock's Backpages take guests?
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