The news slapped on the conversational barbecue and served with a side of old hokum. This week’s mixed grill includes …

… our favourite story in the whole of popular music!

… Lisa Marie Presley & Michael Jackson, Neil Young & Daryl Hannah and other weird celebrity weddings

… how Glen Hansard got hired for the Commitments

… “Everybody has a plan ‘til they’re punched in the face”

… Linda Thompson and the million reasons singers hate listening to their old albums

… the fabulous life and times of Vicki Wickham in the days when 24 year-olds ran the business

… Luke Combs, Nate Bargatze and the rising appeal of Mr Nice Guy

… how David Bowie recorded

… Mick Jagger’s only marriage

… “Kingsley Amis Introduces Us To Pop Stars!” and other doomed TV ideas

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