EPISODE · Sep 27, 2019 · 1H 11M
E46: The Beatles' Abbey Road + Blondie audio with Mat Snow
from Rock's Backpages · host Barney Hoskyns, Mark Pringle, Jasper Murison-Bowie
In this week's episode of the Rock’s Backpages podcast, Mark & Barney are joined by the "Fab"-ulous Mat Snow to discuss the 50th anniversary of Beatles swansong Abbey Road. Mat also regales them with his tale of setting off a firework in the NME reviews office... plus his further adventures in the world of music journalism (including a pivotal stint as editor of MOJO). The week's audio interview is a 1977 conversation with Blondie, so the trio hear a clip of Debbie Harry recalling her life as a waitress at Max's Kansas City. Archive highlights as selected by Mark include yodelling Frank Ifield, the Monkees' Davy Jones, and a Steven Wells review of Napalm Death's cheerily-titled Fear, Emptiness, Despair... Pieces discussed: The Beatles, George Harrison, Abbey Road, Abbey Roader, Abbey Roadest, Ramones + Blondie + Talking Heads, Blondie audio, Blondie live in Hammersmith, Frank Ifield, Davy Jones of the Monkees, David Cassidy, The Osmonds, The Clash, Pat Benatar, Mission of Burma and Napalm Death.
What this episode covers
In this week's episode of the Rock’s Backpages podcast, Mark & Barney are joined by the "Fab"-ulous Mat Snow to discuss the 50th anniversary of Beatles swansong Abbey Road. Mat also regales them with his tale of setting off a firework in the NME reviews office... plus his further adventures in the world of music journalism (including a pivotal stint as editor of MOJO). The week's audio interview is a 1977 conversation with Blondie, so the trio hear a clip of Debbie Harry recalling her life as a waitress at Max's Kansas City. Archive highlights as selected by Mark include yodelling Frank Ifield, the Monkees' Davy Jones, and a Steven Wells review of Napalm Death's cheerily-titled Fear, Emptiness, Despair... Pieces discussed: The Beatles, George Harrison, Abbey Road, Abbey Roader, Abbey Roadest, Ramones + Blondie + Talking Heads, Blondie audio, Blondie live in Hammersmith, Frank Ifield, Davy Jones of the Monkees, David Cassidy, The Osmonds, The Clash, Pat Benatar, Mission of Burma and Napalm Death.
NOW PLAYING
E46: The Beatles' Abbey Road + Blondie audio with Mat Snow
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
May 14, 2026 ·55m
May 13, 2026 ·118m
May 11, 2026 ·36m
May 10, 2026 ·98m
May 8, 2026 ·12m