Underdog Musik Podcast - Between the Hits: Pop Music Stories 1960-1990

Whatever rock n roll had been up to that point in 1966, Cream’s approach was different. Cream formed because band leaders no longer had the power they once had, the players were the stars.Loose © 2026 RolloGuitar/RJ Tosha

A causal conversation backstage followed by the ramshackle organisation of recording sessions in May of 1970. A blues concept album. A legendary Delta bluesman playing with rock stars in London. If 300lbs, 6ft 3inch, cranky blues singers make you nervous, please take note; anything could happen when Eric Clapton cuts a record with Howlin' Wolf.

Nick Drake is a musician who inspires devotion. True believers like Joe Boyd, his producer, sold his production company to Island Records on the condition that Drake’s albums never be deleted from the Island catalog.The Making of Five Leaves Left, documenting the creation of Drake’s debut, is for super fans. Some of these recordings have had an extraordinary history themselves, kept by friends who knew the material’s unique value.The Seven Virtues and Nick Drake by RolloGuitar read by Ruth ToshaLoose © 2026 RolloGuitar/RJ Tosha

The improbably titled Between The Buttons, was the Stones’ crack at expanding their musical palette. It’s an album they felt they had to make for fear of being left behind. Personally, Brian was in a combustible relationship with Italian-German actress Anita Pallenberg and in a spiralling crisis that would claim his life within 30 months.Loose © 2026 RolloGuitar/RJ Tosha