In the second section of the Times today they had a feature on podcasts and a section of it where “Times experts” picked their favourite ones. John Bungey, listed as “radio critic, on The Word” wrote:
‘Mark Ellen and David Hepworth have enjoyed a long and blameless career as a rock journalism double-act. Perhaps their one slip-up was to create a lengthy free podcast that was so entertaining you did not feel the need to cough up £4.50 for the publication it was supposed to be promoting. When The Word magazine expired in 2012 readers scrambled to produce their own podcast, which they called The Afterword. However, the official podcast has now resumed. It’s recorded in front of a live audience and usually involves a ramble down rock’s byways with the author of a recent music book. For anyone convinced that pop music peaked around the time when the Rolling Stones played Knebworth, it’s an engrossing hour.’
A bit self-regarding but hey we’re in The Times today
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And yes our podcast is very much ‘kick, bollock scramble’
Fuck all wrong with your podcast @dogfacedboy.
Right no more AW and back to sorting out 4 years of vinyl buying out and there are many.
Make sure to post a shelfie when you’re done.
Another original expression from the mini mint?
Might post a ‘to be listened to’ shelfie later
*rubs thighs*
<<feels weird
Sadly not. Apparently it was coined a while back by folks sharing pics of their bookshelves on social media. Another kind of shelfporn.
Or, indeed, shelf abuse…
Conratulations to all those involved.
or indeed, congratulations.
2012? Its been four years since the word went!
Christ almighty, where did that time go
Who knows, Martin…
The Rolling Stones played Knebworth in ’63…..village hall?
Saw that, wondered if John Bungey is actually an Afterworder. Come out JB we know you are out there.
Hello!
James Blast…ha! I always knew that was an alter ego.
We love a bit of self referentialism around here.
Bit silly to to say the Word podcast supplanted the need to buy the mag
and yes well done too to those who have continued to produce the AW podcasts.
Just before the time of it’s demise there were a few at the old place saying they blogged and listened to the podcast but had stopped buying the magazine. There was outrage in quite a few corners when the podcast became available for subscribers only, I believe that caused a lot of ill-feeling and in some ways contributed to the magazine folding (I know, sorry).