David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music since the 70s. He was involved in the launch and editing of Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word. He was one of the presenters of BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test, and one of the anchors of the BBC's coverage of Live Aid in July 1985. He has written six books about music in the last five years: 1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year, Uncommon People: The Rise and Fall of the Rock Star, Nothing is Real: The Beatles Were Underrated And Other Sweeping Statements About Pop, A Fabulous Creation: How the LP Saved Our Lives, Rock & Roll A Level: The only quiz book you need and Overpaid, Oversexed and Over There: How a Few Skinny Brits with Bad Teeth Rocked America. David writes a weekly column on podcasts for Radio Times and throughout the past two years, with Mark Ellen, David has co-hosted well over a hundred Word In Your Attic interviews on YouTube, with appearances from a galaxy of musicians, journalists, broadcasters and authors.
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Marc Ribot Map of a Blue City
New West Records
May 23, 2025 -
Ganavya Nilam
Leiter
May 30, 2025 -
Ups and Downs Stained Glass Memories (Random: Red, Yellow Or Blue)
Basket Case Records
July 4, 2025 -
Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi Whispers of Rain
Tru Thoughts
July 11, 2025 -
The Delines Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom (Ox Blood)
Jealous Butcher Records
May 23, 2025 -
Peter Murphy Silver Shade
Metropolis Records
May 30, 2025 -
The Clap Relapsed
Violated Records
June 6, 2025 -
Ministry THE SQUIRRELY YEARS REVISITED (Blue)
Cleopatra Records
July 25, 2025 -
Parcels Loved
Because Music
September 12, 2025 -
Hayes Carll We're Only Human
Hwy 87 Records
August 8, 2025 -
The Beaches No Hard Feelings
Beaches Touring Inc.
August 29, 2025 -
Alice Cooper The Revenge Of Alice Cooper (Yellow) [2xLP]
Earmusic
July 25, 2025 -
Penny & the Pits Liquid Compactor (Clear)
Forward Music Group
July 4, 2025 -
Andrea Rinciari Soho Sessions
Andrea Rinciari Recs
May 23, 2025