Over 25,000 songs have been chosen by the show's hypothetical castaways, but what pop song has challenged the big classical hits?

Nick Cave has appeared on Desert Island Discs, the long-running BBC Radio show which asks its guests to name the eight songs they'd choose to keep if they were banished to a desert island. Cave, whose ...

The obscure 1974 Dixieland jazz instrumental, recorded by the Wings offshoot the Country Hams, was written by Paul's dad Jim ...

Lauren Laverne is buzzing with excitement. She woke up to the news that Lizzo had given her a shout-out from the stage at London’s O2 Arena. “Lauren Laverne played my record on Radio 6 and just like ...

The post Rick Rubin Picks His Desert Island Discs appeared first on Consequence. What items would you bring with you to a deserted island? It’s a classic question, and now we have Rick Rubin’s answer: ...

MAROONED: THE NEXT GENERATION OF DESERT ISLAND DISCS EDITED BY PHIL FREEMAN (DA CAPO PRESS) In 1979, Greil Marcus edited Stranded, a collection of essays in which 20 music critics wrote about the ...

Salman Rushdie reveals Lou Reed told him famous song was intended for a musical - The British author was speaking on BBC ...

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Ronnie Corbett has sadly passed away at the age of 85, and as well as mourning his passing his fans have been celebrating his work. The One Ronnie gave a wonderful look back on his career himself back ...

Salman Rushdie reveals unique origin of iconic song by close friend Lou Reed - ‘It’s kind of extraordinary to be able to say that I was friends with Lou Reed’ says author who was obsessed with the mus ...

A recent dishy Maureen Dowd New York Times interview with Rolling Stone magazine founder Jann Wenner concluded, almost apologetically, with the desert island disc question: since Wenner was on a first ...

You guys aren't too generous with the listening material, are ya? Time to get serious about my musical true loves. What a decision! Okay, in no order, here goes. 1. Call him crazy, but Sid Barret was ...