Is Indie the new Good Old Days? And why are there no British country stars?

E936 - Is Indie the new Good Old Days? And why are there no British country stars?

Published: July 13, 2026

Duration: 52:25

As this week’s news hurtles over the net, we sort the aces from the double-faults. The final score … 

 

… Madonna, Shakira, Chris Martin and World Cup 11-minute half-time overload!

 

… how many Stones albums were “the best since Exile On Main Street”?

 

… Kevin Rowland’s heart-breaking songs about Life’s Third Act

 

… 10 good reasons to miss the Nineties

 

… Country & Western is about travelling through the vast geography of America. “Go 200 miles in Britain and you fall off the edge”

 

… Florian Pilkington-M...