MUSICAL MAJESTIES
Why is the music business full of royal titles?
DON’T BELIEVE A WORD
Tony Barrell wrote the infamous joke Roxy Music rejection letter
TRAIN REACTION
The inspiration behind a great Roxy Music B-side
THE BREEDING RELATIVES
Have you read The Milkman’s Fiancée? And what's happening to book titles?
WIDE-EYED AND WEBLESS
Tony Barrell remembers the days before the internet
SATELLITE OF JOY
So many people are 'over the moon' these days. How did that start?
PLANET ZOG: THE COSMIC TRUTH
Where on earth does the phrase ‘Planet Zog’ come from?
GIVE ME A BREAK
‘Holiday-maker’ is a stupid phrase, argues Tony Barrell
KNOCKING ON LONDON’S DOOR
Did Bob Dylan give a London couple a big surprise?
FUNNY PECUNIOUS
How long have we been ‘laughing all the way to the bank’?