Welcome to the heart of Misadventures in Music — your backstage pass to the strange, inspiring and unexpected corners of music culture. Below you’ll find every episode we’ve released, featuring interviews with legendary artists, hidden gems from the archives and deep dives into the stories that shaped the soundtrack of our lives. Hit play, explore, and let the misadventures begin.
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Penny Kiley
It’s 1977 and punk has just hit UK. The legendary Eric’s club in Liverpool is home to the city’s rebels and posers – many became pop stars. Penny Kiley became a music journalist. ‘Atypical Girl – Punk rock, Liverpool and trying to be normal’ is Penny’s homage to the city’s re-emergence as a musical force…
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Mike Badger
In episode 40 we hear from Mike Badger – one of the founder members of the legendary Liverpool band The La’s and an established artist in his own right who’s recently released ‘Devils, Ghosts & Firearms’, his first studio album in 5 years. Mike continues to also have a career as a film-maker (cult folk-horror…
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2025 Highlights
The latest episode of the ‘Misadventures in Music’ podcast (number 39) with Ian Prowse and Mick Ord features some of the highlights from the last 12 months including revealing and controversial comments from some of their top guests including Mike McCartney, “Nasher” from Frankie Goes to Hollywood and the brilliant Merseyside-born singer Beryl Marsden who’s been…
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James Campion
James Campion is the author of a new fascinating and revealing book about Prince – one of the greatest songwriters and musicians of his era who passed away much too soon in 2016 aged 57. His new book ‘Revolution – Prince, the band, the era” focuses on his prolific and ground-breaking music from the 80’s…
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Beryl Marsden – Liverpool’s Unsung Soul Queen
In this episode of Misadventures in Music, we sit down with the incredible Beryl Marsden who is one of the original voices of the Merseybeat era and a true powerhouse of British R&B and soul. From blowing away Cavern Club crowds at just 14 to touring with The Beatles (yep, those Beatles), Beryl’s story is…
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Mike McCartney
He had a raft of big hit singles in the 1960’s and 70’s and many of his acclaimed photographs are held the National Portrait Gallery. In the Misadventures in Music podcast episode 36, Mike talks to Ian and Mick lovingly about life in the McCartney family home and about some of the larger than life characters he…