Writer and White Rabbit author Adelle Stripe joins Jude to chat about the 1999 book by James Young called Nico, Songs They Never Play on the Radio.

As well as delving into the grimy Manchester life of singer Nico and her manager Alan Wise that the book portrays they also cover, amongst many things, the intrigue of Adam Ant, why reading about failure is more fun than reading about success, misogyny and how to write about drug use without glamorising it.

Books mentioned in the podcast:

Ten Thousand Apologies: Fat White Family and the Miracle of Failure by Adelle Stripe https://bit.ly/3QMfkO2

The Boy Looked at Johnny by Julie Birchill and Tony Parsons https://bit.ly/3RMBrFu

England’s Dreaming by Jon Savage https://uk.bookshop.org/books/england-s-dreaming/9780571368549

You are Beautiful and You are Alone by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike https://uk.bookshop.org/books/you-are-beautiful-and-you-are-alone-the-biography-of-nico/9780571350018

Coal Black Mornings by Brett Anderson https://uk.bookshop.org/books/coal-black-mornings/9781408710487

Hellfire: the Jerry Lee Lewis Story by Nick Tosches https://bit.ly/3LeZFFN

Kitch: A Fictional Biography of a Calypso Star by Anthony Joseph https://bit.ly/3LdH0KA

You can buy Jude's book The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives here: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-sound-of-being-human-how-music-shapes-our-lives/9781474622929

Finally White Rabbit's Spotify Playlist of 'booksongs' - songs inspired by books loved by our guests - is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7chuHOeTs9jpyKpmgXV6uo

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