David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about
music and media since the seventies. He was involved in the launch
and editing of magazines such as Smash Hits, Q, Mojo and The Word,
among many others.
He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music programme The
Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of the corporation's
coverage of Live Aid in 1985. He has won the Editor of the Year and
Writer of the Year awards from the Professional Publishers
Association and the Mark Boxer award from the British Society of
Magazine Editors.
He lives in London, dividing his time between writing for a variety
of newspaper and magazines, speaking at events, broadcasting work,
podcasting at www.wordpodcast.co.uk and blogging at
www.whatsheonaboutnow.blogspot.co.uk.
He says Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell' is the best record ever
made. 'This is not an opinion,' he says. 'It's a matter of fact.'
Engrossing...A stirring narrative that mirrors pop's twists and
turns from its earliest days to the present
*Slate*
A hugely enjoyable read for anyone who has ever bought a record,
told with Hepworth's characteristic dry humour, beautifully
illustrated and with a foreword by Paul McCartney...Engrossing,
extansively researched
*Daily Mail*
Hepworth captures the feeling of immediacy and excitement that
exemplified the storied St John's Wood studio...An appropriately
pacy chronicle of rapid cultural/technological evolution
*Classic Rock*
The story of recorded music itself. Great details leap from every
page
*Mojo*
Hepworth, one of the most authoritative music journalists and
historians, brings the studio in suburban London to life
*Big Issue*
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