The Rise and Fall of ... podcast

The Rise and Fall of ...

Get to know the shocking highs and lows of the biggest stories in music.

Get to know the shocking highs and lows of the biggest stories in music.

 

#34

8. My Way

In the wake of their final show, the Sex Pistols split, torn apart by addiction, betrayal,... more

27 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:03

27 Oct 2025


#33

7. No Fun. Implosion in the USA.

By the end of 1977, the Sex Pistols sat at the top of the UK charts… while simultaneously ... more

27 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:07

27 Oct 2025


#32

6. The Album, The Outrage and the Court Case

After the chaos of their Jubilee riverboat stunt and the media storm around God Save the Q... more

27 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:40

27 Oct 2025


#31

5. Anarchy on the Thames

1977, and as Britain prepared to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, the Sex Pistols wer... more

27 Oct 2025

18 MINS

18:30

27 Oct 2025


#30

4. Cancelled

In the aftermath of the Bill Grundy interview, the Sex Pistols became Britain’s most notor... more

27 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:21

27 Oct 2025


#29

3. The Filth and the Fury

In just three months, the Sex Pistols went from unknowns to the most feared band in Britai... more

27 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:02

27 Oct 2025


#28

2. Year Zero

Britain in the summer of 1976 was hot, angry, on strike and broke; a country on the brink.... more

27 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:08

27 Oct 2025


#27

1. No Future

“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” spat a deflated Johnny Rotten before walking o... more

27 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:38

27 Oct 2025


#26

8. Not Nineteen Forever

So here we are, twenty years on... The UK indie guitar scene was a brief, bright moment w... more

25 Jul 2025

23 MINS

23:38

25 Jul 2025


#25

7. Bang Bang You're Dead

Just six action-packed years after the start of the UK indie sleaze music scene, The Word ... more

25 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:09

25 Jul 2025


#24

6. When The Sun Goes Down

The UK indie guitar music scene hits the tabloids. Johnny Borrell, Pete Doherty and Luke P... more

25 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:39

25 Jul 2025


#23

5. Can't Stand Me Now

What’s a music scene without fighting and feuding? Brace yourself for Art Brut versus Bloc... more

25 Jul 2025

16 MINS

16:26

25 Jul 2025


#22

4. Golden Touch

2005 to '06 is the pinnacle of UK Indie Sleaze, as Razorlight, Arctic Monkeys, The Kaiser ... more

25 Jul 2025

18 MINS

18:00

25 Jul 2025


#21

3. Hey Scenesters!

A new tribe is born: The Indie. You can spot an Indie a mile off. They are in skinny jeans... more

25 Jul 2025

20 MINS

20:09

25 Jul 2025