Possible Clues:

• Desolate pub gets torn apart, almost
• Dancer's equipment comes with new flat
• Vapid mogul on the radio?
• Unproductive noble, by the sound of it
• With no vegetation, as a wasteland
• Said noble is without hope of heir
• Like desolate landscapes
• Unproductive nobleman, by the sound of it
• Heard member of upper house is unproductive
• Empty of vegetation