E tells us about making the move to LA, finding his place as a full-time songwriter and Christmas songs. 'Christmas, Why You Gotta Do Me Like This?' and Eels Good, Essential Ells Vol.2 are out now. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles...
Dec 12, 2023•37 min•Ep. 308
Drummer of the legendary New Jersey band The Gaslight Anthem, the lovely Benny Horowitz joins me today. Talking woodshops, relationships, coming back from their time off, and their new album History Books - out now. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=1253...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 307
A classical flute player, Jem Siow from SPEED is not your usual hardcore vocalist. In this episode, Jem tells us about going to university to study flute ("it was like Whiplash"), learning the hard way that it wasn't his right path and solidifying his home in hardcore in the process. Gang Called Speed is out now via Flatspot. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with...
Dec 07, 2023•38 min•Ep. 306
The Rattlesnakes singer tells me about the first CDs he bought on Watford High Street, his journey through Gallows and Pure Love, building his autonomy zone and how the new album Dark Rainbow is about being kind to himself. Dark Rainbow is out 26 January. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple....
Dec 05, 2023•47 min•Ep. 305
THE Lauran Hibberd joins today, telling us how she's a grower, saying hi to Avril, offering advice on how to talk to groups of people, the passing of her dad, her favourite Gilmore Girls episode and more. Her second album Girlfriend Material is out in March. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.app...
Dec 04, 2023•32 min•Ep. 304
Ukranian born Eguene Hutz tells me about moving to New York, labouring, getting kicked out of CBGBs and more. 'Solidartity', Gogol Bordello's cover of Angelic Upstarts featuring Bernard Sumner is out now. Catch the band on tour next week. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-sto...
Dec 01, 2023•58 min•Ep. 303
Big Willy Anderson comes to play ball. We talk Assn'Up, scaling up Hotline TNT, the relatinship with Third Man Records, working as a substitute teacher, managing a comic book store and more! Cartwheel is out now and it's awesome. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659...
Nov 30, 2023•44 min•Ep. 302
Ahead of their new record I Got Heaven, Mannequin Pussy's Marisa Dabice tells me about her teenage cancer diagnosis, finding her people and rude customers. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Photo: Millicent Hailes Learn mo...
Nov 28, 2023•57 min•Ep. 301
On the 300th episode, I speak with Philadelphia constant hitmaker Kurt Vile about growing up and home recording, driving forklifts, writting Lotta Sea Lice with Courtney Barnett and interesting times over his years playing music. Back To Moon Beach is out now. Tell me your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.a...
Nov 23, 2023•50 min•Ep. 300
Remarkable songwriter Ben Gregory joins for our 299th episode, talking growing up in heady indie-rockers Blaenavon, living in Berlin and how studying has affected Ben's lyrics and songwriting. Bodied and Same Mistakes (Live) is out now via Transgressive. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.c...
Nov 21, 2023•54 min•Ep. 299
Belfast producer, composer and DJ David Holmes joins today, a week after releasing his new album with Raven Violet, Blind On A Galloping Horse. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Nov 16, 2023•36 min•Ep. 298
Dan Yemin is a clinical psychologist (I somehow missed pointing that out in the intro, so pretend I mentioned it) and an ommitter of some of the highest statuture of punk records. To celebrate Paint It Black's ripping new album Famine, I spoke to him in three parts: his experiences in Lifetime, Kid Dynamite and Paint It Black / Open City. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice...
Nov 15, 2023•54 min•Ep. 297
Arabella tells me about her early recording years, containing multitudes, being a BRIT Awards table server, her London black book, working at Rough Trade and more. Baby Queen's debut album Quarter Life Crisis is out now. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 296
His new album The City Needs Part Deux is out now. Here David tells me about putting out music independently, Spotify numbers, being at peace with where he's at and club bouncers. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Photo: J...
Nov 10, 2023•39 min•Ep. 295
Gavin Rossdale tells me about early London years, always looking to David Bowie and how his songwriting is always in progression. Loaded: The Greatest Hits 1994 - 2023 is out tomorrow. Tell us your work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Pho...
Nov 09, 2023•30 min
Ahead of his debut album The Heart Of It, Jelani Blackman tells me about the epiphony he had at Lake Garda, the meaning of work, greenlights and collaboration. Tell us your favourite work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about y...
Nov 07, 2023•35 min
Emily Haines talks NYC in the 2000s, moving to the West Coast, journaling and one coat hanger frenzied morning. Formentera II is out now. Tell us your favourite work story, WhatsApp a voice note or message at 07904243 101. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Nov 02, 2023•47 min•Ep. 292
Lindsey Jordan tells us about horror films and poetry, progression in lyrics, getting unfairly fired from a Froyo bar and a panic attack on-stage. Valentine Demos is out on Friday. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Photo: Lindsay Thomaston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Oct 31, 2023•36 min•Ep. 291
Zac tells me about old side jobs recording engineer and delivering pizzas, not detouring from simple songs, getting sober, growingup in Hawaii and Gathering of the Juggalos. Catch FIDLAR live in the UK in November. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
Oct 26, 2023•42 min•Ep. 290
Buck tells me about growing up in Texas around minutiae jazz players, going to Berklee College of Music to study Jazz, moving to Brooklyn, metal sculpting, cutting steel and pedicabbing. Vampire Empire b/w Born For Loving You is out now: https://bigthief.ffm.to/bornforlovingyou Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct...
Oct 25, 2023•46 min•Ep. 289
Bobbie is Pip Blom's new album, and here Pip tells me about finding friends in indie rock, language barriers/enablers, teleprompter speed dial and working at gardening centre 2 days a week. Pick up Bobbie from Heavenly Recordings: https://heavenlyemporium.com/release/391128-pip-blom-bobbie Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=1253...
Oct 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 288
Sam and Josh tell me about about starting the magazine from an idea and a blank page, how the record label came about and times of pushing trollies and teaching football. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2023•34 min•Ep. 287
Oscar's new EP If Only is out tomorrow. Here he is talking about time in Wunderhorse and Broadside Hacks, his Yellow Room studio and some classic work scrapes. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 286
Jack Steadman tells me about being a believer in growth, the joy of sampling, time in India, his Astronomy degree and more! Bombay Bicycle Club's sixth album My Big Day comes out on Friday. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech. Get it from 101parttimejobs.com Photo: Tom Oxley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2023•42 min•Ep. 285
On the release day of Big Red, Katie tells us about previously working at a coffee and donut shop ("it's a good life"), being committed to music before becoming known and everything behind the lyrics and setting of Big Red. Listen to the EP now: https://katiegregsonmacleod.lnk.to/bio Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&...
Oct 13, 2023•51 min•Ep. 284
Before their new album Some Of It Was True comes out this Friday, The Menzingers' Tom and Joe tell me about running the band by committee and splitting it four ways, the impact Bouncing Souls had on them, being respectful and of course some classic work gaffes. Photo: Danielle Dubois Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&...
Oct 10, 2023•49 min•Ep. 283
Andrew remembers tales like getting a job the day he arrived in NYC, his visual art and high maintenance around the city. Several Songs About Fire is out tomorrow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 05, 2023•49 min•Ep. 282
Leo and Sofia tell me about their years as an air hostess, round-the-clock care and driving an ICE CREAM VAN - plus the secret ingredient to bubble rackets. Their debut album Unum is out on Friday! Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 04, 2023•50 min•Ep. 281
Mat tells me about 3D printing, building a square drumset, acknowledging your own character traits to keep growing and why he doesn't record many bands anymore. Citizen's new album Calling The Dogs is out this Friday! Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Photo: Jonathan Wiener Learn more about your ...
Oct 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 280
James and Irv tell me about working at call centres and pizza places, tour tiredness, moving to London and a few work fuck-yous. Their new single Heart In The Hole is out now! Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 29, 2023•41 min•Ep. 279
