Meryl Streek - "It drove me to say what I needed to say"

Arthur and Joe join me around their new track 'Cloudy', talking Scunthorpe, not doing final year exams after being in a band for 3 months, technician art school, being a six piece, badly paid internships, feeling like mr ben, doing remot jobs when on tour, a humiliating experience being a band for a Zara photoshoot, charing £1000 for insurance, beef packing factory & more. Photo: James Ogram Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Blue Bendy 'Cloudy', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Apr 202341min

Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn join today, the week after releasing See You In The Dark. Here they discuss doubting times, imposter syndrome, working side jobs in music, finding their sound and vision for Softcult, balanced life, working in their parents cafe & more! Photo: Pearl Cook Wanna head to 2000 Trees Festival in July? Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Softcult 'Someone2Me', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 Apr 202334min

Shirley Collins 'High and Away', Greg Mendez 'Maria', SUDS 'Notice Me', Opus Kink '1:18', Bad Optix 'Raid', Scowl 'Psychic Dance Routine' Hop on the playlist gravy train: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=c97830f9bb044c61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Apr 20237min

Benny Sings joins today, a week in on Young Hearts. He talks wanting to study psychology, philosophy, first demo/album, BEA1991, rejections, trends, a bad tiny desk first session, staying home, making records, the office floor & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Benny Sings 'Young Hearts', Cocksparrer 'Working' Photo: Robb Klassen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Apr 202341min

Bangers are reformed! Here's singer/guitarist Roo Pescod on lowballing ambitions, Cornwall, friends around the country, developing games, board games, D&D, theatre of the mind storytelling, turning down backing Dan Andriano, working at a library, still having a desire to tour while working full time, principles from growing up, Falmouth punk shows, shutting down Tesco warehouse on Christmas, breaking sheds, finding dog poo bins, Dartmoor ice cream turf wars & lots more! Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Bangers 'Too Many Dark Knights', Cocksparrer 'Working' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Apr 202345min

Plus Ultra, their debut album, is out 14 April. It's good stuff. Here's Charlie and Jake talking about how they were going to release it themselves before EMI, recording into 5 watt amps, how British culture isn’t set up for musicians, their dip moment, Charlie's leccy job, Future Islands, the mental battle, a balloon sore spot & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Mar 202343min

Some tunes for today's Playlist: Wednesday 'TV in the Gas Pump', Halo Maud 'Catch The Wave', Dave Okumu ‘Amnesia’, CIVIC 'Fly Song'. Eades 'Reno Pt. 2', Kitty Fitz 'Malibu' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Mar 20237min

Her new crime thriller family novel Coming To Find You is available to pre-order NOW... it's my mum! For the 200th episode I wanted to do something special, so interviewing the person who's been waking up before sunrise and writing novels during my school plays has a good feeling about it. Here's Jane talking about reading a lot when she was younger, writing 12 unpublished novels before her first published novel, manuscript rejections, working at a high security prison, being 49 when her first novel was published, being 60 getting her first best seller, her self imposed apprenticeship & more!! Jane Corry's new book Coming To Find You is out in June on Penguin / Random House Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Mar 202337min