Episode 153: James Brown on his new magazine ‘Zine Age Kicks’, stories from NME & Loaded, Leeds United & more
Loaded founder James Brown returns to the podcast for episode 153! We spoke about James’ new fanzine ‘Zine Age Kicks’, his childhood, Leeds United, his first ever fanzine, stories from working at NME,...
2 Feb 1h 41min
Episode 152: The Cranberries drummer Fergal Lawler on Dolores O’ Riordon, Zombie, the riot concert & more
Fergal Lawler of The Cranberries joins me for episode 152! We spoke about how The Cranberries started, Dolores O’Riordan joining the band, their hit songs Linger & Zombie, their early gigs, recording ...
26 Jan 48min
Episode 151: Damon Minchella of Ocean Colour Scene on his time in OCS, Oasis Live ‘25, Richard Ashcroft & more
Ex Ocean Colour Scene & current Richard Ashcroft bassist Damon Minchella joins me for episode 151! We spoke about Damon’s new memoir ‘You’d Look Good On A Donkey’, what it was like playing on Oasis’ r...
21 Jan 59min
Episode 150: This Is England star Andrew Ellis on playing Gadget, Shane Meadows, growing up on screen & more
Actor Andy Ellis joins me for episode 150! We spoke about Andy growing up in Manchester, how he got into acting, getting his role as Gadget in This Is England, filming the This Is England film and ser...
13 Jan 1h 28min
Episode 149: Duncan Lloyd of Maxïmo Park on 20 years of ‘A Certain Trigger’, 2000’s indie, his solo work & more
Duncan Lloyd of Maxïmo Park joins me for episode 149! We spoke about Duncan’s 2025, his latest solo album ‘Unwound’, creativity, Maxïmo Parks’ early gigs, Maxïmo Parks’ debut album ‘A Certain Trigger’...
30 Dec 20251h 3min
Episode 148: Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom of The Boo Radleys on Britpop, highs and lows, Creation Records & more
Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom of The Boo Radleys joins me for episode 148 of the podcast! We spoke about Simon’s early musical influences, how The Boo Radley’s formed, their early gigs, signing to Rough Trad...
15 Dec 20251h 11min
Episode 147: Laurie Kaye on interviewing John Lennon in his last ever interview hours before his death
Laurie Kaye, the last person to interview John Lennon hours before he died, joins me for episode 147 to talk all about that day! We spoke about how nervous & excited Laurie was on her way to New York ...
8 Dec 202536min
Episode 146: Chris Pope of The Chords on the mod revival scene, songwriting, Top of the Pops & more
Chris Pope of The Chords joins me for episode 146! We spoke about Chris’ early musical influences, how he joined The Chords, their early gigs, songwriting, writing and recording ‘So Far Away’, Top of ...
2 Dec 202526min
