The mid 1990s Metal conundrum
A breathless consideration of the case of mid 90s metal, did the underground have the life sucked out of it by the forces of capitalism, of success, of aspirations beyond its station? did the scene lo...
10 Feb 202341min
No snow no show
Tuesdays short sharp and sweet metal miscellany considers the process of booking a band, and why for example Mott the Hoople might cancel a show in Birmingham, Alabama. The song writing process, why y...
7 Feb 202321min
a chat w/ John from HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE
Episode 145 is a chat with an old friend, John Cobbett from HAMMERS OF MISFORTUNE, ex Lord weird slough feg, Vhol, Ludicra among many others. One of the most under rated metal curiosities of the last ...
3 Feb 20231h 15min
Nick Cave has the AI blues
Nick Cave has recently called a song, well actually a lyric....written by Artificial Intelligence as a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human. So is he correct? Todays short, sharp sweet cast goe...
31 Jan 202321min
Have we lost faith in our institutions?
In this episode I nurse a brutal hangover and dish out a spicy curry, maybe not a Vindaloo but a Madras at least. Have we as a society lost faith in our institutions, what happens when we do? Is polit...
27 Jan 202347min
Introducing Verminous Serpent
Tuesday's heavy metal miscellany is back and this is a special one if you will allow me some shameless self promotion of a sort! During lockdown I recorded an album with a new band and included in tod...
24 Jan 202321min
a chat w/ Paul from BLOOD INCANTATION
E 143 is the first chat of the year and strap yourselves in, it heads for deep space! I'm joined by Paul from BLOOD INCANTATION, one of the fastest rising death metal bands of the last decade. Uniting...
20 Jan 20231h 19min
Can you learn songwriting intuition?
The songwriting process is well under way for the new Primordial album, so i thought it would be interesting to take a look at how that works, can you learn intuition when it comes to songwriting, wha...
13 Jan 202338min
