Podcast #29 - Bowie art auction, Marr and Springsteen autobiogs, protest songs
This week Laura Barton and Laura Snapes join Andrew and Matt in the pod to discuss the Sotheby’s auction of David Bowie’s art, autobiographies by Bruce Springsteen and Johnny Marr, and the plague of articles asking “Where is all the protest music?” Click to listen…
46m Nov 13, 2016
46m
Podcast #28 - Rock photog Kevin Westenberg, music and the Presidential vote, Solange
On the smart pop culture podcast this week: rock photography war stories from the legendary Kevin Westenberg, the man responsible for the look of 4AD Records and much more. Plus Luke Turner from The Quietus joins Matt and Andrew to talk Solange Knowles’ extraordinary album and ask whether your musical tastes shape your politics, or vice versa? Click to listen.
46m Nov 06, 2016
46m
Podcast #27 – Bowie play and book, Dr Strange, Pete Burns and more
It's a cosmic week on the smart pop culture podcast, as we look at the Bowie ’Lazarus’ play and Marvel’s Doctor Strange plus Pete Burns and Steve Dillon. Special guests are Nicholas Pegg – author of ’The Complete David Bowie’ – and Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian. Click to listen.
49m Oct 30, 2016
49m
Podcast #26 - Leonard Cohen, Half Man Half Biscuit, Liam Gallagher vs the World, Wu-Tang MPs
Guests Andrew Male and Johnny Davis join us to discuss the new album from Leonard Cohen and Half Man Half Biscuit’s rarities compilation. And we enter the 36th (debating) Chamber to figure out which MPs sound like they should be in the Wu-Tang Clan. Click to listen.
43m Oct 23, 2016
43m
Podcast #25 - Simon Reynolds’ glam rock book Shock And Awe, Westworld reboot, Goat and more
Guests James Medd and author Simon Reynolds (Energy Flash, Retromania) join Andrew and Matt to talk Bolan, Bowie and more from Simon's new glam rock epic Shock And Awe. Plus Sky Atlantic’s new robots-go-wrong series Westworld, wild world psychedelia from Scandinavia enigmas Goat, and much more. Click to listen now.
45m Oct 16, 2016
45m
Podcast #24 - Marvel’s Luke Cage, Bon Iver, Pixies, Rod Temperton tribute
Special guests Andrew Perry of the Telegraph and Jody Thompson join Andrew and Matt to chew over Netflix's new hip hop-soaked Marvel adaptation, Luke Cage. They also dissect the new albums from Bon Iver and Pixies, and look back at the life of Cleethorpes' own songwriting legend, Rod Temperton of ‘Thriller’ fame. Click to listen!
44m Oct 09, 2016
44m
Podcast #23 - Oasis’s ‘Be Here Now’ vindicated? How to write TV comedy. Songs we love by bands we hate.
This week's slice of “premier league culture punditry” (cheers, The Guardian) sees Supplement magazine editor Justin Quirk plus Joel Morris (top comedy writer and co-creator of the grown-up Ladybird books) join Andrew and Matt. They revisit the hubristic heights of Britpop with the 3CD reissue of ‘Be Here Now’, admit to records they love by bands they hate, and talk about some new tunes too. Cl...
51m Oct 02, 2016
51m
Podcast #22 - Nick Cave, Yello, #SaveFabric and secrets of record reviewers
On the smart pop culture podcast this week – Nick Cave, Slaves and Yello’s new albums, the fight to save beleagured superclub Fabric, and the dirty underbelly of reviewing records. Special guests are Jude Rogers of The Guardian and Simon Price of Q and Melody Maker. Click to listen!
51m Sep 25, 2016
51m
Podcast #21 - Mercury Prize Preview Special
On this week’s smart pop culture podcast, the Mercury Prize: will it be Bowie, Kano, Radiohead, Bat For Lashes…? In a special edition our guests, writers Sîan Pattenden and Eamonn Forde of The Guardian, talk through the list and give our verdict on this year's nominees. Plus we look at Amazon’s summer pilot season shows ‘The Tick’, ‘Jean-Claude Van Johnson’ and ‘I Love Dick’ . Click to listen.
49m Sep 11, 2016
49m
Ep #20: ‘The Ramones’ turns 40, BBC zombie sitcoms, nationalising pop
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: Gabba gabba oh God, is it really 40 years of The Ramones? Did the BBC remake or ruin ‘Porridge' and ‘Are You Being Served?’ And should we nationalise pop music? Special guests are Andrew Male of Mojo and David Stubbs of The Guardian. Click to listen
55m Sep 04, 2016
55m
Ep #19: Aliens at 30, Frank Ocean, The Get Down
On this week‘s smart pop culture podcast: Happy 30th Chestburstday to James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’ – plus Frank Ocean’s new album, ‘The Get Down’ on Netflix and our fantasy festival picks. Special guests this week are Luke Turner of The Quietus and Joe Muggs of The Guardian and Mixmag.
50m Aug 28, 2016
50m
Ep #18 - Obama’s playlists, Gary Numan movie, and De La Soul Aren’t Dead
On this week's smart pop culture podcast: Obama's summer mixtape, the return of De La Soul, a surprisingly moving Gary Numan documentary, and more. Special guests are Esquire Magazine's Johnny Davis and Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian.
52m Aug 21, 2016
52m
Ep #17 - Music review special with Bat For Lashes, The Monkees, Roísín Murphy and more
We're skiving off on our hols – so here’s some of our favourite music discussion from the last few months: Alexis Petridis and Sylvia Patterson on ABC, Michael Hogan and Hannah Verdier on Bat For Lashes, Kate Mossman on The Monkees… and the obligatory much, much more.
45m Aug 14, 2016
45m
Ep #16 – Stranger Things, Wild Beasts’ sexy new album, narcissism in pop
On the thinking person’s pop culture podcast this week: Netflix’s fantastic ‘Stranger Things’, Wild Beasts’ new album, and has music gone ME-ME-ME mental in our new age of narcissistic pop? Special guests Laura Snapes and Michael Hann join Andrew and Matt to argue the “toss”. Click to listen.
49m Aug 07, 2016
49m
Ep #15 - Age Of Bowie book, superhero trailer tsunami, British psych rock, Star Trek
On this week’s smart pop culture podcast: Paul Morley’s book ‘The Age Of Bowie’… Luke Cage, Wonder Woman and the Marvel/DC trailer tsunami… Star Trek: Beyond… classic British psych rock, and more. Special guests are Dan ‘Harry Hill’ Maier and Michael ‘The Internet’ Moran. Click to listen.
52m Jul 31, 2016
52m
Ep #14: Pink Floyd vs Mary Beard, Alan Vega, great bad reggae covers
This week on the smart pop culture podcast, special guests Laura Barton of The Guardian and Robin Turner of Caught By The River join Matt and Andrew. On the agenda: Laura goes up Pompeii with David Gilmour and Mary Beard, the legacy of Alan Vega, the joy of terrible reggae covers, and is it time to stop worrying and learn to love Simple Minds?
49m Jul 24, 2016
49m
Ep #13: Top Of The Pops from beyond the grave, Melody Maker babylon, The Avalanches
Can it really be ten years since the very last Top Of The Pops? Could it ever come back? We ask this week's special guests Simon Price and David Stubbs – and get their tales from life at their alma mater, the Melody Maker paper. Also, is The Avalanches new album any good? This and more with co-presenters Andrew Harrison and Matt Hall. Click to listen.
50m Jul 17, 2016
50m
Ep #12 - Caroline Aherne, Judge Dredd uncensored, Miranda Sawyer’s new book and more
On this week’s smart pop culture podcast: #CarolineAherne remembered, #MirandaSawyer on her new book #OutOfTime about the changing nature of middle age, #EamonnForde on Apple buying streaming minnow Tidal, and we rediscover a classic #JudgeDredd comics series. Click to listen.
47m Jul 10, 2016
47m
Ep #11 - Game Of Thrones S6 wrap-up, Glasto wash-up, Roisin Murphy tear-up
Andrew Collins and Sarah Bee join Andrew and Matt in the studio to discuss the sixth season of #GameOfThrones and wonder who'll be left standing when the epic finally draws to a close in two seasons' time. Andrew reports back from #Glastonbury and we review the latest album from Roisin Murphy.
50m Jul 01, 2016
50m
Bigmouth Ep #10 - Bat For Lashes, great TV you're missing, 'Odelay' at 20
This week top TV journos Hannah Verdier and Michael Hogan join the smart pop culture podcast to tell us – literally – what we're missing. Also, Bat For Lashes' new album 'The Bride', the attack on the #Radiohead playback in Istanbul, and can #Beck's 'Odelay' really be 20 years old? Dear God, apparently so.
51m Jun 26, 2016
51m
Bigmouth Ep #9 - Grace Jones, Glastonbury squabbles, and pop vs. Brexit
This week on the smart pop culture podcast, Andrew and Matt are joined by music writers Justin Quirk and Sîan Pattenden. Our topics: why are no musicians engaging with the Euro Referendum? Is Grace Jones the best pop star ever? And why do people get angry about who's headlining Glastonbury? All this and much more…
46m Jun 19, 2016
46m
Bigmouth #8 - Ali and hip hop, C87 indie and Ted Kessler's 'My Old Man' book
Is Muhammad Ali the grandfather of hip hop? How did we get from winsome C86 indie to today’s lairy guitar pop? And are our dads reponsible for our musical taste? Special guests Laura Snapes and Ted Kessler – author of new book ‘My Old Man’ – join Andrew and Matt to talk over these matters and more…
46m Jun 12, 2016
46m
Bigmouth Ep #7 - The Monkees, Top Gear and Moby’s book
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: Should UKIP and Donald Trump stop pinching beloved songs for their campaigns? Are Moby’s autobiography and the first Monkees album in 20 years any good? The new ‘Top Gear’: decent refurb or candidate for the scrappage scheme? Guests Kate Mossman of the New Statesman and writer David Stubbs join Andrew and Matt to argue on this and much, much more…
50m Jun 05, 2016
50m
Bigmouth #6 - EoDM, The Return of ABC, Dexys & S'Express, and Sylvia Patterson on Smash Hits
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: Should Eagles Of Death Metal be kicked off festivals because of their singer’s politics? Comeback albums from Dexys, ABC and S’Express. And legendary Smash Hits writer Sylvia Patterson talks us through ‘I’m Not With The Band’, her hilarious memoir of life at the sharp end of pop journalism. Also joining us is special guest Alexis Petridis, the Guardia...
48m May 29, 2016
48m
Bigmouth Ep #5 - Retro Special: 90's music, Trainspotting and Punk at the British Library
Special guests Dev Sherlock of music blog digest The Hype Machine and music writer Arwa Haider join Andrew and Matt for another edition of the smart pop culture podcast. This week: What’s set off this sudden 90s revival, with the returns of Richard Ashcroft, the Manics, the Stone Roses and even Black Grape? Will ‘Trainspotting 2’ match the original? Just how punk is the British Library’s punk e...
48m May 22, 2016
48m
Bigmouth Ep #4 - Dylan, Lush and Mercury Prize re-boot
On the show this week Eamonn Forde and James Medd join Andrew & Matt in the studio to discuss the 50th anniversary of #blondeonblonde, review the return of Lush, 'the shoegazing ABBA', and peer into Eamonn's big bag of terrible showbiz auto biographies...
47m May 15, 2016
47m
Bigmouth Ep #3 - Radiohead, Paul McCartney and Bands You Know You Should Like But Don't
This week we talk #radiohead, #beatles, a new @paulmccartney book and the bands you should like but don't. With @michaelmoran and #pauldunoyer.
47m May 08, 2016
47m
Bigmouth Ep #2 - Captain America Civil War, Prince and Jonathan Pie
Bigmouth talks #CaptainAmericaCivilWar, #prince #jonathanpie and #GameOfThrones with @JoeMuggs and @Sarahcrbee
1hr May 01, 2016
1hr
Bigmouth Ep #1 - Game Of Thrones, Record Store Day and Sandy Denny
Andrew Collins & Jude Rogers join Andrew Harrison in the studio to discuss #GameOfThrones, #RSD2016, the enduring appeal of #sandydenny, and career ending LP's
51m Apr 24, 2016
51m