Podcast #74: St. Vincent, The Deuce, Nile Rodgers, XTC
On this week’s show: Is pop polymath St. Vincent our new Kate Bush? Can ‘The Deuce’ do with the porn industry what creator David Simon did with policing in ‘The Wire’? And popumentaries on Nile Rodgers and XTC. Guests Hannah Verdier and Andrew Mueller join Andrew and Matt.
56m Oct 14, 2017
56m
Podcast #73: Blade Runner 2049, Liam solo debut, 33 1/3 rock books
Can ‘Blade Runner 2049’ live up to the incredible advance press? The return of Liam Gallagher: what’s in Our Kid’s raging id? And the latest 33 1/3 rock criticism books on Björk and The Raincoats. It’s CARRY ON VOIGT-KAMPFFING week at Bigmouth with special guest Laura Snapes and Andrew Male plus geek desk correspondent Michael Moran.
50m Oct 07, 2017
50m
Podcast #72: Star Trek Discovery, Wolf Alice, Ken Burns’ Vietnam
Is the latest version of Star Trek the one we need right now, or just the one we’re getting? Will Wolf Alice regenerate the indie band template? And will famed documentarian Ken Burns change the way we think about the Vietnam War? All this and more as guests Rebecca Nicholson and David Stubbs join Andrew and Matt for more high-quality pop procrastination.
50m Sep 30, 2017
50m
Podcast #71: Mother! movie, The Horrors, C4’s Philip K. Dick series
Is Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ a deeply-felt work of visionary genius… or a load of ludicrous cobblers and the worst movie of the 21st Century so far? Have The Horrors finally come good? Can Channel 4 and Amazon make sci-fi master Philip K. Dick work on TV? Journos Siân Pattenden and Ali Catterall join Andrew and Matt to thrash it all out.
46m Sep 23, 2017
46m
Podcast #70: Bowie box set, rock writer memoir and more
This week on the pop culture podcast for the discerning flâneur, Michael Hann welcomes special guests Laura Barton and Travis Elborough to talk Bowie, rock memoirs and more. Producer Matt Hall twiddles the knobs appreciatively.
47m Sep 16, 2017
47m
Podcast #69 - Susanne Sundfor, The National, Nick Broomfield's Whitney Houston doc
Andrew's on holiday, so Michael Hann, former music editor of The Guardian is in the chair. He's joined by music writer Sophie Heawood and SFA costume inhabiter Robin Turner. We talk new LP's from the Nationaland Susanne Sundfor, Nick Broomfield's Whitney Houston doc, and Sky Arts' music series Rock N Roll. Subscribe po.st/BGM // iTunes po.st/BGMitunes
50m Sep 09, 2017
50m
Podcast #68: GoT S7 wash up and LCD Soundsystem return
This week on the pop culture podcast with added snap and crackle, it's a Game Of Thrones S7 wrap-up special with Thronecast's Jamie East together with superfans Dorian Lynskey and Anna Fielding joining Andrew and Matt to pick over the bones of the penultimate season, and try to divine how the story is going to pan out. Plus, we look at the return of LCD Soundsystem. Subscribe po.st/BGM // iTun...
52m Sep 02, 2017
52m
Podcast #67: Detroit movie, Ghostpoet, Marvel’s Defenders
This week on the smart pop culture podcast… Kathryn Bigelow’s nerve-wracking new movie DETROIT, hypnotic post-hip-hop from GHOSTPOET, and is Marvel’s DEFENDERS a hit or a miss for Netflix? Special guest Steve Yates joins Matt and Andrew in the Bigmouth bunker. Subscribe po.st/BGM // iTunes po.st/BGMitunes
49m Aug 26, 2017
49m
SPARKS ON BIGMOUTH: A bonus mini-cast
This studio ain’t big enough for the both of them… SPARKS brothers Ron and Russell Mael visit the Bigmouth bunker where they talk to Andrew Harrison and Eamonn Forde about their 45 years as pop’s least predictable duo. How did new album ‘Hippopotamus’ come about? Why are they the only brothers in music who don’t hate each other? Where did Russell’s trademark falsetto come from? How did Ron choo...
26m Aug 26, 2017
26m
Podcast #66: Sky Arts on acid house, Elvis and pop’s What Ifs?, The War On Drugs
This week on the pop culture podcast for thinking layabouts: Would pop have turned out different if Elvis had never met Col. Tom Parker? Can Sky Arts bring a new angle to the genesis of house music? Is The War On Drugs’ new album any good? Special guests film critic Linda Marric and Rob Fitzpatrick of Spotify join Andrew and Matt to argue the “toss”.
59m Aug 19, 2017
59m
Podcast #65: Summer LP round-up with Beatles, Jane Weaver, Radiohead, Noga Erez
The smart pop culture podcast is on its hols for a couple of weeks, so tide yourself over with some of our most fun music talk from the summer. Our guests look at new talents Jane Weaver and Noga Erez plus reissues of ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ and ‘OK Computer’ – and everyone has a fab time. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes
36m Aug 05, 2017
36m
Podcast #64: Arcade Fire, Black Grape, The Fall, Mash Report
This week on the pop culture podcast for thinking time wasters… Are ARCADE FIRE suffering from a profundity overdose? The BLACK GRAPE album that nobody expected. And have THE FALL made their LP again, or something different? Special guests JUDE ROGERS and JUSTIN QUIRK join Andrew and Matt to thrash it all out. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes
59m Jul 29, 2017
59m
Podcast #63: Game Of Thrones S7, Goldie, more summer tunes
Winter is here… well, that's the British summer for you. Special guests JAMIE EAST of Thronecast/Virgin Radio and ANNA FIELDING of Emerald Street/Stylist join Matt and Andrew to talk about the penultimate series of television’s most brutal fantasy. Plus the Goldie album we missed, and our guests’ selections for beach listening. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTunes
58m Jul 22, 2017
58m
Podcast #62: Summer tunes special – 99 problems and a beach ain’t one
On this week’s sun-baked special, guests JULIA RAESIDE and MICHAEL HANN join Andrew and Matt with ideas of what to play (and read) on your summer hols. Who will choose latin electro, who thinks metal goes well with Ambre Solaire, and will customs see our choices and order an invasive body search? Click to play now or download: http://po.st/RMNCS Subscribe via iTunes: http://po.st/RMNCSitunes
58m Jul 15, 2017
58m
Podcast #61: Spider-Man Homecoming, goths, Morrissey movie, Doctor Who finale
Special guests KATIE PUCKRIK from the telly and novelist-journo-metal-fiend JASON ARNOPP join us for an epic-length pop culture natterfest. This week: Katie’s adventures in smells, Jason’s making a movie with Ron Howard, Peter Capaldi’s exit report as the Doctor, and is it time we stopped worrying and learned to love goth? Plus geek desk correspondent MICHAEL MORAN assesses ‘Spider-Man: Homeco...
1hr 9m Jul 08, 2017
1hr 9m
Podcast #60: Prince’s Purple Rain, GLOW, Public Service Broadcasting
It’s Wales vs Northern Ireland on the smart pop culture podcast this week, as we welcome special guests SaIi Hughes and Eamonn Forde. We look on in awe as the vaults of unreleased Prince tunes creak open, Sali reconnects with her Welsh roots on Public Service Broadcasting’s magnificent picture of the rise and fall of the mining industry, and we all argue about Netflix’s lady wrestlers show and ...
48m Jul 01, 2017
48m
Podcast #59: Live at Glastonbury Special
In a possibly unwise podcasting experiment, Andrew talks to friends of Bigmouth old and new in the shadow of the Pyramid Stage. Who was great this year? Who wasn’t? What does “charging the robot” mean and which song titles will the participants get wrong, having been on the Otter Ale since mid-morning? Click to stream now via high-speed optical leyline – or subscribe at http://po.st/BigmouthiTu...
52m Jun 26, 2017
52m
Podcast #58: Radiohead’s ‘OK Computer’ revisited, Beth Ditto, ‘Churchill’
What’s in the new version of ‘OK Computer’ and is it still the greatest album of all time, ever in history? Is the new album by leather-lunged LGBT belter Beth Ditto any good, and how about the latest cinematic incarnation of Winston Churchill? We sort it all out with guests John Niven – author of ‘Kill Your Friends’ – and journalist Mark Hooper. Click here to listen now or subscribe at http:/...
48m Jun 17, 2017
48m
Podcast #57: Billy Bragg’s skiffle book, space electronica, Glen Campbell’s farewell
Billy Bragg’s new book reckons that skiffle was the original punk DIY explosion – is he right? Can you enjoy an album by a desperately ill star who has to be coaxed through the recording? And why did cosmic synth music sell so well in health food shops? Special guests Kate Mossman of The New Statesman and Travis Elborough join Andrew and Matt to sort it all out. Click here to listen.
48m Jun 10, 2017
48m
Podcast #56: ‘Handmaid’s Tale’, Noga Erez, Cigarettes After Sex and the worst political records
They’ve made us an Offred we can’t refuse… On the smart pop culture podcast this week, we review C4’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, look at new albums by Israeli sound-mangler Noga Erez and ambient pop newcomers Cigarettes After Sex, and ask why political pop records are so grim. Special guests Kate Hutchinson and Andrew Male join Andrew H and Matt in the Bigmouth Election Command Centre. Click to li...
49m Jun 03, 2017
49m
Podcast #55: Twin Peaks returns, Sgt. Pepper deluxe edition, new Saint Etienne
This week on the smart pop culture talk show: Is Twin Peaks the weirdness we need right now? What’s in the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ tape cupboard for non-Beatlemaniacs? And can Saint Etienne’s ‘Home Counties’ mythologise the last mysterious region of England? Special guests Dorian Lynskey and Anthony Teasdale join Andrew and Matt to argue the toss. Listen now or download at http://po.st/y9wbZs
44m May 27, 2017
44m
Podcast #54: Are rock stars over? Radiophonic Workshop, BBC4 Americana and more
Is the Age of the Rock Star finished? David Hepworth’s new book reckons so. We argue the toss with this week’s special guests DJ Justin Robertson and actor-comedian Wendy Wason. Plus: the first Radiophonic Workshop album in 32 years, BBC4’s new epic documentary on American roots music, and much much more.
47m May 20, 2017
47m
Podcast #53: Paul Weller, Jane Weaver, C4’s Chicago house history and Alien: Covenant
On this week’s show Rebecca Nicholson and Stevie Chick join Andrew and Matt to talk about new albums from Paul Weller and Jane Weaver, and check out All 4’s dance music documentary ‘I Was There When House Took Over The World’. Plus Michael Moran stops by to eviscerate Ridley Scott’s latest prequel ‘Alien: Covenant’ in the manner of a hungry xenomorph. Click to listen!
49m May 13, 2017
49m
Podcast #52: The year so far with The xx, Stormzy, Flaming Lips and more
A special round-up of 2017’s best releases so far: Sleaford Mods, Stormzy, The xx, Run The Jewels and Flaming Lips. Special guests Zoë Howe, Andrew Male, Mark Hooper, Siân Pattenden and Andy Miller weigh in. Click to listen. And don't forget you can hear all the tracks played on this podcast in full at our Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
41m May 06, 2017
41m
Podcast #51: Blondie, Gorillaz, ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2’, Kendrick Lamar
Is Blondie’s new album ‘Pollinator’ a top buzz and is Deborah Harry still queen bee? Can Gorillaz exorcise Damon’s demons? And is Marvel’s soft-rock space opera fit for a second outing? Special guests Travis Elborough and Polly Birkbeck, plus special correspondents Michael Moran and Joe Muggs, join Andrew and Matt in the bunker. For the full versions of all the songs played on this podcast visi...
50m Apr 29, 2017
50m
Podcast #50: ‘Doctor Who’ series 10, Sky’s ‘Guerrilla’, Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and more
It’s our first birthday! Special guests are best-selling author and ‘Doctor Who’ geek Jenny Colgan (writer of ‘Who’ spin-offs and beach romances) plus our grime and dubstep correspondent Joe Muggs. Is Bill a good fit for the Tardis? Is Idris Elba too tall for TV? Has Joe Goddard of Hot Chip made a dad house classic? All this and more will be revealed… Click to listen!
45m Apr 22, 2017
45m
Podcast #49: Father John Misty, Jack Whitehall's 'Decline & Fall', Simon Amstell's vegan comedy and more
This week on the smart people’s pop culture podcast… Father John Misty – genius, dick, or a bit of both? Will comedian Simon Amstell’s sci-fi vegan mockumentary ‘Carnage’ put Andrew off his sausage sandwich? And why can’t we stop watching toff porn like the BBC’s ‘Decline And Fall’? Common oiks Robin Turner and Justin Quirk weigh in. Click to listen! And don't forget you can hear all the track...
49m Apr 15, 2017
49m
Podcast #48: One flew over David Tennant’s nest, Marvel vs diversity, Future Islands, Jamiroquai
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: David Tennant plays “acid Marxist” psychotherapist RD Laing in ‘Mad To Be Normal’. Marvel Comics’ have a Gerald Ratner moment regarding non-white-male superheroes. Future Islands’ oddball synthpop. And, is it time to stop moaning and learn to love Jamiroquai? Special guests Julia Raeside and Ali Catterall help us sort it all out. Click to listen!
46m Apr 08, 2017
46m
Podcast #47: Art! Sex! Music! Cosey Fanni Tutti book, Goldfrapp, British Sea Power and more
This week: Our special guests Jude Rogers of The Guardian and Ian Gittins tackle ART SEX MUSIC – the astonishing new autobiography of Throbbing Gristle's Cosey Fanni Tutti – plus new albums from Goldfrapp and British Sea Power and more. Click to listen. And don't forget you can listen to all the tracks played on the show in full by visiting our Spotify playlist
42m Apr 01, 2017
42m
Podcast #46: ‘Free Fire’ movie, Jesus And Mary Chain, ‘Inside No.9’ and more
Special guests Michael Hogan (Guardian and Telegraph) and Siân Pattenden join Andrew and Matt to look at Ben Wheatley’s gun-crazy new movie ‘Free Fire’, the first new Jesus And Mary Chain album in 19 years, and BBC2’s dark comedy series ‘Inside No.9’. Click to play!
47m Mar 25, 2017
47m
Podcast #45: Bee Gees, Marvel’s Iron Fist, Anohni, Spoon and more
We expose our chest hair to salute the glory of The BEE GEES – who made their first British recordings exactly 50 years ago – and step warily into the dojo with MARVEL’S IRON FIST, new on Netflix. Plus guests Peter Paphides and The Guardian's Michael Hann on new music by Spoon and whether Anohni is the opposite of a guilty pleasure. Click to stream now – or go here to download: http://po.st/y9wbZs
45m Mar 18, 2017
45m
Podcast #44: Laura Marling, BBC4 on the 90s, The Shires
Dude, where's my country? Guests Laura Barton (The Guardian, R4) and Andrew Mueller (Monocle, Melody Maker) join Andrew and Matt to dissect Laura Marling’s new album, marvel at the baffling success of The Shires, and look at the last episode of BBC4’s People’s History Of Pop. Click to stream now – or see below for download link.
43m Mar 11, 2017
43m
Podcast #43: Sleaford Mods, Stormzy, BBC4 Science of Pop and more
Who's got the best handle on Modern Britain Today: the duo that Noel Gallagher compared to Viz Comic's Brown Bottle or grime don Stormzy? Can computers predict hit songs? And what are the most boring conversation topics in all pop? Special guests Andrew Male of Mojo and Mark Hooper of Hole & Corner magazine join Matt and Andrew to sort it all out. Click to listen!
45m Mar 04, 2017
45m
Podcast #42: 40 Years of 2000AD comic, The Magnetic Fields, SS-GB and more
Special guests Strictly Kev AKA DJ Food of Ninja Tune plus sport and music writer Matt Allen join Andrew and Matt in the Bigmouth Command Module. This week: Happy Birthday to 2000AD, The Magnetic Fields’ ‘50 Song Memoir’ and BBC1’s SS-GB. Plus Shriekback, Sir Anthony Beevor’s Desert Island Discs and Alan Moore “singing”. Click to listen! And remember you can hear tracks on this podcast in full...
45m Feb 25, 2017
45m
Podcast #41: Lego Batman, bad stage patter, ‘Girls’, Wombles and more
Is ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ more realistic than Christopher Nolan’s batfilms? What’s the worst onstage banter? Does the new series of ‘Girls’ make any sense if you haven’t seen the rest of it? Guests Ali Catterall of The Guardian and Justin Quirk of AskMen.com join Andrew and Matt to thrash it all out. Click to listen – and don't forget, to listen to the tracks on this podcast in full, visit our...
45m Feb 18, 2017
45m
Podcast #40: 'Roots' remake, David Axelrod RIP, Sampha and more
Guests Joe Muggs of Mixmag and Anthony Teasdale of Umbrella magazine join Matt and Andrew to discuss a 21st Century take on Kunta Kinte, the late cosmic soul man David Axelrod, and the debut album by Sampha, the Frank Ocean of Cricklewood. Click to play, or see links on the right to subscribe… And don’t forget that all the music you hear on the show is available in full on our Editors’ Recomme...
46m Feb 11, 2017
46m
Trainspotting 2 – a spoiler-packed Bigmouth Minicast
So what actually happens to Renton, Spud, Begbie and Sick Boy – and does it work as a movie? Miranda Sawyer of The Observer, Will Hodgkinson of The Times, Matt and Andrew go right round the Edinburgh u-bend on T2. Warning: don't listen unless you've seen the film.
18m Feb 04, 2017
18m
Podcast #39: Trainspotting 2, female Doctor Who, Rag'n'Bone Man and more
Is T2 as good as T1? Are we ready for a Time Lady in the TARDIS? Special guests Will Hodgkinson of The Times and Miranda Sawyer of The Observer join Andrew and Matt to discuss these weighty matters and more. Click to listen or see download link on right of page.
48m Feb 04, 2017
48m
Podcast #38: Elbow, Bonobo, Trump (oh no), A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Elbow + Bonobo = Elbonobo? Their new albums are under discussion with Andrew, Matt and special guest Dorian Lynskey. Also: Netflix's new Lemony Snicket adaptation and how the entertainment world is dealing with the Dawn of Trump. Click to listen or download. And don't forget you can hear all the tracks played on the podcast in full at our Editors Reccomend playlist on Spotify https://open.spot...
43m Jan 28, 2017
43m
Podcast #37: La La Land, Run The Jewels and pop-lit mergers
Show us another podcast that discusses hardcore hip hop and light-loafered musicals with the same panache. Guests Siân Pattenden and Andy Miller join Andrew and Matt to see whose game is mad tight and whose gavotte is rot. Click to listen. And don't forget, to listen to the music played on this podcast in full go to the Bigmouth Editors Recommends playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/...
55m Jan 21, 2017
55m
Podcast #36: Stevie Nicks book, The xx, Flaming Lips and more
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: Zoe Howe on her Stevie Nicks book plus new albums by The xx and Flaming Lips with Matt, Andrew and special guest Eamonn Forde. Click to listen! And remember you can hear all the music on this podcast in full on our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
46m Jan 14, 2017
46m
Podcast #35: The OA, George Michael, Carrie Fisher, Rick Parfitt and more
The smart pop culture podcast is back from its Christmas break with special guests David Stubbs and Michael Hann of The Guardian. This week we talk about Netflix's inexplicable chiller The OA, the brilliant new album by Flo Morrissey and Matthew E White, plus the talent we lost in 2016's last few days. Click to listen!
47m Jan 07, 2017
47m
HOLIDAY SPECIAL: A Bigmouth All-Star Edition
While we're on our Christmas break, here's a special edition of the smart pop culture podcast. Throughout 2016 we've been asking our guests to name the one thing they'd rescue – humans and animals excepted – if their flat went on fire. Hear answers from guests including Dorian Lynskey, Jude Rogers, Simon Reynolds and more, plus our own Matt and Andrew. Have a good one. We'll be back in January.
41m Dec 22, 2016
41m
Rogue One – a spoiler-heavy Bigmouth Minicast
WARNING – THIS PODCAST CONTAINS SPOILERS!!! Right, now that's out of the way: Jedi wannabees Andrew Harrison and Matt Hall are joined by space scum Ian Harrison and Michael Moran to pick over the bones of the latest Star Wars movie, work out how it fits into the galaxy far, far away, and ask where in the list of ‘Best Star Wars movies’ does it exactly fit.
23m Dec 17, 2016
23m
Podcast #34 - Spoiler-free Rogue One review, plus more 2016 favourites
Michael Moran and Ian Harrison (some relation) join Andrew and Matt in the studio to discuss the latest movie to roll off the Star Wars production line. Where does it fit in the 'best Star Wars movie' chart? Plus Michael and Ian talk about their favourite books, TV and music of the last 12 months.
45m Dec 17, 2016
45m
Podcast #33 - What we loved in 2016
Whiskers on kittens and snowdrops on mittens. Neither of these things crop up in this show, as Dorian Lynskey and Jude Rogers join Andrew and Matt to race through a few of their favourite things of 2016. Bowie's final album, Westworld, The Hateful Eight and The Avalanches all make an appearance. Click to listen.
47m Dec 11, 2016
47m
Podcast #32 – Brad Pitt in Allied, Nordic noir show Modus, albums by Pete Doherty and The Weeknd
Guests Ted Kessler of Q Magazine and James Medd join Andrew and Matt to pick over Modus ( the latest Scandi Noir to hit BBC 4), make like Pat Benatar with Brad Pitt's WWII romance thriller Allied, and review the latest LPs from Pete(r) Doherty and The Weeknd. Click to listen.
45m Dec 03, 2016
45m
Podcast #31 - Clarkson’s Grand Tour, Kate Bush, Kanye West meltdown
This week special guests Miranda Sawyer and Hannah Verdier join Andrew and Matt to discuss the return of Clarkson, Hammond and May in Amazon's The Grand Tour, and Kate Bush’s live album. Plus London club Fabric gets one last chance, and Kanye West cancels his tour amid rumours of breakdowns. Warning: contains the phrase “Totally Quatermass!” Click to listen.
46m Nov 27, 2016
46m
Arrival – a spoiler-laden Bigmouth Mini-Cast
A spoiler-heavy discussion of Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi brain twister Arrival, with Andrew, Matt and guests Joe Muggs and Mark Hooper. WARNING: If you haven’t seen the movie – don’t listen!
14m Nov 20, 2016
14m
Podcast #30 - A Tribe Called Quest, Arrival movie, David Mancuso
This week we talk about A Tribe Called Quest’s incredible final album, alien first contact movie Arrival and godfather of DJ culture David Mancuso with guests Joe Muggs of Mixmag and Mark Hooper of Hole & Corner magazine. Click to listen.
45m Nov 20, 2016
45m