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A Christmas cracker to end the year as Tony Mortimer tells us the story behind East 17’s classic Stay Another Day. Niall...
23/12/2024

A Christmas cracker to end the year as Tony Mortimer tells us the story behind East 17’s classic Stay Another Day. Niall asked Tony if he still had his white puffa jacket and he sent us this pic to go with the interview, what a fella. Link in bio!

If you could go back in time, where would you go?“I’d probably go back to some incredible Egyptian matriarchal tribal li...
09/12/2024

If you could go back in time, where would you go?

“I’d probably go back to some incredible Egyptian matriarchal tribal life that I could enjoy being a woman in my 40s. Like, being the head of an incredible tribe and enjoying the wisdom and the intergenerational life and raising children and being a big tribe of family. I think that would be really awesome. And then learning about all the mystical mythological traditions and rituals and ideas behind an old civilisation like that.”



Natasha Khan aka takes on our Life & Times questionnaire, includes chat about daydreaming, the school run, Björk, Madonna, The Wizard Of Oz, keeping the creative well full and more. It’s a free edition, link in bio.

Is 2025 going to be the year that Radiohead come back?“As I’m sure you know, we did one or two days rehearsal in the sum...
02/12/2024

Is 2025 going to be the year that Radiohead come back?

“As I’m sure you know, we did one or two days rehearsal in the summer, but that was really just to check in. It was a bit like taking the old car out for a run before putting it back into the garage.”

Did it pass its MOT?
“I didn’t get as far as the MOT, but it meant that the next time you took it out the garage, the wheels wouldn’t fall off. So I don’t know but it was really nice to see everyone, and it was all very amiable and cordial. I mean, I would love to, but I’m not driving, it’s something that we’d all have to decide and agree upon, but I would like nothing more than the opportunity to play to fans, especially because I’ve just been doing these book signings around the UK and Europe and so many people come up and say, ‘When are you gonna, play again?’, and so many kids as well, so many younger people. These young girls in Paris, I signed the book for them, and then they said, ‘Oh, can you do a drawing and then we’ll scan it and we’ll get tattoos’. I was a bit taken aback and I said, ‘I can’t do that, because I can’t draw’, I’m terrible at drawing, so I managed to beat a tactful retreat. But such devotion is humbling. I really would love to play some shows at some point but I have to wait for everybody to be free to do them. Is that a good answer?”



Start the week with ! The
bassist tells Niall about his excellent new photography book, touring with Nick Cave, The Bends turning 30, Pop Is Dead, his awkward interview with Ted in Meeting People Is Easy & more. It’s a freebie, link in bio!

What do you consider your greatest achievement?“I don’t have to define that really, I don’t think it’s important to even...
25/11/2024

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

“I don’t have to define that really, I don’t think it’s important to even share that kind of stuff. We’ll see what lasts and what doesn’t. I think I’ve been very fortunate. It’s strange because you can’t really tell the music business straight out the gate to go to hell, go f**k themselves, ignore everything about how the status quo is and at the same time, expect a pat on the back and rewards and accolades. It doesn’t work that way. It’s one or the other. So that’s okay, and that’s something that will have to be figured out in the future. Dig!, the movie that that my group is in, 90% of the people watching something like that will look at something thirty years old and go, ‘Oh, well, this guy failed, because it says in the movie that he failed’. They don’t understand the record business doesn’t exist anymore. Their brain doesn’t compute that Capitol Records is boarded up. They don’t compute that out of all of my peers, there’s one or two people that just can even play music for the hell of it, like Paul Weller. Everybody else, they just come back every five years, ten years or twenty years. They’re not playing all the time.”



Brian Jonestown Massacre leader takes on our Life & Times questionnaire, includes run-ins with Dylan, why he’d like to talk to the England ‘66 team, his impeccable driving record & much more. Link in bio.

*Have you ever been arrested?* “No. Well, almost. I was taken into a back room, embarrassingly not that long ago, becaus...
18/11/2024

*Have you ever been arrested?*

“No. Well, almost. I was taken into a back room, embarrassingly not that long ago, because I accidentally stole a dress from Uniglo. OK, I didn’t accidentally steal it. I stole a dress from Uniglo. That was just me trying to cover my tracks still. Yes, they took me into a room and told me off – it was terrifying!”



Start the week with as the British-Brazilian singer-songwriter takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. Includes vital chat about archeology, Arnold Circus, Skehans pub, Mount Eerie, Nile Rodgers, Brazilian tree frogs and more, link in bio.

What’s the secret to a long life?“Not doing s**t you don’t want to do and keeping it f**king good, keeping it fun but no...
11/11/2024

What’s the secret to a long life?

“Not doing s**t you don’t want to do and keeping it f**king good, keeping it fun but not obsessive, not over the top. Everything in moderation, including moderation. Because you can take a couple things and go right out on them, right on the tangent. I think you want to stay physical. You want to be burning around, jumping up and down, you’ve got to be active, you’ve got to get the air - and don’t lie, always tell the truth. That’s about what I can recommend, keep it active and do what you like to do, because it’s an insult to everybody and to life itself if you do something that you don’t want to do.”



In today’s edition, takes on our Life & Times questionnaire and delivers a corker. Link in bio.

In today’s edition,  of recently-formed post-rock indie crew  takes on our Release Valve queries. Link in bio!
06/11/2024

In today’s edition, of recently-formed post-rock indie crew takes on our Release Valve queries. Link in bio!

What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?“I was told by Riz Ahmed not too long ago that I should just throw away my...
04/11/2024

What’s the best advice you’ve ever been given?

“I was told by Riz Ahmed not too long ago that I should just throw away my phone and not be on social media. I was like, ‘That’s weird, I like Instagram’, but I’m now realising that it’s pretty intense and can mess with your head. He was right, so that was a good piece of advice, but one that I’m not following.”



Start your week with this very entertaining chat with
, featuring Jon Hamm, smoking, bad dancing, freaky butterflies, Men In Black: International & much more. It’s a freebie, link in bio.

We are hosting a special show with  in December to celebrate Iechyd Da being our album of the year. Head to the link in ...
01/11/2024

We are hosting a special show with in December to celebrate Iechyd Da being our album of the year. Head to the link in our bio for tickets, but be quick!

In today’s edition,  drummer David Lovering answers our Release Valve queries, including his love of Bay City Rollers, w...
30/10/2024

In today’s edition, drummer David Lovering answers our Release Valve queries, including his love of Bay City Rollers, why Pixies’ first ever gig was the best, his favourite Steve Albini record and much more. Link in bio.

What was the home you grew up in like?“It was Cedarwood Road, the infamous road where most of the Virgin Prunes and Bono...
28/10/2024

What was the home you grew up in like?

“It was Cedarwood Road, the infamous road where most of the Virgin Prunes and Bono came from. Northside, Dublin. I lived in the cul-de-sac, which was Catholic and the top end was Protestant. Working class, but upper working class. It was rough because Dublin in the 1970s was. The ‘70s, 80s weren’t f**king fun economically in Ireland, or England. Dublin was rough. Like Liverpool or Manchester, you get a f**king headbutt if you look the wrong way. The fighting Irish. I don’t have any fuzzy feelings about growing up in Dublin.”



Start the week with . The singer, composer, U2 creative director and former Virgin Prune takes on our Life & Times questionnaire (and also explains what a U2 creative director does). It’s a free edition, link in bio.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?“That I get weirdly excited by super good kitchenware. If you get me a...
21/10/2024

What would people be surprised to learn about you?

“That I get weirdly excited by super good kitchenware. If you get me a really high-end knife - and I’ve got KitchenAid knife sharpener from my mum for Christmas - ooh, when that s**t’s razor sharp and I’m just dicing veggies like a f**king Samurai, I’m really in my happy place. And then throw that in some All-Clad fancy cookware, that’s more than an average amount of fulfilling for me.”



Start the week with as the frontman tackles our Life & Times questionnaire. It’s a free edition - link in bio.

What would people be surprised to learn about you?I’m pretty daft, I think. If you look at my lyrics, you might think th...
14/10/2024

What would people be surprised to learn about you?

I’m pretty daft, I think. If you look at my lyrics, you might think this is a really serious person. Someone who takes themselves really seriously and is actually quite depressed. But then they meet me, and they may think that I’m a bit shyer and a bit dafter, and sometimes out and out stupid. It’s probably quite disappointing, because I don’t think people want others to be like an eight-year-old kid in front of them. I had a thing in Belgium once where Dave Rotheray and Sean Welch from the Beautiful South were being interviewed on a separate table. I’d been being daft with the bar staff, and the journalist asked Dave and Sean who writes the lyrics: they pointed to me. The journalist said, ‘No, who really writes the lyrics?’ From then on in it became a bit of band slogan whenever I did something daft: who really writes the lyrics?!



Come in, make yourself a brew and settle down for fifteen minutes of soft-eyed, warm-hearted wisdom and revelation from Britain’s favourite sixty-something singer, Paul Heaton as he takes on our Life & Times questionnaire. Link in bio.

“I ran a little CD burning business when I was 13. I would buy the CD from the shop, burn it and scan the artwork to cre...
09/10/2024

“I ran a little CD burning business when I was 13. I would buy the CD from the shop, burn it and scan the artwork to create a convincing counterfeit. I’d then take the CD back and swap it out for something else to fake. It was a good little earner and I got to know the records intimately. At the time Travis were my biggest seller with The Man Who. A great record, they were my favourite group because they made me many fivers. A later got the chance to tell Fran Healy and he was very good humoured about it all.”

In today’s edition, tackles our Release Valve queries. It’s a cracker - link in bio.

Start the week with  as the  frontman tackles our Life & Times questionnaire & tells us about the time Keith Richards ga...
07/10/2024

Start the week with as the
frontman tackles our Life & Times questionnaire & tells us about the time Keith Richards gave him a nickname, his very particular fear of standing under tall buildings & much more. It’s a free edition, link in bio.

Start the week with ’s Matt Johnson! He tells us about going to dinner with Leonard Cohen, growing up in one of east Lon...
30/09/2024

Start the week with
’s Matt Johnson! He tells us about going to dinner with Leonard Cohen, growing up in one of east London’s most famous pubs, family, flirting, getting older and more. It’s a free edition - link in bio.

Start the week with ! The Pavement, Jicks and now-Hard Quartet singer, songwriter and guitarist tells us about his new b...
23/09/2024

Start the week with ! The Pavement, Jicks and now-Hard Quartet singer, songwriter and guitarist tells us about his new band and answers the big questions thrown at him by the New Cue questionnaire. What’s his earliest memory? What’s his worst habit? When does he lie? An excellent read and as per every Monday, it’s a free edition. Link in bio.

In today’s TNC,  kicks off our new weekly questionnaire edition, telling us about his life and times, musical loves, big...
16/09/2024

In today’s TNC, kicks off our new weekly questionnaire edition, telling us about his life and times, musical loves, biggest fears, worst habits and more. It’s a free edition, link in bio!

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