Arthur Leadbetter (Squid)

Benny Sings joins today, a week in on Young Hearts. He talks wanting to study psychology, philosophy, first demo/album, BEA1991, rejections, trends, a bad tiny desk first session, staying home, making records, the office floor & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Benny Sings 'Young Hearts', Cocksparrer 'Working' Photo: Robb Klassen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 Huhti 202341min

Bangers are reformed! Here's singer/guitarist Roo Pescod on lowballing ambitions, Cornwall, friends around the country, developing games, board games, D&D, theatre of the mind storytelling, turning down backing Dan Andriano, working at a library, still having a desire to tour while working full time, principles from growing up, Falmouth punk shows, shutting down Tesco warehouse on Christmas, breaking sheds, finding dog poo bins, Dartmoor ice cream turf wars & lots more! Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Tracks: Bangers 'Too Many Dark Knights', Cocksparrer 'Working' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Huhti 202345min

Plus Ultra, their debut album, is out 14 April. It's good stuff. Here's Charlie and Jake talking about how they were going to release it themselves before EMI, recording into 5 watt amps, how British culture isn’t set up for musicians, their dip moment, Charlie's leccy job, Future Islands, the mental battle, a balloon sore spot & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

30 Maalis 202343min

Some tunes for today's Playlist: Wednesday 'TV in the Gas Pump', Halo Maud 'Catch The Wave', Dave Okumu ‘Amnesia’, CIVIC 'Fly Song'. Eades 'Reno Pt. 2', Kitty Fitz 'Malibu' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

29 Maalis 20237min

Her new crime thriller family novel Coming To Find You is available to pre-order NOW... it's my mum! For the 200th episode I wanted to do something special, so interviewing the person who's been waking up before sunrise and writing novels during my school plays has a good feeling about it. Here's Jane talking about reading a lot when she was younger, writing 12 unpublished novels before her first published novel, manuscript rejections, working at a high security prison, being 49 when her first novel was published, being 60 getting her first best seller, her self imposed apprenticeship & more!! Jane Corry's new book Coming To Find You is out in June on Penguin / Random House Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Maalis 202337min

One of the greatest punk rock bands ever, the Bouncing Souls have a new album out TODAY. It's called Ten Stories High, written about fans' lives they were told through their Patreon. Big heart energy. Here's Greg Attonito talking about their punk house, BYO’s impact on the Bouncing Souls, touring in the UK with Green Day, moving to California, getting into ruts and how that’s really experiencing life, their patreon inspired new album, will yip, kids music with mike asian man, Play Date, working at mosquito control in New Jersey & more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: the Bouncing Souls 'Shannon's Song', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Maalis 202346min

THE PLAYLIST Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4Z2WbWh9WNDZjudSFWHFnw?si=152ed313c2784769 The Playlist - mini episodes about new releases I'm listening to, a mini reviews SLASH weekly music highlights. Featured: Island of Love 'Fed Rock', Dazy 'Always In Between', Trust Fund & Ex-Vöid ‘animals in war’, Feist 'Borrow Trouble', BC Camplight 'She's Gone Cold', Bully 'Days Move Slow', Lankum 'Newcastle' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

22 Maalis 202310min

Kingsley of BENEFITS joins me before their new album NAILS comes out 21 April - touching on the lack of infrastructure of the North East, Sleaford Mods, famous fans on Twitter, being actually quite shy and nervous, sweating from one armpit, being the number one in call centres for Barclaycard for giving back late payment fees, making plastic charms, being a bin man, art security. seeing areas of crippling poverty & some more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: BENEFITS 'Warhorse', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Maalis 202344min