Jamie Hall (Tigercub)

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 Mar 202344min

The Tubs are one of many excellent bands Owen's in - here right now he talks about writing, balancing chaos and The Tubs' new album Dead Meat. Photo: Maria Cecilia Tedemalm  Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Tubs 'Two Person Love', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Mar 202336min

The Roves' 'Needle Factory' is a perfectly crafted record - hear they are talking about feeling outside of 'cool' London bands, being introverted, working on the reception desk of a sexual health clinic, being an albums band, aesthetics & more Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: The Roves 'I Am The Flood', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Mar 202336min

Milk For Flowers is H. Hawkline's excellent new album - on this episode (recorded in 2021) he talks designing while touring, fixing lawn mowers, painting and decorating, living in the states playing on Cate Le Bon tracks, doing Teenage Fanclub’s ‘Endless Arcade’ artwork, crying at other people's artwork, puking in a tractor wheen at the Royal Welsh show & lots more. Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: H. Hawkline 'Milk For Flowers', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Mar 202337min

Join Benjamin Woods, the driving force behind the Golden Dregs, on today's episode - on having a difficult time making 'On Grace & Diginity', signing to 4AD on his 30th birthday, hard songs to sing, audio editing for The Crown, playing catch up in album cycles, touring in Anna Burch’s band, working on a building site, wearing trillbys, & more! Head to 2000 Trees Festival this July. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: the Golden Dregs 'Vista', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Mar 202341min

Their new album UK GRIM is out this Friday - here's Jason talking about getting a thicker skin, the competitive nature of bands, his childhood, listening to 80s music, when Stewart Lee came to a gig, curious sartorial decisions + lots more. Photo: Ewen Spencer Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with any song, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Mar 202334min

Maori native Jen Cloher joins us today- talking self managing, Milk! Records, transparency, Bjork and PJ Harvey, the collective music organisation, The Wurundjeri people, stolen land, lost language, Māori the indigenous people of New Zealand, the desire to learn, going to NIDA acting school, putting out firest album at 32, performing in london with Ngāti Rānana + more! Get your 4 day tickets for 2000 Trees Festival, including Wednesday's Forest Stage Line Up with Bob Vylan, Holding Absence and more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Jen Cloher 'Being Human', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Mar 202342min

Steve Mason's fifth solo album Brothers & Sisters is out this Fridat - here is on accepting to be an artist you’re going to be skint, loving the art, having a family, being a car mechanic, meeting artists, clubbing in london & the value of mistakes. Get your 4 day tickets for 2000 Trees Festival, including Wednesday's Forest Stage Line Up with Bob Vylan, Holding Absence and more. Use '101POD' at checkout for £20 off, FREE MONEY: https://www.twothousandtreesfestival.co.uk/ Songs: Steve Mason 'The People Say', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

28 Feb 202328min