Paul Smith (Maxïmo Park)

Holden Jaffe on the accumulative effect of doing nice things, finding your identity as an artist, writing on the road, moving to LA and writing with Arlo Parks over voice notes. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

26 Sep 202346min

Sam from The Paper Kites tells me about new album At the Roadhouse, growing up outside of Melbourne, the space and time he needs the write, and days working at a cinema and shoe factory. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

21 Sep 202359min

Queer rapper, performance artist, poet and activist Mykki Blanco spoke to me from holiday before she started her new course at grad school. She remembers stories of tumblr era, DIY punk, how social media gave rise to queer artists and her dream job as a rare book dealer. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

21 Sep 202342min

Jacob Ewald talks about learning as he goes, committing to the music, the two sides to the music industry and getting into the idea of asking for help. 'Crying, Waving, Laughing, Smiling' is out on Friday! Photo: Ashley Gellman Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

19 Sep 202358min

In this single, Jeff Rosenstock takes us back to his days scrambling for graphic design jobs and the conversation that stopped him giving up touring. This episode was first aired in 2020. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

17 Sep 20239min

Still Love, Teenage Wrist's new album, is a total rocker. Here Marshall and Anthony talk the tumbledryer feeling of touring, growing in public and being a Taskrabbit regular. Photo: Joe Calixto Learn to shred like Teenage Wrist and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

14 Sep 202331min

Launching their Golden Days Signature Brew beer, Mamas Gun had a brief chat with me on stage before they brew the roof off with groovy tunes. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

13 Sep 202316min

From Toronto Katie speaks to me about why she started wearing a mask, working at a record store, Canada and we trade ghost stories. Download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, 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

13 Sep 202341min