James Scarlett (2000 Trees, ArcTanGent booker)

A serially sacked cafe worker, Naima Bock tells me about living at Sanford Housing Co-Op, writing in her car, reading Roberto Bolaño, being invited into folk collective Broadside Hacks, being sacked for talking smack on her boss, pleasure in gardening old folks' homes, being an extra in Fantastic Beasts & 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: Naima Bock 'Lines', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Feb 202338min

Making Circles of Our Own is New Pagans' new album out this Friday - here's singer Lyndsey talking about studying a PHD in embroidery, having two children, dyslexia, Derek Jarman’s Garden + more. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: New Pagans 'There We Are John', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Feb 202333min

Their tenth album Breaking The Balls of History is out this Friday - and on today's episode, Sam and Janet talk 30 years of hustling, Portland and the cost of living, artistic credibility against working with corporations, protecting music and value of music and more. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: Quasi 'Queen of Ears', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

7 Feb 202335min

DiS has returned! The legendary online publication's podcast and label is back, so here's Sean to tell us about the road since '98. Listen here for stories including but not limited to: teaching his school librarians how to use the internet, meeting Matt Bellamy on AOL, wanting to create a gang with DiS, press trips, finding out Bjork read his site, managing The Anchoress, music consultancy (and what that means) + Twitter handbags with Danny Baker. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: The Anchoress 'Show Your Face', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 Jan 20231h 6min

The recently London relocated songwriting duo tell me about gardening, carework, parents running a theater company and independent music surviving against the odds in UK. What a great band. Divorce's EP Get Mean is out now: https://divorcehq.bandcamp.com/album/get-mean Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: Divorce 'Services', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

24 Jan 202343min

John Newton of the two JOHNs tells us about setting up their own label Pets Care Records, his art background, Brechtian theory, being an accidental chef, working with the contemporary artist Ryan Gander, being The Wurzels' assistant for the day and lots more! Photo: Paul Grace JOHN's new single 'Hopper On The Dial' is out now - from their upcoming 7" out next month. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: JOHN 'Hopper On The Dial', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Jan 202347min

Starting a UK tour this week, Kierst's new Thud EP is gorgeous bedroom indie folk. Here she talks to me about under 21 shows, one half of her university experience being during pandemic, having a London semester, going to shows alone, working at Brooklyn's Baby's All Right and more... Kierst 's Thud EP is out now - sadclubrecords.com Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: Kierst 'Thud', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Jan 202344min

On first time I've come into contact with Damian Abraham since 2008, he tells me about DIY punk accessibility, having ADHD, working at a video store, problematic films, making YouTube documentaries, having the means to pay for gear and what that means what’s being documented, class in punk, DIY shows gentrifying areas, his dedication to being a punk archivist, Fucked Up's infamous MTV performances and more!! Fucked Up's new album One Day is out 27 January on Merge Records. Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code EARWAX at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod 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: Fucked Up 'One Day', Cock Sparrer ‘Working’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Jan 202359min