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Recorded in the summer of 2022 but previously only available on youtube.  I thought it was time for our audio podcast listeners to hear this online Q and A from orwell prize winning author , cultural commentator and veteran Scottish rapper Darren McGarvey aka Loki. He was about to release his 2nd book 'The Social Distance Between Us' and his 'Darren McGarvey's Addictions' TV show which both went onto win awards and seen him go onto his current sold out UK tour plus be interviewed by the likes of Frankie Boyle & The Blindboy Podcast. Darren has also started his own podcast/ youtube show called 'Darren McGarvey's Common People' so I thought I would let you podcast people know all about it as I think if you like and liosten to YCTR this is a thing you will also enjoy. Thanks to Morphamish for mixing and mastering the audio. The show begins with an apology ahead of You Call That Radio's 4th birthday party featuring Gasp, Doghouse, Doss & The Twistettes. More info & tickets available here: ht

We have a chat with John Robb as he celebrates the launch of his new book 'The Art of Darkness: A History of Goth' . Buy the book here: https://membranes.bandcamp.com/merch/the-art-of-darkness-the-history-of-goth-john-robb-signed   Check out his speaking tour here:  April 12 Glasgow @ Mono Cafe Bar (with Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai) http://bit.ly/3IF5f4KApril 13 Liverpool @ Museum Of Music http://bit.ly/3HKMoF3April 14 London @ Rough Trade East (with Youth) https://bit.ly/3W27fHHApril 15 Bristol @ Rough Trade https://bit.ly/3GCgJUhApril 16 Nottingham @ Rough Trade https://bit.ly/3QDy6ZMApril 19 Northampton @ Black Prince http://bit.ly/3XUgb3MApril 20 Bedford @ Esquires http://bit.ly/3wKTp2iApril 27 Glossop @ The Commercial InnApril 28 Newcastle @ The Cumberland Arms 

Novelist, playwright and actor Alan Bissett stops by for a chat about his career to promote his Moira monologues that takes place April 2nd in Oran Mor . We also discuss who 'persuaded Suede' to play Stereo, My confession to Alan that my alarm clock on my phone disrupted his Edinurgh fringe show, The recent Roger Waters and Pink Floyd controversey , Being a lockdown DJ, How he went from working class teacher to Falkirk's hardest woman in a series of plays , The pros and cons of being a working class writer and how he remembers all his words onstage plus loads more. Before the interview I have a quick chat about my experiences with tribute acts namely Scottish Pink Floyd. You Call That Radio has no adverts, no sponsors and no funding but you can support it below if you enjoyed the show:  Patreon: http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio Youtube: http://youtube.com/@YCTR/join Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio Paypal : http://paypal.me/youcallthatradio You Call That Radio is a podcast, a youtube channel a

Today we call Australia to speak to the voice of a generation Mary Kiani who is a 90s dance music ICON with her solo records and her work with The Time Frequency. One of the best conversations we have ever had on this show for sure and to balance things out we also cover an Australian band in Glasgow in the shape of Amyl & the Sniffers. I give my review of that and explain how I ended up locked out my house in a pair of jammies and slippers with two pizza boxes. You Call That Radio is an audio podcast, a youtube channel, an events organiser and a website platform rolled into one and the content only exists as a result of our listeners choosing to support is over at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio and http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio  . Please support the show for bonus material and free stuff. Also you can watch the video of this interview on our youtube channel http://youtube.com/@YCTR  direct link to the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSzPQY-A1VY&t This video wa

We start today's show with a quick review of 'Spaceships Over Glasgow' by Stuart Braithwaite, 'Almost Home' by Mima Merrow and the 'This England' TV show. 2/3 of these helped me recover from a serious case of man-flu this week and helped ease me into sober october. This week's main event is a conversation from July 2022 with synth-pop punk icon Manda Rin of bis who were the first unsigned band to play Top of the Pops and are celebrating their latest album with a UK tour in October (dates below) .  They made some epic hits including 'Kandypop' and 'Eurodisco' which saw them sell over 100,000 albums in their first week in Japan alone.  This show has no adverts, funding or sponsors and is powered purely by our patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio  and our youtube members at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio  and our donators at http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio .  Thank you to everyone who supports by sharing, listening and subscribing on any of our platf

We start things off with a quick look at our new prime minister Liz Truss and ask 'Has she ruined the national mourning for everyone?' then we have a conversation with Author/ DJ/ TV host Dominik Diamond who calls that radio all the way from Canada. This show has no adverts, funding or sponsors and is powered purely by our patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio  our youtube members at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio  and our donators at http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio .  Thank you to everyone who supports at any of the above or who supports by sharing, listening and subscribing on any of our platforms.  For more content like this please follow us on all our socials over here: http://linktr.ee/yctr or check out our website at http://youcallthat.com   Dominik Diamond started as an overnight success on the iconic 90s TV videogame show Gamesmaster. He carved a path in mouthy sports broadcasting through Sportscall on BBC Radio 5 Live and Live and Dangerou

John Higgs is a writer who specialises in finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. His work has been described as “Absolutely wonderful” by Terry Gilliam and “breathtakingly lucid” by Alan Moore. According to The Times, “Higgs’s prose has a diamond-hard quality. He knows how to make us relate.” His books include The KLF, Stranger Than We Can Imagine, Watling Street and William Blake Vs The World. His next book, Love And Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche, will be published in September 2022. Support this show by becoming a patreon at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio or donating at http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio  for Moire info on John's work check out his website at http://johnhiggs.com  You can watch this interview as a video on our youtube channel over at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atzV9LJxduw. Please remember to subscribe to o

Since Christmas time can be a tough time at the best of times , I thought I would share a positive and uplifting conversation I had earlier this year with Danny 'The Mad Chef' McLaren where we discuss the great outdoors, meditation, breathing, psychedelics and much, much more. Danny runs a project called 'The Inner Rebellion' which does various things like meditation at sunrise in pollok park , weekends away to Arran and online get-togethers. Danny became famous as the mad chef in Bloc where has Buckfast ice cream became a viral sensation as part of a Vice documentary. He is also a content creator, producer, DJ, chef, and most recently started a BBC pilot show called 'The Scran Van' . He is someone who has completely turned his life around and now by sharing his wisdom is now helping others. I hope this chat can give you a sprinkle of good vibes this Christmas especially all the patreons who have supported us in 2021 at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio 'The Inner Rebellion' song you hear on this episode fe

Having been a fan since I saw him promote his 'Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine' album at T in the Park in another lieftime it was a pleasure to finally meet up in real life and get a chat about his career in the Cosmic Rough Riders and as an esteemed and well respected solo artist. Some excellent chat about the writing process, why he doesn't gig anymore and a few jaw dropping namedrops for good measure. Thanks to Ashtronomik and Praize for letting us record in the studio, Morhamish for mastering the audio and Jon the Hat for filming for the interview which should appear on our youtube channel one day soon over at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio . That is also the place to go for much more content than our podcast platforms as we are about to celebrate 350 live streams since lcokdown began in march 2020.  More info about what we do at http://youcallthat.com and you cna join our patreon from only £3 per month at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio  Check out Daniel's recent album 'Atmos &am

To celebrate the Spare Ribs UK tour that is taking place this week , we thought we would premiere an interview with Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson. It took place earlier this year and was initially streamed live on the You Call That Radio youtube channel at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio .  Shout outs to Morphamish for mixing and mastering the audio, Martin Windebank for the artwork and Jennifer McGinlay for helping set up this conversation.  YCTR is powered by our patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio  you can also donate over at http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio  More about what we do at http://youcallthat.com   Intro song was 'On It Again' by Jackal Trades & Morphamish  Song at the end 'Planet Fort Knox' by Girobabies 

On the week that Alabama 3's stunning new album 'Step 13' is released we thought we would treat you to a chat we had with A3 legend Harpo Strangelove aka Nick Reynolds earlier this year. He talks about his new film 'Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones' , his father Bruce (The Great Train Robbery) , His art that includes death mask sculptures, The Sopranos soundtrack and the time Reverend D Wayne Love bammed up Chopper. We also have a secret bonus surprise at the very end for any Alabama 3 fans out there as Jackal Trades & Jo D'arc take inspiration from one of A3's biggest hits. This show was mixed and mastered by Morphamish of Sound Sound. 'Step 13' is out now on all platforms but sounds best on vinyl from here: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/alabama-3/step-13 You Call That Radio is powered by our patreons so if you enjoy today's show then please consider throwing us a pint or a coffee over here: https://www.patreon.com/Youcallthatradio  The song at the end is by Jackal Trades over

It is an honour to welcome one of the most important vocalists of all time onto You Call That Radio . Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame discusses her career , her various projects, gives advice for up and coming singers and how her and Bez got chucked off Bargain Hunt for cheating. A true pleasure to speak with her and make sure you add Rowetta on all social media platforms to stay up to date with the brilliant projects and upcoming gigs she has in the pipeline. Thank you to Morphamish of Sound Sound for mixing and mastering the interview and big ups to all the patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio who make this show possible. You are appreciated. For more podcasts, live streams and blogs please check out our website at http://youcallthat.com and our youtube channel at http://youtibe.com/youcallthatradio 

Was amazing to welcome Gail onto the show to chat about her projects including Muddy Summers & The Dirty Field Whores to running Something-Else events and doing a fanzine , making art and taking photos plus we discuss her viral sucess of 'Cameron/ Boris, I Would Call You a C***', the irony of being called sexist for doing an all female festival and loads of other stuff including photography, art, narcissists, conspiracies, songwriting in lockdown and video editing. This show was recorded late June 2021 and was recently mastered and mixed by Morphamish at Sound Sound for your audio podcast ears.  Support YCTR from £3 at: http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio Support Muddy Summers at: https://muddysummers.bandcamp.com Buy a ticket for Something Else by the Sea at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/somethingelse/308650/ You can watch this interview on youtube at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciKgP4aXq4&t

From Chewin the Fat to The Karen Dunbar show, it is an honour to welcome a true national treasure onto the show. We chatted about her career from Bonkers karaoke to theatre to her recent move into the world of Hip Hop workshops over lockdown and how much she is looking forward to playing a live DJ set once this pandemic blows over. This show was mastered and edited by Morphamish at Sound Sound. You Call That Radio has no adverts, no funding and no sponsors. We are powered purely by our patreons over at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio  Check out more Karen Dunbar over at her website http://www.karendunbar.co.uk This episode is also available to watch on our youtube channel over at : https://bit.ly/3ypowPw More info abiout YCTR on our website http://youcallthat.com 

Delighted to welcome Writer/ Actor/ DJ/ Record label boss Graham Duff onto the You Call That Radio audio podcast as he launches a new book he co-wrote with Mark E Smith of The Fall that we all hope will become a film one day called 'The Otherwise' . It was great craic discussing the history, extensive back catalogue and infamous anecdotes of The Fall alongside his other projects such as working on the Alexei Sayle podcast and starting a new record label called Heaven's Lathe. We also discussed Graham's weekly radio show 'Mixtape' which airs on Totally Radio and previous projects including Foreground Music, Ideal, Alan Partridge, Nebulous & much, much more. This show originally aired live in June 2021 on You Call That Radio's youtube channel at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio  where the majority of my focus has been the last year so worth subscribing over there for more regular conversations but we are picking the best chats to appear on this audio podcast plus exclusive new content coming ve

An absolute honour to share this conversation with Gavin Mitchell, who many know will know as Boaby the Barman from Still Game, but that is a very small part of his incredible journey. From a rough working class upbringing he got into acting and comedy and it was an absolute honour as he joined me on an early incarnation of You Call That Radio TV in the early days of lockdown. There was a few technical issues early on in the live show, that Gavin used as platform for a political and educational rant about what was really going on in the world.  This has been the most requested interview to be repurposed for the podcast and despite the time that has passed , Gavin hits the nail on the head multiple times and considering the confusion of the time, it shows how truly on the ball he was , and still is because most of us are still in lockdown , and despite the fact most of us can get a haircut and a freezing outdoor pint, people still vote tory. Enjoy his view on the shambles that was 2020 and hear about what in

We use the word 'Legend' too much but in this case there is no more apt word. Bassist of Killing Joke, Founder of The Orb, In a band with Paul McCartney. Produced an incredible discography that includes some of my favourite all time records such as 'Urban Hymns' by The Verve, 'The Endless River' by Pink Floyd and 'HMS Fable' by Shack to name just a few. He has also worked with The Charlatans, Dido, Crowded House, Embrace, The Cult, U2, Shed Seven, Erasure and Bananarama plus many more. It was an honour to chat with Martin 'Youth' Glover about his incredible career and his current projects which includes his art, writing, collaborations and the brilliant trance music he makes from his 'Space Montain' studio in Spain which also hosts an annual , interactive festival. I was delitghted to find a witty, humble and artistic man who gave loads of great advice and positive vibes. This show was previously only available on Youtube but I know many of you audio podcast listeners prefer this format so while I work on so

I have been neglecting this audio podcast as You Call That Radio turned it`s attention to 270 live streams since lockdown began. We are sorry for slacking. We are back and promise to stay back in the audio world of podcasts regularly. I have a vault of amazing interviews but this has been top of my list for a while. I believe it was early March 2020, Nobody was sure if covid was even gonna be that big of a deal. I spoke to Neil 'The Wee Man' Bratchpiece about our concerns or , lack of, plus we had a great chat about his career as youtube viral sensation , his stand up comedy, his writing career, acting, battle rap plus his career in Insane Championship Wrestling to mention just a few topics. Please ignore all mention of gigs we were promoting as the pnaet is still cancelled as far as I am aware. Including me if some of my chat is taken the wrong way in this episode. As well as Neil, today we also have a special Midnight Inventions pitch with Winter Water CEO John McCrory plus I share with you a song t

The audio podcast had to take a back seat in order to focus on You Call That Radio TV which managed around 200 shows as a live internet TV show. I know many of our patreons were missing the audio podcast, and I was too, so will be doing my best to keep the audio shows regular in 2021 alongside the visual stuff which you can find at youtube.com/youcallthatradio . I thought we should start Season 2 the same way we started Season 1 with an Ask Me Anything and a couple of surprises thrown in for good measure. As always this show would not be possible without the technical expertise of Morphamish and the generousity of our patreons at patreon.com/youcallthatradio . You can also donate at paypal.me/youcallthatradio if you want to help us build this hing.

In a follow up from Part 1, YCTR got a call from Dougie Smith who is an author and singer with Glasgow legends Mickey 9s. He was supposed to give us 10 minutes of chat for Part 1 but his chat was so good we gave him a full show to himself. We discuss conspiracy theories namely coronavirus conspiracy theories and other conspiracy theories and other stuff and things and that. This show is mastered by Morphamish and powered by our patreons over at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio If you enjoy the show then please consider signing up to our patreon or making a one off donation over at: paypal.me/youcallthatradio ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio All our supporters will be given bonus stuff and entered into regular raffles. If you would like to suggest theories or give your opinion then please contact us on facebook.com/youcallthatradio or twitter.com/youcallthatrad1