Georgia joins me at Reading 2023 with her love for QOTSA and Arctic Monkeys, Reply All'ing and her Pop Bitch dream.

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James and Damien from The Murder Capital take me in at Reading Festival, talking Limp Bizkit, fisherman dads, wanting to sample Vashti Bunyan and a hot shot at 101 Part Time Jobs Bingo...

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KennyHoopla regales us with his Domino's days, his ideal hardcore singer steez and provides a good shot at 101 Part Time Jobs Bingo!

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Dylan from Spanish Love Songs tells us about their new album 'No Joy', dealing with worry and finding appreciation for the good moments.

Catch them in the UK with Hot Mulligan starting on Friday!

Photo: Hannah Hall

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The Garageband Superstar on meeting Joe Cole, festival imodium and a claim as winner of 101 Part Time Jobs bingo...

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Full band Yard Act join on the first in a week of Reading Special 101's. Topics broached include paper rounds, Isle of Man creamaries and the Poo Lady.

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Michael Taylor talks growing up with punk rock, how the longer you do music the more care it needs, when inspiration sustained without money, and the living evolution of a song.

Hiss Golden Messenger's new album Jump For Joy is out tomorrow

Photo: Graham Tolbert

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Live from ATG 2023, Kate from Pupil Slicer joined me to talk about the start of the band, meeting bands they aspired to sound like and how much ATG means to them.

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Pupil Slicer's second album Blossom is out now: https://shop.prostheticrecords.com/products/pupil-slicer-blossom

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Asha from Sorry tells me about how songs are like puzzles, being disenchanted with music and a false start in bar work.

'Screaming In The Rain Again' is out now and you can catch Sorry in Japan, Australia and the UK in the nearish future.

Photo: Peter Eason-Daniels

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'At Your Worst' is out in the world, so Calum Scott joins on today's episode. Carrying stories of making small mistakes at work to the tune of £250k (!), working for the local council, growing up in Hull, skateboarding and the feeling behind his excellent new single.

Photo: Tom Cockram

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