Before They Knew Better with DIY Magazine

This week on Before They Knew Better, pop ledge (and this year's UK Eurovision entrant) Mae Muller gives us a glimpse back to her early years storming around Camden, chopping off her own hair and generally being a fearless young thing. From boy-crazy diaries to getting hammered on Hampstead Heath and writing songs about werewolves, her teenage years sound like a hoot and, quite frankly, we're here for it. Enjoy!

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On the newest episode of Before They Knew Better, we sit down with chart-topping frontman Dan Smith of Bastille to toast his current position as David Attenborough's Planet Earth III house band (sort of) and the intense levels of adorable nerdiness that populated his teenage years before that. From setting up a Scream 3 fan forum to donning a tiger onesie for Bastille's first ever Glastonbury gig, it's a wonder he turned into the cool guy that he did, but it just goes to show: even if your first single was Mr Blobby, there's hope for you yet. Enjoy!

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On the new episode of Before They Knew Better, Mercury Prize-shortlisted singer Olivia Dean is going hard into cosy season as she joins hosts Lisa Wright and Giles Bidder from the new flat she’s dubbing ‘Aunty’s House’. Things weren’t always so chill, however, and in this episode Olivia digs into her musical theatre past, giving us a glimpse into life at The BRIT School, reliving some classic family gatherings and letting us in on the period of her life when she went to ‘cub school’. Spoiler alert: it’s EXTREMELY adorable. Enjoy!

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On the first episode of Before They Knew Better, festival-headlining pop superstar Sigrid talks to hosts Lisa Wright and Giles Bidder about her childhood sibling band, giving her cat a wedding and her meticulous approach to The Sims. We dig into the importance of BBC Introducing, relive her disastrous first meeting with Mac DeMarco and find out exactly why she looks likes the child ghost of Robert Smith in this episode's haunting profile picture. Enjoy!

DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.

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Introducing... Before They Knew Better with DIY Magazine!

Before They Knew Better is the new podcast series from DIY Magazine - the UK’s biggest independent music publication - which turns back the clock and shines a light on the good, the bad, and the damn right ridiculous moments of your favourite music stars’ teenage years. Every week, our guests offer up a photo, song and an object from their youth to - along with a little help from our presenters Lisa Wright and Giles Bidder - reveal some of their most unexpected childhood secrets.

DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.

You can follow us online, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and Youtube and you can get your copy of our monthly magazine from our online shop.

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