Duncan Lloyd of Maxïmo Park joins me for episode 149! We spoke about Duncan’s 2025, his latest solo album ‘Unwound’, creativity, Maxïmo Parks’ early gigs, Maxïmo Parks’ debut album ‘A Certain Trigger’, the 2000’s indie scene, the music scene these days compared to 20 years ago, Duncan’s other project ‘Nano Kino’ & loads more!

Duncan’s Solo work:

Bandcamp - https://duncanlloyd.bandcamp.com/

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sPnqUI3grAbfhYzDgxTM0?si=uxDn-ke4RLCM54LthIoFmA

Nano Kino:

Bandcamp - https://nanokino.bandcamp.com/

Maximo Park:

Website - https://www.maximopark.com/

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Simon ‘Sice’ Rowbottom of The Boo Radleys joins me for episode 148 of the podcast! We spoke about Simon’s early musical influences, how The Boo Radley’s formed, their early gigs, signing to Rough Trade & then Creation Records, Britpop, Oasis’ success, Wake Up Boo! reaching number 1, the highs and lows of the band, their split in 1999, Simon’s work in psychology as a therapist, the bands latest single ‘Solarcide’, their upcoming album in 2026 & loads more!

The Boo Radley’s Website: https://www.thebooradleys.com/

The Boo Radley’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/booradleysofficial?igsh=MTM5MmwxZWJzeWNsZQ==

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Laurie Kaye, the last person to interview John Lennon hours before he died, joins me for episode 147 to talk all about that day! We spoke about how nervous & excited Laurie was on her way to New York to interview John & Yoko, how she found out she was interviewing them, The Dakota, meeting Yoko first, the interview, coming face to face with John Lennon’s killer outside the Dakota after the interview, finding out John had been shot, going to the Roosevelt hospital and realising he’d been killed, the after effects of that day & loads more!

Laurie’s Website: https://www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com/

Laurie’s book ‘Confesstions of a Rock n Roll name dropper’ is available here: https://www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com/purchase-pre-order

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Chris Pope of The Chords joins me for episode 146! We spoke about Chris’ early musical influences, how he joined The Chords, their early gigs, songwriting, writing and recording ‘So Far Away’, Top of the Pops, the end of The Chords, his solo work, The Chords UK & loads more!

The Chords UK Website: http://www.thechords.uk

The Chords UK Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/TheChordsUK/?locale=en_GB

The Chords UK Bandcamp: http://Bandcamp.com/thechordsuk

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Bryn Law joins me for episode 145! We spoke about what made Bryn want to work in sports media, his journey into working in sports media, Radio Leeds, working as a reporter & commentator, the 1998 Leeds United plane crash, his relationship with the Leeds squads, Gary Speed, joining Sky Sports, Soccer Saturday, LUTV & loads more!

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Actor & writer Sanjeev Kohli joins me for episode 145! We spoke about how Sanjeev got his break as an actor & writer, his radio work, his role playing Navid in hit comedy Still Game, Still Game live shows, if there’ll be any more Still Game, his roles in Rab C Nesbit, Stan & Ollie, Cold Water, Dept Q, his experience on Richard Osman’s House Of Games, his upcoming tv roles & loads more! 

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Frankie Goes To Hollywood guitarist, Brian ‘Nasher’ Nash, joins me for episode 143 of the podcast! We spoke about Brian’s first introduction to music, the Liverpool music scene of the 80’s, Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s 2023 reunion for Eurovision, how Frankie formed back in the 80’s, the bands success in the mid 80’s, appearing on The Tube & Top Of The Pops, Relax and it getting banned by the BBC, Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s legacy & loads more!

Brian’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nasher63?igsh=YjQ5d3ZjMmZ6d2po

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Carl Rice joins me for episode 142 of the podcast! We spoke about how the famous Accrington Stanley/Liverpool milk advert kick started his acting career, childhood fame, his early roles in programmes such as Children’s Ward & Brookeside, his chaotic late teens & twenties, playing Ronnie Croft in Brassic, Shameless, Karl Pilkington, what Carl is working on these days & loads more!

Carl’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlriceofficial01?igsh=YmgwMndrNnNqNmtv

Carl’s production company: https://www.milkpictures.co.uk/

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Investigative true crime journalist Cathy Scott joins me for episode 141! We spoke about Cathy being at the crime scene the night Tupac was shot in Las Vegas, the police mistakes from the start, being at the hospital when Tupac died and breaking the news, writing the first book on the Tupac murder, why she leaked Tupac’s autopsy photo in the book, the conspiracy theories behind Tupac’s murder, Biggie’s murder, working on both murders, writing the book on Biggie’s murder, interviewing Afreni Shakur & Voletta Wallace, her other books, upcoming books & loads more!

Cathy’s ‘The Killing of Tupac Shakur’ book is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Killing-Tupac-Shakur-Cathy-Scott/dp/0859654370

Cathy’s ‘The Murder of Biggie Smalls’ book is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0312266200/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0

Cathy’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathyscott10?igsh=aGF1OXN2ZDNjaXI4

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Angela Smith joins me for episode 140 of the podcast! We spoke about Angela’s ‘The Paul Ryder Tapes Podcast’ with Paul Ryder, Shaun Ryder, her media work, MTV, meeting Paul & Happy Mondays in Iceland, her marriage to Paul, their son Chico’s cancer & recovery, other projects that Angela is working on & loads more!

The Paul Ryder Tapes Podcast is available here: https://youtube.com/@glisteningstories?si=Rwtch76HGSmpNf-Y

The Paul Ryder Tapes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepaulrydertapes?igsh=MTM0cWhoMGswcXh2Nw==

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