So how’s that whole reality thing working out for you? Need a little break? Well you’ve come to the right podcast!

We’ve got a lovely interview in this episode – lovely if you’re into horror! We spoke with podcaster and horror DIE hard enthusiast S.A. Bradley – he told us all about his love for the genre, how he got in to podcasting and what made him write his book Screaming For Pleasure. You can find out more about Mr Bradley right here: https://hellbentforhorror.com/

Poetry in this episode comes from Ross Mcgivern – poet of the Flatlands! Hear his creepy take on a classic from Roy Orbison. Go and discover more about Ross at his Instagram account: @racmcgivern

Joe Hayden emerges from his cupboard once more, this time to tell us about the mysterious Mr Zero.

If entertainment was a paper bag then ours would be filled with blood, brain matter AND very glittery glitter, and the bag would be hurled from the 7th floor of a multi-storey car park down to the pavement below. I think you know what we’re talking about.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress.

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Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Oh for a muse of Fire! And a podcast orchestrated by a large trans-dimensional encephalon made of plastic. Yes it’s another deep dive into the underground of awesomeness that is Plastic Brain Press Presents!!

In this episode we chatted with upcoming Sheffield band, the cute punk popsters All Girls Arson Club. They’ve been played on BBC 6 Music in the last few months and have supported the likes of International Teachers of Pop at Sheffield Leadmill. We spoke to them before they played a gig at Café Totem – we’re sure you’re going to be hearing a lot more from them. Their debut EP ‘Dark Fruits’ is out from Delicious Clam Records (https://deliciousclamrecords.bandcamp.com/).

Find and follow All Girls Arson Club on Facebook and Instagram and listen to their punky pop sound on Spotify (https://www.instagram.com/allgirlsarsonclub/)

As ever there are loads more exciting noises to be found in this episode: We have some brilliant poetry out of Brisbane, Australia, from Rhianna Jay. Find out more about her work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rj.poetry/

We also have a live reading by our very own Melody Clark from the recent Leeds International Festival. This is to celebrate the launch of her poetry collection The Devil Rides To Doncaster – available NOW from plasticbrainpress.com and Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Rides-Doncaster-Melody-Clark/dp/1999882741/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+devil+rides+to+doncaster&qid=1559746811&s=gateway&sr=8-1

For more of Mel’s awesome poetry and illustration you should definitely take a look at her store. It’s always open: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/CavernofMelodyClark

And yes – of course! There is the second instalment of Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. Find out what becomes of the Countess Essemire. Go back and listen to our previous episode for part one of the tale.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts and appreciate comments, reviews and any kind of support you can give us. Please spread the word about Plastic Brain!!

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Time to get the party re-started! Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1. Put your mind goggles on as we plunge straight back into the eccentric audio adventure with interviews, surreal spoken word short fiction and perilous poetry. It’s like the One Show – but weird.

In this episode we have an interview with the author John Higgs. He’s written about Timothy Leary, The KLF, Watling Street and now turns his attention to the 21st Century. We chatted about his latest book, The Future Starts Here, which came out earlier this month. It’s an uplifting discussion about where we are and where we might be heading. You can find out more about John here: https://johnhiggs.com/ and here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Higgs/e/B0086FBMYE

Further to the interview we also feature the work of two exciting poets. Aqeel Parvez is from Bradford and has recently had his debut collection, The Streetlights Are Beckoning Nirvana, published by Analogue Submissions Press. Find out more about him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aqeelparvez?lang=en and Instagram: @ap.writer

Imogen Cassels is a poet living in Cambridge. You can buy her poetry pamphlet, Arcades, here: https://sadpresspoetry.com/our-books/ . Find out more about Imogen on Twitter here: https://sadpresspoetry.com/our-books/

We also have the return of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. More missives from the madcap. Find out what he’s been brewing whilst we’ve been away!

Yes this is a real humdinger of a show. Make sure you are wearing something that can be wiped clean.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: @plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

Here we are – it’s the Season 1 finale! Hopefully by now you’ve begun to feel more balanced and energetic in your mind – probably right towards the back of your mind, maybe in that dark corner where your thoughts join with the cosmos, near that cracked downpipe which lets in a draught. If you don’t feel any different then try listening again to some of the episodes. You can also wait and see what happens when we launch Season 2 in a couple of months. Stay tuned!

In this episode we have interviews with 2 creatives. First up is Hannah Whitlow. Hannah is an artist, poet and zinester based in the north west. She is part of the crew who organise Nottingham Zine Fest and curate the Nottingham Zine Library. We talked to her about her art and about moving back to your home town with the hope of helping it to thrive artistically. Fine out more about Hannah: https://www.instagram.com/hannahwhitlow/ & https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/about

Next up we have Brit Noir writer Math Bird. He recently published Welcome to HolyHell (https://allduerespectbooks.com/books/welcome-to-holyhell-by-math-bird) with publisher All Due Respect. Welcome to HolyHell, set in the borderlands of northeast Wales, is a coming-of-age story about loneliness, hope, the past that haunts us, and the fear of growing older. Math is now hard at work on its sequel. We spoke to him about his writing process and inspirations – he really enjoyed being probed by Plastic Brain!

And before you start getting tetchy, yes there is another peek inside Joe Hayden’s Cupboard. There is also the usual razzle-dazzle and freaky-deaky. Fill your boots up!

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

You’ve taken your goat leggings to the dry cleaners (again), you’ve had your session in the tanning booth, so now it’s time to sit back, pour yourself a tall glass of ohmygosh and tune in to episode 5 of the podcast that’s trending in the cool quadrant of Andromeda.

This episode is bursting with creatives! We start with work from Canadian poet Ryan Quinn Flanagan (http://ryanquinnflanagan.yolasite.com/). That’s just the first of the lovely accents in this edition. Go seek out more of his work!

Our big interview is with artist and musician Pinkie Maclure. (https://www.pinkiemaclure.net/) Pinkie has been working with stained glass for the last 15 years and is really pushing the artform in exciting ways. She talks about her process, inspirations and motivations – you should really check her work out, it’s wonderful!

We also have a brilliant piece from the rising star that is Northern beat poet Elise Hadgraft. You can hear more of her work here: https://soundcloud.com/elise-hadgraft and find out more about her at - https://www.facebook.com/Elise.Hadgraft.Poet/

And to keep the demons happy we have another instalment of Joe Hayden’s cupboard. I wonder what he’s got inside his wardrobe this time??

All in all this is a real humdinger of a show. Loosen your pants and fasten your mind goggles. We are Plastic Brain Press and this is what we Present!

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

The old saying goes that Emperor Nero fiddled whilst Rome burned – but it isn’t quite true. Nero actually listened to this podcast whilst Rome burned. Even the builders of Stonehenge had it on the radio as they worked. What we’re saying is this podcast is on some kind of cosmic frequency, you’ve twiddled a knob and well, here we are! Art, creativity, weirdness. An aural orgasm.

In this episode we speak with the powerful creative force that is Ethan Minsker: writer, artist, filmmaker, zinester and founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a cultural movement of different disciplines formed in New York. Ethan has currently been working on his documentary film, Man In Camo - https://vimeo.com/208357667

We talk about the drive to create and what success might look like. Ethan really is someone driven to create and connect with others and ought to be an artist everyone has heard of. Find out more about him in this interview and here: https://vimeo.com/ethanminsker

As ever in this episode we also pay another visit to Joe Hayden’s Cupboard.

Thanks for listening – why not tell someone you know about this podcast. Maybe they will think you’re cool after all.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

Hey Brainseekers! How’s your mind holding up? We’re three episodes into this first series – you’re doing ever so well; just keep applying pressure to the wound and make sure those mind goggles are good and tight.

In this episode we speak with the peculiar performance artist Edie Beehiven. She has recently completed her Ken Nordine homage – along with Monty Python, Ken has been a big influence on her. Find out what other peccadillo’s Edie has as she takes a tour around a rather curious art exhibition. (Edie Beehiven: https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/)

We also have some very juicy poetry from David Rudd Mitchell (https://twitter.com/RuddMitch)

There’s also poetry from Jonathan Butcher whose latest collection ‘Corroded Gardens’ will be out in the next couple of months. Discover more: https://twitter.com/JonDButcher

And yes – due to popular demand we shall once again be opening the door to Joe Hayden’s cupboard. Let’s hope he’s had his meds this time.

Wrapped around all of this fruitiness is the squirty cream of Melody Clark, Richard Daniels and Plastic Brain too! This is absolutely very tasty.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

Salutations people of Earth and welcome to Episode 2 of our creative cabaret of fun where we speak with and hear work by a range of creatives from poets to filmmakers, from artists to performers.

In this episode with speak to writer and director Lewis Pavlovic. He tells us about his journey into filmmaking and his current project, Most Interesting Ways To Die. Hear what he has to say about working with virtually no budget and how it influences his approach to writing and directing. Find out more about Lewis: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7283240/

Find out more about Most Interesting Ways to Die: https://www.instagram.com/miwtdfilm/?hl=en

There is a reading from Jim Simm – Jim is a composer, musician and writer under the moniker of Soundkiosk. Hear more: https://soundkiosk.bandcamp.com/

We have a reading from the putrid poet Melody Clark. Plastic Brain Press will be publishing her collection later this year. Info: https://www.instagram.com/themelodyclark/

As well as all this juiciness there will be other strange sounds and the delightful experience of stepping into Joe’s Cupboard. I wonder what Joe Hayden is keeping in his closet this time?

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

It’s one giant leap for mankind but one cosmic explosion of creative joy juice for a Plastic Brain! So begins Plastic Brain Press Presents. A fortnightly podcast of interviews with creatives from the realms of poetry, fiction, music, art and filmmaking as well as readings and fun time audio weirdness. A cabaret of chaos you’re sure to enjoy.

This episode features our interview with Andrew Hung, one half of the electronic duo Fuck Buttons and recent film score composer for An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn and The Greasy Strangler (both available on Netflix). Andrew answers some probing questions to try and get the gig as composer for Plastic Brain’s new movie. Does he succeed?

Andre Hung: https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/

We also speak with punk poet from Wakefield and Plastic Brain Press teamster Simon Widdop. Simon is currently developing his show for the Manchester Fringe in July. His book Sending A Drunk Text Whilst Sober is available from: http://plasticbrainpress.com/

Simon Widdop: https://www.simonwiddop.com/

This episode also features a reading from Manchester poet and performer Lenni Sanders (http://lennisanders.squadsite.uk/)

And we have the first of our regular features, Joe’s Cupboard, from Joe Hayden.

Plastic Brain Press invite you to enjoy and subscribe to our podcast. Follow us on social media: Twitter: @brainplastic; Instagram: plasticbrainpress.

We are an independent small press for poetry, fiction and podcasts.

Presented by Melody Clark & Richard Daniels

Produced by Tom Wickstead

In the world of podcasting there are many DOs and DONTs. And we've decided to run with all of them!

DO: find interesting and unusual guests. Check.

DONT: Team up with a synthetic space brain. We did it anyway! Check!

Plastic Brain is our leader and he really digs Earth creativity! So here is our new listening experience.A cabaret of chaos. This February make sure your mind goggles are set to Plastic Brain Press Presents:...

Episodes are popping with interviews from writers, poets, artists and filmmakers. There will also be writers and poets reading their work and there will most definitely be subliminal messages along with a whole brainful of good time fun designed to interface joyously with the minds of pitiful Earthlings.

Guests & Artists include:

Ethan Minsker (http://www.ethanminsker.com/)

Lewis Pavlovic (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7283240/)

Math Bird (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HFK2H7D/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1)

Edie Beehiven (https://www.instagram.com/ediebeehiven/)

Hannah Whitlow (https://www.hannahwhitlow.com/)

Simon Widdop (https://www.simonwiddop.com/)

Pinkie Maclure (https://www.pinkiemaclure.net/)

Andrew Hung (https://andrewhung.bandcamp.com/)

Plastic Brain Press Presents: is the fabulously creative and exciting new podcast from the only independent small publishing press run by a Plastic Brain from another dimension. Come and join our party and see what we do at www.plasticbrainpress.com

Our podcast begins in February 2019. Join us!