I really admire the band The 1975, and this episode is where I attempt to detail the reasons why. Thank you all for listening, go check out The 1975 if you haven't already ( -- https://the1975.com/ -- ), and I'll catch you on the next episode. Take Care. PS - Check out Alan Cross' podcast "The Ongoing History Of New Music" -- https://open.spotify.com/show/2UHz6WqVFz6iZkWgZ5lXDw?si=ZubRkaEcQbihDt2P8C6fpQ -- | -- PPS Come to The Stag's Head on Sunday -- https://www.instagram.com/p/B2w4EmdgEMd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link --

I know, another unexpected break from posting. I was getting too in my head about it again, so to break the drought I'm sharing another Personal History episode. This time it's a little retrospective on my journey so far with the Open Mic. A Spoonful Of Poison was the open mic hosted by Vis The Spoon, and you can find him at -- https://www.twitter.com/visthespoon -- | -- You can find all things UK Open Mic at -- www.ukopenmic.com -- | -- Romeo Crow can be found at -- https://www.romeocrow.com -- | -- Thank you for waiting for me, feel free to say hi online, and I'll catch you on the next one. -- Take Care --

Thumper are absolutely doing it right. There's was the type of headline show that made me take a second look at what I've been doing with my band. I'm very grateful to my friend Shane for getting me to come to this show - he is clearly a man with great taste - and I am very grateful to Thumper for putting on a great show and being kind enough to talk to me afterwards too. After listening to this, you're gonna want to fill your boots with as much of this band as you can get, and you can do that here -- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1iMsLpQB3kldZ9s7pne7gP?si=N3UOJyo1QdWbgeodJY-CvA -- https://www.facebook.com/hellothumper -- Thank you all for listening. -- Take Care --

Classic Yellow had just played in London for the first time before talking to me. I'm not a betting man, but the smart money tells me it won't be the last time they play here. Enormous thanks to my friend Shane for bringing me to this show, and thank you to all of Classic Yellow for talking to me (and Samuel for getting the last word in). You can, and must, find them online at -- https://www.instagram.com/classic_yellow -- https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VnF6b0grdHxi7HJ03yGMk -- Thank you all for listening. -- Take Care --

Issytunes (aka Issy) has been on this podcast before, but consider this her proper introduction to the SADDESTNIGHTOUT family. On this episode she tells us how she started out in music, how she made her way to London, and leaves us wanting more with the promise of new music in the near future. To be the first to find out about that new music and more, you can find her online at -- https://www.instagram.com/issytunes -- https://www.facebook.com/issytunes -- and on pretty much all social media and platforms as @issytunes. Thank you Issy for talking to me and thank you all for listening. -- Take Care --

Fresh from his headline set at Paper Dress Vintage, Garry joins us on this episode to lead a guided tour through his life in music. From a childhood in the North-East of England, to the punk and reggae scene in London, and ultimately his solo work that he creates from his home studio, Garry lays it all out before us. During his headline set I got to revel in the enormity of his sound, and on this episode we can indulge ourselves in the story behind it all. And when you're done doing that you're going to want to hear the music for yourself. So here's where to do just that -- https://open.spotify.com/artist/6vOl8eSQlQwIg9byPzjFnO?si=u7TSITo0QiOxxisAeGcScA -- https://www.facebook.com/pg/Its-Own-Animal-1729604134032666/photos/?ref=page_internal -- Thank you Garry for everything, and thank you all for listening. I'll catch you on the next one -- Take Care --

Nyotaa has started to release music solo (she's also one half of Izeidi Izeidi with her brother Mokoy), and from the sounds of this conversation she is loving every minute of it. After she performed another brilliant set at one of my open mic nights, we had a chat outside to find out more about this new and exciting chapter in her life. If you like what you hear then you'll definitely want to check her out online -- https://www.instagram.com/nyotaa -- https://soundcloud.com/nyotaaizeidi -- Thank you Nyotaa for your time, and for helping me to break this podcast drought. As always, thank you all for listening and I'll catch you on the next one -- Take Care --

ChrisGabriel - the man, the myth, the legend, - takes the time to talk us through his entire evolution. From being introduced to the genre of rap and hip-hop during a visit to Brooklyn, to performing with a live band on the London circuit, this is the ChrisGabriel story so far. And if you want to stay up to date on what happens next, then be sure to check him out online at -- http://chrisgabrielselections.com/ -- https://www.instagram.com/chrisgabrielmusic -- Thank you for your time Chris, thank you all for listening, and I'll catch you all on the next one -- Take Care --

Zoser is phenomenal, and everyone who saw him at this open mic would definitely agree. I'm so happy I was able to record this conversation on the night, because now I have a digital memento of this incredible encounter. He is only in London for a few days, with his mother Gloria, so I seized this chance to find out all about him. And that's exactly what you'll hear on this episode. But this is just the start, you're going to want to go to -- www.zoserofficial.com -- to see what happens next, or find him on Instagram at -- https://www.instagram.com/zoserofficial -- and some of the other projects he mentioned include -- https://totemstar.org/ -- https://100blackmen.org/ -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:James_Brown_Statue_(Augusta).jpg -- https://www.stgpresents.org/education/more-music -- A thousand thank yous to Zoser and Gloria for coming to my open mic, and thank you all for listening. Feel free to say hi to me online, and I'll catch you on the next episode -- Take Care --

Marie and Richard are as lovely on stage as they are on this episode. For their debut appearance on this podcast, they talk us through their individual journeys with music, how they came to join forces, and what the future holds for them. You can see more of Richard's work (and their open mic performances) online at -- https://www.youtube.com/user/Wahwah999 -- and that tattoo studio is -- https://en-gb.facebook.com/pages/category/Tattoo---Piercing-Shop/TattooEnd-291008454261702/ -- and the venue where they put on shows is -- http://www.thestagedoor.co.uk/ -- Thank you Richie and Marie, thank you all for listening, and I'll catch you all on the next episode -- Take Care --