In the first of an occasional series of 121 discussions with an AW member, Twang welcomes Carolina to the pod for a wander through her musical journey taking in the old Word, nearly cobbing off with David Hepworth, poetry, life’s little challenges, Spotify usage and our own comfy little corner of the internet.

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No! Not something to do with healthy food. Twang, Slotbadger, Neela and Steve T convene in the pod to discuss rock biographies and the endless vista of related cultural stuff around them which we enjoy.  Favourites are praised, stinkers are called out to save you wasting your time and the team read excerpts from their favourites.

Twang, Feedback File, Skirky and FentonSteve gather in the pod for a natter about nothing in particular. The team chew over the events of the past week, threads they enjoyed, new fun discoveries, maths problems, podcasts and finally show their chops as budding poets.

In a bumper year end review, Twang, Tiggerlion, El Hombre Malo and Leedsboy gather under the stern watchful gaze of Head Boy Ainsley.  The team cover their personal take on the year, music, books, TV, sport, Brexit, podcasts, the Blog itself….all is contained here.

Twang, Ganglesprocket, Feedback File and Salwarpe gather in the pod to have a hard hitting, narrow eyed look at the life, work and legacy of Nick Drake.  Preconceptions are put aside and cold objectivity deployed.  After some debate, all agree that it's all pretty much perfect other than the odd track which is just really good.

Twang, Tiggerlion, Nigel T and Steve C with special guest and Beatles lifer Simon convene in the pod to discuss the Beatles album “The Beatles” aka The White Album.  Like its subject, the pod is possibly too long, a bit all over the place, somewhat chaotic and at any time one of the fab four is left wondering what is going on.  Nonetheless, much ground is covered, the new remixed box discussed in detail and Twang’s lack of Beatles knowledge brutally exposed.  Finally the team take the shears to TWA and produce 5 alternative running orders to fit onto one vinyl album.

Twang, Skirky, Bartleby, Askwith and El Hombre Malo convene in the pod to discuss the nobel practice of being in a band - forming, storming, norming, falling apart, making a row and having FUN.  Hoary anecdotes are told, bad gigs ruefully recounted and occasional triumphs celebrated.  Tips are available on the tricky art of getting rid of failing band members - spoiler alert, cowardice is your friend.  Part 2 is threatened...

Twang, Ganglesprocket, Feedback File, TK Magic Words and Tiggerlion assemble in the pod, adopt “The Thinker” posture and get deep and philosophical on the weighty topic of whether music matters?  Did it ever?  Has the age of music being central to everything gone?  Was John Miles right?  Listen and find out.

Twang, Fortune 8, Uncle Wheaty, FentonSteve and Dave Big Picture gather in the pod to discuss live albums, the good, the bad, the ugly.   The boys venture off piste into genres of which they are manifestly ignorant (are there drum solos on live rap albums?) and manage to go for minutes at a time without getting back to “Live and Dangerous”.

Twang, Fortune 8, Rigid Digit and Asquith convene in the pod to discuss TV past and present.  The square eyed team cover programmes old and new, deep dive into comedy and crime (who was in Cannon?), the Beeb, new ways of consuming the same old rubbish and take a punt on the future for that about which so many grumble whilst spending hours a week consuming.