Callin’ All for a very special announcement that joining us for The Fantastival Podcast #153 is none other that one of Steve’s musical idols, one of the greatest singer songwriters out there, frontman of Cast, bassist of The La’s, the only and only, Mr John Power…

It was always an ambition to get John on The Fantastival Podcast and he’s in fine(time) form as he talks about his excitement for upcoming Cast album ‘Love Is The Call’ (released Friday 16th February), his musical journey and history, including his time in The La’s, forming Cast (‘a change is cast’), right up to Cast’s 2024 tour dates in March and support slots with Liam Gallagher later this year, as John also gets to collate his Fantasy Festival lineup (plus Steve gets to thank / tell John for everything that his music means to to him and what a legend he is.

For everything you need on Cast go and visit their website, including pre-ordering ‘Love Is The Call’, tickets for their tour and more:

http://www.castband.co.uk

Cast Social Media Links:

Twitter: https://x.com/castofficial?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/castbandofficial?igsh=ZDBqNW5pZW5rYnBl

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CastBand

John Power Social Media Links:

Twitter: https://x.com/johnpowerla?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnpowermusic?igsh=MW1vMWhnNzRsaHZ6dA==

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We’re back on The Groovy Train (after Keith Mullin took us there for #72) at The Fantastival Podcast as joining us for #152 is singer, songwriter and frontman of The Farm, the wonderful Peter Hooton joining me…

Peter is on fine form as we have a great conversation which starts with him talking about singing ‘Somewhere’ from West Side Story as a youngster at family gatherings, to his life in music, forming The Farm, the huge Spartacus album, going to Ibiza and filming ‘A Short Film About Chilling’ perfectly timed with the release of ‘Groovy Train’, the story behind the anthemic ‘All Together Now’ and his feelings on the song being used for 95’ FA Cup Final, the band taking time out, reuniting and those subsequent gigs, their recent excellent single ‘Feel The Love‘, upcoming single ‘Let The Music (Take Control) which is released Thursday 1st February, their future plans and if that wasn’t enough of course Peter gets the honour of collating his Fantasy Festival lineup by choosing only 5 acts.

And after you’ve listened to the episode go a little deeper and play Peter’s Spotify Fantastival Playlist with tracks from his Fantasy Festival acts:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1pV0bQf3DUo8I9bTV46bOZ?si=LZCwO1YzSIyYB0NRvO2eqQ&pi=e-pO64PDPpRbyG

For everything you need on The Farm go and check out their website:

http://thefarmmusic.co.uk/

And for more useful links for The Farm go and check out their LinkTree page:

https://linktr.ee/thefarmofficial

Finally, go and give Peter, The Farm, and the rest of the band a follow on Twitter:

https://x.com/thefarm_peter?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

https://x.com/thefarm_?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

https://x.com/keithmullin?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

https://x.com/thefarm_carl?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

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Oh yeah, Rick is taking us over, and oh yeah, it’s the sound of your new year as The Fantastival Podcast returns in 2024 with with a bang as joining us for #151 we have Mr Rick McMurray, drummer from the brilliant Ash…

Rick talks about his life (less ordinary) in music from early memories to present day, how he started drumming, the story of Ash from meeting Tim and Mark to their superb recent album ‘Race The Night’, his side project Burned As Witches, his love of snooker and walking, a discussion on what is the perfect set length at a gig and as always, as he’s our guest he gets collate his Fantasy Festival lineup (and comes up with a great name for it on the spot, plus a brilliant 5 acts).

For all the links you’ll need for anything Ash go and check out their LinkTree page:

@ashracethenightalbum | Linktree

For Burned As Witches go and check out the Bandcamp page:

https://burnedaswitches.bandcamp.com/

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WE THREE KINGS OF #MURDEREDSONGOFTHEDAY…👑👑👑

It’s time for the final Fantastival Podcast of 2023 and our Christmas Special as #150 is here with the forefathers of #murderedsongoftheday as it’s a triple header for this big one as Stevie T, James Houston and Leon Snotsky are our guests to wave goodbye to this year in style.🔥

The gents talk all about #murderedsongoftheday from the beginning of the much celebrated hashtag to where it is now, their favourite cover versions using MSOTD performed by themselves and others, their musical highlights of 2023, plans for 2024, feelings on Christmas and they get to bring this all together as these three wise men have the honour of collating their Festive Fantasy Festival by picking 5 acts to play 5 Christmas songs in a lineup worthy of ending the year and of the landmark of our 150th episode.

Go and give all of these gents a follow on Twitter and be sure to keep checking #murderedsongoftheday:

Stevie: https://x.com/the_telf?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

James: https://x.com/james_houston?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

Leon: https://x.com/sme30?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

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AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT IN 2023, SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!❤️

We are buying our way into Christmas and the new year season with the penultimate Fantastival Podcast of 2023 with #149 and joining Steve is a man of many talents, DJ, Presenter, Contributor, Columnist, Author as well, it’s the one and only Rob Fiddaman.

This is one packed episode as Rob talks about collecting film memorabilia from an early age, moving into music memorabilia before opening his Britpop Store when things really take off as we hear stories about Rob’s experiences with Alan McGee, Steve White, Alan White, Bonehead, Damon Minchella, Brian Cannon, Liam Gallagher, The Gulps, a chance meeting with actor Colin Salmon on a train, not to mention his book ‘Buying Into Britpop, his radio shows on Islington Radio and The Hitmix 107.5fm, his weekly column in The Sentinel, his weekly Saturday DJ slot in Disorder in Manchester, and of course, Rob gets the treat and envious task of collating his Fantasy Festival.

And after you’ve listened to Rob on The Fantastival Podcast give his Spotify playlist a listen with tracks from acts chosen to appear at his Fantasy Festival:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1XX8V7HhiawSeRzgaFrMEm?si=TBCrCpN-T5W3_bCJQpOMrw&pi=e-kMl6oUNUQtee

And go and give Rob a follow on Twitter:

https://x.com/rob_fiddaman?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

Additionally, go and check out Islington Radio for his weekly show (last episode before recording linked):

https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/prescribed-vibes-with-rob-fiddaman-30112023/

Finally, fancy picking up ‘Buying Into Britpop’ for Christmas, order online or go and pick up a copy at hmv Hanley:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Buying-Into-Britpop-Rob-Fiddaman/dp/1916457541

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It’s a celebration on The Fantastival Podcast #148 and we’re delighted to have Stephen Brown, the man behind the Record Citizens label as our guest as 2023 continues to fly by…

Stephen is on fine form as he joins us all the way from Canada to talk all about his love of music from an early age, his passion for collecting vinyl, how he managed to set up his Record Citizens label, releasing the first ‘Indie Citizens’ compilation earlier this year, the very recent release of volume II plus where you can buy / order a copy, and as you much know by now Stephen also gets to collate his Fantasy Festival lineup (which is awesome by the way) in another episode where our guests enthusiasm for new music really shines through.

And after you’ve listened to Stephen on The Fantastival Podcast give his Spotify playlist a listen with tracks from acts spoken about in this episode:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1dH5UGi8mDdeoIh4njFXgx?si=NqpRRW43RN-cj3nZY2rTXg

And if you’d like to order Indie Citizens volume 1 or 2 you can find the link below to place your order (in time for Christmas aswell):

https://www.waxandbeans.co.uk/search?q=record+citizens

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How the devil you doing one and all…

For The Fantastival Podcast #147 it’s a delight to have one of our favourite musical finds of 2023, the unapologetic king of Indie Rock / Pop, the one & only Sam Scherdel join us.

We have a great chat about Sam’s musical tastes and memories, his brilliant voice, tunes so far including the awesome ‘Brave Mistake’, ‘Balloon’ and ‘Retro’, many a great story including his mum getting to his recent support slot with Two Door Cinema Club, his exciting plans for the future including recording the album and supporting Chris Helme of The Seahorses, and as always the lucky Sam gets to collate his Fantasy Festival as he get to choose just 5 acts for his lineup.

And after you’ve listened to Sam on the episode come and have a listen to his handpicked tracks from acts spoken about in his episode with this fantastic playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5I2m3RvNq5OB1oXQayqHNe?si=QE1-Q78TTLKdtXxZdqOJ4g

And you can also listen to This Is Sam Scherdel Playlist on Spotify:

This Is Sam Scherdel

For all the latest Sam Scherdel news and links go and give his LinkTree page a visit and also go follow all his social media accounts which are on the link:

https://linktr.ee/samscherdel

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Turnbull is on great form for all you Outlaws and Enemies as he talks all about his love of music from early memories to getting his first guitar, to the amazing story of Skylights with many highs and lows including connections with Leeds United, Aberdeen FC, boxer Josh Warrington, their recent and next round of gigs, what the future holds for them and as always our lucky guest Turnbull gets to collate his Fantasy Festival choosing only 5 acts for his lineup.

For all the latest Skylights news go and give their website a visit:

https://www.skylightsyra.co.uk

And be sure to give Skylights a follow on twitter:

https://x.com/skylightsyra?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

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This week it’s a pleasure to introduce the legend, all the way from Blackpool, that is Scott Egnor, as our guest on The Fantastival Podcast #145 as one of our biggest supporters finally gets his chance in the hot seat, and boy does he take it…

It’s Happy Hour and this episode is a Perfect 10 as we have a great chat as Scott has plenty of great stories to tell as he recounts his musical memories, tastes and experiences with the song that first made him stop in his tracks, an amazing story about his first gig, his honest recount about the house and rave scenes that followed in his youth and it gets a little emotional towards the end of the episode with a heartfelt Scott giving a closing message to you all, aswell as collating his Fantasy Festival as he gets to chose 5 acts for a lineup which will always be remembered in an episode which is sure to make you smile, and maybe also shed a little tear.

And after you’ve listened to Scott on The Fantastival Podcast why not enjoy yourself, go one step beyond and give his Spotify Playlist a listen with tracks from his chosen Fantasy Festival acts:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lQ6oyYPMDVKqXf1tF5b5g?si=gSjV-6GWSx-IrBymvb5Znw

And be sure to give Scott a follow on twitter:

https://x.com/scottbpool69?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

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Get out from nowhere and on with The Fantastival Podcast #144 as we have John, Brandon and Ted from The Height, as control is lost in this one as the youngsters go crazy and rip the rules to shreds…

From One To Another the boys talk about their influences, how they all got into playing music, their fantastic tunes to date and latest single ‘I Know There’s More’, the recently released physical EP, their gigs so far (headlined Salford Lads Club) and upcoming gig supporting Skylights (with the awesome Shed Project), plans for the future and they collate the most mental Fantasy Festival seen so far as chaos reigns in the wonderful world of The Fantastival.

To order the Height EP:

https://vinylrevivalmcr.com/shop-item/the-height-one-to-another/

And be sure to give The Height a follow on the below:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6DXn8dMPho4EuAiXgXzdDl?si=S3fsGWzdSCm14TGYK7yaTQ

Twitter: https://x.com/theheightband?s=21&t=eqrCq7Vm65YWWbA4Nfrj7A

Instagram: https://instagram.com/theheight_band?igshid=YTQwZjQ0NmI0OA==

If you’ve enjoyed the Fantastival Podcast please give us a follow on Twitter @FantastivalP, subscribe on whatever platform you are listening to and give us a star rating on iTunes or rate the show and comment on the episode on Spotify and remember to check for our new episodes which are released every Sunday at 9am.

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