The Full Circle: Linking Songs with Musicians & Friends

Fontaines D.C.'s highly anticipated new album Dopamine Chamber was released on 16th October 2026. A marked departure from their previous sounds for sure!

I give my opinion of the album, including my top 5 songs from the album, creating The Full Circle, and I share my thoughts if Fontaines D.C. are the biggest band in the past decade or not.

Listen to the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/0JICUfSKOdGqzE9FJSrNci

What are your thoughts in the album? Are you more or less excited for their live shows after hearing their album? Let me know in the comments!

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16 years ago, The Full Circle was born, on RareFM, the live student radio station at UCL, the university I went to. And whilst there were some similarities to the show now, there were a lot of differences too. I was incredibly nervous during the first show, but it was a blast and I wanted to share this for everyone to enjoy ha.

My thoughts hearing back:

My music taste at 19 was still pretty damn good then if I say so myself

I sound quite a bit different these days

The patented boom boom boom boom boom shoutout started from the very beginning which was nice to hear ha. Also "hence completing The Full Circle" which shocked me tbh. Catchphrase to end the show hadn't started yet!!

I had no idea how to use a fader back then.

Had an hour and spoke for 15 minutes only, with music playing the rest, a far cry of the later shows where it was probably the opposite. And most of the time I spoke on this episode was just how to get in contact and saying what time it is. 

Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3a8qcxvS73GnY1GQnkwE3W

I hope you enjoy it anyhow and I'll probably upload more episodes during my time on RareFM, I promise they're a little better! 

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The Meffs have just released their incredible album Business! If you haven't given it a listen yet, do so, and then watch/listen to my album review to see if you agree!

Listen to the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4fpiWVsOXBkLATixKVDZeY

I give my general take on the album as well as going track by track. I also reveal my 5 favourite songs from the album which creates The Full Circle this week.

What's your thoughts on Business? Do you agree with my Full Circle choices? Let me know in the comments!

If you're checking this out on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, you can now do so on video! Feedback always welcome!

Thank you for the support as always!

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Sad news regarding The Full Circle this week, that's all I'll say on here; thank you for checking this out weekly, and I can assure you that this is not the end even if it isn't going to be as regular moving forward.

Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0e0JIrqEEXos3GjGNWapSF

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Oh My God, I can't believe it! I have a Kaiser Chief on The Full Circle! Founder & drummer of said incredible band as well as frontman for the amazing Everyone Says Hi is the very special guest on The Full Circle! We had a great chat reminiscing about Kaiser Chiefs, including who rated one of their albums 3 out of 10 and why that was so influential for their path after that, the festival which led to one of the band's greatest moments, even if a bit unconventional, and we speak about Everyone Says Hi, their new album Funny Cos It's True due for release on 9th October 2026 and which songs he cannot wait for people to hear.

Nick also answers some tough Would You Rather questions, shares a great fun fact never heard before elsewhere and he plays a lyrics quiz where he had to guess which songs were Everyone Says Hi, but the twist is that one of the odd ones out was a song he had written before!

And, of course, Nick creates his Full Circle, choosing songs with important meanings related to his childhood in particular! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EVPl27Xq9BhSBRg80HeYl

Everyone Says Hi are doing some album release shows in October! Get your tickets here: https://www.everyone-says-hi.com/

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Thank you to Nick for coming on The Full Circle and thank you for checking out the show!

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When Arctic Monkeys were first on the scene, everyone knew they were something special. Their first album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, is an incredible album, and I can't believe it's 20 years old now!

So enjoyable to hear it back again and bring back so many memories. Even though there's one or two songs on there that I'm not fussed about, I explain why it ranks so highly for me, giving a general overview and then going track by track, at the end creating my Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Full Circle i.e. my 5 favourite songs from the album. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1PEP5GhbGuY8DCUMyzYbVD

Let me know what your favourite songs are from the album!

Thank you for checking out the show, and for the support as always!

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An absolute honour to have Wheatus bassist Matthew Milligan on The Full Circle! He speaks about his time with Wheatus, being called a "one-hit wonder" band, answering the most pressing Would You Rather questions such as whether he'd rather his bass made a fart noise or he tripped over for every wrong note Matthew plays live, why he loves talking about Weird Al so much and he plays a tough quiz called "Which Wheatus Said This?" where he had to guess which Wheatus member said a particular quote!

Matthew's Full Circle was epic! A lot of the songs were based bassists that have been influential to him, ranging from Blink-182 to Primus! 

Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72wN7agFvhMNHKwl0ybX9n

Head over to https://wheatus.com/shows to get tickets for upcoming shows; they are epic live, and Matthew explains on the show why two shows are never the same!

Check out Weird Al-gorithm anywhere you hear your podcasts! Spotify & Apple Podcasts links below:

https://open.spotify.com/show/2AGCFPCPaPG2qpR715kCo8

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weird-al-gorithm/id1615822615

Follow Wheatus on Social Media!

Instagram: http://instagram.com/wheatusofficial

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wheatusofficial

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wheatus 

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Sleep Token's Take Me Back To Eden is a special album and catapulted them into new heights including headlining Download Festival & selling out the o2 Arena 2 nights in the same week. Since then they have had top 10 singles and topped the album charts, but without Take Me Back To Eden, this would likely never have happened.

I give a summary of the album along with a track-by-track. I also share my controversial early opinion of them as well as sharing which track was the catalyst for them to get to where they are today.

I also create the Take Me Back To Eden Full Circle, revealing my 5 favourite songs in album order, one of those they have never performed live! Hopefully one day

Playlist for the songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6j3NWyxLLm4Gq0BsBesf5Q

Do you agree with my top 5? 

Thank you for checking out the episode and the support as always!

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One year ago, I had Frank Turner on The Full Circle. He was the first musician to come on the show and if it wasn't for him, I would not have been able to speak to so many more incredible musicians since. I wanted to celebrate this by re-releasing the episode with a new spoken intro by myself before the conversation with Frank! 

 We spoke about:

- How touring went in 2025 and speaking about the returning Million Dead prior to completing their now confirmed final UK tour in December 2025! 

- He answered some tough Would You Rather questions, including if he'd played the same venue forever with a different setlist every time, or different venues forever with the same setlist every time!

- He also played Which Frank said this? A game where he had to figure out if he, Frank Turner, said a particular quote in a previous interview or if it was his friend, fellow musician, and current touring singer for Sex Pistols (and also someone others have confused him with), Frank Carter!

- And of course, Frank makes his Full Circle, ranging from Million Dead to Descendents! 

Link to the songs are here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2iYkuvFNfqc9yKg647ysv7

All this and so much more on this week's episode!

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Thank you to Frank Turner for his time on the show, and thank you to each and every one of you for the ongoing support! 

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 Ryan Richards is a truly incredible person and it's an absolute honour to have him on The Full Circle this week! He is the drummer and scream vocalist for the incredible band Funeral For A Friend, who are headlining 2000Trees on Friday 10th July! Get last remaining tickets: https://2000trees.co.uk/tickets 

(As an aside, the line up is incredible, and whilst it absolutely sucks that Alkaline Trio have had to drop out (get well soon Matt Skiba!), Don Broco replacing is about as good as you can get from such a rubbish situation.)

Ryan is also the CEO of management company Future History and is one of the most successful rock managers in the world with an incredible roster including Sleep Token, Holding Absence & PRESIDENT and more.

On the show: Ryan reveals the hottest place he's ever performed (we recorded this during the recording breaking heatwave happened in the UK in June), he answers some tough Would You Rather questions (including whether he'd want to perform Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation in full again or Hours in full again), and he plays a quiz called Which Ryan Said This? Where he had to guess if the quote was by him or by Hollywood's Ryan Reynolds, and we also spoke about Wrexham and the impact they have had on Welsh Football.

Ryan also creates his very personal Full Circle ranging from Black Sabbath to Iron Maiden, and ending with Funeral For A Friend (fun fact: my favourite song of theirs!). Playlist for the songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2paFMo6cWg7YG8HZ5fXfPJ

Thank you to Ryan for coming on The Full Circle, and thank you for checking out the episode! 

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