A special episode where Grant and Snedds count down each of their top 20 favourite albums of all time. We had to split this into two parts as it was a bit of an epic undertaking, recorded in a mammoth 5-hour session.

In part one we count down numbers 20 through 11, stay tuned for part two which will go up when it’s done.

In other news, we’ve started a new feature where we each give the other host a (relatively) new single to listen to which will then be discussed on the next episode. This time Snedds gives Grant “Underneath” by American industrial hardcore outfit Code Orange and Grant gives Snedds “Your Light” by electro-poppers The Big Moon. Give them a listen and let us know your thoughts.

Finally, given our relative inconsistency in review scores, we’ve also come up with a proper rating system which you can refer to below:

1/10 - Destroy without listening

2/10 - Rancid bin juice (bathe afterwards)

3/10 - Hot garbage (avoid)

4/10 - Meh (not worth going back to)

5/10 - Forgettable (one or two good songs)

6/10 - Just OK (for fans of the genre)

7/10 - Good (quite like it)

8/10 - Very good (must listen)

9/10 - Exceptional (absolutely love it)

10/10 - Practically flawless (unmissable)

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Peace.

We’re a little late with Episode 04 of The Scratch Cast but it’s finally here for your listening pleasure.

On this episode, we do a quick re-cap of Yammerer’s EP since Grant didn’t listen to the whole thing last time and Snedds kept getting the name of the EP wrong…true professionals.

We also review “Shlagenheim”, the debut album from avant-garde prog-rockers “Black Midi” (a band we’d both decided were shit without giving them a proper chance), “Alter Nature”, the third album from sci-fi hardcore outfit “Bats”, “Critical Method”, the debut album from Belgian noise makers “Stake” (or the fifth album from “Stake Number Eight”, depending on how you look at it) and finally “Ghosteen”, the seventeenth album from “Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds”.

Links to the reviews mentioned by Grant are below:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/05/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-ghosteen-review

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/04/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-ghosteen-review-the-most-beautiful-songs-he-has-ever-recorded

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Please remember to check out the featured artists and support them if you like what you hear. Connect with the artists below.

Yammerer: http://bit.ly/33gYLll

Black Midi: https://bmblackmidi.com/

Bats: https://bats.bandcamp.com/

Stake: https://www.stakeband.com/

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: https://www.nickcave.com/

See you next year.

Peace.

The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Pop Culture Podcast - Episode 03: I Don’t Know What To Say

Welcome one and all to Episode 03 of The Scratch Cast where the dynamic duo discusses EPs from Girl in Red and Yammerer, albums from Fontaines DC, Viagra Boys, Amyl and The Sniffers and Microwave, and generally have a good old chinwag about music.

At nearly 2 hours this is our longest podcast yet. Enjoy below.

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Please remember to check out the featured artists and support them if you like what you hear. Connect with the artists below.

Fontaines DC: https://fontainesdc.bandcamp.com/

Girl in Red: https://soundcloud.com/lyfsuxx

Viagra Boys: https://vb.lnk.to/streetworms

Microwave: https://purenoise.bandcamp.com/album/death-is-a-warm-blanket

Amyl and The Sniffers: https://amylandthesniffers.bandcamp.com/album/amyl-and-the-sniffers

Yammerer: http://bit.ly/33gYLll

See you next month.

Peace.

Episode 02 of The Scratch Cast is finally here. Snedds and Grant return with a bumper episode covering the latest albums from Pixies, Black Futures, Black Mountain, Weezer & Black Dresses.

Pixies - On Graveyard Hill: https://youtu.be/E2o-65chdoc

Black Futures - Body & Soul: https://youtu.be/amtEN2VTjQE

Black Mountain - Future Shade: https://youtu.be/w881mu7JO2I

Black Dresses - Wheel of Fortune: https://youtu.be/8un0JUbQOvI

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The very first episode of The Scratch Cast covering nothing but music. In this episode, Snedds and Grant discuss albums from Dinosaur Pile-Up, Jamie Lenman, Gender Roles and Press Club. It's a solid 5/10.

Dinosaur Pile-Up - Back Foot: https://youtu.be/_7ZQytOqmCk

Jamie Lenman - Tomorrow Never Knows: https://youtu.be/YgHjaufkC48

Gender Roles - You Look Like Death: https://youtu.be/qIPNSRTsW68

Press Club - Behave: https://youtu.be/h8pIybX4HKM

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