TFI Friday folks!! This week's guest brings the Britpop sounds of the mid 90s to the table. Nick has presented the fantastic Britpop Revival Show for many years now, so it was a treat to have a natter about the scene that we hold so close to our hearts. From the band that kickstarted british indie in the early 90s, to lost gems fighting out with one the biggest bands of the decade and then we both do a deep dive on one of the greatest bands of all time, Silver Sun!!! Give the Spotify link a click, to hear Nicks 5 amazing choices in a handy playlist..... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/156jcqfNdInVvH5wgUI5HZ?si=iA16Xiy0Slmg5yhbrl2uaQ

Welcome back to another round of musical nerdary and merriment! The guest with the 2 pound coin and the itchy fingers at the jukebox is Colin Jackson Brown, one of the presenters of the superb Free With This Month's Issue Podcast!! They've just reached the 50 episode milestone over in their Parrish, so the timings perfect for our musical natter! Loads of ace stories about festivals, working in record shops, how The White Room on Channel 4 was better than Later With Jools Holland, the unparalleled genius of Mogwai, is it actually still OK to listen to Pantera, along with all the usual nerdy shit that we'll always inhabit over here! As ever, click the link to hear Colins 5 picks in a handy playlist :- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/41v8YnqRoXD7z1Ly4hGimd?si=5pOFJPydTrWWDXZaJv988w

Welcome to the Sunset Strip my hard rockin' amigos!!! Joining me for a trawl through some amazing deep cuts from the hair metal genre, is returning guest and vocalist from The Infernal Sea, Dean Lettice. Like myself, Dean is a HUGE fan of this most derided and disposible of genres..... Or is it??? With Motley Crue and Def Leppard filling uk stadiums this summer and Guns N Roses all but confirming they're headlining Glastonbury this summer, the scene is experiencing a massive renaissance of late. Its always a pleasure having a natter with Dean about any type of music, but especially tunes that reek of riffs, hairspray and EXCESS!! Click the Spotify link to experience the sounds of the times, best enjoyed with a huge Jack and Coke and some tight stonewashed denim...... Xxx https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3nxpjxgfQSLETnS69OmD9W?si=PO2uaxWIS3SZyoHmnwKjDg&utm_source=copy-link

Welcome to 2023!!! Joining me for the 1st episode of the year, is comedian Dave Fensome. I first came across him when I discovered the fantastic Pop, Collaborate and Listen Podcast during the 1st lock down in 2020. On the pod, Dave and his Co-host Krister listen to and review every UK number one of the 90s, a truly herculean task when you take into account the garbage that got to number 1 in that decade! They're at the end of 1993 now and have already critiqued such classics as Michael Ball, Cliff Richard, 2 Unlimited, 3 albums featuring the legendary Phil Collins and tons of others!! Please get on it, as it's a hilarious insight into what the general public were buying in that decade. My god, they were buying some utter CRAP!!! Daves picks for this Parrish however are utter gold, also they're all first timers, so lots of 90s chat and tracks that include Beastie Boys, Kyuss and more!! Please check out Daves new comedy special ADHDave by clicking the you tube link :- https://youtu.be/D2bOHSTqcM8 And here's Daves 5 cast iron bangers, in a handy playlist..... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04DII6VTww40a3WahnNtqn?si=5R7UB4jcQ_W1PqLL1hdNkA&utm_source=copy-link

Hey there, you bloody ball of lushness!! Welcome to the penultimate episode of the year and its a banger! My guest this week is a bit of a legend from the Gaz-Reading-Kerrang-Years, it's the fantastic journalist /author and all round lush human being, Mr. Ian Winwood. Ians latest book "Bodies : Life and Death in Music" is out now and I can't recommend it highly enough! Ian also has a wonderful taste in tunes too. Loads of brilliant chosen tracks and tales, from Beastie Boys, through The Wildhearts and onto Elvis Costello, plus Ians stories that are associated with each pick are INSANE!! Click the link for a handy pocket sized playlist of Ians 5 choices: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7GKH9Z6Zu9m8VpKlaXF6FV?si=r8Wmaud4SECb-cukbiglDA&utm_source=copy-link

welcome back once again! This weeks guest is a legend from the 00s Cambridge music scene, the DMS himself, Darren Michelangelo Smith!! It's always a pleasure to have a natter with my old mate and was an honour to have him bring along a plethora of great tunes and stories to the podcast. Click the link to hear Darren's 5 song choices in a handy playlist-style :- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2fu7t1tqyY8Kv87qsg91T8?si=n9BhG1YdSWuEzxbksZWwXw&utm_source=copy-link Please also make sure you listen to the fantastic O'Holy Ghost debut EP, by clicking here...... :- https://open.spotify.com/album/39IevqOoGLGtaeijnL7bQq?si=-ayF6Z-hTyW3CMFc4KRV4g&utm_source=copy-link

welcome back to the pod, grab yourself a beer from the bar and pull up a chair at the poker table!!  Joining me this week, is legendary ex-Kerrang and present Metal Hammer, Guardian, Classic Rock Magazine (etc etc....) scribe / legend, Mr Dom Lawson! I have always wanted to get Mr Lawson on this here podcast, so it was a real treat to have a high class musical natter with the guy who's literally interviewed and reviewed EVERYONE!! As well as finding time to award St Anger a well deserved KKKK's back in 2003. Its a great album!!! Whatever pal..... 

So expect lots of great stories, some incredible song choices and a truly heartwarming Iron Maiden tale that started it all for little Dom back in the day. One of Doms choices isn't on Spotify, so get yourself over to You Tube if you fancy listening to The Cardiacs song that he put forward, but the rest of his selections are collated in this handy little playlist :- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Gh4wHEruef3wDQbf2nH2q?si=SCUigdWHQQeLyYTUqc7Nog&utm_source=copy-link

Yo! The club is open, no hats NO TRAINERS!!!! Grab something cold and come a bit closer, as locking horns with me this week is folk punk troubadour and all round lush human being, Benjamin Sydes aka BSydes. Always a pleasure catching up with this total gent and its a lovely ole natter as ever!! Warning: may well contain 2 fully grown nerds, frothing at the mouth when chatting about that most special of bands from the early 21st century; Reuben...... Please like, share and review the podcast and as usual, click the link to hear Ben's 5 song choices in a handy playlist. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/65mA33T6PIvcDaowDfwvj6?si=BWoJ4LvlR6C6S4WdyTrAAQ&utm_source=copy-link

Welcome back!! Cheers for sticking around people, sorry I've been away. Life etc innit. Bringing the tracks and the virtual hangs this week is Cambridge six string slinging LEGEND Jay Williams!!! I've always loved chatting music with him over the years, so it was a real treat to do it again for you lovely ole lot!! From playing in John Peel favs Hofman, to scratching his alt-country itch in Broken Family Band, performing at Glastonbury and onto newer pastures with the incredible Hip-Hop and classical mashup of I Strip For Couples, Jay is a musical genius and has done it all. He's also fond of a heavy riff or two, as shown by his 5 incredible choices that he's put on the mixtape for us all. From ACDC, to Van Halen and into Marillion, it's a journey through the ages of RAWK!! As ever, please share, like and tell your friends about the podcast, it all makes a difference. Click the link below for a handy playlist of Jay's choices over on a the Spotify...... https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BJRQtcxMBeviR5U6t5vhf?si=KHTj4YXBShOv2MmWSR8qWg&utm_source=copy-link