Hello people welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast how are you I hope you’re all well. We are back and have a really fun episode to share. This is episode 61 and features GK and Hannah from the predominantly Yorkshire based band Venus Grrrls. We caught up at the delightful Brudenell Social Club in Leeds a few days before their first headline gig there - which if you’re listening at any point before 8pm on Saturday 10th February 2024, you can still get along to. 

Venus Grrrls have been on my list to chat to for a while but due to a global pandemic and GK’s leukaemia diagnosis either of which could have been the end of the band, we have only just been able to make this happen. 

We discuss both GK and Hannah’s history with music how the band came to be and unlock the secret to building and maintaining a loyal fan base. 

I had a great chatting to these two and I hope you enjoy listening. They are setting 2024 up to be a busy year with support dates with The Sprints and festival slots already in the calendar so keep a look out. Links to all their social media and YouTube channels are in the description of this episode, I strongly recommend you check them out along with their latest track Divine, which has been described as a lusty grunge storm of a single and already getting support from Radio 1, radio x and 6 music amongst other. It’s absolute treat. 

Divine: VENUS GRRRLS - Divine (Official Video)

https://www.facebook.com/VENUSGRRRLS

@venusgrrrls

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello people, welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you’re well. This is episode sixty and features Tracey Wise, the founder of Safe Gigs For Women, a not for profit organisation who work with all aspects of the music industry to raise awareness of good practices and ways for venues to create safe spaces for women. 

This was a really interesting chat for me, as a man my only safety consideration when going to gigs is: how close to the pit do I want to be today and to think that in the times we live in where the basic rights of equality and respect should be a given to anyone, its horrendous that a service like this is even needed. 

Tracey was great to speak to and gave a brilliant insight into how Safe Gigs For Women came about, her own journey as a music lover, the people that have stepped up to help spread the word and the services available to people. 

Without just rehashing the conversation, after having time to reflect on this, her comments around artists that ‘own their mosh pit’ really stuck with me. Frank Turner was the example here but there are other musicians from Sam Carter of Architects to Drake who have been highlighted as calling out members of their audience after seeing a whole range of abhorrent behaviour and whilst I think it is great that these instances are brought into the public eye, it does spark the question - could artists be doing more to ensure these acts don’t happen in the first place rather than having to react after the event? I would love to see some public service announcements at festivals by headline acts speaking out about this or clear messages that abuse is not tolerated when bands are promoting their vip ticket upgrades and soundcheck passes. 

https://sgfw.org.uk

https://www.facebook.com/safegigsforwomen

@safegigs4women

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello People! Welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you’re all well, we’re back with another episode recorded at Slam Dunk 2022. The 2023 festival is just under 3 weeks away and looks to be another awesome day with a line up mixing up some of the best Punk / Rock and bands around with a good blend of legends and new faces.

Here I speak to Canadian rocker and host of the great podcast Lead Singer Syndrome: Silverstein vocalist Shane Told who highlights my love of tapping - Brendan and Tyler from Canadian hardcore band COUNTERPARTS and wrapping up this episode is Chuck Ragan and yet another Canadian, Mr Chris Crestwell of Hot Water Music. 

As I’ve said before, this was a busy day but filled with conversations featuring absolute heroes and I genuinely enjoyed speaking to and meeting each of these guests. Festival slots can be tricky as these conversations are often very restricted by time and guests are being ushered around a heaving press tent with music from at least 2 stages competing against each other as well as our voices however everyone of the guests from Slam Dunk, not just this episode, were incredibly giving with their responses and hopefully these are as much fun to listen to as they were to record. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello People, welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you’re all well. We are back with the second of 4 episodes recorded at Slam Dunk 2022 - if you haven’t checked out the first  - it’s a treat and features Knuckle Puck, Beauty School, As December Falls and Sum 41 - it was quite a day I would recommend going back and listening to it to the episode - it was a lot of fun recording the conversations. 

This is episode Fifty eight and features Dan ‘Soupy’ Campbell, of The Wonder Years and Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties.

I was a late comer to The Wonder Years but when I first heard Came Out Swinging I was hooked and this has been a conversation I’ve wanted to record for ages. Dan did not disappoint and was an absolute pleasure to talk to, it was awesome to hear about his early days with music, the formation of The Wonder Years and their progression from a crazy joke band to how they are now. I’d not heard ‘Won’t be pathetic forever’ until just before this conversation and hadn’t realised it was the first thing they released as this version of the band.

It’s still great and I’ve included a YouTube link to the EP if you haven’t heard it. 

The set at Slam Dunk was also brilliant, they gave an absolute master class in delivering a tight and emotive performance, they don’t currently have any live dates but their last U.K. tour with Beauty School was great and I’m excited for when they come back round although Dan’s other project Arron West and the roaring twenties will be at 2000 trees this year so if you are there and the line up for that looks amazing, then go check that out. 

https://youtu.be/bTSkMXz7XrY

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello people, welcome to the When in Yorkshire Podcast it’s been a while!

Sorry for the massive gap in episodes but we’re back and have so many conversations ready to go! We’re kicking off with the first of 4 episodes featuring conversations recorded at Slam Dunk festival 2022!

This was the busiest day of recording we’ve ever had but was great to speak to so many people. I want to give a missive shout out to public city pr who once again did an awesome job managing the press tent and making everything run smoothly - Siobhan and her team in Leeds are always a pleasure to work with and put in a huge shift not just on the day but months leading up to it, putting up with my many, many emails and requests- without her all of the podcasts, radio interviews, Kerrang video interviews and various other press pieces we love reading listening to and watching they just wouldn’t happen. 

So this episode features 4 of the conversations from the day, staring with joe and John from Chicago’s very own Knuckle Puck, then i caught up with grant and Liam from Yorkshire’s finest: Beauty School, Beth from As December Falls and the episode wraps up with Dave and Cone of Canadian pop punk royalty Sum 41. 

Much like the whole day these were all a lot of fun to record and it was great to speak to seasoned pro’s of knuckle puck, new comers in beauty school and as December falls and veterans of sun 41 but get the same excitement of playing music and being at the festival from all of them. 

If you’re not familiar with all the guests, please check out the wiypodcast playlist on Spotify where you can listen to tracks from all of the musical guests that have been on and especially beauty school and as December falls, check out their merch and up coming tour dates as they had some brilliant music out and your support will help keep them going. 

https://knucklepuckil.com

https://beautyschool.band

https://www.asdecemberfalls.com

http://www.sum41.com

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WguWZu1N8br97h97FOXXm?si=deVVCVRgTueKSwJNbARKTg&dd=1

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello people, welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you’re all well and this is a treat of an episode for anyone who likes to know about the hidden workings of the live music or live performance industry as I get to chat with one of the nicest guys about all things in the world of production and lighting design. 

This is episode 56 and features Tom Campbell who I met up with in Leeds whilst he was on tour making Skunk Anansie look stunning and for me, it created a whole new experience as a piece of performance with clear nods to the themes of Post Orgasmic Chill but pulled into the present. 

This was a chat that could quite easily have gone on for many hours and if I wasn’t aware that I was holding Tom back from eating, I might have been tempted to continue it for another 20 mins!

Tom gives a great insight into the way he approaches production design, his journey to where he is and some of the gigs that inspired and influenced him. 

We also chat about his crew focused clothing and accessories brand stndy which produces high-quality good-looking gear suitable for the challenges faced by touring crew worldwide. Now, I may not be part of that world but will be upgrading my podcast equipment bag to their stab proof beautiful backpack. I have posted a link to the site and you can use the promo code WIY10 for 10% off your order. These are ethically sourced and produced garments and items that look great and will withstand the challenges of your life. Check them out.

Stndbyworld.com (discount code WIY10 for 10% off)

MIRRAD.com

@_mirrad on instagram 

@thetomlights on instagram

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello People! Welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you are all having a lovely time whatever you’re up to. 

Here in Yorkshire we’ve had some delightful weather mixed with a few huge downpours which I believe is the official northern confirmation of Summer. As U.K. recording this introduction festival season is well under way - Slam Dunk has been and was fantastic - more on that in a couple of weeks, Download looks to have been amazing and Glastonbury has finally returned. , it’s been brilliant to see some form of normality resume both in the general world and the live music and events industry. 

This is episode 55 and features a man who is loved by so many people, Mr Benji Webbe of reggae / metal superstars Skindred. When I mentioned to people who know him that I was about to chat with Benji or letting people know this episode is coming out, the response without fail was always, ahh I love Benji, what a great guy. And after getting to spend some time chatting, I would 100% echo this sentiment. Not only are Skindred fantastic musicians but they know how how to put on a show and Benji is the ringmaster of this. I have had the conversation about how great Skindred are with many people over the years and the common consensus is; they simply do not know how to put on not even a bad show but even a mediocre one. If for whatever reason you are not a fan of this band, check them out live. It’s a party you don’t want to miss. 

In the short time we had he was great to chat to and very open about the experiences he’s had over the years. 

I was very close to getting a sneaky listen to the forthcoming album but time got the better of us as he was a busy man!

I have included the first song I remember I remember hearing along with another classic Skindred track to the wiypodcast playlist over on Spotify - there are many great tracks from guests, give it a listen.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WguWZu1N8br97h97FOXXm?si=VJtyJlOoRAi8rlb14iQSvQ

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello People! Welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, I hope you’re all well it’s been way too long since the last episode due to contracting covid and life but I’ve got lots of great episodes coming up which I’m excited to share. This is episode 54 which was recorded way back in July 2021 and features Andy Farrow of Northern Music company. This was one of the first times I’d visited Saltaire which is a beautiful village just outside of bradford in West Yorkshire. Andy was great to chat to and it was really interesting to hear from someone who manages, publishes and books bands about the changes he has seen in the music industry over his career. 

We chat about some of the bands he works with and has worked with including Opeth, Devin Townsend, Paradise Lost, The Wildhearts and many more. Just like my other guests, Andy was very honest and happy to cover a whole range of topics which, as someone who is fascinated by the working of the music Indic that are often kept in the background, I loved hearing about his experiences and thoughts on the future of touring, streaming and vinyls importance. 

I could quite easily have continued chatting to Andy for ages but alas I think I made him for a visit to one of Saltaire’s beverage emporiums!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello People! Welcome to the When In Yorkshire Podcast, this is episode 53 and the first episode recorded in 2022. Due to the ongoing covid pandemic, all of the planned recordings for January have been cancelled due to to either the gigs not going ahead or requiring to keep touring parties closed to outside visitors in order to keep the tour going - all of which makes perfect sense and I fully support. My guest this episode is Joe Cabrera of Leeds based band Beauty School who have signed to and have a very exciting year planned with some amazing shows already booked including a headline show at The Key Club in Leeds on 9th April, opening the Rock Scene stage at this years Slam Dunk Festival and some support dates in March which Joe announces in this conversation. 

It was great hearing about Joe’s journey in music thinking about a lot of the bands that influenced him and experiences he’s had. 

If you’re not aware of Beauty School, firstly you’re in for a treat especially if you are a fan of as their press release accurately describes as emo infused alternative rock but I’d add if you’re a fan of hook laden catchy and well crafted music. I’ve been listening to 4 tracks including current single ‘Take it slow’ and upcoming single ‘Pawn Shop Jewels’ both of which have been stuck in my head for days. 

Take It Slow has been added to the Wiypodcast playlist on Spotify and I will do the same with Pawn Hop Jewels once that has been released. 

Before the conversation starts, I’d like to point out that background ambiance and coffee were provided by http://kapowcoffee.co.uk on the calls in Leeds. I strongly recommend it. 

https://beautyschool.band/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello people! 

this is a special episode with the songwriting legend that is Beth Nielsen Chapman who will be performing in Robin Hoods Bay on 29th January along with other special guests as part of the Buddy Holly Foundation Songwriters Showcase. 

tickets are 12.50 from

https://www.thecoverhb.com/events

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.