We speak to the best band in Ayrshire, Ocean Views who hail from Irvine with indie bangers and upbeat mayhem with a hint of psychadelia. They are playing our show at seven sisters in Saltcoats this friday w/ Sev Ka & Doctur Normul. It's Bring Yer Own Booze and only a tenner from this link: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42675428 . We talk about music and the history of Irvine and Ayrshire more broadly. From classic bands such as Biffy Clyro, Trashcan Sinatras, Junkmans Choir, The Fear and Girobabies plus a tentative link to the waterboys. we talk about the ayrshire tattie conspiracy, the demolition of the magnum, Rabbie Burns and the abandoned big idea known as the inventor centre. we also talk Sawny Bean, Robert the Bruce, cumnock vs auchinleck, 4 track analogue recordings, being a mod and fixing scooters, steve masons new book 'Failure is Always an Option' , the greasy poll at marymas gala, The View and stealing Kyle Falconer's guitarist, why they don't do DF gigs, the crazy Gulab shows of 2024, Meeting a ghostlike Dougie of Mickey 9s fame at a washed out Butefest, the love/hate relationship of Gerry Cinnamon, the ayrshire music scene and lack of venues,  and a summer of festivals including millport and prestfest plus much, much more. You Call That Radio has no adverts, sponsors or funding and rely on listener support at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio if you can afford to buy us a pint per month . Or alternatively follow and innteract with our socials on http://linktr.ee/YCTR you can find Ocean Views on most platforms using the @oceanViewsMusic tag .

As the views from the sea shift from Summer to Autumn we take a look at some of the biggest news and opinions from the Isle of Inverkoothkie including :

They have played the entirity of europe but are saving the best for last in Glasgow this Sunday 16/08 at McNeill's alongside merrowfolk, Doctur Normul and Gordy Duncan feat. Mark McG with DJ Stevie Elements playing some bangers . More info here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42610267 Seirén are Mexican band who make psychadelic/ shoegaze / post- rock with arabic vocals and were the best band I discovered on my trip to Mexico 2 years ago. Today we discuss their gruelling shedule as a DIY band touring the world, the cultural differences betwen Mexico and the UK, we discuss the holy Aztec water that is Mezcal, The time we all nearly got arrested in Mexico City during a police shakedown scame, UFOs, earthakes and volcanic eruptions, From Tacos to Wetherspoons breakfast, The heatwave that follows them, Terrence Mckenna mushrooms and much much more. this show is powered by our patreons at Patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio

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You may have met Mima Merrow before but allow me to introduce you to her merry band of Merrowfolk . They called that radio to celebrate the relase of their debut music video 'Beckoning Back' which is out now on youtube. A unique , modern, funky blend of  Irish and Scottish trad with a twist of gothic drama , pulsating basslines , disco beats , four part harmonies and an outrageous brass section. You can seee them live 16th August at McNeill's in the southside. More info here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/4261026 .  They blew me away at Knockengorroch and we were honoured to have them support us at the last ever Girobabies gig at a sold out Art School. Today we discuss accents in music, getting BBC Introducing Track of the Week, Recording an album on the Isle of Lewis, getting sued by Ninetendo, dreams of LIDL sponsership, ABBA and Pink Floyd comparisons, Influences such as The Frames, Getting festival bookings, How Mima went from solo artist to a full 7 piece and much, miuch more. Mare dramatic than ABBA . Enjoy and thank you to our patreons who make tehse shows possible http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and follow our socials at http://linktr.ee/YCTR 

We are joined by Bram E Gieben aka T3xtur3 to discuss his new book about male identity under capitalism , his career as a writer , musician and poet plus his upcoming fringe show 'Performative Male' with Darren McGarvey on August 8th . Bram E. Gieben is the author of the nonfiction book The Darkest Timeline (Revol Press, 2024). A writer and performer, he was the 2015 Scottish Slam Poetry champion. He is the host of the philosophically curious podcast Strange Exiles, and has devised performances for the Edinburgh Fringe and Book Festivals, Hidden Door, Verve Festival Birmingham, and the World Slam Championships in Paris. His writing has been published by Red Squirrel, Timid Pirate, Neu Reekie, The Quietus, io9, Bella Caledonia, Mishka NYC, Glasgow Review of Books and other places. He releases music under the name Texture on labels including Black Lantern, This Is Not Pop and Darkfloor Sound. This show only exists thanks to the support of our patreons at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and you can pre-order Bram's new book here: https://bramegieben.bigcartel.com/product/crisismasculinity 

Crisis Masculinity explores how male identities are shaped, influenced and expressed under late-stage capitalism. Analysing films, literature, theory and society at large, Bram E. Gieben offers an incendiary, insightful and often deeply personal account of how it feels to be a man, and what is to be done about the so-called crisis of masculinity. Drawing on feminist, Marxist and heterodox analysis of male identity, misogyny and toxic masculinity, he offers a hopeful prescription for young men — that navigating crisis after crisis is what we do best… and we can always do better.

The Friday Night Phone-In returns as Tickle and Post Coal Prom Queen discuss their epic new music video 'Sky Taxis' , the furture of everything, Quasi-Crystal's of Quantum Physics, generative AI and how most of it is just computers apart from Suno who is stealing our ideas, how Tickle was right about Elon in 2014 , is it Thiel or Teal?, filming in subways before anyone wakes up for work, vocal polyps in Korea , vocal warm ups and ear plugs, bringing old songs back to life, the multiverse , sci-fi , never seeing the matrix like Spiderman , Orwell, Stanley Kubrick, and loads of other stuff.. Much love to our patreons who make these shows possible at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio

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during a major heatwave, Views from the Sea returns to YCTR for a look at 

How do you sell over a million records and court controversey with the Pope? Ken Mccluskey of The Bluebells explains all . Their omnipresent hit 'Young At Heart' is played at every wedding, karaoke and supermarket your ears graze . We talk about teh hastily assembled band that played Top of the Pops 5 weeks in a row after a sudden rise of popularity in the classic, 7 years after it's initial release, following a car advert. We discuss their new sunny yet political album 'This is the... Bluebellls' and his 'biggest ever gig' at Kelvingrove Bandstand on August 15th. We also chat about getting stage fright in Minneapolis , artists duty to combat the rise of the far right, being hungover onstage, being an educator at Stow college,  playing the Barras for Soapyfest and much, much more. Thank you to our patreons who make this show possible at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio . Please consider joining to keep this show ad-free and join the secret chat that gets you invites to private partys, guestlists to gigs and festivals and exclusive content.

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Just-B is a prominent UK Grime and rap artist hailing from the working class estate of The Villas in Ashington, Northumberland. Known for his rapid-fire double-time flow and uniquely weaving his geordie dialect into his music. His style bridges the gap between classic rapid MCing, electronic Makina rave scenes, and deep, introspective hip-hop storytelling . Today we discuss writing, breathe control, hiking, Ashington accents, London-centric biases, The tropical isle of Arran and Goatfell, remembering Audio Soup festival, Discuss up and coming talent plus his new project North East Nato and next gig at The Cluny on Newcastle on July 18th. This podcast only exists, and stays without adverts, thanks to our patreons at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and http://ko-fi.com/YouCallThatRadio 

Ras Ceylon is an Oakland, California-based MC, educator, and activist recognized as the first Sri Lankan rapper to emerge within the western hip-hop canon. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he has officially solidified his place as a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate within the Wu Killa Beez lineage. We discuss getting banned from Sri Lanka for 12 years, Becoming a Wu Tang affilate, Having Power (r.I.P) oversee his newest album 'Scrollz of Lion Rock' , The education to Prison pipeline, The propaganda of East Oakland, California Food, Teaching rapping to becoming a princaple of an antire school, the misinformation of media, The conflicts overseas and the political challenges within the USA , The elements of Hip Hop, Doing an ODB verse live on stage , His top 5 dead or alive and much, much more.You Call That Radio is powered by our patreons at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and http://ko-fi.com/YouCallThatRadio