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YCTR is back on the airwaves for a chat with the legendary punk poet Attila the Stockbroker as he gears up for a 12 date tour of Scotland . I am personally looking forward to sharing the stage with him and Calum Baird at the Craigmore Bowling Club in Rothesay on November 14th.

tix at http://skiddle.com/g/YCTR .

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We discuss almost 50 years as a musician, poet, author , the Scottish tour, Burnham vs Starmer, left wing politics, the rise of the right , social media censorship, disinformation, The future of Man City, How he became confident after a horrific schooling experience , DIY culture, Helping his beloved Brighton become a fan-owned club that rose through the ranks and now flying high in the top three of the premiership amnd much more

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Punk Poetry: A core genre discussed and performed by the guest throughout the interview. Spoken Word: Captures the performance aspect of the guest's work. Politics: A central theme of the conversation, including discussions on the Labour Party, economic structures, and social issues. Scottish Tour: Pertains to the guest's upcoming 12-date DIY tour across Scotland. DIY Culture: Highlights the guest's approach to touring and building independent performance networks. Independent Music: Reflects the DIY ethos and the guest's career in alternative music scenes. Football Culture: Covers the significant portion of the interview dedicated to football, fan-owned clubs, and the sport's modern landscape.

Social Commentary: Describes the guest's critical views on AI, social media regulation, and climate change. 0:00 Touring Scotland 2:00 Music and DIY touring 13:32 Life and poetry 16:56 Personal roots and poems 18:31 Modern football state 26:52 Politics and hope 29:03 Economic challenges 30:01 Media and technology 36:26 Electoral reform 37:47 Far-right politics 44:31 Intimate performances 44:50 Tour details and history 53:50 Closing thoughts 57:59 Final farewellHow this was made

Jo D'arc has some announcements to tell the world. She has had a busy year performing with The Twistettes, The Girobabies, She Drew the Gun AND Declan Welsh & The Decadent West as well as a few DJ sets under herJo Jive moniker. If that wasn't enough, she is also reawakening Minerva Wakes from her spooky bee slumber to perform on October 30th at SWG3 Poetry Club for the Apocalypse Theorists album launch alongside Jackal Trades & T3xtur3. Tickets here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42739091

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Jo D'arc is a bass guitarist, writer, singer, community worker , DJ to name just a few strings to her bow./ We discuss the time her bass guitar got stolen and ended up on BBC news, disagree on what happened in South Korea, discuss the new merrowfolk album, ponder the point in moving the clocks back so a dead rich guy can play golf , talk about the many projects Jo has been involved with this year and look forward to You Call That Radio's halloween party. 

We were in Paisley for a top secret project and we ended up having a surprise conversation with Tommy McGrory of Loud n Proud. A music charity that has teached people to play, create and perform for over 25 years. During lockdown the building was all but destroyed by an arson attack but it has risen from the ashes and now boasts recording suites, rehearshal rooms and a social media / podcast room alongside tuitition rooms for drums, guitar, vocals and midi keys.

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We had a random chance encounter with Granny Annie so decided to have a face to face chat over a pint about data centres, generative A.I, community, inequality, addiction & recovery, Universal Basic Income, environmental issues, billionaires building bunkers, scottish independence, zero waste foodbanks, the lack of third spaces, poverty, what is wrong with the world and how we can fix it plus shout out some charities already making a big difference such as Chris House, SAMH, Sunny Govan, Men Matters and of course GalGael. Thanks to Martin Windebank for filming this conversation and our patreons for keeping our leakly boat of YCTR afloat over http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio and we also greatfully accept donations at http://ko-fi.com/YouCallThatRadio . Find us on all socials including youtube where you can actually WATCH this episode here: http://linktr.ee/YCTR 

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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