Two best friends put an ad online with the hope of finding some musicians to start a band. As an audition process they thought that playing two songs and, afterward, drinking two beers with the hopeful candidates would be a good way to find the best fit. They would also record the auditions and rele…
Colin Burstow, Conor Stanley, Mike Hellyer
After an unsuccessful first round of auditions, Mike and Conor bring in another batch of drummer hopefuls. They also get paid a visit by an old friend who helps the guys refresh and refocus through the medium of Motown.
After an emotional farewell to best friend and drummer Colin, Mike and Conor need to pull themselves together and find someone else who can fill the drummer shaped hole. Auditions commence using the tried and tested "2 Songs 2 Beers" technique. Will they strike it lucky again or will they be left "drummerless" forever? All music played and recorded by Conor Stanley, Mike Hellyer, Colin Burstow, Clint and Dom. Let us know your funniest audition stories and we'll read them out on the show, we'll also send you a little something nice! Songs in this Episode: Over and Over and Over - Jack White https://open.spotify.com/track/5p5DfHXJYj05yhRG0qPKQq Figure it Out - Royal Blood https://open.spotify.com/track/3MjrueDQKVr6xDDseZwhEd Restart - (Unnamed Band)
Remember back to being a kid, poised in front of the radio with your tape recorder pressed up against the speaker, waiting for your favourite song to play so you could record it and praying that the DJ wouldn't talk his way through the intro this time. We've decided to take the DJ out of the equation as a special Halloween treat and give you our first song in its highest quality, start to finish, no chatting. Half the Devil Written by Conor Stanley, Mike Hellyer, Colin Burstow Mixed, mastered and engineered by Toby Owe
Recorded on July 17 2018 at Brixton Hill Studios in front of a willing and delightful audience. As a special send off for Colin, the band decided to throw one last party and invite some friends along to what would be their first and last gig in this guise (for now). Also, this episode features the very first studio recording of the band's original song "Hallf the Devil". It was recorded, haphazardly, in Colin's school and mixed, expertly, by Toby Owen.
The guys give an update on the future of the band. If you like the podcast then please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, it is very helpful for the show to be seen by potential listeners. Basically, share the love! Thanks for listening!
Jaega Wise, Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery sings a few songs and talks the guys through the Wild Card core range. They discuss first gigs, Jaega's previous life as a session singer and gender equlity. Songs in this Episode: Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine Alicia Keys - Fallin' Give us a like on Facebook, a retweet on Twitter and a review on Apple Podcasts!
The band chat to Chris and Tristan from Seven Sisters brewery about how they went from brewing in a bucket under a pub to trying to keep up with demand. This episode also features a performance of The White Stripes' 'My Doorbell' with Chris on drums, Colin on Piano and Tristan on Tambourine. The critics are calling it "Really very good at all!" Follow us on social media for all the 2 Songs 2 Beers goodness! Also, please review us on Apple Podcasts.
It's business as usual at 2songs2beers Towers. Beer talk, Writing talk (including a new song which Mike has brought to the band), and Spotify recommendations fill this episode to the frothy brim. Review us on Apple podcasts! Also, check us out on all social media and give us your Spotify recommendations!
The Band and Devon take a road trip to East Sussex to play a few songs and have a chat with Mike's father, Tony. Taking in both Tony and Devon's musical past, they also chat about Woodstock, guitars, and the importance of jazz. Songs in this episode: Queen - Tie Your Mother Down Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Blondie - Call Me Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook and give us a 5 star rating on Apple podcasts! Thanks for listening!
We chat to Tom Bott from Signature Brew about their beer collaborations with acts such as Tigercub, Rodney P and Enter Shikari. Tom talks us through the process of how these limited edition beers are planned and executed and also how one of their beers ended up on tap at The Foo Fighters Arms. Beers in this episode: Safe Mode (Collaboration with Tigercub) Live Up! (Collaboration with Rodney P) Nightliner Coffee Porter Thanks for listening and if you like what you hear then please give us a review on Apple podcasts!
The band get back together after the Christmas break to talk about Scottish beers, more Spotify recommendations and a detailed walk-through of the writing process for a half-finished song, aptly titled "Half the Devil". We hope you enjoy it, even if you're not a Grapefruit Fran! Sign up to our mailing list on www.2songs2beers.com and check us out on Instagram and Twitter!
Christmas is a time for family and friends...and beer! We all met up in Colin's house to have a little shindig with good food, good beer and good company. Proper Christmas traditions of playing games, singing and allowing the little ones to stay up late were all observed! Thank you so much for listening throughout the year and we hope you continue to listen in the New Year. You can find us on Twitter and Instagram (@2songs2beers). On 2songs2beers.com and also, now, on Spotify! Just search 2 songs 2 beers. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us!
Joseph Hurst is the Head of Beer for New Zealand Beer Collective. As well being a beer aficianado he also has a fervent love of music. He joins us to talk about beer tasting and music before getting behind the microphone for a few songs. Songs in this episode: Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight - Spinal Tap Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine Beers in this episode: Yeastie Boys – Bigmouth – Session IPA 4.4% 8 Wired – Hopwired IPA 7.3% Tuatara - Moolah – Imperial Stout 8.5%
The guys go to the pub and chat about the beers they've ordered, the music they're listening to at the moment and also throw some randomly selected words together to see if they can come up with a band name. Thanks for listening! Please subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Check us out on social media for clever tweets and pictures of our ugly mugs! Beers in this episode: Watney's IPA (Brands Reunited) - 5.5%ABV Friar Weisse (Franciscan Well) - 4.7%ABV Little Victories (Mondo Brewing Company) - 4.3%ABV
The band go on an outing to Blues Kitchen Shoreditch to see Dutch psychedelic blues rock outfit, DeWolff. We talk about the time Colin became the unexpected third wheel on a date, Paul Simon renditions in the middle of Shoreditch and we catch up on the names you suggested for our latest Twitter poll. We also give our immediate post gig reactions and are joined by (friends of the podcast) Devon Julian and Jo Holloway as well as some random late night revellers! Thanks for listening as always and don't forget to subscribe and review our show on Apple Podcasts. Follow us for all 2S2B related info on Twitter, Instagram and our website www.2songs2beers.com Beers featured on this episode's Beertime: Fourpure - Beartooth Brown Ale - 5%ABV Magic Rock - Rapture Red Hop Ale - 4.6%ABV
This is a super special bonus episode featuring most of the covers we've done so far along with some original riffs, unheard beer reviews and a rant on the North American pronunciation of aluminium. Thanks again for listening. We have some exciting episodes planned for the future so follow us on social media, subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review!
England takes on Iceland in a beery recreation of the Euro 2016 fixture, much to the delight of Mike and Colin. We discuss the names of our previous bands and start throwing out ridiculous name ideas for the 2songs2beers band. All music in this episode was composed, performed and recorded (on a dinky Zoom H1 recorder) by Colin, Mike and Conor aka High Tea in Valhalla aka Rancid Raccoon aka Britney's Haircut. Thanks for listening!
The band are back from holidays with some new gear, some local beers and their own interpretation of a Motown classic. We introduce the original 2songs2beers "Top of the Hops" beer leaderboard and find out what was the best gig each member attended. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter/Instagram and subscribe to us on iTunes. Leave us a review if you feel like it and let us know what you like or don't like about the show. All music in this episode was performed and recorded (with a Zoom H1 recorder) by Colin, Conor and Mike.
Colin the drummer makes his triumphant return after creating another slightly smaller drummer with his wife. We reveal some musical history about the band, embarassing first album purchases (showing our bad taste and age at the same time) we talk beer time, and come up with the craft beer top 40, an evolution to the Frothy picks rating system, Come sit down, crack open a beer and listen to us laugh for half an hour, solid.
The 2S2B family grows again but this time it's not what you think. Mike and Conor hold the fort while Colin has a baby. We get Colin on the phone to tell us about his new poo machine and we talk about gigs, practise, gear and beers. Show Notes All music in this episode is performed by Colin, Conor and Mike. Please subscribe and review us on Apple Podcasts. Next time we'll have Colin back and we'll be playing some new covers as well as chatting about our respective musical histories. Stay tuned!
We continue our podquest by announcing a new band member. We met up in a rehearsal studio in Dalston, played some tunes, drank some tasty (and some not so tasty) beers and introduced a new segment called Gear time/Beer time! Thanks for listening! please like and subscribe. It really makes a difference!
We got a response to our advert! In this episode we meet Conor, potential guitarist/singer/front man, from Ireland. We talk about our respective musical histories, plush rehearsal studios, Tony Hadley, waistcoats and circle jerking! We also drank two beers and played two songs. The journey continues!
The first epidsode! Mike and Colin talk about the idea that they come up with 4 pints deep into a boozy evening. An advert was drawn up, the search for a front man begins. The journey of a 1000 podcasts starts with a hurried chat, some beer and a love of rock and roll apparently. Remember to like and subscribe.
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