All Yesterday’s Parties

Good day, hearty listeners!  Once again Mike, Emily, and John return to King Street, and while discussing the Area 51 raid (REMINDER: this was recorded in July 2019) and the first album Emily ever acquired, the tangents really start stacking up.  See if you can count how many times we digress, then write in!  You might not win a prize!  This was the last episode we recorded at King Street Studios, but all being well we will have more coming your way as soon as we can manage.  Remote nattering IS being established... #Music #Podcast #SergeantPepper #Lifted #TheCraneWife #Area51 #MachineGunTurret 

Greetings to you all!  We (Mike, John, and Emily) continue unabated with a fresh dip into Rolling Stone's Top 100 albums - we can't remember what the last one we did was (Bob Dylan, possibly?), but decided that none of us had listened to a Stevie Wonder album.  Cue us listening to a Stevie Wonder album.  BUT NOT BEFORE John regales Mike & Emily with a tale of what can only be described as a hospitality NIGHTMARE.  Stay tuned for elderly mayhem.  Ready?  Set?  GOOOOO!  #Music #Podcast #Review #StevieWonder #NakedVengeance 

We return!  It's another spin of the nonsense wheel with Mike, John, and Emily, as we run a full emotional gamut of cattle interference news, sublime/bonkers cover versions we love, and savage analyses of rock creeps.  How much of this can you take?!  We sure hope it's 33 minutes' worth.  #Podcast #Music #BlindManWithTorchSeeksSimilarForVisitsToLivestock #MustHaveOwnPenKnife #BetweenHisToes #TheKnack #Covers #CreepOff #AndMyAddressIs #BestHashtaggingEver

Yes, we're back once again, and a new face joins the AYP family this week, in the form of Staffordshire Poet Laureate 2017-2019, WordCraft co-founder, AND self-professed wordy half of Rose&Cloud: Emily Rose Galvin!  Recorded in July 2019, John* and Mike take the opportunity of having somebody with them to try out the Autophonography format on a third party.  (NOTE: they say it correctly this week!  Impressed?  No?  Fine!)  This episode contains insights into what Emily listened to growing up, what she listens to now, and contains almost no answers confined to one song.  It also contains some of the finest ever observations on Morrissey by Emily, and a quip from Mike that renders all further attempts at speaking null and void. Don't forget to look us up on Tumblr for Mike's Listening Notes, and find us on social media at @ayppodcast to tweet us, message us, and perhaps YOU can take part in a recording session of All Yesterday's Parties! #Music #Podcast #Poetry #Morrissey #Jarvis #Stilts #Autophonography #SayItWithUs *John - the noisy half of Rose&Cloud

TWO EPISODES IN A DAY?!  We really want you to get a flavour of the Autophonography vibes, so that if you want to take part in an AYP recording, you'll be prepped.  As mentioned previously, we recorded these before 'AYP Festival Fest 2018 (Cancelled)' (Thanks, Barry) and then didn't upload them, but NOW IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY, RIGHT?  Not least because next week there's going to be someone joining us, and not only will they be doing an Autophonography, but we'll be saying it right instead of calling it 'Audiophonography' like we've done for the last two weeks.  This time, Mike's going to be taking an interrogation from John about preferred happy/sad songs, first albums, and #1 songs from the day he was born.  In addition, there is a discussion about what you can call your kids in New Zealand.  So that's fun!

WE'RE BACK.  After the excitement of 'AYP Festival Fest 2018 (Cancelled)', we needed a rest, so we had one, and then realised that we had recorded a couple of episodes prior to 'AYPFF2019(C)' which John utterly failed to upload (John failing to upload things is going to crop up again next week). ANYWAY, this episode and the one after it sees us trying out a format idea kindly donated to us by Gary Wilcox, where a set of questions results in some music-based answers.  Mike named this format 'Autophonography' but for some reason in AYPs 41 & 42 we keep ham-fistedly referring to it as 'Audiophonography'.  Please ignore this of AYP 41 & 42s John & Mike - they're clearly idiots.  In AYP 41, it's John's turn in the hot seat while Mike grills him about which songs was #1 when he was born (it's a lucky escape, folks), what the first album & single he bought was, and what he listens to when he's happy or sad.

Apologies in advance for the last two thirds of this week's episode, as our time ran out in the back room of The Greyhound, and we were forced to de-camp to John's house, where there was nowhere to set our mics, so we were holding them.  This has resulted in a degree of odd noises from us holding the stands.  ANYWAY: It's the last episode of this Festival Fest 2018 (Working Title) (Cancelled) mini-season!  Once again we are joined by Matt Tyrer and Gordon Kochane, presenting a proposed roster of artists for this distressingly, tragically, and ultimately comically doomed festival. This week, Matt brings us The Apples In Stereo, John supplies a hearty handful of Torres, Mike slaps us about the face with Sunn (((O + Boris, leaving Gordon to invoke dbridge. This was the last thing we recorded for Festival Fest, so see if you can spot the precise point where John finally gave up and succumbed to post-tipsy insensateness. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter & FB: @ayppodcast, and don't forget to check out Mike's Listening Notes! #Music #Podcast #Review #TheApplesInStereo #Torres #SunnOandBoris #dbridge #AwkwardBandsToMakeHashtagsFor #ExceptTorres #TesticleTrauma #CookingWithVenom

We start this week with a complete absence of control, some of which is clawed back for the middle section, and gleefully abandoned again for the last five minutes. As ever, we are organising another day's entertainment for Festival Fest 2018 (Working Title) (Cancelled), which will feature Gordon nominating Goblin, Matt nominating Tom Waits, John nominating Cardiacs, and Mike nominating Open Mike Eagle.  The episode will also feature Gordon's undercarriage, Matt's loss of dignity, John jumping the queue, and a dead cinema organist. Get your listening hat on, open a beverage of your choice, and don't forget to follow us on Twitter & Facebook at @ayppodcast, and check out Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com. #Podcast #Music #Review #Goblin #TomWaits #Cardiacs #OpenMikeEagle #Dogging #Undercarriage #ButMyDignity

It's PART TWO of Festival Fest 2018!  Picking up from last week's band-off, curating a fictitious festival that not only doesn't exist but also won't happen, our plucky young pillocks have more acts to consider letting down when it gets cancelled. THIS WEEK:  Mike recommends Chibi Tech, Gordon has a round of Italo Disco, Matt proffers Xiu Xiu, and John (buoyed from last week's Covet win) has a bunch of Doves.  Who will everyone prefer?  Ready yourself for lots of light opinions followed by one STRONG OPINION, and also whether or not Gordon's fingers and phone are pure of thought, word, and deed. #Music #Podcast #Review #ChibiTech #ItaloDisco #XiuXiu #Doves #HesJustShit

Festival Fest 2018 is HERE, in the Year of Our Lord 2019.  We apologise for the delay, having recorded these next four episodes in June last year, and the Greyhound pub in Hartshill.  In the wake of Safe As Milk Festival's cancellation in 2017, we elected to meet up and make our OWN damn festival!  For this we welcome back regular festival co-conspirators Matt Tyrer and Gordon Kochane. For the next four weeks, each of us will bring one act to recommend for Festival Fest 2018, and we will then vote on our favourite.   In the first round of picks, John brings Covet & Yvette Young to the table, Mike lays out Featherweights for our perusal, Gordon delivers a presentation on Eurodance, and Matt rides in on The Mountain Goats.  Who will win? You DO NOT decide! Don't forget to find us on Facebook & Twitter on @ayppodcast, and check out Mike's listening notes on http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com! #AllYesterdaysParties #Podcast #Music #Review #Covet #YvetteYoung #Featherweights #Eurodance #TheMountainGoats #NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoTheresNoLimit #YoureDoingTits

Season 2.5, Episode 13. Oh, how bittersweet it is to be uploading this episode. At the time of recording, Safe As Milk Festival hadn't been cancelled, and we were eagerly looking forward to three days in Prestatyn Pontins. As it stands, the festival's off, and there's a hint of abandon in releasing the last part of our preview ramblings. After three consecutive episodes of concise commentary, we hit Digression City, and some of the tangents contain in this week's episode were too beautiful and unexpected to edit out. At 18 minutes into proceedings, John feared we were going to under-run, at which point all hell broke loose and the Nonsense Train rode us all the way to 47 minutes. So, John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon attempt to discuss Rezzett, Warm Digits, and Zs, but along the way end up getting hung up on tall people drawing on blackboards, gardening implements, and Forrest Gump, among various other things. Good luck keeping up with this, and we'll be back soon, with 100% less Safe As Milk-related content (much like what will happen if you go to Prestatyn Pontins on 21st April). #Podcast #Music #Review #Rezzett #WarmDigits #Zs #ThisHasChangedMyWorld #RunForrest

Season 2.5, Episode 12. SPOT THE BURP! There is a burp hidden on this week's Safe As Milk preview episode, so if you can find it, comment on the All Yesterday's Parties Facebook page, or tweet us at @ayppodcast with the precise minute at second of the burp! This week, our indomitable heroes gather to discuss Karen Gwyer, Craig Leon & Martin Rev, and Jeff Mills & Tony Allen. There is also some wonderment at the way some artists' work is described on the Safe As Milk website, Gordon gets a well-known phrase just wrong enough to make everyone wince, and last week's Artist Choice experiment gets another go. Will it be successful? Listen and find out. Don't forget to check out Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Music #Podcast #Review #SafeAsMilk #KarenGwyer #CraigLeon #MartinRev #JeffMills #TonyAllen #BallsToTheFloor #ThankYouQuasimodo

Season 2.5, Episode 11. ANOTHER strangely concise Safe As Milk-themed episode of AYP, we hope you don't get too used to this. This week, John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon (recording once again at King Street Studios) discuss Richard Dawson, Demdike Stare, Forest Swords, and Guttersnipe. Expect some exceptionally forthright opinions, mild hysteria, and an unsuccessful experiment on John's behalf. Don't forget to follow us on that Twitter they have these days (down by the bins), http://twitter.com/ayppodcast, and check out Mike's Listening Notes on Tumblr: http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #RichardDawson #PigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigsPigs #DemdikeStare #ForestSwords #Guttersnipe #Brewery #ClappingMeditation

Season 2.5, Episode 10. The Safe As Milk Alliance returns, continuing to plough into the 2nd wave of artist announcements like a rugby scrum that, bleeding profusely and covered in mud & shit, somehow found itself in a shopping centre, barreling towards the Pret with no intention of slowing down or letting go of the ball (shortly before discovering that no one actually knows where the ball is). Laboured similes aside, it's an unusually concise episode this week, where John, Mike, Matt, and Gordon discuss Butthole Surfers, Cloud Becomes Your Hand, and The Cosmic Dead (John's favourite grouping of artists so far, which is wrong, according to Matt). Hold tight and listen to what some bands get up to for tour hi-jinx, how long it takes a dog to wait for next week's episode, and what you need by way of footwear to wade through psychedelic gunk. #Music #Podcast #SafeAsMilk #ButtholeSurfers #CloudBecomesYourHand #TheCosmicDead #PsychedelicGunk #TowelCalledDickreach #StayInSchoolKids

Season 2.5, Episode 9. Just when you thought we'd done the gamut of acts at Safe As Milk Festival 2017, they go and announce another 17 acts! John, Mike, Matt and Gordon reconvene to start anew, this week discussing FOUR (not the usual three) artists, in the shape of Asiq Nargile, Basic House, Basic Rhythm, and Blanck Mass. Also this week, the Peanut Butter Milk Stout Gang is formed, Mike invents a potentially disgusting way to greet a friend, and Gordon tries to convince everyone else of the existence of a hitherto-unknown bit of local vernacular. Also, listen out for the inaugural use of the word "borkhole". Don't forget to hit us up on twitter at http://twitter.com/ayppodcast, and check out Mike's listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #AsiqNargile #BasicHouse #BasicRhythm #BlanckMass #Fisties #ADogInTheMouth #HeckinDoggoes

Season 2.5, Episode 8. The Safe As Milkery continues, as John & Mike, ably (more or less) assisted by Matt & Gordon, get stuck into the last three of the first glut of acts announced for the billing. This week, it's Omar Souleyman, This Is Not This Heat, and Ulver. All Yesterday's Parties wouldn't be All Yesterday's Parties without digressions, so also tune in for an idea about a radio series that'd make your eyes water, a really cold slight against our listenership (sorry Gary!), and some baffling shit about huskies. Get your peanut butter milk stout open, try not to listen to This Heat in case they break your computer, and try to remember who you're thanking. And don't forget to check out the listening notes when they go up! http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #OmarSouleyman #ThisIsNotThisHeat #ThisHeat #PerformingWing #Ulver #WhatWouldYouCallAnAliveHuskie #ThisMachineKillsFascists #WhoAreWeThanking #EndThePodcast

Season 2.5, Episode 7. Another week, another Safe As Milk Fest love-fest. This week, John, Mike, Matt & Gordon take a preliminary stumble through another alphabetical stage of the billing, this week featuring Princess Nokia, The Residents, and Michael Rother. It's amazing that they manage it this week, owing to the sheer volume of digressions. What sounds do words with a "ch" make? What are legs? And these two quandaries are just in the FIRST FIVE MINUTES. Find out about cooking dinner during Brainbombs, how podcasts work, and the adorable Labrador in their chalet, and just like last week, there is a marvellous post-credits Easter Egg which you will no doubt enjoy. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/ayppodcast) and check out the Listening Notes (http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com). #Music #Podcast #Review #SafeAsMilk #PrincessNokia #TheResidents #Michael Rother #AdorableLabrador #LegsAreJustArmsJustAnotherWay #Bookmarks

Season 2.5, Episode 6. John and Mike are rejoined by Matt and Gordon to discuss three more acts performing at the inaugural Safe As Milk festival in April 2017. This week, Moor Mother, Nurse With Wound, and OOIOO get the All Yesterday's Parties treatment, but not before Mike drops a ridicularious ponderance before the first two minutes have elapsed, and Gordon gets distracted by books. This week, much like all entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, expect a post-credits scene. #Podcast #Music #Review #SafeAsMilk #MoorMother #NurseWithWound #OOIOO #GoodTheBadAndTheUgly #Sprinklers

Season 2.5, Episode 5. More festival goodness, this time with special, not to mention familiar, guests! Featuring Matt Tyrer and Gordon Kochane, whom you will remember from our very first episode back at the final All Tomorrow's Parties, way back when. This week, Matt & Gordon join John & Mike at King Street Studios in their alphabetical run-down of the acts playing at Safe As Milk in April 2017, resulting in an interesting split of opinions on both music and pronunciation of Hieroglyphic Being, Horse Lords, and Anna Meredith. Also, Gordon begins a four-week path of having his beer horizons broadened. Can't wait to find out what's going to happen? Put down your horse magazine for young girls, and listen on! #SafeAsMilk #Podcast #Music #Review #HieroglyphicBeing #HorseLords #AnnaMeredith #Koalas #Beer #KingStreetStudios

Season 2.5, Episode 4. We're still running up to Safe As Milk Festival at Pontins in Prestatyn (why, is it coming out?), and in this edition, Mike & John are burying their heads in Mark Ernestus' Ndagga Rhythm Force, GAIKA, and, as you may have gleaned from the episode title, Grouper. Prepare for more musical commentary, Mike losing his bottle, John's big manly thumbs, plus a really unseemly Star Wars joke. Want more? Hit up our Listening Notes Tumblr: http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/ayppodcast #Music #Review #Podcast #MarkErnestusNdaggaRhythmForce #GAIKA #Grouper #ForceKin

Season 2.5, Episode 3. The third wander through Safe As Milk's announced acts, with John & Mike's insights (such as they are) into Shirley Collins, Carla Dal Forno, and Dopplereffekt, and there is a shock revelation about Mike's private habits. There also comes some AI-based Christmas song whimsy from Mike, before John starts hastily chewing at our featured artists' bios. Don't forget - follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/ayppodcast and check out the listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumbr.com #Podcast #Music #SafeAsMilk #ShirleyCollins #CarlaDalForno #Dopplereffekt

Season 2.5, Episode 2. Our between-season season continues apace, as John & Mike listen to another three artists due to appear at Safe As Milk festival. This week, it's down to Islam Chipsy & EEK, Chrome, and Circle. Will John get through any of the artist bios without stumbling over difficult names or troublesome grammar? BEFORE THAT, Mike recounts a heartening tale of an unsuccessful sex shop rubbery robbery. Did you enjoy this? Want to follow us on that social media they have these days? Look for @ayppodcast, and head to our listening notes Tumblr: http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com

The Road To Safe As Milk, Season 2.5! We're taking a significant enough divergence from our regular format to warrant calling this a between-season season, and this is a season of pure research in the run-up to our Anniversary Episode, which will be recorded at the Safe As Milk Festival! Held in the same place, at Pontins in Prestatyn, we'll be reconvening to talk about the acts we've been enjoying at the festival, just like we did last April. However, before that, we've taken it upon ourselves to listen to all the acts on the bill - IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Listen on, as we listen to Actress, Ata Kak, and Brainbombs, and don't answer the door - it's Celine Dion. Don't forget, if you like us, subscribe, follow us on Twitter at @ayppodcast, and check out the Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Music #Podcast #SafeAsMilk #Actress #AtaKak #Brainbombs

Season 2, BONUS EPISODE. To round off the season arc of post-millennial top picks, Mike did a bit of research and discovered that clash magazine did a top 100 Albums of the ten years it had been in print, and number one was Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy', so in full enterprising spirit, John and Mike listened to it while chomping down some chow mein. Listen to what they thought of it, along with some fascinating insights into what it must be like being Nelly, and how to impersonate a nipple. #Music #Podcast #Review #Kanye #SillyNelly #ItIsABitWarm

Season 2, Episode 12. John & Mike present their final choices for post-millennial albums worthy of inclusion into a Top 100 Albums Of All Time (the most succinct way we've been able to phrase it since we started, tbh). John's choice of "albewm" is Janelle Monae's 'The Archandroid', while Mike gently lobs Ex Easter Island Head's '22 Strings' into the fray, with glorious results. None of this happens without your two complete ninnies giggling over housebreaking primates, and creating Mary Berry's Geordie Baboon Bake-Off in the process. If you like this, and want to read more, check out Mike's Listener's Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us on that Twitter they have these days: http://twitter.com/ayppodcast #Podcast #Music #Review #JanelleMonae #ExEasterIslandHead #Baboons #WithTheBass #Burglars #CuddlyToy #StoutedMyCarpet

Has it really only been a week? Well, Mike and John return to drop more post-millennial pop pickings on your ass (sorry to those of you not in possession of a donkey). This week, Mike provides the Lykke Li, while John provides the Bon Iver, pausing along the way to muse upon pronunciation, BUT NOT BEFORE discussing the merits of jumping in a bath of hot sauce, keks or no keks. Are you ready for this? We hope so, because your choice in the matter is limited (we've turned off your ability to turn off this podcast). If you liked this, then check out Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us on the Twitter: http://twitter.com/ayppodcast #Music #Podcast #Review #LykkeLi #BonIver #WoundedRhymes #HotSauce #Pillock

Season 2, Episode 10. Hello! You came back! How very novel of you. This week continues our foray into post-millennial top albums, with Mike giving us Fuck Buttons' 'Street Horrsing' and John doling out 'Night On My Side' by Gemma Hayes, but not before the subject of AI makes a welcome return to proceedings (how we neglected to mention "Tay Tweets" on previous occasions, we'll never know). To top things off, in homage to Fuck Button's somewhat blunt nomenclature, John and Mike have a look at a list of what the people of Britain regard as "top swears". Enjoy, and don't for get to check Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ayppodcast #Music #Podcast #Review #FuckButtons #GemmaHayes #StreetHorrrsing #NightOnMySide #Benjamin #TayTweets #Ginger #Clunge

Season 2, Episode 9. Gary wilcox has managed to escape the building, and so our two brave boys must once again duke it out alone, resorting to their usual tricks of fancy beers, making niche Stewart Lee references, and talking about post-millennial albums that were sorely overlooked by Rolling Stone, et al. This week, Mike gives Yo La Tengo's 'I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass' an airing, while John introduces us to Nerina Pallot's 'Fires'. BEFORE THAT THOUGH, hear the sorrowful tale of a man who was holding a gun & a camera and neglected to figure out which hand operated which piece of apparatus. Ready? Good. Now check out Mike's listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and follow us at @ayppodcast! #Music #Podcast #Reviews #YoLaTengo #NerinaPallot #Guns #Cocks #ThatLondonTheyHavetheseDays #HymenOfSelfReflexivity

Season 2, Episode 8. It's here - the last of our triptych of 'The Wilcox Saga'! This week, we probe Gary Wilcox to find out what musicians comprise 'Early Snow', the name for his Fantasy Five-Piece Band. Prior to this, we host a special Q&A session, which involves Mike & John playing Surgeon Simulator on PS4 while Gary grills them with random questions. Will Mike get the pencil out of his patient's ribcage? Will John get his bunny ears on? Will Gary sneak an extra band member into his supergroup? Only YOU can find out. By listening. With your ears. #Music #Podcast #Supergroup #SurgeonSimulator #BunnyEars #WhyDoesDireStraitsArouseMyCat

Season 2, Episode 7. It's time to discuss 'Bands What We Have Loved And Left Behind' again, this time with Special Guest Gary Wilcox discusses his love of Canadian folk-pop-rocksters Barenaked Ladies, a band also beloved by John. As the conversation careens hither & yon, they cover classic UK Saturday telly event 'The Chart Show', the cost of albums in the 90s, the state of BNL pre- and post- the leaving of Steven Page, the Curse Of The Double Album, cassettes and MiniDiscs, and can John tell the difference between a dearth and a glut? (No.) Before ALL this, they return to an old topic of Pokemon GO, discussing the merits of shagging by a water wheel, and why John likes to choose news stories that require leaps of pronunciation. Did you enjoy this? Got something to say? Tweet us at @ayppodcast! We're on hand to take your opinions! also, don't forget to check out Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com, alright? #Music #Podcast #BarenakedLadies #BNL #Cassettes #MiniDiscs #PokemonGO #WaterwheelSex #LaserPointer #TheChartShow

Season 2, Episode 6. Prepare to dance around your living room and chant like a cretin, before finally opening the door to reveal ALL YESTERDAY'S PARTIES' FIRST EVER SPECIAL GUEST! We welcomed Don't Call Me Ishmael's/Moorlands Radio's very own Gary Wilcox into AYPHQ for what will, in about three weeks, become a Wilcox Audio Tryptych (probably). Our heroes decided to get Gary lubricated (figuratively speaking) with an album swap, and he delivered 'Are You Serious?' by veritable chamberpop captain Andrew Bird, while John & Mike pelted Gary with bellowing guitar-droner Richard Dawson's superb 'Nothing Important' (causing John to try really hard not to do ANOTHER Geordie accent in the process). What did they think? You'll find out after you've listened to them discuss unreasonable customers getting kicked out of poncey cafes, and the perils of Trip Advisor. #Music #Podcast #Review #AndrewBird #RichardDawson #LemongrassTeabags #MurderedOnHoliday #IsItGrotbags

Season 2, Episode 5. Remember last week, when our trusty twosome told you of their fatigue for what populates 'Top 100 Albums' lists? Well, one week on, guess what? That still stands! John and Mike give you the first of their Post-Millennial Albums that they feel are worthy of inclusion in any countdown. Kind of in the form of an album swap, they give give you 'Worlds Apart' by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, and 'Rated R' by Queens Of The Stone Age. In the acronym stakes alone, Mike takes this round by storm, with ...AYWKUBTTOD versus QOTSA. None of this prickwittery would be complete without some quality pre-burble about the Metal Gear Solid videogame series, of which John and Mike are both fans. As ever, you can tweet us at @ayppodcast, and don't forget to check out Mike's listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and get a sample of the music we've chatted about. #Podcast #Music #AYWKUBTTOD #QOTSA #WorldsApart #RatedR #MetalGearSolid #Konami #Kojima #SNAAAAAAAAKE

Series 2, Episode 4. As you may remember from last series, the Rolling Stone Top 100 managed to break John & Mike when they listened to Van Morrison, and their jaded eyes scoured various Top 100 album lists, only to find that they either contained no albums pre-2000, too much Radiohead, or (staggeringly) too much Garth Brooks. To counter the inequity of music snobbishness evident in Rolling Stone, they intend to discuss their five top albums of the New Millennium, and list the albums they will eventually natter about, but not before Mike gives us some more AI-worded delights, courtesy of http://objectdreams.tumblr.com! Enjoy! #Podcast #Music #Top100 #ObjectDreams #CrimeCorners #MetaBastard #RollingStone #Radiohead #GarthFuckingBrooks

Another week, another podcast, another look at some musicians we love. This week, our heroes look back at artists who once lit their fires - fires which have since extinguished ever-so-slightly. John reminisces about his love of Crowded House (the band who inspired him), while Mike blows the dust off Tori Amos' album 'Boys For Pele'. What did they love about them? Why did they drop off the radar? Listen to find out, but not before John recounts tales of his neighbourhood, and advises us of his progress with Star Trek: The Next Generation. #Music #Podcast #Review #CrowdedHouse #RecurringDream #ToriAmos #BoysForPele #JusticeForJenny #DressingGown #FoodBin #StarTrek #TNG

Season 2, Episode 2. The ball is well and truly rolling on our second series of podcasts, as John and Mike share the albums they first stumped up the cold, hard cash for as children. If you were once entranced by by the musings of Crash Test Dummies, or the prog-metal witterings of Iron Maiden, then this podcast is for you! But there's no hurry - before the main event, Mike blasts his way through a "Who Said It - Trump or Kanye?" quiz (WITHOUT CHEATING, AHEM JOHN). So sit back, relax, and listen to this week's All Yesterday's Parties, and perhaps read Mike's Listening Notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com, and then maybe tweet us @ayppodcast! #Podcast #Music #Review #IronMaiden #CrashTestDummies #UpTheIrons #MmmmMmmmMmmm #WhoSaidIt #TrumpVsKanye #ContainsMildSatanicPeril

Season 2, Episode 1. John and Mike return after a heady two weeks off (frantic, in some cases) and are ready once again to trade albums, The Dø's 'Both Ways Open Jaws' and 'NEU!' by NEU! (beware when searching for this album on Spotify, warns John). NONE of this will come before the illustrious duo have discussed breastfeeding your boyfriend, milking cockroaches, and how not to order food at an Ostrich-Burger bar. WELCOME BACK, FRIENDS. WE'VE MISSED YOU. Don't forget to head to http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com for Mike's Listening Notes, and tweet us at @ayppodcast if you've a recommendation/a wry comment/some lighthearted abuse. #Music #Podcast #Review #TheDo #NEU #Pop #AltRock #KrautRock #Sampler #WhatTheHELLSpotify #Breastfeeding #CockroachMilk #OstrichBurgers #Nipples #IDreadToThinkWhatAudienceTheseHashtagsWillAttract

There's a fire between us, listeners, and a markedly different one, compared to the fire that exists between AYP and Babylon Zoo's debut album, 'the Boy With The X-Ray Eyes'. Mike decided it would be interesting to listen to an album by a certified one-hit wonder and, even now, it's hard to tell if he was right. You can get the full force of our reckoning by listening to the episode, and you can also hear our takes on this year's superhero movies, and which films to have sex to, if you fancy a challenge. Our landmark tenth episode has arrived, and stay tuned for more in a couple of weeks after we've had a quick break! Don't forget to check out the listener's notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com, and tweet us your least arousing film at @ayppodcast! #Music #Podcast #Review #BabylonZoo #OneHitWonder #Spaceman #Jeans #Ad #Cinema #Sex #Superheroes #BatmanVSuperman #Saw #MoodKillingPigRunOff #StillAtItWithTheHashtags

Hello! It's another action packed episode as Mike and... er, the other one, have a pre-emptive natter about Pokemon Go (as is the way with news this year, in the week and a bit since recording this, it was released in the UK and all hell broke loose), and go on to discuss Bob Dylan's 'Blood On The Tracks' as another installment in Rolling Stone's Top 100 Albums. In fact, John and Mike manage to talk about various artists *around* Dylan, which is somewhat representative of his being embedded in the music scene of the last several decades. Anyhoo, enough reading about the episode, go and listen, then check out Mike's listener's notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com #Music #Podcast #Review #BobDylan #BloodOnTheTracks #PokemonGo #BrightEyes #JeffBuckley #Judas #Country #AltCountry #Americana #AllYesterdaysTicklage #GoddamnHashtagsAllUpInMyGrill

Greetings once again, dear listeners. In a move intended to soften our often-harsh bashing of Van Morrison, we listened to another record from the Rolling Stone Top 100 Albums list, 'Astral Weeks'. It's safe to say we weren't prepared for this, all we will say is that we tried, but not before discussing the baffling collapse of ATP, and the dangers of having a sausage fire in your pyjamas. Don't forget to check out Mike's listening notes on http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and tweet us @ayppodcast #Podcast #Music #VanMorrison #AstralWeeks #Folk #ATP #SausageTrauma #HowsAboutThemHashtags

"Like a stumpy John Travolta!" Welcome back to All Yesterday's Parties, where it's all about Mike introducing John to Erase Errata's debut album 'Other Animals', but not before Mike sets a quiz for John, who manages to assert his (incorrect) score so confidently that it goes unchallenged until Mike listens back to the recording immediately prior to the upload. Also, mused upon: What day-to-day activity would Van Morrison set an arbitrary time limit upon? If you have any ideas for this, let us know via the usual channels. Also, don't forget to read Mike's listener notes at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com so that you can sample the music of which we speak. Ready! Thought not... #music #podcast #review #eraseerrata #punk #pop #vanmorrison #timer #sunspring #benjamin #artificialintelligence #howdoyoulikeallthesehashtags #hashtags #stumpyjohntravolta

Get some money in yer jazz meter, as Mike and John take a virgin look at Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue' album. Mike not long ago discovered that he had not listened to even a quarter of the albums in the Rolling Stone Top 100 list, and it transpired that neither had John. Thus, they have made it their mission to work through the list and take in varying records from it, digest them, then shit out some opinions (not before discussing Star Trek: The Next Generation, and not after having a severely North-Eastern digression) in this, their shortest, but favourite, episode so far. #MilesDavis #KindOfBlue #Jazz #Music #Podcast #Review #Geordies #JazzMeter #GetSomeWorkOnTheBass #CheckOutTheseHashtags

Episode 4 is back from the wilderness! It's been shampooed, petted, preened, and now is ready to be put on show. This week, John and Mike list the musicians that would make up their ideal respective supergroups (whilst trying not to spill stout all over the carpet ), but not before getting choked up about a lovely news story. Don't forget, you can check out Mike's listening notes at http://ayppodcast.tumbr.com and from there you can also listen to a Spotify playlist featuring examples of their chosen musicians. Ready for some hashtags? #music #podcast #crowdedhouse #trashkit #shearwater #deadfame #eraseerrata #joshhomme #qotsa #boris #gemmahayes #cobrakiller #nerinapallot #matsonjones #stvincent #atariteenageriot #supergroup

Don't be too alarmed by the disparity in the number of podcasts and the number of this podcast - Episode 4 has fallen into a comedy vortex of Adam Sandler films and needs to be cleaned, scraped and reshaped following its massive trauma. In the meantime, get both of your thumbs ready, and move that glass coffee table out of the way in case you come to mischief. This week, in a series where we listen to bands' early albums, we encounter the band Cardiacs and discuss their 1984 album 'The Seaside'. Don't forget, listening notes are available at http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com and you can tweet us at @ayppodcast. Enjoy! #Cardiacs #Podcast #Review #Music #Albums #BadBacks #GlassCoffeeTable #ExcitableDog #AShotInTheArm #Literally

After the ATP specials, John and Mike get down to business with the inaugural Album Swap of the series. This week, John recommends 'Second Love' by Emmy The Great, Mike brings Of Montreal's 'Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?' to the party, and we request your Meat Product Plurals. Don't forget to visit http://ayppodcast.tumblr.com afterwards, where listening notes will be provided so you can check out and/or buy what we've been talking about. #Music #Podcast #Review #EmmyTheGreat #OfMontreal

The conclusion to our reportage of the Stewart Lee-curated ATP weekend in Pontins, Prestatyn. Recorded on Monday 2nd May, we discuss Stage 3 (and the difficulty of entering therein), Ex Easter Island Head playing outdoors, Boredoms, Sing-Along-A-Wicker Man, and Mike and Alice's brief foray into chalet parties. Featuring Alice, John, Matt, Mike, and a text from Gordon. #ATP #ThanksBarry #Music #Festival #SingAlongAWickerMan

Recorded on 17th April 2016, on the Sunday morning of the Stewart Lee-curated ATP weekend at Pontins, in Prestayn, Wales. We discuss the best & worst of experimental jazz, whether or not podcasts still happen, and Charlotte Church's Pop Dungeon. Featuring Alice, Gordon, John, Matt, and Mike. #ATP #Music #Podcast #StewartLee