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Radio X’s guru of new music brings you the essential tracks you need to hear Monday to Thursdays between 10pm and 1am. Your favourite band probably owes him a huge "thank you". John’s commitment to new music is second to none and it’s our privilege to be the home of X-Posure, the only show you need…

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    • Mar 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 413 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from John Kennedy's X-Posure Podcast

    Episode 408 - Goat Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 15:50


    Ellie from Goat Girl chats to John Kennedy.

    Episode 407 - Femi and Made Kuti

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 29:07


    Father and son Femi and Made Kuti join up and chat to John Kennedy about their project Legacy +.

    Episode 406 - EUT

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 10:51


    EUT talk to John Kennedy about their latest music.

    Episode 405 - Albertine Sarges

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 18:17


    Albertine Sarges catches up with John Kennedy whilst we hear some of her session tracks for Radio X.

    Episode 404 - Maximo Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 47:36


    Paul Smith joins John Kennedy via Zoom to talk about Maximo Park's latest album.

    Episode 403 - The Cribs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 42:14


    John Kennedy catches up with The Cribs to talk about their latest album 'Night Network'.

    Episode 402 - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 30:05


    King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard chat all things K.G, their newest album, back in November 2020.

    Episode 401 - Lucy O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 46:50


    Lucy O'Brien, author of She Bop, talks to John Kennedy about her book and some of her favourite female artists.

    Episode 400 - Stephen Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 45:20


    Stephen Morris, of New Order fame, chats to John Kennedy about his new book Fast Forward.

    Episode 399 - Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 13:35


    Jack McEwan from Psychedelic Porn Crumpets catches up with John Kennedy.

    Episode 398 - Damon Albarn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 36:24


    Damon Albarn chats to John Kennedy about the making of the Gorillaz album Song Machine (Season 1).

    Episode 397 - IDLES

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 36:18


    September saw the release of IDLES' third studio album. John Kennedy chats with front man Joe about the making of Ultra Mono.

    Episode 396 - Fleet Foxes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 38:11


    Back in October, John Kennedy spoke to Fleet Foxes about their latest album 'Shore'.

    Episode 395 - Beans On Toast (December 2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 36:01


    John Kennedy caught up with Jay McAllister a.k.a Beans on Toast for an X-Posure Isolation Session.

    Episode 394 - Jeffrey Lewis/Squirrel Flower (January 2020)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 70:31


    Jeffrey Lewis performs live in the Radio X studio and there's also chat and performances from Ella O'Connor Williams a.k.a Squirrel Flower.

    Episode 393 - Biffy Clyro Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 59:10


    Last summer, the music trusted man in music spoke to Biffy Clyro about their latest work 'A Celebration of Endings'.

    Episode 392 - Declan McKenna Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 46:00


    Back in September, John Kennedy caught up with Declan McKenna (virtually!) to discuss his latest album 'Zeros'.

    Episode 391 - Blossoms Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 72:30


    There's not much of 2020 that we want to relive, but Blossoms coming in to chat to John about their album 'Foolish Loving Spaces' is a definite highlight. Catch up on the conversation here!

    Episode 390 - The 1975 Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 76:36


    John Kennedy is joined by Matty Healy from The 1975 to discuss the band's latest album 'Notes On A Conditional Form'.

    Episode 389 - Jack Garratt

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 29:20


    Jack Garratt is back! He joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to play his new songs and to tell John about what he's been up to!

    Episode 388 - Emily Capell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 33:45


    Emily Capell joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to play live.

    Episode 387 - Bombay Bicycle Club Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2020 54:02


    Jamie and Ed from Bombay Bicycle Club join John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to discuss their latest album 'Everything Else Has Gone Wrong.'

    Episode 386 - Tom Bright

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 27:32


    Tom Bright joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to play live.

    Episode 385 - Independent Venue Week 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 22:13


    The guys from the team behind Independent Venue Week join John Kennedy in the studio to talk about this year's event.

    Episode 384 - Courteeners Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2020 66:45


    Liam Fray joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to talk through the band's latest album 'More. Again. Forever.'

    Episode 383 - Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2020 41:41


    Georgia joins John Kennedy in the studio to talk through her debut album 'Seeking Thrills'.

    Episode 382 - One True Pairing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 29:54


    One True Pairing a.k.a Tom Fleming (formerly of Wild Beasts) joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to play his latest tracks live.

    Episode 381 - Kim Gordon

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 34:47


    Kim Gordon joins John Kennedy in the studio to discuss her latest album 'No Home Record'.

    Episode - 380 - White Lies (10th Anniversary)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 35:41


    The boys from White Lies join John Kennedy to celebrate 10 years of their debut album 'To Lose My Life'.

    Episode 379 - Foals (Part 2) Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 52:12


    Foals join John Kennedy in the studio to talk through Part 2 of 'Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost'.

    Episode 378 - Michael Kiwanuka Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 67:58


    Michael Kiwanuka talks John Kennedy through his latest album 'Kiwanuka' in the Radio x studio.

    Episode 377 - R.E.M. Monster (25th Anniversary)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2019 56:12


    Michael Stipe and Mike Mills from R.E.M. join John Kennedy to celebrate the reissue of their 1994 album 'Monster'.

    Episode 376 - Elbow Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 60:17


    Elbow talk John Kennedy through their latest album 'Giants of All Sizes'.

    Episode 375 - Too Many T's

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 43:42


    Leon and Ross a.k.a. Too Many T's swing by the Radio X studio to chat to John Kennedy and also play live.

    Episode 374 - Brittany Howard

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 24:52


    Alabama Shakes singer/songwriter Brittany Howard joins John Kennedy at Radio X HQ to discuss her debut solo album.

    Episode 373 - Sam Fender Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 67:07


    It's here! Sam's Fender's debut album 'Hypersonic Missiles' has arrived and the man himself joins John Kennedy in the studio to talk through his first record, track by track.

    Episode 372 - MUNA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2019 28:53


    Katie, Josette and Naomi join John Kennedy to discuss their latest music and play live in the Radio X studio!

    Episode 371- The S.L.P. Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 44:01


    Serge Lorenzo Pizzorno a.k.a The S.L.P joins John Kennedy in the studio to talk about his first solo album.

    Episode 370 - The Futureheads

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 42:21


    Ross and Barry from The Futureheads join John Kennedy in the studio to discuss their latest album.

    Episode 369 - Felix White - Self Esteem

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 38:17


    This is the final podcast from the Felix White takeover and his final guest is Self Esteem, Rebecca Lucy Taylor joins Felix in the studio to talk about her album 'Compliments Please' and she's also brought some tracks in which influenced the making of it.

    Episode 368 - Felix White - Anna Calvi

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 32:19


    Once again Felix is chatting to a Mercury Prize nominee, this time it's Anna Calvi, talking through her album 'Hunter'.

    Episode 367 - Felix White - Cate Le Bon

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2019 33:15


    Felix has been sitting in for John Kennedy and he has been continuing his conversations with the Mercury Prize Nominees, this time is the turn of Cate Le Bon to talk through her album 'Reward'.

    Episode 366 - Oasis - Definitely Maybe 25th Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 41:50


    Creation Records founder and the man who signed Oasis, Alan McGee, joins John Kennedy in the studio to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band's debut album that shaped a generation.

    Episode 365 - Felix White - Elbow & The Murder Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 37:18


    Felix White continues his takeover of XPosure and this time the guests are Elbow and The Murder Capital.

    Episode 364 - Felix White - Foals & Fontaines D.C

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 79:02


    Felix is sitting in for John and he's continuing his chats with the Mercury Prize nominees. This time it's the turn of Jimmy from Foals and Connor from Fontaines D.C.

    Episode 363 - Felix White - Idles Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2019 72:45


    Felix White sat in for John Kennedy on X-Posure and was chatting to the 2019 Mercury nominees, this time it was the turn of Joe Talbot of Idles to talk through their vital album 'Joys as an Act of Resistance'.

    Episode 362 - Frank Turner Album Playback

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 51:49


    Frank Turner joins John Kennedy in the Radio X studio to talk about his latest album 'No Man's Land'.

    Episode 361 - Nérija

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 29:12


    Nérija join John Kennedy in the studio.

    Episode 360 - Martha Gunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 26:45


    Martha Gunn join John Kennedy in the studio to play live.

    Episode 359 - Molly

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 29:28


    Austrian band Molly join John Kennedy in the studio to play live.

    Episode 358 - A collection of recent interviews

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2019 111:36


    Catch up with the latest X-Posure interviews featuring conversations with Daniel Kessler from Interpol; Hot Chip discuss their latest album and Hayden Thorpe swings by to talk through his debut solo album 'Diviner'. Interpol (00:00) Hot Chip (38:50) Hayden Thorpe (1:19:55)

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