Podcasts about The Beta Band

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It's our 100th episode! I discuss the past and future of STR and catching the Beta Band on their reunion tour.

Send us a textGraham and Charles take a look at Paul Thomas Anderson's new film One Battle After Another with Leonardo Di Caprio.Graham reflects on his interview with philosopher and author AC Grayling for the Harrogate Advertiser.Talking about deep thinkers, Charles takes a look at star artist Grayson Perry's latest touring performance, Are You Good?Graham gives gives his verdict on the reformed Beta Band out on tour for the first time in two decades.Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car:X@2big_egosFacebook@twobigegos

In which The Curmudgeons wrap up their five-part lookback at the British rock of the 1990s. It was a decade that started with the demised of dance-rock and shoegazer scenes but then saw an absolute cultural revolution explode in their wake via Britpop. By the end of the decade, though, things were dying down a bit and bubblegum pop acts like Robbie Williams and The Spice Girls. Yet there was quite a lot of good Britpop-influenced rock emerging from the U.K. streets in 1998 and 1999. Bands like Belle and Sebastian and The Beta Band scored critical-carling status if not overwhelming commercial success. Bands like Coldplay and Muse, both of whom would dominate the next British decade, made their debut. And Britpop stalwarts Pulp and Blur were still hanging on and producing some grand tunes. We cover it with aplomb during this episode.   Enjoy the British rock of 1998 and 1999 by accessing our special Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5XoRoHiH80oOfYQv9lFdk0?si=c579654c1eb4487f   Here's a handy navigation companion to this episode.    (00:52- 04:08) - Arturo Andrade sets the parameters for our discussion of British rock in the late 1990s   (04:25 - 15:54) - The Parallel Universe, featuring reviews of new albims from Margo Price and Geese   (16:53 - 32:00) - We launch into a lightning round to cover a bunch of great singles from 1998 and 1999, including songs from Travis, Coldplay and Earl Brutus   (34:01 - 01:09:41) - WE analyze great albums from Belle and Sebastian, The Beta Band, Pulp, Join our Curmudgeonly Community today! facebook.com/groups/curmudgeonrock   Hosted on Podbean! curmudgeonrock.podbean.com   Subscribe to our show on these platforms: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-curmudgeon-rock-report/id1551808911   https://open.spotify.com/show/4q7bHKIROH98o0vJbXLamB?si=5ffbdc04d6d44ecb   https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/5fea16f1-664e-40b7-932e-5fb748cffb1d/the-   Co-produced and co-hosted by The Curmudgeons - Arturo Andrade and Christopher O'Connor PJ Harvey, Blur and Muse    

This month head back to Colin & Ian's teenage years and Tracey's not quite as teenage years to discuss the emergence of post rock, jangly indie rock, noisy glitchy electronica, stompy nu-metal & Vic Reeves with a cold.We've each chosen our 10 favourite songs of the year and sent them over to Colin's wife Helen, who put the playlists together and distributed them so we were each given a playlist of the 20 songs from the other two hosts, along with our own 10. We then ranked the playlists in order of preference and sent them back to Helen, who totalled up the points and worked out the order.She also joined us on the episode to read out the countdown, which we found out as we recorded so all reactions are genuine.Now, admittedly, in parts we're a little bit brutal to some of the songs in the list as we're three separate people with differing music tastes, but please remember that to be in this episode at all the songs have to have been in one of our top 10's of that year.Bands featured in this episode include (In alphabetical order, no spoilers here!) - A, Aphex Twin, The Beta Band, Bjork, David Bowie, Deftones, Depeche Mode, Tanya Donelly, Mark Eitzel, Faith No More, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Kenickie, Low, Lullaby For The Working Class, Machine Head, Billy Mackenzie, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mogwai, Nine Inch Nails, Paradise Lost, Pavement, The Prodigy, Radiohead, Rammstein, Samiam, Snot, Strapping Young Lad, Teenage Fanclub, Tindersticks, & Yo La Tengo.Find all songs in alphabetical order here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xtkvukpolmGURUNJTQc5n?si=efff4c4045d84620Find our We Dig Music Pollwinners Party playlist (featuring all of the winning songs up until now) here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45zfDHo8zm6VqrvoEQSt3z?si=Ivt0oMj6SmitimvumYfFrQIf you want to listen to megalength playlists of all the songs we've individually picked since we started doing best of the year episodes (which need updating but I plan on doing them over the next few months or so), you can listen to Colin's here – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x3Vy5Jry2IxG9JNOtabRT?si=HhcVKRCtRhWCK1KucyrDdgIan's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H0hnxe6WX50QNQdlfRH5T?si=XmEjnRqISNqDwi30p1uLqAand Tracey's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p3K0n8dKhjHb2nKBSYnKi?si=7a-cyDvSSuugdV1m5md9NwThe playlist of 20 songs from the other two hosts was scored as usual, our favourite song got 20 points, counting down incrementally to our least favourite which got 1 point. The scoring of our own list of 10 is now slightly more complicated in order to give a truer level of points to our own favourites. So rather than them only being able to score as many points as our 10th favourite in the other list, the points in our own list were distributed as follows -1st place - 20 points2nd place - 18 points3rd place – 16 points4th place – 14 points5th place – 12 points6th place – 9 points7th place – 7 points8th place – 5 points9th place – 3 points10th place -1 pointHosts - Ian Clarke, Colin Jackson-Brown & Tracey BGuest starring Helen Jackson-Brown.Playlist compiling/distributing – Helen Jackson-BrownRecorded/Edited/Mixed/Original Music by Colin Jackson-Brown for We Dig PodcastsThanks to Peter Latimer for help with the scoring system.Part of the We Dig Podcasts network along with Free With This Months Issue & Pick A Disc.Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/wedigmusic.bsky.socialInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/wedigmusicpcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wedigpusicpcast/Find our other episodes & podcasts at www.wedigpodcasts.com 

The Beta Band's Steve Mason gives only his second interview since the group announced they were reforming for their first tour in 20 years. We discuss the reunion, The Beta Band's legacy, the dangers of nostalgia, how they wanted to destroy Britpop when they formed, touring with Radiohead, and more. ** Credits: Hosted & produced by Bill Pearis Mixed by Nick Gray Theme music by Michael Silverstein

This season we discuss over 300 albums of the 1990s selected from https://besteveralbums.com. The show starts at (1:27). The Six Singles segment starts at (3:34). This episode covers the following albums: The Three E.P.'s (34:00), Cat Power - Moon Pix (56:33), Elliott Smith - XO (1:25:21), and Boards Of Canada - Music Has The Right To Children (1:46:41).Check out our YouTube page here: http://www.youtube.com/@combingthestacks1470Check out the Combing the Stacks Letterboxd list here: https://boxd.it/bS98c

On this episode of the podcast, host Dr Pasquale Iannone sits down with Scottish writer-director (and University of Edinburgh alumnus) John Maclean to talk about his second feature Tornado (2025). The film had its world premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival in February and went on general release in the UK in mid-June.Set in late 18th century Scotland, Maclean's film tells of a young Japanese woman (Kōki) who makes a living performing Samurai puppet shows with her father Fujin (Takehiro Hira). One day, their paths cross with a rag-tag group of criminals led by the ruthless, stone-faced Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden). Events then take a more sinister turn.Beautifully shot in widescreen by John's regular collaborator Robbie Ryan, Tornado is lean, muscular filmmaking - a heady, inventive Scottish take on the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa and the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone.John tells Pasquale about his entry into filmmaking via the lo-fi music videos he made for The Beta Band, the group he co-founded in the 1990s. He also discusses his influences, his preference for storyboarding, his approach to casting, music and much more.

I discuss the (newly reformed!) Beta Band's 1999 self-titled debut album.

I discuss the passing of Nitzer Ebb's Douglas McCarthy, the unexpected reformation of the Beta Band, and Jake Slichter's memoir of being the drummer in Semisonic.

A decade ago John Maclean made his debut feature, the brilliant Western Slow West (2015).It followed a run of brilliant short films and music videos, as well as some of the late 90s and early 2000s most distinctive music during his time in the Beta Band. Tornado - Set in the rugged landscape of 1790s Britain, Tornado (Kōki) is a young and determined Japanese woman who finds herself caught in a perilous situation when she and her father's (Takehiro Hira) travelling puppet Samurai show crosses paths with a gang of ruthless criminals led by Sugarman (Tim Roth) and his ambitious son Little Sugar (Jack Lowden) (Source: Screen Scotland). In this episode Neil talks to writer/director John Maclean about the genesis of the film, his approach to genre and how the film negotiates and navigates the idea of being a genre film and a period film where both elements have been under-represented in the ways they are here. Elsewhere, Neil and Dario discuss how the film's story relates to contemporary notions of [digital] feudalism and representation, genre and audience subjectivity, film language and the cinematic and how (tongue in cheek) Maclean might be the new Hitchcock! ——— Visit our Patreon at www.patreon.com/cinematologists ——— You can listen to The Cinematologists for free, wherever you listen to podcasts: click here to follow. We really appreciate any reviews you might write (please send us what you have written and we'll mention it) and sharing on Social Media is the lifeblood of the podcast, so please do that if you enjoy the show. ——— Music Credits: ‘Theme from The Cinematologists' Written and produced by Gwenno Saunders. Mixed by Rhys Edwards. Drums, bass & guitar by Rhys Edwards. All synths by Gwenno Saunders. Published by Downtown Music Publishing.

Send us a textGraham rejects on this year's Academy Awards: Is Anora really the Best Picture of this or any other year?The  Beta Band are reforming and are coming to Leeds.Richard Hawley is to play Museum Gardens in York this summer. Hurrah! It's the twentieth anniversary of the releases of his classic album Coles Corner.Charles reports on sci-fi/comedy Mickie 17, the new film by Bong Joon Ho whose last film was the Academy Award winning Parasite.Keep in touch with Two Big Egos in a Small Car:X@2big_egosFacebook@twobigegos

Today, Luke and Pete are all moustached up, comparing their freshly grown 'tashes to thatched roofs, and somehow spiral into the baffling logistics of maintaining a straw-covered house in 2025. Pete's convinced today's thatchers are just winging it...Then, the lads take a moment of silence for Skype before Luke gets absolutely ecstatic about the unexpected return of The Beta Band. Who knew he'd be this pumped about experimental psychedelic electronic progressive folk? Well, we did… obviously!Email us at hello@lukeandpeteshow.com or you can get in touch on X, Threads or Instagram if character-restricted messaging takes your fancy.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steven and Ian begin today's episode by celebrating the recent Oscar win for Daniel Blumberg, who picked up a trophy for scoring the The Brutalist, and his apparently disavowed past as the frontman for underrated early 2010s indie-rock band Yuck (1:24). The guys stay on the "Remember Some Guys" tip by noting this week's reunion news for The Beta Band, who will also be reissuing their beloved 1998 album The Three EPs (7:14).After that they discuss the recent album announcement from Car Seat Headrest, their first in five years, and assess the current state of this late-2010s favorite (15:25). They also review the new Jason Isbell album out today, Foxes In The Snow (25:58).In Recommendation Corner, Ian talks about the latest from Baths and Steven (in matters unrelated to personal hygiene) recommends the new album from The Tubs (59:19).New episodes of Indiecast drop every Friday. Listen to Episode 229 here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can submit questions for Steve and Ian at indiecastmailbag@gmail.com, and make sure to follow us on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) for all the latest news. We also recently launched a visualizer for our favorite Indiecast moments. Check those out here.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tu shot de noticias también contiene: muere el periodista Kristian Zavala en Guanajuato, The Beta Band vuelve a los escenarios y Guido Pizarro se anota como técnico de Tigres Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hoy La Gran Travesía hace un recorrido por lo más destacado de la escena escocesa. En el programa vais a poder escuchar a grupos que han surgido desde allí, Primal Scream, Teenage Fanclub, Travis, Edwyn Collins, Franz Ferdinand, Biffy Clyro, Simple Minds, Texas, Jesus and Mary Chain, Belle and Sebastian, Lloyd Cole and The Commotions, The Beta Band, The Fratellis, The Soup Dragons ... y muchos más. También recordaros que ya podéis comprar La gran travesía del rock, un libro interactivo que además contará con 15 programas de radio complementarios, a modo de ficción sonora... con muchas sorpresas y voces conocidas... https://www.ivoox.com/gran-travesia-del-rock-capitulos-del-libro_bk_list_10998115_1.html Jimi y Janis, dos periodistas musicales, vienen de 2027, un mundo distópico y delirante donde el reguetón tiene (casi) todo el poder... pero ellos dos, deciden alistarse al GLP para viajar en el tiempo, salvar el rock, rescatar sus archivos ocultos y combatir la dictadura troyana del FPR. ✨ El libro ya está en diversas webs https://npqeditores.com/producto/la-gran-travesia-del-rock/ ▶️ Y ya sabéis, si os gusta el programa y os apetece, podéis apoyarnos y colaborar con nosotros por el simple precio de una cerveza al mes, desde el botón azul de iVoox, y así, además podéis acceder a todo el archivo histórico exclusivo. Muchas gracias también a todos los mecenas y patrocinadores por vuestro apoyo: Jose Angel Tremiño, Marco Landeta Vacas, Oscar García Muñoz, Raquel Parrondo, Javier Gonzar, Eva Arenas, Poncho C, Nacho, Javito, Alberto, Tei, Pilar Escudero, Utxi 73, Blas, Moy, Juan Antonio, Dani Pérez, Santi Oliva, Vicente DC,, Leticia, JBSabe, Huini Juarez, Flor, Melomanic, Noni, Arturo Soriano, Gemma Codina, Raquel Jiménez, Francisco Quintana, Pedro, SGD, Raul Andres, Tomás Pérez, Pablo Pineda, Quim Goday, Enfermerator, María Arán, Joaquín, Horns Up, Victor Bravo, Fonune, Eulogiko, Francisco González, Marcos Paris, Vlado 74, Daniel A, Redneckman, Elliott SF, Guillermo Gutierrez, Sementalex, Jesús Miguel, Miguel Angel Torres, Suibne, Javifer, Matías Ruiz Molina, Noyatan, Estefanía, Iván Menéndez, Niksisley y a los mecenas anónimos.

This week, we talk to Nick Brine (who, as a teenager, worked on The Stone Roses' 2nd LP & Oasis' What's The Story Morning Glory and has worked with everyone from Nick Cave to Bruce Springsteen) about the legendary Welsh recording studio that Nick got his start in the doc Rockfield: The Studio On The Farm. We discuss all the legends that have recorded there from Hawkwind to Queen from The Beta Band to Shane MacGowan, how The Ward Brothers who created Rockfield transformed their family farm into the first residential recording studio in the world, using pig stalls for reverb chambers, Joe Meek, the birthplace of Britpop, dealing with the paparazzi, Kingsley's ability to spin yarns, Iggy Pop & David Bowie recording with a piece of cheese, the magic of the Welsh countryside, driving Robert Plant around, Roy Thomas Baker's gold toilet seat, the posh side of town vs the farmer side of town, Andy Wallace, Nick's very strange initial job interview, Nick's first two sessions with Sepultura and The Stone Roses, getting used to seeing rock bands walking around your small town, working with Oasis and Nick witnessing the legendary fight that broke them up, if the Stone Roses ever get any work done in the 14 months they were there, the Wonderwall wall, using bathroom hallways as vocal booths, building studios with members of the Darkness,Teenage Fanclub and so much more!If you want amazing stories about one of the most magical places that somehow created much of the greatest music ever made…you've got it on this week's episode of Revolutions Per Movie!!!REVOLUTIONS PER MOVIE:Host Chris Slusarenko (Eyelids, Guided By Voices, owner of Clinton Street Video rental store) is joined by actors, musicians, comedians, writers & directors who each week pick out their favorite music documentary, musical, music-themed fiction film or music videos to discuss. Fun, weird, and insightful, Revolutions Per Movie is your deep dive into our life-long obsessions where music and film collide.New episodes of Revolutions Per Movies are released every Thursday, and if you like the show, please subscribe, rate, and review it on your favorite podcast app.The show is also a completely independent affair, so the best way to support it is through our Patreon at patreon.com/revolutionspermovie. There, you can get weekly exclusive bonus episodes and physical goods just by joining!SOCIALS:@revolutionspermovieBlueSky: @revpermovie.bsky.socialTHEME by Eyelids 'My Caved In Mind'www.musicofeyelids.bandcamp.comARTWORK by Jeff T. Owenshttps://linktr.ee/mymetalhand Click here to get EXCLUSIVE BONUS WEEKLY Revolutions Per Movie content on our Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This ¡Golazo! Matt pulls out loads of 10” records and dusts them off, pulling records is almost as fun as spinning them on the radio - especially when you are like “OH YEAH, THAT!”. The show is also influenced by the April skies, overcast, rainy, and moody. The music reflects this atmospheric environment with deep dark bass, underground dub, and remixes that match- enhance the originals.Music M83, Josh Werner, The Beta Band, Yu Su, Andrew Weatherall, Timothy J Fairplay, Primal Scream, David Holmes, Jagz Kooner, Laurie Anderson, Jah Wobble and more.Tune into new broadcasts of ¡Golazo! with Matt Pape LIVE, Thursday from 12 - 2 PM EST / 5-7 PM GMT.//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How many Beatles songs is Paul McCartney obliged to play at Glastonbury? How many Beta Band songs is Steve Mason obliged to play at Green Man? And how many Gig Pigs songs will Foxes and Hedgehogs be obliged to play at the Amersham Arms? Both of them, we hope, as Alex and Ivo talk to Dan and Jack of F&H, soundtrackers to the pod, ahead of February 16th's collision of worlds in south east London. Tuck into this hallmark pre-gig pig, also featuring Kombu Nori and Jeez Lluis, and join us on Friday night! We'll share only a few hours but you'll remember every minute! Download extra swill, rate and leave review, just add it to the list of things that you are gonna do. The Extra Swill playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQh Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.com Follow us! @ivo_graham @alexkealy A 'Keep It Light Media' Production  Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Realizada por el británico Stephen Frears en el año 2000, a partir de la novela homónima de Nick Hornby, High Fidelity (o Alta fidelidad en español) es una película entrañable sobre el culto a los vinilos, con John Cusack en el papel protagónico y con una banda sonora potentísima, que incluye piezas de The Velvet Underground, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, The Beta Band, Elvis Costello, Stereolab, 13th Floor Elevators, The Jam, Belle & Sebastian y Joan Jett, entre muchos otros. 

Should Bill & Waldron record exclusively in white Tyvek suits?* Bill's about to sell 5 copies of The Three EPs* Moon birds, fer sure* FUSDA: The Frequently Used Sample Detective AgencyVisit the Episode Page

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2023.03.29.534542v1?rss=1 Authors: Keshavarzi, M., Mandke, K., Macfarlane, A., Parvez, L., Gabrielczyk, F., Wilson, A., Goswami, U. Abstract: Children with dyslexia are known to show impairments in perceiving speech rhythm, which impact their phonological development. Neural rhythmic speech studies have reported atypical delta phase in children with dyslexia, but beta band effects have not yet been studied. It is known that delta phase modulates the amplitude of the beta band response during rhythmic tasks via delta-beta phase-amplitude coupling (PAC). Accordingly, the atypical delta band effects reported for children with dyslexia may imply related atypical beta band effects. Here we analyse EEG data collected during a rhythmic speech paradigm from 51 children (21 typically-developing; 30 with dyslexia) who attended to a talking head repeating "ba" at 2Hz. Phase entrainment in the beta band, angular velocity in the beta band, power responses in the beta band and delta-beta PAC were assessed for each child and each group. Phase entrainment in the beta band was only significant for children without dyslexia. Children with dyslexia did not exhibit any phase consistency, and beta-band angular velocity was significantly faster compared to control children. Power in the beta band was significantly greater in the children with dyslexia. Delta-beta PAC was significant in both groups. The data are interpreted with respect to temporal sampling theory. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

I discuss The Beta Band's 1998 compilation album The Three E.P.'s.

This week, Steve picked a set of songs about comic strips.  You will hear a song about Calvin & Hobbs, one about Gasoline Alley and one about Peanuts.  And these artists will tickle your pickle: Royal Republic, Band of Skulls, Rialto, The Police, Pure Joy, Rod Stewart, The Style Council, The Beta Band, The Records, Two Door Cinema Club, Palaye Royale, Hazel English, Benjamin Orr, Shoes, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, The Hollywood Argyles. On the Air on Bedford 105.1 FM Radio      *** 5pm Friday ***      *** 10am Sunday ***      *** 8pm Monday *** Stream live at http://209.95.50.189:8178/stream Stream on-demand most recent episodes at https://wbnh1051.podbean.com/category/suburban-underground/ And available on demand on your favorite podcast app! Twitter: @SUBedford1051  ***    Facebook: SuburbanUndergroundRadio   ***    Instagram: SuburbanUnderground   ***    #newwave #altrock #alternativerock #punkrock #indierock

This week Jeremy shares the dreary mood inspired by the weather in Southern California by playing tracks from PJ Harvey, Portishead, Galaxie 500, Massive Attack, The Microphones, Radiohead, Fiona Apple, The Beta Band, and more! Subscribe to the PATREON and receive a brand new radio hour every Sunday! Thats two additional episodes a month AND you get them a day early! You'll also see a complete list of songs played on this episode. Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter!

It's time again to set the controls for the heart of the sun and celebrate our co-host: Robert Harrison's birthday! Space out with us as we absorb a collection of songs that evoke the essence and vibes of his favorite band: Pink Floyd. While not obscure at all (they have 2 albums that are diamonds!), we shine on with snippets of similar sounds and themes by somewhat more modern bands from the 90s until today. What is it we do here at InObscuria? Every show Kevin opens the crypt to exhume and dissect from his personal collection; an artist, album, or collection of tunes from the broad spectrum of rock, punk, and metal. Robert is usually forced to test his endurance, but this week is all about songs firmly in his big bang zone. Our hope is that we turn you on to something that was lost on your ears, even with this collection of great dance songs sounding similar to one of the biggest selling rock acts of all time.Songs this week include:The McBroom Sisters – “What Do You Want From Me”from Black Floyd(2020)Porcupine Tree – “The Jokes On You” from Up The Down Stair (1993) King Buffalo – “Mammoth” from Regenerator (2022)RPWL – “Masters Of War” from The RPWL Experience (2008)Thee Oh Sees – “Carrion Crawler” from Carrion Crawler / The Dream (2011)North Atlantic Oscillation – “Ceiling Poem” from Grappling Hooks (2010)Anathema – “Your Possible Pasts / Goodbye Cruel World” from Alternative 4 (1998)Check out Robert's amazing fire sculptures and metal workings here: http://flamewerx.com/Please subscribe everywhere that you listen to podcasts!Visit us: https://inobscuria.com/https://www.facebook.com/InObscuriahttps://twitter.com/inobscuriahttps://www.instagram.com/inobscuria/Buy cool stuff with our logo on it!: https://www.redbubble.com/people/InObscuria?asc=uIf you'd like to check out Kevin's band THE SWEAR, take a listen on all streaming services or pick up a digital copy of their latest release here: https://theswear.bandcamp.com/If you want to hear Robert and Kevin's band from the late 90s – early 00s BIG JACK PNEUMATIC, check it out here: https://bigjackpnuematic.bandcamp.com/

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.11.03.515019v1?rss=1 Authors: Rassi, E., Lin, W. M., Zhang, Y., Emmerzaal, J., Haegens, S. Abstract: Despite their involvement in many cognitive functions, beta oscillations are among the least understood brain rhythms. Reports on whether the functional role of beta is primarily inhibitory or excitatory have been contradictory. Our framework attempts to reconcile these findings and proposes that several beta rhythms co-exist at different frequencies. Beta frequency shifts and their potential influence on behavior have thus far received little attention. In this magnetoencephalography experiment, we asked whether changes in beta power or frequency in auditory cortex and motor cortex influence behavior (reaction times) during an auditory sweep discrimination task. We found that in motor cortex, increased beta power slowed down responses, while in auditory cortex, increased beta frequency slowed down responses. We further characterized beta as transient burst events with distinct spectro-temporal profiles influencing reaction times. Finally, we found that increased motor-to-auditory beta connectivity also slowed down responses. In sum, beta power, frequency, bursting properties, cortical focus, and connectivity profile all influenced behavioral outcomes. Our results imply that the study of beta oscillations requires caution as beta dynamics are multifaceted phenomena, and that several dynamics must be taken into account to reconcile mixed findings in the literature. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.10.10.511532v1?rss=1 Authors: Ortone, A., Vergani, A. A., Mannella, R., Mazzoni, A. Abstract: Motor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease (PD) are associated with dopamine deficits and pathological oscillation of basal ganglia (BG) neurons in the beta range ([12-30] Hz). However, how the dopamine depletion affects the oscillation dynamics of BG nuclei is still unclear. With a spiking neurons model, we here captured the features of BG nuclei interactions leading to oscillations in dopamine-depleted condition. We found that both the loop between subthalamic nucleus and Globus Pallidus pars externa (GPe) and the loop between striatal fast spiking and medium spiny neurons and GPe displayed resonances in the beta range, and synchronized to a common beta frequency through interaction. Crucially, the synchronization depends on dopamine depletion: the two loops were largely independent for high levels of dopamine, but progressively synchronized as dopamine was depleted due to the increased strength of the striatal loop. Our results highlight the role of the interplay between the GPe-STN and the GPe-striatum loop in generating sustained beta oscillations in PD subjects, and explain how this interplay depends on the level of dopamine. This paves the way to the design of therapies specifically addressing the onset of pathological beta oscillations. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by PaperPlayer

Today, the amazing Harris King dials in to discuss the phenomenon often described as "the Beta Band effect." This occurs when an individual hears music (usually in a record store) and is compelled to immediately find out what it is and purchase it.  Harris and Patrick contribute stories today and ask for yours.  Subscribe to Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or   other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Twitter, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com

I have loved Steve Mason's songs and subdued yet emotionally-charged delivery. It was interesting to try replicating some of the rhythms on guitar. Two Orders of Beta Band and a Side of King Biscuit Time. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jonah-hall/support

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Steve Mason first made his name as one quarter (and the frontman of) the Beta Band, one of the most critically lauded acts of the late 1990s. They mixed disparate genres like hip-hop, folk, dub, house, psychedelia to create something beautifully cohesive and arresting. Their tastes were so eclectic and their desire to make music so compelling that they ended up with something that took the DNA of the past and spun it into something wholly new. In that regard, there was a creative parallel with Super Furry Animals. Their first three EPs in 1997 and 1998 set out their musical agenda “to put a nuclear bomb under britpop” so convincingly that they were always going to struggle to meet the ludicrously raised expectations around them. When Eamonn Forde sat down with Steve for The Art of Longevity, Mason explained that the band's self-titled debut album in 1999 was rushed and they spent their interviews ‘promoting it' by saying how much they disliked it! The use of ‘Dry The Rain' in the 2000 film High Fidelity was one of those rare moments where music in a movie can escalate the artists profile more than any other medium, and The Beta Band was suddenly bigger in the US than they were in the UK. Hot Shots II 2001 should perhaps be treated as their debut album proper and is the record Mason is most proud of. However, Internal tensions, politics and mounting pressure meant that Zeroes To Heroes in 2004 ended up their final album before the whole enterprise collapsed in on itself. Mason had already been issuing solo work, notably under the King Biscuit Time name, while the Beta Band were still operational and then evolved into the more electronic, but short-lived, Black Affair. It was the writing of ‘All Come Down' that led to the career-vivifying Boys Outside album and its companion sub album Ghosts Outside. This was the first time Mason released music under his own name and thereafter he released a new album roughly every three years. Mason talks about his circuitous career – from being in a band but feeling like the pressure of it all was solely on his shoulders to operating under pseudonyms and finally venturing out under his own name. There are common musical threads, but he has found an approach and an audience where he can move at his own pace. Presented by Eamonn FordeSupport the show (https://www.songsommelier.com)

It's the holiday season and the 107th episode of this chick-flick podcast -- so really what choice did we have but to discuss 2000's High Fidelity with our friend and Beta-Band-stan Shane Kearney? It makes sense if you consider our continued use of John Cusack as a 2021 coping mechanism, or if you know that one of our hosts wouldn't even be here if it weren't for a meet-cute in a record store in Chicago. Anyway, it's one of our top-5 favorite male-led rom-coms, with one of our top-6 favorite guests of the year. Happy holidays.

Okay – so here's the bad news. Remember I was sniffling and spluttering on the last few episodes? It's just cold I said. Nope. It was COVID. I'm on the back end of it now I think, but it's been a nasty business. Probably best to wash your hands after you've listened to this episode. But here's the good news! On this episode, I'm speaking to Steve Mason – formally of The Beta Band, formally of King Biscuit Time, formally – I think – of Black Affair. Steve kindly took some time out of his time in the studio – excitingly he's recording a new full length record, the follow up to 2019's excellent About The Light – so do excuse a bit of banging and clanging. And I'm excited to speak to Steve for two reasons. One – for over twenty-years he's proved himself to be a consistently innovative, unique, interesting, soulful voice in the pop realm. But also because twenty-odd years ago, he wrote a song – The Beta Band's 'Dry The Rain' – that soundtracked the very onset of my Obsessive Compusive Disorder... and the madness that ensued. Before there were therapists, and doctors and medication, there was that song, and that song might just have helped saved my life. It was a thrill to get to speak to Steve about his own experiences with mental illness, the chaos and creativity of The Beta Band, his outlook on music culture in the here and now, and – perhaps most interestingly – the challenges musicians face now that the world is learning to live with COVID. I'm so happy he spoke to me, and so happy you can join us for this episode.The James McMahon Music Podcast is a Spoook Media production. Spoook is also a record label, a promoter, a shop, a Substack - it's many things. Follow us on Instagram and Twitter. And please do Like, Review and Subscribe - it actually really helps people find our podcasts!

This week on the pod we're talking High Fidelity (14:33), the John Cusack music snob epic that made Jack Black a star, and The Beta Band a meme. We're joined by special guest Kayla as we relive the innocent time before 9/11 and Pitchfork.

This month we're back on the time travel malarkey and we're space oddyseying along to 2001 where we've been laughing at talking Velociraptors in Jurassic Park 3, Installing WIndows XP and wearing massive baggy shorts with wallet chains. We've also been talking about Tracey's over familiarity with Polly Jean Harvey, Unexpected Fall influencers & highly inappropriate reasons for cheering at festivals.We've each chosen our 10 favourite songs of the year and sent them over to Ian's wife Lydia, who put the playlists together and distributed them so we were each given a playlist of the 20 songs from the other two hosts, along with our own 10. We then ranked the playlists in order of preference and sent them to Colin's wife Helen, who totalled up the points and worked out the order. Helen also joined us on the episode to read out the countdown, which we found out as we recorded so all reactions are genuine.Now, admittedly, in parts we're a little bit brutal to some of the songs in the list as we're three separate people with differing music tastes, but please remember that to be in this episode at all the songs have to have been in one of our top 10's of that year. Bands featured in this episode include (In alphabetical order, no spoilers here!) - Alkaline Trio, Aphex Twin, The Beta Band, Bjork, Camera Obscura, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Converge, Dntel, Mark Eitzel, Explosions In The Sky, The Faint, The Frames, Life Without Buildings, Lift To Experience, Low, Mercury Rev, Ministry, Mogwai, Opeth, Roots Manuva, Shaggy, A Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La La Band, Sparklehorse ft PJ Harvey, Spiritualized, Stars Of The Lid, System Of A Down, Thursday, Tool, Tweaker Ft Craig Wedren & The White Stripes.Find all songs in alphabetical order here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gV7poFnVyo3DouBDMR48Q?si=daef4c9b7c9f4147Find our We Dig Music Pollwinners Party playlist (featuring all of the winning songs up until now) here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45zfDHo8zm6VqrvoEQSt3z?si=Ivt0oMj6SmitimvumYfFrQ If you want to listen to megalength playlists of all the songs we've individually picked since we started doing best of the year episodes, you can listen to Colin's here – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x3Vy5Jry2IxG9JNOtabRT?si=HhcVKRCtRhWCK1KucyrDdg Ian's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H0hnxe6WX50QNQdlfRH5T?si=XmEjnRqISNqDwi30p1uLqA and Tracey's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p3K0n8dKhjHb2nKBSYnKi?si=7a-cyDvSSuugdV1m5md9Nw The playlist of 20 songs from the other two hosts was scored as usual, our favourite song got 20 points, counting down incrementally to our least favourite which got 1 point. The scoring of our own list of 10 is now slightly more complicated in order to give a truer level of points to our own favourites. So rather than them only being able to score as many points as our 10th favourite in the other list, the points in our own list were distributed as follows -1st place - 20 points2nd place - 18 points3rd place – 16 points4th place – 14 points5th place – 12 points6th place – 9 points7th place – 7 points8th place – 5 points9th place – 3 points10th place -1 pointHosts - Ian Clarke, Colin Jackson-Brown & Tracey BGuest starring Helen Jackson-Brown.Playlist compiling/distributing – Lydia ClarkeRecorded/Edited/Mixed/Original Music by Colin Jackson-Brown for We Dig PodcastsThanks to Peter Latimer for help with the scoring system.Say hello at www.facebook.com/wedigmusicpcast or tweet us at http://twitter.com/wedigmusicpcast or look at shiny pictures on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wedigmusicpcast Part of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network You can also find all the We Dig Music & Free With This Months Issue episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis

This month we're back on the time travel malarkey and we're space oddyseying along to 2001 where we've been laughing at talking Velociraptors in Jurassic Park 3, Installing WIndows XP and wearing massive baggy shorts with wallet chains. We've also been talking about Tracey's over familiarity with Polly Jean Harvey, Unexpected Fall influencers & highly inappropriate reasons for cheering at festivals. We've each chosen our 10 favourite songs of the year and sent them over to Ian's wife Lydia, who put the playlists together and distributed them so we were each given a playlist of the 20 songs from the other two hosts, along with our own 10. We then ranked the playlists in order of preference and sent them to Colin's wife Helen, who totalled up the points and worked out the order. Helen also joined us on the episode to read out the countdown, which we found out as we recorded so all reactions are genuine. Now, admittedly, in parts we're a little bit brutal to some of the songs in the list as we're three separate people with differing music tastes, but please remember that to be in this episode at all the songs have to have been in one of our top 10's of that year. Bands featured in this episode include (In alphabetical order, no spoilers here!) - Alkaline Trio, Aphex Twin, The Beta Band, Bjork, Camera Obscura, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Converge, Dntel, Mark Eitzel, Explosions In The Sky, The Faint, The Frames, Life Without Buildings, Lift To Experience, Low, Mercury Rev, Ministry, Mogwai, Opeth, Roots Manuva, Shaggy, A Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra La La Band, Sparklehorse ft PJ Harvey, Spiritualized, Stars Of The Lid, System Of A Down, Thursday, Tool, Tweaker Ft Craig Wedren & The White Stripes. Find all songs in alphabetical order here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3gV7poFnVyo3DouBDMR48Q?si=daef4c9b7c9f4147 Find our We Dig Music Pollwinners Party playlist (featuring all of the winning songs up until now) here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45zfDHo8zm6VqrvoEQSt3z?si=Ivt0oMj6SmitimvumYfFrQ If you want to listen to megalength playlists of all the songs we've individually picked since we started doing best of the year episodes, you can listen to Colin's here – https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5x3Vy5Jry2IxG9JNOtabRT?si=HhcVKRCtRhWCK1KucyrDdg Ian's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2H0hnxe6WX50QNQdlfRH5T?si=XmEjnRqISNqDwi30p1uLqA and Tracey's here - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2p3K0n8dKhjHb2nKBSYnKi?si=7a-cyDvSSuugdV1m5md9Nw The playlist of 20 songs from the other two hosts was scored as usual, our favourite song got 20 points, counting down incrementally to our least favourite which got 1 point. The scoring of our own list of 10 is now slightly more complicated in order to give a truer level of points to our own favourites. So rather than them only being able to score as many points as our 10th favourite in the other list, the points in our own list were distributed as follows - 1st place - 20 points 2nd place - 18 points 3rd place – 16 points 4th place – 14 points 5th place – 12 points 6th place – 9 points 7th place – 7 points 8th place – 5 points 9th place – 3 points 10th place -1 point Hosts - Ian Clarke, Colin Jackson-Brown & Tracey B Guest starring Helen Jackson-Brown. Playlist compiling/distributing – Lydia Clarke Recorded/Edited/Mixed/Original Music by Colin Jackson-Brown for We Dig Podcasts Thanks to Peter Latimer for help with the scoring system. Say hello at www.facebook.com/wedigmusicpcast or tweet us at http://twitter.com/wedigmusicpcast or look at shiny pictures on Instagram at http://instagram.com/wedigmusicpcast Part of the We Made This podcast network. https://twitter.com/wmt_network You can also find all the We Dig Music & Free With This Months Issue episodes at www.wedigpodcasts.com Support the We Made This podcast network on Patreon: www.patreon.com/wemadethis

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The Beta Band – Dry the Rain Þunglyndisfílgúddið verður ekki tærara en þetta. Hér er hann mættur í Pringles-mylsnaða sófann þinn: Indígírkassinn mikli sem hrært hefur í þunnum keltum í tvo áratugi. Dry the Rain með Beta Band er þéttofinn refill. Í ísskápnum eru 28 síðir Amstel, sígarettuaskan fellur ofan á pínulitlar bjórvambir, græjurnar óma […]

2:47:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Tiny flowers in the cracks, rubber cement, World War IV, Aunt Postmidnight, Citizen Kane, commentary tracks, The Monkees, mystery sound, The Comsat Angels, Real Genius (1985), T-shirts from movies, not having to follow the rules, The Beta Band, delusions, weird theories, the weird rock star […]

2:47:53 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Tiny flowers in the cracks, rubber cement, World War IV, Aunt Postmidnight, Citizen Kane, commentary tracks, The Monkees, mystery sound, The Comsat Angels, Real Genius (1985), T-shirts from movies, not having to follow the rules, The Beta Band, delusions, weird theories, the weird rock star [&hellip

For this week's Turntable Round Table, the group offers up a selection of songs from bands they feel were extremely underrated. Give ‘em a listen and see what you think!Kevin’s PickBonepony– “Blue, Blue, Blue” from Stomp Revival (1995)Don’s PickBeta Band – “Life” from Hot Shots II (2001)Shawn’s PickDreams So Real – “Open Your Eyes” from Rough Night In Jericho (1988)Mark’s PickThe Buggles– “Living In The Plastic Age” from The Age Of Plastic (1980)Tom’s PickThe Call – “I Still Believe (Great Design)” from Reconciled (1986)Juan’s PickBroadcast– “The Book Lovers” from Work & Non-Work (1997)Craig’s PickDramarama– “Work For Food” from Hi-Fi Sci-Fi (1993)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/SchizoMusic)

On today's episode I talk to musician James Yorkston. Originally from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife in Scotland, James has been playing music since he was young, and was an integral early member of the Fence Collective, a collaborative group of musicians that included groups like The Beta Band. James spent years honing his craft was eventually championed by John Peel and John Martyn after he sent them tapes of his music. This led to him being signed by Domino who have subsequently released most of his albums including 2019's critically acclaimed The Route to the Harmonium and his latest album with the Second Hand Orchestra The Wide, Wide River, which is already one of the best albums of the year. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

On today's episode I talk to musician James Yorkston. Originally from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife in Scotland, James has been playing music since he was young, and was an integral early member of the Fence Collective, a collaborative group of musicians that included groups like The Beta Band. James spent years honing his craft was eventually championed by John Peel and John Martyn after he sent them tapes of his music. This led to him being signed by Domino who have subsequently released most of his albums including 2019's critically acclaimed The Route to the Harmonium and his latest album with the Second Hand Orchestra The Wide, Wide River, which is already one of the best albums of the year. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

A music episode this week as we discuss one of Cliff's favourite artists, Steve Mason. Brett discovers the former Beta Band singer's solo catalogue and we find a lot to discuss and admire. Outside of that chat there's some foodie Twitter fun and a serial killer quiz, as well as music from Italian dream-pop/shoegaze band You, Nothing. From Verona, we play single Reflectie, from upcoming album Lonely//Lovely. You can listen to more and buy their music here https://younothing.bandcamp.com/music. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We hawk a miracle tonic for all those songwriters stuck in a rut. Chord progressions stale? Emotional climax unreachable? Song not "karaoke-ready"? Try modulation – otherwise known as a key change!  The categories are key changes that are most: (1) joyful (2) cheap (3) emotional (4) unexpected. Featuring music from O-Town, David Bowie, The Beta Band, and more.

Welcome to the Turntable Round Table!Here’s what the crew were into this past week. Give ‘em a listen and see what you think!*Note: All apologies to Juan and the listeners for the background noise during his commentary. We’ll be sure to mute our mic when snacking in the future ;)Mark’s PickDusty Springfield – “No Easy Way Down” from Dusty In Memphis (1969)Juan’s Pick*The Microphones – "Solar System" from Mount Eerie (2003)Don’s PickThe Beta Band – “Inner Meet Me” from The Three E.P.’s (1998)Kevin’s PickThe Dead Daisies – “Unspoken” from Holy Ground (2020)Tom’s Pick Dogs of Peace – “One Flight Away” from Heel (2016)Craig’s PickRobert Ellis – “Passive Aggressive” from Texas Piano Man (2019)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/SchizoMusic)

On today's episode, we hawk a miracle tonic for all those songwriters stuck in a rut. Chord progressions stale? Emotional climax unreachable? Is your song not "karaoke-ready"? Try modulation – otherwise known as a key change! Push the play button in the next twenty minutes, and we'll throw in a brief explainer on the theory of modulation, a confusing Werner Herzog joke, and a relentless string of analogies comparing key changes to fistfuls of saffron, single-take scenes in movies, and Maradona's "Hand of God" play. The categories are key changes that are most: (1) joyful (2) cheap (3) emotional (4) unexpected. Featuring music from O-Town, David Bowie, The Beta Band, The Four Seasons, and more. Key-p the change!

ABOUT: ⠀   We're excited to have Rob Wood on the podcast this week schooling us on how your music can elevate your food & theatrical experience. We discuss sound systems, poor music choices, how he approaches curating a brand playlist, and why it might be best to start thinking about your brand sound up to 18 months before you even open!        LINKS:   An article about using music to support destination dining experiences: The Sound of Success  https://www.musicconcierge.co.uk/2018/01/background-music-for-restaurants/    A short film about the effect of music: Can Music Change The Taste of Your Coffee? https://www.musicconcierge.co.uk/clients/video/        ROB WOOD     Rob is the Creative Director and Founder of Music Concierge.   Rob was named by Arena magazine as a leading 'consultant of cool'. He has over 27 years in the music industry covering music journalism, DJing, and music consultancy. Formerly the editor of cutting-edge music bible Jockey Slut magazine which was founded in Manchester in 1993. It went on to give early front covers for countless credible artists such as Daft Punk, The Chemical Brothers, Fatboy Slim, DJ Shadow, The Streets, The Beta Band, and Dizzie Rascal.   Rob joined an early digital music start up as Head Of Content before being asked by the band Groove Armada to be the Music Programme Director for their hugely successful Lovebox music festival in London for four years.   Rob has DJed everywhere from radio stations to invite-only beach parties in Ibiza, to leading clubs across the globe such as Fabric, London and Tenax, Florence, to festivals such as Sonar, Miami Music Conference, The Big Chill, V, Lovebox, The Isle Of Wight Festival, and Homelands.   He's the author of ‘Teach Yourself How To DJ' published by Headline Hodder, and has written about music in UK press such as Financial Times and Mixmag, and in US press such as cutting-edge music magazine XL8R.   In 2007 Rob founded Music Concierge - a ground-breaking and award-winning music consultancy service. It designs, supplies and manages high-quality bespoke playlists for boutique hotels, luxury brands, leading F&B concepts, and high-end retailers, giving each its own unique audio identity or ‘musical DNA'.   Music Concierge supervises music internationally for the likes of COMO Hotels, Per AQUUM, The Connaught, Swire Hotels. Rosewood, Park Hyatt, Mr & Mrs Smith, Heston Blumenthal, Dishoom, Sushisamba, The Arts Club, Mulberry, Harvey Nichols, Orlebar Brown, Cathay Pacific.   Rob has been nominated for numerous business awards including winning BT's Essence of the Entrepreneur competition.   He is a Fellow of The RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce).   An expert on music and its role with brand positioning, atmosphere and customer experience. He gets regularly asked to write and talk about how brands can use music effectively.   ⠀ FOLLOW US: ⠀ ⠀ Rob / Music Concierge   https://twitter.com/MusicConcierge_ ⠀ www.linkedin.com/company/music-concierge ⠀ http://www.musicconcierge.co.uk ⠀ ⠀ Mark / WE ARE Spectacular⠀   https://twitter.com/spectacularmark ⠀ https://twitter.com/spectacularchat  ⠀ https://www.instagram.com/spectacularmark/ ⠀ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcculloch/      Do you want to be on the next Spectacular Marketing Podcast? Email gabby@wearespectacular.com    

There aren't many things weirder than sitting across from an experienced broadcaster and interviewing him. It's like the tables have turned. Usually Vic's the one doing the interviewing.It's also an experience which is pretty fraught with self-doubt - this guy talks to people for a living and here I am, some fresh out the box, self-styled, new media interloper talking to a guy who has literally thousands of interviews under his belt. How can I compare? Am I being judged? Is this going badly? I should have had more questions. What am I even doing? etc.It's best not to think about it.Vic's an interesting guy who's lived a lot and experienced a lot. Being in his company is an experience which can only be described as kinetic. He exudes a very unique, intense, and passionate kind of energy which is akin to the buzz one used to feel as a kid when you walked into a toy shop.Except for people like us, it's not a toy shop. It's a record shop. And we're not kids anymore. We're grown ass men who love music. From this interview I think you get the sense that Vic just absorbs everything in the world that fascinates him, wide eyed and open armed.It's infectious, sure. But most of all it's pure. There's no pretension.We cover a lot of ground in the podcast, some of the highlights include:His current (and resurrected) band Khartoum Heroes.Growing up with 50s rock n roll and classical music.Adam Ant as a musical turning point.Buzzcocks covers before his voice even broke.Never being discouraged by his parents to pursue an artists' life even if they don't understand the art he makes and enjoys.King Creosote, James Yorkston, his old band Huckleberry playing T in the Park, doing an NME Tour, playing Reading and Leeds,  having music played John Peel's and Steve Lamaq's radio shows.Hedonism, perhaps being dead now if he'd have made it at 22.Most artists who are good get better with age.Jim Gellatly and how it used to be much harder to get heard. Alternative music used to be alternative, now it's seeped into the mainstream.How he hadn't thought about journalism at all and how he got involved at the BBC almost by accident.How he just took as many jobs related to music as possible, like doing lights in venues, writing for fanzines, doing PR for labels, putting on club nights, DJing…Choosing not to move to London and deciding to stay in Scotland.The best way to keep your interest in new music is up to keep your interest varied and to mix it up. People get bored of new music because they're not finding the good stuff.Feeling lucky and honoured to have the job he has.Songs in the Key of Fife – how that came about and the bands from Kingsbarns and St Andrews: KT Tunstall, The Pictish Trail, The Beta Band, the Fence Collective, King Creosote, The Withered Hand etc.How Vic got into acting at school, was in the youth theatre and used to run acting workshops in school, how he applied to RADA but rock n roll got his soul. He hopes to go back to it one day…Also discusses how he thinks humans are penned in by themselves and you need to push yourself to have new experiences. If you're interested in something you have to chance your arm and try it.Featured MusicIntro: Voodoo Puppets – Electric Chair Blues (used under CC licence, you can check it out here).Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther Theme,Adam and the Ants - The Day I Met God,The Beta Band - Dry the Rain.I make no claim to the copyright of any of the music in this episode.LinksCheck out Vic's BBC page here for all of his latest shows, podcasts and news. You can check out Khartoum Heroes on YouTube. Their album is available on Google Play and other streaming services.Follow Vic on Twitter!Picture courtesy of the BBC.Thank you!My thanks are eternal to you and everyone else who has listened to the podcast and helped me get it to where it is. It's no longer on the front page of iTunes but YOU can help me get back there. If you could take a second to rate and review this podcast on iTunes I'd love you forever and ever.Questions? Feedback?You can do either by dropping a comment in the comment box below.Or you can hit the contact link to show me some love by using the cool email form.Social MediaI'm on a few social media sites, so it'd be pretty handy if you could show me some love over there.Check out the Facebook page.Or you can get me on Twitter.Oh and seriously, rating and reviewing this podcast on iTunes would be amazing. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.