Podcast appearances and mentions of Stuart Murdoch

This week Jeremy welcomes author and musician Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian. In celebration of the release of Stuart's novel “Nobody's Empire”, Jeremy and Stuart talk audiobooks, chronic fatigue syndrome, the Pinky & Perky Show, working at the college venue, Budgie, iron on shirts, hating the violin, recording the Belle and Sebastian album "Tigermilk", his book Nobody's Empire, and so much more! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and The Website Formerly Known as Twitter SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for a bonus episode where Stuart answered questions that were submitted by subscribers!

Stuart Murdoch is my guest on this episode of That's How I Remember It. Stuart is the lead singer and songwriter of classic band Belle & Sebastian, who have consistently released amazing music since the mid '90s. He's now also the author of a great new novel Nobody's Empire, which mirrors his own personal experiences with chronic fatigue syndrome in the time leading up to the formation of B&S. We talked about that as well as Abba, Bay City Rollers, Come on Eileen, CS Lewis, writing letters to Quentin Crisp, Inland taipans, and so much more. It was a thrill for me to have Stuart on the show, I'm a huge fan, and I think we had a great talk. Listen and subscribe!

Belle And Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch is here to discuss his new semi-autobiographical novel, Nobody's Empire, his struggles with chronic fatigue, and how his band saved his life. And we take a minute to pay our respects to Marianne Faithfull, the enigmatic legend who passed away on January 30th. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com) Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends.   Be kind to others, and to yourself, and don't forget to let your music keep you sane when times get tough.   This episode is dedicated to Marianne Faithfull (1946-2025), and pioneering pedal steel player Susan Alcorn (1953-2025).  

Juliet and Terence on: an alarming performance from Frankie Valli; Lauryn Hill - still challenged by time; More Beatles movies (and Elton); 'postcards not dead' shock; and Stuart Murdoch at Brighton's Komedia. {WhatsEd}

Es una triste realidad, observar que en la vida, todo parece ayudar a aquellos que lo necesitan menos, mientras que el discapacitado se ve impotente. Esto es así, tanto económicamente, como en la educación y el sistema laboral. pero algunos lo aplican incluso en la religión, creyendo que "Dios ayuda a los que ayudan a sí mismos". El Dios de la Biblia, sin embargo, ayuda al débil, frágil y desamparado. El cantautor canadiense Neil Young grabó la canción "Indefenso" (Helpless) con el grupo de Crosby, Stills y Nash en 1970, que popularizó luego Joni Mitchell. La escribió por su experiencia de enfermo de polio en 1951, que le dejó paralizado el lado izquierdo del cuerpo, por lo que todavía padece cierta cojera. En este quinto capítulo del Evangelio según Juan, Jesús se encuentra en Jerusalén con una multitud de cojos y paralíticos que esperaban ser sanados cuando un ángel tocara el agua de un estanque durante una fiesta judía. Parece extraña su pregunta a aquel hombre que llevaba 38 años enfermo, pero como John Lennon descubrió hay también una "Discapacidad interior" (Crippled Inside). Habla sobre ella en la canción que grabó en su disco "Imagine" (1971). Belle and Sebastian es una banda escocesa que lleva el nombre de una serie infantil de televisión en los años 60. Su líder, Stuart Murdoch, es anciano de una iglesia y habla a menudo de su fe, pero desde que tuvo un hijo con problemas de autismo, empezó a hacer meditación oriental y se interesó también por el budismo. Su canción "El estado en que estoy" (The State I Am In 1996) habla del descubrimiento de la homosexualidad de su hermano en la boda de su hermana, la discapacidad y la sanidad en el "sabbat",, así como la entrega al pecado y la Providencia. Un pastor en crisis protagoniza la última gran obra de Tennessee Williams, "La noche de la iguana". John Huston la llevó al cine con Richard Burton como el atormentado rector episcopal en un hotel de Acapulco con un grupo de mujeres, donde todos ocultan una realidad vergonzosa. José de Segovia comenta escenas de la película con la música de la banda sonora original por Benjamin Frankel. "¡No me menosprecies, Jesús! ¡Tienes que ayudarme!", canta James Taylor cuando oye en Londres que su amiga de infancia se ha suicidado. Inmerso en la droga y la depresión, está decepcionado con el disco que le han sacado los Beatles. Su amiga Carole King le acompaña al piano en esta grabación de "Fuego y lluvia" (Fire and Rain) en 1970, que incluye en el que considera su verdadero primer álbum. Otro artista del Cañón Laurel de California es Jackson Browne, que en su disco de 2021 canta con Leslie Mendelson que "no tiene sentido, gritar desde una isla / proclamando sólo que Jesús salva", cuando "habrá siempre sufrimiento y dolor".

Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer, songwriter, and driving force behind legendary Glaswegian band Belle and Sebastian, who are touring Australia this August. Details at belleandsebastian.com

Putting last week behind us, this was genuinely one of my favourite conversations I've had for the show. Like many, I was first aware of Isobel as member of Scottish indie band Belle and Sebastian. I found her such a compelling figure. She looked like she had stepped out of a French new wave movie. She was a cello player in an indie rock band. And when she sang, she had this enigmatic, whisper-quiet vocal style. While still a member of Belle and Sebastian she made a couple of solo albums under the name The Gentle Waves, the second of which, “Swansong For You”, is particularly lovely and one I listened to a lot when I was younger. It was recently reissued for Record Store Day. She left Belle and Sebastian in the middle of a US tour in 2002. Things were somewhat complicated by her romantic entanglement with the bands frontman Stuart Murdoch, and the unravelling of that relationship clearly ramped up the tension for Isobel. We get into it in our chat, and I reference some comments she made in a recent Uncut magazine feature, I think it was in the December 2023 issue. If you have access to it, it's definitely worth reading in the light of our conversation. It was a reminder to me, that for as much as we can get fascinated and a degree of entertainment out of the interpersonal relationships and fallouts in the history of bands we love, on the other side of it are real people and real feelings, and I was certainly reminded of that during out chat. Isobel also made 3 well-received albums with the late Mark Lanegan, and clearly Mark's well-documented erratic behaviour also took a toll on Isobel, and that bleeds into our chat as well. We also talk about her recent single 4316. We delve into her fascinating childhood. It's a “life, the universe and everything” chat this week. I hope you enjoy it. Instagram: @sendingsignalspodcastX: @signalspodcast

Musician, writer and filmmaker Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer and songwriter for the Scottish band Belle and Sebastian. The group's first album 'Tigermilk' was released to critical claim in 1996; sparking a career that has seen them put out a series of singles, 9 ep's and 12 albums, the most recent, 'Late Developers was released in 2023'. Stuart says "We definitely wouldn't describe ourselves as a 'rock band', we aspire toward what we would call 'classic pop music.'" They highlight pop records from 1979 onwards as the style that unites the passions between the band members.

Clive Anderson and Janey Godley are joined by Stuart Murdoch, Tony Singh and Joanne Clifton for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Belle and Sebastian, Wayward Jane and Joy Dunlop, recorded at BBC Scotland, Glasgow.

Com a chegada do Outono, Rádio Clube Altamont entra em registo melancólico. Descobrimos mais uma cantautora de seu nome Jess Williamson, comemoramos os 25 anos de "Moon Safari" e espiolhamos o ternurento filme "God Help the Girl", realizado por Stuart Murdoch dos Belle & Sebastian. Rádio Clube Altamont, parceria Futura - Rádio de Autor, com o site Altamont.pt.

Esta edição foi publicada originalmente em 13 de agosto 2014. De volta com o projeto Sobe de Novo Shi (que visa disponibilizar todas as edições anteriores do podcast que estavam em outro servidor), destaco jangle pop gostosinho dos desconhecidos do Ever e o The Servants. Diz a lenda, que o vocalista do Belle & Sebastian, o Stuart Murdoch, tentou formar uma banda com o cantor e compositor do The servants, o David Westlake, mas ele não conseguiu e acabou formando a sua própria banda.  Boa (re)audição e até a próxima. SHI Tracklist The Wolfhounds - Cut the Cake Miaow - Sport Most Royal Honeytrap - Make Me Happy Ever - Sleepyhead The Servants - She's Always Hiding The Field Mice - You're Kidding Aren't You Sensible Jerseys - Go to Work Splodgenessabounds - Two Little Boys The Primitives - Crash The Darling Buds - If I Said Captain Sensible - Wot! Os Mulheres Negras - Eu Vi 80 WATTS outro theme by Fernando Werneck         Muito obrigado aos produtores virtuais que acreditam e apoiam esta iniciativa: Fabiano F. M. Cordeiro (Fab 97,4 FM) Ricardo Bunnyman (AutoRadio Podcast) Marcos Coluci Marcelo Machado (Podcast de Garagem) Danilo de Almeida (Doublecast, Já Ouviu Esse Disco) William Floyd (Fermata podcast) Seja também um apoiador do 80 WATTS em uma das plataformas abaixo.      This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Background vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com  

On this week's Talkhouse Podcast we've got a pair of songwriters from relatively similar locales but different generations who also happened to record a song together that's finally coming out: Stuart Murdoch and Suki Waterhouse. Stuart Murdoch is the primary force behind the delightfully wry and smart Scottish band Belle and Sebastian, which shyly emerged from Glasgow in the mid-'90s but quickly became one of those touchstone indie bands—or as Waterhouse puts it in this chat, a legacy band. Belle and Sebastian have released a dozen terrific albums over the years, and they're still capable of surprising their devoted fanbase. The band's latest, Late Developers, was released early this year, hot on the heels of the band's 11th album, A Bit of Previous. If you haven't availed yourself of the band's charms in recent years, this new one is a great place to jump back in. Suki Waterhouse is probably best known as an actor and model—you may have seen her in the music-focused Amazon Prime series Daisy Jones & The Six recently—but she's been passionate about music forever as well. Her debut album came out last year on Sub Pop; it's called I Can't Let Go, and it's perfect for fans of Fiona Apple or Lana Del Ray. And music isn't just a side thing for Waterhouse; she jumped right in the van, as you'll hear, to tour her songs as soon as her acting gig allowed it. She also recorded a song with Belle and Sebastian a few years back, which has finally been released as a Sub Pop single, and it's the reason we ended up here together. The song is called “Every Day's a Lesson in Humility.” Check it out. Waterhouse and Murdoch hadn't seen in each other in a while, but they picked up the conversation like old friends, talking about breakfast, peptides, a funny nickname that Murdoch got when he started his short-lived career as a roadie, and the difficulties of pooping as a touring musician. Yes, you read that right. We also hear about some incredible Los Angeles advice that Murdoch got way back when. It's a charming chat, and I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast, and thanks to Suki Waterhouse and Stuart Murdoch for chatting. If you liked what you heard, please follow Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting platform, and check out the many wonderful written pieces and other goings-on at Talkhouse.com. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time!

Molly Rankin, Tracyanne Campbell, Mac DeMarco and Molly Nilsson talk about whether or not you need to be social to make your best work, whether you're a creative fox or a hedgehog, and how much of yourself to expose in your work. Molly Rankin grew up in a musical family on the remote island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada. Her father was a professional folk musician, and she started writing music with her neighbour Kerri MacLellan as a teenager, before forming Alvvays in 2011. They won the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year in 2018, and last October released their third album Blue Rev. Tracyanne Campbell is a singer from Glasgow who formed the band Camera Obscura in 1996. Their first album was released in 2001 and was produced by Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian. They have since gained a cult following and released five LPs to date. She's also one half of Tracyanne & Danny with Danny Coughlan. Canadian Mac DeMarco was once described as the “lovable laid-back prince of indie rock” by the New York Times. His latest album, Five Easy Hot Dogs, came out earlier this year and was recorded during a road trip from Los Angeles to New York. Berlin-by-way-of-Sweden synth-pop singer Molly Nilsson produces and performs all her music solo, and is determined to find magic in the everyday. She released her tenth album, Extreme, last year.

For our landmark 150th episode, we bring you an episode that made Brett so giddy that he nearly piddled.  That's right, folks, our Third Lad this week is none other than Phil Wilson from seminal UK indie pop band The June Brides.   During their initial run from 1983 - 1986, The June Brides released some of the most beloved singles of the era and the chart-topping album There Are Eight Million Stories... Originally under the spell of Postcard bands like Orange Juice and Josef K, the Brides' unique blend of guitar pop with viola and trumpet has in turn been wildly influential from C86 to Britpop and beyond.  High profile fans like Morrissey, Manic Street Preachers, and Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch have acknowledged The June Brides' impact.  Following the band's breakup, Phil recorded material for Creation and Caff before leaving the music business behind in the late '80s.   In the 21st century, The June Brides have returned for live gigs and recordings.  Phil also released an acclaimed solo album for Slumberland in 2010, God Bless Jim Kennedy, as well as self releasing collections of home recordings. Because your humble hosts of Only Three Lads are Only Two Idiots, it was a late realization that we already covered this topic in Episode 131.  Therefore, we present our first "Volume II" episode, where we take a previously covered topic and put a fresh spin on it with all new selections.  What do you think?  Should we add some more past topics back into the randomizer? As you would expect, we explore all kinds of dangerous diversions, dark alleyways and wabbit holes - Motley Crüe, Montrose, Andy Bell's "pendulum", a missed meeting with David Byrne, Coke mix-ups.   As Gregg would say: it's on like Donkey Kong!

No, you're not missing an episode. We are. We still have no idea how it happened, but our recording of Reel 43 is completely and irrevocably lost. It's disappeared altogether. But take heart: Sean and I are going to re-record the episode and expedite post-production and uploading so nobody loses count (and when Sean says later on "It's Episode 50!" he won't sound weird for saying so). Anyways. This time around we're looking at a pair of movies that were directed by people who are better known for their musicianship than for being movie directors. And here in Part 1 it's a peek at David Byrne's fun and funky (and ironically titled) 1986 film True Stories. It's a warm view of the fictional town of Virgil, Texas, and the days leading up to a town-wide celebration. In Part 2, we cross the pond to visit Glasgow and Stuart Murdoch's 2014 film God Help the Girl. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wordsandmovies/support

Part Two of our episode takes us to Scotland in 2014 and Stuart Murdoch's film God Help The Girl. "Who is Stuart Murdoch?" you ask. It's a fair question. Murdoch is the leader of the band Belle and Sebastian. And it's worth noting that in 2009 he released an album of a music project he worked on which was also titled God Help The Girl, a collection of songs about girls and young women, sung by female singers. Perhaps the most notable of those would be Catherine Ireton, who performs on about two-thirds of the album. But, I digress. God Help the Girl (the movie) is the story of three young musicians who help each other to gain a little direction in their lives. The songs follow the traditional musical pattern of giving us what's in the characters' heads, but it's not like a musical where the action stops completely while the song is happening. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wordsandmovies/support

Emission 842 Broadcast + Belle & Sebastian#1 - Originaire de Birmingham, le duo Trish Keenan et James Cargill forme Broadcast et marque de son emprunte la musique électronique des années 2000 avec cette pop planante, répétitive et néo-psychédélique très inspirée ... - Originaire de Glasgow, Belle and Sebastian, groupe écossais, joue avec candeur, maladresse et timidité une musique pop élégante, limpide et nourrie de folk, qu'on a pu rapprocher des Smiths comme de Simon and Garfunkel - Compositeur talentueux, Stuart Murdoch entretient la légende d'un groupe artisanal et distant des médias. La Playlist: Broadcast : Accidentals - Living Room - The Book Lovers - Message from Home - Come on Let's Go – (J) - Echo's Answer - Pendulum - Tender Buttons – (J) - Black Cat - Illumination – (J) - Chord Simple - To be Colony - Teresa, Lark of Ascension - Forget Every Time – (J) - The World Backwards Belle & Sebastian : The State I Am In – (J) - She's Losing It - The Stars Of Track And Field - If You're Feeling Sinister - Dylan in the Movies – (J) The Fox In The Snow - Seeing Other People - It Could Have Been A Brilliant Career - Sleep The Clock Around - Spaceboy dream - (J) - Dirty dream # 2 - The Boy With The Arab Strap - This Is Just A Modern Rock Song Bonne Ecoute... Bibliographie : Les Inrockuptibles n°114 août 1997 Les Inrockuptibles n°165 septembre 1998 Magic! Revue Pop Moderne #75 – octobre 2003 Les Inrockuptibles n°405 septembre 2003 Les Inrockuptibles Hors Série : Les 50 meilleurs disques de 2005 Magic Revue Pop Moderne n°125 novembre 2008 Les Inrockuptibles n°778 octobre 2010 Les Inrockuptibles n°926 septembre 2013 le nouveau Dictionnaire du Rock, Michka Assayas, Robert Laffont, 2014 Les Inrockuptibles n°1002 février 2015 L'Anti-Discothèque Idéale ; 100 chefs d'oeuvre auxquels vous avez échappé !, Christophe Conte, GM Edition, 2015 Indie Pop 1979 – 1997, Jean-Marie Pottier, Le mot et le reste, 2015 section-26.fr – septembre 2019 lesinrocks.com – avril 2022 section-26.fr – mai 2022 Rock&Folk n°658 juin 2022 Photographie: Cécile Schuhmann

Adam talks with Scottish musician and director Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian and plays two tracks from their new album 'A Bit Of Previous', specially recorded by the whole band for the podcast.This episode was recorded remotely on 1st of April, 2022Thanks to Séamus Murphy-Mitchell for production support.Podcast artwork by Helen GreenRELATED LINKSBELLE AND SEBASTIAN WEBSITE2022 UK AND IRELAND TOUR DATES (TICKETMASTER)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - IF THEY'RE SHOOTING AT YOU (in support of those affected by the war in Ukraine) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - LAZY LINE PAINTER JANE - 1997 (YOUTUBE)IF YOU'RE FEELING SINISTER (BELLE AND SEBASTIAN PITCHFORK DOCUMENTARY) - 2013 (YOUTUBE)BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - UNNECESSARY DRAMA (OFFICIAL VIDEO) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)STUART MURDOCH'S FAVOURITE ALBUMS by Adrian Lobb - 2013 (THE QUIETUS)THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Trailer for documentary directed by Todd Haynes) - 2022 (YOUTUBE)MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA (BAND) - 2001 (FREE MUSIC ARCHIVE) Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's Talkhouse Podcast we've got a pair of musicians who both suffer from the effects of LSD—that's lead singer disease—Stuart Murdoch and Ramesh Srivastava. Ramesh was and is now again the lead singer and chief creative force behind the Austin, Texas band Voxtrot, which burned bright but maybe too quick in the early 2000s. They released a series of rapturously received EPs and one LP that were beloved by fans of deeply British institutions like Sarah Records and The Smiths. But the band had split by 2010, and Ramesh went on to release a pair of solo albums that didn't quite have the impact his band did. For a while, he was content to leave Voxtrot in the past, but gathering material for two reissues gave him the spark to get thing going again. The next few months will see the release of both Early Music—which gathers the band's beloved EPs—and Cut from the Stone, which features rarities and B-sides. And then, like some unstoppable force of nature, Voxtrot will tour the U.S. again. Dates can be found at voxtrot.net. And in case you're not familiar, here's a great Voxtrot song called “The Start of Something.” Do you hear a bit of Belle and Sebastian in that song? They're a pretty clear influence on Voxtrot, and Srivastava met Stuart Murdoch while living in Glasgow in his younger days—you'll hear about their meet-cute in this conversation. Belle and Sebastian, of course, have had an incredible career over the past quarter century or so. They started life as a school project for Murdoch, a shy young man whose feelings spilled out into his gentle songs in a way that seemed then—and now—to be almost magical. Over the years, Belle and Sebastian developed from a sort of bedroom-pop project to a massive pop machine, while never losing that spirit of playfulness and sincerity that Murdoch has always projected. The band recently released their ninth studio album, called A Bit of Previous. The title is a bit tricky in that it seems to reference the good old days but also Murdoch's longtime interest in Buddhism, which he explored in greater depth during the pandemic. In this conversation, you'll actually hear a bit about how both Ramesh and Stuart approach spirituality, both Christianity and Buddhism. You'll hear how being a “gay brown person” pushed Ramesh away from religion for a long time. They talk about the aforementioned “lead singer disease,” and how that affects everyday life. And we get to hear about a young Stuart Murdoch making his way to the London flat of one of his musical heroes, but then deciding not to actually knock on his door. Enjoy. Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast, and thanks to Ramesh Srivastava and Stuart Murdoch for chatting. If you like what you heard, please follow Talkhouse on your favorite social channels and check out talkhouse.com for lots of great written pieces, too. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time.

One of my favorite insights from Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch in episode #75: “Maybe 1994 or 1995, a switch came on, and I started writing better songs. There's no doubt about that. I remember writing a song called ‘Dog on Wheels' at the start of 1995, and then quickly after that, I wrote a song called ‘The State I Am In,' a song called ‘Lord Anthony,' ‘Sleep The Clock Around,' and it suddenly started flowing. There was a moment when I been in my favorite cafe, which I practically lived in — the Grosvenor Cafe — and I started getting the idea for ‘The State I Am In.' I had a little tune and I took it outside because it was too noisy in the cafe, and the words started to flow. It started coming easily, riding on top of the tune. And I didn't have to ponder the words. And actually I kind of didn't know where the ideas were coming from, I didn't know what I was saying — it all tumbled out.” Belle & Sebastian's awesome new album, A Bit Of Previous, is out now. Their upcoming tour dates are below, and you can buy tickets HERE. May-24: Rabbit Rabbit, Asheville, NC May-25: TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park, Indianapolis, IN May-26: The Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL May-27: Palace Theatre, Minneapolis, MN May-28: The Admiral, Omaha, NE May-31: Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA Jun-1: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR Jun-3: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA Jun-4: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Jun-5: Pappy and Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA Jun-7: The Van Buren, Phoenix, AZ Jun-8: The Bridge at Santa Fe Brewing Company, Santa Fe, NM Jun-10: The Criterion, Oklahoma City, OK Jun-11: Stubb's Waller Creek, Austin, TX Jun-13: Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN Jun-14: Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC Jun-15: Wolf Trap, Vienna, VA Jun-16: SummerStage, Central Park, NY Jun-17: Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA Jun-18: Roadrunner, Boston, MA Jul-1: Spain, Barcelona, Vida Festival Jul-2: Spain, Madrid, Noches del Botanico, Jul-15 Bristol, UK Lloyds Amphitheatre, Bristol Harbourside Jul-16 Stirling, UK Cardross Estate, Doune The Rabbit Hole Nov-13 Cardiff, UK Great Hall - Student's Union Nov-14 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov-15 London, UK The Roundhouse Nov -17 Sheffield, UK O2 Academy Sheffield Nov-18 Liverpool, UK Olympia Nov -19 Hull, UK Asylum, Hull University Union Nov-21 Aberdeen, UK Beach Ballroom Nov-23 Edinburgh, UK Usher Hall Nov-24 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK O2 City Hall, Newcastle Nov-25 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy Nov-27 Cambridge, UK Corn Exchange Nov-28 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham Nov-29 Southampton, UK O2 Guildhall Southampton Nov-30 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome

Today we're talking to Stuart Murdoch and Stevie Jackson from the Scottish folk-pop band, Belle & Sebastian. After seven years, the indie pop band is releasing their ninth studio album, their first in seven years – A Bit of Previous. The album was recorded in Belle & Sebastian's hometown of Glasgow, after plans to record in LA fell through because of the pandemic. Bruce Headlam talks to Stuart and Stevie about their new album and the band plays songs live from the new project. Stuart also talks about how getting sick at 21 was a critical moment in his music career, and how he is not personally itching to get back out in front of a live audience. Subscribe to Broken Record's YouTube channel to hear all of our interviews: https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcast and follow us on Twitter @BrokenRecord. You can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com. Hear a playlist of all of our favorite R.E.M. and Michael Stipe songs HERE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Transmissions. Today on the show we're joined by Sarah Martin of Glasgow's Belle and Sebastian. The legendary Scottish indie band has a new album out now on Matador, A Bit Of Previous. Offering sunshine pop, disco-inflected groovers, and plenty of jangle, it's a record that finds Belle and Sebastian sounding very much refreshed. Martin joined the band just after it started, linking up with songwriter Stuart Murdoch right before the recording of the landmark album If You're Feeling Sinister. She joined host Jason P. Woodbury to discuss the new record, the band's history, that infamous scene in High Fidelity, the Belle and Sebastian cruise and much more.  You can support this podcast by checking out our Patreon page.  Transmissions is written and produced by Jason P. Woodbury. Our audio is edited by Andrew Horton. Our show is executive produced by Justin Gage, Aquarium Drunkard founder. AD Transmissions is part of the Talkhouse Podcast Network. Rate, review, subscribe, and spread the word if you dig the show.

Der Frontmann von Belle & Sebastian, Stuart Murdoch, behandelt in seinen Songs immer wieder die gleiche Hand voll Themen. Auch auf dem neuen Album ist das nicht anders. Anke Behlert stellt "A Bit of Previous" vor.

Chris and Andy talk about the 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' and 'House of Dragon' trailers that dropped this week and whether or not event-izing TV is the only way to get people to watch it (1:00). Then they talk about the different energies coming from this season of 'Atlanta' so far (25:18), before Andy is joined by Belle and Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch to talk about their new album 'A Bit of Previous' (43:43). Hosts: Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald Guest: Stuart Murdoch Producer: Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Belle and Sebastian released the first album Tigermilk in 1996, and they've released eight more since—a catalog that helped define the sound of rock and indie in the new millennium through buoyant melodies and verbose lyrics.  Their new album, A Bit of Previous, continues to refine their unique sound but also embraces new musical directions. We spoke to Stuart Murdoch, leader of the 7-piece band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland, about their latest project. Songs Discussed Belle and Sebastian - Young and Stupid, Unnecessary Drama, If They're Shooting at You Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Scottish indie pop band Belle and Sebastian are next week releasing their first full-length album in seven years, A Bit Of Previous. The title is a nod to the Buddhist idea of reincarnation, a concept that struck a chord with frontman Stuart Murdoch, who has been drawn to the spiritual practice in recent years.

If all music artists of longevity have a good book in them, then Belle and Sebastian are more bookish than most - something that's always been present in the band's lyrics of course - wry observations of everyday life, spun into song in a way that seems natural and effortless, though is probably the result of hard graft and fine craft. It was a listen to the band's latest offering ‘A Bit of Previous' that had me intrigued enough to thoroughly anticipate and enjoy a chat with Stuart Murdoch. Belle and Sebastian's 10th full studio album is a joy - an example of a band of longevity (in this case 20 years) enjoying and expressing yet another creative peak. Yet it is also different from their previous albums - more driving pop, ‘big' choruses and a good dose of blue-eyed soul thrown in for good measure. That's the remarkable thing about longevity - bands with as much about them as Belle & Sebastian are bound to pick up new fans along the way, and meanwhile their frighteningly loyal fan base ‘the Bowlies' will always follow them. ‘A Bit of Previous' was meant to be recorded in California in the spring of 2020, but that plan was thwarted by, guess what? If, as Stuart Murdoch's liner notes for the record suggest “Corona probably came 46th in the list of entities most influential in the writing of this record” - then surely the pandemic loomed large over how the record was eventually made. Towards the end of 2020 Murdoch & his merry band (there are seven of them) abandoned the notion of going to the US and instead converted its own rehearsal space in Glasgow into a makeshift studio and got to work, with unhurried resignation. How full circle can a band come? Belle and Sebastian's very first recording sessions were at Cava Studios on the edge of Glasgow's Kelvingrove Park way back in the mid 90s, which happened as a result of them winning Beatbox, a competition funded by the Department of Employment. Their prize was three whole days at Cava to record a song. Murdoch was determined to use the allotted time to record an entire album though - the end result being the band's debut Tigermilk. That first album was originally given a limited release of just 1,000 copies by Electric Honey, Beatbox's associated record label (the album was subsequently re-released in 1999 by Jeepster Records). Of course, the deal was to have a limited print of CDs, but again Murdoch insisted on vinyl. Those changes of plan have been Stuart Murdoch's modus operandi since the inception of Belle and Sebastian and I was curious to find out just where that self-belief came from. His answer was suitably self-effacing, and charmingly vexed:“I got really ill with M.E., but roundabout that time I had spiritual feelings as well - so illness, god, and discovering I could write songs. That was like a lifeline to me, so I'm not sure it's self belief but more determination. I was just determined to use my time - because of my illness - in a focused way”. Yet Murdoch's approach throughout the evolution of Belle and Sebastian has remained eccentric. Without a doubt, longevity is a far greater possibility if a band is driven by single-minded, quixotic decision making.“We're lucky in that we never really had hits, so no label was ever pressuring us in that way. I wish we had some of that pressure in a sense. I'm never comfortable, I've been bitching, in a semi-comedic way, since 2003 about why we can't be bigger than we are”. But once you have a following, no one can really knock you back”. Seems like a bit of previous has been enough to see Belle and Sebastian through. Support the show (https://www.songsommelier.com)

Today we investigate the power of indie rock myth via three different artists, from three different generations, and how they've construct their narratives (or how those narratives get constructed for them.) Kind of. Okay, that might be a bit of retroactive continuity — really it's just three bands with records coming out and we wanted to talk about them. Ugh, tax season, right? Duffy's Debuts Slides - Wet Leg Duffy's Wet Leg playlist on YouTube Wet Leg's bio on Domino YouTube: Father John Misty - Bored in the USA Live on David Letterman YouTube: Father John Misty - Only Son Of The Ladies' Man (Live on David Letterman) YouTube: Future Islands - "Seasons" @ Letterman 3/3/14 "the as yet uncanceled agitator Father John Misty" Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do (original music video) Stealers Wheel - "Stuck in the Middle With You" Album Review: Father John Misty's 'Chloë and the Next 20th Century' | The New Voice Father John Misty: “Funny Girl” Track Review | Pitchfork Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With the Arab Strap - Original Pitchfork review Belle and Sebastian: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant Album Review | Pitchfork Pitchfork's documentary on If You're Feeling Sinister Top 100 Albums of the 1990s | Pitchfork Belle & Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch interviewed on Bullseye with Jesse Thorn YouTube: Belle and Sebastian- "If They're Shooting at You" (Visual Collage)

Hear all the music on our rolling playlist: https://bit.ly/CultBunk After a sneaky single drop from their new album A Bit of Previous, Scottish indie pop megastar Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian joins us to talk about making floating music festivals and his Sundance Award-winning film. Crime writer par excellence William Shaw speaks to Siân and Jelena about The Dropout on Disney Star starring Amanda Siegfried as disgraced biotech billionaire Elizabeth Holmes, and The Weather Station's latest album, How is It That I Should Look at the Stars, and Andrew Harrison and Linda Marric go to see The Batman. Plus, we listen to the the new Butcher Boy anthology 'You Had A Kind Face'. It's available to order at https://needlemythology.tmstor.es/ - and the first ones in get a limited edition postcard set. “Songwriting is moaning to music - and I've been doing it for 26 years now.” - Stuart Murdoch “We're in the age of the newsroom drama. It's a new kind of history-making.”- Jelena Sofronijevic  “My Buddhist nun appeared to me in a dream, and helped me pick the songs from the album to turn into singles.” - Stuart Murdoch “This Weather Station album sounds like it's recorded in a room where's she afraid of waking the neighbours.” - William Shaw Written and presented by Siân Pattenden and Jelena Sofronijevic. Audio production by Alex Rees. Theme music: ‘Bunker Theme (Juntos Mix)' by Kenny Dickinson. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. The Culture Bunker is a Podmasters production.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben and Jesse resume their podcast-within-the-podcast miniseries where each selects a movie and they watch them both together and talk about it. This time, we've set aside our usual business and sci-fi in favor of two movies about rock and roll, sort of: Stuart Murdoch's God Help the Girl and Walter Hill's Streets of Fire.

La fiebre de la semana está protagonizada por una especie de monográfico biográfico en torno a la banda escocesa Belle & Sebastian, especial, en definitiva, destinado a relatar como el conjunto capitaneado por Stuart Murdoch me ha acompañado con sus canciones en algunos momentos de mi vida. Además de ello, hueco para febrículas, novedades y Colección de Favoritas. Suenan: BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Fiction BELLE & SEBASTIAN: She's losing it BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Get me away from here, I'm dying BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Dirty dream number two BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Waiting for the moon to rise BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Step into my office, baby BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Lazy line painter Jane BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Legal man BELLE & SEBASTIAN: The party line BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Belle and Sebastian THE RAILWAY CHILDREN: Brighter LA BUENA VIDA: Desde hoy en adelante NOSOTRÄSH: Arte MIGUEL ASINS ARBÓ: Fox trot CARMY LOVE: Thinking about you CARWYN ELLIS & RIO 18: Ar Ol y Glaw REAL ESTATE: Ribbon LOS FUSILES: La reclamación THE ZOMBIES: Care of cell 44 MILKY WIMPSHAKE: Capitalism is a perversion BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Electronic renaissance

Spinning Out (another music podcast) We talk to artists about their favorite albums and go on wild tangents. This week's guest is musician, Sammi Lanzetta. GET THE EPISODE HERE A FEW DAYS EARLY BEFORE THE 3/1 DROP. Today we are talking about "TIGER MILK" by BELLE & SEBASTIAN (1996). If you came to this podcast for the comprehensive history of everything Stuart Murdoch, that's not really what we do here, sorry. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/belle-and-sebastian-tigermilk/ We do in fact talk about the feeling of isolation this album invokes and how that relates to Sammi's experience last year living in NYC. We chat a lot about about mental illness, running, and trying to do things in moderation. We also discuss trying to find that passion again with music on your own terms without shows and touring. Sammi Lanzetta released her album, "Ceiling Mirror," in 2019 on 6131 Records. Lastly, we had slight technical difficulties, but nothing that effects your listening experience. Just a few pops and clicks on zoom among friends. https://sammilanzetta.bandcamp.com/ Episode edited/produced by Sarah Blumenthal Theme song performed by Pretty Matty

Stuart Murdoch and Chris Geddes on post gig football matches, why you shouldn’t play a matinee show after a big night out and their new live album.

Belle and Sebastian es una maravillosa excepción en el mundo de la música, una banda de ocho miembros que partiendo del pop consiguieron hacer una música tan delicada como elegante y compleja, una historia musical extraña que parte de una enfermedad, de una fatiga crónica que durante un par de años dejó sin fuerzas a un Stuart Murdoch que antes de enfermar corría maratones y que se quedó sin fuerzas para nada, un momento en el que la música se coló en su vidaMurdoch descubrió junto a un piano que podía hacer canciones a ello se aferró para mantener la cordura. Así fue tomando forma Belle and Sebastian que en 1996 golpeó dos veces con dos discos que los presentaron en sociedad.El segundo de esos álbumes, If you are feeling sinister, consagró a la banda escocesa como uno de los grupos más interesantes del momento. Su extraño sonido, alejado del britpop de la época, fue un golpe de aire fresco y el punto de partida de una carrera que abarca ya veinte años y una decena de entregas, pero que con nuestro disco de esta semana comenzó todo y por ello hemos querido recordarlo junto a Fernando Neira y con los reportajes de Lucía Taboada

Belle and Sebastian es una maravillosa excepción en el mundo de la música, una banda de ocho miembros que partiendo del pop consiguieron hacer una música tan delicada como elegante y compleja, una historia musical extraña que parte de una enfermedad, de una fatiga crónica que durante un par de años dejó sin fuerzas a un Stuart Murdoch que antes de enfermar corría maratones y que se quedó sin fuerzas para nada, un momento en el que la música se coló en su vidaMurdoch descubrió junto a un piano que podía hacer canciones a ello se aferró para mantener la cordura. Así fue tomando forma Belle and Sebastian que en 1996 golpeó dos veces con dos discos que los presentaron en sociedad.El segundo de esos álbumes, If you are feeling sinister, consagró a la banda escocesa como uno de los grupos más interesantes del momento. Su extraño sonido, alejado del britpop de la época, fue un golpe de aire fresco y el punto de partida de una carrera que abarca ya veinte años y una decena de entregas, pero que con nuestro disco de esta semana comenzó todo y por ello hemos querido recordarlo junto a Fernando Neira y con los reportajes de Lucía Taboada

El concierto que dieron en 2018 en el Royal Albert Hall londinense se transforma en disco y por una buena causa: en beneficio de "War Child". Arctic Monkeys incluso subrayan que si las vicisitudes por las que pasan esos niños que sufren el trauma y horror de una guerra ya eran terribles hace dos años; ahora, más. Otro directo, en este caso, con muestras de lo que fue aquella idea de Stuart Murdoch del barco con conciertos dentro, también se traslada a álbum de Belle & Sebastian y aunque parezca un poco raro parece que fuente de inspiración en lo que habían hecho en parecidas tareas de sacar un álbum en vivo han sido Yes y Thin Lizzy. Noticia del día es también que Paul McCartney se ha quedado gratamente sorprendido y le encanta cómo va quedando el documental "Get back" de Peter Jackson sobre aquellos últimos días de The Beatles como banda. Mientras, Joni Mitchell confiesa que no ha escrito una línea ni se ha sentado delante del piano porque lo prioritario ahora es recuperar la salud tras sufrir ese aneurisma en 2015. Por su lado Lucinda Willams ha dejado que se viera su homenaje a Tom Petty en unos estudios de Nashville por lo que hubiera sido su 70º cumpleaños. Novedad es el disco de Amy McDonald que lo va a presentar en un evento especial el día 1 con actuación acústica en un club de Londres. En tanto U.S.Girls le ponen imágenes a un tema de "Heavy light" nominado a los premios Polaris. Novedades son el avance del nuevo disco de Ganges que se llamará "Dime algo (bonito)", la "Manifestación" del ex Carrots Pigmy y la revisión diez años más tarde del gran éxito "made in Halloween" de Papa Topo. Y ligando con esta festividad Jose Biggs (desde Chile) con video grabado en México y el trabajo de retorno de Herman Dune. En la recta final hablamos del documental que viene con Ben Lowe detrás de la cámara sobre la figura de Keyy Jones (Stereophonics) Escuchar audio

We have another Soundtracking Live for you this week, recording at the Glasgow Film Festival back in February before lockdown came into effect.  Edith's guests were Simon Bird and Stuart Murdoch, discussing their collaboration on Simon's gorgeous directorial debut The Days Of The Bagnold Summer, for which Belle & Sebastian provided the music. Starring Monica Dolan and Earl Cave (son of Nick), Days of The Bagnold Summer is based on a graphic novel by Joff Winterhart, and tells the story of a single mother and her 15 year-old son as they navigate the stresses and strains of a school summer holiday in each other's company. It's a beautiful piece of work, and you can watch it now on home entertainment formats. As we'll hear, Belle & Sebastian furnished Simon with loads and loads of music, some of which had lyrics, some of which did not - instead serving as more traditional instrumental score. You can listen to the album in full via Matador records.

Mix 1 « Nouveautés 2020 part 1 »Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams / The Runaround / Asthmatic KittyMeowsn / Stage 4 / Flat WhiteKhruangbin & Leon Bridges / Texas Sun / Dead OceansBebeto / Preto velho (versão Tapioca Discos) / Kampana Happy Birthday : Pépite, 5 ans ça se fête par un beau slow pour emballer tout l’étéPépite / Désert / Microqlima Mix 2 « Nouveautés 2020 part 2 »Al-Qasar / Selma / The Arabian FuzzIsayahh Wuddha / Elephant wave / Wotnot MusicPowfu feat. Beabadoobee / Death bed (coffee for my head) / ColumbiaNapkey / Where Do You Go / Sidekick Music L’appel au Régis de St Amour et la petite rubrique du Régis, cette semaine c'est le Tétéou, avec ce délicat mashupJim Sharp / Edit in love https://jimsharp.bandcamp.com/track/edit-in-love-jim-sharp-editEt les conseils avisés depuis la caverne d'Ali Fafa :Une série de polars sauvages, entre Jim Harrison et Fargo : Craig Johnson / Little Bird / PointsUne compile parfaite pour préparer un plat savemment épicé : Thai Pop Spectacular / Sublime Frequencies / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qgV8O5An20 Mix 3 « 1977 vs 1983 »Cristal / La Nuit Pour Nous / CrocosSurface / Falling In Love / Salsoul Mix 4 « Docteur DJ I Like 2 Stay Home #24 : La Nuit. » Il faut bien le dire, les concerts, les bars, les potes, la vie nocturne nous manquent. En attendant qu’on puisse à nouveau errer ensemble dans les rues, j’ai concocté cette mixtape de 26 titres dont le fil conducteur réside dans le titre : on doit retrouver les mots bar, pub, night, drink (bien sûr, on ne consomme pas comme des zinzins les kiddies !) Tout cela sous le signe de l’éclectisme et du désordre – comme la nuit. Docteur DJ aka Chantal aka Chan aka …...The Ocean Party / Outside / SpunkSpearmint / Outside the roundhouse / SpearmintBantam Lyons / Away from the bar / KshantuItalian Boyfriend / I don't wanna go to the pub tonight / 62 TVKissing Party / Winter in the pub / Magic!Cat Power / Lived in bars / MatadorThe Herbaliser / Tea and beer / Ninja Tune L'info du 20h : Stuart Murdoch ne sait plus quoi raconter dans ses chansons, alors il propose à ses fans désoeuvrés par le confinement de l'aiderBelle & Sebastian / Protecting the hive / B&S Mix 5 « Trap to Trap «Ivorian Doll / Rumors / Locked In Music

“The life pursuit” es uno de los grandes discos olvidados del pop contemporáneo, y también de Belle and Sebastian. Es el séptimo disco de estudio de esta banda escocesa que cuenta con el inagotable Stuart Murdoch al frente. Una obra que no tiene nada que envidiar a sus predecesores y que cuenta con algunas de las mejores canciones que han grabado Belle and Sebastian hasta el momento. “Another sunny day”, “White collar boy”, “The blues are still blue”, “Funny little frog”, “Dress up in you”, “Sukie in the graveyard”,… ¿Sigo?

Since their debut, Belle and Sebastian records have made it on literally hundreds of top ten lists.Their second album, 1996's "If You're Feeling Sinister," is routinely called one of the best albums of the 90s. Founder, Stuart Murdoch joins Bullseye to talk about retro pop music, how meditation changed his music and songwriting. Plus, Jesse and Stuart talk about the great game of baseball. If you didn't know, Stuart's a Mets fan.

The NO ENCORE studio becomes People’s Republic territory, as show OG Colm O’Regan hops back on the mic to cover for our brother in The 6ix. Craig and Daithi complete a familiar trio – do line-ups get any better than that? Why yes, they do, as we also have a new interview with The Country’s Best Band™, Girl Band. ACT ONE The return of O’Regan comes at a busy time, as Daithi arrives fresh from The Fleadh (a boyhood dream, we learn) with new music in tow and Craig reveals he’s off on a last-minute jaunt to New York. Will he secure Broadway tickets to see Jeff Daniels’ poignant turn as Atticus Finch? Find out in a fortnight. But before that… ACT TWO Our news starts with a cruise, as Belle & Sebastian’s Stuart Murdoch declares “It's like the geeks won – the geeks made it to heaven for a long weekend!” We take a look at B&S’s “Boaty Weekender” around the Med (it’s no “Motörboat”). Elsewhere, A$AP Rocky is found guilty but he’ll be grand, BTS go on a break and make Gavin James a star in Korea, and Jay Z gets into bed with the NFL. ACT THREE Ahead of the September 27 release of The Talkies, Girl Band are in conversation with our own Dave Hanratty. ACT FOUR  Songs Of The Week time. Big Thief get prolific, Kendrick supports a Top Dawg mate and Whitney give us wistful end-of-summer vibes. ACT FIVE How do you follow a puzzling masterpiece like 22, A Million? We find out, taking a deep dive into Bon Iver’s i,i. Oh, and there’s a drive-by Slipknot review, natch. EXIT MUSIC Daithi – ‘Nobody New Around You’

Belle and Sebastian singer-songwriter Stuart Murdoch calls up Kyle Meredith for the insights into The Days of Bagnold Summer, which serves as the band's new album and soundtrack for the movie of the same name. There is discussion on the attraction of coming-of-age films, how the LP came from an idea for an instrumental record, and the loneliness of a harmonica. We also hear about their recent performance of If You're Feeling Sinister and having their own cruise. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Bill and Brian are joined by musician Justin Pope to discuss Belle and Sebastian's sophomore album If You're Feeling Sinister (1996, Jeepster). Justin tells an appropriately "twee" story about hearing Belle and Sebastian on late night radio, being unable to find the band that sang the "beautiful" tune, and then finally discovering band when his crush made him a mixtape filled with Belle and Sebastian songs. Then Bill, Brian, and Justin get into the band's sound and what "twee" means, how they evolved to the point to be sharing a stage with the bombastic New Pornographers, Douglas Coupland, Stuart Murdoch vs. Morrissey, and more as we make our through the album track by track!

New York music, personal connections to favourite tracks and the best songs about alcohol. Colin’s guests are Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters, Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian, American comic Alex Edelman and boxing writer Steve Bunce. Favourite tracks include The Clash, Eric B & Rakim, Bonnie Tyler and The Stone Roses

Stuart Murdoch and Isobel Campbell tell Davie Scott about their breakthrough album.

       Jason and Matt talk about the album The Life Pursuit by Belle and Sebastian. We both remember Tigermilk but The Life Pursuit is arguably the peak of Stuart Murdoch’s powers and a conceptual album of the 80’s. Jason heard this playing in a record store one day and everything he thought he knew about Belle and Sebastian was shattered. Matt says “It’s pretty good.”    

Belle and Sebastian have been making us dance with whimsy, for more than two decades. Their indie-pop is etched on our hearts, and their song are beautiful vignettes of the every day. Lead singer and main songwriter Stuart Murdoch has always had a way with words, and his faith has played a big part in his writing as well. More recently, he's been taking an interest in Buddhism and it is this and the different lens that Belle & Sebastian approached their latest recordings, that inspired the theme I gave him for his Take 5. Big songs, that told small, intimate stories seemed to dominate Stuart's approach. Along the way, we peeled back the layers of his own life, and heard him reflect on a lifetime of music making that still brings wonderful stories to our ears. Regina Spektor - 'Fidelity' Michael Kiwanuka - 'Black Man In A White World' Joni Mitchell - 'Big Yellow Taxi' Bruce Springsteen - 'Dancing In The Dark' Aretha Franklin - 'Say A Little Prayer'

Belle and Sebastian have been making us dance with whimsy, for more than two decades. Their indie-pop is etched on our hearts, and their song are beautiful vignettes of the every day. Lead singer and main songwriter Stuart Murdoch has always had a way with words, and his faith has played a big part in his writing as well. More recently, he’s been taking an interest in Buddhism and it is this and the different lens that Belle & Sebastian approached their latest recordings, that inspired the theme I gave him for his Take 5. Big songs, that told small, intimate stories seemed to dominate Stuart’s approach. Along the way, we peeled back the layers of his own life, and heard him reflect on a lifetime of music making that still brings wonderful stories to our ears. Regina Spektor - 'Fidelity' Michael Kiwanuka - 'Black Man In A White World' Joni Mitchell - 'Big Yellow Taxi' Bruce Springsteen - 'Dancing In The Dark' Aretha Franklin - 'Say A Little Prayer'

Belle and Sebastian have been making us dance with whimsy, for more than two decades. Their indie-pop is etched on our hearts, and their song are beautiful vignettes of the every day. Lead singer and main songwriter Stuart Murdoch has always had a way with words, and his faith has played a big part in his writing as well. More recently, he’s been taking an interest in Buddhism and it is this and the different lens that Belle & Sebastian approached their latest recordings, that inspired the theme I gave him for his Take 5. Big songs, that told small, intimate stories seemed to dominate Stuart’s approach. Along the way, we peeled back the layers of his own life, and heard him reflect on a lifetime of music making that still brings wonderful stories to our ears. Regina Spektor - 'Fidelity' Michael Kiwanuka - 'Black Man In A White World' Joni Mitchell - 'Big Yellow Taxi' Bruce Springsteen - 'Dancing In The Dark' Aretha Franklin - 'Say A Little Prayer'

First up, a favorite here around the Bullseye office: David Wain! He's a comedy legend, an actor, too. And he just directed the new Netflix film "A Futile and Stupid Gesture." He and Jesse talk about Doug Kenney, the movie's subject, whose work changed the trajectory of American comedy. Then: break out the 8mm cameras and the oversized sunglasses! It's time for Belle & Sebastian. Jesse talks with frontman Stuart Murdoch about their latest series of EPs - a trilogy called "How to Solve our Human Problems." Also: Baseball. Turns out Stuart is Glasgow's biggest Mets fan! Finally, on this week's outshot, Jesse walks us through the career of rapper Scarface whose lyrics, more than most rappers, mulls over the fear, rage, and consequences of gang violence.

The indie band Belle and Sebastian is out with a trio of EPs called "How To Solve Our Human Problems." Members Stuart Murdoch and Sarah Martin talk to Sam about the new music, the songwriting process, life on the road, and why they still clean their own studio after 20 years. Email the show at samsanders@npr.org or tweet @NPRItsBeenAMin with your feedback. Follow Sam on Twitter @samsanders and producers Brent Baughman @brentbaughman and Anjuli Sastry @AnjuliSastry.

Spirituality and religion have been re-ocurring themes in the lyrics of Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch. In this episode of Talk The Line we talk to him about one of the grandest themes we’ve ever tackled: The Human Condition.Catch up with our earlier shows by subscribing on Apple Podcasts with this link: bestf.it/talkthelineTalk The Line is hosted by the amazing podcast people at Pippa.io who make setting up a podcast a total breeze. Take your first steps in podcasting by signing to Pippa with this link: bestf.it/talkthelinepippa

The Jonathan Carlisle from The Princess Bride Minute returns for the real life tales of Jonathan getting lost in a hospital, Sean getting trapped in a dorm, and Heidi getting dinged by weird computer magic. Show links: Stuart Murdoch, of Belle & Sebastian, recalls a real life Spinal Tap moment (it’s the first story) Yes … Continue reading

Las novedades de la semana vienen de la mano de Cineplexx, Milky Chance, King Wizard & the Lizard Wizard, Underwaters, Sold Out, The Monochrome Set, Aldrin y Collins, La Habitación Roja, Xavi Moyano, Supercadaver y Dropkick Murphys, además de seguir escuchando los últimos discos de Roisin Murphy, The Temper Trap, Mercury Rev, Nada Surf, John Grant, Cielo Pordomingo, The Yearning, Giorgio Tuma, Twin Atlantic y Mothers. Cuando se cumplen 20 años de "If your feeling sinister" (el disco rojo de Belle and Sebastian) lo recuperamos para hablarte de "Café celestial", el diario que a modo de autobiografía acaba de publicar Stuart Murdoch. Además te hablamos del Mad Cool Fest, que ya ha confirmado la presencia de los escoceses para la próxima edición del festival en 2017. Y puestos a recordar, recuperamos un disco de Trembling Blue Stars que acaba de cumplir 15 años, al músico Jean-Jacques Perrey que acaba de dejarnos a la edad de 87 años y a un primerizo Freddie Mercury bajo el nombre de Larry Lurex haciendo una versión de las Ronettes. Y completamos el programa con De Staat como recomendación de Rock Nights Radio y Papooz, la apuesta esta semana del Instituto Francés de Valencia.

Join the interview in progress! Stuart Murdoch and Chris John Riley tackle the messy subject of breach disclosures and how different companies and countries are handling the information sharing process. Does mandating this type of information sharing actually reduce the amount of information being shared? What are the platforms/infrastructure available? Stuart is Founder and CEO of Surevine, an SME specializing in smart and secure collaboration technology. Surevine is the official sponsor of the Ice Breaker Reception at the 28th Annual FIRST Conference in Seoul, South Korea. Meet Surevine on Sunday evening, June 12th and then again Tuesday, June 14th-16th at FIRSTCON16.

Stuart Murdoch of Belle and Sebastian joins Simon and Brian for a chat about his songwriting process. Stuart talks about his latest album, Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance, as well as older classics from the Belle and Sebastian catalogue, such as 'The State I Am In', 'Seeing Other People', 'The Fox in the Snow', 'The Boy with the Arab Strap', 'The Model', 'Step into My Office, Baby' and 'I'm a Cuckoo'. Stuart also talks in detail about the process of writing songs for his musical film, God Help the Girl.

Rog and Davo revel in the holiday footballing bounty, including Spurs Proudest Day, Mourinho's "Campaign," Steven Gerrard coming to America, and Frank Lampard doing everything he can to avoid the place. Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch guests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week's Movie Date podcast starts with questions, ends with questions, and of course there are plenty of questions in between. Like: What really happened during the fall of Saigon? Was Elvis Jewish? And are voiceovers ever okay? On the chopping block are "Last Days in Vietnam," "The Identical," and (by popular demand) "Snowpiercer." The Movie Date team also shares a snippet of Kristen's Soundcheck interview with Stuart Murdoch, lead singer and songwriter of Belle & Sebastian and director of the new pop musical film, "God Help the Girl." To hear the full interview, pay a visit to the great WNYC music program Soundcheck. In response to listener outcry, Kristen gets schooled by The Takeaway's Washington Correspondent Todd Zwillich on how to properly address Dennis Kucinich. And, of course, there's trivia!  Subscribe to the Movie Date podcast, like Movie Date on Facebook, follow Kristen on Twitter, and leave a message for Rafer and Kristen anytime at 571-7MOVIES (571-766-8437).

Plus Starred Up This week, Katey, David, Patches, and Joanna head down to indie territory to review two movies that divided: Starred Up, the prison drama starring up-and-comer Jack O’Connell and God Help the Girl, a whimsical musical from Belle & Sebastian frontman Stuart Murdoch. What do these movies get right and wrong about youth? […]

Hailed as the greatest ever Scottish band, Belle and Sebastian made a huge critical impact. Their front man Stuart Murdoch talks about why he feels the future's bright for bands who want to use new media to build an audience. Play RSS Feed Production and Syndication by Podcastmatters Ltd