Recorded in the summer of 2022 but previously only available on youtube.  I thought it was time for our audio podcast listeners to hear this online Q and A from orwell prize winning author , cultural commentator and veteran Scottish rapper Darren McGarvey aka Loki. He was about to release his 2nd book 'The Social Distance Between Us' and his 'Darren McGarvey's Addictions' TV show which both went onto win awards and seen him go onto his current sold out UK tour plus be interviewed by the likes of Frankie Boyle & The Blindboy Podcast. Darren has also started his own podcast/ youtube show called 'Darren McGarvey's Common People' so I thought I would let you podcast people know all about it as I think if you like and liosten to YCTR this is a thing you will also enjoy. Thanks to Morphamish for mixing and mastering the audio. The show begins with an apology ahead of You Call That Radio's 4th birthday party featuring Gasp, Doghouse, Doss & The Twistettes. More info & tickets available here: https://skiddle.com/e/36300671 

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We have a chat with John Robb as he celebrates the launch of his new book 'The Art of Darkness: A History of Goth' . Buy the book here: https://membranes.bandcamp.com/merch/the-art-of-darkness-the-history-of-goth-john-robb-signed

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April 12 Glasgow @ Mono Cafe Bar (with Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai) http://bit.ly/3IF5f4KApril 13 Liverpool @ Museum Of Music http://bit.ly/3HKMoF3April 14 London @ Rough Trade East (with Youth) https://bit.ly/3W27fHHApril 15 Bristol @ Rough Trade https://bit.ly/3GCgJUhApril 16 Nottingham @ Rough Trade https://bit.ly/3QDy6ZMApril 19 Northampton @ Black Prince http://bit.ly/3XUgb3MApril 20 Bedford @ Esquires http://bit.ly/3wKTp2iApril 27 Glossop @ The Commercial InnApril 28 Newcastle @ The Cumberland Arms http://bit.ly/3DtRwe0May 23 Bath @ Chapter 22 Roots & Records http://bit.ly/3loWin8May 25 Bridport @ Clocktower Records https://bit.ly/3Kc9E0fJune 1 Dublin TBCJune 2 LimerickJune 3 Cork

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Novelist, playwright and actor Alan Bissett stops by for a chat about his career to promote his Moira monologues that takes place April 2nd in Oran Mor . We also discuss who 'persuaded Suede' to play Stereo, My confession to Alan that my alarm clock on my phone disrupted his Edinurgh fringe show, The recent Roger Waters and Pink Floyd controversey , Being a lockdown DJ, How he went from working class teacher to Falkirk's hardest woman in a series of plays , The pros and cons of being a working class writer and how he remembers all his words onstage plus loads more. Before the interview I have a quick chat about my experiences with tribute acts namely Scottish Pink Floyd. You Call That Radio has no adverts, no sponsors and no funding but you can support it below if you enjoyed the show: 

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Today we call Australia to speak to the voice of a generation Mary Kiani who is a 90s dance music ICON with her solo records and her work with The Time Frequency. One of the best conversations we have ever had on this show for sure and to balance things out we also cover an Australian band in Glasgow in the shape of Amyl & the Sniffers. I give my review of that and explain how I ended up locked out my house in a pair of jammies and slippers with two pizza boxes. You Call That Radio is an audio podcast, a youtube channel, an events organiser and a website platform rolled into one and the content only exists as a result of our listeners choosing to support is over at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio and fi.com/youcallthatradio">http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio  . Please support the show for bonus material and free stuff. Also you can watch the video of this interview on our youtube channel http://youtube.com/@YCTR 

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This video was recorded during lockdown last year so apologies if any current affairs chat is somewhat out of date. But you cannae even take a WEEK off without them changing the prime minister so really wanted to share this wonderful chat with our podcast listeners.

00:00:00 Intro and How I got locked out my House Last Night 

00:17:00 My Review of Amyl & The Sniffers at Glasgow Barrowlands

00:00:34 The Maryn Kiani Interview 

We start today's show with a quick review of 'Spaceships Over Glasgow' by Stuart Braithwaite, 'Almost Home' by Mima Merrow and the 'This England' TV show. 2/3 of these helped me recover from a serious case of man-flu this week and helped ease me into sober october. This week's main event is a conversation from July 2022 with synth-pop punk icon Manda Rin of bis who were the first unsigned band to play Top of the Pops and are celebrating their latest album with a UK tour in October (dates below) .  They made some epic hits including 'Kandypop' and 'Eurodisco' which saw them sell over 100,000 albums in their first week in Japan alone. 

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for more about bis check out their website at http://bisnation.com 

They play London, Manchester and Nottingham at the end of October and Glasgow's Classic Grand on December 10th. 

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We start things off with a quick look at our new prime minister Liz Truss and ask 'Has she ruined the national mourning for everyone?' then we have a conversation with Author/ DJ/ TV host Dominik Diamond who calls that radio all the way from Canada. This show has no adverts, funding or sponsors and is powered purely by our patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio 

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Dominik Diamond started as an overnight success on the iconic 90s TV videogame show Gamesmaster. He carved a path in mouthy sports broadcasting through Sportscall on BBC Radio 5 Live and Live and Dangerous on Channel 5 and helped launch a generation of exceptional Scottish music as host of the award winning XFM Scotland breakfast show in the 2000s and wrote assorted things for Smash Hits, FHM, 90 Minutes and The Daily Star throughout. He emigrated to Canada with his wife and 3 kids in 2009 where he hosted breakfast shows on Canadian radio coast to coast before giving that up to write books and stuff when he isn’t watching Celtic FC. 

John Higgs is a writer who specialises in finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. His work has been described as “Absolutely wonderful” by Terry Gilliam and “breathtakingly lucid” by Alan Moore. According to The Times, “Higgs’s prose has a diamond-hard quality. He knows how to make us relate.” His books include The KLF, Stranger Than We Can Imagine, Watling Street and William Blake Vs The World. His next book, Love And Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche, will be published in September 2022. Support this show by becoming a patreon at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio or donating at fi.com%2Fyoucallthatradio&v=atzV9LJxduw">http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio 

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John Higgs is a writer who specialises in finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. His work has been described as “Absolutely wonderful” by Terry Gilliam and “breathtakingly lucid” by Alan Moore. According to The Times, “Higgs’s prose has a diamond-hard quality. He knows how to make us relate.” His books include The KLF, Stranger Than We Can Imagine, Watling Street and William Blake Vs The World. His next book, Love And Let Die: Bond, the Beatles and the British Psyche, will be published in September 2022. Support this show by becoming a patreon at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio or donating at fi.com%2Fyoucallthatradio&v=atzV9LJxduw">http://ko-fi.com/youcallthatradio 

for Moire info on John's work check out his website at http://johnhiggs.com 

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Since Christmas time can be a tough time at the best of times , I thought I would share a positive and uplifting conversation I had earlier this year with Danny 'The Mad Chef' McLaren where we discuss the great outdoors, meditation, breathing, psychedelics and much, much more. Danny runs a project called 'The Inner Rebellion' which does various things like meditation at sunrise in pollok park , weekends away to Arran and online get-togethers. Danny became famous as the mad chef in Bloc where has Buckfast ice cream became a viral sensation as part of a Vice documentary. He is also a content creator, producer, DJ, chef, and most recently started a BBC pilot show called 'The Scran Van' . He is someone who has completely turned his life around and now by sharing his wisdom is now helping others. I hope this chat can give you a sprinkle of good vibes this Christmas especially all the patreons who have supported us in 2021 at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio

'The Inner Rebellion' song you hear on this episode features on the new Jackal Trades album 'At This Point' out now on Spotify over at: https://spoti.fi/35TGMEF and available on CD/ Digital from Bandcamp here: https://bit.ly/3b6ig6q

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Having been a fan since I saw him promote his 'Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine' album at T in the Park in another lieftime it was a pleasure to finally meet up in real life and get a chat about his career in the Cosmic Rough Riders and as an esteemed and well respected solo artist. Some excellent chat about the writing process, why he doesn't gig anymore and a few jaw dropping namedrops for good measure. Thanks to Ashtronomik and Praize for letting us record in the studio, Morhamish for mastering the audio and Jon the Hat for filming for the interview which should appear on our youtube channel one day soon over at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio . That is also the place to go for much more content than our podcast platforms as we are about to celebrate 350 live streams since lcokdown began in march 2020. 

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Check out Daniel's recent album 'Atmos & Energy' on vinyl over at: https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/daniel-wylies-cosmic-rough-riders-atoms-and-energy-pre-order

To celebrate the Spare Ribs UK tour that is taking place this week , we thought we would premiere an interview with Sleaford Mods frontman Jason Williamson. It took place earlier this year and was initially streamed live on the You Call That Radio youtube channel at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio . 

Shout outs to Morphamish for mixing and mastering the audio, Martin Windebank for the artwork and Jennifer McGinlay for helping set up this conversation. 

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Intro song was 'On It Again' by Jackal Trades & Morphamish 

Song at the end 'Planet Fort Knox' by Girobabies 

On the week that Alabama 3's stunning new album 'Step 13' is released we thought we would treat you to a chat we had with A3 legend Harpo Strangelove aka Nick Reynolds earlier this year. He talks about his new film 'Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones' , his father Bruce (The Great Train Robbery) , His art that includes death mask sculptures, The Sopranos soundtrack and the time Reverend D Wayne Love bammed up Chopper. We also have a secret bonus surprise at the very end for any Alabama 3 fans out there as Jackal Trades & Jo D'arc take inspiration from one of A3's biggest hits. This show was mixed and mastered by Morphamish of Sound Sound.

'Step 13' is out now on all platforms but sounds best on vinyl from here: https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/alabama-3/step-13

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It is an honour to welcome one of the most important vocalists of all time onto You Call That Radio . Rowetta of Happy Mondays fame discusses her career , her various projects, gives advice for up and coming singers and how her and Bez got chucked off Bargain Hunt for cheating. A true pleasure to speak with her and make sure you add Rowetta on all social media platforms to stay up to date with the brilliant projects and upcoming gigs she has in the pipeline. Thank you to Morphamish of Sound Sound for mixing and mastering the interview and big ups to all the patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio who make this show possible. You are appreciated. For more podcasts, live streams and blogs please check out our website at http://youcallthat.com and our youtube channel at http://youtibe.com/youcallthatradio 

Ahead of her Fringe by the Sea show we welcome national treasure Gail Porter onto the YCTR audio podcast. She recently won a BAFTA for her incredible 'Being Gail Porter' documentary and I have been a massive fan of hers since the 90's. She has so many stories to share from Top of the Pops to mental health and it was lovely to get the craic with her. Tv Presenter, personality, model and all round sound lass who does endless and inspiring work for charities. This was recorded earlier in the year so some chat might be a little bit out of date but it is a must listen and one of my favourite conversations I have had since the podcast began.

Get info on her Fringe by the Sea show here: https://www.fringebythesea.com/gail-porter/

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Was amazing to welcome Gail onto the show to chat about her projects including Muddy Summers & The Dirty Field Whores to running Something-Else events and doing a fanzine , making art and taking photos plus we discuss her viral sucess of 'Cameron/ Boris, I Would Call You a C***', the irony of being called sexist for doing an all female festival and loads of other stuff including photography, art, narcissists, conspiracies, songwriting in lockdown and video editing. This show was recorded late June 2021 and was recently mastered and mixed by Morphamish at Sound Sound for your audio podcast ears. 

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Support Muddy Summers at: https://muddysummers.bandcamp.com

Buy a ticket for Something Else by the Sea at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/somethingelse/308650/

You can watch this interview on youtube at : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciKgP4aXq4&t

From Chewin the Fat to The Karen Dunbar show, it is an honour to welcome a true national treasure onto the show. We chatted about her career from Bonkers karaoke to theatre to her recent move into the world of Hip Hop workshops over lockdown and how much she is looking forward to playing a live DJ set once this pandemic blows over. This show was mastered and edited by Morphamish at Sound Sound. You Call That Radio has no adverts, no funding and no sponsors. We are powered purely by our patreons over at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio 

Check out more Karen Dunbar over at her website http://www.karendunbar.co.uk

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Delighted to welcome Writer/ Actor/ DJ/ Record label boss Graham Duff onto the You Call That Radio audio podcast as he launches a new book he co-wrote with Mark E Smith of The Fall that we all hope will become a film one day called 'The Otherwise' . It was great craic discussing the history, extensive back catalogue and infamous anecdotes of The Fall alongside his other projects such as working on the Alexei Sayle podcast and starting a new record label called Heaven's Lathe. We also discussed Graham's weekly radio show 'Mixtape' which airs on Totally Radio and previous projects including Foreground Music, Ideal, Alan Partridge, Nebulous & much, much more. This show originally aired live in June 2021 on You Call That Radio's youtube channel at http://youtube.com/youcallthatradio  where the majority of my focus has been the last year so worth subscribing over there for more regular conversations but we are picking the best chats to appear on this audio podcast plus exclusive new content coming very soon. This chat has been edited and mastered by Morphamish and powered by our patreons at http://patreon.com/youcallthatradio . If you enjoy any of these shows then please remember to subscibe and consider paying the price of a pint or a coffee to support the thing we are building and also recieve bonus content, discounts and prizes. More info about the platform at our website http://youcallthat.com 

This week we are ´Stawning at the Bar´with one of the greatest poets Scotland has ever produced, Victoria McNulty. She is an intelligent working class voice for the voiceless reperesenting east end single motherhood with poise, wit and passion. She is joined by one of the best up and coming singer- songwriters on the planet, Abi Normal of Fail Better fame and together they have toured the UK and Ireland with their critically acclaimed show CONFESSIONALS (Soundtrack available on Bandcamp) and are abouty to launch a new piece called EXILES in December at the CCA.