Cathode Ray
Jeremy Thoms. the frontman in Edinburgh experimental outfit The Cathode Ray, speaks to John Clarkson about its fifth album, 'Advance Retreat'.
the black watch
John Andrew Fredrick, the frontman with Los Angeles indie band the black watch, speaks to John Clarkson about his group’s 25th and new double album, ‘For All the World'
Simian Life
Los Angeles-based brothers and muiti-instrumenralists, Andy and Rob Campanella, abut their project Simian Life and its psychedelia, folk and pop-influenced debut album, ‘Hermetic Tonal Briefing’.
Armory Show
Skids' frontman Richard Jobson talks to John Clarkson about resurrecting his 80's project The Armory Show and its dark and nihilstic new album, 'Dead Souls'.
Repomen
Denzil Watson , the frontman with Sheffield indie band RepoMen, talks to John Clarkson about the death in 2023 of the group’s guitarist and songwriter Ric Bower, and the recent ‘A Concert for Ric’ in tribute to him.
Johny Brown
John Clarkson reflects on Band of Holy Joy frontman Johny Brown's new book, 'Corpse Flower'.
Simon Heavisides
John Clarkson examines Simon Heavisides' sympathetic biography of Sound frontman and solo artist Adrian Borland
Bathers
John Clarkson enjoys sets from The Bathers, Cowboy Mouth and Sugartown in the unusual setting of the Strathaven Hotel in South Lanarkshire.
Bathers
John Clarkson enjoys sets from The Bathers, Cowboy Mouth and Sugartown in the unusual setting of the Strathaven Hotel in South Lanarkshire.
New Leaf
John Clarkson ref;lects on Edinburgh-based band New Leaf's fourth album 'The Year of the Ox', which recorded originally in 2001, has finally seen release twenty years later.in an updated version.
Repomen
John Clarkson writes about his ten favourite songs by ReopMen, who were Sheffield's longest-serving indie band.
Who
In 'The Image That Made Me Weep' John Clarkson reflects on a photograph of The Who taken backstage after their performance at Live Aid.
Vinny Peculiar
Poignant but funny sixteenth album from Worcester-based cult musician Vinny Peculiar
Autumn 1904
Excellent vinyl-only album from lost Edinburgh post-punk seven-piece Autumn 1904`, who have returned after an absence of forty years with this offering, which contains a John Peel Session, demos and old songs recorded for the first time.