What Goes Around?

Regular listeners may remember that we had todays guest on the podcast way back in series 4 episode 1 when he came on to talk about his brilliant book about Goth culture, we had a great old chat and I immediately wanted to invite him back for a longer discussion which is why we are delighted to welcome back, Johnny Robb. John is a musician, writer and punk icon who has finally published his Biogra...

Martyn Deijkers is a DJ, musician and label owner who has quietly built a reputation for innovation and extraordinary craft in the dance music world. Originally from Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Martyn has managed to take his music worldwide, DJing acrosss Europe, and eventually emigrating to Washington D.C. in America. Initial releases some 30 years ago focused on Drum and Bass but his sound rea...

Our guest today is George Evelyn aka DJ EASE, he is the songwriter and producer behind the iconic band Nightmares on wax. If like me you came up through the 90s then Nightmares on wax were an inescapable joy that sat alongside Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow and other legends of the down beat music scene that provided many a soft landing for every raver. Since 1989 George has been creating J...

The world of electronic music is now a seething mass of tropes and genres that belie the innovation that made electronica so exciting in the first place. Very few acts possess the ability to truly innovate or even experiment without a commercial endgame in mind. But todays guest is a genuine maverick of the sampler. Like the Art of Noise before him, Matthew Herbert is the quintessential English ec...

On today's show we welcome a legendary artist, producer and label owner who has had a pivotal role in the development of UK bass music. Adrian Sherwood is the man behind the 'On-U Sound', a label that helped popularise Reggae, Dub and Industrial music in both the UK and world wide. 'On-U Sound' brought us the likes of Dub Syndicate, African Headcharge, Gary Clail and many more as well as giving a...

Our guest today is a drummer, percussionist and songwriter who cut his teeth on the St Helens cabaret circuit, at just 13 years old. However that would prove to be a world away from the groundbreaking career he would pursue in the world of Post-Punk and alternative rock. Peter Clarke is better known professionally under the name of Budgie. A self taught timekeeper, his unique style has lent itself...

Richard Fearless is one of the UKs most enigmatic DJs and Producers and his Death in Vegas project is back with a brand new album 'Death Mask' (their 7th) on Drone Records this June. As a DJ Richard played a pivotal role in some of the countries most forward looking club nights from the infamous Job Club in the early 90s alongside the likes of Claude Young, Dave Angel and Andrew Weatherall to a st...

Our guest today is a maverick of music, an agent provocateur whose visually arresting image, razor sharp humour and mentally challenging music helped forge that most enduring of sub-cultures; 'Goth'. Back in the early 1980s when the post-punk counter culture embraced film noir and turned the technicolor of glam into a more sinister monochromatic look, festooned with spider webs, skulls and too muc...

HELLO SERIES 5! Today's guest today is a DJ, producer, composer and entrepreneur, Geoff Kirkwood. Professionally known as DJ Man Power he has built a solid reputation as an eclectic producer who nimbly steps between, Disco, House and Techno whilst casually stopping off along the way for grand scale projects, such as composing for the Royal Northern Sinfonia. His reputation as a DJ has seen him sel...

The perfect pop star needs to have many attributes, rock solid songs, eye catching style, photogenic glamour and of course the type of personality that jumps off the page. Very few contenders manage to tick all of these boxes but when they do they make an impression on society that leaves an indelible mark. Alison Clarkson's alter ego Betty Boo had all these qualities in spades. Her music was magn...

There is an excellent film called 20 feet away from stardom that explores the world of the backing singer and how they flirt so near to the worlds of the pop megastar and yet always remain just out of camera shot, our guest today goes one better, often only a few feet away form the biggest names in show biz and yet nearly always in shot too. Colin G Paterson is the Arts & Entertainment Corresp...

Our guest today is a music lover, spiritual wanderer and managerial heavyweight in the music industry. Rikki Stein can lay claim to some extraordinary feats including promoting the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, The Animals, The Grateful Dead, Gregory Isaacs and perhaps most notably Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. This stellar resume would provide plenty of content for any musical memoir but this i...

Today we welcome a godfather of the UK Techno scene to the podcast, Karl O Connor aka Regis is the co-founder of one of the UKs most important Techno labels 'Downwards'. Over the last 30 years Downwards has been the home of an authentic, serious and often punishing techno sound that has somehow managed to uplift and excite clubbers across the world without even so much as a nod to conformity. Esta...

Our guest today is an artist drawn to the abstract, an artist with no love nor concern with the mainstream*, an artist happily dismantling expectations around music and sound and creating some of the most extraordinary and powerful bass music in the known universe. Kevin Martin's early recordings were abrasive industrial tracks that challenged the listener to stay the course. His work with Justin...

Our guest today is a writer and actress who broke the mould as a stand up comedian in the first wave of Alternative comedy. Helen Lederer has appeared in some of the finest UK comedy shows over the last 40 years including Bottom, Absolutely Fabulous, Naked Video, French and Saunders, Girls On Top, The Young Ones and many, many more. She did stand up at a time when female comedians were few and far...

Richard Norris is a man who believes in music, in its endless possibilities, in its catalytic effect on both the listeners and its creators. In his new book 'Strange things are happening' he reveals how his musical journey began in the silence of the countryside where he would listen for moles underground and the birdsong that filled in the air and how this attention to audio would snowball throug...

Our guest today is a pioneering reggae MC whose unique style not only changed the UK reggae scene but helped lay the foundations of British lyricism across the board. Anthony Henry aka Tippa Irie was a forerunner of the new Black British sound of reggae that went from domestic basements in South London to Top of the Pops and world recognition. Tippa's 'fast chat' style not only brought speed and e...

Our guest today is one of the finest British soul singers of her generation. Whether leading the line or offering support from the background Dee C Lee has made an incredible contribution to the UKs music scene. She has created underground bangers and graced to the top ten both as a solo artist and as part of various collaborative projects. Having sung with the likes of Wham! The Style Council and...

Our guest today is a trail blazing DJ, presenter and author who has carved herself a position of love and respect in the music industry that climaxed with a Lifetime Achievement Award from DJ magazine. Ever since she found her way into the DJ booth she has honed her own style, listening, learning and leading. DJ Paulette started her career in her home City of Manchester playing some of the most in...

Well hello pod fans, here's another beautiful chat about the greatest thing in all our lives, music. This time we have a true DJ legend, the incredible DJ Food is in the house. DJ Food aka Strictly Kev has been making breaks beats and visual treats for over 30 years now. His work with Ninja Tunes in the 90s brought so much joy and helped establish the label as one of the UK's most important imprin...

This weeks episode contains one of my favourite interviews ever. Marshall Chess was literally born and raised in the record industry, his childhood was spent helping out his Dad in Chess Studios as they recorded the likes of Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Little Richard ... I could go on. The amazing thing is thats only the start of his amazing career, Marshall went on to star...

What Goes Around returns with another well balanced look at the world of music. In this episode we attempt to find equilibrium between the beautiful folk music of Kate Stables from This Is The Kit and the spittle festooned twin punk worlds of Agnostic Front and The Anti-Nowhere League. Somewhere carefully balanced in the middle stands our Deb as she finally moves to Manchester and gets her dream j...

Welcome back to What Goes Around! This is the dance music special and we have the Crowd Controller himself DJ Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, if you are not familiar with this Rave legend then you really need to understand what a stalwart of the Rave scene he is. Daniel started his DJ career at the tender age of 14 playing the headline set at one of Londons most infamous clubs Labyrinth/2000AD at The 4 Ace...

Another bumper episode for you pod fans. This week Comedian and radio presenter John Robins lets us into his personal archive of Phonographic Memories. John talks honestly and openly about being an odd kid, finding his tribe and falling head over heals for Americana. This is a really charming interview where John shares his vulnerability and passion for music. Some really deep choices here from a...

Series 4 is off to a blinding start as we talk to the legendary founder member of Portishead, producer and composer Geoff Barrow. Geoff tells us all about discovering music existed behind a packet of corn flakes, how a kids disco led him into the world of revolutionary Hip-Hop and just how Low he can go. We also have Lucy O Brien in to talk about her excellent new book, Lead Sister - The story of...