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Live from the Isle of Inverkoothkie on bonfire night we reflect on :  Midterm Meltdowns  Oasis Tribute Acts are SO BACK  The Skinny (and Other Walled Gardens of Scottish Music)  Air Traffic Control and Best Kebab Protests  Ed Sheeran is Better Off Alone  NEW DRUG CRAZE SWEEPING THE NATION  Scottish Drug Deaths worst in europe again  JD Vance & The End Times  Build a Data Centre on Buckingham P...

YCTR is back on the airwaves for a chat with the legendary punk poet Attila the Stockbroker as he gears up for a 12 date tour of Scotland . I am personally looking forward to sharing the stage with him and Calum Baird at the Craigmore Bowling Club in Rothesay on November 14th. tix at http://skiddle.com/g/YCTR . Support YCT at http://patreon.com/YouCallThatRadio We discuss almost 50 years as a musi...

Jo D'arc has some announcements to tell the world. She has had a busy year performing with The Twistettes, The Girobabies, She Drew the Gun AND Declan Welsh & The Decadent West as well as a few DJ sets under herJo Jive moniker. If that wasn't enough, she is also reawakening Minerva Wakes from her spooky bee slumber to perform on October 30th at SWG3 Poetry Club for the Apocalypse Theorists alb...

We were in Paisley for a top secret project and we ended up having a surprise conversation with Tommy McGrory of Loud n Proud. A music charity that has teached people to play, create and perform for over 25 years. During lockdown the building was all but destroyed by an arson attack but it has risen from the ashes and now boasts recording suites, rehearshal rooms and a social media / podcast room...

We had a random chance encounter with Granny Annie so decided to have a face to face chat over a pint about data centres, generative A.I, community, inequality, addiction & recovery, Universal Basic Income, environmental issues, billionaires building bunkers, scottish independence, zero waste foodbanks, the lack of third spaces, poverty, what is wrong with the world and how we can fix it plus...

We speak to the best band in Ayrshire, Ocean Views who hail from Irvine with indie bangers and upbeat mayhem with a hint of psychadelia. They are playing our show at seven sisters in Saltcoats this friday w/ Sev Ka & Doctur Normul. It's Bring Yer Own Booze and only a tenner from this link:  https://www.skiddle.com/e/42675428  . We talk about music and the history of Irvine and Ayrshire more br...

As the views from the sea shift from Summer to Autumn we take a look at some of the biggest news and opinions from the Isle of Inverkoothkie including :  The 'Welcome to GLasgow' BBC Documentary  The Gamification of Racism : How bot farms killed facebook comment threads DF Concerts expose in The Bell Newspaper Data Centre Guy calls that radio to discuss solar eclipse sunglasses  Boy George and his...

They have played the entirity of europe but are saving the best for last in Glasgow this Sunday 16/08 at McNeill's alongside merrowfolk, Doctur Normul and Gordy Duncan feat. Mark McG with DJ Stevie Elements playing some bangers . More info here: https://www.skiddle.com/e/42610267 Seirén are Mexican band who make psychadelic/ shoegaze / post- rock with arabic vocals and were the best band I discove...

You may have met Mima Merrow before but allow me to introduce you to her merry band of Merrowfolk . They called that radio to celebrate the relase of their debut music video 'Beckoning Back' which is out now on youtube. A unique , modern, funky blend of  Irish and Scottish trad with a twist of gothic drama , pulsating basslines , disco beats , four part harmonies and an outrageous brass section. Y...

We are joined by Bram E Gieben aka T3xtur3 to discuss his new book about male identity under capitalism , his career as a writer , musician and poet plus his upcoming fringe show 'Performative Male' with Darren McGarvey on August 8th . Bram E. Gieben is the author of the nonfiction book The Darkest Timeline (Revol Press, 2024). A writer and performer, he was the 2015 Scottish Slam Poetry champion....

The Friday Night Phone-In returns as Tickle and Post Coal Prom Queen discuss their epic new music video 'Sky Taxis' , the furture of everything, Quasi-Crystal's of Quantum Physics, generative AI and how most of it is just computers apart from Suno who is stealing our ideas, how Tickle was right about Elon in 2014 , is it Thiel or Teal?, filming in subways before anyone wakes up for work, vocal pol...

during a major heatwave, Views from the Sea returns to YCTR for a look at  Count Binface and the Clacton Funk  Caller thinks Scottish people should have supported England at the world cup  Another new prime minister that nobody voted for . Starmer did a good job at uniting people to dislike him Never seen The Matrix. Spiderman Tom Holland is stealing my ideas   Is Glasgow Ready for the Commonwealt...

How do you sell over a million records and court controversey with the Pope? Ken Mccluskey of The Bluebells explains all . Their omnipresent hit 'Young At Heart' is played at every wedding, karaoke and supermarket your ears graze . We talk about teh hastily assembled band that played Top of the Pops 5 weeks in a row after a sudden rise of popularity in the classic, 7 years after it's initial relea...

Just-B is a prominent UK Grime and rap artist hailing from the working class estate of The Villas in Ashington, Northumberland. Known for his rapid-fire double-time flow and uniquely weaving his geordie dialect into his music. His style bridges the gap between classic rapid MCing, electronic Makina rave scenes, and deep, introspective hip-hop storytelling . Today we discuss writing, breathe contro...

Ras Ceylon is an Oakland, California-based MC, educator, and activist recognized as the first Sri Lankan rapper to emerge within the western hip-hop canon. Over a career spanning nearly three decades, he has officially solidified his place as a Wu-Tang Clan affiliate within the Wu Killa Beez lineage. We discuss getting banned from Sri Lanka for 12 years, Becoming a Wu Tang affilate, Having Power (...

Has the USA ruined the World Cup already? fans, footballers, backroom staff and even Africa's highest-ranked referee have all been refused entry. Tickets are so high that they have started dishing them out to locals, and the standoff between authorities and drunk football fans should be interesting to say the very least. Should the USA have been allowed to host a tournament that is supposed to cel...

Orwell prize winning author, rapper and TV presenter Darren McGarvey joins musician, lecturer and SongSeeds creator Becci wallace for a discussion about Scottish world cup songs, touring , how to relax, the 13th note vs the flying Duck, the UFC fight at the Whitehouse , Jeff Epstein (no that one , the booking agent for Milli Vanilli) , dress code festival, books, Jay Z's accapella, the cycling eve...

We join you live from a Scottish heatwave on the isle of Inverkoothkie with a relaxing piano intro to grab your breath back before we get tore right into this new edition of Views from the Sea featuring:  - The Right Wing has Nae Tunes   - Can Festival Season RUIN your life?  - Football & Politics : Scottish Edition (Murrel spending spree, League finale controversey & Indyref2) - Can worki...

We speak to BAFTA award winning film-maker Hannah Currie and CEO of MOJO Scott Jenkins about their new film  'Innocent: Trial and Error' , a debut feature set in Glasgow to the backdrop of injustices of people being wrongly set up and/ or convicted.  A tale of outrageous injustice committed on innocent people by the state, told through the ‘stranger than fiction’ stories of victims of miscarriages...

The Bard of Dundalk , Jinx Lennon , joins us for a chat  his 'Border Schizo fffFolk Punk' and  upcoming Scottish tour with the Shamrock Showband (15.05 Edinburgh, 16.05 Bute, 17.05 Glasgow) . Jinx is a legend who averages out about one new album and tour per year most recently alongside his Dundalk neighnbours The Mary Wallopers. We discuss his back catalogue, irish fuel crisis, and even get a few...

Gail has a wealth of experience working behind the scenes in the music industry from T in the Park to TRSNSMT as werll as managing the likes of Gerryn Cinnamon , The Black Rats and more. She is currently using her contacts to bring some big names to her home town of Strathaven starting with Becci Wallace and Calum Frame on May 8th at the Old Town Mill . We talk about the past, the present and the...

we introduce you to yer new favourite festival band, Vibrant Rebels. by giving an exclusive first play of their first ever recordings during their first ever podcast interview. They are a 10 piece battlaion of funk, soul, hip hop and ska and played their debut gig at Leith Arches this week. I have been a fan of their work from previous monikers and the new material has blown me away. Expect big th...

It's time for more Views from the sea on You Call That Radio featuring :   The memeification of Russell Brand's failed Bible P.R Tour  Reviewing the latest 'inconvenient' assasination attempt Booze cruise punter sues booze cruise for giving her booze  Irish Fuel Protests  The pope, The President and Lego People walk into a bar  This show is only possible thanks to the support of our patreons at ht...

Beyond the Cringe is a panel show where we analyse Scottish Culture. What is it? Does it even exist? and if it does is it make you proud or make you cringe? Episode 4 is all about POLITICS as we head towards another election. Hosted by Jim Monaghan, Produced by Mark McG and featuring special guests David Jamieson (writer, Journalist and Editor of Conter.scot )  and Frank Rafferty (Community worker...

Gavin joins us on the week his life story has been adapted for the big screen by James Macavoy . 'California Schemin' tells the story of Two Dundee Rappers, Sillibil & Brains,  who faked being from the USA after London record labels rejected their Scottish accent. The film is available now on cinemas nationwide. We discuss how they ended up on MTV, toured with Eminem and D12 , the Scottish Cri...