The Milk Train

This week Danni is flying solo with a real treat for musicians and producers! He chats with Simon Lyon from Ableton - songwriter, producer, and parent! What a combination.'How do we do it? Do we fail? Do we try out best? Or are we just somewhere in the middle?' 'Somewhere in the middle' says Simon! And here we go...enjoy!

After a little break we're back with one of our ALL time favourite guests and people - photographer, musician, and (in our opinion!) the Woman who Started Britpop. You may know her from being lucky enough to have her take your picture (as we have), or seen her photography, or know her as Debbie Turner of Sister Lovers who, if you've watched the Supersonic documentary more times than is hea...

A very special insight this week into Danni's past as 'wax' lyrical (that will make more sense once you listen!) with one of his oldest friends: illustrator, hand-lettering specialist, author, and host of  The Creative Condition Podcast Ben Tallon. Ben's organic, energetic brand of image-making for Channel 4,  The Guardian , World Wrestling Entertainment,  The New York Times , Bloo...

"Somebody once said to me and I think it’s so true; men create the space and women apologise for being there, it’s a constant undercurrent and it needs to change" - https://jamsessionmagazine.com/article/read/27303/27321 We couldn't agree more! This week's guest is the incredibly inspiring producer, recording artist, songwriter, arranger and mum Yvonne Ellis. 2018's 'Manc...

It's not every day that a chart-topping, Ivor Novello award-winning artist stands casually chatting at the back of your gig in a tiny Manchester venue, kindly asking you about your music and not mentioning anything about themselves. But such was the scenario for Caffs (flying solo this week as Danni faces down a school strike-based childcare emergency) when none other than singer-songwriter Jamie...

"Interesting people walk on carpets" This week Dee and Caffs chat with mutual friend, legend, author, BBC Presenter, Musician , Poet, Podcaster (and Dad)… David Scott. David's career path was anything but traditional. Escaping the clutches of mundane jobs, he took a leap into an artist's life. As a BBC Presenter, her got to interview icons like David Chase, the mastermind behind...

This week Danni and Caffs welcome their first ever guest and what a spectacular one she turned out to be. Appearing alongside her fantastically patient toddler, Anna lets us into her world and quite frankly we didn't want to leave it. Anna FC Smith is a Wigan (UK) based multimedia artist. She studied Critical Fine Art Practice at the University of Brighton, graduating in 2007 and has exhibited...

'I've gotta lot of lists, but not a lotta ticks'. With Danni still hungover from touring in New York, and Caffs attempting to stay awake while walking her 22 week-old through the park in Manchester, the Milk Train team discuss where they've come from, where they are, where they want to be and what list system they attend to use to achieve their dreams.