The XS Noize Podcast

Welcome to episode #30 of the XS Noize Music Podcast. On This weeks show Mark Millar is joined by Ben Moorhouse and Leo Duncan, from Ten Fé. Ben and Leo, released their debut album Hit The Light on February 3, 2017. The 11 track LP from the London-based duo follows the release of their acclaimed singles, 'Make Me Better,' 'In The Air,' 'Elodie' and 'Turn.' The guys chat to Mark about how they met,...

Welcome to episode #29 of the XS Noize Music Podcast. On This weeks show Cortney Armitage is joined by Peter Hayes from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. " Peter Hayes came into the dressing room at Terminal 5. There we were at back stage before "The last rock 'n' roll show before the end of the world". It was election night and while the elephant in the room was large, we managed to keep the interview...

Paul Draper was the front-man, main songwriter and producer of Mansun - one of the most iconic bands of the '90s. The band's debut album Attack of the Grey Lantern entered the UK chart at No 1. The band split in 2003 while recording their fourth LP (partially released on 2004's Kleptomania). Paul went on to work with other bands and artists in a production role, working with Skin from Skunk Anansi...

22 year old singer/songwriter Willow Robinson was born in Los Angeles and grew up between the Welsh Borders and London where he is now based. With influences ranging from Mick Jagger to Otis Redding, his guitar driven, soulful, rock n roll meets folk songs are full of raw emotion. After signing to record label Clark & McGee Ltd in 2015 and playing a series of support slots with artists including T...

Erasure need no introduction they are responsible for writing some of the biggest pop songs and albums from when they formed in the 80s right up until the present day. This year Erasure are celebrating 30 years together by releasing the 'From Moscow to Mars' box set. Mark Millar had a chat with Andy Bell to look back over their career and to find out whats next for Erasure. This weeks featured tra...

Cast first appeared on the scene in the mid 90s during the Britpop era with a string of top ten singles and the classic 'All Change' album. It became the highest selling debut album in the history of the Polydor label. Cast released 3 more albums before going their separate ways just after the release of their experimental album 'Beetroot'. They reconvened in 2012 and released the acclaimed 'Troub...

The Winachi Tribe are sonic soul collective who adhere to no boundaries or formulas, either musically or culturally. Lyrically explosive, musically diverse, the Electro Funk hybrid are an exceptional band of musicians and producers who have collaborated and toured with artists as diverse as Ian Brown to Danny Saber. 'A Room With A Zoo' is the new single from The Winachi Tribe, a band that are firm...

Welcome to episode #23 of the XS Noize Music Podcast with Mark Millar. On This weeks show Mark Millar is joined by Ben Knox Miller of The Low Anthem. EYELAND marks the Low Anthem's fourth full-length recording and first new music since 2011's SMART FLESH. An unprecedented collection of multi-dimensional future folk crafted with true vision and emotional depth, EYELAND follows an extraordinary five...

Welcome to episode #22 of the XS Noize Music Podcast with Mark Millar. On This weeks show Mark Millar is joined by Super Furry Animals Guitarist Huw 'Bunf' Bunford to talk about the reissue of the bands debut album 'Fuzzy Logic', the new best of and the forthcoming live shows. Super Furry Animals take to the towns and cities of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales to perform their debut album, Fuz...

Welcome to episode #21 of the XS Noise Music Podcast with Mark Millar. On This weeks show Mark Millar is joined by Kula Shaker front-man Crispian Mills to talk about the 20th anniversary reissue of their debut album "K" and the forthcoming live shows. Following the release of their latest album K 2.0 earlier this year, Kula Shaker have announced a 20th Anniversary Edition of their debut album 'K'...

Anton Newcombe has been a very busy man these past 2 years, kicking off with the critically acclaimed Brian Jonestown Massacre album 'Revelation' in May 2014. After a successful UK and European tour, the BJM followed this up with the '+-' EP and 2015 saw the release of 'Musique de film In June, Anton and Tess Parks embarked on a well received tour of the UK and Europe to support the release of 'I...

Alan McGee is best known for co-founding and running the independent Creation Records label from 1983 to 1999. He has managed and championed successful acts such as The Jesus and Mary Chain, Primal Scream, My Bloody Valentine, and Oasis, This year Alan launched Musicians Against Homelessness with Emma Rule to help raise money for homeless charity Crisis. Musicians Against Homelessness aims are to...

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast Mark Millar talks to Wayne Hussey from The Mission. The Mission release their new album, "Another Fall From Grace" on 30th September 2016. Another Fall From Grace was produced by Wayne Hussey and Tim Palmer and features guest backing vocals from Gary Numan, Martin Gore (Depeche Mode), Ville Valo (HIM), Julianne Regan (All About Eve) & Evi Vine. "For me, this ne...

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast Mark Millar talks to music legend Shaun Ryder and Producer Danny Saber to discuss 21 years of Black Grape's debut album 'It's Great When You're Straight… Yeah' and loads more. Black Grape was founded in 1993 by legendary Happy Mondays Shaun Ryder and Bez, who recruited former Rap Assasin Paul 'Kermit' Leveridge, Carl 'Pyscho' McCarthy, drummer Ged Lynch and gui...

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast Merchandise's Carson Cox chats to Mark Millar about the bands new album 'A Corpse Wired For Sound'. Tampa art punks Merchandise will return with their 5th album A Corpse Wired For Sound. on September 23rd. Formed nearly a decade ago, galvanized by Tampa hardcore and noise, A Corpse Wired For Sound signals a new chapter for Merchandise. Following 2014's After Th...

On this weeks XS Noize Music Podcast Larry Love from The Alabama 3 talks to Mark Millar about the bands new album 'Blues' and 20 year anniversary. Alabama 3 are set to release brand new album on the Hostage Music label on the 28th of October 2016. 'Blues', is their thirteenth long player and was recorded and co-produced with Wizard (Chemical Brothers, Dizzee Rascal, X-Press 2, Wiley, DJ Fresh, M.I...

Since then her music has alternated with film roles (Pulp Fiction, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Sherlock Holmes) plus theatre work (War Horse, The Street Of Crocodiles) and TV drama (Pramface, The Street, You Me And the Apocalypse). However she maintains a special place for singing, writing and performing music. Bronagh has recently released her 3rd album of new material called Gather...

A little while ago, not many people outside of a small Scottish town had heard of singer songwriter Michael Forsyth. That changed when his second album 'Stop For the World' reached number one in the UK iTunes Singer Songwriter chart and began climbing the charts in America, Lithuania and Nepal with similar success, all through word of mouth. For Michael Forsyth, its only ever been about the music....

Dodgy were originally together for seven years and in that time, released three albums totalling over a million sales worldwide and had 12 Top 40 singles, including Staying Out For The Summer, If You're Thinking Of Me and Good Enough. On 2nd September 2016 Dodgy are to release their new album 'What Are We Fighting For' on Cherry Red Records. 'What Are We Fighting For' is the fifth album from the o...

With over 540k Spotify streams and 190k plays worldwide, experimental-pop trio Beaty Heart are back with their follow up to 2014's Mixed Blessings, 'Till The Tomb', released July 29th . After an extensive tour through 2015 with friends Jungle and working on this album with David Wrench (FKA Twigs, Caribou) Beaty Heart have returned with a new take and direction for their music. Support from radio...

Tom Hingley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman of Inspiral Carpets. After six successful years, Inspiral Carpets split in 1995 and Hingley started performing as a solo artist. Hingley joined a reformed Inspiral Carpets for two sell-out UK tours and again in 2006/2007. Tom Hingley's memoir Carpet Burns, My life with Inspiral Carpets charts his time with the b...

Simon Wolstencroft is among the many near-mythical figures of the Manchester music scene. Si parted ways before The Patrol became the Stone Roses and he turned down The Smiths. Right place, right time, wrong choices? Timing is everything. Spending an unlikely 11 years in The Fall and hooking up with old mate Ian Brown during his solo days, his memoir 'You Can Drum But You Can't Hide' reflects on a...

Billy Bibby & The Wry Smiles formed in the North Wales and Chester, UK area in autumn of 2015. The band's first 6 months together have been incredibly busy and productive: a debut EP and over 30 gigs across the UK, from Inverness to Brighton, from Swansea to Doncaster, and many places in between. Billy Bibby joins Mark Millar to tell him all about it while also unveiling an exclusive first play of...

Terri Hooley is a legend among the Belfast music community and beyond. During Northern Ireland's troubled dark times Terri Hooley's Good Vibrations record shops and label survived in countless locations around the city, selling and putting out amazing music. Terri Hooley has recently been the subject of a book 'Hooleygan: Music, Mayhem, Good Vibrations' and the critically acclaimed movie of his li...

Hailing from Wales Catherine Anne Davies aka The Anchoress is a woman of numerous talents; a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and PhD holder. She lists among her musical credits co-producing with Paul Draper, being a member of Simple Minds on their recent tour, and a member of the Scottish super group The Dark Flowers. Catherine Anne Davies, released her debut album, the brilliant 'Confessions of...