One More Music Pod

In this special edition of One More Music Pod we're jumping on the World Cup bandwagon! To celebrate the 2026 FIFA World Cup, we're picking out some of our favourite songs that have been the soundtrack to the tournament over the years! Songs like World in Motion by New Order, Three Lions by Baddiel & Skinner and The Lightning Seeds, and of course, the epic 1982 Scotland anthem, We Have a Dream...

Get ready to spice up your day as we take a deep dive into Spice World, the blockbuster second album from the Spice Girls that helped define late-'90s pop culture. In this episode of One More Music Pod, we're exploring the stories behind the songs, the whirlwind success of the world's biggest girl group, and the creative journey that turned Spice World into a global phenomenon! Along the way, we'l...

From TV talent show contestant to global superstar, this episode covers the rise of Harry Styles, and dives into his Grammy award winning 2022 album, Harry's House! Jack and Adam take a look at Harry's rise to fame through the X-Factor TV show, and his subsequent work with the boy band One Direction, before breaking away to become a critically acclaimed solo artist! He also has four nipples which...

In this episode we’re diving into one of the most mysterious and powerful albums ever recorded! A record with no official title, no band name on the cover, but a sound that echoes louder than almost anything in rock history. This was Led Zeppelin at their very peak. Pushing boundaries, rejecting expectations, and creating something that didn’t just define an era, but transcended it. The stories be...

Nebraska is a stark, haunting album by Bruce Springsteen that strips his sound down to its bare essentials, revealing a darker and more intimate side of his songwriting! Released in 1982, the record was famously recorded as a series of lo-fi home demos, giving its stories of troubled characters, crime, and isolation an eerie, almost documentary-like feel. Inspired in part by real-life events and t...

In this episode we’re Crawling through the highs, running through the lows, and diving Numb into the tracks that shaped a generation! If you’ve been waiting for The Catalyst to bring you One Step Closer to the music of Linkin Park, don’t Faint — we’ve got Papercut sharp opinions and Somewhere I Belong level passion. That’s right — today we’re breaking down the iconic debut album Hybrid Theory — th...

In this episode of One More Music Pod we’re stepping into a world where rock and roll collided with science fiction... In 1972, David Bowie didn’t just release a record — he introduced the world to a flame-haired alien rock star sent to Earth with a message of love, doom, and dazzling ambiguity. A record that was bold, theatrical, and unlike anything that had come before it. It blurred the line be...

Lauren Greenwood is an actor and director currently starring in New Dawn Fades, a play about the iconic band Joy Division and their legendary front man, Ian Curtis! Lauren joined us to talk about the play, and also her career in theatre. And of course, her favourite music! 📸 @onemoremusicpod 📸 @laurengreenwood93 📨 onemoremusicpod@gmail.com 💻 newdawnfades.co.uk

Welcome to One More Music Pod! A podcast that celebrates some of the most influential albums of all time! Each episode takes a deep dive into a classic record! We discuss the songs, the bands, and take a look at the stories behind the music, to see what made each record stand out from the crowd! 📸@onemoremusicpod 📨onemoremusicpod@gmail.com

Ladies and gentlemen, tighten your blue suede seatbelts and alert your parents, because today we’re traveling back to 1956 - a time when hips were dangerous, hair was tall, and one man single-handedly terrified polite society! Before this album, rock and roll was just a suggestion. After that, it was a full-body experience! Elvis Presley took blues, country, and gospel, and shook them all together...

This time, in the spirit of Christmas, we're bringing you a lovely, festive, Christmassy edition of the show! A quick rundown of our favourite Christmas songs to help ease everyone into the festive period!  Plus, we've put a little Christmas quiz together! Because what is Christmas without an argument around the dinner table that results in your mum storming out and not being seen for four days, a...

Compton. Los-Angeles. 1988. A symbol of urban crisis. Poverty, violence and police brutality. But out of all this chaos and disorder came one of the most influential rap albums of all time! It put west coast hip-hop on the map, and turned the likes of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren into household names. This is the story of Straight Outta Compton by NWA! 📸@onemoremusicpod 📨 onemo...

After our deep dive into Bloc Party's iconic debut album, Silent Alarm, we thought we'd take a look at some more of their work! We had a listen to follow up albums A Weekend in the City, Four and Alpha Games, to see how they stack up! 📸 @onemoremusicpod 📨 onemoremusicpod@gmail.com

It’s 2005 — iPods are chunky, jeans are skinny, and Bloc Party just dropped Silent Alarm. The soundtrack to every indie kid’s identity crisis and every house party where someone definitely cried in the kitchen! And over twenty years later, it still hits! The urgency, the tension, the beauty — it’s like the sonic version of youth itself: loud, fast, and slightly confused. This is Silent Alarm by Bl...

New Dawn Fades – A play about Joy Division and Manchester is currently touring the UK! Written by Brian Gorman, the play chronicles the life and times of the band and their legendary frontman, Ian Curtis. When the tour stopped off in Macclesfield recently, we went to give it a watch! And before the show we sat down for a chat with co-producer Nigel Carr, who kindly gave us some of his time! We dis...

After our episode on Unknown Pleasures, we wanted to explore more of the Joy Division catalogue! So we had a listen to three more albums that span the Joy Division timeline: Warsaw (1978) The planned debut album of the band, when they played under the name Warsaw. The band were disappointed with the labels post-production work however, and the deal fell through. Closer (1980) The highly acclaimed...

You know how some albums don’t just sound different — they feel different? They capture something in the air — a mood, a moment in time. And one of those albums is Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. Released in 1979, it sounded like it was beamed in from another world! It was dark, distant, and somehow deeply human. And it all started with four guys from Manchester and Macclesfield, who just wante...

Off the back of our Nevermind episode, we wanted to chat some more about grunge! So we picked three albums from the early 90's that each have a connection to Nirvana in one way or another, and played a game of Love, Like, Skip! The three albums are Live Through This by Hole, Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden, and Houdini by the Melvins. We'll discuss our thoughts on these albums and decide which is th...

Hair metal. The sound of the 1980’s. Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Guns N Roses. This was the era of excess, indulgence and Girls, Girls, Girls! The only thing bigger than the guitar riffs were the hairdo’s! But in September 1991, an album was released that immediately consigned hair metal, and the 1980s, to the history books. It kick started the 90’s and defined the sound of generation X. It brought gr...

In this special edition of One More Music Pod, Jack takes a look at the legendary Pop Disaster Tour of 2002, where Blink-182 and Green Day went head to head in the battle for pop punk supremacy! 📨 onemoremusicpod@gmail.com 📸@onemoremusicpod

In this episode we're diving into Back to Black — the critically acclaimed, soul-soaked masterpiece by Amy Winehouse. We’ll explore Amy’s meteoric rise, her musical influences, and what made Back to Black such an iconic, unforgettable album. And we'd love to know what you think about this album too! Remember to leave a comment, or send us an email! 📨 onemoremusicpod@gmail.com 📸@onemoremusicpod

In 2014, the duo of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher came along with a record that put rock music back on the map. A record that was loud, brash and in your face . This is Royal Blood. ✉️ onemoremusicpod@gmail.com 📸@onemoremusicpod

From their humble beginnings in the late '60s , to becoming one of the best-selling rock bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac’s journey is as wild and unpredictable as their music. In this episode we’re taking you back to 1977, to one of the most iconic albums of all time, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. We'll discuss the music itself, as well as looking at the turbulence and turmoil that surrounded the band...

This time on One More Music Pod, we’re diving into an album that rewrote the rule book of how punk rock should sound in the 21st century. With it's explosive title track, bold narrative arc and scathing political commentary, it's an album that stuck it's middle finger up to the establishment and said no to the redneck agenda! So grab your eyeliner and crank up the volume. This is Green Day’s rock...

In this episode, we are diving into one of the most quintessential post-punk bands of all time, The Smiths, and their album, The Queen is Dead. Released in 1986, this album is considered not only the bands ‘jewel in the crown’, but one of the greatest albums of all time. We also want to know what you think of this album! Let us know in the episode comments, or send us an email. 📨 onemoremusicpod@...