The James McMahon Music Podcast

Pillow Queens are an Irish indie rock band from Dublin, formed in 2016. They release their third LP, Name Your Sorrow , on April 19th, via Royal Mountain Records . Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH GILES SMITH ON THURSDAY, MAY 9th . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA Thankyou to our Patreon members!  John Fole...

Cold Years are a rock band formed in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2014. On this episode I speak to frontman Ross Gordon. Cold Years return with their third album, A Different Life , on April 26th. The band head out on tour the following month. Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH GILES SMITH ON THURSDAY, MAY 9th . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.y...

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This episode was originally published as a Patreon exclusive on February 5th, 2024. The K's debut album, I Wonder If The World Knows? , is out now. Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast  Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH GILES SMITH ON THURSDAY, MAY 9th . Thankyou to our Patreon members!  John Foley. Wilfred...

Alien Ant Farm is an American rock band that formed in Riverside, California in 1996. They have sold over 5 million records to date. On this episode I speak to singer Dryden Mitchell and guitarist Terry Corso . Their upcoming sixth record, ~mAntras~ , is released on April 26th. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFbBrwgResc Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION W...

Rozalla is a Zambian-born Zimbabwean popstar. She is best known for her 1991 smash hit, ' Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) '. She released her sixth album, Turn on The Light , in February. Rozalla will appear at Superboxx Festival at Rochester Castle, Kent, on July 6th, Reminisce Festival in Liverpool on September 7th, and on the Biggest Disco arena tour later this year at Wembley, G...

Simon Fowler has been the frontman of Ocean Colour Scene since their formation in Birmingham, England, in 1989. Ocean Colour Scene headline Wychwood Festival , which takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse between May 31st and June 2nd. Tickets are available here . Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbx-3yDs0nU&t=5s Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH GIL...

Swim Deep are a British indie band formed in Birmingham, England, in 2011. On this episode I speak to singer Austin Williams . The group release their fourth record, There’s A Big Star Outside , on June 7th. The band tour the UK that same month. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xPmCC1z8Fo&t=2587s Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patre...

Chesney Hawkes is an English singer, songwriter, and occasional actor. Hawkes started his career at the age of 19 when he appeared in the 1991 film Buddy's Song , which featured his best-known single ' The One and Only ' on the soundtrack. It topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks and reached the top 10 in the United States. His sixth album will likely be released later this yea...

Billy Reeves is an English songwriter, musician, record producer and BBC broadcaster. Formally a member of the London-based indie-band Theaudience - which featured a teenage Sophie Ellis-Bextor on vocals - Reeves now makes music under his own name. A lifelong fan of Brentford FC, he commentates live on the club's website as well as writing a column in the match-day programme. His new solo alb...

Luke Haines is an English musician, songwriter and author. He has recorded music under various names and with various bands, including The Auteurs , Baader Meinhof and Black Box Recorder . His new book, Freaks Out! Weirdos, Misfits and Deviants – The Rise and Fall of Righteous Rock ’n’ Roll , is released on April 4th, via Nine Eight Books. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l...

Emily Barker is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and composer. Her music has featured as the theme to BBC dramas Wallander and The Shadow Line . With multi-instrumental trio the Red Clay Halo, she recorded four albums, before commencing a solo career. Her new album, Fragile as Humans , is released on May 3rd. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5uPrzjhsr0 Show theme...

BMX Bandits are a legendary Scottish guitar pop band formed in Bellshill. Since their formation in 1985, vocalist Duglas T. Stewart has been their only permanent member. Their new album, Dreamers On The Run , is released on April 26th. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxSJl5eEC10&t=2s Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH LUKE HAINES AT ROUGH TRADE WES...

Ed Harcourt is an Mercury Prize nominated English singer-songwriter and producer. His new album, his eleventh, is released on March 29th. It is titled El Magnifico . Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjLAVxzNVEY Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA Thankyou to our Patreon members! John Foley...

Leo Wyndham is the frontman and lead songwriter in the band Palace . The London based band release their new, fourth album, Ultrasound , on April 5th. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhMSCfVwyjk&t=119s Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA Thankyou to our Patreon members!  John Foley. W...

Dave McCabe is the frontman of The Zutons . The Liverpool based group release their fourth album, The Big Decider , their first record in 16 years, on April 26th, via ICEPOP. They tour the UK the same month. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bzn7sl_j83g Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA T...

This one does exactly what it says on the tin. Enjoy almost an hour of me WANGING ON about Pearl Jam and their new album, Dark Matter . Out April 19th! This is a preview of a paid episode - hear it in full here . I know the first Pearl Jam drummer was Dave Krusen and not Dave Abbruzzese, but it was quite late when I recorded the episode and I'm too tired to fix it. Twitter - @jamesjammcmahon...

Anna Doble is the digital editor at BBC World Service and presents the weekly radio show Pick of the World . She previously worked at Radio 1 and Channel 4 News. Her first book, Connection is a Song: Coming Up and Coming Out Through the Music of the '90s , is released on May 9th via Nine Eight Books . Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.yo...

Bill Janovitz has been the singer and guitarist in Buffalo Tom since 1986. In recent years, away from the Boston born band, he's written music books. His 2023 book, Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time's Journey Through Rock & Roll History , was a New York Times Bestseller. Buffalo Tom release their new record, Jump Rope , on May 31st. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtu...

Courting is a British electronic rock band based in Liverpool. On this episode I speak to singer Sean Murphy-O'Neill . The group released their second album, New Last Name , in January, via Lower Third and PIAS.  Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J42dZ82qGX0 Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5j...

Drew Millward is an English graphic artist, born in Coventry, raised in Bolton, but has resided in West Yorkshire for the past 24 years. And he drew this podcast's killer logo! Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA Thankyou to our Patreon members!  John Foley. Wilfreda Beehive. Andrew McMahon. Joe Frost. Conor...

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Kris Barras is a former pro- MMA fighter who fronts the Kris Barras Band . Recently signed to Earache Records, the Kris Barras Band release their new album, Halo Effect , on April 12th. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WalHjHTwVC4 Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jY33R9cXA Thankyou to our Patreon...

Jamie Collinson is an author and music industry veteran, having worked at Ninja Tune with artists such as Wiley, Roots Manuva, Bonobo and Young Fathers. His new book, The Rejects: An Alternative History of Popular Music , is out now. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Roxj765iH8&t=3s Show theme by Bis . Want more? Join The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon . https://ww...

Bokassa are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim. On this episode I speak to vocalist and guitarist Jørn Kaarstad. The band released their new, fourth album, All Out of Dreams , last month. Watch this episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_KR8VWMths&t=3s Show theme by Bis . GET TICKETS TO MY CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR JAMIE COLLINSON AT ROCK 'N' ROLL BOOK CLUB ON MARCH 7th . W...