The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Music Podcast

Episode 11 of The Scratch Cast is finally here! On this month’s episode, we discuss last month’s “singles swap” - “Feeling Fine” by DREGG and “Grey and Blue” by Kestrels. Our picks for the next episode are “Endarkenment” by Anaal Nathrakh and “England’s Ending” by Bob Vylan. On “submission corner” we discuss “Lights” by Penny Betts and “Insomnia” by Odd Tsar. If you want us to review your music th...

Episode 10 of The Scratch Cast is finally here and to celebrate reaching this auspicious milestone we’ve added a new feature “submission corner” where you can submit your music direct to us for review on the podcast. Hit us up via the contact page, on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter or via email at theheadscratcher@outlook.com. On this exciting episode, we discuss last month’s “singles swap” - “Oc...

Episode 08 was a bit of a disaster but for Episode 09 of The Scratch Cast we had all bases covered and we’ve managed to capture audio and video seamlessly, well as seamlessly as Skype will allow… On this exciting episode, we discuss the singles “Sand” by Belgian shoegaze punks Brutus and “Martin” by indie outfit Carseat Headrest and we put forward our single swaps for the next episode: “Oceans” by...

This episode is a bit of a Frankenstein’s monster. Due to the lockdown, we had to record it via skype (which we did way back in April) and unfortunately, the majority of Snedds’ audio turned out to be awful. So… 90% of those parts were re-recorded and edited back in with Grant’s audio (which wasn’t too bad). This process took bloody ages! Please be understanding if the audio quality isn’t quite up...

After last month’s distraction of Our Top 20 Albums of All Time, we’re back to our usual schedule of reviewing (relatively) new music. This time around we discuss the singles “Underneath” and “Your Light” by Code Orange and The Big Moon and we put forward our swaps for the next episode: “I Only Drink When I’m Drunk” by BC Camplight and “Annabelle” by Creeper. We also review Pumarosa’s 2019 album “...

Part two of our special episode where Grant and Snedds count down their Top 20 albums of all time. In this episode, we count down numbers 10 through 1. Make sure you check some of them out and let us know your own favourites. Check out the episode and handy playlist. Don’t forget to check out Part One (Episode 05) if you missed it. In other news, we’ve started a new feature where we each give the...

A special episode where Grant and Snedds count down each of their top 20 favourite albums of all time. We had to split this into two parts as it was a bit of an epic undertaking, recorded in a mammoth 5-hour session. In part one we count down numbers 20 through 11, stay tuned for part two which will go up when it’s done. In other news, we’ve started a new feature where we each give the other host...

We’re a little late with Episode 04 of The Scratch Cast but it’s finally here for your listening pleasure. On this episode, we do a quick re-cap of Yammerer’s EP since Grant didn’t listen to the whole thing last time and Snedds kept getting the name of the EP wrong…true professionals. We also review “Shlagenheim”, the debut album from avant-garde prog-rockers “Black Midi” (a band we’d both decided...

The Scratch Cast: The Alternative Pop Culture Podcast - Episode 03: I Don’t Know What To Say Welcome one and all to Episode 03 of The Scratch Cast where the dynamic duo discusses EPs from Girl in Red and Yammerer, albums from Fontaines DC, Viagra Boys, Amyl and The Sniffers and Microwave, and generally have a good old chinwag about music. At nearly 2 hours this is our longest podcast yet. Enjoy be...

Episode 02 of The Scratch Cast is finally here. Snedds and Grant return with a bumper episode covering the latest albums from Pixies, Black Futures, Black Mountain, Weezer & Black Dresses. Pixies - On Graveyard Hill: https://youtu.be/E2o-65chdoc Black Futures - Body & Soul: https://youtu.be/amtEN2VTjQE Black Mountain - Future Shade: https://youtu.be/w881mu7JO2I Black Dresses - Wheel of For...

The very first episode of The Scratch Cast covering nothing but music. In this episode, Snedds and Grant discuss albums from Dinosaur Pile-Up, Jamie Lenman, Gender Roles and Press Club. It's a solid 5/10. Dinosaur Pile-Up - Back Foot: https://youtu.be/_7ZQytOqmCk Jamie Lenman - Tomorrow Never Knows: https://youtu.be/YgHjaufkC48 Gender Roles - You Look Like Death: https://youtu.be/qIPNSRTsW68 Press...