The With Just A Hint Of Mayhem Podcast

I had an absolute blast interviewing "one woman riot grrrl band" (her words) Nell Davies. You need her music in your life! Take a listen to the interview and then later check Nell out on Spotify . You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Join us for an interview with one of Yorkshire's finest musical artists, Chloe Munt a.k.a Pick The Flowers.  Just a few weeks ago Pick The Flowers won the Fulford Arms Battle of the Bands. Take a listen to hear all about where Pick The Flowers goes next. You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

 Join us for an interview with one of York's best new young bands, the Expression. Just a few weeks ago they were finalists in the Fulford Arms Battle of the Bands. Take a listen to hear how they came to be where their name came from and what comes next for the Expression and so much more. There is a bit of background noise, because we were in the delightful Winning Post Pub in York!  You can...

Join us for an interview with one of York's best upcoming bands, Strip. Just a few weeks ago they were finalists in the Fulford Arms Battle of the Bands. Take a listen to hear how they came to be and what comes next for Strip and so much more. There is a bit of background noise, because we were in the delightful Golden Ball Pub in York! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem....

I had a fabulous chat with supremely talented American artist Party Nails. Her album 'Pillow Talk' released back in January remains a contender for my album of the year for 2025. She is a wonderful raconteur, check out the interview. You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

I had an absolute blast chatting with the legend that is Mike Batt about his new book 'The Closest Thing To Crazy' and his stellar career in music. He has worked with some of the biggest talents in the music industry and he also created all those fabulous Wombles songs. Then who could forget the wonderful "Bright Eyes"! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.co...

It was an absolute pleasure to interview uber talented soulful, sultry singer songwriter Abs recently. We spoke about her music roots and what is next for her. She also gave us a couple of exclusives! Take a listen. It was a really enjoyable chat. I hope that you like it too. Just a quick note. This is a Zoom recording and it has recorded my voice at a slightly higher volume than Abs'. I didn...

It was a delight and an honour to interview of historian, author, music fanatic and actress Elizabeth Sharkey recently. We spoke mainly about her excellent book, 'Why Britain Rocked' which I reviewed recently. You can find my review of that book by clicking here. It was a really enjoyable chat. I hope that you like it too. Just a quick note. This is a Zoom recording and it has recorded m...

I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing ace music journalist, presenter and writer David Hepworth a few days ago. He has worked on Sounds, NME and Smash Hits and is the man behind Q Magazine and Mojo. He was a presenter on the Old Grey Whistle Test and Live Aid. He has also written a great selection of fabulous music books. Including his latest 'Hope I Get Old Before I Die' which we...

Herorangecoat paid us a visit at Mayhem Towers last week and what a great conversation we had. I really enjoyed it and I reckon we could have talked for longer, especially about the music that we love. This is now officially the second longest interview I have done! I hope you enjoy it! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com and more about Herorangecoat at www.herorangecoat.co...

This is the second time that WJAHOM has had the opportunity to interview the delightful Millie Manders, we had a blast! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Check out my interview with Leeds singer-songwriter Molly Rymer. She is hugely talented and her songs are deep, sublime, and beautiful! She is an artist you need to hear, and when you do you will want more of her wonderful songs! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Check out my interview with one of the UK's finest solo artists. The award-winning Pope of Folk-Punk music, Joe Solo. As well as being a singer and performer he is a writer, an activist, a poet, a broadcaster, and (in his own words) a rabble-rousing Socialist big mouth! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

This is the fifth release in Series 3 of the With Just A Hint Of Mayhem podcast interviews.  We now bring you two amazing people from York's incredible music venue The Crescent, Harkirit Boparai and Joe Coates. You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Check out my interview with one of York's finest new bands, Hærtstrings! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

I had the absolute joy of interviewing the fabulous Glasgow rock band Anchor Lane at the Leeds Festival last Sunday. It was shortly after they opened the final day in style with a barnstorming set on the Festival Republic Stage. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. The interview was for With Just A Hint Of Mayhem and Soundsphere Magazine. You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahint...

I was lucky enough to interview ace Reading band the Amazons after their storming set at the Leeds Festival last Friday. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. The interview was for With Just A Hint Of Mayhem and Soundsphere Magazine. You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

I had the honour and pleasure of interviewing the magnificent ALT BLK ERA at the Leeds Festival last Saturday. It was just a few hours before they headlined the BBC Introducing Stage with a stonkingly good set! Their new EP 'Freak Show' is out tomorrow, it will be an absolute belter! Give it a listen and let me know what you think. The interview was for With Just A Hint Of Mayhem and Sou...

I had the pleasure of visiting Everything After Midnight Mansions last week on the eve of the release of their fabulous new single "I Guess,". Hear me chew the fat and shoot the shit about all things EAM and other music-related stuff with three members of this rather wonderful York band! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

I had an absolute blast interviewing Matt (a.k.a. Smell) of Snablades and Segregates last week. Hear us chew the fat for 80 minutes and enjoy the ace raconteur that Matt is when regaling us with some great stories of his life! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Last week I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the incredibly talented musician Liz Davinci. Listen to what Liz says about music (including her own), jazz, Kate and Tori, Marilyn Monroe, and many other things! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

A short while ago I had the pleasure of interviewing one of Yorkshire's, and probably the UK's, finest musical talents, Laura Kindelan. We met up in the Vinyl Cafe in York which provides the background ambiance and is where I last interviewed Laura back in March 2018.  Hear her views on the music industry, merch, her own music, and many other things! You can find more about Mayhem at wit...

Check out my interview with the supremely talented Carol Hodge. Hear her talk about her new album 'Vertiginous Drops' working with other artists and what Hodge World might be like! You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Check out my interview with one of York's finest young bands, City Snakes You can find more about Mayhem at withjustahintofmayhem.com

Back in October last year, in the middle of her first tour, I had the absolute pleasure of interviewing the uber-talented Delilah Bon, which anyone reading this probably knows is the (not so) secret identity/ alter ego of Lauren Tate. Music fans will also know her as the firebrand who fronts one of Yorkshire's finest bands, Hands Off Gretel. I interviewed Delilah once before, in late 2020 and...