The XS Noize Podcast

In episode #142 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets John Lydon from Public Image Limited to discuss their new studio album End of World. Public Image Limited  returns with  End of World  – their 11th studio album and first album in 8 years. The band began writing and recording  End of World  in 2018, during their 40th-anniversary tour. After The Great Pause, the band regrouped in the studio...

In episode #141 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Kyle Falconer from The View to discuss their long-awaited new album, Exorcism of Youth. The View are back after a five-year hiatus with their brilliant new album Exorcism of Youth – their first album since 2015. In this interview, Kyle Falconer talks about recording the album in Granada, Spain, with the assistance of a top-tier producer in...

In episode #140 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Scott McCaughey from supergroup The Baseball Project to discuss their fourth studio album, Grand Salami Time! The band is made up of  Steve Wynn  (The Dream Syndicate), former  R.E.M.  members  Peter Buck  and  Mike Mills ,  Linda Pitmon  (Filthy Friends, Alejandro Escovedo) and  Scott McCaughey  (The Minus 5/Young Fresh Fellows and R.E.M....

In episode #139 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets legendary music manager Simon Napier-Bell to discuss his latest documentary - George Michael: Portrait of an Artist. Simon Napier-Bell is an English record producer, music manager, author and journalist. Simon has managed artists as diverse as the Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Japan , Ultravox, Wham! and many more. In this interview, Simon talks...

In episode #138 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Andy Partridge (XTC), Stu Rowe (Future Sound of London) and American songstress Jen Olive to discuss their new project, The 3 Clubmen.  Thirteen years in the making, The 3 Clubmen EP recalls XTC's later pastoral period, a touch of Jen Olive's math-pop angularity and the eclectic sound that runs through Stu Rowe's Lighterthief back catalogu...

In episode #137 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets fast-rising Sunderland artist Tom A. Smith to discuss his latest release EP3. Despite still being a teenager, Sunderland-based newcomer Tom A. Smith has already achieved more than most artists do in a lifetime. He played his first ever gig aged just eight, supporting local psychedelic rockers Detroit Social Club at legendary Newcastle venu...

In episode #136 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Matt Bowman from The Pigeon Detectives to discuss their long-awaited new album 'TV Show.' Produced by the renowned Rich Turvey (Blossoms, The Coral, Oscar Lang), their new album TV Show looks to cement a rebirth within the band's legacy. After storming the stage at countless festivals in the summer of 2022, The Pigeon Detectives quickly be...

In episode #135 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Johnny Lloyd and Dan White from TRIBES to talk about 'Rabbit Head' – their first album in ten years. With their boldest record yet, Rabbit Head captures how TRIBES got here and where they're heading next. They might have taken the long way around, but the album feels like the one TRIBES were always destined to make. They are a band revital...

In episode #134 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Mike Peters from Welsh rock legends The Alarm to talk about their brand new album 'Forwards.' Mike Peters returns to life after a year dominated by pneumonia and a serious leukaemia relapse. Forwards is alive with melody and invention and destined to contend for a top place amongst The Alarm's extensive discography, one that boasts over 17...

In episode #133 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Keith O'Neill from Irish psychedelic/electronic band – EXTRANAUTS about their debut album, The Alchemist. Having started under the moniker The Dead Heavys , Extranauts have released their fantastic debut album, The Alchemist , produced by Jagz Kooner (Primal Scream, Kasabian, Andrew Weatherall). Taking inspiration from '60s psychedelia jus...

In episode #132 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Colin Angus for his first AI interview about his new band "Moship." The Shamans originator discusses his new project via AIngus, Moships AI aide. Moship is an electronic music duo consisting of Colin Angus and Digital Habitat . The duo released their first track, 'A2E ft Michael Horowitz' , on the 80th anniversary of Bicycle Day (the origi...

In episode #131 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Dan Croll to discuss his latest album, Fools . Returning to his familiar haunt Montrose Recording in Richmond, VA, where he also recorded his 2020 LP Grand Plan , Dan Croll has now stepped into the role of co-producer this time around alongside his regular recording partner, Spacebomb's Matthew E. White. Fools finds Dan Croll at a crossroa...

In episode #130 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Jon McClure from Reverend and the Makers to discuss his new album 'Heatwave In The Cold North.' Never resting on their laurels and constantly striving to challenge perceptions of the band, Reverend and the Makers have become one of the enduring and great survivors of the British music scene. With a career spanning two decades Jon McClure a...

In episode #129 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Clem Burke (from Blondie) and John "Fin" Finseth from The Tearaways to discuss their new album 'And Now For Our Next Trick.' United Kingdom-based Dirty Water Records has signed the California-based rock and roll outfit The Tearaways to a 5-year deal. The label has released the Ed Stasium-produced (Ramones, Talking Heads, Smithereens) digit...

In episode #128 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Therapy? Vocalist and guitarist Andy Cairns to discuss their colossal new studio album 'Hard Cold Fire'. As Therapy? 's fourth decade finally gets underway in earnest, the sixteenth album Hard Cold Fire , written and pre-produced during an unprecedented time for music, is hefty, compact, and accessible, a distillation of everything that ha...

In episode #127 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly to discuss his debut solo album, The Strange Order Of Things . Nathan Connolly has been the guitarist with the acclaimed Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol since 2002. Nathan began working on his debut solo album with producer Rocky O'Reilly in Belfast in 2017. A lockdown-imposed hiatus from Snow Pat...

In episode #126 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Franco-British pianist and composer RIOPY to discuss his new album, THRIVE. RIOPY came to music in an extraordinary and unusual way. Escaping to the UK following a childhood spent in an oppressive French cult, his fortunes changed when he was given an opportunity to study at Oxford Brookes University and then gifted a Steinway pi...

In episode #125 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with former Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan to talk about his first solo album 'The Reckoning.' Nearly 3 years after departing Kasabian, Tom Meighan returns with The Reckoning , his first solo album, released on 28th April 2023. In this interview, Tom talks about writing and recording The Reckoning , how he feels about being a solo arti...

In episode #124 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Graham Lambert from Madchester legends Inspiral Carpets. Inspiral Carpets have released The Complete Singles , a brand new album compiling all of the Manchester band's 24 singles to date. The Complete Singles sees all of the band's singles remastered and available on one album for the first time. From 1988's Keep The Circle Aroun...

In episode #123 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Cormac Neeson from the Irish rock band The Answer. The Answer makes a spectacular and long-awaited return with Sundowners - their first new studio album in almost seven years. In this interview, Cormac Neeson talks about the band getting back together, Sundowners, their stolen gear, live shows and much more. Check out the article...

In episode #122 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods to talk about their new album UK GRIM out now on Rough Trade Records. The album is the Nottingham duo's most dancefloor-friendly release to date, UK GRIM is an urgent and sage-like look at life, living and the gritty reality of our era. In this interview, Jason talks about the new album, collab...

In episode #121 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Robert Robertson lead singer with Glasgow-based 4-piece, Tide Lines to talk about their new album 'An Ocean Full of Islands' An Ocean Full of Islands' is the follow-up to the successful DIY release 'Eye of the Storm', which entered the charts at #12 in 2020 and only missed the Top 10 by a handful of sales. In this interview, Robe...

In episode #120 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Nik Kershaw to talk about his upcoming 'No Glitz, Just Hitz' UK tour.  The  No Glitz, Just Hitz  tour will see  Nik Kershaw  perform 'up close and in your face', alongside his band. Fans will get to see Nik perform a variety of his much-loved hits, including 'Wouldn't It Be Good', 'The Riddle', 'I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me'...

In episode #119 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with Danny Goffey, co-songwriter and founding member of British band Supergrass to talk about his third solo album Bryan Moone's Discopunk. Danny Goffey  has released his excellent third solo album  Bryan Moone's Discopunk . The album is accompanied by a self-penned, limited-edition book about a day in the life of his fictional alter...

In episode #118 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar catches up with legendary Bros frontman Matt Goss who is returning to the musical stage following his recent appearance on Strictly Come Dancing and an 11-year Las Vegas residency, with brand new music and a major tour this year. The UK tour, which begins in Croydon on 27th February and includes a date at the Royal Albert Hall in London, will fe...