Superbeast Podcast

Intro - 0.00:00

What we've been up to - 0.00:50

This episode’s jingle - 0.06:25

Song 1 - Billy Liar: Oblivion- 0.07:45

News - 0.11:00

Music News - 0.37:50

Song 2 - The Big Moon: Suckerpunch - 0.50:05

Seasonal Chat - 0.55:00

Film, TV recommendations - 1.02:15

Dopesick - dir. Barry Levinson, Under the Banner of Heaven - dir. David Mackenzie, Canal Boat Diaries - dir. Robbie Cummin, Henpocalypse - dir. Jack Clough / Holly Walsh.

Book and Zine recommendations - 1.07:25 

Zines: Raising Hell - Ben, Gadgie 49 - Marv Gadgie, The Little Greyscale zine of Gratuitous Violence - made by Chris,  My First Comic Zine - Sio Orient, The Cunningham Amendment - ed. Dr Peter Good, Books: The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath, Slaughterhouse 5 - Kurt Vonegutt, Blind Faith - Ben Elton, Plan for Choas - John Wyndham, Golden Apples of the Sun & Something Wicked this Way Comes - Ray Bradbury, The Fellowship of the Hand - Edward D. Hoch, Pent Up - Adam Byfiled, Logan’s Run - William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, Brave Old World - Tom Hodgkinson

Song 3 - Melonball: Break a Leg - 1.41:00

Niché Knowledge - 1.23:55

Room 919 - 1.28:15

Shout Outs and Conclusions - 1.30:40

Song 4 - Wilderness States - Like Love 1.33:40

Recorded October 2023, released December 2023.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our listeners from Blake, Burg and Charlotte. x

Intro - 0.00:00

What we've been up to - 0.00:30

This episode’s jingle - 0.08:00

Song 1 - X-Ray Cat Trio: True Romance - 0.09:40

News - 0.13:00

Music News - 0.31:40

Song 2 - Sarabeth Tucek - The Gift - 0.41:30

2022 Round Up - Top Albums - 0.45:50 

Charlotte’s top wines - 1.03:25

Best ales of 2022 - 1.12:50

Good things about 2022 - 1.17:10

Film, TV recommendations - 1.19:10 

(Severance - dir. Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, Titane - dir. Julia Ducournau, Infinity Pool - dir. Brandon Cronenberg, SAS Rouge Heroes - dir. Tom Shankland, Guy Martin’s Great British Power Trip - dir. James Woodroffe.)

Book and Zine recommendations - 1.30:45 (books: Children of time - Adrian Tchaikovsky, Web - John Wyndham, Amid - weekly flash fiction on www.adambyfield.com, Digger’s Diary - Charles Osborne, zines: The Cunningham Amendment - ed. Dr Peter Good, Lights Go Out issues 103-108, Strix - poetry and short fiction - ed. SJ Bradley, Ian Harker & Andrew Lamberth, All About Columbo - Missy Tassles, Positive Creed - ed. Rob, independent media - Tribune, British Sci- Fi Association, - Vector & Focus magazines, Amnesty International magazine)

Song 3 - The Hu: Triangle - 1.41:00

Niché Knowledge - 1.47:10

Lousy Liars - 1.49:30

Room 919 - 1.51:20

Shout Outs and Conclusions - 1.53:30

Song 4 - Lighthouse - Future Island 1.54:20

1. Intro - 0.00:00
2. What we've been up to - 0.00:30
3. This episode’s jingle - 0.08:30
4. Song 1 - Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies: What’s on the Inside has to come out - 0.09:10
5. News - 0.13:30
6. Music News - 0.29:00
7. Song 2 - Lewsburg - Cold Light of Day - 0.39:00
8. Leeds Zine Fair Interviews - 0.43:00 (Ella - Radical Roots housing Coop, James - Jamzilla, Dimitri - @d.a.pieri, Jenessa - @pennycress.zine, Krystianya - @kybaczynski, Sean - @beardedhorse, Becky - @vaginaguck, Becky - @bex_purple, Paloma - @uhpaloma, Aqeel - @ap.writer, Olliana - @milkku_tea, Mx Jinn - @mx_jinn 
9. Film, TV recommendations - 1.25:00
10. Book and Zine recommendations - 1.35:00 (zines: Much Ado About Pudding - Claire O’Brien, Season wild - Krystiana Baczynski, The Sceever - Lee, Confined & Echotopi - Nina Zina, NHS Nurses have Stories, Gadgie 48 - Marv Gadgie, Poor Lass 8 - ed. Em & Seleena, Anarchy & Piracy - Gabrielle  Kuhn, books - Bound for Glory - Woodty Guthrie, Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi, The Silver Locusts - Ray Bradbury, They - Kay Dick.
11. Song 3 - Velvet Fist: Premature Emasculation - 1.44:00
12. Niché Knowledge - 1.47:50
13. Room 919 - 1.52:00
14. Thank yous & Conclusions - 1.55:00
15. Song 4 - Ratso (with Yasmin Hamdan) - I Want Everything 1.59:00

We catch up on the last few months and chat news, reviews, music, books, zines, music, TV, niche knowledge and have a good laugh.

0:00 - Intro Jingle

0:30 - What we’ve been up to

09:30 - New jingles

10:45 - Song 1: The Sewer Cats - Answer the Question

14:30 - News

45:30 - Music News

57:10 - Song 2: Leonard Cohen - Do I have to Dance all Night?

1.01:45 - Topic: Electrodermal - we discuss the launch of the new new sci-fi novel written by John Davison

1.13:10 - Film / TV reviews - Liquorice Pizza (Film, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson), From (TV. cr. John Griffin), Midnight Mass (TV. cr. Mike Flanaghan), Wild Wild Country (Doc, dir. Mclaine Way & Chapman Way), Ben Fogles’s New Lives in the Wild (TV), Big Boys (TV, dir. Jack Rooke)

1.19:50 - Books and zine reviews - Lord Brocktree (Brian Jaques), The Die Decides (C.M.Lowry), Sinopticon (various writers, trans. Xueting Christine Ni), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Douglas Adams), A Scanner Darkly (Philip K. Dick), Space Ranger (Isaac Asimov), Cubesville - Anarchy Absurdity & Punk, A Little Zine about Fermentation (Rev. R. Cubesville), Dead Singers Society (various, Good Comics), Asterix and Cleopatra (René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo), The Gangster We Are All Looking For (Lê Thi Diem Thúy)

1.26:30 - Songs 3 & 4: The Sex Cripples - Work Related Meeting & Social Distancing

1.34:05 - Niché Knowledge

1.45:00 - Room 919

1.47:45 - Shout outs and Conclusions

1.51.25 - Song 5: Chartreuse - Swedish Water

We get imaginative - talking fungi, tory policies, refugees, reviewing films, books and zines, spinning tunes from pop, punk, electronic and indie. Episode 19 is ready, enjoy please! 😊

00:00 - Intro (Boom Boom Racoon jingle)

00:30 - What have we been up to?

06:30 - Jingles

09:10 - Song 1: Blues Came In by The Burner Band

12:15 - News

37:20 - Music News

46:20 - Song 2: Wet Dream by Wet Leg

49:20 - Original Thoughts

1.06:10 Film / Book / Zine Reviews: Documentary Film: Fantastic Fungi - dir. Louis Schwartzberg. Books: The Heeding by Rob Cowen, Triple Point by Adam Byfield, The Witches of North Yorkshire by Michael Wray. Zines: Work Community Politics War - www. Prole.info, Kiki with Family - Celebrating the Dutch Ballroom Scene by Raezor Beam, The Cunningham Amendment vol. 20 no. 1 ed. Dr. Peter Good, Sticky Sounds vol. 13 - A Malignity of Goblins by Sticky Vicky.

1.23:55 - Song 3: Food Not Bombs by The Rebel Riot

1.27:40 - Room 919

1.34:40 - Shout outs & Conclusions

1.38:10 - Song 4: Darkhorse (Live) by Emma Ruth Rundle

We catch up with the events of June and July in a megabeast of news, chat, views and free thoughts on the issues of the day.

0.00 - Boom Boom Racoon Intro

0.30 - Hello and what we’ve been up to

07.25 -  New jingles

12.15 - Song 1 - Boom Boom Racoon : Fuck you Ashley

16.30 - News: Extreme weather, A.I. & drones, UFOs - US military report, ‘Freedom Day’, UK immigration, UK health changes, G.B. News launch / Channel 4, World News, 

46.50 - The Britain song, 

48.30 - Positive news: ecocide to be a crime, single use plastic digestion, Covid-19 &diet, DNA testing water, 4 day working week,

57.00 - Music News: Leeds International Piano Competition, The War on Drugs, Download Fest, Rash Decision, Snakerattlers, Geval, Boom Boom Racoon, The Yalla Yallas, Den Miller, The Burner Band, Grand Collapse, Trio Mandilli, Vinyl waits, Lakefest 2021,

1:08.30 - Song 2 - Alice Phoebe Lou : Dirty Mouth

1:11.40 - Freedom Day chat

1:23.00 - Film and TV reviews: (TV) Time, (film) The Quiet Place part 2,

1:27.20 - Book and zine reviews: (book) Moomin Papa at Sea by Tove Jansson, (book) Love and kisses Snoopy by Charles M.Schultz, (book) Triple Point, short stories by Adam Byfield, (book) Resistance, Sustenance, Projection by Rachel House, (book) African Violet, short stories by various (Caine prize for African writing 2012), (book) FLM Comics - collected 2016-2020 by Natasha Natarajan, (zine) Music that Changed my life by Natasha Natarajan, (zine) Voices Etc. by Esme @creating.my.voice, (zine) Ugly Love issue 8 ed. Natalie Batalie, (zine) This Body Matters ed. Laura, (zine) Hard Femme ed. Kirsty Fife, You are Fucker by punkmyke@gmail.com, (zine) Drawn Poorly by various @drawnpoorlyzine, (zine) Lights Go Out 83 / Gadgie 44 by Marv Gadgie & Mr. T, (zine) EYH! Issue 16 - Liverpool Punk / alternative zine, Surviving Lockdown Special ed. Ste, (zines) Papercore issues 2-5 ed. by Giz for copies contact papercore@riseup.net, 

1:38.00 Song 3 - Wonk Unit : We are the England

1:41.00 - Room 919

1:43.50 - Conclusions / Goodbye

1:44.40 - Song 4 : Feu! Chatterton - Un Monde Nouveau

0.00 - Boom Boom Racoon Intro

0.30 - Hello and what we’ve been up to

07.45 -  New jingles

10.10 - Song 1 - The Menstrual Cramps : Make girls feel good

15.15 - News

46.15 - Music News

54.35 - Song 2 - Dry Cleaning : Scratchcard Lanyard 

59.40 - Chat

1:13.45 Song 3 - Bootscraper : The Suffering

1:19.13 - Film and TV reviews

1:29.15 - Room 919

1:32.00 - Conclusions / Goodbye

1:33.00 - Song 4 : Gaelynn Lea - Someday, We’ll Linger In The Sun

Blake, Burg and Charlotte are joined this month by Fizzy - an artist, lino print maker and general cool person at gigs. We chat news, crows, Bolton Abbey cat killers, robot shepherds, vacinne happiness, clampdowns on protests, Brexit fall-out, Priti Patel buying her way out of bullying charges, art and lino printing - whilst playing punk, rock, indie music and Mongolian throat singing; we unleash some awesome new jingles, consign some happy things to room 919 and review zines from around the world!

Intro - 0:00

- Greetings and what we’ve been up to - 0:30

- New jingles - 07:30

- SONG 1: Freddy Fudd Pucker - Fortress Europa - 11:33

- News - 15:40

- Music News - 39:30

- SONG 2: The Hu - Wolf Totem - 47:30

- chatting art, lino prints and life with Fizzy - 55:55

- SONG 3: Jeff Rosenstock - You, In Weird Cities - 1.14:10

- Zine Reviews - 1.18:03

(Screaming murder in the basement of hell and other stories by Cubesville, 

Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury,

Poor Lass” #7 (the race issue) by Seleena and Em,

Over here zine fest 2018 zine in a day by various

Brown Girls 2 by Seelena Laverne Daye

Lights Go Out 77, ed. by Mr. T.

Cheap Cans Broken Vans and Basement bar bands - History of TNS Records by Andy and Bev

How to have healthy hair and Grow it long by Annie Lawson

Muther Fucker by various)

- Room 919 - 1.24:40

- Fizzy’s book recommendations - 1.27:33

- Where to find Fizzy’s art - 1.28:00

- Conclusions, thanks & goodbye - 1.28:30

- SONG 4: Spoon - Do You? - 1.29:10

Blake, Burg and Charlotte are joined this month by Nina Zina - Belgium zine-maker, illustrator and guitarist from Lavender Witch. We chat news, coping in lockdown, vaccines, Brexit issues, child poverty, porpoises, Handforth Parish Council, eating mealworms, Marilyn Mansun, unborn concept music, music, art, science, illustrations, TV and films playing punk, rock and indie music, unleash some awesome new jingles and review zines from around the world!

Intro - 0:00

- Greetings and what we’ve been up to - 0:30

- New jingles - 10:00

- SONG 1: Lavender Witch - Resting Bitch Face - 12:20

- News - 16:10

- Music News - 36:00

- SONG 2: Bobby Funk - Gammon Club - 44:50

- Chatting zines, art and music with Nina - 48.40

- SONG 3:  Juliana Hatfield - Wonder Why - 1.14:10

- Film & TV reviews - 1.18:36

- Zine Reviews - 1.20:50

(The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood,

Lights Go Out issue 76 - ed. Mr T.,

The Vegans guide to people arguing with Vegans by Rev Cubesville,

Positive Creed  issue 38 ed. Rob,

Which Witch is Witch by Nyxia Grey,

You Know You’re a Rural Queer When by Olivia M,

Petites Leçons Philosophiques du Milieu Queer Lillois by Mawy,

Poor Lass” #7 (the race issue) by Seleena and Em,

Moist Girl Diary” #1 by Izalixe Straightheart,

Poems for Stuff by Meeni Levi, Home Alone by Jade Mars,

Sing for your Supper by David Rovics)

- Room 919 - 1.33:45

- Where to find Nina’s art and music - 1.38:35

- Conclusions, thanks & goodbye - 1.39:00

- SONG 4: Tights In Space - Purple - 1.41:00

We’re joined by Tim Loud to dissect 2020 in all its fatal glory. We talk Christmas, covid, Trumpety Trump and his final days as pres, the mass of humanity in the Anthropocene scene, we chat music with Tim, give our feedback on the year that was, talk about our favourite ales, our favourite albums of 2020, we call out some of the year’s lousiest liars and celebrate the joy of things by putting more worthy material in Room 919.

- Intro - 0:00
- Greetings and what we’ve been up to - 0:30
- New jingles - 5:53
- SONG 1: X-Ray Cat Trio: Getalong Gang - 7:25
- News - 11:05
- Music News - 25:00
- SONG 2: Millie Manders and the Shutup - Poor Man’s Show - 28:40
- 2020 Rundowns - top beers of the year - 33:35
- 2020 could have been much worse - 40:00
- Burg’s top 20 records of 2020 - 48:00
- Blake’s top 10 albums of 2020 - 1.03:40
- Lousy Liars - 1.12:20
- SONG 3: Freddy Fudd Pucker - Rudolf Kloos - 1.19:18
- Zine Reviews - 1.22:50
(Sew Irregular - ed. Eddie Pile, Don’t Lose your Voice - ed. Efa SuperTramp, The Cunningham Amendment - ed. Dr. Peter Good, One Way Ticket to Cubesville- ed. Rev. Richard Cubesville, Yesterday Today & Tomorrow - ed. Miff Peasant, Manchester by Night - ed. Jimbob)
- Room 919 - 1.29:25
- Famous People who died in 2020 - 1.34:30
- Agreeing to Disagree - 1.35:30
- Thanks & Goodbye - 1.38:31
- SONG 4: Michelle Gurevich - Feel More - 1.39:55

An extra long episode as we've combined October and November into a single Ultrabeast. We talk US election, covid, fine art, censorship and extinction along with our with most beastly chat and banter.

Intro - 0:00

Greetings and what we’ve been up to - 0:30

Reactions to Extinction: the facts with David Attenborough - 5:45

New jingles - 10:25

SONG 1: Stöj Snak - Wants/Needs - 12:00

News - 15:30

Music News - 35:35

SONG 2: Bill Callahan & Will Oldham - OD’d in Denver - 41:10

Interview with Emily Dewsnap - 45:10

SONG 3: Givvy Flynn - Tomboy - 1.18:40

Film reviews (My Octopus Teacher) - 1.22:50

Books and zines - 1.26:15 

(Other Minds - Peter Godfrey Smith, New Scientist, Minority Report & other short stories - Philip K. Dick , Beyond the Ballet Box - ed. Ren from Petrol Girls, Irregular zines & Things I wish I’d learned about Empire at school - Eddie Pile, Lights go Out - ed. Mr T. And various, Rumlad #13 - Steve Larder, Say it Right Writers Circle - For Ourselves, for each other, Big ‘Eds - Paul Hannah)

Room 919 - 1.34:15

Shout outs to listeners / where to find us - 1.38:25

Conclusions / goodbyes - 1.39:00

Harem Scarem - Is It The Sea? - 1.28:10

ONE YEAR OF BEASTING!

Our all-hat wearing cast  chat about the issues of the day; give music news, discuss the psychology of dangerous drivers, review, TV zines, books, and spin some awesome punk/indie/pop. Proper radged like!

Intro - 0:00

Greetings and what we’ve been up to - 0:30

New jingles - 6:45

SONG 1: Freddy Fudd Pucker - love like a leech - 7:45

News - 12:05

Music News - 29:30

SONG 2: Arab Strap - The Turning of Our Bones - 34:00

TOPIC: The psychology of a dangerous driver - 40:10

SONG 3: Sirsy - Waiting for Rain - 1.03:00

Film and TV reviews - 1.09:50

Books and zines - 1.18:50

Room 919 - 1.24:00

Shout outs to listeners / where to find us - 1.25:30

Conclusions / goodbyes - 1.26:15

Vic Chestnut - Flirted With You My Whole Life - 1.28:10

This month we we’re joined by Charlotte. We chat Corona, music, zines, books, Dark, toilet enlightenment and what happens after the pandemic all whilst spinning some punk/indie/pop. Splashback! 

Intro: 0:00

Hello / what we've been up to: 0:30

Jingles: 2:10

Song 1 - Blood blood blood blood by Lavender Witch : 4:08

News: 8:08

Music News: 22:50

SONG 2 - Fire by Waxahatchee: 30:32

Topic: WHAT NEXT? - How will the world change after Covid? 34:32

SONG 3 - Judas by Paper Rifles: 56:30

Film & TV Reviews - Dark: 1:00:00

Book and zine reviews - Stop Over Tokyo by John P. Marquand, The Cunningham Amendment by Peter Good, Rumlad by Steve Larder, Cool Schmool #3 & #4,  Me and Bruce: Queers on the edge of town 4, This is Fake DIY by Holly Casio, Dreams of Low Carbon Future graphic novel by various 1:05:00

Toilet reading and ‘splashback’ : 1:13:00

Shout Outs and Conclusions: 1:15:40

Song 4 - Escape Is At Hand For The Travelling Man by The Tragically Hip: 1:16:52

This month we get knee deep in the news, festivals, music and lockdown life whilst spinning some punk/indie/pop. Dive in and taste the cattle...

Intro: 0:00

Hello / what we've been up to: 0:30

Jingles: 6:50

Song 1 - NHS by China Shop Bull : 10:10

News: 15:00

Charlotte's eel story & scubu diving: 55:20

Song 2 - In Your head by Nulifer Yanya  :  58:00

Music News: 1:02.00

Song 3 - The Tibby Tan Tiger by Knife Club : 1:10:00

Topic - Festivals : 1:13:00

Zines - 1:21:44

Shout Outs and Conclusions: 1:23:00

Song 4 - Magic Chords by Sharon van Etten :  1:26:00

Boom Boom Racoon intro: 0:00

What we’ve been up to: 0:30

New Jingle: 5:42

Song 1: The Menstrual Cramps - Neo Nazi : 7:00

News: 10:35

Music News: 21:55

String  Jokes : 25:20

Song 2: Shilpa Ray - Morning Terrors and Nights of Dread: 29:33

Topic: Conspiracy Theories : 34:47

Song 3: Follow Your Dreams - Out of Order : 59:40

Film and TV Reviews : 1.03:10

Shout outs: 1.13:30

Conclusions and goodbye : 1.14:22

Song 4: Phoebe Bridgers - Kyoto : 1:17:19

Boom Boom Racoon intro: 0:00

What we’ve been up to: 0:53

New Jingles: 9:41

String  Jokes : 11:10

Song 1: Julia Jacklin - Pressure To Party : 13:33

News: 16:45

Music News: 33:12

Song 2: X-Ray Cat Trio -  The Devil’s Cumrag pt 2 : 38:11

Adam Byfield interview :  42:30

Song 3: The Vexed - Born to Breed: 1.11:23

Film and TV Reviews - Tiger King: 1.14:32

Shout outs: 1.17:23

Conclusions and goodbye : 1.18:3

Song 4: Feu! Chatterton - A l'Aube : 1.19:45

Boom Boom Racoon intro:   0:00

What we’ve been up to:    2:30

New Jingles:   7:10

Song 1: The Lewis Burner Band - Dead King:     8:30

News:     12.19

Music News:      29:33

Song 2: The Mountain Goats - This year:    32:45

Jokes / string jokes:    37:11

Fanzines and the free press:   41:42

Song 3: Commoners Choir  - The People’s Armada:    52:48

Film review - Three Identical Strangers:   57:49

Shout outs :   1:02:40

Conclusions and goodbye : 1:04:00

Song 4: Tender - Violence   1:06:21

0:00 - Welcomes and what we’ve been up to

3.40 - Jingles

6.14 - SONG: Jeffery Lewis - My Girlfriend Doesn't Worry

11.30 - News

22.30 - String Jokes

25.15 - SONG: Biscuithead & the Biscuit Badgers - Royal Park Road

29.00 - Music News

32.45 - Boom Boom Racoon's Superbeast Song

33.30 - The Art of Seeing

40.40 - SONG: Big Thief - Not

46.50 - TV & Film Reviews

54.20 - How to get in touch & hellos

57.40 - Gooebyes

58.15 - SONG: Tim Loud - Anyone Else But Me

62.03 - Bonus String Joke

0:00 - Welcomes and what we’ve been up to

7:30 - The Jingle poll

8:00 - String Jokes

12:17 - SONG: Slap Rash - Zone A

15:00 News

26:00 - SONG: Purple Mountains - Nights That Won't Happen

33:00 - Corrections

37:30 - Power Relationships In the Digial Era

57:50 - SONG: Dog Hand String Band - This Is My Rifle

1.03:00 - Getting In Touch / Hellos

1.05:30 - Film Reviews

1.14:00 - Conclusions

1.16:00 - SONG: Michelle Gurevich - Way You Write

0:00 - Welcomes and what we’ve been up to

4:00 - The jingle off

4:50 - News

8:33 - (Song) Boom Boom Racoon:  ‘Airbus’

13:00 - Election analysis 

25:00 - Our top 10 albums of the year

39:30 - Best ofs 2019

46:40 - (Song) Jarvis Cocker: C*nts are still running the world

52:00 - New year‘s resolutions and shout outs

54:30 - Jingle battle

56:40 - Contacts and conclusions

59:30 - (Song) Speed Dinosaur: Alan’s Christmas 

1.03:58 - Present opening and goodbyes

0m00s Intro

5m00s Jingle

5m55s Tropical Fuck Storm - You Let My Tyres Down

12m15s Corrections & Merit System on Climate Change

19m50s The Overbites - TV

22m00s Get Off My Face - The UK's Surveillance Culture

33m00s Jingle Vote

35m4s University and False Economies

50m00s EFA Supertramp - I Could Be Free

55m00s Film Reviews

1h06m How to get in touch / Conclusions / Farewells

Welcome to Superbeast

7m - Billy Liar's 'Pills'

Recycling and the environment

34m - Stöj Snak's  'Cosmic Irony'

Pornography blocks, childhood and parenting

52m - Roch's 'I Love To You'

Film and TV Recommendations & How to Get In Touch

1h - Casual Nausea's  'Demons'

Corrections and Goodbyes