InFrequency - The Monthly Music Podcast Collection

Call the cops! 

We are back with an episode of Temporary Fandoms, and it's a two-parter.

I am joined by the always excellent John Tansey and Zoe Von Hess to work our way through the work of the inimitable Shaun Ryder.

We look at the first half of his career in this episode right up to the first Black Grape Album. 

I invited guitarist for Delta Sleep, Glen Hodgson on to talk us through what is and isn't Math Rock. We got some answers for sure, but I still can never put my finger on what makes something "mathy".

I regale Glen with phrases from the early 90s like "wazzy" which just makes me feel old. We also talk about being in Delta Sleep, touring, music production, the Albini sound, and a bunch of other stuff.

We work our way from Slint, through Don Caballero, Toe, Pretend, Faraquet, up to Real Terms. We even have a track that even to me doesn't seem very "mathy"

I was joined for this episode by That Petrol Emotion guitarist Raymond Gorman to take us back to Derry in the mid 80's through the lens of his DJ stints at the Left Bank Disco.

We talk about the local scene, living in Derry in the mid 80's, being a DJ with a manifesto, Almost blowing yourself up on a lighting rig, starting a band, moving to that London, and in a break from normal MSG norms, stuff about the guests actual band.

Ewan does tell a few boring anecdotes, and here's a bonus drinking game for you, every time he mentions that he is from Wolverhampton - SHOT.

Tracks include Afrika Bambaataa, Mr Bloe, The Smiths, New Order, yes, and more. 

Keep an eye out for the upcoming That Petrol Emotion boxed set, which is coming out in November on Edsel Records and it's called "Every beginning has a future'

Punktuation Mag UK editor Molly Tie joins me for a fascinating long conversation about the evolution of Girl Groups. From the Shangri-Las to Girls Aloud, via The Slits, Runaways, Bangles, Donnas, Bananarama, and more.

We discuss sexism in pop, exploitation, fashion, marketing, my inability to form cohesive sentences when it's 40 degrees, why Bananarama were way more important than I thought, and ....well, just have a listen.

This took me a while to think up the name for this eclectic journey through the music tastes of Head Honcho at Tiny Global Productions, John Henderson. I think I got it right in the end, despite me using my bad mic by mistake (though it's OK as John does 90% of all the talking)

We take a look at artists who just do, or did, their own thing, hard to pinpoint in any specific genre, sometimes on the cusp of greatness, sometimes on the outskirts. Regardless it's a great selection of tunes from Rocksteady, to Hippy Folk, and much much more.

THERE IS NO SPOTIFY PLAYLIST THIS TIME AS IT WOULD ONLY BE HALF FULL!!!! (best listen on our site or mixcloud then)

LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!

For anyone that's been in a battle of the bands, or anyone from Boston...you are in for a treat. Or if you just like some banging eclectic tunes and a fun rambling conversation about music...this is for you

I am joined by puzzle maker supreme and former contestant of the rumble, Brendan Quigley who takes us through a fascinating journey of one of the most important battle-of-the-bands in US history. Well maybe excluding that one in San Dimas which was won by Bill and Ted.

In this episode of Temporary Fandoms we continue working our way through the rather impressive work of PJ Harvey, Look at TWO mercury prize winning albums and continue to be amazed as Polly takes us to unexpected places.

Nick and Ewan, are joined by journalist, writer, musician, radio presenter, and regular guest Cheri Amour. Check out her stuff at www.cheriamour.co.uk

I am joined by not one but two guests, co-hosts of the excellent Smash Hits podcast, "The Giddy Carousel Of Pop" Gavin Hogg, and Simon Galloway. As 80's pop aficionados they chose to take me through some of the 80's unsung pop belters (though I did have to question them on whether a couple of the choices were obscure at all).

First of all, apologies for the slightly sub-par sound quality this month.

In this episode of Temporary Fandoms we look at the stunning first half of the discography of PJ Harvey. From the astounding opening Indie Rock of Dry, through to the trip-Hop infused Is This Desire? As always we take you through each album, play a few songs, and then have a ramble chat to see what's what.

We are joined by Doctor of Music, Liam Maloney, to talk about the rise and possible fall of Disco. We look at how Disco began in a New York loft, the Stonewall uprising, the destruction of dangerous disco records, how disco continues to this day, and no Abba, though there is some Ethel Merman, for some reason. And Liam chose some incredibly long, but cracking, tunes for us to listen to, including Idris Muhammad, Eddie Kendricks, and erm Ethel Merman!

OOF, it's a long one. We were joined for this by author, critic, comic, and musician Marc Burrows. We take a long look at the rise and fall of the most 90s of 90s things, Britpop. We talk about Blur waaaay too much, call ourselves out for accidental sexism, discuss indie dancefloors, music journos, the battle of the bands and even Menswear!!!

This month, Temporary Fandoms looks at the discography of Manchester's finest pop-punksters Buzzcocks.

This is the second part, so go listen to the other one first!!!

We are joined by Paul Hanley, author of "Leave the Capital" and ex drummer of The Fall, and John Henderson head of the awesome music label Tiny Global Productions.

We discuss the second iteration of the band after they reformed until the untimely death of Pete Shelley and for those who support the show on Mixcloud we select a few tracks from each album to listen to, in between the chat.

This month, Temporary Fandoms looks at the discography of Manchester's finest pop-punksters Buzzcocks. 

We are joined by Paul Hanley, author of "Leave the Capital" and ex drummer of The Fall, and John Henderson head of the awesome music label Tiny Global Productions.

We discuss the first iteration of the band here before the break-up and for those who support the show on Mixcloud we select a few tracks from each album to listen to, in between the chat.

In this episode we are joined by the amazing Sara Marcus, author of "Girls to the Front: The Ture Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution"

We talk Riot Grrrl, feminism, genre, body art and much more.

Welcome to the Temporary Fandoms Wrap Up. After we looked at the entire discography last year we have come back together to spend about the same amount of time looking solely at their amazing new album Lucifer on the Sofa.

Rejoining us are William Shunn, Emily Baldoni, and for the first time Tyler Darling (from the podcast “I turn my podcast on”. We talk our way through hot takes, slight detours and a lot of opinion. And we play a couple of tracks as well.

For the first Temporary Fandoms of 2022 we invited Aaron Troye-White back to take us through the discography of James Murphy’s LCD Soundsystem. We are also joined by the always insightful Chris Whitby.