Always a blast to chat with Lily & Alex from Fightmilk. No Souvenirs is one of the best albums of 2024 https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/no-souvenirs https://x.com/fightmilkband https://www.instagram.com/fightmilkisaband https://bsky.app/profile/fightmilkband.bsky.social Excellent read from their label boss Giles Richards https://www.theg…

Aug Stone chats to Kimaya Diggs about her lovely songs and the challenges of making music these days https://www.kimayadiggs.com/ https://kimayadiggs.substack.com/ https://kimayadiggs.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kimayadiggs/ https://augstone.substack.com/Av Aug Stone

Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite authors, Steve Aylett, about his dazzling and hilarious new book, The Book Lovers https://www.steveaylett.com/ https://augstone.substack.com/p/the-counterforce-no-51-bauhausAv Aug Stone

Aug Stone talks to the man behind Glass Records, David Barker, who has brought much excellent music into the world by the likes of David J, The Jacobites, The Pastels, The Jazz Butcher, Spacemen 3, The Perfect Disaster, and even a mini-LP by The Replacements https://glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/glass-remade-remodelled https://glassmodern.bandcamp…

Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite songwriters, Mikey Georgeon, about Mikey's recent The Middle People album, his adventures in Athens & Georgia (the OG ones), the art of making moments, and much more https://mikeygeorgeson.com/ https://themiddlepeople.bandcamp.com/album/revenge-of-the-killjoys https://www.alldonebykindness.com/ https://www.in…

Aug Stone chats with author John Patrick Higgins about David Coverdale, P.G. Wodehouse, The Smiths, and of course his new novel, Fine https://johnpatrickhiggins.blogspot.com/ https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/fine/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/johnpatrickhiggins/ Twitter: https://x.com/JohnnyMuggins Aug's Substack: https://augstone.substack.…

Aug Stone chats with Lou Mathews & Jim Gavin about the funniest books they know, Lou’s new novel Shaky Town on Jim’s new publishing imprint Tiger Van Books, Los Angeles, Thomas Pynchon, Lodge 49, and a whole lot more https://www.tigervanbooks.com/shaky-town https://bookshop.org/books/shaky-town/9781735303802 https://twitter.com/tigervanbooks ​…

Aug Stone talks to Mikey Georgeson about his new record Simply The Best, dressing up, trusting the creative emergent process, felt intensities, fortuitous ice cream vans and other cosmic coincidences, David Bowie, & much more https://www.mrmikey.net/ http://mikeygeorgeson.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mistersolo Instagram: https://www.instagram…

Aug Stone chats to Rachel Love about her first ever solo album Picture In Mind, getting the Ramones’ autographs, ping pong, Dolly Mixture, and much more https://rachellove.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/racheldollymixture/ ​Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone chats to Lana Bastašić, the 2020 European Union Prize for Literature winner, about her debut novel Catch The Rabbit, visiting the places James Joyce lived, the works of Vladimir Nabokov, Yuz Aleshkovsky, Aglaja Veteranyi, Magda Szabó, Per Petterson and many other authors, tips for writing, Bosnian curse words, and much more https://lanaba…

Aug Stone talks to Møtrik’s Erik Golts & Dave Fulton about their new record MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK, Krautrock and other cosmic grooves, ‘circus music’, and a whole lot more Pre-Order the album - hthttps://pocp.co/motrik https://motrik.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/motrikband https://www.instagram.com/motrikband/ https://www.j…

Aug Stone talks to Philip Jeays about his excellent new album Blossoms & Bicycles, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, the importance of songs meaning things and much more. https://philipjeays.bandcamp.com/ https://www.jeays.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PhilipJeays https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwwoi3AFPh_QAvBzpYMB8rA…

Aug Stone talks to author and comedian Mike Carlon about Van Halen, 80s pop culture, his new book The Ruin Of Souls, and much more Mike’s site - mikecarlon.com Uncorking A Story podcast - MikeCarlon.com/podcast All socials: @uncorkingastory ​Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to prolific psychedelic popster Anton Barbeau about his new album Oh The Joys We Live For and a whole lotta pop music http://www.antonbarbeau.com/ Twitter: @antonbarbeau https://bigstirrecords.com/anton-barbeauAv Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to author John Higgs about his excellent new book, William Blake Vs The World. There’s A LOT of talk about Blake. And a bit about Iron Maiden too. https://johnhiggs.com/ https://uk.bookshop.org/books/william-blake-vs-the-world/9781474614351 https://twitter.com/johnhiggs/Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to Ari Neufeld & Dominic Appleton of the London dream pop/space rock band Breathless about the 30th anniversary reissue of their Between Happiness And Heartache http://www.tenorvossa.co.uk/pages/Breathless.htmlAv Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to Belgian artist Brecht Evens about his excellent new book The City Of Belgium, his ideas about color and composition, endless discos, a ‘very spectacular, amusing & exciting bout of psychosis’ in Tokyo eight years ago, his next 500 page book, and much more http://www.brechtevens.com/ https://www.instagram.com/evens.brecht/ https:/…

Aug Stone talks to Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey of The Catenary Wires about writing letters to The Cure, doing a gig with Vaginal Davis in LA, starting a record label in this day and age, their new album Birling Gap with its songs of modern paranoia, coming to recognize change, frozen relationships, the state of England, 80s discos, and much more h…

Aug Stone goes through the new Fightmilk album, ‘Contender’ with Lily & Alex via Dollywood and other theme parks, ‘maritime narratives’, New Order lyrics, favourite Pulp albums, loveable otters, and much more https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/contender Twitter: @fightmilkband ​Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone chats with writer Reggie Chamberlain-King and Swan River Press publisher Brian Showers about early 20th century Irish clergyman, linguist, writer, & early radio broadcaster Conall Cearnach, Swan River’s recently published collection of Cearnach’s work ‘The Fatal Move & Other Stories’, the Irish discovery of America, and much more Swan Riv…

Aug Stone goes over the long and interesting career of The Real Tuesday Weld with Stephen Coates as he brings things to a close with a trio of final albums https://therealtuesdayweld.com/home https://www.facebook.com/therealtuesdayweld https://twitter.com/realtuesdayweld https://www.instagram.com/realtuesdayweld/…

Aug Stone talks to Andrew Shaw of The Silent Academy about the nature of memory, Star Wars, Eastern philosophy, his new book coordinates, and much more https://www.silentacademy.com/ Twitter: @silentacademy IG: @thesilentacademyAv Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to Ben Siddall from The Lodger about their comeback after a decade, new album Cul-De-Sac Of Love, the song ‘Different Drum’, many many rock and pop bands, and much more @thelodgerband https://www.facebook.com/thelodgerband https://www.instagram.com/thelodgerband/ https://album.link/i/1552769015…

Aug Stone chats to author Peter Bebergal about his new book Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots Of Dungeons & Dragons, his own D&D games, psychogeography, music, and a whole lot more Twitter: @peterbebergal IG: @peter_bebergal http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/appendix-n/ ​Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad about her killer new album Ding Dong. You’re Dead, motherhood & her ‘Maternity Beat’ project, Black Sabbath, a Two Ronnies sketch, and much more Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HedvigMollestadTrio/ Twitter: @HedvigMollestad Instagram: @HedvigMollestadTrio Buy the album: https://boomkat.com/…

Aug Stone talks to author Steve Aylett about his new comic Hyperthick, the legacy of Lint, why he finds hens so hilarious, seeing ideas as shapes, treating the reader with intelligence and respect, Trickster archetypes, stand-up comedy, and much more https://www.steveaylett.com/ Twitter: @steveaylett…

Aug Stone talks to graphic designer, comics artist, and author Rian Hughes about his mammoth new book XX, punk rock, unique London nightclubs, book cover vs album sleeve design, and much more Twitter: @rianhughes https://www.devicefonts.co.uk/ https://celestialmechanic.bandcamp.com/Av Unhinged Entertainment

Aug Stone talks to The Jangling Man himself, Martin Newell, about his upcoming reissue of The Off White Album, the new record he’s just recorded, writing a libretto for Rip Van Winkle, his thoughts on The Kinks, Slade, and White Reaper, the cluelessness of ‘the music biz’, and much more Twitter: @Cleaners_Venus1 https://thecleanersfromvenus.bandcam…

Young Southpaw talks to musician and raconteur Mark Reeder about his film B Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989, putting on Joy Division’s only Berlin gig, illegal punk rock shows behind the Wall in East Germany, and much more https://mfsberlin.com/ https://markreeder.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: @markreedermfs IG: @ markreeder.mfs https://www.y…

Young Southpaw talks to Dutch artist, Hanco Kolk, about his new Meccano book, Billy Wilder films, his soundtrack choices to suit his different working methods, and much more https://hancokolk.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hancokolk/ https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/ Hanco Kolk: When I’m sketching, it’s different than when I’m inking. When I’m sketchi…

Young Southpaw chats to Aussie indie pop legend Mark Monnone about dressing up as KISS, the Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.’s incredible output, getting cassettes from the rubbish tip, his favourite albums of all-time, The Lucksmiths, and much more @MonnoneAlone https://lostandlonesome.bandcamp.com/ Mark Monnone: When I met the guys in The Lucksmiths…

Young Southpaw talks to Peter Coviello about his upcoming book ‘Vineland Reread’ and the wonderful - very funny and very prescient - world of Thomas Pynchon’s novels Twitter: @pcoviell Buy the book - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/vineland-reread/9780231185219 Peter Coviello: As you know, there’s a certain kind of dude who would, like, push Pynchon …

Young Southpaw chats with writer Jeremy Allen about his excellent upcoming Serge Gainsbourg biography, Relax Baby Be Cool. We talk about his meetings with Jane Birkin, Anna Karina, and Mick Harvey, amongst others, for his research. There was so much to cover it us took 38 minutes to get to ‘Je T’aime...’ https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Jeremy-Allen/…

Young Southpaw chats to comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Greg Proops about late 70s concert adventures, life in London, Glasgow audiences, AC/DC, James Bond, and much more https://www.gregproops.com/ https://twitter.com/gregproops https://www.instagram.com/proopdog/ https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/ Greg Proops: I saw AC/DC in 1978. My cousi…

Young Southpaw chats to Henry Kaiser about his phenomenal new record A Love Supreme Electric, Coltrane & Miles, Thomas Pynchon, guitars on Antarctica, and much more https://henrykaiser.bandcamp.com/ https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-love-supreme-electric-a-love-supreme-and-meditations https://www.youtube.com/c/CuneiformRecords/videos ht…

Young Southpaw chats with sunshine pop maestro Louis Philippe about his new record ‘Thunderclouds’, his backing band The Night Mail, the legendary él and Humbug record labels, and much more, with LP offering great insight into his creating such wonderful music. https://louisphilippe1.bandcamp.com/ http://www.louisphilippe.co.uk/ @PhilippeAuclair Yo…

Young Southpaw talks to American ‘English eccentric’ Anton Barbeau about ABBA, memories of lost songs, the bird lifestyle, meeting Graham Chapman, and so much more. Listen to new record ‘Manbird’ at https://antonbarbeau.bandcamp.com/album/manbird http://www.antonbarbeau.com/ https://antonbarbeau.bandcamp.com/ @antonbarbeau Young Southpaw: What made…

Young Southpaw talks to Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey of Heavenly, Swansea Sound, The Catenary Wires (and many more bands) about Spinal Tap, mix tape mishaps, wearing togas, and much more. https://swanseasound.bandcamp.com/releases https://thecatenarywires.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/heavenlyindie/ Young Southpaw: I was going to introduc…

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Young Southpaw has his first repeat guest with The Black Watch’s John Andrew Fredrick. Always a good time with the elegantly loquacious Mr. Fredrick, talking about Nabokov, tennis, the new Black Watch album ‘Fromthing Somethat’, the possibility that Rachel Cusk, Epiphone Guitars, The Ocean Blue, & Congress are all listening to this episode together…

Young Southpaw gets the scoop on one of his favourite new bands, High On Stress. Chatting with singer/guitarist Nick Leet about The Replacements, Prince, seeing Def Leppard at a mall, High On Stress’ fantastic new album Hold Me In, and a whole lot more Young Southpaw: What’s your favourite Replacements tune? Nick Leet: Oh jeez, it’s all the hard-hi…

Young Southpaw talks to Suede bassist Mat Osman about James Bond, Kraftwerk, Los Angeles, Swedish LARPers, where he’d take Liza Minnelli for dinner, and his excellent debut novel, The Ruins Twitter: @matosman IG: @matdosman Buy The Ruins at https://repeaterbooks.com/product/the-ruins/ Young Southpaw: When did the title, The Ruins, come to you? Mat …

Young Southpaw talks to author John Higgs about Aleister Crowley, Robert Anton Wilson, William Blake, the possibility of a supernatural James Bond film, Iron Maiden, and a whole lot more johnhiggs.com @johnhiggs John Higgs: Illuminatus! is a very important book, and it is a very powerful book. And it has had a sort of strange reality-warping impact…

Young Southpaw talks to Carla Easton about her fantastic new record ‘Weirdo’, her love of Taylor Swift, ‘pop’ not being a dirty word, and much more https://www.carlajennifereaston.com/ https://twitter.com/CarlaJEaston https://carlajeaston.bandcamp.com/ Young Southpaw: What have you been listening to the past couple of years while making this record…

Whitney Matheson chats to Young Southpaw about comics, pop music, her many various writing projects, the great American rock bands, what her make up would be if she ever joined KISS, and much more https://www.patreon.com/whitneymatheson http://www.whitneymatheson.com/ Young Southpaw: The Ramones, I don’t know if I would consider them a ‘rock’ band.…

Young Southpaw chats to Kevin Crace and gets the skinny on his legendary label, Humbug Records. Ignored in their native country, the label was nevertheless home to some of the finest eccentric British songwriters - Captain Sensible, Martin Newell, Simon Turner, Colin Lloyd Tucker, TV Smith... Some excellent records were made, along with homemade ja…

Young Southpaw talks to The Church’s Steve Kilbey about his new solo album 11 Women, the songwriting genius of Kilbey, Bolan, Dylan, Lou Reed, Lennon, McCartney, and the magic & mystery of songs themselves https://www.instagram.com/stvklby/ http://thetimebeing.com/ https://twitter.com/stevekilbey Steve Kilbey: That’s what I want to do with songs, t…

Young Southpaw talks to Martin Atkins (Pigface, PiL, Brian Brain, Killing Joke, Damage Manual, etc.) about his punk rock ethos, entrepreneurial skills, books and zoom talks, as well as Public Image Limited on American Bandstand, Commercial Zone, GG Allin, the ‘Paul McCartney clause’, and much more https://martinatkins.bigcartel.com/products https:/…

Young Southpaw talks to The Silent Academy founder Andrew Shaw about his new metaphysical mixtape in book form questions, Bill Drummond, suspending your brain, Pigs & Zen, and much more. Van Halen too, obviously... https://www.silentacademy.com/product/questions-book/ Young Southpaw: At the end of the intro you write that your hope is that ‘in acce…

Young Southpaw chats to magician and comedian Paul Kilmer, aka Magical Paul aka Jurassic Paul, about songs about cards, being offered large amounts of dairy products while performing, his positive philosophy of comedy, and dinosaurs, of course. Paul Kilmer: In the early 90s my dad was a construction worker and a mechanic so he exposed us to all tho…