Diverse Vinyl Podcast

After a weeks break to allow Graham to see Janelle Monae again our heroes return to talk about Metz Kyle Craft New Order Frightened Rabbit Imperial Teen Carwyn Ellis amp Joya 18 and other actual music stuff while commentating on the world outside the Diverse window Matt wonders if Spotify is killing good albums but possibly not in the way you think Grahams new quest is getting Matt into reggae and a man called Josh says goodbye

The new releases include Hot Chip which neither have listened to Black Keys Dressy Bessy Kylie Jade Jackson and two Bowie releases one of which is apparently quite expensive for a single album and a box of finger nails They discuss the new pop type stuff they like and then Chi walks in and turns the podcast into a free form 3 day long Grateful Dead gig

Matt and Graham attempt to record and edit their own podcast forthe first time as we didnt have a Rhys Theyshambolically talk about The Raconteurs Chic Buzzcocks L7 AerosmithMattiel Mannequin Pussy and Titus Andronicus Graham almost certainly killsBruce Springsteen and a man fails to park a car properly

Matt and Graham are back Hooray we hear you cry They cover Springsteen Bill Callahan Shellac the brand new website and discover that Grahams Joy Division album may or may not be a first pressing

Its Record Store Day so Matt and Graham give you the inside story And quickly run through some of the releases And discuss the theory that Graham only exists when people are looking at him This brings Season 1 to a nice tidy end Well be back soon but its Easter people are on holiday and nobody releases stuff after Record Store Day anyway

Previews of the latest albums by Idlewild Martha Priests Girli Pup and Zefur Wolves the reissue of The Slits Cut and Graham gets excited about the Bowie 7 box Shane pops in and recommends Gemma Hayes and Matt tries to get a future guest by bigging up his graphic designPup arent American theyre CanadianGemma Hayes supported Counting Crows in Cardiff International Arena the supports at the 2 Newport Centre gigs Matt went to were Cracker and Bettie Serveert

Graham mourns Scott Walker albums by Edwyn Collins and Keith Richards are skirted around before Graham mourns Scott Walker some more Theres a discussion about Mothers Day etiquette and Sam Le Pub makes an injury time cameo

Graham discovers his new favourite trumpet player while Matt tries to steer conversation away from the Jenny Lewis album cover A customer comes in looking for Lady Gaga and the roots of the adjective tearing are discussed

The boys deal heroically with the first world record shop problem of not getting promo copies of the albums theyre reviewing Matt poses a Guess the Irish band quiz for St Patricks Day they both recommend some theatre in Newport and Graham is convinced hes going to die in a flaming tour bus on the way back from Southampton

With the Record Store Day list published last week Matt and Graham mostly talk about Eagles Foals and Indoor Pets Paul chips in to tell us what Paul Weller smells like and yeah eventually they pick out some choice RSD releases too

The shop is inundated with customers and Graham laughs at cats after chatting with Matt about Bryan Adams Potty Mouth Mark Hollis and whatever else entered their heads Guest Ray Collins chips in with some quality facts

pp1 margin 00px 00px 00px 00px font 120px HelveticThis week the boys decide that Better Oblivion Community Centre isnt a great band name Graham backtracks on his opinion of Sleaford Mods in case he has to play a show with them Matt gets given Depeche Mode for his homework and a woman collects a mysterious package from the shop

The guys talk Prince again new releases and tuna

Matt and Graham talk Prince alphabetising record collections and Record Store Day in the podcast they cant think of a better name for

Matt and Graham talk more about music and other things that might be of interest to a small group of people

Diverse vinyl podcast Graham the Bear and Matt Jarrett talk 80s and new releases