Best Louise Owen Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 165: Season Finale – what can we expect from 2025? 52:09

3M ago52:09

52:09

It feels a little strange that the start of a new year has coincided with end of this series of Midnight Chats. But then, we have been on a 45 week run. Before we take a little time off to work out what's next for the show, Greg and Stu offer up a parting gift to get our listeners through the coming months, in the form a 2025 preview episode. Who w…

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Ep 164: Richard Dawson on dressing your age, allotment injuries and awkwardly meeting Louis Theroux 53:28

4M ago53:28

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Newcastle folk legend, semi-keen gardener and hater of Christmas Richard Dawson rings in the New Year with tales of nervously meeting Louis Theroux, the time Mitski's fans screamed at his idiosyncratic music as if he was The Beatles, and how he wrote his new album End of the Middle from his allotment shed. Plus how to navigate your early 40s, and w…

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Ep 163: The Winners and Losers of 2024 47:07

4M ago47:07

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What a year it's been... for some people. Others have had real stinkers. For the final 2024 episode of Midnight Chats, Greg and Stu look back at the highs and lows of the year and ask how the history books will remember its music moments. Kendrick versus Drake. Morrissey verses Marr. Oasis versus themselves. Charli, Chappell and Sabrina. It's all h…

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Ep 162: Squid on their evil new album, Andy Warhol's wig and throwing away Radiohead songs 43:56

4M ago43:56

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Brighton/Bristol/London band Squid have made a new album all about evil bastards. It's called Cowards, and will be released 7 February 2025. They've not spoken about it much just yet, but with Christmas here, what better time is there to sit down with Ollie and Louis from the band to discuss songs about cannibalism, Andy Warhol's wig, how they feel…

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Ep 161: Albums of the Year special 53:36

4M ago53:36

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This week's episode of Midnight Chats is all about Greg's and Stu's favourite albums of 2024, with a little room to also discuss the records that definitely weren't. They can't all be winners, but Greg and Stu have brought 3 of their favourites each to pitch against one another. We also hear your favourites, and from some past and future Midnight C…

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Ep 160: Punk terrifies American TV viewers, Kneecap Vs the UK government , and guest Jessica Winter 44:25

5M ago44:25

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Jessica Winter has a hell of a story about Rebecca Black in this week's episode, involving a legendary burlesque club in London, too much alcohol and a drill going through a part of a man's body it really shouldn't go through. She also talks about scoring CBBC shows and safety for female artists and producers via a simple device making a difference…

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Ep 159: Tales of Coachella, Kendrick Lamar surprise album verdict, and what's up with the BBC Sound of 2025 poll? 41:34

5M ago41:34

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The Coachella lineup is out, and often it can tell us a lot about what to expect from the year ahead. But how does 2025's bill stand up, when did Coachella become so powerful, and was it Greg attending in 2012 with a hologram to Tupac that made all other celebrities want to go? Away from our tales of the festival (Stuart has also been to Coachella,…

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Ep 158: The week Mark Zuckerberg ruined music, and how your favourite artists would like to die 39:14

5M ago39:14

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Death! Like a begrudging respect for Robbie Williams, sadly, it comes to us all. Perhaps that's why Stuart has taken to asking our guests about the subject of the great beyond, which reminded us that there was a time when we asked a bunch of musicians what they thought was the perfect way to die, in a regular interview feature in Loud And Quiet mag…

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Ep 157: The Midnight Chats festival, a horrible night of unwanted nostalgia 42:07

5M ago42:07

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As Kaiser Chiefs announce shows for 2025 celebrating 20 years of their debut album, with support from Razorlight, We Are Scientists, The Cribs and The Coral, Greg and Stu put their heads together to come up with an alternative bill of artists who released records 20 years ago. The Carling will be served warm and the weather will be terrible. Welcom…

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Ep 156: Kelly Lee Owens on death, Depeche Mode and hiding horse sh*t in an ex-boyfriend's car boot 59:01

6M ago59:01

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Welsh electronic artist, producer and DJ Kelly Lee Owens has come along way in a short period of time. Yet, her warmth and charisma mean her A-list stories of playing Ibiza’s legendary Amnesia nightclub with Charli XCX or being welcomed into the Depeche Mode family, or dining with Bill Murray don’t come across like arrogant boasts. That’s because t…

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Ep 155: The return of album release hype, and the rise of listening parties 40:03

6M ago40:03

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The era of surprise album releases seems to be over, with everyone from Beyonce to Billie Eilish to Charli XCX to Tyler, The Creator opting for modern (and bombastic) twists on the traditional way of hyping LPs before their release dates. Increasingly, it seems the arena listening party in a key tool in connecting conceptual artist and fans, but as…

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Ep 154: When artists upset their hardcore fans 40:48

6M ago40:48

40:48

We've all been there: investing our time and energy into worshiping our favourite artist only for them to call us "creepy as fuck". Ok, maybe we've not ALL been there, but thousands of Doja Cat stans were last year, whilst just a few days ago The Pretenders upset a bunch of their most hardcore fans in an Instagram post that has since been deleted. …

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Ep 153: Remix albums, and how well do you know the lyrics to your favourite songs? 44:49

6M ago44:49

44:49

As Charli XCX's Brat remix album reimagines what a remix album can be in 2024, we discuss that release and trace the remix record back to its unexpected origins. Charli's record certainly is a different approach to what Green Day have done recently with their Dookie Demastered stunt, which we also get into. Then we get into the serious business of …

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Ep 152: Laura Marling on psychoanalysis, motherhood, secretly cooking for Damon Albarn and, naturally, death 51:18

6M ago51:18

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Seven years ago Laura Marling came on episode 19 of the podcast at a very different time in her life. As she prepares to release her 8th album, Patterns in Repeat, this month (25 Oct), she does so as a new mother, who's trained to become a yoga teacher, who's gained a masters in psychoanalysis, who's formed a band called LUMP, who's quite touring, …

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Ep 151: When are posthumous albums a good idea? From Michael Jackson to SOPHIE to Elliott Smith 40:52

7M ago40:52

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When a musician dies and leaves behind unfinished music, what should happen to it? Shelved forever? Released in its current state? Completed by someone else? On this week's episode Greg and Stu get into when posthumous albums are a good idea and when they most certainly aren't, from last week's SOPHIE album, to work from Michael Jackson, Tupac, Big…

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Ep 150: Our favourite guests, most awkward interviews, and answers to your questions, with Jarvis Cocker, Matt Berninger and more 50:52

7M ago50:52

50:52

What's been our most awkward interview yet? How do we charm our guests? Who have we been starstruck by? And c'mon guys, why is this thing called 'Midnight Chats'? As our podcast reaches its 150 episode, Greg and Stu celebrate by showing how the sausage is made, sharing stories and their tricks of the trade while trading some of their favourite clip…

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Ep 149: Big albums coming this autumn, Jane’s Addiction implode, and are people about to start selling their vinyl collections? 36:29

7M ago36:29

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The summer slump is over and what feels like hundreds of artists are gearing up for new albums this autumn. On this week's episode, Greg and Stu get into what coming soon from The Cure, FKA Twigs, Coldplay and more, along with the recent implosion of rock giants Jane's Addiction, while a meeting with Laura Marling last week opened up the question o…

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Ep 148: The best acceptance speeches ever, Kendrick at the Super Bowl and Geordie Greep on the death of Black Midi and the birth of his debut solo album 53:55

7M ago53:55

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For the last 5 years, London band Black Midi have pushed experimental rock music to new and thrilling places, inspired as much by jazz fusion as math rock and no wave. But last month, quite unexpectedly, the trio split up. It was meant to be kept a secret, until singer and frontman Geordie Greep announced the news on Instagram. One week later, he a…

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Ep 147: The scam of Oasis' 'dynamic' ticket pricing, no thanks to a Smiths reunion, and interview guests Lankum and The Lemon Twigs 45:26

8M ago45:26

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Part of this week's episode of MC comes from End of the Road festival, where Stu met up with Irish drone folk band Lankum and put your questions to Long Island sibling duo The Lemon Twigs. Even the one about the Muppets. Back home Greg and Stu unpacked the fiasco surrounding Oasis' ticket sale nightmare, particularly the scam that is "dynamic" tick…

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Ep 146: Oasis reunion verdict – the good news, the worrying news, and the inside story about plums and pints of piss 35:08

8M ago35:08

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Like it or not, Oasis are back together for the reunion tour that's surprised absolutely no one. As a former stan of the band, Stu really should be feeling better about this news than he is, while Greg is just happy that he finally gets to share the extremely important role he's played in Oasis mythology. On this week's episode we get into how the …

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Ep 145: Charli XCX archive interview revisited – not as bad as we originally thought 44:31

8M ago44:31

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Charli XCX's career highlight was coming on our podcast back in 2018, for what turned out to be a rushed conversation about art school, living in LA, writing songs for Blondie and seeing songs as colours. With Charli's career still doing reasonably well due to the release of this year's album, Brat, on this week's podcast we revisit that conversati…

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Ep 144: Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten on throwing away good ideas, the band's new look, and going beyond punk 44:55

8M ago44:55

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Ahead of their new album Romance, people can't stop talking about Fontaines D.C.'s new look. One week after Glastonbury, the Dublin band's singer, Grian Chatten, had Stu round to his flat to discuss the reason behind the band's new aesthetic, his prolific writing process, a strange 9 days spend working in a bar in L.A., and a record that draws infl…

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Ep 143: Jeff Bezos firing William Shatner into space, working at the New Yorker and almost quitting music, with Cassandra Jenkins 50:22

9M ago50:22

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New York musician Cassandra Jenkins really shouldn't be on Midnight Chats, or any podcast talking about her new album, My Light, My Destroyer, because that record, near-perfect though it is, was never going to be made. On this week's episode she tells Stu about how she had decided to quite music after releasing her last album, but things went unexp…

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Ep 142: Mercury Prize 2024, Pt. 2 – A clip of Charli XCX, our Mercury quiz, and is the shortlist any good? 40:16

9M ago40:16

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Following on from last week's Mercury Prize predictions episode, Greg and Stu dive into this year's shortlist to see how wrong they were as they cast judgement on which of the nominated records they think might actually have a chance of winning this year's award. Stu picks out a clip from our 2018 Charli XCX episode, and you'll all invited to play …

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Ep 141: Mercury Prize 2024, Pt. 1 – Predictions, who we'd like to see on the list, and what it's like to be a Mercury judge 49:52

9M ago49:52

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In two days time (25 July), the short list for the 2024 Mercury Prize will be announced. On this week's show, Stu and Greg discuss who they think will DEFINITELY be on the list, and who they hope will be. Greg also spills the beans on what it's like to be on the Mercury Prize judging panel (something he's done 3 times), we ask how relevant the awar…

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Ep 140: Sleaford Mods on 10 years of Divide & Exit, and one very bleak album launch 44:12

9M ago44:12

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As Nottingham duo Sleaford Mods release a 10-year anniversary edition of their breakthrough album Divide & Exit, frontman and lyricist Jason Williamson revisits the album that changed his life, the time he threw the bleakest album release party of all time, and how he finally found success in his 40s on his 7th album. You can watch clips of the pod…

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Streamed To Death 46:59

9M ago46:59

46:59

Welcome to another episode of IQMZ Tech, where we explore the latest in tech, politics, and beyond: AI and Copyright: Microsoft's AI CEO claims open web content as "freeware" for AI training, sparking controversy and legal battles. Julian Assange Deal: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes a plea deal with the U.S., leading to debates on press f…

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Ep 139: AURORA on this moment of human crises, why fame is sh*t and her music husband Brian Eno 35:19

10M ago35:19

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Look around and you’d be forgiven for feeling the world is completely broken in 2024. War. Division. Crises. How did we get here? That’s the fundamental question Norwegian songwriter AURORA explores on her latest album What Happened To The Heart?. It’s a project that is technicolor in feeling, and in sound. Host Greg Cochrane went to meet her to ta…

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Ep 138: Glastonbury 2024 Review! Our verdict on Dua Lipa's headliner debut, SZA's sound shambles and Coldplay's weird alien heads 45:32

10M ago45:32

45:32

Stuart got the hot ticket. Greg did not. In the field, and from the sofa at home, Midnight Chats does Glastonbury 2024. Your hosts tackle the biggest talking points from the most famous music festival in the world. Did Dua Lipa fulfill her promise to turn Worthy Farm into a club on her headliner debut? Was SZA's microphone fresh out of batteries? D…

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Robot Wife Happy Life w/ Georgia Dow 1:17:25

10M ago1:17:25

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Super fun show today. Georgia Dow joins us for this week of IQMZ Tech! Find her on the web: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgiaDow https://x.com/Georgia_Dow The Getaway: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQl-3VwWMPM https://www.iqmz.com https://x.com/Ohdoctah https://x.com/PCGazer Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@iqmz iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com…

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Ep 137: Yard Act and Rose Matafeo on meeting at Glastonbury, winks from Rod Stewart and Greg Davies’ Desert Islands Discs 42:48

10M ago42:48

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James Smith from Leeds band Yard Act met New Zealand comedian Rose Matafeo at Glastonbury festival a couple of years ago when the pair were watching little Simz. Since then, Smith's group has invited Matafeo to sing on their second album, Where's My Utopia?, star in one of their music videos and open for them in their hometown. What better excuse d…

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5 Sons and a Turtle w/ Louis Maresca 1:16:32

10M ago1:16:32

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Thank you to our guest Lou Maresca Support us by subscribing! iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/iqmz-tech/id1478956671 Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/0iNTJXDUACCG2NKmC23zAR Visit our website:http://iqmz.com Follow us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/ohdoctah http://twitter.com/pcgazer http://twitter.com/LouMM Google Chrome on Androi…

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Ep 136: Foals’ Yannis Philippakis on collaborating with icon Tony Allen, his love of gardening and what happens next with Foals 41:51

10M ago41:51

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Frontman with one of Britain’s biggest modern rock bands, Yannis Philippakis recently launched Yannis & The Yaw – not so much a solo project, more of an experiment in collaboration. Dial back seven years and Yannis spent time writing songs with one of his heroes, the icon drummer Tony Allen – godfather of Afrobeat and distinguished collaborator wit…

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Elon Cries Over Apples Ai 49:06

10M ago49:06

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At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2024, Apple unveiled several significant updates and new features across its product lineup. The highlights include the introduction of iOS 18, which brings extensive enhancements to apps like Mail, Messages, and Photos, as well as new home screen customization options. The AI-powered Apple Intell…

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Ep 135: St. Vincent on her acting debut, an apprenticeship in The Polyphonic Spree and near misses with Steve Albini 39:52

10M ago39:52

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Annie Clark has been recording as St. Vincent since 2007, collaborating with David Byrne and Paul McCartney along the way, and proving herself as one of the best guitarists (and songwriters) in the world. In more recent years she's written a number one hit single (aren't they all) for Taylor Swift, co-written and starred in her debut feature film, …

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Ep 134: Lynks on ditching earnest music for the life of a masked entertainer and new queer icon 41:09

11M ago41:09

41:09

South Londoner Lynks used to make the type of straight-faced, emotional music that all of his friends were making, until one day, for a bit of fun, he decided to adopt a masked drag persona and lean into being an entertainer. His thumping alt. pop songs since have centred around his experiences as a young queer person, with songs about sex with str…

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No Ai Swifty Trackers 1:17:13

11M ago1:17:13

1:17:13

If you want to get things done in America all you have to do is say Ai or be Taylor Swift! Tin foil hat show at the end of the episode if you watch it defiantly comment and let us know where you stand! A U.S. appeals court will hear challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, to divest its U.S. assets by January 19, 2025, …

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Ep 133: Future Islands' Sam T. Herring on his move into acting, his love for Everton football club and his band's ongoing "underdog" mentality 46:32

11M ago46:32

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Sam T. Herring’s distinctive growl and spectacular dance moves may still be one of the best known things about Future Islands, but away from the chest-thumping on stage he's a charismatic, thoughtful and humble guy. Greg Cochrane caught up with him to talk about his recent move into acting (he starred in TV series The Changling last year), the hear…

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Ep 132: Waxahatchee reflects on the success of 'Saint Cloud', it's affect on new album 'Tigers Blood' and where Charlie Sheen fits into it all 43:42

11M ago43:42

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Katie Crutchfield aka American artist Waxahatchee joins Stu on the podcast to look back on how she arrived at her sixth album, Tigers Blood, following on from her 2021 breakthrough record Saint Cloud. Just what does having a breakthrough record do to an artist? How will Katie navigate 2024? Is MJ Lenderman the most talented young dude in US indie r…

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Ep 131: The Blessed Madonna on cooking for Daft Punk, dance music needing to do better, and what’s happening with that elusive debut album 42:21

11M ago42:21

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The Blessed Madonna – truly one of the most engaging, fun and opinionated guests we’ve welcomed onto Midnight Chats. One of the world’s foremost DJs, producers and curators, Marea Stamper invited Greg Cochrane to her intimate London studio Godspeed to record this colourful conversation. Topics covered: 2024 and this turbulent time in politics and j…

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Elon's Blue Skies? 46:07

12M ago46:07

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This week on IQMZ Tech: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is imposing fines totaling nearly $200 million on the largest US mobile carriers for allegedly illegally sharing customers’ location data without their consent. The US Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Tesla CEO Elon Musk regarding his "Twitter sitter" case. Musk had an agr…

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Doing small business ethically with Racheal Straughan, Maylfi 36:21

12M ago36:21

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Racheal Straughan has a passion for how UK Small Businesses are treated, she is the driving force behind Mayfli, a digital marketplace created to empower UK businesses, rekindle community bonds, and breathe life back into our cherished high streets. Find Racheal: Mayfli.co Subscribe to the Brand Bravery Podcast and read the transcript at amypurdie.…

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Ep 130: A. G. Cook discusses the life and death of PC Music, telepathy with Charli XCX, and new LP Britpop 47:05

12M ago47:05

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A. G. Cook joins Stu on this week's show to talk about the visionary hyperpop label he founded in 2013 and closed in 2023 (PC Music), his work with Charli XCX as her creative director, co-writing a song for Beyonce, growing up an only child as the son of radical architects, and his new 3-disc, 24-track, 100 minutes long album, Britpop. A completely…

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Tech Reduction 47:16

12M ago47:16

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Missed a couple of weeks.. but nothing has changed. Ai, TikTok, and apple still control most of the Tech world!

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Ep 129: GRIFF 40:10

12M ago40:10

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It’s surprising to find 23-year-old British songwriter GRIFF’s feet firmly on the ground, given her extraordinary experiences the past three years. It’s been a steep rocket ride: from bedroom songwriter to a powerful breakthrough performance at the BRITs, and onto the stages of stadiums with Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is such …

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Ep 128: Anna B Savage 40:40

12M ago40:40

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London-born musician Anna B Savage talks to Stu in this particularly freewheeling episode of Midnight Chats that covers topics including meeting Cillian Murphy, present-opening etiquette, music industry anxiety, and what the hell is success anyway?! Stu also reveals to Anna where she is/was on the Loud And Quiet 2023 Albums of the Year list. And th…

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Ep 127: Brian Eno 47:25

1y ago47:25

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Surprise! When you get an icon like Brian Eno on the podcast, it cannot wait until our usual Monday night drop. So we come to you early. Welcome to this special, bonus "Earth Day" (22 April) edition of the podcast. Brian Eno is a trailblazing musician, producer and activist. Working with everyone from U2 to Talking Heads, Coldplay to Grace Jones, h…

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Ep 126: MGMT 40:30

1y ago40:30

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Maybe you were reminded of the genius songwriting of US duo MGMT when their song ‘Time To Pretend’ recently popped up on the Saltburn film soundtrack? Ever since their breakthrough in 2007, with songs like ‘Kids’ and ‘Electric Feel’, the duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser have continued to release a stream of compelling new music. Greg C…

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Ep 125: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 41:09

1y ago41:09

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Melbourne band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard don't just make a LOT of records (they've released 25 since they started 11 years ago); each one comes with a different experiment at the heart of it. There's the thrash metal record; the collaborative jazz record; the microtonal record; one made exclusively on acoustic instruments; one that plays o…

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Teenage Tech Depression? 54:29

1y ago54:29

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This week on IQMZ Tech: Samsung is expected to launch two models of the Galaxy Z Fold 6 this year, and now a new leak shows a model number for an “Ultra” model. GalaxyClub is now reporting that the model number for this new Galaxy Z Fold 6 will be “SM-F958.” Google's Find My Device network has apparently been on hold as it waits for Apple to implem…

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