An alternative music podcast hosted by Stephen Hill and Remfry Dedman.
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T-Shirts play a vital role in the eyes (and on the body) of the average underground music fan. In an increasingly digital world, they are tangible, just as a concert is a tangible physical experience in a shared space. For musicians trying to make ends meet in a world where recorded music garners little to no financial pay-off, t-shirts and other merchandise are a vital source of revenue. For many fans, purchasing these ‘tees’ is both a gesture of support and an important part of their ident ...
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Riot Act Podcast's Stephen Hill and Remfry Dedman trawl through the abysmal, the shocking and the maligned in their search for the worst album of all time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Liam Knowles from Hidden Mothers on Foxing at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds, 24th January 2024
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On this week’s episode we’re talking to Liam Knowles, bassist and one of the vocalists with Hidden Mothers. Recently signed to the brilliant people at Church Road Records, the band are due to release their debut album Erosion/Avulsion on 29th November and it’s a proper belter too. Liam’s pick is a particularly special one as it was the first indoor…
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Rory Friers from And So I Watch You From Afar on Blur at King's Hall, Belfast on 21st November, 1995
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On this episode, we talk to Rory Friers from Northern Irish instrumental legends And So I Watch You From Afar on the cusp of the release of their new album Megafauna, a tribute to their home town and the places and formative experiences that influenced their lifestyle growing up. Rory’s pick of show is from cheeky chappie britpop sensations Blur at…
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James Scarlett and Gavin McInally (aka 2 Promoters 1 Pod) on ArcTanGent 2013 - Part 2
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It’s Part 2 of our look back to ArcTanGent 2013, the very first edition of the festival , with James Scarlet and Gavin McInally from 2 Promoters 1 Pod and on this episode, we take a deep dive into the highlights from the Friday and Saturday of that inaugural event. Some of these bands still remain a regular part of ATG line-ups, others are sadly no…
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James Scarlett and Gavin McInally (aka 2 Promoters 1 Pod) on ArcTanGent 2013 - Part 1
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This week, we wander away from our regular format to bring you the first half of a special double-episode spectacular, taking a long, loving look at ArcTanGent 2013 with none other than ArcTanGent organizer James Scarlett and Damnation head honcho Gavin McInally. The pair have recently been spilling all kinds of secrets on their thoroughly entertai…
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Claire Genoud from GLYTSH on In Flames at Brixton Academy, 30th November 2022
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On this week's episode, we welcome guitarist Claire Genoud from Industrial Metal band GLYTSH. Despite forming in 2022, the duo have already achieved airplay on BBC Radio 1 and Total Rock radio, as well as playing support to Brass Against on a six-date tour across the UK. Remfry was so impressed with Claire's unorthodox approach to guitar, he wrote …
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Matt Sutton from Tayne on Lady Gaga at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 29th July 2022
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This week we invite Matt Sutton from Industrial Noise Pop trio Tayne to throw a stadium-sized curveball at Calculating Infinite Tees to, in the form of one of legendary pop sensation Lady Gaga's London dates of her Chromatica Ball tour in 2022. It's fair to say that, outside of the hits, neither Remfry nor Simon are at all familiar with the Gaga oe…
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Joe Clayton from Pijn on Oathbreaker / Old Skin / Trudger at Kraak Gallery, Manchester on 30th November, 2013
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On this episode, Remfry and Simon speak to Joe Clayton, mastermind behind Manchester-based post-rock collective Pijn. They discuss the writing and recording behind Pijn's latest masterpiece From Low Beams of Hope and how they've made road-testing new material live a creative part of the writing process, with some songs debuting in the set years bef…
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(Bonus Patreon Episode) Faith No More / Rolo Tomassi at Roundhouse, London on 17th & 18th March 2015
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For the second preview of what will be our Patreon episodes, we’re talking about Simon’s choice of Faith No More at the Camden Roundhouse, for two nights in June 2015 on the Sol Invictus tour. Remfry was also in the room for the second show, even if he was up in the balcony and Simon down on the floor – which seems pretty on-brand for both of us. F…
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(Bonus Patreon Episode) System of a Down / The Dillinger Escape Plan at Birmingham Academy on 19th March 2002
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Remfry's first Patreon pick is a monumental show from 2002 seeing System of a Down touring Toxicity, an album that has entered the modern metal pantheon as an undisputed classic. At this point, SOAD were untouchable and after the tour had to be pushed back 4 months due to the devastating Twin Tower attacks, anticipation was immense to see the LA al…
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Karl Middleton from Earthtone9 on Neurosis / Converge / Amenra at Saint David's Hall, Michigan, Detroit 29th July 2017
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It's the first episode of Calculating Infinite Tees and we are honoured to start the ball rolling with Karl Middleton from prestigious alt metal legends Earthtone9. Karl has lent his considerable larynx to Earthtone9 since 1998 and in a period of just 4 years, released three albums of blistering progressive hardcore that cultivated a modest yet dev…
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Introducing Calculating Infinite Tees Podcast
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T-Shirts play a vital role in the eyes (and on the body) of the average underground music fan. In an increasingly digital world, they are tangible, just as a concert is a tangible physical experience in a shared space. For musicians trying to make ends meet in a world where recorded music garners little to no financial pay-off, t-shirts and other m…
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Horns up...? Yeah, why not. It's another episode of Riot Act, where Steve and Sam have spent the week diving into all manner of heavy metal goodness... and some not so goodness. We catch up on some of the some prominent releases in metal from Behemoth, Clutch, Ozzy Osbourne, The Devil Wears Prada, The Hu, Stake, Megadeth, END & Cult Leader, Blackbr…
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208 - Parkway Drive, Holy Fawn, The Bug, Stray From The Path
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Welcome to another bumper episode of Riot Act. It's been a busy and mad week in the world of popular culture, Wembley paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins with one of the most star studded shows of all time, Cardiff hosted the first WWE pay per view in 30 years (and Steve was there, not really knowing what was going on), Harry Styles flobbed in Chris Pin…
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207 - Callous Daoboys, JID, 156/Silence, Human Rights Now! tour
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Welcome back to another episode of Riot Act, a podcast about music. This week Steve is once again joined by Sam Sleight to chat about all the big issues and events over the last week.There's new albums from The Callous Daoboys, JID and 156/Silence to get through, there's also some pretty depressing news from various angles regarding Scott Kelly's d…
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The Arc Tan Gent & Reading Festival Big Review Podcast
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Hey there, look at that, you've gone and got yourself a bonus episode of Riot Act! Steve is joined by Sam once again to discuss a very different pair of festival experiences that have happened over the last couple of weeks. Sam found himself at the Arc Tan Gent Festival, the premier UK festival for all things post-rock/metal to gorge himself on the…
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206 - Hell Bent for Riot Act 2! The LBBTQ+ Guide to Eurovision
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Welcome to a very special episode of Riot Act, the alternative music podcast. This week we are delighted to once again team up with our good friends Tom Dare and Matt Rushton from the excellent Hell Bent For Metal Podcast, for the finest crossover since... er... Suicidal Tendencies.We warm up by chatting about new music in over two decades from Bot…
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Machine Head - Of Kingdom and Crown
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It's been a while, but it's time for another Riot Act Reviews. We're taking one big release from the music world and focusing all of our attention on it here, and Steve is delighted to be joined by Guardian and Metal Hammer journalist and full time Cult of Luna obsessive Matt Mills to pick through the bones of the latest Machine Head album; Of King…
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205 - Reading and Leeds preview, Russian Circles, The Spielbergs, Danger Mouse & Black Thought, The Interrupters
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Hello, yes, welcome back to another episode of Riot Act, a podcast all about music.This week Steve is joined by Gaz Jones, 90's Brit-rock enthusiast and the host of the very excellent Track One, Side One podcast. Together we cast our critical eye over some cracking new music from Russian Circles, The Spielbergs, Danger Mouse & Black Thought and The…
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204 - Paul Waller's (Ohhms + A Year in Horror podcast) 6 most horrific albums., Norma Jean, Beyonce, Chat Pile
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Welcome back to Riot Act, the home of all good alternative music chat. This week Steve is joined by Ohhms frontman and host of the excellent A Year in Horror podcast, Paul Waller to discuss the links between horror movies and music.Paul picks six of the albums from his lifetime that he believes are the perfect accompaniment to the horror movie genr…
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203 - Jack White, Working Men's Club, Mercury Noms, Sam's top 20 albums ever!
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Welcome back to another informative look at the world of music from us here at Riot Act. It's the final week of lovely Sam Sleight's stand in tenure, and as such we have given him free reign to run us through his 20 favourite albums of all time. And there are some absolute cracking picks in there, if we do say so ourselves.Before we get to that Ste…
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202 - Woodstock '99, Ithaca, RZA as Bobby Digital, Oceans of Slumber
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Oh happy days, Riot Act is back. It's your weekly delve into the world of alternative music, and this week Steve is once again joined by lovely Sam Sleight to talk about new albums from Ithaca, RZA as Bobby Digital and Oceans of Slumber. Before that we pay tribute to both Paul Ryder and Mariusz Lewandowski, both of whom sadly passed away recently, …
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201 - Black Midi, Interpol, FKA Twigs, Final Light, Totally Unicorn, Wormrot
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We are back with another episode of Riot Act, your weekly Duran Duran love in... sorry, dose of alternative music news. Steve is joined once more by Sam Sleight, who actually does have to listen to Steve ranting on about seeing Duran Duran live last week, alongside Nile Rodgers, Pearl Jam, Pixies and Warmduscher at the BST shows in Hyde Park.We als…
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200 - ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead, Moor Mother, Coheed & Cambria, Bad Breeding
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Welcome back to Riot Act, where all of the best alternative music chat... and some chat about Louise Redknapp, takes place. Remfry has swanned off to Europe to follow Pearl Jam about, so Steve has once again roped in Sam Sleight to do a cover shift for him. The pair have plenty to talk about, as there are new albums from ... And You Will Know Us By…
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199 - Conjurer, Greg Puciato, Blood Command and Glastonbury Highlights
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Welcome back to your favourite music podcast, so we heard anyway, it’s Riot Act isn’t it. Obviously. Steve and Remfry have been taking part in what has been one of the most memorable weeks of live music Britain has seen for many years, it’s been Glastonbury, which we watched loads of on the tv (shout out the BBC), Steve saw Elton John at Hyde Park …
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