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" ticket pricing. And what's all this about the Smiths reunion not being as improbable as we'd all started to think. God help us all! 

Other music news too, and 3 bands we think should have never reformed.

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod. 

Further reading/listening/viewing

ML Buch on Bandcamp

Nourished by Time on Bandcamp

Lankum Loud And Quiet cover feature

Videopia at End of the Road

Credits:

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

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" ticket pricing. And what's all this about the Smiths reunion not being as improbable as we'd all started to think. God help us all! 
Other music news too, and 3 bands we think should have never reformed.
You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midnightchatspod">Instagram </a>@midnightchatspod. 
Further reading/listening/viewing
<a href="https://mlbuch.bandcamp.com/">ML Buch on Bandcamp</a>
<a href="https://nourishedbytime.bandcamp.com/">Nourished by Time on Bandcamp</a>
<a href="https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/lankum-thats-the-circumstances-that-brought-about-us-in-the-band-grim-but-having-quite-a-good-time/">Lankum Loud And Quiet cover feature</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@videopiauk">Videopia at End of the Road</a>
Credits:
Editing by Stuart Stubbs 
Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines
Artwork by Kate Prior

The podcast where musicians talk nonsense at midnight. And intimately about their lives and creativity. From the team behind independent music magazine Loud And Quiet.

The podcast where musicians talk nonsense at midnight. And intimately about their lives and creativity. From the team behind independent music magazine Loud And Quiet.

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Midnight Chats

The music interview podcast for late night listening – like all of those rambling conversations you have when you get home from the pub. From the team behind independent music magazine Loud And Quiet.

The music interview podcast for late night listening – like all of those rambling conversations you have when you get home from the pub. From the team behind independent music magazine Loud And Quiet.

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b1bed36c-c9b7-4964-a159-b1e0014825ec/transcript

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 announced his debut solo album, boldly titled The New Sound (out this month via Rough Trade Records). 

Stu visited Geordie at his home shortly after these two bits of indie-shaking news broke, to discuss the end of the Black Midi and the start of Greep's solo career, as well as his time at the prestigious Brit School, and what makes Angels by Robbie Williams actually a very good pop song. 

Also on this week's show, Greg and Stu pick apart the week's headlines, lament being so rubbish at predicting who would win the Mercury Prize, and count down the greatest award show speeches of all time. 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod. 

Further reading/listening/viewing

Black Midi Loud And Quiet interview

Geordie Greep 'Holy Holy' video

Lenny Henry full MOBO 2015 speech

Bjork's grateful grapefruit

Credits:

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

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 announced his debut solo album, boldly titled The New Sound (out this month via Rough Trade Records). 
Stu visited Geordie at his home shortly after these two bits of indie-shaking news broke, to discuss the end of the Black Midi and the start of Greep's solo career, as well as his time at the prestigious Brit School, and what makes Angels by Robbie Williams actually a very good pop song. 
Also on this week's show, Greg and Stu pick apart the week's headlines, lament being so rubbish at predicting who would win the Mercury Prize, and count down the greatest award show speeches of all time. 
You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midnightchatspod">Instagram </a>@midnightchatspod. 
Further reading/listening/viewing
<a href="https://www.loudandquiet.com/interview/black-midi-and-the-holy-grail/">Black Midi Loud And Quiet interview</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4EU_0vFzuU">Geordie Greep 'Holy Holy' video</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e47iVbddPv4&amp;t=57s">Lenny Henry full MOBO 2015 speech</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqYh-N_kcds">Bjork's grateful grapefruit</a>
Credits:
Editing by Stuart Stubbs 
Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines
Artwork by Kate Prior

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6838b782-8b46-49b0-8ec1-b1e7012801dc/transcript

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 story broke, what we think will happen next, and dust off our tales of seeing the band at their best and their worst. 

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

Further reading/listening/viewing

Stand By Me

Little James

Oasis split at Rock En Seine

Noel Gallagher - Press Conference 6th July 2011

Credits:

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

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 story broke, what we think will happen next, and dust off our tales of seeing the band at their best and their worst. 
You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midnightchatspod">Instagram </a>@midnightchatspod.
Further reading/listening/viewing
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maTP315XZCQ">Stand By Me</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcmsedcnpsY">Little James</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPNtGqRPXj4">Oasis split at Rock En Seine</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_OBngICXRo">Noel Gallagher - Press Conference 6th July 2011</a>
Credits:
Editing by Stuart Stubbs 
Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines
Artwork by Kate Prior

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/126a63cc-5ea3-4011-94c0-b1d9012798cc/transcript

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 conversation to see if it was as bad as Stu thought it was at the time, consider what it tells us about the rise of Charli, and ask what's next for the undisputed queen of alt. pop.

You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on Instagram @midnightchatspod.

Credits:

Editing by Stuart Stubbs 

Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines

Artwork by Kate Prior

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 conversation to see if it was as bad as Stu thought it was at the time, consider what it tells us about the rise of Charli, and ask what's next for the undisputed queen of alt. pop.
You can watch clips of the podcast online now, just give us a follow on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/midnightchatspod">Instagram </a>@midnightchatspod.
Credits:
Editing by Stuart Stubbs 
Mixing and mastering by Flo Lines
Artwork by Kate Prior

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/99a6dbc0-044d-454f-9b00-b1d101258d48/transcript

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

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