Bigmouth
Summary: Clever talk about pop culture Bigmouth is pop culture talk for discerning grown-ups. Music, TV, movies, books or something else entirely – we’ll enthuse, argue, squabble and pick over the bones of what’s happening in the world of the stuff we love Presented by WORD magazine veterans Andrew Harrison (ex-editor of Q, Select and Mixmag) and Siân “Stan” Pattenden, a graduate of the Smash Hits and Select Mag Schools of Excellence.
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This week on the smart pop culture talk show: Is Twin Peaks the weirdness we need right now? What’s in the ‘Sgt. Pepper’ tape cupboard for non-Beatlemaniacs? And can Saint Etienne’s ‘Home Counties’ mythologise the last mysterious region of England? Special guests Dorian Lynskey and Anthony Teasdale join Andrew and Matt to argue the toss. Listen now or download at http://po.st/y9wbZs
Is the Age of the Rock Star finished? David Hepworth’s new book reckons so. We argue the toss with this week’s special guests DJ Justin Robertson and actor-comedian Wendy Wason. Plus: the first Radiophonic Workshop album in 32 years, BBC4’s new epic documentary on American roots music, and much much more.
On this week’s show Rebecca Nicholson and Stevie Chick join Andrew and Matt to talk about new albums from Paul Weller and Jane Weaver, and check out All 4’s dance music documentary ‘I Was There When House Took Over The World’. Plus Michael Moran stops by to eviscerate Ridley Scott’s latest prequel ‘Alien: Covenant’ in the manner of a hungry xenomorph. Click to listen!
A special round-up of 2017’s best releases so far: Sleaford Mods, Stormzy, The xx, Run The Jewels and Flaming Lips. Special guests Zoë Howe, Andrew Male, Mark Hooper, Siân Pattenden and Andy Miller weigh in. Click to listen. And don't forget you can hear all the tracks played on this podcast in full at our Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
Is Blondie’s new album ‘Pollinator’ a top buzz and is Deborah Harry still queen bee? Can Gorillaz exorcise Damon’s demons? And is Marvel’s soft-rock space opera fit for a second outing? Special guests Travis Elborough and Polly Birkbeck, plus special correspondents Michael Moran and Joe Muggs, join Andrew and Matt in the bunker. For the full versions of all the songs played on this podcast visit our Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
It’s our first birthday! Special guests are best-selling author and ‘Doctor Who’ geek Jenny Colgan (writer of ‘Who’ spin-offs and beach romances) plus our grime and dubstep correspondent Joe Muggs. Is Bill a good fit for the Tardis? Is Idris Elba too tall for TV? Has Joe Goddard of Hot Chip made a dad house classic? All this and more will be revealed… Click to listen!
This week on the smart people’s pop culture podcast… Father John Misty – genius, dick, or a bit of both? Will comedian Simon Amstell’s sci-fi vegan mockumentary ‘Carnage’ put Andrew off his sausage sandwich? And why can’t we stop watching toff porn like the BBC’s ‘Decline And Fall’? Common oiks Robin Turner and Justin Quirk weigh in. Click to listen! And don't forget you can hear all the tracks played on the podcast in full at our Editor's Recommends playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
This week on the smart pop culture podcast: David Tennant plays “acid Marxist” psychotherapist RD Laing in ‘Mad To Be Normal’. Marvel Comics’ have a Gerald Ratner moment regarding non-white-male superheroes. Future Islands’ oddball synthpop. And, is it time to stop moaning and learn to love Jamiroquai? Special guests Julia Raeside and Ali Catterall help us sort it all out. Click to listen!
This week: Our special guests Jude Rogers of The Guardian and Ian Gittins tackle ART SEX MUSIC – the astonishing new autobiography of Throbbing Gristle's Cosey Fanni Tutti – plus new albums from Goldfrapp and British Sea Power and more. Click to listen. And don't forget you can listen to all the tracks played on the show in full by visiting our Spotify playlist
Special guests Michael Hogan (Guardian and Telegraph) and Siân Pattenden join Andrew and Matt to look at Ben Wheatley’s gun-crazy new movie ‘Free Fire’, the first new Jesus And Mary Chain album in 19 years, and BBC2’s dark comedy series ‘Inside No.9’. Click to play!
We expose our chest hair to salute the glory of The BEE GEES – who made their first British recordings exactly 50 years ago – and step warily into the dojo with MARVEL’S IRON FIST, new on Netflix. Plus guests Peter Paphides and The Guardian's Michael Hann on new music by Spoon and whether Anohni is the opposite of a guilty pleasure. Click to stream now – or go here to download: http://po.st/y9wbZs
Dude, where's my country? Guests Laura Barton (The Guardian, R4) and Andrew Mueller (Monocle, Melody Maker) join Andrew and Matt to dissect Laura Marling’s new album, marvel at the baffling success of The Shires, and look at the last episode of BBC4’s People’s History Of Pop. Click to stream now – or see below for download link.
Who's got the best handle on Modern Britain Today: the duo that Noel Gallagher compared to Viz Comic's Brown Bottle or grime don Stormzy? Can computers predict hit songs? And what are the most boring conversation topics in all pop? Special guests Andrew Male of Mojo and Mark Hooper of Hole & Corner magazine join Matt and Andrew to sort it all out. Click to listen!
Special guests Strictly Kev AKA DJ Food of Ninja Tune plus sport and music writer Matt Allen join Andrew and Matt in the Bigmouth Command Module. This week: Happy Birthday to 2000AD, The Magnetic Fields’ ‘50 Song Memoir’ and BBC1’s SS-GB. Plus Shriekback, Sir Anthony Beevor’s Desert Island Discs and Alan Moore “singing”. Click to listen! And remember you can hear tracks on this podcast in full on our Editors’ Recommendations Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
Is ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ more realistic than Christopher Nolan’s batfilms? What’s the worst onstage banter? Does the new series of ‘Girls’ make any sense if you haven’t seen the rest of it? Guests Ali Catterall of The Guardian and Justin Quirk of AskMen.com join Andrew and Matt to thrash it all out. Click to listen – and don't forget, to listen to the tracks on this podcast in full, visit our Editors’ Recommendations playlist on Spotify… https://open.spotify.com/user/11102554473/playlist/2Z1nBHE2qqEpX1SGRMcSkS
