
The James McMahon Music Podcast
This is the podcast of the UK music journalist James McMahon. Former Features Editor of NME. Former Editor of Kerrang! Like the magazines they used to make, but don't anymore.
Episodes
360 episodes
Episode 301: Andy Biersack, Black Veil Brides
Andy Biersack, sometimes known as Andy Black, is t...
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Season 4
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Episode 301
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47:16

Episode 300: Betty Boo
Alison Moira Clarkson - aka Betty Boo - is a British singer, songwriter and rapper.Originally active in the early 90's, whereupon she released the Platinum selling debut,
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Season 3
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Episode 300
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47:56

Episode 299: Haley Shea, Sløtface
Sløtface, formerly known - and still pronounced - as Slutface, are a Norwegian indie rock band from Stavanger.Since 2022, singer Haley Shea is the group's sole remaining founding member. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 299
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46:12

Episode 298: Dec Kelly, Midway Still
Midway Still are an indie rock band formed in the early nineties in Kent, England. Originally active between 1991 and 1994, the group reformed in 2000 and have been performing, and occasionall...
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Season 3
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Episode 298
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54:08

Episode 297: Wombling around pop with Mike Batt
Michael Batt, LVO, is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, and conductor. He was formerly the Deputy Chairman of the British ...
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Season 3
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Episode 297
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52:53

Episode 296: Sam McTrusty, Twin Atlantic
Twin Atlantic are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 2007, their singer and rhythm guitarist is Sam McTrusty, who I speak to on ...
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Season 3
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Episode 296
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43:16

Episode 295: Kid Bookie
Tyronne Buddy-Lee Ike Hill - aka Kid Bookie - is an English rock singer and rapper from South East London.His third album,
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Season 3
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Episode 295
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43:11

Episode 294: Ted Leo
Ted Leo is an American singer and musician. Chisel, Ted Le...
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Season 3
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Episode 294
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44:56

Episode 293: Kathy Sledge, Sister Sledge
Kathy Sledge is an American singer–songwriter and producer. She is best known as the youngest and founding member of disco soul legends Sister Sledg...
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Season 3
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Episode 293
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24:02

McMahonologues #18: Return of the Mack
Forgot to say this in the episode because I'm an idiot. Why not subscribe to The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon?Either way, thanks for waiting for me.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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28:12

Episode 292: Surgery shutdown (featuring The Zutons, Ash, Leatherface, Lightning Seeds, Benefits, Feeder, and loads more)
Too ill to make a new episode - so got my friends to instead. See you in a bit.Please consider subscribing to The James McMahon Music Podcast Patreon at ...
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Season 3
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Episode 292
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47:44

Episode 291: Gary Jarman, The Cribs
The Cribs are a British indie rock band from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, that formed in 2001. On this episode I speak to bassist and singer Gary Jarman. Th...
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Season 3
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Episode 291
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44:36

Episode 290: Adam Lee, China Drum
China Drum are an English punk rock band from Ovingham in Northumberland, England. On this episode I speak to singer - and formally drummer - Adam Lee.The group's new album,
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Season 3
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Episode 290
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46:15

Episode 289: Caroline Sullivan on the skill of Taylor Swift
Caroline Sullivan is a music journalist and author with bylines in Melody Maker,
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Season 3
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Episode 289
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39:24

Episode 288: Clint Boon, Inspiral Carpets
Clint Boon is the keyboard player, and sometimes vocalist, in Inspiral Carpets. Inspiral Carp...
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Season 3
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Episode 288
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39:41

Episode 287: Gavin Dunbar, Camera Obscura
Gavin Dunbar is a founder member, and the bassist, in the indie pop band Camera Obscura, from Gl...
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Season 3
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Episode 287
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39:43

McMahonologues #17: C Is the Heavenly Option
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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20:59

Episode 286: Korda Marshall, music industry legend
Korda Marshall is a legendary name in the music business. Having worked over three decades in a variety of influential roles, names as disparate as Take That,
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Season 3
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Episode 286
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54:40

Episode 285: Grant Nicholas, Feeder
Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, Wales, in 1994. On this episode I speak to singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas.The gr...
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Season 3
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Episode 285
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41:25

Episode 284: Howard Fishman on the search for Connie Converse
Howard Fishman is an American author, culture writer, singer, guitarist, bandleader, playwright, and composer from Brooklyn, New York. Since 2016 he has been a contributing writer for
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Season 3
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Episode 284
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36:11

Episode 283: Scott Lavene
Scott Lavene is a singer-songwriter from Essex, England. He releases his third record,
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Season 3
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Episode 283
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43:11

Episode 282: Cam Cobb takes a trip with Skip Spence
Cam Cobb is a university professor and rock journalist from Canada. His music writing has appeared in such magazines as Record Collector, Shindi...
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Season 3
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Episode 282
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40:28

Episode 281: Scott Hill, Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu is an American rock band formed in Orange County, California, in 1985. On this episode I speak to founding guitarist turned lead vocalist Scott Hill.The band release their 14th album,
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Season 3
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Episode 281
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33:04
