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My Teenage Band

My Teenage Band

Nick Taylor

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A podcast all about young attempts at musical stardom and a love letter to music making. Featuring chats with people in all sorts of fields including writers, actors, illustrators, comedians and broadcasters. Presented and produced by Nick Taylor
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My Teenage Band - Emma Brodie from 'The Mental Notes'
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06/25/21 • 38 min

It's the season 2 finale! And we're going out on a My Teenage Band-first as special guest Emma Brodie guides us through the world of ACAPELLA! Emma is a book editor and author, her debut novel Songs in Ursa Major is set against the backdrop of the American folk/rock scene of the late 60s and early 70s, partly inspired by the relationship between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. In this conversation Emma talks about how her time in John Hopkins University's comedy acapella group The Mental Notes also inspired bits of the novel, as well as all the drama, touring and obscene viral hits that came along with it. And yes, we briefly talk about Those Films.
Emma's debut novel SONGS IN URSA MAJOR is out now on HarperCollins in the UK and Knopf in the US.
More about Emma and where to purchase the novel on her website
Follow Emma on Instagram @emma.c.brodie and Twitter @emma_c_brodie
Mental Notes videos:
Viral hit 'My Enormous Penis'
Super Trooper

Stalk Me
Poison
Kiss the Girl
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea
https://www.myteenageband.com/
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My Teenage Band - Mark Kermode from 'The Basics'
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05/14/21 • 44 min

This week Nick's guest is the film critic and musician Mark Kermode! Mark has been in an astonishing amount of bands, from very early skiffle-related days, to actually building his own electric guitar in order to play in teenage bands that embraced the worlds of punk, no-wave, and just making a general racket in school music rooms. These days when he's not Wittertaining the nation with Simon Mayo, reviewing films for the Observer or selecting his favourite film music on Scala Radio, Mark can be found rocking a double bass in skiffle band The Dodge Brothers.
We also hear about how bands in the 70s and 80s promoted their gigs, awkward band break-ups and the hallowed tradition of playing with a lot of different drummers. Plus - actual audio of one of Mark's teenage bands!
Read about many more musical anecdotes from Mark's teenage years and beyond in his brilliant music memoir HOW DOES IT FEEL
LISTEN TO THE 'SUICIDE IN ST ALBANS' MIXTAPE
Kermode and Mayo's Film Review on BBC Radio 5 Live
Mark on Scala Radio
Read Mark's weekly film reviews for The Observer
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea
https://www.myteenageband.com/
Help support the podcast - Buy me a Coffee

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My Teenage Band - Josie Long from 'Brain Gandhi'
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04/24/21 • 33 min

This week Nick talks to the wonderful comedian and broadcaster Josie Long! Josie talks about four teenage bands - three of which even involved actually playing music. From abortive attempts at piano, clarinet and trumpet, we hear about how Josie went on to emulate the stars of Bassist Magazine, performing in band with names that ranged from the problematic to the bizarre, playing in bohemian warehouses and attempting to recruit South-East London's best teenage guitarist.
Josie's website
Arts Emergency
Listen to BBC Radio 4's Short Cuts
Tickets for Josie's show 'Tender' online as part of Brighton Festival on 25th May 2021
Watch Josie's show 'Cara Josephine' on Amazon Prime
Follow Josie on Twitter @JosieLong
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea
https://www.myteenageband.com/

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My Teenage Band - Shaun Keaveny from 'Mosque'
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04/02/21 • 37 min

Welcome to SEASON 2 of the My Teenage Band podcast! We're kicking things off with a chat with the utterly brilliant BBC 6Music presenter Shaun Keaveny, who talks to Nick all about playing guitar in prog/indie band Mosque.
Shaun grew up in Leigh, Greater Manchester. He was headhunted for the band Mosque after cancelled holiday plans lead to him getting a guitar and an uncle taught him House of the Rising Sun. They went on to consume a lot of hob nobs and perform across the Greater Manchester area, when the gigs actually went ahead of course. Shaun talks about all of these things plus Mosque's epic prog songs about Canterbury, zoos and American TV shows of the 70s. We also hear some exclusive Mosque cuts - though only a couple due to the band's producer keeping a tight grip on the archives.
Listen to Shaun every weekday on BBC Radio 6Music 1-4pm
Follow Shaun on Twitter
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea
https://www.myteenageband.com/
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My Teenage Band - Abi Palmer from 'The Fuzz' and 'Lashed'
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02/12/21 • 38 min

This week Nick talks to the wonderful mixed-media artist and writer Abi Palmer. Abi’s work includes the installation ‘Crip Casino’—an interactive gambling arcade parodying the wellness industry which has been shown at Tate Modern, Somerset House and Wellcome Collection - and, last year she released her book ‘Sanatorium’ via the brilliant Penned in the Margins publishers — which Abi describes as “a fragmented memoir”.
Over the course of this fun and freewheeling conversation Abi talks about being the lead singer in a band with her brother called ‘The Fuzz’, before later changing the name to ‘Lashed’. She also talks about the hurdles of years of music education lost to incorrect psychic readings, slightly interfering band parents, gargling guitar solos and the tense band wars that took place in the Surrey village of Worplesdon.
Also stay tuned for a My Teenage Band first - exclusive recreations of Abi's songs in voice-note form.
Abi's website
Abi's book 'Sanatorium' is out now via Penned in the Margins
Follow Abi on Instagram and Twitter at @abipalmer_bot
Listen to Abi recreating more Lashed songs at www.myteenageband.com
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea

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My Teenage Band - Hussein Kesvani from 'River (something)'
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02/05/21 • 27 min

Nick talks to the podcaster and journalist Hussein Kesvani. Hussein is one of the hosts of such podcasts as Trashfuture and Ten Thousand Posts, and in 2019 he released his first book 'Follow Me, Akhi - The Online World of British Muslims'. In this chat Hussein talks about his short-lived days playing bass in emo and indie bands while at secondary school in Kent, the phenomenon of one-gig bands in the outer London area, and why Hussein's own heartbreak poetry never made it in to any of the band's songs.
Follow Hussein on Twitter @HKesvani
Hussein's podcasts include -
TRASHFUTURE
Ten Thousand Posts
Buy Hussein's book 'Follow Me, Akhi - The Online World of British Muslims' out now on Hurst Publishers
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Listen to all episodes of the podcast at www.myteenageband.com
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea

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My Teenage Band - Jack Clothier from 'Milo' and 'Rue the Day'
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01/22/21 • 33 min

This week Nick talks to Jack Clothier, co-founder of the legendary Alcopop! Records, home to acts such as Art Brut, BO NINGEN, DZ Deathrays, The Spook School and Dream Nails. Over the course of this conversation Jack talks about several bands he's been in spanning his teenage and adult years, including his secondary school band Milo, uni band Monsters for Gods, the slightly mixed critical reception to his metal years in the band 'Rue the Day', and finally his amazing concept band of recent years (listen to find out more). Stay tuned also for at least three small anecdotes about Nick's own band experiences!
Alcopop's website
Alcopop on Bandcamp
Recommended Alcopop! acts/releases
- BO NINGEN
- itoldyouiwouldeatyou
- The Spook School
- johnny foreigner- Gaffa Tape Sandy
Stream 'Jurassic Pop 4 1/2: The Erotic Adventures of Jeff Goldblum' (released on Fierce Panda)
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Listen to all episodes of the podcast at www.myteenageband.com
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee

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My Teenage Band - Elle Hunt from 'Untitled RockQuest band'
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01/29/21 • 25 min

This week Nick talks to the brilliant journalist Elle Hunt, whose work has appeared in The Guardian, The Observer magazine, Tortoise, New Scientist, Grazia and The Face, among other places. Elle is based in London, having been born in the UK, however her teenage band story takes place in New Zealand where she grew up. Elle talks about her experience forming a band partly for a school assessment, but mainly to enter RockQuest, a nationwide contest for young New Zealand bands. Did her band join the ranks of The Datsuns, Kimbra, The Naked and Famous, the Phoenix Foundation and other success stories from the competition? Listen and find out!
Follow Elle on Twitter @elle_hunt
Elle's website
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Listen to all episodes of the podcast at www.myteenageband.com
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea

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My Teenage Band - Sarah Tanat-Jones from 'Come on Gang!'
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01/15/21 • 33 min

This week Nick talks to the amazing illustrator, graphic designer, animator and musician Sarah Tanat-Jones about her time tearing up Edinburgh as lead singer and drummer for her indie band 'Come on Gang!', including a trip to SXSW and recording an album with a Scottish indie hero. We also hear about volatile bandmates, early days playing drums at school in the teachers' band, and Sarah's wonderful current music project 'Tanat'.
Find out more about Sarah's work
Sarah's 'Tanat' project on Bandcamp
Hear Come on Gang!'s full album
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Listen to all episodes of the podcast at www.myteenageband.com
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee

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This week Nick talks to Rivkah Reyes - wonderful comedian, musician, podcast host, actor, and actual member of SCHOOL OF ROCK! That's right - we are blessed with young band royalty on the podcast as the bassist from the 2003 masterpiece talks a little bit about making School of Rock, but mostly about their post-movie musical adventures including a stint in a high-school emo band called 'Sweet Revenge' and later as singer and bassist in rock/soul band 'Brother StarRace'. Listen out for audio from both these bands plus stories of messy band break-ups, questionable cover songs, band benefactors/dentists and how Rivkah's music lead to a comedy career.
Listen to Rivkah's podcast 'Where Are We Now' wherever you get your podcasts
Rivkah's essay 'Confessions of an Obsolete Child Actor'
Follow Rivkah on:
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Patreon
CREDITS
Jingle and beds composed by Anya Pearson - Insta: @anyaplaysguitar
The debut album of Anya's band Dream Nails is out now
Lead vocals by Imo Berman
Artwork by Eloisa Henderson-Figueroa
Insta: @eloisaillustrator
Web design by Imo Vee
Insta: @imo.vee
Presented/Produced by Nick Taylor
@nick_tea
https://www.myteenageband.com/

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How many episodes does My Teenage Band have?

My Teenage Band currently has 27 episodes available.

What topics does My Teenage Band cover?

The podcast is about Music, Podcasts, Arts, Music Interviews and Performing Arts.

What is the most popular episode on My Teenage Band?

The episode title 'Emma Brodie from 'The Mental Notes'' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on My Teenage Band?

The average episode length on My Teenage Band is 32 minutes.

How often are episodes of My Teenage Band released?

Episodes of My Teenage Band are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of My Teenage Band?

The first episode of My Teenage Band was released on Nov 8, 2020.

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