The Boys in the Band Podcast

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Dan Haggis, drummer in The Wombats.Dan talks about the transformative impact of their dance floor fillers like 'Let's Dance To Joy Division', the story of an evolving sound which runs through each of their albums - and how they're popularity and passion for the band still endures 20 years after getting together. You can actually pick up a special 15th anniversary reissue of their debut album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation - it's the first time you can get it on vinyl as well. So go and check that out! The Wombats fan? Share your memories of the band with us:Twitter: @TheBITBpodInstagram: @boysinthebandpodFacebook: The Boys In The Band PodcastOr drop us an Email - [email protected], presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard GallagherPod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin*Recorded on 26 April 2023*

Instant reaction after Razorlight SMASHED IT at Hammersmith Apollo on the final night of their tour. Awesome gig, so much energy (eventually!) down the front and great to see such a huge reception to hits old and new. Here’s Pete & Rich’s post-gig verdict!

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris from The Kooks.
Their debut album Inside In/Inside Out is a classic of the era and brought the boys huge success, with tracks like Naive being played everywhere in the mid '00s - and the love for that band was recently underlined at some standout anniversary shows.
We chat to Luke and Hugh about how the album came together and the No1 follow up album Konk, right through to their upcoming new album 10 Tracks to Echo in the Dark, three songs of which have been released as an EP: Connection – Echo in the Dark, Pt. 1.
From inter-band rivalries and in-band frictions to what keeps driving them on and why they believe their best album is yet to come, there's loads covered in the pod - and lots of laughs too!
The Kooks fan? Share your memories of the band with us:
Twitter: @TheBITBpod
Instagram: @boysinthebandpod
Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast
Or drop us an Email - [email protected]
Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher
Pod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin| Kooks image by Josh Kern @_kjosh
*Recorded on 16 March 2022*
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This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we talk to Sym Gharial from The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, the hard rocking band from Brighton, about their three albums, wild live shows, and a music video which Liam Gallagher named as a favourite!
The band's music was picked up by advertisers and movie-makers - leading to a surprise appearance in Shaun of the Dead! - but away from the commercial space this was a band with a close connection to the fans which followed them.
We discuss their rise, their attitude to the rest of the scene at the time, and how they captured that live show intensity on records.
The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster fan? Share your memories of the band with us:

Twitter: @TheBITBpod
Instagram: @boysinthebandpod
Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast
Or drop us an Email - [email protected]
Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher
Pod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin *Recorded on 7 May 2021*
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