22 Grand Pod

Phil is on the pod as we look at the old days, new days and answer your questions in-between.

https://www.instagram.com/the_twang/

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from b...

Full radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-podcast-best-of-the-00s-with-kate-jackson-of-the-long-blondes-131026

Kate's insta: https://www.instagram.com/katejacksonstudio/

Kate's new project: https://www.instagram.com/corseletteband/

Live event at The Trades Club: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetradesclub/2368958

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking P...

Max Smoke and Papa Gus are on the pod from the pub as we take a look back at their story playing with the likes of Jamie T & Larrikin Love and why they're giving it another go..

https://www.instagram.com/them.nudes/

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking P...

Gordon Raphael is on the pod as we reflect on 25 years of Is This It by The Strokes and go through 10 of the songs he was listening to in the 2000s.

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-gordon-raphael-22092026/

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete D...

I travelled to Hebden bridge to chat to Janine about her highly anticipated book (out now) and about her time working with 00s bands. Also happy to be hosting a night around the book in October at The Trades Club. See ya there! https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thetradesclub/2368958

Buy the book here: https://omnibuspress.com/products/the-world-was-a-mess-but-his-hair-was-perfect-the-last-indie-music-scene-2000-2010

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Angus.official is on the pod to pick his fave songs of the 00s, discuss how he coined Indie Poo, what it means and why it’s gone viral.

Full radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-angus-ceo-indie-poo-25082026/

https://linktr.ee/angus.official

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at...

New album A Hole To See The Sky Through out now!

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

My Favourite 00's Songs: Inviting patrons and o...

https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-screech-louder-the-long-blondes-21072026/

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

My Favourite 00's Songs: Inviting patrons and other guests to come o...

Jon and Jasmine of Truck Festival are on the pod as we discuss how it's become the most popular indie festival in the UK.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day a...

Embrace recently returned with details of their ninth album Avalanche, out 12th June via Cooking Vinyl.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

My Favourite 00...

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-richard-mcnamara-embrace-01062026/

Embrace recently returned with details of their ninth album Avalanche, out 12th June via Cooking Vinyl.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME A...

Colin is on the pod as we discuss his journey from the islands of Scotland to supporting The Strokes on their first UK tour and much more.

Colin MacIntyre AKA Mull Historical Society releases a new album on May 29th. It is his 10th LP and the second in his collaborative author series following on from previous record “In My Mind There’s A Room” in 2023. This brand new collection of songs, “In My Mind There’s A Photograph’, will feature lyrical contributions from a panoply of world-leading authors, all of whom were asked to reflect on a single sig...

Finn & Jasper are on the pod as we take a look at their journey from communes to cult classics.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

Daniel Dylan Wray on his anticipated first book, Groovy, Laidback & Nasty, the first ever authoritative history of Sheffield music (out today!).

Exhaustively researched and spanning almost seven decades, Groovy, Laidback and Nasty features over 150 new interviews with the likes of Richard Hawley, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem), The Human League, ABC and Cabaret Voltaire – along with countless others.

The book also delves deep into many of Sheffield's far-reaching cultural roots; from Peter Stringfellow's wild years as a club promoter in the 1960s to Toddla T's teenage breakthrough in the late 2000s, via Wa...

Full Islington Radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-dustins-bar-mitzvahbattlethe-mardous-01052026/

All three bands are on as they pick some songs and look ahead to their gig together this Friday at The Water Rats in London.

https://ticketlab.app/event/37343-Battle-comeback-gig-and-Dustins-Bar-Mitzvah-with-special-guests-The-Mardous-tickets

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of t...

Eva is on the pod as we delve into her life in music via Liverpool, Deltasonic & tours with Arctic Monkeys.

https://www.instagram.com/dr_eva_carlsdotter_petersen/

pic by @christiancarlpetersen

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful d...

Preston returns to the pod as he picks some of his fave 00s songs and we look back/forward to The Ordinary Boys times.

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-preston-the-ordinary-boys/

The Ordinary Boys new single: https://open.spotify.com/track/2hnn4NZPnzPO8t37Qt4BS1?si=68f8af338bef40c7

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Richard is on the pod as we take a deep dive into all things Hard-Fi.

Sweating Someone Else's Fever - out June 19th on V2 Records

(Photo by Tom Oldham/PYMCA/Avalon/Getty Images)

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through the...

Matt and Paul are on the pod as we look back at how being on the Libertines forum led to them putting on one of the first out of town Arctic Monkeys gigs and more!

Full radio show: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-dog-head-and-melbourne-00s-indie-super-fanspromoters/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of t...

Andy is on the pod as we discuss how he came to writing the 00s indie version of Spinal Tap..

Pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzk0HnKsDio

Andy's comedy: https://www.instagram.com/tawnyowlcomedy/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through t...

With his new solo album out, Michael joins the pod from his home in New York for a bit of a deep dive into his musical life - including how he ended up playing in The Cribs and why he wants to vacation in Hull..

https://www.instagram.com/michaeliancummings/

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back a...

Jimmy and Johnny are on the show to coincide with a new album and upcoming gig: https://www.instagram.com/theothers_853/

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-jimmy-and-johnny-the-others-20022026/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As w...

Chris is on the podcast ahead of the band's reunion gig later this year as we talk origins of the band, Hollywood parties, and answer the many fan questions..

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards f...

Juanita is on the podcast as we look back at how the band made the 'leap of faith' to move to England from Australia, look forward to their new album (out this month) and everything in-between..

https://www.instagram.com/howlingbells

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty d...

On this show I was joined by creative consultant Scott Jones who was responsible for putting together some of the 00s most iconic album covers and artwork, including Arctic Monkeys debut album for which Scott has put together an exhibition named Don’t Believe The Hype at the British Music Experience in Liverpool marking 20 years of the album with behind the curtain artefacts and much more. There’s also a Q&A at the exhibition on the 11th February which will be hosted by me with Scott, Andy Nicholson and cover star Chris McClure which should make for a grea...

Rick is on the pod as we look back at how he became a freelance journalist for NME as a teenager in the 2000s, how he was the first to cover Arctic Monkeys for them and what the 'scene' was like to cover from the North.

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking P...

Full vlog here: https://youtu.be/7m_-4YH6LJA

Check out https://iamandynicholson.com/

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

M...

Jaff is on the pod as we navigate our way through some of his fave songs of the 00s, answer your questions and discuss The Futureheads new album - Christmas (out today!).

Full radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-jaff-the-futureheads-18112025/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the S...

What do you do when you can't find any members of Good Shoes to come on the pod? You get the guy who discovered them and end up with the most unpredictable episode to date. No way this one gets monetised on YouTube lol.

(Recorded 2023)

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the S...

Finally a Good Shoes member is on the pod. Joel joins me for an extensive deep-dive into one of the best cult bands of the era and I get a chance to apologise for us nearly wrecking one of their gigs back in the day.. 

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Do...

Felix is on the pod to talk about his new book ‘Whatever Will Be, Will Be: A Matter of Life and Football’ and play some of his favourite songs from the 2000s amongst other nostalgic chat.

Full radio show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-felix-white-the-maccabees-29102025/

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the l...

Gemma and Dave are on the pod as we look ahead to their upcoming gigs and have an extensive ramble chat..

@dustins_bar_mitzvah

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in t...

Jamie and Jason of Battle are on the pod as we discuss the highs and lows of being in the band and why they've decided to revisit it all. Recorded over two parts.

https://www.instagram.com/thisisbattle.band/

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and g...

Jamie and Jason of Battle are on the pod as we discuss the highs and lows of being in the band and why they've decided to revisit it all. Recorded over two parts.

https://www.instagram.com/thisisbattle.band/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and g...

Art Brut's frontman returns to the pod to pick 10 of his favourite 00s songs.

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-eddie-argos-30092025/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from b...

Roddy is on the podcast as we look back on 30 years of the band and answer your questions.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful detail. As well as going through NME Awards from back in the day and discussing what happened.

M...

Britain's best journalist is back on the pod as we navigate our way through his fave songs of the 00s. @theresetsam

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-best-of-the-00s-with-sam-delaney-26082025/

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete Doherty documentary and going through them in painful d...

Tom returns to the podcast as we navigate our way through his fave songs of the 00s and fill in a few blanks from our last chat.

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-16052025-best-of-the-00s-with-tom-woodhead-forward-russia/

Pic: @thiswasourscene

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Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of the Stalking Pete D...

Between 2005-11, Stokesie, in his own words: worked on the news desk at NME (print, online, radio, TV) for four years as editor, then took a role managing the brand, running the NME Awards and creating all the online video output for the iconic music title - We deep dive all that & more!

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The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look b...

Tom and Stuee are back on the pod to pick their fave songs of the 00s for Islington Radio and chat about The Paddingtons playing 20th anniversary gigs this year.

Full show with songs: https://www.mixcloud.com/IslingtonRadio/22-grand-pod-18042025-best-of-the-00s-with-tom-atkin-stuee-bevan-the-paddingtons/

Recorded early 2025.

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22 Grand Pod is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/22grandpod

Off the back of the main pod, we are creating Patreon only bonus content. For £3 a month you will get:

The 00's Deep Dive: Taking a look back at the likes of t...