WE ARE THE FALL Podcast

[Patreon Ep. Preview:] The post-nearly man is nearly there, as Mark E. Smith's second solo album comes into the fold. The lads had such a blast exploring the first one, this second outing should be no different. This latest Patreon side-journey commences with 2002's Pander! Panda! Panzer! Fully transcribed lyrics (the best we could) can be downloaded for free on WATF PATREON.Are you searching for the new episode now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

For this month's interrogation, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Simon Rogers. Identified in almost every Fall-related press article as the "classically trained" musician, we get some fun insights from his role as both a musician and a producer in the band. He was also kind enough to provide us with some photos and other Fall items from his archive, which we will be sharing over the next few weeks. Enjoy! [Intro: Phone message left by MES delivering instructions for the production of Pumpkin Head Xscapes to Simon Rogers]Are you searching for the new episode now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

In this first part of a two-part series, we explore Mark E. Smith's side-projects and collaborations in the 1990s. The variety in style and quality is outstanding, and as always, extremely interesting. Onward! Are you searching for the new episode now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

SIDE B of The Fall's 20th LP starts to find its groove as it delves deeper into concept album territory. Let's find out what this Marshal, or Marshall is all about. Join us.Are you searching for the new episode now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

We've got the blindness... the lads are heading into this album without listening to it ever before. Should be a fun way to head out of 1990's, and for that case, the 1900's. Let's get into SIDE A of The Fall's 20th album, The Marshall Suite (1999).Are you searching for the new episode now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

[Patreon Unlocked:] If you're in for SIDE B of MES curated mixtape, you're in for a treat. This is some weird shit, we get some classic cuts but also some extremely disturbing picks are intentionally chosen to wind us up. Surprising!Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

Want to hear a demo of Bonkers in Phoenix? You don't have to ask twice, mate. That alternate-reality of a song and a bunch more rarities and demos from The Fall, spanning from 1981-2022. We go into a technical dissection of the MES word delivery style and fortitude. Usually a Pareon side-excursion but we're doing it all here, for you! Come on mate.You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

[PATREON PREVIEW:] Who wants to get weird with us? Let's dive into MES's first solo outing. A collage of sound and words that is essential for only true Fall-heads ("Don't call us Fall-heads!"). Experience what Mark E. Smith, the sound artist, would concoct without a band like The Fall at the helm. Not for all, but definitely for us! [Intro: Vauxhall Corsa ad featuring The Fall]Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

This month, you're in for a fun interrogation... want to get the inside scoop about the art that is the Levitate LP (1998)? Well, you're in luck, mate, because we have the privilege of spending an hour with Fall guitarist and visual artist Tommy Crooks. Join us for a fun and insightful chat!Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

Will the lads find a copy of The Larger Than Average Armpits' LP? Also discussed is Side B of the excellent Levitate (1998).Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

Why elevate, when you can Levitate? (so much less work!) And that's exactly what we get from The Fall in 1997. This big-top attraction is not for all, but it's definitely for these lads. Join us for one of the most enthralling albums of this era, LEVITATE. Link to the discussed Loaded (1997) MES interview: https://pantograph-punch.com/posts/the-greatest-fall-interview-everAre you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

[PATREON PREVIEW:] MES has always had a contentious relationship with the Glastonbury festival. But 10 years ago, The Fall were invited, and they definitely showed up. To celebrate The Fall's 2015 performance, the lads sit down for a bonus watch-along of this high tension set. Grab a couple packs of Spangles because this is a popcorn double-feature that is not to be missed. Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

It's a fantastic life when you've got new, great music spinnin' in your car. So let's hit the road for our bi-annual road trip across our favourite albums of the year (so far). Bring the snacks.Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

Patreon Ep. Preview: Join the lads for a surprisingly fun side-journey into the world of Elastica. Lots of Fall-related talk, as expected, while featuring MES performing on vocals and multiple Fall references abound. Come on, mate!Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

WARNING: For true Fall-heads... Steve Hanley transition (out) episode. Join us for some highly critical but, as always, Fall-endearing discussions about these flabbergastingly un-Fall-like performances. Full episode on PATREON, mate.Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

The lads get to the bottom, the very bottom of this Side B of The Fall's valuable entry into the catalogue, The Light User Syndrome. Weird tracks are assessed with force. Who is your MES 'man'?Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

The band is sporting the 90's chic on the cover, but let's see whats being offered on the inside. 1996's full length from The Fall is, no doubt, something to be reckoned with. We need them all, and we are the best. *Quote at the beginning of episode is from Steve Hanley.Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

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SIDE B TEASER. FULL EPISODE ON PATREON!Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com

If you're missing these Peel session episodes, you're missing out on the prime-cuts, mate. Fire up the grill because we're about to fry up these tasty mid-90's Fall cuts!Are you searching for the (next episode) now? Are you looking for the real thing, yeah? You may be missing out on more great Fall-related explorations… but not if you join us on ⁠WATF PATREON:  Full A & B-SIDE discussions (Now!), special (Patreon-only) bonus episodes, side excursions into Fall-member side projects, and early access to all episodes! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join WATF Pod on PATREON and get them all! Including rare Fall content, merch, and exclusive chats with Gavin & Steve as they discuss everything Fall-related.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow WATF Pod on: ⁠Instagram⁠  //  YouTube  //  ⁠Twitter⁠  //  ⁠Facebook⁠For more Fall-related info, please visit our fellow Fall-heads’ great work at:  TheFall.org  //  Annotating The FallTheme Song by Gavin Watts: ⁠https://wearethefallpod.bandcamp.com/⁠Produced and presented by Watts Happening Records: ⁠www.TheWattsHappening.com⁠Advertising & Guest Inquiries - Contact:  wearethefallpod@gmail.com