Oh! Brother

This week on Oh! Brother, we're delighted to welcome comedian and podcaster Adam Buxton. Adam discusses discovering The Fall as a student in the early 1990s, his memorable encounter with Mark E. Smith for television, and his reflections on that experience years later. We also chat about his career in radio, his long-running podcast, and his recent conversation with David Byrne. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome author, screenwriter and critic Nicholas Blincoe to the show. Nicholas talks us through discovering The Fall via Dragnet as a teenager in Rochdale, his early days in post-punk bands, and how a Factory Records hip-hop project with Greg Keeffe from Big Flame briefly put him on the other side of the microphone. We also chat about his novels shaped by Manchester's music and queer scenes, his years living between London and Palestine, co-founding the New Puritans literary movement, and his new book Oliver Twist and Me — which uncovers his family's surprising connection to Dickens. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome producer and On‑U Sound founder Adrian Sherwood to the show. Adrian talks us through first meeting Mark E. Smith in Rough Trade, working with The Fall on Slates and later Extricate, and the studio tricks (and “anti‑production” ethos) that shaped those records. We also chat Prince Far I, John Peel, Tackhead and Lee “Scratch” Perry and hear about his recent move from behind the desk to performing live. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome actor, director and horror fan Dominic Brunt to the show. Best known as Paddy from Emmerdale, Dominic talks us through discovering The Fall via Mr Pharmacist, seeing them dozens of times over the years, and narrowly missing out on a couple of infamous gigs. We also chat welding and drama school, life on a long‑running soap, making low‑budget horror and zombie films, Romanian bear rescues and accidentally saving a lion. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Oh! Brother, we were delighted to welcome Mark Reeder to the show. The Berlin-based producer talks us through his journey from Manchester to Berlin, putting on illegal gigs in the GDR, smuggling East German uniforms back to the West, and his encounters with The Fall along the way. We also discuss life behind the Wall, the collision of post‑punk and electronic music, and how those years shaped his work as a producer and label runner. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Oh! Brother, we are delighted to welcome Ian Broudie to the show. The Lightning Seeds frontman and renowned producer talks us through his early days in Big in Japan, his production work with the Bunnymen, The Coral, The Zutons and The Fall, and the unexpected path that led to one of the nation’s favourite football songs. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Paul Simpson - Liverpool legend, founder of The Wild Swans and original member of The Teardrop Explodes. From formative nights at Eric’s and early encounters with The Fall, to coming up with one of post-punk’s most poetic band names and introducing Julian Cope to Scott Walker. We chat about post‑punk tribes, unexpected fame in the Philippines, and a memorable meeting with Paul McCartney. Big thanks to Paul for joining us this week - hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are thrilled to welcome friend of the show Daren Garrett through our virtual doors. A whistle-stop tour through some iconic post punk bands, the guys discuss Daren's time with Pram, The Nightingales, The Fall and his current projects, including the coining of the phrase Dubabilly (exact spelling tbc). Perhaps the only man to turn down 2 invitations to join the group, Daren was a member of the Fall from 2013 - 2015, and featured in the now iconic Glastonbury performance and was part of a brilliant 2 drummer line up with Keiron Melling. Big thanks to Daren for joining us this week, hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the wonderful Jim Glennie, bassist and founding member of James. We discuss phone calls from Brian Eno, Chesney Hawkes’ baseball caps, and the unlikely kindness of bank managers, as well as the brutal nature of the music industry and the delights of vegetarian cuisine. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist, author and polymath, Will Sergeant. We chat about first encounters with The Fall, drum machines gone wrong, icy trips to Berlin, Top of the Pops dressing rooms and why Liverpool bands feared “selling out.” Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Series 6 of Oh! Brother. As we enter our Perverted by Language era, our guest this week is Suede bassist, journalist and author, Mat Osman. We chat about hearing The Fall for the first time in a Sussex bedroom, getting the call to support them on tour, Mark E. Smith’s unique way with compliments. We also discuss Suede, their formation, successes and reformation, and how Mat ended up writing novels in hotel rooms. Enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our series finale of Oh! Brother, we answer your pressing questions, some more open ended than others, with help of our resident Michael Parkinson, Nathan Hanley. Thanks for everyone who sent in questions, and thanks for all our great guests this series. We won't be away for long, with guests for next series already lined up. In the meantime, keep an eye on our socials for news. Thanks for listening!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the one and only Mickey Bradley, bass player, broadcaster, and all-round raconteur from sunny Derry. We dive into the early days of The Undertones, Terry Hooley's Good Vibrations label, death threats against Joe Strummer, and the eternal question of whether bands need "the" in their name. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were thrilled to be joined by friend of the show, Brix Smith, for this week's episode, as we take a look back at the year that was, 1988. Tours, ballets, videos and phlegm, we reminisce about perhaps the world's busiest band's busiest ever year. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recorded live at Wythenshawe Cultural Hub, we were thrilled to interview fellow Wythenshawrite Donald Johnson, best known for his storied career in A Certain Ratio. Stories of codpieces, drivers and The Hacienda make up this weeks show, amongst some discussion of music and drumming as well. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:•Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/•YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394•Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the legend that is Pete Wylie. Pete and the guys, but let's be honest, mainly Pete, discuss the post-punk scenes developing in Liverpool and Manchester in the 70's and 80's, Pete's life in and out of bands, John Peel, Mark E Smith and more than a few others. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:•Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/•YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394•Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were delighted to speak to renowned author and less renowned A&R man, John Niven. Along side tales of the Fall, John regales us with stories of his own attempts at being a rock star, the creation of Steven Stelfox and the guys even find time to talk about the trials of being a working class artist. Enjoy!Follow us below:•Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/•YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394•Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon 'Ding' Archer is our guest this week. Bass player and producer extraordinaire, Simon tells us about his times in an innumerable list of great bands, the art of singer-wrangling and the difference between being inside and outside the large Fall tent.Follow us below:Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the one and only Elis James, welsh standup and podcast host. In a bumper edition of the podcast, we get into the weeds of Fall gigs, watching and supporting, welsh language music and comedy, and roast dinner etiquette. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:•Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow•Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/•YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394•Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to another edition of Oh! Brother. This week we welcome Andy Dawson, writer, podcaster, actor and avid Fall enjoyer. We discuss the hit and miss nature of watching The Fall, the trials and tribulations of Twitter and the wonderful and frightening world of the darts. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.