The British Masters

It’s Liam’s turn for the British Masters treatment as he tells journalist John Doran about nights out with Maradona, Steve Coogan and John McEnroe as well as his debut solo album ‘As You Were’ in this seminal interview from 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John meets The Reggae Connoisseur, David Rodigan. They discuss how he fell in love with Jamaican music, how he realised smoking weed wasn’t for him and the time a member of the crowd liked his DJ set so much they let off a gunshot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In John's own words, "Cosey's work has continually innovated, challenged and outraged since the start of the 1970s, Whether as a member of the transgressive art collective Coum Transmissions or the boundary destroying industrial group Throbbing Gristle, or as an electronic musical with her partner Chris Carter. Since the 70's, her work has brought her into direct conflict with the police, the tabloid press, the British government, the music industry and the art establishment, and despite this, she remains to this day a uniquely progressive artist." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate the 6th birthday of The British Masters John chats to Brett Anderson from Suede live at The Rio Cinema in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, John sits down with former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft ahead of the release of his fourth solo album 'These People’. Ashcroft discusses fatherhood, what he misses about the North and Bitter Sweet Symphony. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Viv Albertine is unique in several ways. As one of the founding members of The Slits, she ruptured rock music's linear progression, effecting a genuine and shocking break with what had come before. The Slits combined dub-reggae, free jazz, early hip-hop, funk and punk into a unique new sound. Viv Albertine has recently delivered a shocking and brilliantly-written autobiography called Clothes, Clothes, Clothes. Music, Music, Music. Boys, Boys, Boys. John sat down with her to talk about all of this and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Doran sits down with electronic music pioneer Goldie.In John’s own words, “Goldie overcame a trouble-filled childhood and young adulthood to revolutionise UK dance music, not once but several times over as one of the most prominent innovators in drum and bass. I’m speaking to him today about his return to making music, hanging out with David Bowie and his belief in reincarnation." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

He might be more known as a TV and Internet personality these days but Big Narstie has been a master of the art form of grime for over 15 years. Today he sits down with John to talk about mental health, childbirth and acceptance.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mr Albarn of Blur, Gorillaz and The Good The Bad and the Queen fame sits down with John for a natterIn John’s own words "...One of the most famous and hard working faces in the contemporary musical landscape, Damon Albarn. Rising to prominence as the frontman of the world bestriding Blur, he has since become known for his seemingly never ending supply of side projects and collaborations, Gorillaz being the most globally renowned. I'm talking to him today in his West London studio about the release of the new album by The Good, The Bad and The Queen." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Clash's Paul Simonon in conversation with Noisey host John Doran.Originally known as the bass player in The Clash, a lifelong artist and style obsessive, Paul was one of the key architects of the aesthetics of punk. His obsession with dub and reggae helped broaden the sound of The Clash gloriously. John spoke to him in Damon Albarn's West London Studio, where they were rehearsing for their upcoming tour as one half of The Good, The Bad & The Queen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite joins host John Doran.In our host's own words, "Scottish masters of the sublime Mogwai found fertile new ground between post-rock, goth and indie during the '90s. Offering a welcome counterbalance to the comparatively lighter sounds of Britpop. Nine studio albums later, for many, they remain to this day a blue print of what an independent group should be.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Everything But The Girl’s Tracey Thorn in conversation with Noisey host John Doran.In host John Doran’s own words, “Tracey Thorn is a singular English musician whose instantly identifiable voice has towered over the pop-cultural landscape from the 1980’s to the present day. After being a member of the none more cult Marine Girls, who were one of Kurt Cobain’s favourite bands, Tracey’s voice was then everywhere in the mid-90s due to her work with Massive Attack and most significantly as one half of Everything But The Girl, with their track ‘Missing’ accidentally becoming an undisputed anthem of the era.Since then, she has become a respected author and journalist and has recently returned to the musical fray with an album of disco belters called ‘Record’." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go back to when John met The Fall’s Mark E SmithIn John's own words: "There are only a few things that separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom... the most important of these attributes, is an appreciation of the music of The Fall. This means if you do not listen to such albums as 'Hex Enduction Hour', 'This Nation's Saving Grace' and 'The Unutterable' you are worse than savage. The solution to what ails us is clear -- be less beastly, listen to The Fall" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.