Diverse Vinyl Podcast

S3:E12 - Soulo

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 10:34:08 +0000

Reviews of a bumper week's releases including new records from Waxahatchee, Adam Franklin, The Chats, Cable Ties, Green Gartside, Nap Eyes, Lilly Hiatt, Brian Fallon, Catholic Action, Euros Childs, Modern Rituals and reissues from De La Soul, Cat Stevens, Sugar, Kanye West, The Subways and Rowland S Howard. Along the way, Graham finds out how well we know any of them and whether they'll appear on his legendary solo soul album.

S3:E11 - Just Stream It

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:02:42 +0000

Special guest Eggsy reviews bands based on their name, does a very good John Peel impression and tells everyone to stream stuff. We all attempt to review Jim Morrison, Jim Noir, Gladies, Soccer Mommy, Toodles & The Hectic Pity and the Sound Of The Suburbs comp that we all remember from when we were kids.

S3:E10 - Swordfishes

Diverse Vinyl — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 07:57:56 +0000

Reviews, informed or otherwise, of new albums by Grimes, Al Lewis, Treacherous Three, Los Campesinos!, Courtney Barnett and Greg Dulli plus mentions for The Third Mind and Hayley Williams. Graham only just realises we're reviewing albums out the same week as the podcast, a new customer becomes a lovely guest and we do a Bruce Springsteen vs Public Enemy lyric quiz. Matt is too far away from his microphone.

S3:E09 - June From The Bill

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:44:48 +0000

A late guest appearance from Lily and reviews of Bryan Ferry, Billy Ocean, Nada Surf, Green Day, Seth Lakeman, Rod Stewart, Cerrone and La Roux with added amazing facts. Mentions for the Pixies, Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Pearl Jam and speculation as to whether Ke$ha is drunk on her new album and if Elon Musk is human.

S3:E08 - Am I Too Loud?

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:17:47 +0000

No guests and a surprising amount of actual reviews including Thin Lizzy, Black Lips, Wire, Pet Shop Boys, Happy Mondays, Drive-By Truckers, Squarepusher, Tom Raybould, Frances Quinlan, Graham Coxon and Blossoms. I'll class this as 'relatively entertaining'.

S3:E07 - My Oeuvre Weighs A Ton

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:43:29 +0000

Dude pops in as a guest and helps discuss Graham's guest-laden soul album, 'Bear, Hugs & Harmony'. Almost certainly containing members of Super Furry Animals, The Manics, The Darkness, Menswear, Los Campesinos!, Future Of The Left and De La Soul plus Shakin' Stevens, Charlotte Church, Connie Fisher and Richard Osman. Or not. A customer comes in to buy a Who album that he doesn't like and we do a sort of Bowie Top Trumps quiz in honour of the anniversary of his death.

S3:E06 - It's Chriiiiiiistmaaaaaassssss!

Diverse Vinyl — Tue, 24 Dec 2019 13:29:08 +0000

End of year round up really. No guests to speak of, just Matt and Graham doing a run down of the Diverse albums and reissues of 2019. It's probably really boring. Have a listen anyway.

S3:E05 - Neverending Ballsy

Diverse Vinyl — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 14:16:29 +0000

This week, we have Minty of Minty's Guide Guide To Cardiff as a guest. We asked Minty on to talk about the Welsh Music Prize as, alongside Matt, he was on the judging panel last Wednesday. As usual, things went off on a tangent, old Diverse owner John Richards walked in, we got carried away and totally forgot to talk about the prize. We recorded a bit afterwards but it was too long to tag on here so there may be a standalone special!! We did remember to review stuff, including Prince, The Blue Nile, Fleetwood Mac, Funeral For A Friend and The Low Anthem though.

S3:E04 - GLC Mate, Innit

Diverse Vinyl — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 22:26:46 +0000

Guest Kate Mercer talks about Art On The Hill, Newport's very, very multi-venue art trail. We all review Queens Of The Stone Age, Leonard Cohen, Ben Lee, The Beatles, Danny Brown, The Beatles, Hefner and Shed Seven. No children, no crazy phone calls, no car parking madness. It's relatively sensible. Kind of.

S3:E03 - There's No Hierarchy Here

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 22:52:25 +0000

We missed last week. Sorry! Back now with two guest in tow. Mim John, who's not listened to any music this year and author Richard King who only listens to Grateful Dead but also, paradoxically, thinks that all albums should only be 30 minutes long. In amongst this, there's a phone call from Adam Hussain and, to be honest, very lazy reviews of Toy, The Wonder Stuff, Right Hand Left Hand, Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg & Taylor Swift.

S3:E02 - Ten Gigglepoints

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 02 Nov 2019 08:27:23 +0000

This week we welcome another host of guests, two of them are young children. This certainly changes the dynamic of the podcast. It's total carnage. Also appearances from children's dad, Matt Horton and surprise cameo from The Maggot. We try to review The Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Nirvana, King Princess, Dowsing and Caravan but I'm not sure we do very well! We mainly just discuss gigglepoints.

S3:E01 - Disraeli Gears? Bobbins.

Diverse Vinyl — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:23:22 +0000

A new series, possibly a new format. We tried to get a guest, we invited Matthew David Scott on. As it happened, half of Newport showed up so we has Scotty, Lottie, Mike, The 70s and Mark all in the shop. Total madness. We sort of reviewed albums by Neil Young, Happy Mondays, Amy O, Talking Back Sunday, Swans, Scott Walker, Rick Astley and Super Furry Animals in amongst the carnage.

S2:E12 - Graham Is Naked

Diverse Vinyl — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 06:27:19 +0000

Decide for yourselves whether Graham is actually naked. Reviews of Throbbing Gristle, Slade, Fad Gadget, Frankie Cosmos, Miss June and TaxiWars plus some advice from Grayo's nan and a brief guest appearance by Phil from The Secret Garden Cafe. Last in the series.

S2:E11 - Dave Hughes And His Lovely Pear Drops

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 30 Aug 2019 08:48:24 +0000

Dave Hughes brings in some pear drops. Albums by Oasis, Guided By Voices, Ezra Furman, Lana Del Rey, Bon Iver, The S.L.P, The Beatles and other people are discussed, sometimes at length, sometimes very briefly. Graham does a sweary Liam Gallagher impression.

S2:E10 - Badges & Buttons

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:42:10 +0000

This week, Matt and Graham are joined by former Diverse employee and Taylor Swift obsessive, Lily. The three of them review The Teardrop Explodes, Dolly Parton, Leslie Stevens and Tropical Fuck Storm. Which means Graham swears again. Lily gives the boys some pop tips and casts doubt upon the fairness of the Green Man Festival quiz!

S2:E9 - Swearing At Babies

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:36:17 +0000

There's actual swearing, Paul tell's his Slipknot puppet story and albums by The Hold Steady, Press Club, Ride, The Rails, Blanck Mass, Sleater-Kinney, Feeder, Lillie Mae and Frank Turner get reviewed. Matt gives his Green Man recommendations while Graham admits he desperately wants to play at the festival but proves that he should never be left in charge of a baby. Guest appearance by Tom.

S2:E8 - Where Is My Spongy Thing?

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:33:22 +0000

New releases from Elvis, Slipknot, The Wedding Present, David Axlerod and Maybeshewill. Recommendations for K.Flay, Jamila Woods and Grace Lightman. A pleas for medical advice from Graham and a guest appearance from our Postman who likes Freya Ridings. Possibly a little too much.

S2:E7 - Hobnobs Or Smack

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 14:27:25 +0000

A quick jaunt through releases by Idles, Yes, Ty Segall, Linda McCartney, Possible Humans (which Matt wroye down wrong, it's called Everybody Split), Native Harrow, Tyler Childers and Serge Gainsbourg. Then we discuss soundtracks and if it's really OK to fancy a cartoon mermaid.

S2:E6 - Heaven 17 Had Ponytails

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 26 Jul 2019 22:33:28 +0000

This week, wasp attacks, window cleaning tips, The Violent Femmes, The Runaways, Janet Jackson, Kaiser Chiefs, the entire year of 1969 and plans to take hard drugs to listen to a 5CD jazz out-takes album.

S2:E5 - Prince Is Still Dead

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 10:00:04 +0000

A drama free episode that covers releases from Summer Cannibals, Prince, Thom Yorke, Frank Zappa and Grace Lightman. Apologies for Matt being a bit louder than Graham, there was a bit of a microphone issue!

S2:E4 - Newport Parking Wars

Diverse Vinyl — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 07:13:11 +0000

After a week's break to allow Graham to see Janelle Monae again, our heroes return to talk about Metz, Kyle Craft, New Order, Frightened Rabbit, Imperial Teen, Carwyn Ellis & Joya 18 and other actual music stuff while commentating on the world outside the Diverse window. Matt wonders if Spotify is killing good albums (but possibly not in the way you think), Graham's new quest is getting Matt into reggae and a man called Josh says goodbye.

S2:E3 - Do You Remember Bitza Pizza?

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 29 Jun 2019 07:02:26 +0000

The new releases include Hot Chip (which neither have listened to), Black Keys, Dressy Bessy, Kylie, Jade Jackson and two Bowie releases, one of which is apparently quite expensive for a single album and a box of finger nails. They discuss the new pop type stuff they like and then Chi walks in and turns the podcast into a free form 3 day long Grateful Dead gig.

S2:E2 - Bobby Davro's Meat Palace

Diverse Vinyl — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:58:24 +0000

Matt and Graham attempt to record and edit their own podcast for the first time as we didn't have a Rhys. They shambolically talk about The Raconteurs, Chic, Buzzcocks, L7, Aerosmith, Mattiel, Mannequin Pussy and Titus Andronicus. Graham almost certainly kills Bruce Springsteen and a man fails to park a car properly.

S2:E1 - Cat Chips In A Bin

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 15 Jun 2019 07:31:37 +0000

Matt and Graham are back. Hooray we hear you cry. They cover Springsteen, Bill Callahan, Shellac, the brand new website and discover that Graham's Joy Division album may or may not be a first pressing.

S1:E12 - Record Store Day

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 12 Apr 2019 12:29:27 +0000

It's Record Store Day so Matt and Graham give you the inside story. And quickly run through some of the releases. And discuss the theory that Graham only exists when people are looking at him. This brings Season 1 to a nice tidy end. We'll be back soon but it's Easter, people are on holiday and nobody releases stuff after Record Store Day anyway.

S1:E11 - I Made A Delicious Soup Last Night

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 04 Apr 2019 20:14:35 +0000

Previews of the latest albums by Idlewild, Martha, Priests, Girli, Pup* and Zefur Wolves, the reissue of The Slits' Cut and Graham gets excited about the Bowie 7" box. Shane pops in and recommends Gemma Hayes** and Matt tries to get a future guest by bigging up his graphic design.

*Pup aren't American, they're Canadian.

**Gemma Hayes supported Counting Crows in Cardiff International Arena (the supports at the 2 Newport Centre gigs Matt went to were Cracker and Bettie Serveert).

S1:E10 - Scott Walker RIP

Diverse Vinyl — Thu, 28 Mar 2019 20:41:42 +0000

Graham mourns Scott Walker, albums by Edwyn Collins and Keith Richards are skirted around before Graham mourns Scott Walker some more. There's a discussion about Mother's Day etiquette and Sam Le Pub makes an injury time cameo.

S1:E9 - Batteries Not Included

Diverse Vinyl — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 19:40:26 +0000

Graham discovers his new favourite trumpet player while Matt tries to steer conversation away from the Jenny Lewis album cover. A customer comes in looking for Lady Gaga and the roots of the adjective 'tearing' are discussed.

S1:E8 - Neither Of Us Can Count

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 19:49:31 +0000

The boys deal heroically with the first world record shop problem of not getting promo copies of the albums they're reviewing, Matt poses a 'Guess the Irish band' quiz for St. Patrick's Day, they both recommend some theatre in Newport and Graham is convinced he's going to die in a flaming tour bus on the way back from Southampton.

S1:E7 - Gary Numan's Favourite Toilet

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 09:04:27 +0000

With the Record Store Day list published last week, Matt and Graham mostly talk about Eagles, Foals and Indoor Pets. Paul chips in to tell us what Paul Weller smells like and yeah, eventually they pick out some choice RSD releases too.

S1:E6 - The Dingley Dell Podcast

Diverse Vinyl — Sat, 02 Mar 2019 20:07:29 +0000

The shop is inundated with customers and Graham laughs at cats after chatting with Matt about Bryan Adams, Potty Mouth, Mark Hollis and whatever else entered their heads. Guest Ray Collins chips in with some quality facts.

S1:E5 - Bag Of Hammers

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 19:40:59 +0000

This week, the boys decide that Better Oblivion Community Centre isn't a great band name, Graham backtracks on his opinion of Sleaford Mods, in case he has to play a show with them, Matt gets given Depeche Mode for his homework and a woman collects a mysterious package from the shop.

S1:E4 - My Cat Is In The Bath

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 21:08:05 +0000

The guys talk Prince (again), new releases and tuna.

S1:E3 - Two Monkeys In A Bin

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 18:28:59 +0000

Matt and Graham talk Prince, alphabetising record collections and Record Store Day, in the podcast they can't think of a better name for.

S1:E2 - Na Na Na, Na Na Na

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:34:17 +0000

Matt and Graham talk more about music and other things that might be of interest to a small group of people.

S1:E1 - American Indie Music Featured In The Guardian

Diverse Vinyl — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 20:19:51 +0000

Diverse vinyl podcast. Graham the Bear and Matt Jarrett talk 80s and new releases.