Episodes
Friday Oct 11, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Dog Man Star at 25 (part two)
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Nick Amies and I take a good look at side two of the Gothic majesty that is Dog Man Star by Suede and agree...about almost everything.
Friday Oct 11, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Dog Man Star at 25 (part one)
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
I am joined by Nick Amies, once again, to turn our beady eyes towards the Gothic majesty of the second Suede album, Dog Man Star. In this episode we look at side one of the album which includes all three of the singles released from it; We Are The Pigs, The Wild Ones and New Generation. Some chit, a little chat and an attempt to answer the question "But is it Britpop?"
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Miss June Interview
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
Saturday Oct 05, 2019
I'm joined by the boys from Miss June, the finest band to come out of New Zealand since...well, possibly ever. Their new album "Bad Luck Party" is a thing of wonder and dizzy delights. Equal parts indie pop, riot grrrl, punk and post-punk. We talk about the album, musical influences and the Scottish diet.
Friday Oct 04, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - James and Jude Cook on writing.
Friday Oct 04, 2019
Friday Oct 04, 2019
In this episode I am joined by brothers James and Jude Cook, formerly of one of the finest bands of the nineties The Flamingoes and now successful authors. They joined me to discuss the process of writing, inspiration, the voice and more.
Friday Sep 06, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - My Life Story with Jake Shillingford
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
What an episode. An interview with Jake Shillingford, the man, the brains, the beating heart and the soul of My Life Story joins me to discuss the first new album in NINETEEN years "World Citizen".
Monday Aug 26, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Star Shaped Festival 2019 with Lipgloss Jill
Monday Aug 26, 2019
Monday Aug 26, 2019
I am joined, again, by the magnificent Lipgloss Jill to run our eyes over the forthcoming Star Shaped Festival dates in Manchester, Newcastle, Birmingham and London...full details @starshapedclub.
Monday Aug 12, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Football Crazy (Premier League Blether)
Monday Aug 12, 2019
Monday Aug 12, 2019
A break from the Britpop content this week as Nick Amies and I indulge our other passion...football. Nick spent some time as a Bundesliga correspondent based in Germany and I...well, I have watched Scottish football for four decades which hasn't taught me much about football but has made me the man I am today. In this episode we look at the fixtures that took place over the opening weekend...show some love for Klopp, rant about VAR and wonder about the point of Arsenal. Enjoy.
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Alan Leach (Shed Seven)
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
In this episode I meet up with Shed Seven drummer, comedian and quiz master, Alan Leach. Alan is in Edinburgh with his hybrid comedy/quiz show and he joined me to talk about that, Britpop, Shed Seven, stylists and some other things along the way. You can catch Alan's show at the Mash House on Guthrie Street in Edinburgh every day (not August 12th) from 2:25 until 3:25 and you can get tickets from edfringe.com or justthetonic.com or by calling the festival box office on 0330 2201212...get there.
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Definitely Maybe 25th Anniversary (Part 1)
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Thursday Jul 25, 2019
Nick Amies and I begin our exploration of the debut album from Oasis, Definitely Maybe, by looking back at how we discovered the band, the iconic front cover and the first three tracks on the album; Rock 'n' Roll Star, Shakermaker and Live Forever. One of the greatest debut albums in popular music history and, arguably, simply one of the greatest albums in popular music history. Much has already been said, and written, about the album but Nick and I make a valiant attempt to give our own take on things. The album will celebrate its quarter century with a massive celebration in London thanks to the good people of Star Shaped who will be hosting an incredible event in its honour with a live Q&A with Creation Records supremo Alan McGee, a performance of the album from the best Oasis covers band in the business, Oas-is as well as the usual Star Shaped club night...with added Oasis! That will be happening on August 2nd, head over to @StarShapedClub on Twitter for all the details.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
The Mild Mannered Army - Head Music (B-Side)
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
This is the second part of my conversation with Nick Amies about "Head Music", the 1999 album from Suede. This time we talk through the tracks that made up the b-side of the album including the likes of "Crack in the Union Jack" and "He's Gone". Do please think about sharing the podcast with people you think might be interested...likes, retweets, subscribing and all the rest really does help. Thanks for listening. Max