Welcome to episode two of the new weekly series Groover Digest in which I'll be featuring tracks sent to me on Groover from artists around the world. Groover is a music promotion website where artists can upload their music and send tracks to curators for their feedback and promotion. I was recently invited to join the Groover team as a curator and am delighted to be able to give a platform to all the hard-working big dreaming artists who create music for the love of it. On this week's episode we have an electic set of tracks from artists in Switzerland, USA, France, UK and Brazil. If you l ..read more

Welcome to the first of the new weekly series Groover Digest in which I'll be featuring every track sent to me on Groover from artists around the world. Groover is a music promotion website where artists can upload their music and send tracks to curators for their feedback and promotion. I was recently invited to join the Groover team as a curator and am delighted to be able to give a platform to all the hard-working big dreaming artists who create music for the love of it. On this week's episode we have an electic set of tracks from artists in Canada, USA, France, UK and Singapore. If you l ..read more

In Episode 61 I chat with Jack Tonner of  Manchester based Psych Rockers Sea Breeze about 50 quid paydays, crowd participation and musical bathrooms. Jack along with Joel Eastwood on guitar and Huw Pearson on drums these friends have been making music for years, Jack and Joel started a rock/punk band called Torn that played gigs around the North West and France in their teenage years. Huw has years of experience in Building Giants on sell out tours and festival appearances at Kendall Calling and Highest Point. After taking an inspirational holiday to the Portuguese town of Alvor, where t ..read more

In Episode 60 I chat with Niko Kapetan of  Chicago's up-and-coming Indie Rockers Friko about rare drink tickets, party weeks and hiding out in the green room. Having signed to ATO Records, home to the likes  of King Gizzard, Altin Gun, Temples, Trey Anastasio and Primus amongst others, Friko's debut album 'Where we've been, Where we go from here' is due for release on Friday 16th February 2024. Chock full of emotional, poetic and explosive songs and mastered by Heba Kadry (Bjork, Big Thief) it's gotten some good hype in the press pre-release and Friko are setting themselves up to h ..read more

In Episode 59 I chat with Illustrator and Screen Printer Lara Bujanda about not being as punk as she used to be, dying of success and the dirty corners of Berlin. From her studio in Berlin, Lara works under her brand Subterranean Prints to create  some of the best gig poster artwork in the world today. Having grown up in the Basque Country where she routinely found herself attending punk concerts in squats as a teenager, she moved to Oslo and founded Subterranean Prints as part of the Blitz House project. From Oslo she moved to Berlin to continue her work in the punk and underground sc ..read more

In Episode 58 I chat with musician, songwriter, tv host and humourist Mike Adams about  unhooking your mind, avoiding pride and noisy espresso machines. Performing under the name Mike Adams at His Honest Weight, Mike joined me from his home studio in Bloomington, Indiana where he writes and records all of his songs by himself before sending them on to his trusted friend and confidant Adam Jessup for some sprucing up. A proud Midwestener, Mike talks about how growing up in Indiana has influenced his art and how it leads to his quintessential Americana sound, never more evident than in hi ..read more

In Episode 57 I chat with singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Ishibashi who performs under the pseudonym Kishi Bashi about  being perfectly woke, always scheming, and fighting over the last bottle of Kombucha. Aside from being a world renowned violinist who has toured internationally with such diverse artists as Regina Spektor, Sondre Lerche, of Montreal, and Alexi Murdoch, he is also the singer and founding member of the New York electronic rock outfit Jupiter One and has garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s Bob Boilen who listed him as his favourite new artist of ..read more

In Episode 56 I chat with Irish musician and producer Daithí Ó Drónaí who performs  under the name Daithí  about necessary meditation, gear nerves and Irish animé. Best known for producing electronic music inspired by Irish culture, Daithí has been nominated for both an IFTA for his film score work on the move Lakelands and Choice Music Prizes for his singles "Chameleon Life" and "Mary Keanes Introduction He has supported the likes of DJ Shadow, The XX, Disclosure, Santigold, Mackelmore and Duke Dumont. He is a member of Irish band HousePlants along with Bell X1's Paul Noonan and o ..read more

In Episode 55 I chat with Josh O'Kane of Derry rant-hop duo Dirty Faces about anger, half bottles of Buckfast and the Irish Renaissance Follow Dirty Faces  on https://www.instagram.com/dirtyfacesderry https://www.facebook.com/dirtyfacesderry/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CH6HE50iEyo9EZpo5Z6jT?si=jazCt4QvRqeB2X1LDK44Mg https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/dirty-faces/1486209177 https://linktr.ee/DirtyFaces https://twitter.com/dirtyfacesderry Follow One More Tune on https://www.instagram.com/onemoretunepodcast https://twitter.com/onemoretunepod Follow The One More Tune Artist Pl ..read more

In Episode 54 I chat with legendary music agent, manager, star maker and impresario Harvey Lisberg about being a gambling maniac, hating the punk scene and almost signing Queen. Follow Harvey on https://harveylisberg.com/ Buy his book I'm Into Something Good Follow One More Tune on https://www.instagram.com/onemoretunepodcast https://twitter.com/onemoretunepod Follow The One More Tune Artist Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ibJ3ZzmuZGqLW4FB6ZAdD?si=8b41c4aad7804c28 Songs Used With Artists Permission Podcast Music by Slim Goody Podcast Artwork by Peter Doyle Produced by Ian ..read more