Remember The First Time? Meets...Damian Harris. Damian is the Creative Director of Skint Records and a recording artist who goes by the alter-ego of 'Midfield General'. Founded in 1995, Skint was the home of Fat Boy Slim, X-Press 2, FC Kahuna and Lo Fidelity Allstars. It is most famously known for being a leader of the Big Beat scene during the '90s. Paul sat down for a conversation with Damian about the 25th anniversary of Skint Records, the Big Beat scene during that period and Big Beat...

Episode 8 of Remember The First Time is here! Paul, Charlotte and Mark tackle the album that kick-started and defined the Big Beat sound for the '90s, Chemical Brothers' Exit Planet Dust. It's 25 years since it's release, so how does the album that brought the Big Beat sound to the mainstream hold up today? We chat with Damian Harris, creative director of Skint Records, about being *the* label to push Big Beat globally and what the genre's legacy is. Plus we decide where the album sits in our...

We're Back! It's Episode 7 of Remember The First Time and we're looking at ‘I Should Coco’, the debut album from Supergrass. Paul, Mark and Charlotte discuss a band that has at times been held hostage by their biggest single, Alright, whilst also exploring how their lyrics reflect the ages they were when written, and how the band’s influences reflect a trio of musicians who spent their formative years neck-deep in Oxford’s music scene. We’re joined by Ronan Munro of the legendary Nightshift...

The difficult second album, it's a cliché of the music industry, everything's just a rehash of a band's debut work, only the ideas aren't as inventive, the sound not as unique. It's episode 6 of Remember The First Time and we're exploring Massive Attack's second album, Protection. One thing we can definitely say is that it's far from difficult! Paul, Mark and Charlotte discuss a band exploring their sound and reinventing who they are sonically and artistically. Plus Jessica Joy (officially a...

We're up to Episode 5, and to paraphrase Liam Gallagher, we're Remember The First Time and we're covering Oasis. The whole world is jealous of us! It's 25 years since Oasis released Definitely Maybe, so join Mark, Paul and Charlotte as they sit down, strap in and listen to arguably the album that defined mainstream Britpop. How does the album fair today, what cultural impact did it have and just how did Oasis achieve that live sound? Plus Mark chats with James of The Oasis Podcast. All this...

Episode 4 of Remember The First Time. In this episode, Paul, Charlotte and Mark explore one of the darkest and most enigmatic albums of the 90's, the Manic Street Preachers' The Holy Bible. It's now 25 years since the release, so how are the messages, themes and issues in the album perceived now? We also chat with Steve Naish, author of Riffs and Meaning: Manic Street Preachers and Know Your Enemy, about his experiences as a Manics fan and what prompted him to write a book about the band....

Rain, wind and mud can only mean one thing, no. not an Earth, Wind and Fire tribute act...it's festival season, and what better way is there to celebrate Glastonbury (apart from being there), than devoting an episode of Remember The First Time to the 1994 line up? We discuss the infamous Britpop Sunday of 'The NME' stage, the emergence of dance music to the mainstream, the festival's inaurgural TV coverage on Channel 4 and share your stories, after you overwhelmed us with tails of...

Episode 2 of Remember The First Time. In this episode of the podcast, Charlotte, Mark and Paul get to grips with arguably the quintessential Britpop album, Parklife. It's been 25 years since Blur released the album, so how does it hold up in the 21st century, compared to 1994? Also, we welcome Angie Main to the podcast to discuss managing Virgin Megastore and Ourprice stores during the 90's, plus after the a̶m̶a̶z̶i̶n̶g̶ shocking results of the previous episode's quiz, Paul takes the...

Episode 1 of Remember The First Time. In the first episode of a brand new podcast, Mark, Charlotte and Paul explore the breakthrough album, "His n' Hers" by the iconic Britpop band Pulp, on the 25th anniversary of the album's release. They discuss what the album means now and what it meant in 1994, chat with Richard Hall, who worked at the legendary live music venue, The Leadmill, about music and culture in Pulp's hometown of Sheffield during 1994/1995. Plus who will win in the definitive,...