Instant reaction after Razorlight SMASHED IT at Hammersmith Apollo on the final night of their tour. Awesome gig, so much energy (eventually!) down the front and great to see such a huge reception to hits old and new. Here’s Pete & Rich’s post-gig verdict!

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Dan Haggis, drummer in The Wombats.Dan talks about the transformative impact of their dance floor fillers like 'Let's Dance To Joy Division', the story of an evolving sound which runs through each of their albums - and how they're popularity and passion for the band still endures 20 years after getting together. You can actually pick up a special 15th anniversary reissue of their debut album A Guide to Love, Loss &...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Johnny Lloyd from Tribes.The band are back with a new album landing this summer and big tour plans - and we caught up with Johnny to find out all about it. Tribes fan? Share your memories of the band with us:Twitter: @TheBITBpodInstagram: @boysinthebandpodFacebook: The Boys In The Band PodcastOr drop us an Email - [email protected], presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard GallagherPod...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace the filmmakers behind the fantastic new 00s indie film Meet Me In The Bathroom. Based on the renowned, respected book by Lizzy Goodman of the same name, they have pulled together stunning archive footage from the New York scene, giving incredible insights into bands such as The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Rapture, Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Moldy Peaches and more. From energetic,...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Reggie Youngblood of Black Kids. Pete and Rich saw their SECOND ever UK show so we reflect on the big buzz about the band back in late 2007 - and what it was like for the band to come back this year for Partie Traumatic anniversary shows. We also chat about the 'pure sugar' Black Kids sound on tracks like 'I'm not going to teach your boyfriend how to dance with you' - and other quirky song titles like that...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Jack Chandler and Joey Julliard from Honey Moon tells us about their upcoming debut album - which will definitely deliver some sunshine to you this winter when it launches on January 31.  We also get into their influences and inspirations from the 00s, with singer Jack talking about his love...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Killian Gavin from Boy & Bear picking his favourite albums from the 00s. Boy & Bear fan? Share your memories of the bands with us: Twitter: @TheBITBpod Instagram: @boysinthebandpod Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast Or drop us an Email - [email protected] Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher Pod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin *Recorded on 14 October 2022* Musician? Producer? Podcaster?...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Adam Young from The Howlers tells us about their new EP - which he was packing up in his own flat as we spoke - a big hometown show and how he nearly did himself damage recording the debut album! Adam also tells us about the band's inspirations from the '00s, early gig memories of the police...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Steve Garrigan and Mark Prendergast from Kodaline picking their favourite albums from the 00s. Kodaline fan? Share your memories of the bands with us: Twitter: @TheBITBpod Instagram: @boysinthebandpod Facebook: The Boys In The Band Podcast Or drop us an Email - [email protected] Written, presented and produced by Peter Smith and Richard Gallagher Pod thumbnail design by Daniel Curtin *Recorded on 16 August 2022* Musician? Producer?...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Dan Young and Kiran Roy from October Drift tells us about their upcoming second album 'I don't belong anywhere', life on the road travelling across the UK from their native Somerset and playing their local festival Glastonbury! The guys also tell us about their inspirations from the '00s,...

We continue our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! Next up, Zac Skinner from The Skinner Brothers tells us about the band's wild recent tour and how he was blown away by the reception they got up and down the country. He also chats about previous support slots for 00s icons, including The Libertines, Kasabian and The Streets.    It's not all glamourous...

We kick off our brand new spin-off series Tied to the 00s! There are more exclusive interviews with 00s indie stars to come - but we want to hear from CURRENT bands about the CURRENT scene! First up, Joe Maddocks and Lowell Carragher from RATS tell us about an exploding scene in Liverpool, how they are taking their inspirations from the 00s, such as Arctic Monkeys, and adding rap and hip hop twists to make their 'indie dub' sound! Plus, we hear about how they Bonehead helped them land a...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Mark Greaney from JJ72 picking his favourite album of the 00s. He goes with () by Sigur Ros - an album name hard to pronounce! Reflecting on the album, Mark discusses the power of music to transport us back to moments in time and we also debate the importance of understandable lyrics in music, with this LP sung in 'Hopelandic', a made up language.   Sigur Ros of course had success with Hoppípolla from their follow-up album Takk... being used in...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Mark Greaney, formerly the frontman of JJ72. The band burst out of Dublin at the start of 2000 and were playing big festival shows and supporting huge acts when they were only just turning 20. Mark reflects on that boom and how they capitalised on the buzz around the band. But within two years Mark says the music scene had changed dramatically. Why? Because of The Libertines, he says. Mark discusses how the sudden...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris from The Kooks picking their favourite albums of the 00s. First up, Hugh goes with Panic Prevention by Jamie T - an album we've repeatedly praised on this podcast! Hugh hails Jamie's musical skill and craft, as well as his range of influences, and tells us about a tour featuring The Kooks, Jamie T, Mystery Jets and Larrikin Love. What a line up! Find out why he calls Jamie T "our Ed Sheeran"!  Luke then goes with...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're delighted to be joined by Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris from The Kooks. Their debut album Inside In/Inside Out is a classic of the era and brought the boys huge success, with tracks like Naive being played everywhere in the mid '00s - and the love for that band was recently underlined at some standout anniversary shows.  We chat to Luke and Hugh about how the album came together and the No1 follow up album Konk, right through to their...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Jim Maddock and David Jordan from Air Traffic picking their favourite albums of the 00s. First up, Jim goes with Dizzee Rascal's Boy In Da Corner, the genre-crossing, game-changing debut from the London rapper which put grime in the mainstream. Like Dizzee, the Air Traffic boys were just in their teens when they signed their record deal and we discuss the pressures of being in the music industry at that age.  Then David goes for the brilliant...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're joined by David Jordan and Jim Maddock from Air Traffic. One of BBC's Sounds of 2007, Air Traffic were a band in demand and, despite being still in their teens, had record labels fighting for their signatures. They ended up on a major label with EMI - and tell us about the excessive spending they enjoyed as part of that deal. Sticking with the financials, we also learn about how band members get paid as part of a deal like that. But it wasn't...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with James Walsh from Starsailor picking his favourite album of the 00s. James makes the case for Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot as his favourite of the 2000s. The band actually had to fight to get this released, with their record label refusing to put it out. That led to the band streaming it for free on their website before a different record company released it the following the year. And it was a good job they fought for it too, with the album...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we're joined by James Walsh from Starsailor. It's 20 years since the band's huge debut album Love Is Here landed and with Starsailor about to head off on an anniversary tour it was the perfect time for James to reflect on how that LP was written, its reception... and the pain of missing out on No1 to Kylie Minogue! He also tells us how Four To The Floor from their second album became a remixed club hit in Europe, what it was like supporting The...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Charles Cave from White Lies picking his favourite album of the 00s. Charles goes with the debut album from Secret Machines - Now Here Is Nowhere as his favourite of the 2000s. We discuss how a powerful live show at Club NME in Camden's Koko caught his attention and how this brilliant LP turned him into a fan. Plus, Charles recounts touring with some members of the band who were working on a new project and wonders why Secret Machines never get...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we chat to Charles Cave from Fear of Flying and White Lies. He tells us some great stories from the mid-00s when Fear of Flying supported the likes of Jamie T and The Maccabees on tour and reminisces about some classic London indie club nights.  Charles also shares the story of how that band evolved into White Lies - and how a mystery Myspace page helped launch them to big success, with the No1 album and huge tours which followed.  Plus, we get the...

Our series of bonus podcasts continues with Chris Cester from Jet picking his favourite albums of the 00s. Chris gives shout outs to The Strokes' Is This It - or, as he reckons it should have been called: This Is It! - and The White Stripes' White Blood Cells. However, he settles on The Hives' Veni Vidi Vicious as his favourite album of the 2000s and explains his love of the Scandinavian rockers and that breakout album for them. Remember you can catch our full chat with Chris about his...

This week on The Boys in the Band Podcast we chat to Chris Cester from Jet. He tells us about the Australian music scene - or lack of it - when they were forming in the early 2000s and how The Vines drew the music industry's attention Down Under, allowing Jet to capitalise with their brilliant collection of throw-back rock 'n' roll. It could have been very different if it wasn't for a lyric change on 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl', while Chris reflects on how that song and their debut album...