Before They Knew Better with DIY Magazine

In this week's episode, indie hero Bill Ryder-Jones joins us for a very raw, personal chat about his childhood and what it is to grow up alongside an event of devastating trauma. He talks about losing his older brother Daniel, who fell off a cliff on a family holiday when Bill was seven, and the salvation of joining The Coral as a teenager, alongside tales from West Kirby County Primary (later eulogised in his album of the same name) and more. It's an emotional listen, and we love Bill. Enjoy.

On the newest episode of the podcast CHVRCHES frontwoman and newly solo-in-her-own-right star Lauren Mayberry takes us on a timewarp back to the '00s, where Top Eights were the peak priority, indie still dominated the charts and you lycra tops and combats were the height of cool. Prepare for the some serious core memories to be unlocked. Enjoy!

In the newest episode of Before They Knew Better, DIY cover star Bobby Vylan of vital punk duo Bob Vylan joins us to reminisce on his first gig as a 12 year old MC, alongside tales of an early, curiosity-piquing trip to Chicago and his appropriately DIY roots selling homemade CDs with his garage crew on the streets of Ipswich. Like Bobby himself, it’s both entertaining and thoroughly inspirational. Enjoy!

In this week's episode of the podcast, we're joined by thrice BRIT Award-nominated Cat Burns ahead of her fittingly-titled debut album 'Early Twenties'. Digging back a little further than that, Cat spoke to us about her time at the BRIT school, sibling dynamics and the challenges of entering the pop world with an autism diagnosis. Enjoy!DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.You can follow us online, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and Youtube and you can get your copy of our monthly magazine from our online shop: shop.diymag.comMusic: Matt Sessions

It’s an episode of firsts for Before They Knew Better today: not only is today’s episode the first time we’ve invited two guests into BTKW HQ, but it’s also our first time grilling siblings! And they’re iconic ones at that; this week, we reminisce with The Cribs’ Gary and Ryan Jarman, as they look back to growing up in Wakefield in the early 90s and dive into their early obsessions, ranging from Freddie Krueger through to Freddie Mercury.DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.You can follow us online, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and Youtube and you can get your copy of our monthly magazine from our online shop: shop.diymag.comMusic: Matt Sessions

For the latest episode in Before They Knew Better’s new season, we’re offering up something a little bit different: our first ever live podcast! Recorded at The Social in London as part of the venue's year of 25th birthday celebrations, we sat down with Everything Everything frontman Jonathan Higgs to delve into his brilliantly bonkers childhood, including nods to a foray into homemade “napalm”, his two-hour odyssey of film and music Man Alone and, without a doubt, the most original song choice we’ve had on the podcast so far.

On the first episode of 2024 and the final instalment of Before They Knew Better's first season, Yard Act's James Smith joins us for a trip down memory lane featuring peak era Beckham, cartoon worship and an unfortunate incident that got him banned from GCSE art class. They might be asking 'Where's My Utopia?' on forthcoming Album Two, but maybe the answer all along was in a front room in '00s Warrington with a load of Power Pods. Enjoy!DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.You can follow us online, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and Youtube and you can get your copy of our monthly magazine from our online shop: shop.diymag.com

On the last Before They Knew Better of the year, Justin Young gives us window into his musical youth. Spoiler alert: it's not what you might expect from The Vaccines! From his formative pop-punk phase through the many and various listening stages that shaped him, it's a window back to a sweatband-wearing, Power Violence-playing kid from The New Forest who grew up into one of indie rock's most charming frontmen. Enjoy!DIY magazine is UK-based music platform celebrating alternative music & DIY culture, bringing you music news, reviews, features, interviews and more.You can follow us online, social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) and Youtube and you can get your copy of our monthly magazine from our online shop: shop.diymag.com