Oh! Brother

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Paul Simpson - Liverpool legend, founder of The Wild Swans and original member of The Teardrop Explodes. From formative nights at Eric’s and early encounters with The Fall, to coming up with one of post-punk’s most poetic band names and introducing Julian Cope to Scott Walker. We chat about post‑punk tribes, unexpected fame in the Philippines, and a memorable meeting with Paul McCartney. Big thanks to Paul for joining us this week - hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. This week we are thrilled to welcome friend of the show Daren Garrett through our virtual doors. A whistle-stop tour through some iconic post punk bands, the guys discuss Daren's time with Pram, The Nightingales, The Fall and his current projects, including the coining of the phrase Dubabilly (exact spelling tbc). Perhaps the only man to turn down 2 invitations to join the group, Daren was a member of the Fall from 2013 - 2015, and featured in the now iconic Glastonbury performance and was part of a brilliant 2 drummer line up with Keiron Melling. Big thanks to Daren for joining us this week, hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

Our guest this week is the wonderful Jim Glennie, bassist and founding member of James. We discuss phone calls from Brian Eno, Chesney Hawkes’ baseball caps, and the unlikely kindness of bank managers, as well as the brutal nature of the music industry and the delights of vegetarian cuisine. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

Our guest this week is Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist, author and polymath, Will Sergeant. We chat about first encounters with The Fall, drum machines gone wrong, icy trips to Berlin, Top of the Pops dressing rooms and why Liverpool bands feared “selling out.” Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

For our series finale of Oh! Brother, we answer your pressing questions, some more open ended than others, with help of our resident Michael Parkinson, Nathan Hanley. Thanks for everyone who sent in questions, and thanks for all our great guests this series. We won't be away for long, with guests for next series already lined up. In the meantime, keep an eye on our socials for news. Thanks for listening!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

Our guest this week is the one and only Mickey Bradley, bass player, broadcaster, and all-round raconteur from sunny Derry. We dive into the early days of The Undertones, Terry Hooley's Good Vibrations label, death threats against Joe Strummer, and the eternal question of whether bands need "the" in their name. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social

Welcome back to Oh! Brother. We were thrilled to be joined by friend of the show, Brix Smith, for this week's episode, as we take a look back at the year that was, 1988. Tours, ballets, videos and phlegm, we reminisce about perhaps the world's busiest band's busiest ever year. Hope you enjoy!

Recorded live at Wythenshawe Cultural Hub, we were thrilled to interview fellow Wythenshawrite Donald Johnson, best known for his storied career in A Certain Ratio. Stories of codpieces, drivers and The Hacienda make up this weeks show, amongst some discussion of music and drumming as well. Hope you enjoy!Follow us below:• Twitter: https://x.com/OhBrotherShow• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ohbrothershow/• YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ohbrotherpodcast7394• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ohbrothershow.bsky.social