Podcast update, and a chat with Patrick Wolf
Hello Hello. Here is a very quick Midnight Chats update, and something of a bonus conversation I (Stu) had with Patrick Wolf for my new Loud...
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Midnight Chats presented by Loud And Quiet
Hosted in turn by Stuart Stubbs and Greg Cochrane from Loud And Quiet magazine, each episode of Midnight Chats is an intimate, late-night conversation with a musician willing to indulge in i...
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20 of 171 episodesEp 165: Season Finale – what can we expect from 2025?
It feels a little strange that the start of a new year has coincided with end of this series of Midnight Chats. But then, we have been on a...
Ep 164: Richard Dawson on dressing your age, allotment injuries and awkwardly meeting Louis Theroux
Newcastle folk legend, semi-keen gardener and hater of Christmas Richard Dawson rings in the New Year with tales of nervously meeting Louis...
Ep 163: The Winners and Losers of 2024
What a year it's been... for some people. Others have had real stinkers. For the final 2024 episode of Midnight Chats, Greg and Stu look bac...
Ep 162: Squid on their evil new album, Andy Warhol's wig and throwing away Radiohead songs
Brighton/Bristol/London band Squid have made a new album all about evil bastards. It's called Cowards, and will be released 7 February 2025....
Ep 161: Albums of the Year special
This week's episode of Midnight Chats is all about Greg's and Stu's favourite albums of 2024, with a little room to also discuss the records...
Ep 160: Punk terrifies American TV viewers, Kneecap Vs the UK government , and guest Jessica Winter
Jessica Winter has a hell of a story about Rebecca Black in this week's episode, involving a legendary burlesque club in London, too much al...
Ep 159: Tales of Coachella, Kendrick Lamar surprise album verdict, and what's up with the BBC Sound of 2025 poll?
The Coachella lineup is out, and often it can tell us a lot about what to expect from the year ahead. But how does 2025's bill stand up, whe...
Ep 158: The week Mark Zuckerberg ruined music, and how your favourite artists would like to die
Death! Like a begrudging respect for Robbie Williams, sadly, it comes to us all. Perhaps that's why Stuart has taken to asking our guests ab...
Ep 157: The Midnight Chats festival, a horrible night of unwanted nostalgia
As Kaiser Chiefs announce shows for 2025 celebrating 20 years of their debut album, with support from Razorlight, We Are Scientists, The Cri...
Ep 156: Kelly Lee Owens on death, Depeche Mode and hiding horse sh*t in an ex-boyfriend's car boot
Welsh electronic artist, producer and DJ Kelly Lee Owens has come along way in a short period of time. Yet, her warmth and charisma mean her...
Ep 155: The return of album release hype, and the rise of listening parties
The era of surprise album releases seems to be over, with everyone from Beyonce to Billie Eilish to Charli XCX to Tyler, The Creator opting...
Ep 154: When artists upset their hardcore fans
We've all been there: investing our time and energy into worshiping our favourite artist only for them to call us "creepy as fuck". Ok, mayb...
Ep 153: Remix albums, and how well do you know the lyrics to your favourite songs?
As Charli XCX's Brat remix album reimagines what a remix album can be in 2024, we discuss that release and trace the remix record back to it...
Ep 152: Laura Marling on psychoanalysis, motherhood, secretly cooking for Damon Albarn and, naturally, death
Seven years ago Laura Marling came on episode 19 of the podcast at a very different time in her life. As she prepares to release her 8th alb...
Ep 151: When are posthumous albums a good idea? From Michael Jackson to SOPHIE to Elliott Smith
When a musician dies and leaves behind unfinished music, what should happen to it? Shelved forever? Released in its current state? Completed...
Ep 150: Our favourite guests, most awkward interviews, and answers to your questions, with Jarvis Cocker, Matt Berninger and more
What's been our most awkward interview yet? How do we charm our guests? Who have we been starstruck by? And c'mon guys, why is this thing ca...
Ep 149: Big albums coming this autumn, Jane’s Addiction implode, and are people about to start selling their vinyl collections?
The summer slump is over and what feels like hundreds of artists are gearing up for new albums this autumn. On this week's episode, Greg and...
Ep 148: The best acceptance speeches ever, Kendrick at the Super Bowl and Geordie Greep on the death of Black Midi and the birth of his debut solo album
For the last 5 years, London band Black Midi have pushed experimental rock music to new and thrilling places, inspired as much by jazz fusio...
Ep 147: The scam of Oasis' 'dynamic' ticket pricing, no thanks to a Smiths reunion, and interview guests Lankum and The Lemon Twigs
Part of this week's episode of MC comes from End of the Road festival, where Stu met up with Irish drone folk band Lankum and put your quest...