The James McMahon Music Podcast

This is the podcast of the UK music journalist James McMahon. Former Features Editor of NME. Former Editor of Kerrang! Like the magazines they used to make, but don't anymore.

Episode 301: Andy Biersack, Black Veil Brides
Oct 13, 2024 – 47:16
Episode 300: Betty Boo
Oct 2, 2024 – 47:56
Episode 299: Haley Shea, Sløtface
Sep 29, 2024 – 46:12
Episode 298: Dec Kelly, Midway Still
Sep 27, 2024 – 54:08
Episode 297: Wombling around pop with Mike Batt
Sep 19, 2024 – 52:53
Episode 296: Sam McTrusty, Twin Atlantic
Sep 17, 2024 – 43:16
Episode 295: Kid Bookie
Sep 12, 2024 – 43:11
Episode 294: Ted Leo
Sep 1, 2024 – 44:56
Episode 293: Kathy Sledge, Sister Sledge
Aug 28, 2024 – 24:02
McMahonologues #18: Return of the Mack
Aug 22, 2024 – 28:12
Episode 292: Surgery shutdown (featuring The Zutons, Ash, Leatherface, Lightning Seeds, Benefits, Feeder, and loads more)
Jun 18, 2024 – 47:44
Episode 291: Gary Jarman, The Cribs
Jun 9, 2024 – 44:36
Episode 290: Adam Lee, China Drum
Jun 2, 2024 – 46:15
Episode 289: Caroline Sullivan on the skill of Taylor Swift
May 26, 2024 – 39:24
Episode 288: Clint Boon, Inspiral Carpets
May 21, 2024 – 39:41
Episode 287: Gavin Dunbar, Camera Obscura
May 20, 2024 – 39:43
McMahonologues #17: C Is the Heavenly Option
May 16, 2024 – 20:59
Episode 286: Korda Marshall, music industry legend
May 1, 2024 – 54:40
Episode 285: Grant Nicholas, Feeder
Apr 30, 2024 – 41:25
Episode 284: Howard Fishman on the search for Connie Converse
Apr 29, 2024 – 36:11
Episode 283: Scott Lavene
Apr 26, 2024 – 43:11
Episode 282: Cam Cobb takes a trip with Skip Spence
Apr 24, 2024 – 40:28
Episode 281: Scott Hill, Fu Manchu
Apr 23, 2024 – 33:04
Episode 280: Dylan Baldi, Cloud Nothings
Apr 18, 2024 – 29:43
Episode 279: Nadine Shah
Apr 17, 2024 – 57:05
Episode 278: Pillow Queens
Apr 16, 2024 – 28:38
Episode 277: Ross Gordon, Cold Years
Apr 15, 2024 – 30:54
McMahonologues #17 - Oasis, Marti Pellow's dentist, Engelbert Humperdinck, Sebastian Bach, and I think the Fallout TV series might be quite good actually
Apr 13, 2024 – 05:01
REWIND! Episode 239: The K's
Apr 12, 2024 – 45:33
Episode 276: Alien Ant Farm
Apr 11, 2024 – 31:56
Episode 275: Rozalla
Apr 11, 2024 – 28:45
Episode 274: Simon Fowler, Ocean Colour Scene
Apr 10, 2024 – 39:31
Episode 273: Austin Williams, Swim Deep
Apr 9, 2024 – 56:21
Episode 272: Chesney Hawkes
Apr 5, 2024 – 58:13
Episode 271: Billy Reeves
Apr 4, 2024 – 01:18:48
Episode 270: Luke Haines on the rise and fall of the rock 'n' roll freak
Apr 2, 2024 – 52:27
Episode 269: Emily Barker
Mar 28, 2024 – 37:20
Episode 268: Duglas T. Stewart, BMX Bandits
Mar 27, 2024 – 38:10
Episode 267: Ed Harcourt
Mar 26, 2024 – 38:09
Episode 266: Leo Wyndham, Palace
Mar 25, 2024 – 30:09
Episode 265: Dave McCabe, The Zutons
Mar 22, 2024 – 49:42
McMahon's Musings aka McMahonologues #16 - So I went to hear the new Pearl Jam album...
Mar 22, 2024 – 09:50
Episode 264: Anna Doble on coming up and coming out in the '90s
Mar 20, 2024 – 50:14
Episode 263: Bill Janovitz, Buffalo Tom
Mar 19, 2024 – 36:48
Episode 262: Sean Murphy-O'Neill, Courting
Mar 15, 2024 – 39:27
Episode 261: Drew Millward, illustrator
Mar 14, 2024 – 58:31
McMahon's Musings #15: World Party, The Waterboys, missing episode 149, a great story about Mary Weiss from The Shangri-Las (RIP), and I went on the television to talk about The Brits
Mar 12, 2024 – 26:00
Episode 260: Kris Barras
Mar 9, 2024 – 40:49
Episode 259: Jamie Collinson celebrates pop's rejects
Mar 7, 2024 – 54:50
Episode 258: Jørn Kaarstad, Bokassa
Mar 6, 2024 – 49:11

Recent Reviews

He who shall remain nameless

Abrasive host

Listening to this interview with Adam Franklin. The host is subtly caustic from the start. Adam is too much of a gentleman to push back and just ignores it. Host seems to know almost nothing about music
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Proper Bo!

What a much needed shot-in-the-soul with fun, interesting, and truly unique interviews with ace bands. James seems to be able to get bands chatting, chat about anything, and it’s just great to be invited to listen in on wherever the chat goes! I’m loving it!