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It's time to talk about the land of sun (hopefully), sensational live music (probably) and silent discos (definitely) in the latest edition of Bitchin' Festival Previews: the greatest festival on the planet, 2000trees! Danny grabs a chat with VUKOVI's Janine Shilstone &Hamish Reilly and itoldyouiwouldeatyou's Joey Ashworth, for a chat about their top 5 bands to see at Trees this year, plus Danny gives his top picks. itoldyouiwouldeatyou play the Neu Stage on Friday (12th July) while VUKOVI play the Main Stage on Saturday (13th July). Go watch them both. -- Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Follow the BITCHIN' TUNES playlist (updated weekly) on Spotify: spoti.fi/31txBaC SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewc

Danny and Brad return to BrewDog Southampton for a sampling of their snazziest bouquets and a belated chat about some of the biggest and best alternative music releases from the month of May. Tune in for reviews of the latest records from Biffy Clyro, Employed to Serve, Rammstein, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, The Wildhearts, Tyler the Creator, Weatherstate and Petrol Girls! -- Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Follow the BITCHIN' TUNES playlist (updated weekly) on Spotify: spoti.fi/31txBaC SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat (RIP)

In a long-delayed critiquing of the biggest and best alternative music releases from April 2019, Danny and Brad grab a cold, refreshing, crafty pint at BrewDog Southampton and discuss records from PUP, Loyle Carner, Blood Command, The Damned Things, Heart Attack Man, The Nightmares, Martha and Watchcries. -- Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Follow the BITCHIN' TUNES playlist (updated weekly) on Spotify: spoti.fi/31txBaC SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat (RIP)

It's time to talk about the big dog of all rock and metal festivals in this edition of Bitchin' Festival Previews: the legendary Download Festival. Join Danny, Conjurer guitarist/co-vocalist Brady Deeprose and Trash Boat frontman Tobi Duncan as they take a look at this year's mega lineup, which is topped by Def Leppard, Slipknot and Tool. Conjurer play the Dogtooth Stage on Friday at 4pm. Pre-order 'Curse These Metal Hands', their collaborative record with Pijn, now via Holy Roar Records: http://www.holyroarrecords.com/store Trash Boat play the Avalanche Stage on Saturday at 5.05pm. Check out their latest album 'Crown Shyness', out now via Hopeless Records: https://www.trashboat.co.uk/ -- Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Follow the BITCHIN' TUNES playlist (updated weekly) on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/31txBaC SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify

Music! Wrestling! Unfortunate incidents in the shower! It's all happening as Danny heads backstage at Slam Dunk Festival for this bumper special. Tune in for chats with: - Chad Gilbert & Ian Grushka (New Found Glory) - Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats) - Matt Caughthran (The Bronx) - Aimee Interrupter & Kevin Bivona (The Interrupters) - Sammy Urwin (Employed to Serve) - Dan Bonnici and Xav Santilli (Pagan) Songs played in this podcast: - Cancer Bats - ‘Gatekeeper’ (from the album ‘The Spark That Moves’, out now: https://www.cancerbats.com/) - The Bronx - ‘Sore Throat’ (from the album ‘BRVNX’, out now: https://thebronxxx.com/) - The Interrupters - ‘Gave You Everything’ (from the album ‘Fight the Good Fight’, out now: https://theinterrupters.ffm.to/gaveyoueverything) - Employed to Serve - ‘Harsh Truth’ (from the album ‘Eternal Forward Motion’, out now: https://www.employedtoserve.com/) - Pagan - ‘Silver’ (from the album ‘Black Wash’, out now: https://paganhassle.bandcamp.com/album/black-wash) SUBSCRIBE TO B

Get ready for the first big festival in the rock community calendar with the first in a new series of features on Bitchin' Brew! In the first Bitchin' Festival Preview, Danny grabs a chat with Boston Manor frontman Henry Cox about Slam Dunk Festival 2019 – they discuss the band's slot on the main stage this year, their history with Slam Dunk, and the bands Henry's looking forward to seeing across the weekend. Slam Dunk Festival takes place at Temple Newsam Park, Leeds on Saturday, May 25th, and Hatfield Park, Hertfordshire on Sunday, May 26th. Book your last minute tickets now at slamdunkfestival.com Boston Manor play the Monster Energy stage on both days at 1.25pm. Go and check out their latest album 'Welcome to the Neighbourhood', out now on Pure Noise Records: http://bostonmanorband.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchin

Danny and Brad find themselves in the middle of what appears to be the set for the next Fast & Furious movie, as they discuss some of March 2019's noteworthy music releases. There's chat about everything from the glacial hardcore-prog-rock-shoegaze-whatever-it-is of Brutus, to the chipper and quirky acousti-core of Angel Du$t, not to mention the game-changing death metal savagery of Venom Prison and the latest cinematic indie-rock odyssey from Foals... The other albums discussed come from sadboi icons American Football, British metalcore bastions While She Sleeps, UK rock's bright young hopes Holding Absence (who Danny and Brad also saw live) and – sigh – Weezer... Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagra

A bunged-up Danny and a beered-up Brad shoot the springtime breeze about some of February 2019's noteworthy music releases, including records from SWMRS, Ithaca, Spielbergs, Press to MECO, Queen Zee, Astronoid, Woahnows and HEALTH. There's also reviews of live shows from The Dirty Nil and Vein, and perhaps a little too much conversation about Brad's bowel movements... Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com #BitchinReview

It's time for the first episode (which is technically the second episode?) of Bitchin' Brew's new monthly music reviews eleganza extravaganza, co-hosted by the 'Pod Daddy' Danny Randon and the 'Pod Creepy Uncle' Brad Thorne. In episode #001, Danny and Brad discuss the noteworthy music releases of January 2019, including records from Puppy, Fever 333, Press Club, Bring Me the Horizon, Pedro the Lion, The Twilight Sad, A.A. Williams and the controversial 'Teal Album' from Weezer. There's also live reviews of Architects, Black Peaks, Enter Shikari, Milk Teeth, Drug Church, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes and Conjurer... it's been a hectic start to the year. Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagra

Danny returns to one of his favourite recording spots – the office upstairs at the best venue in the world, The Joiners in Southampton – for a natter with two of the venue's top promoters, Ricky Bates and Toby Robinson. They discuss this year's Independent Venue Week antics (sorry, this podcast is outrageously late to the party), the history of the venue and the building following its 50th anniversary, and the support the venue has received from the Southampton community (and vice versa) over the years. There's also chat about lesser-known Disney films, snacks, wrestling, Center Parcs and Danny's often-devastating stagediving habits... Go to a show at The Joiners, Southampton (it really is the best venue ever): joinerslive.co.uk Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat (featuring Toby on bass), available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinb

Welcome to The Bitchin' Review: a brand new music reviews show brought to you by Bitchin' Brew. Join co-hosts Danny Randon and Brad Thorne on this maiden voyage as they unearth the 8 Hidden Gems of 2018. There's discussion on the latest releases from Fiddlehead, Gouge Away, The Beths, Holy Fawn, Orchards, Teenage Wrist, Kælan Mikla and Heilung, plus chat on Mastodon's latest UK tour. Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com #BitchinReview

Danny starts 2019 off with a big Bitchin' bang as he sits down with Enter Shikari vocalist / synth-lord Rou Reynolds. In just 40 minutes, they talk bringing an arena production to smaller venues on their Stop The Clocks Tour, look back at latest album 'The Spark' one year on, and delve into Rou's overanalysis of his own lyrics through his latest book, 'The Spark – Lyrics and Exegesis of Rou Reynolds'. If that's not enough, there's talk about having cool dads, nature, mental health and how to tackle complacency in the 21st century. Buy tickets for the Stop The Clocks Tour / Buy 'The Spark' / Pre-order the live albums 'Live at Alexandra Palace 2' and 'Take To The Skies: Live in Moscow' (both out February 15th): https://www.entershikari.com/ Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook:

It's STILL the most Bitchin' time of the year, and it's time for Danny and special guest Brad Thorne to count down their Top 10 Albums of 2018, as well as hand out the 'Golden Teabags' for Best EP, Gig, Label, Song and Band of 2018. Listen back to Part One: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/033-albums-of-2018-part-one Follow Brad on Twitter: twitter.com/brad_thorne Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com

The mince pies are out, the decorations are up, the lists are finalised... It's the most Bitchin' time of the year once again! Join Danny and special guest / 3D Artist & 3D World writer / music enthusiast Brad Thorne for a bumper countdown of their respective Top 20 Albums of 2018. Part One covers Albums #20-11 – Tune back in on December 20th for Part Two! Follow Brad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_thorne Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com

The second part of this very special edition of the podcast sees Danny hammer a few shots of Jack Daniel's with his old man, Mark 'Bomber' Randon, before chatting about their relationship and shared love for music. There's talk about bonding at an early age via Rob Zombie and Slipknot, the glory days of Kerrang! TV, Danny's entrance into journalism, the legendary 2007 Download Festival and Bomber doing his first ever crowdsurf in his mid-50s... Listen back to part one here: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/032-mark-bomber-randon-part-one Check out Bomber's current bands: - Soho Dukes: www.facebook.com/thesohodukes/ - Flesh Tuxedo: www.facebook.com/fleshtuxedo/ - Voodoo Lake: www.facebook.com/voodoolake/ - Bad Boy Boogie: www.facebook.com/Bad-Boy-Boogie-A…159867774077918/ - High Octane Junkies: www.facebook.com/High-Octane-Junk…146115832111193/ Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO B

In the first part of a very special podcast, Danny picks the brains of his own father, Mark 'Bomber' Randon, about his musical upbringing including his bands of past and present and his experiences of touring. Along the way there's also chat about beer, Spinal Tap, encounters with Lemmy and Guns N' Roses at the legendary Marquee Club, ruining James May's TV show, and a particularly disturbing anecdote involving a piano, a pint glass and something else beginning with P... Listen to part two now: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/032-mark-bomber-randon-part-two Check out Bomber's current bands: - Soho Dukes: https://www.facebook.com/thesohodukes/ - Flesh Tuxedo: https://www.facebook.com/fleshtuxedo/ - Voodoo Lake: https://www.facebook.com/voodoolake/ - Bad Boy Boogie: https://www.facebook.com/Bad-Boy-Boogie-Acdc-Tribute-159867774077918/ - High Octane Junkies: https://www.facebook.com/High-Octane-Junkies-RockPunkGlam-Covers-146115832111193/ Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on

Danny puts his vegan baking 'skills' to the test as he welcomes Puppy singer/guitarist (and birthday boy at the time of recording) Jock Norton for his long-awaited first appearance on Bitchin' Brew! Expect lots of chat about the band's forthcoming debut album 'The Goat', alongside a bunch of spoopy subjects such as the occult, horror movies and the glory days of Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson. There's also chat about Mötley Crüe, Lord of the Rings, stupid games the band play on tour and what a 'Britrock Goes 80s' compilation might sound like... 'The Goat' is out January 25th, 2019 via Spinefarm records. Pre-order now digitally or on CD/pink vinyl (awesome merch bundles also available): https://puppy.lnk.to/TheGoat ALSO! Tune in for the exclusive premiere of Sibling's brand new single 'Heal': https://www.facebook.com/thisissibling/ /https://twitter.com/thisissibling Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp

Danny welcomes back Canadian rock 'n' rollers The Dirty Nil – singer/guitarist Luke Bentham, bassist Ross Miller and drummer Kyle Fisher – for a second round of beers, and to chat about their sensational new album 'Master Volume'. Along the way there's also conversations on the notion of the rockstar in 2018, their mantra of 'troll the world', cover songs, Netflix, sports, Tim Horton's and the beauty of the Greggs Steak Bake... 'Master Volume' is out now on Dine Alone Records. Get it digitally and on vinyl and CD: https://thedirtynil.com/store Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com

Danny cools down over a nice cold beer with Matt Reynolds and Tom Marsh, AKA punk 'n' blues 'n' roll duo Haggard Cat. Expect chat on their sensational debut album 'Challenger', the influences behind its wide variety of sounds and their upbringing in the Nottingham music scene. There's also chat about the final days of Matt and Tom's old band HECK, circus skills, touring with Limp Bizkit, playing in European squats, mid-show drinking games, and the stupidity of flair bartending... 'Challenger' is out now via Earache Records. Get it now digital, on CD and on black or orange vinyl: http://webstore.earache.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=haggard%20cat See Haggard Cat on tour with Ugly Kid Joe (Sept 3rd - 14th) and on the About to Break Tour with InTechnicolour, Bitch Falcon and Drones (Oct 31st - Nov 18th): https://www.facebook.com/pg/HaggardCat/events/?ref=page_internal Pick up the latest issue of Upset, featuring my cover feature on Boston Manor: https://www.upsetmagazine.com/magazine/septembe

Danny hangs out with Wallflower singer/guitarist Vini Moreira-Yeoell backstage at Teddy Rocks Festival, where they have a chat about the band's evolving sound, growing out of the metalcore scene and his legendary Weezer covers band. Other conversation topics include Rage Against The Machine, pizza, t-shirt cannons, A.C. (not to be confused with air conditioning), seeing James Blunt 10 times in one summer and being mistaken for Jesus on Easter weekend... Get Wallflower's 'To Date' Tape Boxset now, featuring the band's discography on a white cassette plus a sticker, patch, artwork postcard set and tea towel (limited to just 50): http://wallflowermerch.tictail.com/product/wallflower-to-date-boxset Check out Vini's playlist of Weezer's Most Underrated Bangers now via the Bitchin' Brew Spotify page: https://spoti.fi/2P8TBkQ Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat, available now digitally and on limited edition cassette via Ol' Boat Records: https://scarecrowboatpunk.bandcamp.com/ SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Av