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Fire up the projector, pop yourself some popcorn and try not to think about the impending death of the universe (or the inevitable Liam Neeson film about the impending death of the universe)… It’s time for Bitchin’ Brew’s first annual Films of the Year Special! Join Danny and his special guest, journalist extraordinaire and all-round lovely chap James Hickie, as they look back at the year in film both on the big and small screen: from blockbuster releases to golden nuggets of indie cinema, and everything in between. Expect chat about the likes of 1917, Parasite, The Lighthouse, Da 5 Bloods, Queen & Slim and many more, plus what *that* thing that happened this year has meant for film-lovers – outside of that, it’s just two guys nerding out about an artform that they hold very close to their respective hearts... What more could you want from a film podcast?! Read some of James Hickie’s brilliant musings on rock music for Kerrang!: kerrang.com Support Age UK, the country's leading charity dedicated to helpin

WE'RE BACK, AND WE'RE MORE BITCHIN' THAN EVER! After a short hiatus, Danny teams up once again with Dan Fisher (AKA The Albatross of Bitchin' Brew) to look back at the year in new music, because let's face it: there's little else to be cheery about when talking about the year of our satanic majesty 2020, is there? Tune in as Danny and Dan count down their respective top 10 albums of the last 12 months – from rousing post-rock to blistering hardcore to whimsical indie-folk to arguably perfect pop music. Our dynamic duo also hand out this year's 'Golden Teabags' for achievements in alternative music, including Best EP, Breakthrough Artist, Record Label, Track and Overall Artist. -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/BitchinBrew

Danny hangs out (virtually, of course) with Jack Rogers, frontman of London-based punk upstarts Out of Love, just days before the release of their debut EP, 'I Am Not Me'. Over the course of their Zoom call, they talk about the formation of the band and all the plans which have since been scuppered by the teeny-weeny matter of a global pandemic... It's not all doom and gloom, however: along the way they also chat about Jack's work as a graphic designer and how he drew inspiration from DIY culture to form the band's visual identity, as well as silly string, cocktails and dogs... Out of Love's debut EP, 'I Am Not Me', is out July 17th via Venn Records. Seek it out on all digital platforms or grab a copy of the EP on very pretty limited edition transparent yellow 7" vinyl (merch bundles also available): https://vennrecords.com/shop/bands/out-of-love/out-of-love-i-am-not-me-vinyl/ Also be sure to follow Jack on Instagram and check out his awesome graphic design work: https://www.instagram.com/jackwilliamrogers/ /

Danny teams up not only with longtime friends of the podcast, but with another pod entirely! At the start of lockdown, Ben Pollard and Dan Fisher set out to watch 100 films starring the much-misunderstood (and equally as misguided) actor Nicolas Cage, in as many days. They have been documenting their hilarious and sometimes harrowing experiences through their new podcast, Uncaged, which Danny recently appeared on! Join Danny, Ben and Dan (and Dan's dog Tofu, who contributes nothing other than looking cute for the cover art) as they talk about the highs and lows of Cage's oeuvre, from his 'Golden Run' and Oscar-winning glory to, well... the bees. Along the way, there's chat on Danny's amateur baking skills, weird Reddit cults, COVID-related merch drops and a man's discovery of fruit in his early 30s... -- Listen to Uncaged now on your podcast streaming platform of choice: bit.ly/uncagedpodcast Not mentioned enough on the pod: Ben is also an extremely talented videographer and photographer, go and check out his

In the first instalment of a series of what will hopefully be Bitchin' conversations brought to you from lockdown, Danny gets on a Zoom call with the returning Apocalyptic Riff Wizard himself, Sammy Urwin: guitarist of **insert name of pretty much any and every band here**. During this chat, Sammy recalls the events leading up to Employed to Serve and Renounced's UK & EU tour cancellations (cheers Covid) and looks to what lies ahead for the UK music industry following the pandemic. There's also some much more positive chatter about Sammy's new 'supergroup' Glorious and the craze of quarantine quizzing... -- Support Sammy's bands now by purchasing their records and merch below: - Employed to Serve: https://employedtoserve.bandcamp.com/ (Latest album 'Eternal Forward Motion' out now via Spinefarm Records) - Renounced: https://renounced.bandcamp.com/ (Latest album 'Beauty is a Destructive Angel' out now via Holy Roar Records) - Glorious: https://glorioushc.bandcamp.com/releases (Debut EP 'Unashamed' out July

Danny grabs pre-pandemic coffee with Chris LoPorto, frontman of New Jersey alt-rock/punk band Can't Swim. Recorded during Can't Swim's European tour with Counterparts in February, Danny and Chris chat about the band's latest collaboration-heavy EP 'Foreign Language', their admirable workrate in releasing new material, adjusting to playing venues of wildly varying sizes, Chris' shifting position within the band's lineup, polka dots and fist-bumping druids... -- Check out Can't Swim's latest EP, 'Foreign Language' (and support the band by buying some merch): https://www.cantswimmusic.com/ Follow Can't Swim on social media: https://www.facebook.com/cantswim / https://www.instagram.com/cantswim_/ / https://twitter.com/cantswim_ Support Good As Gold Group's new fundraising initiative The Tours That Never Were, in aid of independent and underground UK-based bands and crew, and various charities: https://the-tour-that-never-was-2020.myshopify.com/ -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts

Danny checks in with two-fifths of Brit experimental metal firebrands Loathe - vocalist Kadeem France and bassist Feisal El-Khazragi - following the release of their phenomenal second album, 'I Let It In and It Took Everything'. They talk about the secluded environment within which the record was made, and the constant evolution of their acclaimed live show. Along the way, there's also chat about the glory days of dubstep, Runescape, and how the band are handling perpetual comparisons to a certain band called Deftones... Loathe's new album, 'I Let It In and It Took Everything' is out now via SharpTone Records, featuring the tracks 'Gored' and 'Two-Way Mirror'. Order the album now: https://www.loatheasone.co.uk/ -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew

Danny grabs a chat with Dylan Slocum, guitarist and lead singer of fast-rising US punks Spanish Love Songs, during their recent jaunt around Europe opening for The Menzingers. They talk Spanish Love Songs' awesome new album 'Brave Faces Everyone', Dylan's time at film school, his role in co-directing the band's music videos, and attracting the haters... 'Brave Faces Everyone' is out now via Pure Noise Records, featuring the singles 'Losers 2' and 'Beachfront Property': http://www.spanishlovesongs.com/ -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 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 a new year! And a new year means a bunch of new(ish) artists to get excited about! To usher in what promises to be a very loud 2020, Danny teams up with Just An Insight's Tim Birkbeck to discuss 10 bands who will dominate the next 12 months – from heart-wrenching post-hardcore to bum-wiggling stoner rock to incendiary feminist rave-punk.. Check out all the cool stuff Tim does: - Just An Insight podcast + An Insight magazine: https://justaninsight.com/ - Tim's photography: https://www.instagram.com/timbirkbeckphotos/ - Tim's band, The Divorcee: https://thedivorcee.bandcamp.com/ -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.com/groups/2374640246196440 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com Theme tune: 'Woes' by Sca

After pretty much waxing their hyperbole allowance in Part One (https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/040-albums-of-2019-part-one), Danny and Brad find the festive energy to finish their countdown to the best album (or is it albums?) of 2019. There's also the annual shenanigans of The Golden Teabags, with awards for EP of the Year, Gig of the Year, Record Label of the Year, Track of the Year and Band of the Year. It's going to get heavy... -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew 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 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com Theme tune: 'Woes' by Scarecrow Boat (RIP)

'Tis that most special time of year once again, so after a lengthy hiatus Danny and Brad reunite to begin the countdown to what they believe to be (and, as a result, factually is) the best Album of 2019? Will it be blink-182? Will it be Weezer? Will it be Chris Kamara? There's only one way to find out... In part one, Danny and Brad start from #20 and count down to #11, as well as listing off their honourable mentions and hearing what some friends of the podcast have to say about the last year of the 2010s (or 'Tweenies'?) -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew 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 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com The

In celebration of International Podcast Day on September 30th, 2019, Danny gives you a guide to 10 podcasts from the worlds of music, film, pro wrestling and beyond that have entertained and inspired him. Listen to all of the featured podcasts below: - Riot Act: https://www.riotactpodcast.com - Straight Outta Popcorn: https://straightouttapopcorn.libsyn.com - Cultaholic: https://cultaholic.com - Just An Insight: https://justaninsight.com - Skip to the End: http://www.skiptotheend.co.uk - I Need Five: http://www.ineedfive.co.uk/ - After the Show: https://open.spotify.com/show/5PvNiY05v25AEpPWkkjkGj?si=z5-MVkaOTMSGA36zGUwrOg - Insane in the Men Brain: https://play.acast.com/s/insaneinthemenbrain/16534b16-a09d-4022-ac25-24488397dce1 - Kinda Fun: https://www.lastpodcastnetwork.com/blog/2019/7/3/thats-kinda-fun - Someone Who Isn’t Me: https://play.acast.com/s/someonewhoisntme

Danny celebrates his first pilgrimage to ArcTanGent – the spiritual home of experimental, technical and progressive heavy music – by chatting to no less than FIVE of the most buzzed-about bands from this year's stacked lineup! Join us as we pop open a refreshing can(s) of beer and talk music, life and everything in between with: Greg Kubacki and Jon Modell from Car Bomb; Lucinda Livingstone and Conor Dawson from Cultdreams; Djamila Azzouz, Sam Chetan-Welsh and James Lewis from Ithaca; Tim Henson and Scott LePage from Polyphia; and Joe Caple and Chris Whitehorn from Wild Cat Strike! Want to hear Danny and Brad's thoughts on the performances across the weekend? Listen to the special ATG episode of The Bitchin' Review here: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/bitchin-review-arctangent-2019 Fuelled by Purity Brewing Co. - Great Beer, Real Character: puritybrewing.com/ -- Car Bomb's new album, 'Mordial', is out September 27th via Holy Roar Records: https://carbomb.bandcamp.com/album/mordial Cultdreams' new al

Having (barely) recovered from the festival flu, Danny and a slightly huskier-sounding Brad recap their jam-packed weekend at ArcTanGent 2019. Expect live reviews of more than 30 of the world's best alternative/progressive/heavy bands, including Coheed and Cambria, Meshuggah, Zeal & Ardor, Daughters, Employed to Serve, Cult of Luna, Brutus, Black Peaks, Frontierer, Car Bomb, Conjurer, Pijn, Russian Circles, Raketkanon and many more! -- 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) Cover art pictures: Carl Battams, Helen Messeng

Fuelled by some delicious Hungarian brewskis, Danny and Brad push some of July's biggest alternative music releases under the microscope. There's reviews of the new records from Jamie Lenman, Phoxjaw, Drab Majesty and Muskets, before a leap back in time to some of the albums that were missed on the podcast earlier in the year. If you ever wanted to hear Danny and Brad's thoughts on the albums from Frank Iero and the Future Violents, We Never Learned to Live, Full of Hell and The Japanese House, your prayers have been answered! -- SUBSCRIBE TO BITCHIN' BREW – Available on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify and Acast: smarturl.it/bitchinbrew 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 Facebook: facebook.com/bxtchxnbrew Twitter: twitter.com/bitchinbrewcast Instagram: instagram.com/bitchinbrewcast Email: b.brewcast@gmail.com

It's almost time for another awesome festival, and you know what that means... It's time for another Bitchin' Festival Preview! Join Danny along with Pijn / Curse These Metal Hands drummer Nick Watmough and Gender Roles frontman Tom Bennett as they dissect the lineup for the 2019 edition of the UK's premier festival for all things experimental, progressive, technical and heavy, ArcTanGent. -- Gender Roles play the Bixler Stage on the Saturday (17th August) of ArcTanGent, and their debut album 'Prang' (released August 30th via Big Scary Monsters) is now available for pre-order at https://genderrolesuk.com/ Pijn play the PX3 Stage with an expanded string section on the Thursday (15th August). Listen to/order their debut album 'Loss' now via Holy Roar Records: http://www.holyroarrecords.com/products/624632-pijn-loss-preorder Curse These Metal Hands play the Yokhai Stage on the Saturday. Pre-order their debut S/T album (released August 16th also via Holy Roar Records) now at http://www.holyroarrecords.com/pro

In the final instalment of Bitchin' Brew's coverage of 2000trees 2019, Danny and Brad sweat themselves silly to chat about nearly 50 performances from across the weekend, including sets from Jamie Lenman, Cancer Bats, While She Sleeps, Every Time I Die, VUKOVI, The Wildhearts, Petrol Girls, Milk Teeth, The Armed, MØL, Rolo Tomassi, The St Pierre Snake Invasion and many, many more! Listen back to Bitchin' Brew Goes to 2000trees 2019 - a two-part special featuring chats with some of this year's most hotly-tipped bands! PART ONE: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/2000trees-2019-special PART TWO: https://soundcloud.com/bitchinbrew/2000trees-2019-special-part-two Cover art pictures courtesy of Joe Singh (Instagram is @snappopandrock), Dom Meason (@measons), Gareth Bull (@garethbullphoto) and Ben Morse (@benmorse}. -- 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 wee

In the second half of this 2000trees eleganza extravaganza, Danny heads backstage once again for a beer and a natter with members from three of the most talked-about bands from this year's lineup: Ffin Colley and Joey Brayshaw from Delaire the Liar, Stefanie Mannaerts and Stijn Vanhoegaerden from Brutus, and Tina Maynard, Anya Pulver and James Collins from Sœur. Stay tuned for a special 2000trees edition of The Bitchin' Review, coming soon... Fuelled by Purity Brewing Co. - Great Beer, Real Character: https://puritybrewing.com/ -- Brutus' new album, 'Nest', is out now via Hassle Records: https://wearebrutus.bandcamp.com/album/nest Delaire the Liar's EP, 'Not Punk Enough', is out now via Crooked Noise Records: http://www.crookednoise.limitedrun.com/products/619925-delaire-the-liar-not-punk-enough-cassette Sœur's new EP, 'No Show', is out September 23rd: https://soeursoeursoeur.com/ -- Join the BITCHIN' CREW, the official Facebook community for friends, fans and listeners of Bitchin' Brew: www.facebook.c

It's finally time to return to the lush surroundings of Upcote Farm for not necessarily the biggest, but arguably the best weekend of Festival Season... 2000trees! Join Danny as he cracks open some refreshing beers and sits down for chats with Damien Sayell from The St Pierre Snake Invasion, Ren Aldridge from Petrol Girls, Kim Song Sternkopf & Nicolai Hansen from MØL and Danny Garland & Alex Share from Phoxjaw... It's a stacked bill, and that's just the start! PART TWO COMING SOON... Fuelled by Purity Brewing Co. - Great Beer, Real Character: puritybrewing.com/ -- The St Pierre Snake Invasion's new album, 'Caprice Enchanté', is out now: tspsi.bandcamp.com/album/caprice-enchant Petrol Girls' new album, 'Cut & Stitch', is out now via Hassle Records: petrolgirls.bandcamp.com/album/cut-stitch Support Petrol Girls and the Solidarity Not Silence movement now: www.crowdjustice.com/case/solidaritynotsilence/ MØL's double EP re-release, 'I/II', is out now via Holy Roar Records: moeldk.bandcamp.com/a

Danny and Brad return once again to the hot-as-balls recording 'studio' (AKA Danny's 2005 Fiat Punto) to chat about the most noteworthy alternative music releases from the month of June. Expect reviews of records from Baroness, Perry Farrell, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Pelican, Fresh, Fuming Mouth, Her Name is Calla and The St Pierre Snake Invasion. There's also live reviews of Alexisonfire, Nervus and Foals! -- 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)