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Direct from leading UK music mag Dork, Down With Boring is our flagship podcast, delivered every two weeks. Featuring the best and most exciting new, emerging and established acts around, the latest tracks, the best new albums and loads more.
Delaying this week’s broadcast for 24 hours so Dream Wife could drop their new single, ‘Love You More’, the band are our special guests part of a packed show that features the new album from Olivia Rodrigo (it’s all anyone is talking about, anyway), plus new music from CMAT, Romy, Divorce and more. Oh, and for some reason, Lou Bega’s ‘Mambo No. 5’. We don’t like to ask.
We spent the weekend at Reading 2023, and now we’re reporting in with a special edition recorded direct from the festival.
We wrangled up a bunch of acts, lost half of them (thanks, BBC Radio 1 – Ed), and then grabbed a bunch more to bring you an episode featuring just-dropped-their-debut-album Ashnikko, about-to-drop-their-debut-album Lucia And The Best Boys, main-stage-icon James Marriott and hometown heroes The Amazons.
This week, we're at Dork's Day Out for an episode recorded earlier this month at our annual big summer party. We're joined by all 'the bands' - Thomas Headon, Courting, Swim School, Honeyglaze, Talk Show and Jo Hill - to prove we can indeed organise a piss up... erm... socially responsible event in a brewery.
Dork's flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is off to Truck Festival, as we bring you all the action from our two live editions at the Oxfordshire festival earlier this month. Recorded on-site, hosts Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir are joined by Circa Waves, DMA's, Everything Everything, Panic Shack, Stone and - rather predictably if you've been to a festival in the last couple of weeks - lots of mud.
DEADLETTER are the special guests on the latest edition of Down With Boring.; Calling in from their… erm… “meaty” smelling van from a car park in Belgium before playing a festival, we may not be able to offer a luxurious green room filled with fresh fruit and soft furnishings, but we can promise one of the most exciting new bands on the circuit. Elsewhere this month, we’re rammed with very exciting new music from the likes of Yard Act, CMAT, Troye Sivan, Courting and Declan McKenna, plus a Really Very Good from our The Cut cover star Claud.
This time round, Down With Boring returns from its trip to Worthy Farm tonight with a Glastonbury 2023 special. Running back across the standout sets from this year’s festival, there’s also new music from Olivia Rodrigo, The Last Dinner Party, Picture Parlour, Holly Humberstone, Stormzy, and more, plus new albums from The Japanese House and Do Nothing.
Our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring is back with special guests Enter Shikari.
Recorded at last month’s Slam Dunk North festival, we’re catching up with Rou Reynolds of the genre-defying masters with a chat that goes far and wide. There’s also new music from The Japanese House, Bombay Bicycle Club, CMAT, Do Nothing, and more, and an album focus on Killer Mike‘s Really Very Brilliant new record, ‘Michael’.
With a new album set to arrive early next year, indie icons Circa Waves join us for a show packed with new music That includes Cavetown, Black Honey, Stormzy, Dream Wife, Spill Tab and loads more.
We're reporting from our Halloween spectacular Night of the Living Dork for a special edition of the show, featuring headliners Black Honey and King No-One. Insert spooky emoji here.
We’re joined by Courting for our landmark 100th edition. Fitting the description above the door – they’re definitely not boring – the kings of indie-pop nonsense front up a show packed with new music. That includes a deep dive into Taylor Swift‘s new album ‘Midnights’, new songs from Arctic Monkeys, Priestgate, STONE, Inhaler and loads more.
With their second album ‘Burn The Empire’ firmly lodged at the top end of the Official UK Album Charts, The Snuts' frontman Jack Cochrane joins us for a show packed with new music. That includes Paramore, Easy Life, Chloe Moriondo, Black Honey, Sorry, Alvvays and loads more.
On the latest edition of Down With Boring, we're delving deep into Sports Team's new album 'Gulp', checking out new music from Stormzy, The 1975, Dylan and The Murder Capital, plus so much more.
Grabbed while in the UK to play a few shows in support of their Really Very Good album ‘Tell Me That It’s Over’, Wallows join us for a show packed with Dork faves. That means new music from Cavetown, The 1975, Dry Cleaning and Sorry, amongst others, a deep dive into The Amazons new album ‘How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?’ and loads more.
Recorded backstage at the August Bank Holiday blowout, we’ve tracked down some big names and Dork faves for a festival focused catch up, including Fontaines D.C., Bastille, Madison Beer, Pale Waves, Chloe Moriondo, Black Honey and Dylan.
We’re chatting to Friend of the Magazine Lauran Hibberd, fesh off the back of the release of her debut album ‘Garageband Superstar’. Lauran calls in for a catch up alongside a whole bunch of the best new music from the likes of Courting, Talk Show, SOFY, Bleach Lab and more.
This episode, we're down at Dork's Day Out - our summer extravaganza - with Pip Blom, Coach Party, STONE, L'objectif, Chilli Jesson, Mollie Coddled and unexpected guest star Baby Queen.
Last month, our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring went LIVE at Truck Festival. Now, those of you who weren’t in attendance can catch up with what went down. Part three features Crawlers and Pixey. Enjoy!
Last month, our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring went LIVE at Truck Festival. Now, those of you who weren’t in attendance can catch up with what went down. Part two features Sports Team and Lime Garden. Enjoy!
Last month, our flagship podcast-slash-radio-show Down With Boring went LIVE at Truck Festival. Now, those of you who weren’t in attendance can catch up with what went down. Part one features Sigrid, Sea Girls and Spector. Enjoy!
This episode, we’re heading to the Faroe Islands (yes, really) to catch up with everyone’s favourite bisexual vegan punks Joe & The Shitboys.
We’re also looking at beabadoobee‘s brilliant new album ‘Beatopia’, plus delving through the latest music news and fresh tracks, including contributions from The 1975, The Big Moon, Baby Queen, Alvvays, Sorry and ‘more’.
Alongside our special guest Matilda Mann, we’re looking at MUNA‘s fantastic new self-titled album, plus delving through the latest music news and fresh tracks, including contributions from Rina Sawayama, Yard Act (with Elton John!), Regressive Left and ‘more’.
Scuzzy indie grungester Daisy Brain is our latest guest as we get familiar with one of the hottest new acts on the planet. We’re also going deep on former Dork cover stars Foals‘ new album ‘Life Is Yours’, plus delving through the latest music news and fresh tracks, including contributions from Dry Cleaning, Claud, Viagra Boys and ‘more’.
It's Down With Boring's second birthday, and we're going in deep on the debut album from Friend of the Magazine Alfie Templeman. Plus, new music from Rina Sawayama, Sports Team, Sky Ferreira, Courting and loads more.
Thomas Headon, Sinead O’Brien, Stella Donnelly, spill tab and Vlure are all joining us from Brighton’s The Great Escape festival on this special edition of Down With Boring. Reporting live from the south coast new music extravaganza, we’ll be checking in with some of our favourites as hundreds of exciting new acts hit the seaside.
Opus Kink, Malady and L’obectif are the special guests on the latest edition of Dork’s flagship radio-show-slash-podcast Down With Boring.
We’re behind the scenes at our Dork’s Night Out x The Great Escape preview show last month to talk to three of the buzziest bands around. That’s not all. We’ll be having a look at the 5-star, chart-topping debut album from Fontaines D.C, plus the latest full-length from this month’s cover stars Blossoms. There’s also the latest music news, new music from Holly Humberstone, Easy Life, Baby Queen, Arcade Fire, Sinead O’Brien and loads more.
This time, we catch up with The Wombats at their huge headline show at London’s O2 last week, as they take their most recent album ‘Fix Yourself, Not The World’ on the road alongside their greatest hits. That’s not all. We’ll be having a look at the 5-star, chart-topping debut album from Wet Leg, as well as all the latest music news, new music from Maggie Rogers, Lizzo, Wallice, Courting, Gently Tender, Porridge Radio and more.
With their surprise new EP ‘Planet of the Youth’ due to arrive this coming Friday, The Vaccines' frontman Justin Young calls in for a catch up. That’s not all. We look at the 5-star new album from Walt Disco, as well as all the latest music news, new music from Sports Team, Harry Styles, Arcade Fire, Priestgate and more.
Swim Deep, Lime Garden and Priestgate are special guests on the latest edition of Down With Boring.
This week, we're behind the scenes at the latest edition of Dork's Night Out, held at London's 100 Club earlier this month. We'll be catching up with all three bands on the bill, and getting all the action from the night.
With debut album ‘If My Wife New I’d Be Dead’ out now, we’re calling up potentially the Best Pop Star on the Planet CMAT for a release week debrief. Can we start a chart battle? It’s worth a go, right?
That’s not all. We’ll be having a look at the recent new album from Nilüfer Yanya, as well as all the latest music news, new music from Florence + The Machine, Wet Leg, Dave, Just Mustard and more.
With their debut album ‘Backhand Deals’ set to drop on Friday (25th February), Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard join Jake and Jamie for the latest instalment of our flagship audio ‘wotsit’.
That’s not all. We look at the recent new album from alt-J, as well as all the latest music news, new music from Fontaines D.C., Foals, Sundara Karma, Bree Runway, The Goa Express and more.
Willow Kayne is the special guest on the latest edition of Down With Boring.
Having just dropped her debut EP-slash-mixtape-slash-what-are-we-calling-them-now, ‘Playground Antics’ – and scored 5 Dork stars in the process – the 2022 Hype List star joins Jake and Jamie for the latest instalment of our flagship audio ‘wotsit’.
That’s not all. We have a look at the new album by this month’s cover stars Bastille, as well as cover all the latest music news, new music from Alfie Templeman, Lava La Rue, Blossoms, Wallows, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and a nice shot of Barry Manilow. Delicious.
Leeds gang Yard Act have just dropped their five-star, Dork approved debut album ‘The Overload’, and will be joining Jake Hawkes and Jamie Muir on tonight’s episode as they embark on an actual, real-life chart battle. The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
That’s not all. We’ll be looking at their competition too – ‘Night Call’, the new album from Olly Alexander’s Years & Years. There’ll also be all the latest music news, new music from Holly Humberstone, Griff & Sigrid, English Teacher, Priestgate, CMAT, Lime Garden, Swim Deep and even a bit of N Dubz.
In the first edition of 2022, we're 'live' from Rockaway Beach where there's no available guests to chat to thanks to our good friend Covid, but a whole load of new music to go through - including The Weeknd, Yard Act, Let's Eat Grandma and loads more.
On this week's episode, we go behind the scenes at last week's Dork's Night Out Xmas Party at London's Colours Hoxton, with L Devine and Abbie Ozard.
Hype List 2022 star Gracey joins us for a chat, fresh off the back of dropping a brand new festive cover of ‘2000 Miles’. There’s also new music from Sam Fender & Holly Humberstone, Blanketman, Mitski, Bandit, Surfbort and loads more.
This week, we're chatting to our festive chum L Devine ahead of her A Very Dork Christmas tour later this month. Plus, an album of the week from No Rome, new music from Wet Leg, SZA, Abbie Ozard and Alix Page, and loads more.
It's a Hype List 2022 special as we discuss the acts we've tipped in our new issue for the year ahead. Plus, new music from Mura Masa, Yard Act, Chilli Jesson, daine and more.
Fresh off being named part of our Hype List 2022, beaux is the special guest for our latest episode. With a new EP out this week, the alt-popster joins us for a quick chat to celebrate his appearance in our run down of the buzziest new names for the twelve months ahead. Also this week, we’ve got an album spotlight for someone called Adele? Us neither. Plus, new music from Sea Girls, Wallice, Chloe Moirondo and her “SWEET LITTLE BRITISH BOYS” Thomas Headon and Alfie Templeman, and loads more.
We go behind the scenes at Dork's Night Out with Phoebe Green, Joey Maxwell and Mollie Coddled.
With his new track ‘Strawberry Kisses’ out now, and an EP ‘Victoria’ coming next year, Thomas Headon finally makes his way onto Down With Boring for a good ol’ fashioned chat. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got new music from the likes of Foals, Charli XCX, Snail Mail, Alfie Templeman and more.
With his new album under the Halfnoise name, ‘Motif’, coming at the end of the week (5th November), we chat to legendary drummer-turned-main man Zac Farro in this week’s show. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got new music from the likes of CMAT, Pixey, Lauran Hibberd, Zuzu and more.
Fresh off the back of new single ‘Famous’, POLICE CAR COLLECTIVE join us for a chat on this week’s edition. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got an album of the week from Self Esteem, plus new music from the likes of Bastille, No Rome, VLURE and more.
With their new, five-star Dork rated album ‘Comfort In Me’ just out, Amyl & The Sniffers are joining us for a chat on this week’s edition. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got an album of the week from current cover star Remi Wolf, plus new music from the likes of Sunflower Bean, Egyptian Blue, Alix Page, Joe & The Shitboys and more.
With her new song ‘So Grown Up’ just out, and a headline slot at the inaugural Dork’s Night Out next month on the cards, Phoebe Green joins us for a good old chinwag. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got an album of the week from current cover star Sam Fender, plus new music from the likes of Wet Leg, Ashnikko, PinkPantheress and more.
This month, we’re returning to that most obvious of October subjects, the spooky world of the supernatural. Expect an hour of haunting chat and quality music, hosted by Mez and our very own Jake Hawkes.
Tracklist:
Wet Leg - Wet Dreams
Idles - The Beachland Ballroom
Little Simz - I Love You, I Hate You
Parquet Courts - Walking At A Downtown Pace
Priestgate - Bedtime Story
Warm Duscher - Wild Flowers
Lazarus Kane are the special guests on the latest episode of Down With Boring. We’re joined by the now six-piece’s leader Ben Jakes fresh off the back of the release of their Really Very Good new EP ‘Psychobabble’. That’s not all, either. We’ve also got new music from the likes of alt-J, Let’s Eat Grandma, L Devine, Pa Salieu, Pixey and more.
On this week's show, we've got an album of the week from Lil Nas X, plus new music from Sundara Karma, Talk Show, Michelle and more.
We're back from the festival fun with a show packed with the best new music, latest news and a threat to Winnie the Pooh. He's got it coming.
Reading Festival is great. Really great. That’s why this bank holiday weekend just passed, we headed down to Little Johns Farm to record the latest episode of our weekly radio show / podcast type ‘thingy’ Down With Boring. We’re joined by some big names as we bring you the best of what went down at Reading 2021, with Ashnikko, Declan McKenna, Girl In Red, Holly Humberstone, Sea Girls and The Wombats all featuring. Star power, huh?
We’re off for some festival fun at Leicestershire’s 110 Above this week as we’re joined by some top drawer Friends of the Magazine this week, with The Amazons, Black Honey, Baby Queen and Alfie Templeman all popping in for a quick chinwag – and in the case of young Alf, something altogether more sinister too. There’s also some of the best new music, including fresh material from Lorde, Blossoms and ‘more’.
This week, we're joined by Jade Bird - who's just dropped her new album 'Different Kinds of Light'. There's also an album of the week from Oscar Lang and new music from Lizzo, Sea Girls and more.
With her brand new EP, ‘Don’t Kiss Ur Friends’ out now, we’re delighted to welcome one of our favourite new alt-popsters MAY-A to the show. Plus, there’s an album of the week from IDER as well as new music from Holly Humberstone, Chubby and the Gang, BLACKSTARKIDS and ‘more’.
On this month's Sunday Lunch, Mez and Jake are packing their suitcases and heading out on the road for an edition packed with chat about tour life.
Tracklist:
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - Egyptian Reggae
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
Bodega - How Did This Happen!?
Skaters - I Wanna Dance (But I Don't Know How)
Warpaint - Undertow
We’re off to sunny Margate for the latest episode of Down With Boring. With contributions from organisers-slash-headliners Sports Team, plus their guests on the bus-based extravaganza Courting and TV Priest, we have all the fun of the fair from last month’s seaside extravaganza. Plus, there’s an album of the week from Billie Eilish and new music from Bleachers, Silk Sonic, Lauran Hibberd and ‘more‘. A feast!
With their brand new track 'Maybe You Didn't Know' just dropped, The Ninth Wave join us as part of a show filled with new music, including our album of the week from Willow. There's also fresh material from Caroline Polachek, Baby Queen, Turnstile, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard and 'more'
Join Mez and Jake as they dive gracefully into the world of sports. Journalism so hard-hitting, it's like getting whacked in the face by a squash ball. But hopefully less painful.
On this week's show:
Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
Fontaines D.C. - Television Screens
The Goa Express - Second Time
Self Esteem - Prioritise Pleasure
IDLES - Damaged Goods
Viagra Boys - Sports
With their debut album 'It Won't Always Be Like This' out this week, current Dork cover stars Inhaler join us as part of a show filled with new music, including Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, Courtney Barnett, Dave, Declan McKenna and ‘more’.
With her debut album just announced, and a brand new single ‘Psycho’ just dropped, former Dork Hype List star Maisie Peters appears alongside a release of the week from Laura Mvula, and new music from Claire Rosinkranz, Ten Tonnes, Matt Maltese, Joan and ‘more’.
CMAT is quite frankly our nomination for the best new pop star on the planet – not only because we’ve managed to clock in a chat that goes on for a solid hour and fifteen minutes full of tangents and nonsense. She appears alongside a release of the week from Tyler, The Creator, and new music from Beabadoobee, Bastille, The Vaccines, Lazarus Kane and ‘more’.
With a new track, ‘Mercury & Me’, dropped as part of a recent Record Store Day release, long term Dork faves Everything Everything join us for a chat, alongside a release of the week from Griff, and new music from Tyler, The Creator, Wet Leg, FEET, Parcels and ‘more’.
With a brand new EP on the way, Ten Tonnes joins us for a long-overdue chat, alongside a release of the week from KennyHoopla, and new music from Lorde, Clairo, Bleachers, Walt Disco and ‘more’.
We all need a holiday, right? This month’s Mez’s Sunday Lunch is a summer holiday special. Kick back and take a break with Jake and Mez.
Tracklisting:
Folly Group - Sand Fight
Sports Team - Happy (Gods Own Country)
Porij - Nobody Scared
Du Blonde - All the way (ft. Andy Bell)
Sleater Kinney - Worry with you
Ezra Furman - Teddy I'm Ready
Pulp - Common People
Long time Dork faves JAWS are in for a chat this week, alongside an album of the week from the now officially ‘mighty’ Wolf Alice. There’s also new music from Chvrches, King Princess, Spector, Baby Queen and ‘more’.
On this week's Down With Boring, we're chatting with one of our fave new artists Wallice. Plus, an album of the week from former Dork cover stars Easy Life. There's also new music from Sigrid, MØ and loads more.
Well, Dear Listener. We've been let down this week by BEEP, so you're stuck with the best new music, news and 'stuff' from your good mates at Dork. We've got an album of the week from Olivia Rodrigo, plus new stuff from Holly Humberstone, Japanese Breakfast, Biig Piig and loads more.
Yep - Down With Boring is one! To celebrate, we've invited back our first ever guest, Alife Templeman! There's also an album of the week from St Vincent, all the latest new music, and 'more'.
Chloe Moriondo joins us as she drops her brand new album 'Bloody Bunny', plus an album of the week from Squid, and new music from Inhaler, Little Simz, KennyHoopla and 'more'.
This month, it’s time to grab the popcorn, dim the lights and turn your phone to silent – we’re heading to the movies for a film special. Expect an hour of cinematic chat and quality music, hosted by Mez and our very own Jake Hawkes.
Tracklist:
Courting - Grand National
Ohtis - Schätze (ft. Stef Chura)
Self-Esteem - I Do This All The Time
Gustaf - Hustle
Billie Eilish - Bad Guy
This week, Awsten from Waterparks joins us as our special guest ahead of the release of their new album 'Greatest Hits' later this month. There's also an album of the week from former cover star Girl In Red, plus new music from Billie Eilish, Twenty One Pilots, Self Esteem, Phoebe Green and loads more.
With their excellent new track 'Peace & Quiet' just out, and a new EP set to follow later this summer, the Dork faves Feet join us for a quick catch up. Elsewhere, we’ve got new music from CHVRCHES, Wolf Alice, Sports Team, The Goa Express, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, and ‘more’. 'More' being both Tom Jones and Slipknot. Obviously.
On this week's Down With Boring - special guests Coach Party, an album of the week from London Grammar, plus new music from Dave, Baby Queen, girl in red and loads more.
Tracklist:
Oscar Lang - Stuck
Arcade Fire - Wake Up
David Hasselhoff - Looking For Freedom
Coach Party - I’m Sad
Coach Party - Everybody Hates Me
Dave - Titanium
Baby Queen - Dover Beach
Rina Sawayama & Elton John - Chosen Family
girl in red - You Stupid Bitch
London Grammar - Lose Your Head
London Grammar - Missing
Shame - Alphabet
Spice Girls - 2 Become 1
TV Priest are our latest special guests. After wowing us at this year’s digital SXSW, the band are gearing up for a return to the soon to be reopened live circuit later this year when they’ll finally get to tour their Really Very Good debut album ‘Uppers’. Elsewhere, we’ve got an album of the week from Brockhampton, plus new music from Twenty One Pilots, Years & Years, Sinead O’Brien, and ‘more’.
Mez is back for another Sunday special on the eve of that most magical of days - the reopening of the beer gardens.
This month, Mez plays:
The Streets - Too Much Brandy
Dry Cleaning - Strong Feelings
Sleaford Mods - Nudge It (ft. Amy Taylor)
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - O.N.E.
Lizzo - Batches and Cookies
On this week's show - special guests Courting, an album of the week from Dry Cleaning, new music from Chloe Moriondo, Olivia Rodrigo, Working Men’s Club, and ‘more’.
On this week's show, special guest Pixey. With her new EP ‘Free To Live In Colour’ out now – complete with a 5* Dork review, no less – she joins us for a good ol’ chat. And we only had to beep one bit out, too. Elsewhere, we’ve got new music from beabadoobie, BROCKHAMPTON, Easy Life, Lacuna Common, and ‘more’.
On this week's show, special guest Claud, a record of the week from Black Honey, and new music from Inhaler, Sorry, Lauran Hibberd and more.
With their brand new ‘Glueland’ EP out now, we chat to one of our favourite new bands Do Nothing in a show packed with fresher-than-fresh music. Elsewhere on this week’s Down With Boring, we’ve got an album of the week from previous guest Tom Grennan, new music from Courting, Allison Ponthier, VLURE, spill tab, and ‘more’.
It's an Easter special on this month's edition of Mez's Sunday Lunch. Eggsellent stuff.
This month, Mez plays:
Billy Nomates - Heels
The KLF - What Time Is Love
Wu-Lu - South (feat. Lex Amor)
Whitey - Wrap It Up
Mogwai - Ritchie Sacramento
Django Django - Glowing In The Dark
This week, we've got one of our favourite new artists in as our guest interview, Abbie Ozard. Plus an album of the week from current Dork cover star Zara Larsson, new music from St. Vincent, girl in red and No Rome, and loads more.
On this week's show, special guest and Hype List 2021 cover star Baby Queen, who's just dropped her Really Very Good new single 'These Drugs'. Plus! A record of the week from Danny L Harle, and new music from Wolf Alice, The Horrors, CMAT, Maisie Peters and loads more.
On this week's show, special guests Black Honey! Plus, a record of the week from SG Lewis, new music from Master Peace, Alfie Templeman, Lava La Rue, and loads more.
This week's special guest on Down With Boring is the mighty Tom Grennan. We’ve also got an album of the week from Pale Waves, new music from Claud, Abbie Ozard, Social Contract and milk., and – erm – the Vengaboys. Standard.
It's Valentine's Day, so strap yourself in for some romance as LIFE's Mez and Jake return from their festive break.
Tracklist
Serge Gainsbourg & Jame Birkin - Je T'aime Moi Non Plus
Dry Cleaning - Scratchcard Lanyard
Arab Strap - Compersion, Pt.1
Shame - Water in the Well
Bridgitte Bardot - Bonnie and Clyde
Chubby and The Gang - All Along the Uxbridge Road
On this week's Down With Boring - it’s Alex and Rob from your Band of The Year Sports Team! PLUS! Our album of the week from Hayley Williams! New music! News! ‘Stuff'!
On this week's 'quite funny' edition of Down With Boring, special guest Lynks! Plus, new music from Arlo Parks, Hayley Williams, Squid, Do Nothing, MICHELLE and loads more.
This week, special guests Goat Girl, new music from Royal Blood, Griff and more, plus some of the albums we're looking forward to over the next few months.
This week, we're joined by special guest Charlie Steen of Shame, as they drop their 5* new album 'Drunk Tank Pink'. Plus, new music from Pale Waves, Ashnikko, Baby Queen, Claud and loads more.
Down With Boring is back for the new year, featuring special guests You Me At Six, an album of the week from Viagra Boys, new music from Slowthai and Black Honey plus 'loads more'.
On this week's Down With Boring, special guests Spector, ranking Christmas songs, Taylor Swift's new album 'evermore', plus all the latest new music and 'stuff'.
Join Mez for a Christmas spectacular on this month's Sunday Lunch. Contains Wham!
This month, we're playing:
Lord Kitchener - Drink Run
Big Crosby Mele Malikimaka
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
The Pogues - Fairytale of New York
Julian Casablancas - I Wish It Was Christmas Today
Wham - Last Christmas
On this week’s Down With Boring, we’re talking current Dork cover star YUNGBLUD’s new - maybe chart topping? - album ‘weird!’, plus new stuff from Sea Girls, Bastille, Goat Girl and more.
On this week's Down With Boring, we’re going deep into our 2021 Hype List, highlighting some of the best new names for the year ahead. Plus, the best new music and more.
On this week's Down With Boring...
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Special guests The Magic Gang
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Release of the week from The Cribs
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New music from Shame. Bleachers, girl in red, Vistas and more
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Loads of other 'stuff'.
On this week’s Down With Boring…
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indie titans The Amazons are our special guests
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our release of the week? Baby Queen, obv
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new tracks from Billie Eilish, Pale Waves, Alfie Templeman and more!
This week on Down With Boring - special guests Fickle Friends, a release of the week from Bree Runway, new tracks from Baby Queen, Blossoms and Courting, plus loads, loads more.
This month, Mez is joined by brother Mick for a lovely family outing, soundtracked by some excellent musical picks.
In this month's show you'll hear:
Viagra Boys - Aint Nice
TV Priest - Decoration
Fleet Foxes - Can I believe you
Leonard Cohen - Lover Lover Lover
Goat Girl - Sad Cowboy
Yard Act - Fixer Upper
This week's special guests are APRE. Plus we focus in on the new album from Ariana Grande, check out new tracks from Coach Party, Pixey, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, and loads, loads more.
This Week's Down With Boring features special guests Walt Disco! PLUS! Boy Pablo, Arlo Parks, Easy Life, Inhaler and MUCH MORE.
This week, we're breaking the usual format on Down With Boring, as we launch 2020's Dork Reader's Poll.
We're asking you to vote for your favourites from the past year over on readdork.com so we can crown the best of the last twelve months in our final issue of the year.
To help jog your memory, we've invited a few Dork scribblers to run through some of the categories and pick a few possibilities. Feel free to disagree at will.
This week, we're joined by slacker pop queen and Friend of the Magazine Lauran Hibberd as our Very Special Guest. Plus, an album of the week chat about Beabadoobee's much anticipated debut, new tracks from MICHELLE and newcomer MAY-A, Phoebe Bridgers becomes a label boss and loads more.
Things get spooky as LIFE's Mez recalls moomin ghosts in the latest episode of our Sunday spread.
Featuring:
Dead Kennedys - Halloween
PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
Courting - David Byrne's Badside
Nadine Shah - Club Cougar
Jape - Floating
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
Working Men's Club - John Cooper Clarke
This week! A chat - and LIVE MUSIC - with-slash-from those glorious upstarts Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, plus our album of the week from Working Men's Club, and loads, loads more. We spoil you, really we do.
On tonight’s Down With Boring - special guest Will Joseph Cook, a dive into that new album from IDLES, the latest new music, a cake in the shape of a pop-punk star’s head, and ‘more’.
The Portlanders, courtesy of The Portlanders and KBOO
This week, we're joined by Mercury Prize nominees Porridge Radio (oooo, swish). Plus, all the latest new music, our album of the week from Gus Dapperton, and a warning to please, please not play with knives.
We're back with another episode of LIFE frontman Mez's delicious Sunday spread. Tuck in! On this month's show, he's spinning...
Arlo Parks - Hurt
Working Men’s Club - Valleys
Tina - Golden Rope
Ghostpoet - I grow tired but dare not fall asleep
Nas - Ultra Black
The Strokes - At The Door
This week, Oscar Lang joins us as our special guest, there's an album of the week from Everything Everything, and all the latest tracks and music news.
This week, Kieran from Circa Waves joins us to talk their new bop 'Lemonade', answer questions from collaborator and friend of the magazine Alfie Templeman and explain why, no, socks must not go in the freezer (sorry, Sea Girls.)
There's also all the latest new tracks and music news, an album of the week from Declan McKenna, and loads, loads more.
This week, Ali and Jamie are joined by Fee from Bloxx as the band release their much anticipated debut album. There's also the line-up to this year's Reading & Leeds festival, plus all the latest music news, new tracks and more.
This week, we're joined by special guests Sea Girls, plus an album of the week from Bright Eyes, and new music from Arlo Parks, Chloe Moriondo, London Grammar, Tate McRae and loads more.
This week on Down With Boring, our album of the week from Sea Girls, plus new music from The Cribs (who also enter our Hall of Fame), K-poppers SuperM, Biffy Clyro, Miley Cyrus and loads more.
This week, Jake and Jamie are joined by special guest Matt Maltese! Plus, an album of the week from Glass Animals, and all the latest new music,
We're back with another episode of LIFE frontman Mez's delicious Sunday spread. Tuck in! On this month's show, he's spinning...
Blur - Girls and Boys
Faithless - God is a DJ
Pottery - Texas Drums Pt 1
Fontaines DC - Oh Such A Spring
Chemical Brothers - Go
XX Teens - B54
Medium Medium - Hungry So Angry
This week on Down With Boring, we talk new albums from Fontaines DC and Creeper, check out fresh tracks from Billie Eilish, Bastille, Phoebe Green, No Rome and more, plus induct Beyonce into our hall of fame. Ever heard of her?
Plus our pop scribbler extraordinaire Abigail Firth joins Jake and Jamie to talk Taylor Swift's surprise new album 'folklore', the Mercury Prize shortlist, and all the latest tracks and music news.
That's us. Featuring our release of the week from Alfie Templeman, Dizzee Rascal joins our NTWICAHOF (you work it out), plus new music from Beabadoobee, Troye Sivan, BENEE and 'more'.
This week on our 'flagship' magazine show, new music from Declan McKenna, Baby Queen, Easy Life, Oscar Lang, a celebration of the mighty Paramore and 'loads more'. Plus guest scribbler Martyn Young joins Jamie and Jake to talk all things 100 gecs. Gecsellent. (Sorry)
It's the second episode of LIFE frontman Mez's delicious Sunday spread. Tuck in! On this month's show, he's spinning...
Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Satan Said Dance
LCD Soundsystem - Too Much Love
Parquet Courts - Sunbathing Animal
Pozi - The Nightmare
Pulp - Disco 2000
Silverbacks - Dunkirk
This week, we don't play 12 minutes of Sufjan Stevens, do play the Dalai Lama, and threaten invading alien forces. That aside, we're delving deep into our album of the week with Dream Wife as guest scribbler Jasleen Dhindsa joins Jake and Jamie, and induct The xx into our hall of fame.
It's Haim time, Dear Listener! Yep, the trio's new album 'Women In Music Pt. III' is our focus record of the week, as Jake and Jamie are joined by Abigail Firth - who 'did' the current cover interview with the band - to delve deep into what might be their best album yet. Plus, Foals, Bring Me The Horizon. Another Sky, Bright Eyes and 'more'!
We regret to inform you, there's yet another episode of our weekly radio-show-slash-podcast Down With Boring available for your listening pleasure. This week, Jake and Jamie are joined by guest Ali Shutler to discuss our album of the week from the magnificent Phoebe Bridgers, plus some genuinely quite worrying talk about sausage rolls. We're very sorry.
This week's episode is not for those of a delicate disposition - and that's nothing to do with the latest new tracks, music news, or our album of the week from Jehnny Beth. It's something far more sinister than that...
Presented by Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and guest contributor Tyler Damara Kelly.
Join us for the first episode of LIFE frontman Mez's monthly show about - y'know - stuff. We can argue about exactly what time Sunday Lunch should be served another time.
This week: Jake and Jamie talk Run The Jewels' outstanding new record, The Aces, Wargasm, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and more. Special guest Dork scribbler Jamie MacMillan joins for a deep dive into Sports Team's debut album 'Deep Down Happy', plus The Maccabees join our hall of fame.
This week, Gaga is back! That's the album of the week sorted, then. Join Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and Abigail Firth as we recommend the latest new releases, go through the latest music news, and ask what's going on with Wolf Alice?
Yes, we've made it to episode 2! Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and Ali Shutler round up the week in music, including in depth analysis of our album of the week artists, and current cover-stars, The 1975! There's also Haim, Carly Rae Jepsen, CHVRCHES and loads more. Also - The Wombles!
HRRRNK! It's the first episode of our weekly show about, y'know, 'music' and 'stuff', hosted by our intrepid Dork scribblers Jamie Muir and Jake Hawkes. Featuring the latest news (Tribes are back! Joff from Wolf Alice is noodling! Everything Everything return!), our album of the week (HRH Queen of Pop Charli XCX, 'FYI') and an in-depth investigation into exactly how Arctic Monkeys could do better.
Expect chaos with Charli XCX co-signed, Netflix starring pop prodigies Nasty Cherry. Broadcast as part of Dork's Homeschool online festival in aid of the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal.
In a totally original, never before heard format, upstarts Talk Show pick their ideal final starter, main and desert - plus drinks! We know, it'll never catch on. Broadcast as part of Dork's Homeschool online festival in aid of the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal.