Big Smoke Music Weekly
by Big Smoke Music Weekly
The hottest weekly new music podcast coming out of London.Big Smoke Music Weekly showcases the best upcoming artists on the Indie & Alternative scene, helping to keep you on the pulse with new trends by bringing you the freshest releases.All this, plus our BigSmoke:InFocus feature that delivers interviews with the top industry influencers and insiders, as well as the best new artists making waves.Join your host Luke Scanlan, as he brings you their take on what's hot or not, as well as a weekly catch-up with an top artist from the CloseUp roster, a London-based label, promoters and booking agent.
Episodes
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E12 - DMAs, DICE, Pynch, Charlie Vaughan
Big Smoke Music Weekly goes out with a bang! As Luke heads for the sights and sounds of Melbourne Town, he brings a host of top tier interviews to bring a close to 5 years and 5 seasons of BSMW. The feature interview for this curtain-closer is with the genius that is DMAs guitarist Johnny Took.…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E11 - The Amazons
It’s Season 5, Episode 11! This week, Luke speaks with an artist for the first time in three long years… The Amazons front-man, Matt Thomson! Fresh off the back of the release of their third album, How Will I Know If Heaven Will Find Me?, Matt tells all about the story behind the album that…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E10 - The Clockworks, Swim Deep & Katy J Pearson
The 10th episode of Season 5 is here... After catching their huge set at Truck Festival, Luke has finally had a sit down with Sean Connelly, guitarist of The Clockworks! Sean opens up on the move to London from Galway a few years back, signing to Alan McGee's label and weird encounters in…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E9 - Wunderhorse & the end of festival season
And here it is…the last festival episode of season 5! Luke Scanlan brings you reviews from 2 different festivals, along with a huge BigSmoke:InFocus interview. After seeing festival season come to an end, he takes a look at Tame Impala’s highly anticipated headline slot at All Points East. Find…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E8 - Truck Festival with Freddie Macpherson
Episode 8 of Season 5 sees us take a trip down to the quaint Oxfordshire fields of Truck Festival! Now his voice has recovered from belting out ABBA at the silent disco, Luke gives a full review of the weekend. Find out why The Big Moon's set was so special, why bands such as The Clockworks &…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E7 - Pohoda Festival Special - The Libertines & Metronomy
This week, we bring you a festival special from Slovakia's unreal Pohoda Festival! Tune in to hear a full festival review, which acts dropped the hottest sets across the weekend and how a woman managed to fall out of a portaloo... We have two huge interviews for you....The Libertines spoke to the...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E6 - Angus Rogers from Opus Kink
This week, Brighton outfit Opus Kink join the show as our BigSmoke:InFocus artist. After years of building up a fan base off the back of their high energy live shows and the recent release of their long-awaited debut EP, 'Til The Stream Runs Dry', frontman Angus Rogers swings by for a chat. We…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly -S5E5 - Porij
Season 5 is back after a short break from the firing line! This episode involves a huge BigSmoke:InFocus interview with beat-makers Porij. They tell all about their quest to constantly experiment with sound and to create tunes that make gig venues and festivals shake and groove to their dance &...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E4 - Henry Wood from FLOWVERS
Henry Wood from FLOWVERS is this week's InFocus artist! He chat to us about why the music scene is his hometown Portsmouth demands more attention, what happened with an Airbnb balls-up on tour, and why charity shop bargains are where it's at! Luke also chats to him about the bands summer anthem...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E3 - Annabel Whittle from Lime Garden
Luke is back with Bristol Dave this time out, as the boys record from their Hampshire HQ after a big night out. Find out how Dave made his way home using the most bizarre/ genius piece of thinking you'll hear in a long time.... PLUS, this week's BigSmoke:InFocus artist is Lime Garden! We chat…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E2 - Harry Jordan from Eades
Another barnstorming episode sees Big Smoke Music Weekly season 5 kick off in sweet, sweet style! This time out, Luke chats with Harry Jordan, lead singer and guitarist of the irresistible Leeds outfit, Eades. Harry tells us how the band recorded their superb debut album, Delusion Spree, in a...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S5E1 - Leo Wyndham from Palace
WE ARE BACK! 2022 is in full swing and life is back up an running... Season 5 of Big Smoke Music Weekly is here to make sure things stay a little less normal! As ever, we’ll be your go-to Indie & Alternative new-music podcast, with interviews featuring the biggest and best artists out there in...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E12 - Katy J Pearson
Gig season AKA the best season is upon us! Tune in this time out as a long awaited interview with the superb Katy J Pearson - one of the best voices in British music - as our BigSmoke:InFocus Artist. Katy opens up about her country influences, how Joe Lycett sliding into her DMs ended up in a…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E11 - Cassia
Big Smoke Music Weekly is here to kick away those clocks-going-back blues with a bumper episode! This time out, Luke is joined by Sam Tucker, founder of record label, promo company and booking agent CloseUp - our partner for Season 4. The boys look back on CloseUp Festival 2021, as well as…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E10 - Shame
Well here it is....episode 10 of season 4 This time out, the boys bring you an interview with a band that have led the rise of the UK post-punk scene over the past few years: Shame. Listen as Luke and Dave catch up with Eddie and Josh from the band, just before their homecoming headliner slot at...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E9 - All Points East & Wide Awake
Festival season is still just about rumbling on, and Luke and Dave are clinging on as hard as they can! This time out, they review Bank Holiday Monday at the brilliant All Points East. The crowd were blown away by a vintage set from Bombay Bicycle Club before a typically stomping show from...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E8 - L'objectif
A ruddy good day to you all! To say we are buzzing with our new episode of Season 4 is a big understatement. We finally get to chat with a band that has been taking spots on our playlists all year long, one of the hottest new guitar bands in the UK, the brilliant L’objectif. The boys catch up…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E7 - Latitude Festival **SPECIAL**
FESTIVALS ARE BACK! Strap yourselves in for Big Smoke Music Weekly's chaotic return to festivals, as Luke and Dave headed for Latitude Festival. It was one of the first festivals to make a return following the past 18 months that have felt like the world's worst sci-fi movie. Tents packed, beers…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E6 - FEET
Well... it looks like summer has finally arrived and Big Smoke Music weekly is here to add with fizz with another episode bursting at the seams with new music goodness! The BigSmoke:InFocus this time round is the brilliant FEET. We speak with frontman George Haverson all about how the band are...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E5 - Pixey
Alright muckers! Before Luke & Dave horrify the locals and get their pale beach bods out down in Cornwall, they thought they had better drop a new episode to keep things ticking over. And….what an episode it is! The boys chat through the all-important plans for the playlist down the land of...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E4 - Black Honey
Welcome, kids! Luke and Dave have finally got a pub trip out of the way after 5 months without seeing each other… Now they can bring you a new episode, wahoo! Big Smoke Music Weekly is back with a mega BigSmoke:InFocus chat with Black Honey lead singer, Izzy B Phillips. She tells all about Black...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E3 - Ten Tonnes
Luke and Dave are back after making it through a big first weekend back in the pubs! Episode 3 of Season 4 comes with a huge BigSmoke:InFocus chat with Ethan Barnett AKA Ten Tonnes, off the back of his festival-ready banger of a new single ‘Everything You Got’. We chat with him about how life in...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E2 - TV Priest
Big Smoke Music Weekly comes back at ya with yet more lashing of Indie & Alternative goodness! This week, Luke & Dave discuss killer topics such as holes in crotches, aching joints & weird messages from delivery drivers. The BigSmoke:InFocus artist in residence is the brilliant TV Priest. We…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E1 - The Snuts
As the days get longer, we have more sunshiiiiine and the beer gardens to open soon....Big Smoke Music Weekly returns! Luke and Dave are with you once again for the wild ride of Season 4! BigSmoke:InFocus returns, along with the tasty new feature, 'The Big Smoke Big 10', where each InFocus artist...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E12 - The Close Encounter Club Special: FEET, Porridge Radio, Willie J Healey & Lazarus Kane
THE END OF AN ERA! It is on a bittersweet cushion we present to you Episode 12 of Season 3! On one hand, it means we are closer to this dumpster of a year ending, but on the other...we say goodbye to our biggest & best series yet! Luke & Dave are back for more snippets of wisdom and tomfoolery…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E11- Sundara Karma
The Big Smoke Music Weekly boys are back with a huge new show! In the 11th episode of Season 3, Luke and Dave have a sit down with lead singer and creative power behind Sundara Karma, Oscar Pollock, in their biggest BigSmoke:InFocus interview to date. Oscar opens up ahead of the release of…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E10 - Cassia
Hello gang! The summer seems to have gone by in a flash, but we are still hanging on, with this episode's BigSmoke:InFocus featured artist, Cassia. The boys from Macclesfield hopped on a plane just before the chaos of 2020 truly kicked off, heading for the bohemian heights of Berlin. There, the...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E9 - Walt Disco & Marsicans
Big Smoke Weekly returns with another bonus edition of BigSmoke:InFocus. Episode 9 of Season 3 delivers two of the hottest artists on the Indie circuit, straight into your pocket. First up is Glasgow 5-piece Walt Disco. We catch up with guitarist David Morgan about the band's latest release…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E8 - Novelty Island, HONGZA, GURU
HELLO HELLO! 2020 is the year that is disappearing before our very eyes...so too is our Weekly title! Luke and Dave are getting you back in their good books with this tasty BigSmoke:InFocus feast as they pick 3 artists as part of this 'Ones To Watch' special. They come in the form of the…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E7 - The Magic Gang
Tune in for episode 7 of Season 3 for yet another huge BigSmoke:InFocus interview. This week, we bring you our chat with Kris Smith, singer and guitarist of The Magic Gang. He tells us all about the themes of nights out and the time in between on their upcoming second album Death of The Party…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E6 - Do Nothing & Steve Davis (Festival Director - Hit The North)
Happy lockdown, kids! Big Smoke (not so) Weekly returns from the abyss! With no studio access, the Big Smoke boys bring you this episode, recorded from their humble abodes. Whilst Luke and Dave are miles apart, they have more company than ever in the form of two top drawer BigSmoke:InFocus…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E5 - DMA's
Big Smoke Music (not-so) Weekly is back with a tasty snack for you to sink your teeth into! With the world the way it is at the moment, the boys have been unable to get the audio back from the studio in order to bring you this episode... HAVE NO FEAR - THE WAIT IS OVER! And...we believe the wait…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E4 - Sports Team & The Orielles // BBC 6 Music Festival
In the biggest Big Smoke Music Weekly episode to date, we bring you 2 interviews from some of the UK’s best Indie acts, recorded across a jam-packed weekend at BBC 6 Music Festival! First on the bill is our exclusive sit down with Sports Team. 3 of the 6-strong gang join us - Rob Knaggs, Al...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E3 - False Heads
The third episode of Season 3 is headed up by a BigSmoke:InFocus interview with a band that have been tearing up the Big Smoke city over the past few years on the way to their debut album, False Heads. Front-man of the energetic punk outfit, Luke Griffiths, takes us through the roller-coaster…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E2 - The Mysterines
Fresh off the back of their sold out show at The Dome in London, The Mysterines are this week’s BigSmoke:InFocus artist. Luke chats with Lia Metcalfe, the powerhouse lead singer leading the band's charge towards 2020 domination. She speaks about her outlandish onstage outfits, the confidence in…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E1 - Bessie Turner
YES YES YES! Big Smoke Music Weekly is BACK! Your host, Luke Scanlan, returns alongside Dave Bohin to bring you 12 weeks of Indie and Alternative dreaminess. Join the boys as they bring you their picks of the best new tunes and biggest upcoming names making a mark on the scene from interviews…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S2E12 - Sad Boys Club
Here it is….gift wrapped and made with love: the season 2 finale of Big Smoke Music Weekly! The boys are going out with a bang! With Luke being struck down by man flu – Dave was left to his own devices, to seek out the best gigs in London’s top venues. He reports back with his gigs of the week....
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S2E11 - Certified Banger
Hola and bonjour! Kickstart the festive season with this tasty stocking filler – Season 2, Episode 11! Luke and Dave once again bring you a round-up of the best new Indie tunes out there, as well as a gig review of The Amazons’ (Series 1 Episode 14 ‘BigSmoke:InFocus’ guest) mind-blowing set at...
-
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S2E10 - Calva Louise
In at 10! Big Smoke Music Weekly is back with ya for another round-up of all of the sumptuous delights from the world of Indie. A gig review of Do Nothing and Girls In Synthesis at Old Blue Last is dominated by toiletries on hand that night, Dave invents a terrible new game, ‘Word Tennis’ and…
more -
Big Smoke Music Weekly - S2E9 - Sam Tucker // CloseUp
Big Smoke Music Weekly is back to save your winter blues once again! Episode 9 of season 2 brings you a gig review of last week's InFocus artist, Flyte, and their magical set at Village Underground. This week, we welcome a BigSmoke:InFocus guest into the studio, Sam Tucker. The founder of CloseUp…
more
About this show
The hottest weekly new music podcast coming out of London.Big Smoke Music Weekly showcases the best upcoming artists on the Indie & Alternative scene, helping to keep you on the pulse with new trends by bringing you the freshest releases.All this, plus our BigSmoke:InFocus feature that delivers interviews with the top industry influencers and insiders, as well as the best new artists making waves.Join your host Luke Scanlan, as he brings you their take on what's hot or not, as well as a weekly catch-up with an top artist from the CloseUp roster, a London-based label, promoters and booking agent.
Hosted by
Big Smoke Music Weekly
Categories