Episodes
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The Student Playlist - May 2015
It's time to say goodbye to Lauren James, fronting her last podcast for us before she jets off to the other side of the world for a new job! She and Ed Biggs go through the biggest and best albums released in May 2015, including: Mumford & Sons - 'Wilder Mind'; Brandon Flowers - 'The Desired...
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The Student Playlist - April 2015
Lauren and Ed are back, chatting about music news, the biggest and best albums released in April, and classic albums from years gone by. In the April edition, we review albums by Blur, Drenge, The Wombats and East India Youth. This month's classic records are Pavement's 'Wowee Zowee'; Guided By...
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The Student Playlist - March 2015
Lauren James presents and Ed Biggs rants about the biggest and best new albums released in March 2015, including: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds; Modest Mouse; Laura Marling; Kendrick Lamar; The Cribs; The Prodigy; Courtney Barnett; James Bay. Also we chat about Robin Thicke's copyright...
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The Student Playlist - February 2015
Lauren James and Ed Biggs run down the biggest and best new album releases of February 2015, including: - Peace - 'Happy People' - Idlewild - 'Everything Ever Written' - Imagine Dragons - 'Smoke + Mirrors' - Father John Misty - 'I Love You, Honeybear' Also we chat about the new Blur song, the…
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The Student Playlist - January 2015
We're back! Lauren James and Ed Biggs give their opinions on the biggest and best album releases from January 2015, including: - Bjork - 'Vulnicura' - Mark Ronson - 'Uptown Special' - Belle & Sebastian - 'Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance' - Enter Shikari - 'The Mindsweep' Plus some classic albums...
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Laser Guided Melodies' Podcast Ep19
In a slight change of line-up, Lauren James is absent this time, but staff writer Matthew Langham fills in to chat with Ed Biggs about the last month's worth of new releases and classic album anniversaries. Reviewed this episode: Weezer - 'Everything Will Be Alright In The End' Ben Howard - 'I...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep18
We're back, and playing catch-up again after a delay in recording. Busy times. Lauren James and Ed Biggs run through the highlights of the album releases from the 15th, 22nd and 29th September 2014. In depth reviews of: Aphex Twin - 'Syro' Alt-J - 'This Is All Yours' Thom Yorke - 'Tomorrow's…
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast ep17
Lauren James and Ed Biggs review a selection of the last fortnight of album releases (1st Sep & 8th Sep), including: U2 - 'Songs Of Innocence' Interpol - 'El Pintor' Pulled Apart By Horses - 'Blood' The Kooks - 'Listen' Also under the spotlight are two classic albums from 2004: Arcade Fire -...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep16
Lauren James and Ed Biggs return from their summer holidays for a bumper re-cap edition of albums released in August, including: Royal Blood - 'Royal Blood' The Gaslight Anthem - 'Get Hurt' The Courteeners - 'Concrete Love' FKA twigs - 'LP1' We also take a look back at three albums that have…
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep15
27 July 2014: Lauren James and Ed Biggs present new album reviews and classic album anniversaries. Verdicts on the new albums by La Roux and Morrissey, and appreciation of the following classic records: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (25 years) Husker Du - Zen Arcade Minutemen - Double Nickels On...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep14
Hello faithful listeners! Lauren James and Ed Biggs take you through the biggest and best new album releases (weeks commencing 30th June & 7th July). They review the new Manic Street Preachers album 'Futurology', as well as George Ezra, 5 Seconds Of Summer and The Acid. There are classic album...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep13
Lauren James presents and Ed Biggs analyses / rants about new album releases from Lana Del Rey, Ed Sheeran, Klaxons and The Antlers, plus the reissue of the legendary indie compilation 'C86'. We also explain the new UK singles chart rules and briefly review the recently uncovered 'lost' Aphex…
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep12
Lauren James presents and Ed Biggs rants about new album releases from the weeks beginning 2nd and 9th June. Kasabian's UK Number 1 album '48:13' leads the pack, as well as records by Jack White, Clean Bandit and Parquet Courts. In the album anniversaries section we look at Nirvana's debut LP...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep11
Lauren James and Ed Biggs return with reviews of new album releases from the weeks beginning 19th and 26th May. Under the analytical spotlight are Coldplay's Ghost Stories and Sam Smith's In The Lonely Hour, which have both number 1 in the UK. Also, Sharon Van Etten's Are We There comes in for...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep10
Lauren James and Ed Biggs present new album reviews from the weeks beginning 5th and 12th May 2014 on the Laser Guided Melodies Podcast, plus classic album anniversaries. Featuring reviews of albums by The Horrors, Lily Allen, The Black Keys and Swans. Album anniversaries include The Street's 'A...
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Laser Guided Melodies Ep9
Lauren James and Ed Biggs review recently released records (weeks 21st and 28th April 2014) by Pixies, Damon Albarn, Embrace and Eels, and also classic album anniversaries of Weezer's 1994 'Blue Album' and The Cure's 1989 'Disintegration'. Also reviewed are new tracks by Kasabian and Manic Street...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep8
Live At Leeds special LGM regulars Lauren James and Ed Biggs talk about the upcoming Live At Leeds festival (Saturday May 3rd 2014), which features Clean Bandit, Kodaline, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Sunshine Underground and F*** Buttons among nearly 200 others. Album anniversaries include Blur's...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep7
RECORD STORE DAY SPECIAL Lauren James and Ed Biggs run through some highlights of this year's Record Store Day (Sat 19th April) releases and where you can find them in Leeds. We review new albums released on 31st March, including Kaiser Chiefs and Cloud Nothings. Our album anniversaries section...
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast Ep6
Lauren James and Ed Biggs run through the music news and review new albums released on 17th and 24th March: including Foster The People, The War On Drugs, Sky Ferreira and Skrillex. Also new tracks by Friendly Fires and The Kooks. Our classic albums this fortnight include the 25th anniversary of…
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Laser Guided Melodies Podcast
Fortnightly music news bulletins, reviews of new album releases, and classic album anniversaries. Episode 5: Reviews of albums by Eagulls, Schoolboy Q, Metronomy, Elbow plus classic albums by Nine Inch Nails and Aphex Twin. Presented by Lauren James and Ed Biggs.