Scared To Dance Podcast

In episode 5, host Paul Richards talks to Owen Williams from The Tubs - guitarist, songwriter and one of the most prolific figures in British indie music over the past decade and a half. They discuss growing up in a musical household with his mother, the folk musician and novelist Charlotte Greig, and his path from founding member of Joanna Gruesome to Ex-Vöid and now The Tubs, who have just signed to Merge Records. Owen also talks about his first book, Atrocity Exhibitions: Grieving in the TikTok Underworld, out now on Rough Trade Books.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Tubs are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.mergerecords.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 4, host Paul Richards talks to singer-songwriter Matilda Mann about growing up in Shepherd's Bush, attending the BRIT School, and the rise that followed - from viral moments on TikTok to a Glastonbury Emerging Talent runner-up spot and support slots with Arlo Parks, Tom Odell and Wallows. They discuss her new album Kismet, self-released on her own label and written from a place of hard-won peace, drawing on the sounds of Al Green, Carole King and The Carpenters.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Mann is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.matildamann.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 3, host Paul Richards talks to filmmaker Mark Jenkin about his latest film Rose of Nevada. They discuss working with George MacKay and Callum Turner, shooting in Cornwall, and how Mark came to score the film himself, and why music matters so much to his work. They also cover his path into directing, the 17-year journey to make his first feature Bait, and the challenges of staying independent as a filmmaker.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Jenkin's latest film Rose of Nevada is out now. For more details visit www.roseofnevada.co.ukFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 2, host Paul Richards talks to author and journalist Jon Ronson about his new book The Castle. They discuss DJing at Scared To Dance, growing up in Cardiff and finding his way into writing. They also cover how music helped shape his identity and outsider perspective growing up, his time playing in Frank Sidebottom's band and adapting his book The Men Who Stare at Goats for the big screen.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Ronson's new book The Castle is out now. You can order it from www.jonronson.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

Welcome to season 2 of the Scared To Dance Podcast. In this series, host Paul Richards talks to some of his favourite people about their musical passions past and present.In episode 1, host Paul Richards talks to Ian Devaney and Aidan Noell from Nation of Language. They discuss their European tour, their latest album Dance Called Memory and the band's beginnings. They also cover writing through depression, embracing unpredictability in the studio, the influence of Kraftwerk and Brian Eno and what it means to be a band navigating social media and creative pressure in 2026.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] of Language are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.nationoflanguage.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In this bonus episode of the Scared To Dance Podcast we have put together a collection of our favourite moments from season 1. Host Paul Richards talks to Belle and Sebastian, Elis James, Sorry, Manic Street Preachers, The National, Warren Ellis, Billie Marten and Sleaford Mods. Season 2 will be launching in August 2026.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 12, host Paul Richards talks to the comedian and broadcaster Elis James. They discuss choosing comedy over playing in a band, picking up a guitar and the accessible influence of Britpop, how streaming changed music’s role in personal identity, his deep connection to Welsh language and music culture and the viral success of the Cymru Connection.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] James is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.elisjames.coFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 11, host Paul Richards talks to Gwenno. They discuss how Welsh and Cornish shaped her solo path, The Pipettes, life's survival instinct and music's stabilising role, inspirational Jarvis Cocker, Michael Flatley and her Las Vegas-era and her bold shift to the English language on her latest album Utopia.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.gwenno.infoFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 10, host Paul Richards talks to Lewis Maynard and Tom Dowse from Dry Cleaning. They discuss their new album Secret Love, Cate Le Bon's inventive approach to producing the record, working with interdisciplinary performance duo Bullyache, the band's early unexpected rise and the importance of grassroots music venues.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Cleaning are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.drycleaningband.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 9, host Paul Richards talks to Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. They discuss their new album The Demise of Planet X, collaborating with Life Without Buildings, recording at Abbey Road Studios, his friendship with the director Ben Wheatley plus working with Cillian Murphy and acting in Peaky Blinders and Game.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Mods are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.sleafordmods.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 8, host Paul Richards talks to Warren Ellis. They discuss Ellis Park, the documentary film about the wildlife sanctuary co-founded by Warren plus the creative journey of Nina Simone's Gum, working with Nick Cave and navigating personal breakdowns, live on stage at Picturehouse Central. Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Cave & The Bad Seeds are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to https://www.nickcave.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 7, host Paul Richards talks to the former footballer and broadcaster Pat Nevin. They discuss his early life in Glasgow and the post-punk music scene, moving from Clyde to Chelsea, being substituted at half-time to watch New Order, his love of Cocteau Twins and Simple Minds, music's lifesaving power and a chance meeting with Morrissey.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Nevin's latest book Football and How To Survive It is out now.Follow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 6, host Robin Turner talks to James Dean Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers. They discuss Escape From History, dealing with the disappearance of Richey Edwards, the success of Everything Must Go and working with the director Kieran Evans, live on stage at Picturehouse Central.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Street Preachers are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.manicstreetpreachers.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 5, host Paul Richards talks to Billie Marten. They discuss her latest album Dog Eared, DJing at the club, meeting the poet laureate Simon Armitage, exploring self-discovery and vulnerability in lyrics, unique studio experiences, plans for future albums and her experience of navigating the music industry at a young age.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Marten is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.billiemarten.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 4, host Paul Richards talks to John Grant. They discuss performing in Jonathan Watkins’ ballet adaptation A Single Man, Berlin and the films of Wim Wenders, early musical inspirations and his love of Devo, collaborating with Kylie Minogue, CMAT and Sinéad O’Connor and playing ping-pong with Grace Jones.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Grant is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.johngrantmusic.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 3, host Paul Richards talks to Matt Berninger from The National. They discuss Mistaken For Strangers, the band's reaction to the film, exploring potential sequels, his family's take on the documentary and an encounter with Werner Herzog, live on stage at Picturehouse Central. Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] Berninger is on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.mattberninger.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

In episode 2, host Paul Richards talks to Asha Lorenz from Sorry. They discuss the band's new album Cosplay, the songwriting process, directing music videos, Adam Curtis, public perception, the challenges of social media, band dynamics, inspiration, ambition, playing festivals, Fontaines D.C. and future plans.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.sorryband.co.ukFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information

Welcome to season 1 of the Scared To Dance Podcast. In this series, host Paul Richards talks to some of his favourite people about their musical passions past and present.In episode 1, he talks to Stuart Murdoch from Belle and Sebastian. They discuss Stuart’s earliest musical memories, forming the band, recording their early albums Tigermilk and If You're Feeling Sinister, working with Trevor Horn, God Help the Girl, upcoming tour plans and his book Nobody’s Empire.Hosted by Paul Richards. You can contact the show by emailing [email protected] and Sebastian are on tour in 2026. For dates and tickets go to www.belleandsebastian.comFollow Scared To Dance on Instagram, YouTube and Spotify @scaredtodanceFor upcoming club nights, film screenings and podcasts visit www.scaredtodance.co.ukProduced by Paolo Ruiu at Third Floor RecordingHosted on Audioboom. See audioboom.com/privacy for more information