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The Counterforce with Aug Stone
by Aug Stone
Talking to cool people doing cool stuff
Episodes
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EPISODE 76 - MIKE NAGEL
A fantastic conversation with Mike Nagel about writing, authors, music, swimming, quitting drinking, and much more. Mike's books Duplex and CulDeSac are hilarious little masterpieces, check 'em out https://www.michaelscottnagel.com/ https://autofocusbooks.com/store/p/duplex-mike-nagel...
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EPISODE 75 - JESSAMYN VIOLET
Chatting to Jessamyn Violet about writing, music, the difficulties of making art these days, therapy, and her ace new book Venice Peach https://jessamynviolet.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jessamynviolet/?hl=en https://bsky.app/profile/jessamynviolet.bsky.social...
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EPISODE 75 - DAN TREMAGLIO
Talking to Dan Tremaglio about dreaming, writing, his Mount Rushmore of authors, and his excellent new book The Only Wolf Is Time https://www.dantremaglio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dantremaglio/?hl=en https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/the_only_wolf_is_time/
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EPISODE 74 - BRIAN ALAN ELLIS
Talking to Brian Alan Ellis about KISS, KISS, more 80s hard rock, KISS, his writing, House Of Vlad Press, and more KISS. Check out his latest collection, The Errors Tour. I have never laughed harder at a book https://houseofvladpress.com/brian-alan-ellis...
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EPISODE 73 - KYLE SEIBEL
An excellent conversation with Kyle Seibel about writing, performing, perseverance, and his killer new story collection Hey You Assholes https://www.instagram.com/kylerseibel/ https://x.com/kylerseibel https://bsky.app/profile/kylerseibel.bsky.social...
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EPISODE 72 - STEVE KILBEY
Great conversation with The Church frontman about his many projects, what he wants from music, and new album The Road To Tibooburra https://www.instagram.com/stvklby/ https://www.thechurchband.com/
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EPISODE 71 - CONAN NEUTRON
I had a freakin' blast chatting with the Powerhouse of ROCK that is Conan Neutron. We covered just about everything in this marathon session, and his latest Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends record, The Way Of The Neutron, is great, one of the best records I've heard this year...
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EPISODE 70 - TIM LANE
A real pleasure to finally chat to Tim Lane, author of Your Silent Face and Phil's Siren Song. Talking books, music, Joy Division of course, the brilliant 80s bands that soundtrack his novels, and much more https://www.yoursilentface.com/ https://www.instagram.com/inlovewithplaid/...
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EPISODE 69 - BOBBY MILLER
A fun chat with filmmaker Bobby Miller about his debut novel, Situation Nowhere, in which a new energy drink is causing folks to explode. Talking books, film, comics, and more https://www.bobbymillertime.com/ https://thebobbymiller.com/situationnowhere https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymillertime.com...
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EPISODE 68 - REPLACED BY ROBOTS
A pleasure to chat with Goolkasian, Heather Morgan, & Adam Wade about the first Replaced By Robots mini-album. A psychobilly/surf-rock cheerleader freak-out heralds three killer new wave tunes. Plus Goolkasian tells a good Cars-related Elevator Drops story. And much more......
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EPISODE 67 - ALI SMITH
I had a great conversation with Ali Smith about music, writing, photography, punk ideals, rock n roll adventures, and her excellent memoir The Ballad Of Speedball Baby https://www.alismith.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@mommaloveAli https://www.instagram.com/mommaloveali/...
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EPISODE 66 - THEBABEGABE
Psyched to chat with one of my favorite pop stars, TheBabeGabe (BLACKSTARKIDS), about her new solo career and first single and video, PSA. Honored that this is her first solo interview https://www.instagram.com/ughthatsgabe https://x.com/_TheBabeGabe…
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EPISODE 65 - CHEMTRAILS
Hopefully one of your new favourite bands, Chemtrails are great rock n roll, with good lyrics and an infectious glammy stomp to boot. A fun conversation with Mia and Laura from the band https://adoseofchemtrails.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/chemtrails_band/...
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EPISODE 64 - KEVIN MALONEY
Talking John Frusciante, Kurt Vonnegut, music, writing, and of course his new book Horse Girl Fever with Kevin Maloney https://kevinmaloney.net/ https://x.com/kevinrmaloney https://www.instagram.com/kevinrmaloney https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/kevin-maloney-horse-girl-fever-preorder...
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EPISODE 63 - FIGHTMILK Round III
Always a blast to chat with Lily & Alex from Fightmilk. No Souvenirs is one of the best albums of 2024 https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/no-souvenirs https://x.com/fightmilkband https://www.instagram.com/fightmilkisaband https://bsky.app/profile/fightmilkband.bsky.social Excellent read...
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EPISODE 62 - KIMAYA DIGGS
Aug Stone chats to Kimaya Diggs about her lovely songs and the challenges of making music these days https://www.kimayadiggs.com/ https://kimayadiggs.substack.com/ https://kimayadiggs.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/kimayadiggs/ https://augstone.substack.com/
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EPISODE 61 - STEVE AYLETT II
Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite authors, Steve Aylett, about his dazzling and hilarious new book, The Book Lovers https://www.steveaylett.com/ https://augstone.substack.com/p/the-counterforce-no-51-bauhaus
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EPISODE 60 - GLASS RECORDS DAVID BARKER
Aug Stone talks to the man behind Glass Records, David Barker, who has brought much excellent music into the world by the likes of David J, The Jacobites, The Pastels, The Jazz Butcher, Spacemen 3, The Perfect Disaster, and even a mini-LP by The Replacements...
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EPISODE 59 - MIKEY GEORGESON III
Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite songwriters, Mikey Georgeon, about Mikey's recent The Middle People album, his adventures in Athens & Georgia (the OG ones), the art of making moments, and much more https://mikeygeorgeson.com/...
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EPISODE 58 - JOHN PATRICK HIGGINS
Aug Stone chats with author John Patrick Higgins about David Coverdale, P.G. Wodehouse, The Smiths, and of course his new novel, Fine https://johnpatrickhiggins.blogspot.com/ https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/fine/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/johnpatrickhiggins/ Twitter:...
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EPISODE 57 - LOU MATHEWS & JIM GAVIN
Aug Stone chats with Lou Mathews & Jim Gavin about the funniest books they know, Lou’s new novel Shaky Town on Jim’s new publishing imprint Tiger Van Books, Los Angeles, Thomas Pynchon, Lodge 49, and a whole lot more https://www.tigervanbooks.com/shaky-town...
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EPISODE 56 - MIKEY GEORGESON II
Aug Stone talks to Mikey Georgeson about his new record Simply The Best, dressing up, trusting the creative emergent process, felt intensities, fortuitous ice cream vans and other cosmic coincidences, David Bowie, & much more https://www.mrmikey.net/ http://mikeygeorgeson.com/ Twitter:...
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EPISODE 55 - RACHEL LOVE
Aug Stone chats to Rachel Love about her first ever solo album Picture In Mind, getting the Ramones’ autographs, ping pong, Dolly Mixture, and much more https://rachellove.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/racheldollymixture/
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EPISODE 54 - LANA BASTAŠIĆ
Aug Stone chats to Lana Bastašić, the 2020 European Union Prize for Literature winner, about her debut novel Catch The Rabbit, visiting the places James Joyce lived, the works of Vladimir Nabokov, Yuz Aleshkovsky, Aglaja Veteranyi, Magda Szabó, Per Petterson and many other authors, tips for...
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EPISODE 53 - MØTRIK
Aug Stone talks to Møtrik’s Erik Golts & Dave Fulton about their new record MØØN: The Cosmic Electrics of MØTRIK, Krautrock and other cosmic grooves, ‘circus music’, and a whole lot more Pre-Order the album - hthttps://pocp.co/motrik https://motrik.bandcamp.com/…
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EPISODE 52 - PHILIP JEAYS
Aug Stone talks to Philip Jeays about his excellent new album Blossoms & Bicycles, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, the importance of songs meaning things and much more. https://philipjeays.bandcamp.com/ https://www.jeays.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PhilipJeays...
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EPISODE 51 - MIKE CARLON
Aug Stone talks to author and comedian Mike Carlon about Van Halen, 80s pop culture, his new book The Ruin Of Souls, and much more Mike’s site - mikecarlon.com Uncorking A Story podcast - MikeCarlon.com/podcast All socials: @uncorkingastory
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EPISODE 50 - ANTON BARBEAU II
Aug Stone talks to prolific psychedelic popster Anton Barbeau about his new album Oh The Joys We Live For and a whole lotta pop music http://www.antonbarbeau.com/ Twitter: @antonbarbeau https://bigstirrecords.com/anton-barbeau
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EPISODE 49 - JOHN HIGGS II
Aug Stone talks to author John Higgs about his excellent new book, William Blake Vs The World. There’s A LOT of talk about Blake. And a bit about Iron Maiden too. https://johnhiggs.com/ https://uk.bookshop.org/books/william-blake-vs-the-world/9781474614351 https://twitter.com/johnhiggs/
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EPISODE 48 - BREATHLESS
Aug Stone talks to Ari Neufeld & Dominic Appleton of the London dream pop/space rock band Breathless about the 30th anniversary reissue of their Between Happiness And Heartache http://www.tenorvossa.co.uk/pages/Breathless.html
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EPISODE 47 - BRECHT EVENS
Aug Stone talks to Belgian artist Brecht Evens about his excellent new book The City Of Belgium, his ideas about color and composition, endless discos, a ‘very spectacular, amusing & exciting bout of psychosis’ in Tokyo eight years ago, his next 500 page book, and much more...
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EPISODE 46 - THE CATENARY WIRES
Aug Stone talks to Amelia Fletcher & Rob Pursey of The Catenary Wires about writing letters to The Cure, doing a gig with Vaginal Davis in LA, starting a record label in this day and age, their new album Birling Gap with its songs of modern paranoia, coming to recognize change, frozen...
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EPISODE 45 - FIGHTMILK
Aug Stone goes through the new Fightmilk album, ‘Contender’ with Lily & Alex via Dollywood and other theme parks, ‘maritime narratives’, New Order lyrics, favourite Pulp albums, loveable otters, and much more https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/contender Twitter: @fightmilkband
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EPISODE 44 - REGGIE CHAMBERLAIN-KING & BRIAN SHOWERS ON CONALL CEARNACH'S 'THE FATAL MOVE'
Aug Stone chats with writer Reggie Chamberlain-King and Swan River Press publisher Brian Showers about early 20th century Irish clergyman, linguist, writer, & early radio broadcaster Conall Cearnach, Swan River’s recently published collection of Cearnach’s work ‘The Fatal Move & Other Stories’…
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EPISODE 43 - STEPHEN COATES
Aug Stone goes over the long and interesting career of The Real Tuesday Weld with Stephen Coates as he brings things to a close with a trio of final albums https://therealtuesdayweld.com/home https://www.facebook.com/therealtuesdayweld https://twitter.com/realtuesdayweld...
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EPISODE 42 - ANDREW SHAW
Aug Stone talks to Andrew Shaw of The Silent Academy about the nature of memory, Star Wars, Eastern philosophy, his new book coordinates, and much more https://www.silentacademy.com/ Twitter: @silentacademy IG: @thesilentacademy
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EPISODE 41 - BEN SIDDALL FROM THE LODGER
Aug Stone talks to Ben Siddall from The Lodger about their comeback after a decade, new album Cul-De-Sac Of Love, the song ‘Different Drum’, many many rock and pop bands, and much more @thelodgerband https://www.facebook.com/thelodgerband https://www.instagram.com/thelodgerband/...
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EPISODE 40 - PETER BEBERGAL
Aug Stone chats to author Peter Bebergal about his new book Appendix N: The Eldritch Roots Of Dungeons & Dragons, his own D&D games, psychogeography, music, and a whole lot more Twitter: @peterbebergal IG: @peter_bebergal http://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/appendix-n/
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EPISODE 39 - HEDVIG MOLLESTAD II
Aug Stone talks to Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad about her killer new album Ding Dong. You’re Dead, motherhood & her ‘Maternity Beat’ project, Black Sabbath, a Two Ronnies sketch, and much more Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HedvigMollestadTrio/ Twitter: @HedvigMollestad Instagram:...
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EPISODE 38 - STEVE AYLETT
Aug Stone talks to author Steve Aylett about his new comic Hyperthick, the legacy of Lint, why he finds hens so hilarious, seeing ideas as shapes, treating the reader with intelligence and respect, Trickster archetypes, stand-up comedy, and much more https://www.steveaylett.com/ Twitter:...
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EPISODE 37 - RIAN HUGHES
Aug Stone talks to graphic designer, comics artist, and author Rian Hughes about his mammoth new book XX, punk rock, unique London nightclubs, book cover vs album sleeve design, and much more Twitter: @rianhughes https://www.devicefonts.co.uk/ https://celestialmechanic.bandcamp.com/
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EPISODE 36 - MARTIN NEWELL
Aug Stone talks to The Jangling Man himself, Martin Newell, about his upcoming reissue of The Off White Album, the new record he’s just recorded, writing a libretto for Rip Van Winkle, his thoughts on The Kinks, Slade, and White Reaper, the cluelessness of ‘the music biz’, and much more Twitter:...
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EPISODE 35 - MARK REEDER
Young Southpaw talks to musician and raconteur Mark Reeder about his film B Movie: Lust & Sound in West-Berlin 1979-1989, putting on Joy Division’s only Berlin gig, illegal punk rock shows behind the Wall in East Germany, and much more https://mfsberlin.com/ https://markreeder.bandcamp.com/...
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EPISODE 34 - HANCO KOLK
Young Southpaw talks to Dutch artist, Hanco Kolk, about his new Meccano book, Billy Wilder films, his soundtrack choices to suit his different working methods, and much more https://hancokolk.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hancokolk/ https://www.youngsouthpaw.com/ Hanco Kolk: When I’m sketching,...
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EPISODE 33 - MARK MONNONE
Young Southpaw chats to Aussie indie pop legend Mark Monnone about dressing up as KISS, the Lost & Lonesome Recording Co.’s incredible output, getting cassettes from the rubbish tip, his favourite albums of all-time, The Lucksmiths, and much more @MonnoneAlone…
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EPISODE 32 - PETER COVIELLO ON THOMAS PYNCHION'S '"VINELAND"
Young Southpaw talks to Peter Coviello about his upcoming book ‘Vineland Reread’ and the wonderful - very funny and very prescient - world of Thomas Pynchon’s novels Twitter: @pcoviell Buy the book - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/vineland-reread/9780231185219 Peter Coviello: As you know, there’s…
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EPISODE 31 - JEREMY ALLEN ON SERGE GAINSBOURG
Young Southpaw chats with writer Jeremy Allen about his excellent upcoming Serge Gainsbourg biography, Relax Baby Be Cool. We talk about his meetings with Jane Birkin, Anna Karina, and Mick Harvey, amongst others, for his research. There was so much to cover it us took 38 minutes to get to ‘Je...
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EPISODE 30 - GREG PROOPS
Young Southpaw chats to comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star Greg Proops about late 70s concert adventures, life in London, Glasgow audiences, AC/DC, James Bond, and much more https://www.gregproops.com/ https://twitter.com/gregproops https://www.instagram.com/proopdog/...
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EPISODE 29 - HENRY KAISER
Young Southpaw chats to Henry Kaiser about his phenomenal new record A Love Supreme Electric, Coltrane & Miles, Thomas Pynchon, guitars on Antarctica, and much more https://henrykaiser.bandcamp.com/ https://cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-love-supreme-electric-a-love-supreme-and-meditations...
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EPISODE 28 - LOUIS PHILIPPE
Young Southpaw chats with sunshine pop maestro Louis Philippe about his new record ‘Thunderclouds’, his backing band The Night Mail, the legendary él and Humbug record labels, and much more, with LP offering great insight into his creating such wonderful music.…
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