2 Promoters, 1 Pod

Let's get down to business. And who better than to pour over the industry spreadsheets, receipts and album charts than Mr Andy Farrow, manager of the likes of Opeth, Devin Townsend, Paradise Lost and Katatonia?The Northern Music Company boss talks promoting to publishing, The Wildhearts to Oceansize and the chances of ever seeing Strapping Young Lad again.Get your pen and paper rea

The first wave of bands have been announced for 2025, and it's a tsunami worth diving into.Karnivool, Melvins, Rolo Tomassi, Kylesa, Between the Buried and Me playing Colors, The Fall of Troy playing Doppelgänger and not just one, but two We Lost The Sea sets, including "the greatest post rock album ever"... Departure Songs.Plenty to get swept away by but first, what's the issue w

When you're up to your eyes in it on show day a friendly tour manager can save your mood but an aggressive tour manager can ruin it.But what is a tour manager, why are they so important to bands and why do their roles and attitudes vary so wildly?Gav and James do their level best to describe the role before sharing their experiences of dealing with the good, the bad and the downrig

You've made your offer for the band, it's been accepted and even the ballache of billing the poster might have been settled... but now what?There's a series of hurdles to deal with before your prized booking ever sets foot on your stage; press and promo, backline, production, hotels and ground transport and did you remember there's no onion or garlic allowed in the hot meal?Gav and

Gav and James commit 90 minutes to catching up with as many questions as they can to clear the backlog... and fail miserably.Slam Dunk taking a gender balancing beating from the BBC, the pressures of Damnation mounting, a film review no one asked for and an unprompted Deftones discography chat take centre stage instead.Oh, and there's some questions from listeners to finish the pod

Our first (and hopefully last) Friday pod after a Spanish drama that required an Emergency Passport.Gav and James tackle the hot topic of Oasis' "dynamic pricing" PR disaster before getting stuck into Damnation planning and your questions.We also pick our very first 'Super Sub' to play their part in next week's pod.Thanks for your patience, and enjoy.We go again, every Thursday mor

It's exactly six months from the release of episode one and we're in the mood to celebrate but first we have to savour the delights of another spectacular edition of ArcTanGent.Best sets of the weekend, how surreal the live pod was and the benefits of Bossk's bus. And Gav has a wee rant about "wet wipe Karens" who find any reason to complain about everything from tall people to kid

Gav and James took the stage in a PACKED Elephant In The Bar Room Stage at ArcTanGent for their second live outing, only for the "curse of Johannes" to strike just as they were warming up.But it takes more than a full power outage to stop this pod.And if the show keeps growing at this rate, it might just become a "real job".We go again, every Thursday morning.

As we near the end of a summer of chaos, James prays the wi-fi holds up from a campervan in Fernhill Farm to tackle the most pressing of fan questions.What is our favourite Metallica record? Are payment plans and risky business strategy? What's the story with noise curfews and would James rather cancel Trees or ATG if he had to?We answer them all in our fifth Q&A session.We go

ArcTanGent's 10th birthday bash is almost upon us and we're in the mood to party.Co-hosting from a campervan in Fernhill Farm, James talks us through the "holiday mode" site build, where Spiritualized appeared from at the 11th hour and some last-minute shuffles with band cancellations and replacements.And we're joined by the man, the myth, the bassist of Bossk, Mr Tom Begley, fresh