Chris Talks Music

May 23 2024 53 ep. 39 mins
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Music is a wonderful thing, it gives us the opportunity to escape, be taken to a new world, empathise with the lyrics within, ask big questions of society or just surrender to the void of the aural experience. On this podcast we discuss music in all of its multiple forms, from the inception to the creation and sharing with the wider community (and the world) Welcome to Chris Talks Music. Do enjoy.

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Ed Cosens discusses going solo and Somewhere Between Dark and Light

May 23 2024 39 mins  
We’ve met the Reverend and now here’s one of the Makers, Ed Cosens returns to the fray as a solo artist once more with his sophomore album, Somewhere Between Dark and Light, releasing on Friday (24th May, 2024) alongside a gig at the much-loved city venue, The Leadmill. Ahead of his headline show at The Leadmill this Friday, Ed Cosens took a little time out of his hectic sched

Chris Talks Music with Sam Lee

Mar 20 2024 40 mins  
Sam Lee joins me this time around to discuss his latest album, his upcoming Sheffield show at the Crookes Social Club, and the importance of nature. It's a wide-ranging conversation discussing ecological disaster, respecting, revering and treasuring nature... and also a little about the amazing Right to Roam, an ancient custom that allows anyone to wander in open countryside (

Fun Lovin Criminals the sequel and a 25th anniversary for 100% Colombian

Dec 15 2023 35 mins  
The iconic multi-genre band return to the UK to celebrate the 25th anniversary tour of their classic album ‘100% Colombian’. Brian 'Fast' Leiser joins me once more as we shoot the sh*t and talk all about it, by it we mean the music their adventures over the past 12 months and what kind of bewildering goodness we can expect in this celebration of the white stuff. And we

His first single got Radio 1's "Record of the Week” but Billy Lockett’s debut took 10 years

Nov 16 2023 35 mins  
Ahead of his Sheffield show on November 26, Billy Lockett caught up with me (Chris Hallam) to discuss his debut album, Abington Grove, and it’s certainly been a long-time coming. Billy Lockett will be performing at Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield, on Sunday 26 November, 2023. You can buy tickets for the show here: https://www.yellowarch.com/event/billy-lockett/ His debut album Ab

Chris Talks Music with Darude

Aug 03 2023 71 mins  
In this week's episode, Finnish DJ and music producer Darude joins me for a chat about all manner of things music, life and skateboarding. We also spend some time discussing his 1999 hit, 'Sandstorm', but not too long as there are so many other things to chat about, like his new record label and upcoming single, Nobody Listens with the excellent Gid Sedgwick. From the

Stone

Jul 13 2023 29 mins  
In this episode I spoke with Alex and Elliot from the Liverpool band, Stone. We touched on all sorts of themes from their formation to the excellent EP Punkadonk and their blistering new single I Gotta Feeling, which is a spoken word, punk tour-de-force, attack on 'toxic masculinity' and the lingering faux bravado that often accompanies it. It's been one heck of a craz

Noa Kirel

Jun 01 2023 22 mins  
In this episode of Chris Talks Music, I speak to the Israeli popstar Noa Kirel about her path to superstardom in her home country of Israel. We also spend some time discussing her musical upbringing and the importance of being authentic. Naturally our conversation also spent some time focussing on her recent performances at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, where the 2

Hugh Cornwell

May 05 2023 24 mins  
In this episode, Hugh Cornwell came onto the podcast to discuss his Moments of Madness tour, which will see him performing at Sheffield's o2 Academy 2 on Sunday 7th May. As leader of The Stranglers, Hugh Cornwell was the main songwriter of all the band’s most memorable songs across ten stellar albums: from “Golden Brown” to “Strange Little Girl” and from “Always T

Chris Talks Music with James' Jim Glennie

Apr 28 2023 28 mins  
In this episode of Chris Talks Music, Jim Glennie talks about the James Lasted tour in celebration of the band's 40th Anniversary, as well as the upcoming double album Be Opened By The Wonderful. Featuring a full orchestra and a gospel choir, Jim also gave an insight into what we can expect from this orchestral double album of the band's biggest hits and a brand new song.

Reverend and the Makers' Jon McClure

Apr 25 2023 66 mins  
In this week's episode, Jon McClure comes on to talk about the upcoming seventh album from Sheffield's Reverend and the Makers, 'Heatwave In The Cold North'. Never one to rest on their laurels and a musical collective constantly striving to challenge perceptions of the band, Reverend and the Makers have become one of the enduring and great survivors of the British