Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast

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Novelist Jan 09, 2019

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Happy New Year Slackers!

This week on the first podcast of 2019 we have one of the most important youth voices in the UK. His name is Novelist. I've been playing his music on radio since he popped up on the scene back a few years ago. He's a really righteous dude with the fiercest skill on the mic. This episode is not like any of the others. Hope you enjoy x

Please give the pod a lil rate and review if you get a chance!

The Slacker Club Night is going on tour in February. The Magic Gang will be headlining each night of the tour along with a super secret support and myself DJ'n. We are playing in

Feb 20th - Engine Rooms - Southampton

Feb 21st - Sub89 - Reading

Feb 22n - Dreamland - Margate

You can buy tickets here: https://www.songkick.com/artists/7449559-magic-gang

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The Slacker End of Year Awards Dec 28, 2018

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Drum Roll Please...

Step right up and get ready for the most pointless and irreverent end of year awards for all things music. Independent Journalist Roisin O'Connor and quill for hire Sam Wolfson join me to talk through some of the beautiful, bizarre and face palm moments of 2019.

Thanks for listening to the Slacker Podcast in 2018. Series 1 will be finishing in a few weeks and we will launch into Season 2 in March/April.

Happy New Year Everyone!

Fake Eminem Freestyle Vid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibnR3_aVRyc

The Slacker Club Night is going on tour in February. The Magic Gang will be headlining each night of the tour along with a super secret support and myself DJ'n. We are playing in

Feb 20th - Engine Rooms - Southampton

Feb 21st - Sub89 - Reading

Feb 22n - Dreamland - Margate

You can buy tickets here: https://www.songkick.com/artists/7449559-magic-gang

@philytaggart on Instagram

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Mura Masa Dec 19, 2018

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Hello Slackers. Seasons Greetings! I hope you're all good this week. We have a wicked podcast for you this week. The UK's finest producer Mura Masa popped by the dungeon studio in Soho earlier in the year for a chat and he brought with him one of his earliest demo's. Most MC's, singers and musicians would kill to have Alex Crossan in the studio. I didn't think it appropriate to ask him to make a beat for me considering i can't sing or rap. He's an interesting dude. We took a look at the music industry through the eyes of a successful and sought after 23 year old. I really enjoyed our chat, hope you do too.

Please send guest suggestions for Season 2. I just started recording them last week

Before I forget. The Slacker Club Night is going on tour in February. The Magic Gang will be headlining each night of the tour along with a super secret support and myself DJ'n. We are playing in

Feb 20th - Engine Rooms - Southampton

Feb 21st - Sub89 - Reading

Feb 22n - Dreamland - Margate

You can buy tickets here -https://www.songkick.com/artists/7449559-magic-gang

@philytaggart on Instagram

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The Cribs Dec 12, 2018

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Seasonal Slacker Greetings! Hello to you all! I hope you're mince pies are full of raisins and your pockets full on tinsel. This is number 12/16 of Season 1 of The Slacker Podcast.

This week I am joined by a full on family. The Cribs are this weeks subjects of the Slacker Podcast. I love this band for many different reasons. Mainly because they are a formative band for me. When I was in my band all i wanted to do was go on tour with The Cribs. They are the most legitimate rock and roll band going in the UK. This was the first ever Slacker Podcast I recorded, just under a year ago. I hope you enjoy it...

Before I forget. The Slacker Club Night is going on tour in February. The Magic Gang will be headlining each night of the tour along with a super secret support and myself DJ'n. We are playing in

Feb 20th - Engine Rooms - Southampton

Feb 21st - Sub89 - Reading

Feb 22n - Dreamland - Margate

You can buy tickets here -https://www.songkick.com/artists/7449559-magic-gang

@philytaggart on Instagram

@philytaggart on Twitter

Here is a link to the magnificent Mad Notions Podcast - This is the best music podcast I listen to. I love it loads. Try it out and tell those buttholes i sent you!

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Chvrches Dec 04, 2018

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Hello Slackers! Welcome to the Slacker Podcast. Thanks for joining us this week with a brand new podcast for you to do what you want with.

This week's podcast is with Scottish Synth Saviours Chvrches. What an absolutely dynamite band they are. They make pop music interesting. There's no formulaic following of patterns for Chvrches, it's a real smashing together of influences. It was great to sit down with 2/3s of the band for a chinwag.

If you enjoy the pod please rate and review it as it gets it out to more people. Thanks very much!

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Text Slacker to 78070 for a free copy of The Economist

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Hozier Nov 28, 2018

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Greetings and Winter Salutations from Slacker HQ (My living room). I hope you are all good! Thanks for jumping into this weeks podcast. It is 10/16 which means only 6 more left of Season 1. The whole Season has absolutely whizzed by! Thank you so much for all the support

This week's guest is Andrew Hozier-Byrne aka. Hozier. He is an absolute gem of a human being and was one of the most interesting people that I've have had on the show. He brought with him a never before heard version of 'Take Me to Church', the first demo of a song that would help bring him to a global audience. I hope you enjoy the podcast and as usual! If you enjoyed the podcast then please give us a rate and a review on Apple Podcasts or whatever platform you listen on

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Also Hometown Records my record label has a brand new release. It’s a pulsing punk EP from Derry trio TOUTS. I’ve been working with them for quite a while now and i absolutely adore their music. Check it out!

TOUTS on Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/ybf7vca5

TOUTS Vinyl - https://ffm.to/analysisparalysis

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dodie Nov 21, 2018

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What's the craic Slackers? Hope yiz are all knocking lumps out of each other on Pokemon. Welcome to the 9th episode of the Slacker Podcast. Special wave to the new dodie fans who join us on this episode of the pod. My name is Phil Taggart, I'm 7 Foot 9 and have more hair on my hands than most people do on their head. I'm a music broadcaster and i started this podcast to have long form interviews with artists and to hear their very early demo's.

This week dodie is the subject to take the stand. She's a wonderful human being and she is slaloming her musical journey in a completely unique way to any of the guests we've had on the podcast previously. Tighten your nose peg and dive in.

If you enjoy the pod plzzzz rate and review it as it gets it out to more people. Thanks very much xxx

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Text Slacker to 78070 for a free copy of The Economist

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Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol Nov 14, 2018

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Well Slackers. I hope your conjunctivitis has cleared up since the last time you were here. It’s looking pretty good! Welcome to all the new listeners. On this podcast we play class artists’ early demos and we get a good chin wag in along the way.

This week’s guest is Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol. He’s legit seen it all in the world of music and has traversed the highs and lows of everything that comes with it, which places him in a very apt position for me to badger him with questions. The version of Run he plays on the podcast was dug out of one of the band's attics and hasn’t been heard before so should be special for the Snow Patrol fan boys and girls.

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This Friday (16th Nov 2018) the Slacker Live Music Night will be at Portrush at the Atlantic Sessions on Northern Ireland. I have curated an amazing lineup as has our guest this week Gary Lightbody. If you want tickets then you can grab them here!

Atlantic Sessions Tickets - https://tinyurl.com/yd675px3

TOUTS on Spotify - https://tinyurl.com/ybf7vca5

TOUTS Vinyl - https://ffm.to/analysisparalysis

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Leon Bridges Nov 07, 2018

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Hello Slackers! Welcome to the Slacker Podcast! This week on the show we have the man, the voice, the incredible, Leon Bridges!! I’ve got a huge amount of respect for this guy and was reppin’ his music early so it was great to get the chance to catch up with him earlier in the year and chat through the demo of his hit single, Coming Home.

Tickets to Slacker at the Atlantic Sessions - https://www.atlanticsessions.com/event-detail.php?se=33

Tickets to BBC Introducing Live 18 - https://www.introducinglive.co.uk

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Kate Nash Oct 31, 2018

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Hello Slackers! Welcome to the Slacker Podcast! I hope this Halloween season is treating you fine and dandy like sour candy and that your pets are kept in doors and away from the fireworks. This Halloween I am going as Broken Face Man, the super hero with ability to break his face at any given point. Yeah, I broke my nose playing football at the weekend and as i type this my eye is as black as a goths socks. Welcome to the podcast to you if you are fresh and this is your first episode. Please do go back and check out some of the others that I recorded.

This week's guest is Kate Nash. She is a force of nature in which ever field she chooses whether it's music, acting or activism. This being the Slacker Podcast we focus mainly on the music but we touch on the other parts as well. She brought in an early demo of her track 'Dickhead' which I don't think has been heard anywhere before, so there's a treat for the mega Kate Nash fans. Apart from all that she's just a lovely human and i really enjoyed my chat with her. I hope you do too!

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Tickets to BBC Introducing Live 18 - https://www.introducinglive.co.uk

Tickets to The Atlantic Sessions in Portrush - https://www.atlanticsessions.com/

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