Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast

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Dizzee Rascal Oct 24, 2018

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Hello Slackers! This week on the podcast we have a genuine legend in Dizzee Rascal! They face of UK culture would be very different if it wasn't for the sounds Dylan Mills developed in the early 2000's. On the podcast we play one of his first ever demo's 'Boy Dem About' and we talk about a 100 different things. It was one of the most fascinating to record and i think it will be to listen to as well!

Thanks for all the ratings and the reviews over the first few weeks! It would be amazing if you enjoy this and you have a little sec that you could show it a bit of love.

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Dizzee Rascal - Don't Gas Me EP - https://tinyurl.com/y96mwego

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

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Declan McKenna Oct 17, 2018

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Hello Slackers! I hope all of your kitchens are full of tasty food and your shirts are crease free! This is the fourth episode of my Slacker Podcast. It feels like the podcast is becoming human and sentient now! Thanks to everyone who has been listening over the past few weeks, i hope you've enjoyed the episodes with Bastille, Wolf Alice and The Manics Street Preachers. If you are a big Declan McKenna fan and are arriving here because of that, then you are very welcome. I make this podcast for the love and make no money from it so if you would like to support the work that I am doing then giving it a review and writing a little about in the review section would be incredible.

This week Declan McKenna was my guest. He is a fascinating young dude who has a deep obsession with pop music. The future of UK pop music couldn't be in better hands. I really enjoyed our chat. We did it wayyyyyy back in January 2018 and he was one of the first guests i invited on to the podcast. I could go on and on but it's all said in the podcast so i'll let you check it out there.

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Bastille Oct 10, 2018

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Hello Slackers! The third episode of the Slacker Podcast is upon us. Thank you so much to everyone who has been doing the ol' rate and review merry-go-round, because of those the podcast has hit Number 1 on the Music Charts, which has completely blown my mind. I'm really thankful, yiz are awful sound.

On this weeks episode we have Dan from Bastille. He was the first person i approached (on a packed train) to be on this podcast, before it had a name or a premise. He brought himself into the fetish dungeon studio in Soho armed with a banana and a herbal tea and we talked about converted porn studios, Justin Bieber, straddling music genres, throwing warm liquid at festivals and lots of other bits and pieces. Dan also brought with him an early version of a song called 'Alchemy' which really gives you a sense of where Bastille was born from.

This podcast is for you all, specifically the artists and bands toiling with the complexities of the music industry.

If you have any questions or want to follow me on social media it's @philytaggart (Instagram + Twitter)

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Wolf Alice Oct 03, 2018

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The second Slacker Podcast is here! Phil Taggart hosts Wolf Alice in the twisted fetish dungeon recording studio in Soho. Things begin with a really early and raw demo of 'You're A Germ' and then drift into the questions on everyone's lips. Which band used to keep 300K in a fridge, playing second fiddle to circus acts and Theo's love of fireworks.

This podcast is for you all, specifically the artists and bands toiling with the complexities of the music industry.

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Letting Off Fireworks Through Your Bum Crack Is An Awful Idea and Should Not Be Done By Anyone

Drugs Are Dangerous and Bad

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Manic Street Preachers Sep 26, 2018

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On the inaugural episode of the Slacker Podcast, Phil Taggart hosts the Manic Street Preachers. Kicking things off with a demo of their anthem, ‘Motorcycle Emptiness’, the conversation quickly uncovers stories from their Welsh beginnings, their early fashion sense and of course those early riots at shows.

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Trailer Sep 19, 2018

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The Slacker Podcast delves deep into the career of a different musical guest each week, including Manic Street Preachers, The Vaccines, Declan McKenna, Mura Masa, Snow Patrol, Wolf Alice, Chvrches, Leon Bridges, Aurora, Novelist & more. Each show kicks-off with the artist playing their first ever demo, laying bare the raw sounds that encouraged them to take up a career in music. From here the conversation freewheels down a spaghetti junction of quirky anecdotes, hot takes and uncovers the journey each artist has taken to where they are today. Episode 1 debuts September 26th - subscribe now.

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