Welcome to Chewer, the podcast where the four members of criminally underrated riff kings Left Side Brain catch up to chat about music, film, TV, gaming (although mainly music), reminisce about the LSB glory years and debate on a pre-chosen deep-dive discussion point. It’s mainly a chance for us to hang out more often but perhaps, just occasionally, we’ll also say something interesting...
Oli, G, Rich, Ryan and very special guest Jamie Lenman each bring three riffs they consider killer to the pod for dissection, as well looking back at the shared history of LSB & Reuben and talking about how Jamie was nearly poached from Reuben to join a real-life supergroup.
Spotify playlist of all the riffs we talk about: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aDKPANW3w2Qlcp94HvSk4?si=2fc446c671904954&pt=ca479a99a41604b0ee22303271dcec2b
Jamie: http://www.jamielenman.com/
23 Sept 2026
Episode 10: Song exchange
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan give each other a song they love that they also think the recipient will feel the same about, as well reviewing the new Mastodon album and analysing a news story about a pigeon attack on Kings of Leon.
Playlist of the songs exchanged: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72fAGBEoV73EASDZwbq9Ct?si=6QQ1n2-gSaSFXAXBBcOBEw
New single by Oli: https://open.spotify.com/track/6TQQaJlyg3q3RXRg2lw8r4?si=fa80a45b2b544a6c
New Mastodon album: https://open.spotify.com/album/0vg1J7pmgC1X7ZeGllEQGz?si=r563Pv7BQ4qFwOh952R5IA
LSB gig review from 2004: https://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2004/09/17/sonicundermind_feature.shtml
28 Aug 2026
Episode 9: The lost Deftones album ‘Eros’
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan discuss the leak of the legendary lost Deftones album and talk through their opinions of the tracks themselves, as well as reviewing some massive recent gigs and trying (and failing) to hold it together while analysing a newspaper article about a toilet-related emergency in a moshpit.
New Jamie Lenman album: https://jamielenman.bandcamp.com/album/puke
16 Jul 2026
Episode 8: Make It Big by Wham! (formative album review)
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan review the first album Oli ever bought, 1984’s Make It Big by Wham!, as well as dissecting a car crash of a fantasy supergroup from a listener and just-about remembering that time they were threatened with attack dogs in Cleethorpes.
1 Jul 2026
Episode 7: Fantasy Supergroups
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan each put together a band line-up that in another time and space they’d love to have heard / seen play together, as well as fondly revisiting an LSB deep cut and reminiscing about that time Rich was interviewed live on Ukrainian breakfast TV.
16 Jun 2026
Episode 6: Underrated/forgotten bands (part 1) with Barry Dolan
Oli, G, Rich, Ryan and special guest Barry Dolan (Oxygen Thief / Non Canon) talk about the best bands we shared a bill with that deserve to be remembered and listened to, as well as remembering how an LSB classic nearly got Barry arrested and spreading more love for the Scratch.
Playlist of the underrated / forgotten bands mentioned in this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MzNvoKNxslvILSv98g3e5?si=DyHN9OeQQyS7A_lA8KiOeg (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2MzNvoKNxslvILSv98g3e5?si=DyHN9OeQQyS7A_lA8KiOeg)
23 May 2026
Episode 5: Rolling Stone’s greatest guitar solos
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan review Rolling Stone magazine’s top 10 greatest guitar solos of all time, as well as chatting about Angine De Poitrine live in Bristol and reminiscing about when Ryan was not-officially named the second-hardest-hitting drummer in the world.
Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest 100 guitar solos: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/)
Spotify playlist of the 100 greatest guitar solos: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gl3ZYPUwkWSBCcyOXncWZ?si=slhfHK1mT2W1au-i7HvjDw (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5gl3ZYPUwkWSBCcyOXncWZ?si=slhfHK1mT2W1au-i7HvjDw)
Blueneck new album pre-orders: https://burningshed.com/tag/Blueneck (https://burningshed.com/tag/Blueneck)
The Scratch on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BCpGC485tSshwjemmeAmd?si=NpP0VvX1SGmbpXSBuXflsg (https://open.spotify.com/artist/6BCpGC485tSshwjemmeAmd?si=NpP0VvX1SGmbpXSBuXflsg)
NOTE: the original version of this episode was removed by Spotify. This is an edited version with all (non-LSB) song clips removed.
9 May 2026
Episode 4: Exile on Main St (classic album review)
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan review the 1972 classic Rolling Stones album Exile on Main St, as well as chatting about the recent 20th anniversary of LSB’s Action Potential and G’s return to causing sonic problems for the people of Bristol.
Exile on Main St on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5U4dnRZsfW8NmwBBkELFPh?si=dbVoMQ8FSlay0D2X2l-iNw (https://open.spotify.com/album/5U4dnRZsfW8NmwBBkELFPh?si=dbVoMQ8FSlay0D2X2l-iNw)
Tickets for Oxygen Thief 20th anniversary show: https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-croft/sat-26-sep-oxygen-thief-xx-20th-anniversary-show-152763#e152763 (https://www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/the-croft/sat-26-sep-oxygen-thief-xx-20th-anniversary-show-152763#e152763)
Blueneck on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HxgwwUIAr3hxVgRedY19?si=O3wf2Wt7RyiEjlC8pmnlxA (https://open.spotify.com/artist/60HxgwwUIAr3hxVgRedY19?si=O3wf2Wt7RyiEjlC8pmnlxA)
New album releases mentioned in the episode:
Black Crowes: https://open.spotify.com/album/417zi1WN5yAK4u3VOjZh13?si=l0ZFjM2sR3KnOkWD5lVyYw (https://open.spotify.com/album/417zi1WN5yAK4u3VOjZh13?si=l0ZFjM2sR3KnOkWD5lVyYw)
Queen II 2026 mix: https://open.spotify.com/album/48dg3UXjeKAm72PHnvFDUL?si=bgDlDN1TTmG-A7Iw1njFlw (https://open.spotify.com/album/48dg3UXjeKAm72PHnvFDUL?si=bgDlDN1TTmG-A7Iw1njFlw)
Ondt Blod: https://open.spotify.com/album/1gmWKlDDTDwdAdG2pd9ULc?si=mShidftYRWuvFnWn9i5g7A (https://open.spotify.com/album/1gmWKlDDTDwdAdG2pd9ULc?si=mShidftYRWuvFnWn9i5g7A)
American Football: https://open.spotify.com/album/3fhKJU3nUfduKj9YhEAoGf?si=N54YPfPkRYuyqmic2rbO2Q (https://open.spotify.com/album/3fhKJU3nUfduKj9YhEAoGf?si=N54YPfPkRYuyqmic2rbO2Q)
Bilmuri: https://open.spotify.com/album/6bJif35DxJzpXob5HfMzqU?si=vF38ckhDSkOJpFDUH4-PZw (https://open.spotify.com/album/6bJif35DxJzpXob5HfMzqU?si=vF38ckhDSkOJpFDUH4-PZw)
17 Mar 2026
Episode 3: The most satisfying guitar riffs
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan each talk about five of the guitar riffs they find most satisfying, leading to an epic in-depth discussion of each, as well as tales of bivouacking in Lincoln with the Mega Priest and admiration for backstage dressing room wall art.
Spotify playlist of the riffs discussed:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/767hLNLV3iDZs2aIRebm3k?si=6hU__wLgSx2csHEuYersSw (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/767hLNLV3iDZs2aIRebm3k?si=6hU__wLgSx2csHEuYersSw)
2 Mar 2026
Episode 2: Memorable gigs
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan discuss the most memorable gigs they’ve been to as well as reviews of recent Deftones shows and tales of on-stage crotch-stamping and scraping the bottom of the barrel in Barnstaple.
Ryan and G’s album recommendations:
Cult Drugs by Blood Command: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Fps84SWAUVJongTEpp945?si=CS6WmB1WSC2-PzFiiGaUOg (https://open.spotify.com/album/4Fps84SWAUVJongTEpp945?si=CS6WmB1WSC2-PzFiiGaUOg)
DREAMCRUSH by MØL: https://open.spotify.com/album/7yhRQwh3CzBBrvPi5Xea22?si=ooiC2iFiSRmgwR8IvTG4Wg (https://open.spotify.com/album/7yhRQwh3CzBBrvPi5Xea22?si=ooiC2iFiSRmgwR8IvTG4Wg)
Vol.1 by Angine de Poitrine: https://open.spotify.com/album/67AYhGt60AoJa1TVcn5lCn?si=u4x5rhHRSn6hweYQaUKuKQ (https://open.spotify.com/album/67AYhGt60AoJa1TVcn5lCn?si=u4x5rhHRSn6hweYQaUKuKQ)
8 Feb 2026
Episode 1: Greatest opening tracks on debut albums
Oli, G, Rich and Ryan discuss their top five opening tracks on debut albums as well as tales of how they met, early LSB gigs and filming promo videos.
Episode links:
Greatest open tracks on debut albums Spotify playlist (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1a5dJ53ZAZC9gpiEPNXNtv?si=ufPNjTZbT3Ss8b6Hy3nc3A)
Oli's new single pre-save links (https://tr.ee/dkmq8T8yyx)
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