No guest this time, just Jim and Beardo catching up.
They cover:
Where the Roadrunner documentary is at, and why chasing down original pressings matters
Collecting production memorabilia, and a £1,500 Deftones shirt
Dan's plans to promote gigs in Brighton, and the case for matinee shows
Jim's hypothetical label: no touring, more albums, licensing to indie games
Slipknot's secret posters, and why nobody takes a marketing risk anymore
Why pubs never play anything newer than 2013
Music journalism, the PR treadmill, and why you can't create a rock star anymore
What the hardcore scene is giving younger fans that metal isn't
If you're Gen Z and into heavy music, we'd like to hear how the scene looks from where you're standing.
0:00 Intro
0:11 Production gremlins
3:13 Roadrunner doc update: chasing original pressings
13:52 Collecting: storyboards, call sheets and a £1,500 Deftones shirt
21:38 The Last Jedi, ten years on
24:27 Dan on promoting in Brighton and matinee shows
36:09 A hypothetical label: no touring, more albums
42:19 Creative marketing and Slipknot's secret posters
47:07 Pub playlists stuck in 2013, and where the bold labels went
51:40 Music journalism and the PR treadmill
57:03 You can't create a rock star anymore
1:00:52 Hardcore, Gen Z and what we might be missing
1:08:19 Journalists as personalities, and Dead Rock Stars
1:16:08 Festival lineups and Brutal Assault
1:19:36 Wrap up
17 Sept 2026
#45 - DJ Has No Idea What This Podcast Is
Beardo's away, so Jim ropes in his mate DJ — who has seen a few clips and otherwise has no idea what this podcast is. Which is fair, because twelve minutes in Jim admits he may not actually like music. He just likes the pub and the paperwork.
So: why Slipknot "left" Roadrunner but the logo is still at the bottom of the new single. Why Anthrax should be doing for the East Coast what Mötley Crüe did for the West. The night Orange Goblin refused the venue's merch cut and sold their shirts from the pub over the road. And the managers who swear they have a plan every time, when really they just haven't been sacked yet.
No guest, no topic, no notes.
1 Sept 2026
#44 - Two Blokes, No Guest
[Beardo is echo-ey for the first quarter of this episode - calm your tits]
Jim went to Brutal Assault. Beardo went to Beyond the Gates. Neither of them wants to talk about the bands.
Instead: 5G across a fortress for five days, toilets with a traffic-light system, a wristband that means you never queue for a pint, and a round that came to £3.91. Then the harder question — why the UK can't do any of it, and who actually owns that problem.
Also: the £10 band you've never heard of, why every town needs a Big Gary, and a Swedish man with a bag of maggots.
No guest this week. Just a stock-take.
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