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I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E9: Gianluca BuccellatiI think more and more these days about how we’ve sleep walked into allowing our world to become one that doesn’t serve us, one that does its best to prevent our ever-evolving identity to find its path, to do things on our own terms and away from being defined in a certain way by preconceptions or however our brains uses predictions of who others are and who we are. Maybe that’s just me getting older and grumpier. Probably true. But what's also true is that I have definitely experienced the wheels of reinvention in my own life...2023-11-031h 02
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E8: Lesley WoodsI interviewed Andrew Butler from Hercules and Love Affair last year and he made a really great point about how the most exciting music is produced when one “scene” starts to fade but the next “big thing” hasn’t yet arrived – l think of it like when a new star is being born from all this gas and dust coming together - before the “rules” of that genre are established (cos that’s what happens, right?) so it’s much more volatile, experimental and liberated. So, just delving into the past a little bit….in the late 70’s, it was time for a chang...2023-10-271h 19
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E7: Trevor DunnIf this podcast were a musician, it's highly likely it would be called Trevor Dunn. Trevor is a hugely respected and valued composer, bassist, double bassist, collaborator, ultra-improviser and fantastic conversationalist, coming to prominence with the ever fluid and experimental Mr Bungle. He has also played with John Zorn, The Melvins, Fantômas, Tomahawk, his own Trio-Convulsant, plus many more collaborations.Now, with Sally Gates and Greg Fox, he's releasing another fabulous milestone in his improvisational catalogue with the LP Deliriant Modifier on his own Riverworm Records.This really is an excellent conversation wi...2023-10-2055 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E6: J. Willgoose, Esq.There’s so much about the work of J. Willgoose, Esq. of Public Service Broadcasting that really is everything that this podcast is about – resilience, curiosity, the importance of your physical environment, reinvention, collaborations, adaptability, trying things out, learning from the past – from successes or mistakes to what should have been or could still be – how to repurpose the past, how we shift ourselves in what is already a volatile and fast changing world, all with the aim of making the world a better place for us to live alongside each other, not at each other’s throats. A reall...2023-10-0646 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E5: Alan PalomoSince I started this podcast malarkey (maybe before actually, maybe the podcast just encouraged me to be more open about it - gawd, this sounds like a confessional!), I’ve developed a fascination with how music can whisk you off into a distant world, a kind of musical Narnia, not just through the lyrics, but the song structures, the atmosphere, the relationship of current music with past decades (cos we interpret and measure music by decades, right? - although it will be interesting as to what characterises the current decade and the one we just escaped). As alw...2023-09-221h 05
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E4: Alaura O'DellI first met Alaura when we did an online workshop for the South London Arts Lab in October 2020. It was a practical exploration of Stream of Consciousness writing. It was called “Telling The Stories We Were Always Told To Keep Secret”, where we were encouraged to delve into our memory to write about things that have a hold over us, maybe things we are ashamed of, afraid of, whatever that hold may be. This had a very profound effect on me and I have to say took my interest in the importance of mindset to a bit of a high...2023-09-081h 22
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E3: Becca MancariOur mindset is super important to how we handle life and what the future might hold for us. The importance of maintaining and regenerating our friendships and relationships shouldn't be overlooked but they often are. Of course, how we view them can be wrapped up in things that happened to us going way back. I’m also interested in how friendships evolve over our life – do they come and go, is it as commonplace to maintain lifelong friendships as much these days and in fact how do we ourselves evolve and stay friends with ourselves? Nerd alert!Anywa...2023-08-2556 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E2: Tony NjokuTony Njoku is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, musician, producer and visual artist whose music is impossible to categorise. It has so many influences that its identity is unique – just like it should be. He's assembling his art in ways that tell a story that helps him and helps others by bringing us together over shared experiences. Asking those big questions about our own identity and evolution, exploring what matters in life, gets me really interested in the personal intent and commitment that this involves whether through necessity or choice and in the courage, resilience and emotional intelligence. Th...2023-06-3058 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS10 E1: Stephen MallinderCuriosity is one of the most endearing things that we have as children – the never ending barrage of “why?”. It’s also one of the things, along with playfulness and adaptability, that can get kicked out of us as we get older. Stephen Mallinder is one of the most prolific, influential and pioneering DIY sound, art and writing radicals, from opening up new sound terrains with Cabaret Voltaire to making soundtracks, experimental filmography, forming DIY record labels, radio shows, festivals, solo stuff, remixes, collaborations such as the brilliant Wrangler, Ku-Ling Bros, getting himself a PhD, writing ac...2023-06-1655 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E10: Lora LogicWe're signing off Season 9 with a pioneering legend. Here's what the incomparable Vivien Goldman wrote about Lora Logic back in the nascent days of punk: “The remarkable Lora Logic, several phases ahead as usual, proves yet again that she’s the best thing that ever played in the Roxy…The woman defines herself, un-pompously fills a cultural vacuum. If there is a modern dance, she’s our Ginger Rogers.”I was listening to Lora’s back catalogue and I started to think that those cultural vacuums that Vivien wrote about could be those that appear wh...2023-06-021h 25
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E9: Alianna KalabaAlianna Kalaba is a multi-instrumentalist, most renowned, I guess, for playing drums for the past 10/11 years with Cat Power and this beautifully distorted, snake-like bass with FACS, signing off from them with their latest album Still Life In Decay which is just a masterpiece - I’m totally in love with that record. Alianna is also the first person that I’ve ever heard talk about a euphonium since I was playing the cello as a restless teenager which is a bloody long time ago.There is some serendipity about meeting Alianna which we talk about...2023-05-191h 35
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E8: Gordon SterlingWhen I started thinking about experimental mindsets, I started looking for examples of that mindset at use in real life. I wrote something about Detroit. Detroit has always fascinated me, just like Moscow (weird how we get drawn to certain places or scenes isn’t it?). It went something like this - Detroit is THE example of how a city was blindsided by technology transforming an industry to which it had sold its soul. It's population declined by almost two-thirds in just 60 years and the city declined in many, many ways. But an ex...2023-05-051h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E7: Marcus MachadoOne of the wonderful things about an experimental mindset is that it gives you the willingness and desire to be not just open to other ways of living and approaching your life – whether that be your work, your hobbies, your relationships - but to actively going to find those other ways. In terms of music, this could be being bringing in different musical styles, influences, instrumentation and collaborations with people that you might not ordinarily gravitate towards – basically getting out of your comfort zone. It could also be finding different ways to feed your creativity. Marcus Machado is a...2023-04-2158 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E6: Elisabeth ElektraElisabeth Elektra has lived with and through change, uncertainty, improvisation and transformation – the sort of things that today’s world throws at us. She gained her degree in experimental music and visual art, so she has got used to throwing herself into strange creative situations. She’s always pushed herself outside of her comfort zones and this gives her creativity this constant flux and fluidity. I love the experimental and esoteric ethos that underpins her creativity and gives her music a magic, spirituality and vibrancy that’s part futuristic, part retro in its vibe. This conversation is full of m...2023-04-0755 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E5: Marissa PaternosterMarissa Paternoster is doing too many amazing things to be defined by any one of them – she’s best known for her music in the Screaming Females, a band whose whole ethos of self sufficiency, open mindedness, strong integrity and ability to evolve without ever not being the Screaming Females I just love, she writes phenomenal melodies, harmonies and lyrics both with the band and on her own – do check out her solo album Peace Meter for a masterclass in how to write perfect songs – she makes really thought provoking art through drawing on everything from postcards to buildings to ceram...2023-03-2444 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E4: Brix SmithDedicated to the memory of Matt Evans."Brixton is God"Brix Smith is a rock legend. Her life story is as inspirational as it is turbulent. It’s inspirational because of that turbulence and how she’s navigated it all. From growing up in LA and starting her first college band Banda Dratsing, to moving to Chicago and joining The Fall in 1983, branching out with The Adult Net, becoming a TV fashion commentator and a stylist, starting a fashion business with her husband Philip, writing a book and, after many years of being...2023-03-101h 06
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E3: Matt BlackMatt Black is half of the magnificently innovative and renegade DJ + multimedia pop group Coldcut, co-founder of Ninja Tune, one of the world’s leading electronic music labels and a beacon for the independent music spirit and creator of the brilliant sample instrument Jamm, and Pixi a visual synth instrument. Amongst other things!“Sound is living data, like DNA. Just as information wants to be free, not fixed, sound can be fluidly mixed, mutated, and recombined in infinite ways so the mix is never finished, it stays alive” - Matt BlackThis episode is inspired by Matt...2023-02-241h 01
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E2: Gena Rose BruceIt's a great privilege to have conversations like I do with so many talented and amazing humans, each of whom is making their mark through their music and other creative projects. Today's conversation is one of those. Gena Rose Bruce is a phenomenally talented Melbourne-based artist who has just released her sophomore album Deep Is The Way. The title track written and performed with Bill Callahan will attract lots of attention – and rightly so, because it is truly beautiful piece of work - but the entire 11 tracks are sublime. There’s this beauty and curiosity with...2023-02-1051 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS9 E1: Louise DistrasLouise Distras has always made her music with a progressive mindset. New visions, new influences, new collaborations and new ways of doing things. I think she’s challenged the way that we behave when we're on our own and when we're part of groups and also the way movements have a tendency to institutionalise themselves the longer they exist and create unspoken rules for how we live our life, how we make music, what we sing about and how we sing it. It's interesting to explore why self-interest always seems to rise to the top. In many ways, Louise makes...2023-02-031h 01
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E10: Billy NomatesThree things struck me about Billy Nomates when I first heard her work - vulnerability, humanity and what a bloody exciting talent.I first saw Tor perform live when she supported the Sleaford Mods at the 100 Club in September 2020. She played with such charisma - perfectly DIY, raw and defiant intensity with gallows humour vulnerability, it was a perfectly razor sharp crossover that gave me a feeling that she is giving herself a massive amount of freedom to musically do whatever she wants.Her second album, Cacti, was released on 13 January 2023 and it’s wonderful to...2023-01-1657 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E9: Jesse Malin“There’s a world outside if you want it” ….…. this lyric from Jesse's 2015 song Oh Sheena kinda sums up his desire to find the positive in life, to make the best out of the good times and the tough times. Jesse Malin is someone who embraces all sorts of influences to produce a music that is full of honest emotion, humility, positivity and that slice of life storytelling – and I think that’s what makes him so relatable. He cut his teeth in New York’s hardcore scene and has been a lynchpin of the diverse, l...2022-10-2442 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E8: Jennie BellestarIt's the early '80's and I'm going through one of many identity searches. I was always drawn to the non-conformers, even though I conformed in many ways. Therein lies a struggle.Music was obviously a massive part of that identity search and the early 80s kinda gave me the chance to experiment with clothes (usually atrocious) and music (stuff that is still with me today and stuff that was as atrocious as the clothes). The Belle Stars were part of that identity searching. They formed in 1980 when The Bodysnatchers disbanded. They looked and sounded f...2022-10-031h 11
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E7: Arrow de Wilde & Henri CashThank fuck for Starcrawler When I first heard their debut album around 5 years ago and I was like, well, this is what the world’s been waiting for. A good dose of Hollywood underbelly, a bit of glam, a bit of punk rock horror, a bit of No Place for Old Men and a huge dose of heart. Starcrawler were just feeding me all of this charisma, swagger, aggression, melody, pretty much like a parent feeds their baby a gigantic chocolate pudding. Well, maybe not all parents…. Their third album, She Said, came ou...2022-09-1947 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E6: Kelly OgdenToday's special guest is Kelly Ogden!Kelly, together with her husband Luis, started The Dollyrots for a bit of fun whilst college students in Florida. They then decided to take the leap of faith and make the band a full time gig, moved to LA and have been on an epic journey playing their brand of music that is chockablock full of melodies, riffs and pure joy that Ramones, The Muffs and Joan Jett would be proud of.I'm so grateful to Kelly for being so open in sharing her formative influences, the way she...2022-08-1538 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E5: Sam QuartinSam Quartin is the guitarist and vocalist for THE BOBBY LEES. They're one of my favourite bands, rooted in punk, the blues, the garage and a big old dose of weird. Live, they are a tight, ball of wild, nihilistic claustrophobia that comes and finds you and detonates in your face. They're free of inhibitions and straitjackets and this just feeds into the crowd. It's proper rock n roll, respectful of the past but very much for today.They've just announced their new album, Bellevue, to be released on Ipecac Recordings on 7th October 2022. Stick that in...2022-08-0846 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E4: JD PinkusThe Butthole Surfers didn't play the UK that often back in the day. And when they did, I missed them: damn that shit English Pennine weather! One of life's regrettable moments.So, 35 years later, the Butthole healing process continues and I finally get to talk to the legendary Pinkus from his home near Asheville, NC.And what a great chat we had and I'm pleased to report that I'm healed. We're talking about Meth Mountain and it's younger brother Hillbilly Hill, 1970's cartoons, communal living, keeping the weirdness to yourself, postbag-sized cellphones, what...2022-08-011h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E3: Steve HillageSteve Hillage is one of music’s greats - a great musician, a great innovator, a great free thinker and great experimenter whose achievements and career is just one whole wall of inspiration for doing the things that excite you and on your own terms.It's a terrific conversation, talking about how family circumstances dictated that he spend a lot of his early childhood in his own company, the inspiration that he got from Jimi Hendrix and Syd Barrett, how Kraftwerk changed his focus towards dance music and the eventual emergence of System 7, bridging age gaps and ho...2022-07-2539 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E2: Mike WattAs I'm writing these show notes, I'm listening to The Minutemen's History Lesson Part 2 which opens with this wonderful line:"Our band could be your life". For me, this succinctly captures what Mike Watt is about and what music is about…...One day, way back when, a 13 year-old D. Boon jumped out of a tree and landed in front of Mike Watt. Looking him in the eye, he said "You're not Eskimo". "No, I'm not Eskimo", was Watt's perplexed response.This chance encounter would lead to the formation of one of the...2022-07-1855 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS8 E1: Sam FogarinoThe powerful precision, swing, rhythmic and melodic inventiveness of Sam Fogarino, drummer with the mighty Interpol, sets him apart from most drummers. I feel truly privileged to have been able to talk to Sam ahead of Interpol's show at Primavera Barcelona and ahead of the release of Interpol's 7th studio album since the seminal Turn On The Bright Lights, called The Other Side of Make-Believe. If the singles released so far are anything to go by, we're gonna see a further evolution of their ability to create gigantic soundscapes that are somehow familiar, yet unfamiliar.I...2022-07-1151 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E10: Megan JasperSub Pop Records is still the most totemic symbol of alternative music, 35 years after it was first formed by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle. It’s roster over the years is like being a kid in a sweet shop – Mudhoney, Dwarves, Hole, J Mascis, Sleater-Kinney, The Mary Chain, Moor Mother, The Vaselines…..oh, and a band that never quite made it…..I think they were called Nirvana. I don't suppose anyone's heard of them……Megan Jasper started as an intern back in September 1989 and has been the CEO since 2016. It's a real honour and privilege...2022-07-0459 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E9: Ron GalloEverybody should listen to Ron Gallo, not just because his music is so bloody exciting, eclectic and innovative, but also because his emotional intelligence is through the roof. As Ron has said himself, searching to find out who you truly are can mean some beautiful moments, but also some terribly dark moments. I love the fact that he sees the difficult stuff as opportunities and that feelings and thoughts are temporary - it's true, right?Listen and watch to this as Ron talks about his rebellious streak, emotional intelligence, how old ways of learning and talking don't...2022-06-2745 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E8: Cynthia SleyPunk’s blast might have faded but its impact didn't. By 1978, a new guard was taking over, one that was meshing together exciting sounds and influences and creating exhilarating music for the open minded, for the outsiders and for the curious. The Bush Tetras have taken their own place in history and it's kinda fitting that they formed and created their art in NYC. They sounded and looked fantastic then and they sound and look fantastic now. They fused soul, dub, funk and dance with stabbing, biting, sliding guitars, pulsating drum and bass grooves and the wonderfully poetic, unflappable vo...2022-06-2051 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E7: Hurricane GHurricane G is the amazing singer of a band that is in this exciting renegade maelstrom that is happening in Austin, Texas. Böndbreakr are crossing over musical influences and styles bringing together punk rock, metal, thrash, hardcore with a dash of psychedelia and a lot of commentary that addresses the pain and grief that that society inflicts on marginalised communities, in particular on the lives of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.This is another of those open, from-the-heart and free flowing conversations that looks at Gerilyn's lived experiences of anxieties, overcoming self doubt, showing up w...2022-06-1359 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E6: Kid MoxieTwo of my favourite things about this podcast: 1. I get to meet some amazing artists, sometimes by design, sometimes by chance and really understand what makes them who they are2. I get to see how these artists have evolved over the years.Kid Moxie has been releasing music since around 2008 and her musical evolution is fascinating. From the sweeter pop of her debut Selector, thru to 2014’s 1888 and 2016’s Perfect Shadow – both really exciting pieces of work with these huge soundscapes – through to a soundtrack for “Not To Be Unpleasant But We Need To Have A Serious...2022-06-0637 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E5: Sam GrantBy day, Sam Grant is responsible for producing some of the most intense, bone crunching yet life affirming riffs for Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. Also by day (and probably also by night sometimes), he’s an artist and a producer who has built Blank Studios, a top recording facility in the North East of England.Talking about these kind of side hustles and projects is a big thing on I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee, so to hear that Sam is unleashing his own musical side project, Rubber Oh, onto us is pretty exciting. Th...2022-05-3044 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E4: Jess FinlaysonOne positive thing that I’ve taken away from the past two years is how big a role music plays in creating strong human connections. And there’s not just the music, but the touring is especially important for just that physical connection. Artists meeting fans, fans meeting artists. Like-minded people brought together by the music, by what they have to say through that music. Common, strong bonds. I first met Jess Finlayson in 2017 when she came touring from Australia with her band at the time, The Mis-Made, en route to Rebellion Festival. We've become friends and stay...2022-05-2347 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E3: Camille PhillipsThis episode with one of my fave humans is way overdue. Not only has Cammy Phillips got a fantastic outlook on life, she's an example for many of us who have faced the dilemma of trusting your instinct and taking a leap of faith: she acted on that wtf moment to make the transition from a part-time into a full-time musician. It's all there: taking a calculated risk, being confident and having faith in herself, overcoming her fears and stepping out of her comfort zone. And hey, guess what - it's working like a dream.Take a...2022-05-1658 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E2: Keith XanderThis is the sort of conversation that I love. It's really beautiful to talk to Keith about how life has shaped who he is - the philosophy of being free from society's contract of who we are, freedom from the notion of "Me", being free to believe that everything is life, that it's OK to not really understand where we are going and how music has the power to unite us if we will allow ourselves to listen deeply . We're going into some deep - but really important, strong, positive and harmonious - beliefs and ideas here. 2022-05-0954 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS7 E1: Zach CooperZach Cooper and Vic Dimotsis are King Garbage and they are making the soundtrack to a perfect night out well, mine anyway. Imagine a deserted city at 2am where Robert de Niro’s taxi drops you off at a door marked only by a single red light, you knock to get in, take the stairs down in a small basement where a group of friends are playing their impromptu improvised tunes, doffing their caps to American Soul, funk, jazz, swing to create a room where bonds of friendship are made and never end. The sort of place that draws yo...2022-05-0251 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E10: NIN3SThis is a deeply personal, honest and totally compelling story of identity, life and death, how we define success and having the courage to do what's right for yourself. Looking back at a musician’s back catalogue is endlessly fascinating – well, for me it is! I like seeing the evolution – in style, tempo, lyrics, art. It makes me think about what was going on in their life to influence them to make that music and those record covers and how those influences ebb and flow as our own life does the same. Manu Garcia is someone...2022-04-2559 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E9: Isis de ChastelainI have a feeling that this year is going to be when you hear much, much more from Lemondaze. Their latest EP Celestial Bodies is a kinda very apt description for their sound which is this intense reverbed, shimmering, thundering, psychedelic, spacey rock that’s got a bit of MBV, Slowdive, Mogwai and a twist of Savages.Isis de Chastelain is Lemondaze's singer and geetarist and we had such an open convo about creativity, influences, true friendship circles, overcoming anxiety and shyness, beating Swiss cheese plants at their own game and how underrated scissors are as...2022-04-1857 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E8: Jordan GCZJordan Czamanski has been firmly producing music from the leftfield of electronica for over 20 years with collaborations as Juju and Jordash, Mountain High & many others. Part jazz, part acid, part ambient, part psychedelic, part intergalactic, part deep house, wholly experimental and wholly avant-garde which all goes to show that thankfully I have no idea how to label his music. He's a true improviser who makes us discard genres and think for ourselves about what the music means to us.His debut solo album, My Brain's Brain, is out now on Terrence Dixon's phenomenal Minimal Detroit...2022-04-1151 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E7: Sarah ShookThis is a fabulous convo, digging into the importance of teaching and learning emotional intelligence from a young age to improve our lives and heal society, and talking about Sarah's relationships with their parents, childhood experiences, self awareness, identity, empathy, and their life as a single parent, activist, musician and awesome human.Sarah formed their current band, Sarah Shook and The Disarmers, in 2014 and their current album, Nightroamer, is just magnificent - attitude, tunes, emotion and bags of self awareness. Think Johnny Cash, Joan Jett, Mike Ness, Wanda Jackson and Jonny Two Bags. And I'm ch...2022-04-0458 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E6: Emma Lee MCI first heard Emma Lee MC's own brand of hip hop just a few months ago and was blown away with her dynamic blend of poetry, emotionally intelligent, positional rhymes and minimalist beats. Old skool, yet futuristic hip hop. Right up my street.Wow, I enjoyed this episode so much. Just sit back and listen to the wisdom, empathy, warmth, humour and self awareness of such a wonderful human.Born in Uganda & raised in Harlem, NYC, Emma Lee's been creating & performing since a youth, she's shared tracks/stages with the likes of Kool Keith, Nile...2022-03-2859 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E5: EERALast year, EERA (Anna Lena Bruland), released her fabulous latest record, Speak….in her own words "a search for a balance in life, acknowledging myself, and being proud of who I am. To become braver and more confident, and stop questioning so much. Accept and move on instead. This album is more who I am.”In this episode, we talk about the emotions of looking back at, and performing, earlier work, classical training, evolving as a person, looking ahead - not backwards - as an artist, giving advice to herself, anxieties, self acceptance, not growing up, discovering life...2022-03-2142 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E4: Carol HodgeCarol Hodge exemplifies what punk rock really means - empathy, self awareness, respect, humour, uniqueness, tolerance and understanding. This is a brilliant convo. I thoroughly enjoyed being enlightened with Carol's world view and experiences. There's something for everyone in here, especially those who have battled with life - that's pretty much all of us, right? To quote Carol:“Always waiting for things to get better, for the perfect time, but it doesn’t exist. Change is gradual, one day a time. Progress has been made, if you take the time to stop and look...2022-03-141h 04
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E3: James Chapman (MAPS)Calling all introverts with a passion and aspiration to create - this is for you.James Chapman is the creative wizard that is MAPS. He is producing some stunning, ambitious, symphonic soundscapes, inspired by melody and emotion and supported by his knowledge of and training in classical. It really is very powerful. He’s also opened himself up to the worlds of remixes and reworks of artists such as A Certain Ratio, Depeche Mode, Kid Moxie, Polly Scattergood, Goldfrapp, The Killers, Moby and Bombay Bicycle Club, remodelling songs so that they turn into kinda living org...2022-03-0747 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E2: Ian DevaneyIan Devaney is the lead singer of Nation of Language, the wonderful Brooklyn trio who are creating a modern day synth wave infused with 70’s and ‘80’s scapes. Their songs speak of personal experiences, vulnerability and humility.One thing that resonated with me before even speaking to Ian was their collective and individual resilience of mind to get through an incredibly uncertain music landscape to where they are now which is two really excellent LP’s, "Introduction, Presence" and 2021's "A Way Forward".Ian is a multi-instrumentalist, creates the band's artwork, and is also part of Machi...2022-02-2859 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS6 E1: Gordon RaphaelWow. Gordon Raphael!You're probably most familiar with Gordon through his work producing two timeless and hugely influential records in 2001 and 2003 for a band who re-captured the rock n roll romance and mythology - or is that reality? - of New York City…..…..they are, of course, The Strokes.He’s also a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and performer who has released an amount of music that I’m ashamed to say took me by surprise. He is also an author with an imminent debut memoir which promises to be a fascinating insight into his life’s jo...2022-02-2152 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E10: Agustina RuizAgustina Ruiz plays keys in the magnificently retro slash futuristic, surfy, psychedelic cumbia band Los Bitchos. Their debut album Let The Festivities Begin has just come out and a UK and Euro tour starts on 15th February 2022. Their music is a gloriously frenzied kaleidoscope of rhythms, percussion, guitars, synths and the wonderfully evocative keytar. And no vocals.Agustina was doing some fashion modelling but then her punk rock roots came calling like the 1-2-3-4 of Dee Dee Ramone and she joined Los Bitchos for some serious surf, psychedelica, cumbia and party ti...2022-02-1439 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E9: Vara SkyVara Sky (aka Amy Swart) is a fabulous electronic music artist living in Los Angeles. She hits that very, very sweet spot of abrasive industrial and aggressive pummelling beats that on one hand feels very austere and almost desolate and on the other, incredibly democratic and communal. I love Amy's story of how she went from being classically trained to finding her people, her safe space in the underground industrial electronic scene. She is a great example to us of the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people and the right environment.Amy has...2022-02-071h 02
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E8: DJ Food“DJ Food is best described as Food for DJs, simple as that, just flip it around and it begins to mean something entirely different."DJ Food is a project that started back in 1990 when Jonathan More and Matt Black's Coldcut innovation lab started producing collections of breaks, beats, loops and samples which were ideal for mixing, remixing - metaphorical food for DJ's - as well as actually for our own armchair listening and the no-so-armchair dancefloor. The project attracted like-minded collaborators like Patrick Carpenter, Paul Brook, Paul Rabiger, and Issac Elliston and eventually the mantle of DJ Fo...2022-01-311h 03
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E7: Meg Lee Chin"What we need is a revolution driven by a philosophy of personal activism"Meg Lee Chin is a visionary of the underground, DIY music and culture scene.One of her early bands was Teknofear with Becky Wreck of Lunachicks and then Crunch who were one of the first Western bands to tour Ukraine shortly after the Soviet Union dissolved. Brilliant stories!Meg is probably best known for her work with Pigface. She appeared on their 1997 LP "A New High in Low" as well as its follow-up, "Below the Belt". 2022-01-241h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E6: NemoneNemone Metaxas has gained a vast range of skills and knowledge through her education, sport and her career in broadcasting and DJ'ing. As we'll hear, she is using her experience and passions to create a multi-hyphen life in the worlds of music and psychotherapy. She has some fascinating insights into how she has found that these worlds - which, at first glance appear very different -actually do intertwine. Thanks Nemone, this was an awesome chat!About NemoneNemone has been broadcasting and DJing for the best part of a quarter of a...2022-01-1755 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E5: Gina BirchGina has been a massive influence on culture and society throughout her life and inspiration for many. She’s done film direction, videography, she’s a painter and she is a co-founder of the hugely seminal post-punk band The Raincoats.What has struck me, both in her music and her painting is that she is her unique self, going where her heart and mind takes her, vandalising existing narratives with humour, subversion and vulnerability and, really importantly, having a lot of fun whilst doing it. I think it’s this complete relatability that makes Gina’s impact...2022-01-1053 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E4: A. SavageParquet Courts are a band who has experimented and brought individual influences into their sound. With their latest and 8th studio album, Sympathy for Life, they have pushed the boundaries yet again to create another wonderful record. Sonically the Parquet Courts totally squared with my music evolution: from the melody and nihilism of Velvets and Ramones, through to post-punk of The Fall and Raincoats and the discordant no wave of Sonic Youth. But they threw it forward to the present day. Emotionally, it resonated with the nervousness, paranoia, nonchalance, panic and urgency that I often felt as I w...2022-01-0350 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E3: Bahar CancaI knew from the moment that Bahar said she was up for doing an episode that I'd made the right decision to pluck up the courage to ask her. It's colourful, full of smiles, full of positivity, full of humanity and just bloody awesome. She embodies the experimental mindset and I totally dig her attitude to life. Try new stuff, enjoy trying it, see what happens, enjoy the results.About BaharBahar Canca moved to London in the mid-1990’s to study media and became pretty much fascinated with the diver...2021-12-0657 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E2: Maria UzorMaria Uzor has opened up a world that fuses the subversion and aftermath of the years that followed punk with the after hours, stripped back, defiant underground, counter-culture vibe of Miami’s Kitchen Club or New York’s Danceteria and flipped it forward to the present day.She is highly creative, open-minded and empathetic and is confronting and understanding her past in order to understand who she is now and celebrate her own uniqueness with no apologies.Maria is one half of the irresistible Sink Ya Teeth. She recently released her second solo EP called Inno...2021-11-291h 06
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS5 E1: James SpectrumWe kick off Season 5 with James Spectrum, founder of Pepe Deluxé. There hadn’t been an album from Pepe in 10 years but…..things have happened…..they recently released their fifth album called Phantom Cabinet Vol 1 and the story that James tells us about the journey behind this release is extraordinary….….as is the rest of my conversation with James, where we also got into some fascinating topics, like:- why we continue to define ourselves by our work- whether it's a good thing to be goal-oriented- the paths we choose...2021-11-221h 03
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E10: Raymond AhnWhat a fabulous way to end a fabulous Season 4 with Ray Ahn, co-founder of one of my favourite bands of all time - The Hard-Ons. In this fantastic episode, when Ray's not humming Ferry 'Cross the Mersey, we're talking about playing Liverpool (I was there!), Dave Grohl, what drew him to punk, what living with freedom means, the importance of truth, friendships, taking risks, gut instinct and not worrying about what people think of you.Thank you Ray, this was so memorable for me.(if you didn't know already, the Hard-Ons are...2021-11-1557 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E9: Kelsey WarrenBringing different influences, ideas and ways of working together is one of the most exciting and satisfying way to live your life and grow as a person. I think this also goes for creating music - take Bowie, Zappa, Nina Simone, Prince, Led Zep, Little Simz, Miles Davis, Hendrix, Tina Turner. We've also seen it with many of my guests here.Kelsey Warren is a proponent of this way of living and creating. I hugely admire his curiosity, open mindedness and drive to use his immense talent and expansive influences to constantly evolve and overcome the fear o...2021-11-081h 02
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E8: Richard NorrisIt’s hard to overstate the influence that Richard Norris has had on the music industry over the past 40 years. In his youth in St Albans, Richard got involved in the experimental and creative punk rock scene, forming the Innocent Vicars, creating a DIY fanzine called 99%, working as a label manager for Bam Caruso and writing for Strange Things and the NME. Following a, let's say, "educational" collaboration with Genesis P. Orridge, Richard formed The Grid with Dave Ball (from Soft Cell) in 1988 and released their debut single, the Balearic-inspired Floatation in 1990. It was their 1994 single, Swamp Thi...2021-11-011h 12
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E7: Dimitri CoatsHaving been hired to produce a Circle Jerks record that never happened, Dimitri Coats developed a strong bond with Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) and, hey, waddyaknow…...OFF! was born.Formerly a drama student and actor, Dimitri's musical background is in classic hard rock with Burning Brides, so OFF! was something way different for him. He took on lead guitar, learned the art of downstrokes, songwriting, production and band management duties and here we are - one of the most thrilling bands around.It was totally engrossing talking to Dimitri about deep stuff lik...2021-10-251h 15
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E6: Kira RoesslerKira Roessler joined Black Flag in 1984 at what was possibly the most polarising point in the band’s career. They had just released the game changing My War and were going on an extensive tour to promote the record. The band had moved away from the ferocious assault of Damaged and was venturing into songs that were much more experimental and freeform, yet still retaining the relentless intensity. The punk rock community were ironically divided at this non-conformist change of direction. Although her time in Black Flag was a hugely important and formative part of Kira...2021-10-1859 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E5: Estella AdeyeriAside from her life as a fabulous multi-instrumentalist - bassist in Big Joanie, guitarist in Charmpit, drummer in the enigmatic Dirty Girl and solo synthesiserist (I just made that word up) - Estella Adeyeri is building communities and networks that are about providing opportunities and voices for the many, not just the few:She is a member of the team behind Decolonise Fest, an incredible music festival organised by and for punx of colour, she's a board member of Good Night Out Campaign which is all about safety on nights out, free from sexual harassment and violence, s...2021-10-111h 00
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E4: Jason ReeceFor the last 25 years, Jason Reece has been producing an outstanding stream of expansive, cinematic, experimental records that have kept fans excited, looking forwards and on their toes. His approach to music is that history never repeats itself (although y'know, hardcore side projects are kinda not to be trifled with 🤐) .He plays guitar, sings and hits the drums with ferocious precision.His band, And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, are in equal parts abrasive, thrilling, psychedelic, soaring, vulnerable, brooding and have an incredibly sophisticated eye for melody. 2021-10-0439 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E3: Alton JenkinsAlton Jenkins is a powerhouse of a drummer. A massively inventive, unique, avant garde, experimental, punk rock, psychedelic, melodic percussionist noisemaker and a lynchpin of that very creative and experimental Austin scene. Having been in Future Death (wow, you really should check them out), he’s now working with the incredible TaSz Muerte of BLXPLTN (who you will remember from Season 1) on a new project which is excitingly called……. Fuck Money.Alton is fusing lots of different elements to create music that really can’t be put in a box and many will be bored with me...2021-09-2059 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E2: Kirsty Allison"The greatest cultural beacon this planet has produced” - Irvine Welsh"A modern day Patti Smith" - Johny Brown, Band of Holy JoyKirsty's work explores the power of the free individual, unconstrained by straitjacket of institutionalised, homogenised culture. She is the chief editor of the great counter culture bastion, Ambit and founded Cold Lips and the Vagrant Lovers. She is also a huge literary contributor to MÜ Magazine. She spends her time in London and Berlin.Her first novel, Psychomachia, is an unputdownable tale of the REAL '90's rock n rol...2021-09-131h 03
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS4 E1: Donald JohnsonIs there a better way to kick off Season 4, than with Donald Johnson, the rhythm-and-beats maestro of A Certain Ratio?This episode has bags of laughs and stories. It's also a compelling masterclass in the power of the experimental mindset and the extraordinary journey that it can take you on in life. Curiosity, adaptability, mental agility, trusting one's own judgement, strong relationships, imagination, open mindedness, resourcefulness, accepting and understanding, collaborative - I'm struck by how these are the essence of Donald's mindset.A Certain Ratio are one of the few pioneers and innovators that not...2021-09-061h 24
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E10: Colleen GreenTo round off Season 3 (yeah, I know!), we've got the fabulous Colleen Green.BREAKING NEWS: Colleen reveals all about what this means: ”Did I ever send your shirt? I think I did. But maybe I didn’t. Sorry 'bout that”.Ah, seriously, Colleen is one of my fave artists. A natural born songwriter with the lo-fi buzz of The Strokes, the glorious three-power chord cool of Ramones and the effortless melodies of Veronica Falls. Her songs are funny yet intensely personal stories of her journey to become the best version of herself, a theme...2021-08-3046 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E9: AY YoungAY Young is a producer, singer, songwriter, entertainer, and entrepreneur. He is also the founder of the Battery Tour which is a music tour powered by renewable energy. He has performed over 800 gigs powered by renewable battery power and, through this and other fundraising, has provided clean energy to global communities that do not have reliable access to stable sources of power. He has also been named by the UN as one of its 17 Young World Leaders, one each for the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It's fascinating listening to AY talk about his early in...2021-08-2350 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E8: Du BlondeDu Blonde, aka Beth Jeans Houghton, is a massively talented and creative multi-instrumentalist, singer, videographer, animator, designer, producer, label owner and ultra DIY-er. Their third and latest album, Homecoming, feels just like that. It feels less introspective, more triumphant and defiant than even the last release, Lung Bread for Daddy, in 2019. Consistently dealing with subjects that are personal, bruising and heartbreaking, Homecoming feels like those subjects are now being faced off with more of a spirit of defiance and resilience.It's got bags of collaboration in true Du Blonde style - Shirley Manson, Ezra Furman, An...2021-08-1657 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E7: Jenny ValentishThis is a bit of deviation from what we’ve been doing so far but a) there is a music industry connection and b) change never harmed anyone c) it’s an ace story and d) I’ve got an ace guest Jenny Valentish started her working life in the music industry starting her own fanzine - cheekily called "Slapper: The Groupie’s Guide to Gropable Bands" and then writing for Dazed and Confused, NME, Time Out and doing artist bios, various stints in music publicity for artists like Swans, Jimmy Cauty, Bill Drummond and Afghan Whigs and over...2021-08-0958 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E6: SvetlanasSvetlanas are one of the most dynamic and hard working bands around. Their music takes me back to the glory days of 1980’s hardcore and skatecore - one of my favourite eras. A live Svetlanas show is unforgettable: it's like being in an incendiary cyclone of buzzing, distorted guitars, pummelling drums and bass and, of course, the electrifying stage presence of Olga. All of this, plus never compromising on their core values and belief systems means Svetlanas have built a community of followers that is like a family.As Olga quite correctly reminded me, they are "the most...2021-08-0252 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E5: Zia McCabe (Part 2)It's a massive thank you and welcome back to Zia McCabe of the Dandy Warhols!We talked so much in depth in Part 1 about formative influences, identity, skills and mindset that we couldn't possibly leave all unanswered questions about how this applies to Zia's musical creativity.So here goes: we're gonna go from how Zia became appointed to the position of Secret Agent McCabe to basically protect the band from any nonsense (and there's a dynamite story about how she did that with merch scammers)….to how collaborations with Massive Attack helped her creativity…and how...2021-07-261h 07
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E4: John DwyerI was literally dancing round the room when John Dwyer agreed to be on the show. John is a tireless, persistently forward-thinking warrior whose influence is impossible to quantify. The band that he founded and leads - Osees (Thee Oh Sees) - is one whose influence is equally impossible to quantify.He defines experimentation....Hurtling, bruising, brooding, hypnotic, phalanx of double drummers, muscular, veins of gold through granite, shifting ground, heavy, lush, stately, groovy, roar, whisper, fuzz fried... And my favourite….... Cauldron of chaosThe...2021-07-1953 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E3: Meredith GravesI was thrilled when Meredith Graves agreed to be on my podcast and I am even more thrilled to release her episode. Listening to Meredith is informative, funny and totally absorbing. Her views on the power of our mindset is fascinating and of massive importance to how we think about our life.For me, her infinite fascination and curiosity with our world is motivated by her drive to learn, challenge, grow, improve and make our world a more inclusive and accepting place. She breaks things up to see the constituent parts and then reconstructs them i...2021-07-121h 07
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E2: AdamskiWe’re going from punk rock to acid house to waltz to cyberbilly in this episode, so if that doesn’t get your creative thinking flowing, I’m packing in. He formed his first band The Stupid Babies when he was 11, with John Peel playing their legendary 3 chord, kazoo soloing, song Babysitters. He then formed Diskord Datcord with his older brother Mark and Jonny Slut, releasing a cover of X-Ray Spex's Identity. He visited Ibiza in 1988 and caught the burgeoning Balearic groove vibe and, as they say, the rest is history.For me, Adamsk...2021-07-051h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS3 E1: Thor HarrisSo stoked to open up Season 3 with a legend who embodies what life is about.More than anything else, Thor Harris inspires a life of positivity, a community builder for the many, not the few. Not just in his East Austin neighbourhood, but worldwide.He is a multi-instrumental musician – drums, percussion, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba, clarinet, oboe, orchestral bells. He’s also a massively creative carpenter, plumber and artist and many, many more things.His Twitter is a riot of joy. He’s played and collaborated with Swans, Shearwater, Bill Callahan, Shahzad Ismaily...2021-06-2858 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E10: Audrey CampbellRight! What a way to finish off Season 2, fizzing and crackling with energy and humanity.Audrey Campbell and her band, Pleasure Venom, are making some of the most dynamic, immersive, progressive and genre-busting music around. The music is honest, raw, beautiful and it’s about immersing their listeners into their experiences. I've got massive respect and love for Audrey. Listening to her talking about her mindset, self belief, DIY, being in control of what you choose to do, humanity, fans and her evolution is an education and totally fascinating. I hope you get as much ou...2021-06-211h 02
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E9: Jesus HooliganWith the mighty Jesus Hooligan, you can expect a lot of noisy creativity, collaboration, participation and human emotion. And unsatisfying Facebook breakfasts. Stephen Brunton started making his own music using sounds that he liked from materials that he worked with – barrels, angle grinders, chains, metal tubes, tanks. The tribal, primal rhythmic sound from hitting these things gives everyone who is participating – either actively or passively - a feeling of connection with others. It was a total blast talking to Stephen. Open your mind and open your body to a different way of creating music a...2021-06-141h 00
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E8: John RobbJohn Robb is an ideas machine. Spending an hour chatting with him is the most entertaining, mind-opening experience.He is a music journalist, author, speaker, social commentator and musician with The Membranes. Their latest record "What Nature Gives…Nature Takes Away" is a huge dystopian and poetic piece of work with choral arrangements that are as majestic as they are experimental.Dive in and listen to John's wonderfully progressive and futuristic world views.I Wanna Jump Like Dee Dee is a music podcast that does music interviews differently. I'm Gil...2021-06-0758 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E7: Zia McCabeThis was so much fun. Zia McCabe is an international treasure. A truly awesome, Vinyl Factory glasses-wearing, effortlessly cool, rock n roll veteran. She plays keyboards, percussion and bass in one of the legendary rock n roll bands…..The Dandy Warhols have always paddled against the tide, been firmly unconventional, firmly counter-culture, anti-pigeon-holing, yet always cool, treated experimentation as their slightly off-centre but “couldn’t live without you” housemate and always followed their musical instincts. Hip shaking sonic rebels where you don't know what you'll get, but at the same time you do know wha...2021-05-311h 10
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E6: Gemma ThompsonThe opening chord of "Fuckers" is the prelude to a hypnotic 10 minute ceremony. The architect of that shamanic cascade of tense reverb is my guest today - the amazing Gemma Thompson.Gemma is the highly acclaimed, powerful and inventive guitarist and songwriter in Savages, the band nominated for a Mercury Prize on two separate occasions for their albums, Silence Yourself (2013) and Adore Life (2016). Her deliciously intoxicating guitar work gives a strong hint of her love of experimenting with sound textures. It was fascinating to talk to Gemma and listen to her endless love for learning, k...2021-05-2455 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E5: Martin AtkinsThis is a real honour. Martin Atkins is the definition of entrepreneurial activity in cultural arts endeavors, his 40+ years in the music business spans across genres and borders and industries.It's an hour of stories and opinions that are funny, hard hitting and absolutely relevant about how to survive not just in the music industry, but in whatever you field you work or life you lead.Oh, and we also get to hear the opinions of Martin's dog, Max!He was a member of Public Image Ltd and Killing Joke. He...2021-05-171h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E4: White HillsFor this episode, it's a privilege to be with two wonderfully creative and warm musicians - Ego Sensation and Dave W of New York City's psychedelic brutalist deconstructors, White HillsThis is a band for whom evolution, collaboration and experimentation are synonymous. Through collaborating with diverse artists such as Jim Jarmusch, Yasmine Hamdan, Simone-Marie Butler and Jim Coleman, Ego and Dave allow themselves to sculpt alternative soundscapes that can surprise even themselves. Unexpected outcomes are the beauty of collaboration - you never quite know what you're gonna get.I Wanna Jump...2021-05-1051 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E3: Richie KennedyThis time, we're gonna do something a bit different and see what wizardry is happening in the world of the recording and production studio. Richie Kennedy is a producer, engineer and mixer who works at the legendary Assault and Battery studios of Flood and Alan Moulder. He’s built a mighty impressive list of clients – Jehnny Beth, Ed O’Brien, Murder Capital, Celeste, Suede, Ride, U2 and…..Kylie and Dua Lipa!This was such a fascinating chat with a funny, warm, collaborative and highly skilled, self-confessed nerd about how he approaches working with artists...2021-05-0347 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E2: Dave RandallIn the second episode of Season 2, I'm delighted that we have Dave Randall with us as our special guest where we're talking about the mindset aspects of curiosity, identity, collaboration, the power of our instinct. For me, my chat with Dave highlights why living our life that aligns with what we value most is one of the most important paths we can take. Dave is a guitarist, producer, composer, author and social activist. Musically, he has worked with artists like Faithless, Sinead O’Connor, Dido, Emilíana Torrini, and Roland Gift and...2021-04-2655 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS2 E1: Monrhea CarterIn the first episode of Season 2, I'm delighted to have the amazing Monrhea Carter, one of the most talented, individual and experimental DJ's and producers of the exciting, underground electronic music scene in Nairobi.She is also one of the few female DJs on this scene.She often experiments with Sonic Pi, the music coding platform and, using samples from the Sound of Nairobi Archive, she has created an immersive, dark yet uplifting ambient audio experience that pulls on the sounds of nature and our environment. She has...2021-04-191h 00
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E10: Andrew FearnIn the final episode of Season 1, I'm talking to Andrew Fearn of Sleaford Mods, one of the most talked about, exciting and authentic bands around. A really great conversation about gut instincts, open minds, relatability and curiosity with someone who just loves music and the vast creativity and fun that experimenting with musical styles, sounds and equipment can bring.Andrew's roots are firmly in DIY and he continues to champion that ethos in music and life. With influences from Butthole Surfers to Pet Shop Boys to KLF to Joy...2021-04-1251 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E9: Jessica Louise DyeIn this episode, I am talking to Jessica Louise Dye. This conversation is an inspiration if you want to find your true identity, find your tribe, find an environment that gives you energy and do things on your own terms. Follow what your gut tells you. Jess moved to New York City in 2010 and it changed her life.In her own words "New York City became the fifth member of my band" She threw herself into the Lower East Side Ludlow scene, found her identity and...2021-04-0548 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E8: Fur DixonIn this episode, I'm talking with Fur Dixon where we talk about her formative influences, how her time with The Cramps shaped her identity, reconciliation, mistakes and unburdening herself from the past to release her creativity.Fur became the first ever live bass player with The Cramps on the Date With Elvis tour, having started playing in wild LA rock n roll bands such as The Whirlybirds, Hollywood Hillbillys at around 20 years old.She made the brave decision to leave The Cramps following the final show of the UK/EU tour a...2021-03-291h 09
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E7: Michelle Cruz GonzalesIn this episode, I am talking with Michelle Cruz Gonzalez about discovering her identity, colour blindness, the self-confidence that her mother instilled in her, how her punk rock outlook on life feeds into her teaching and the importance of listening to young people. This is such a fantastic conversation.Michelle is an extraordinary Xicana woman who emerged onto the 1990’s U.S. West Coast punk rock scene in the legendary hardcore punk band Spitboy. She is an author and educator who lives the values that punk rock taught.Her memoir, The Sp...2021-03-221h 06
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E6: Victoria SmithIn this episode, I am talking with Victoria Smith about the feelings The Ramonas had about doing their first originals album, overcoming the fear of getting it wrong, going back to the drawing board and how to keep creative.Vicky is a bass guitar maestro of punk rock and the blues, who has worked with Charlie Harper, Dani Wilde, Richie Ramone, Cockwomble and, of course, one of my faves The Ramonas. She is a songwriter and vocalist as well as bass guitar teacher and artist. She is...2021-03-1537 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E4: TaSz MuerteIn this episode, I'm talking to TaSz Muerte about collaboration, learning from mistakes, being your own person, self care and the importance of trusting gut instinct in life.TaSz is the founder of BLXPLTN, one of the most ferocious and important bands around. He is also a solo artist under the name of A BO1. He has the ability and adaptability to switch between visceral, tense, melodic electro-punk and dark, introspective love songs. His music challenges you to immerse yourself into his compelling stream of consciousness. I'm Giles Sibbald a...2021-03-0835 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E5: Dave HaslamIn this episode, I talk to Dave Haslam about finding our identity, authenticity, constantly evolving to keep building our creativity, trying new things, dealing with rejection and criticism, the importance of nightlife on society and how a DJ can build relationships and bring people together on the dance floor.Dave cut his cultural teeth as a DJ at the Hacienda and has since become one of THE great cultural and social authorities. Alongside his work as a researcher and presenter, he has written several top-class books, including ‘Life After Dark: A History of Br...2021-03-0858 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E1: Dave BarbarossaIn my opening episode, I'm talking with the legendary Dave Barbarossa and we get into how the Sex Pistols' and BowWowWow manager, Malcolm McLaren, influenced his mindset about being unique, doing things differently and the power of individuality.Dave emerged from the underground London punk rock scene, drumming on Adam and the Ants’ first album Dirk Wears White Sox, then moving on to form BowWowWow under the watch of Malcolm McLaren. Since then, Dave has worked with artists such as Republica, Beats International and Roland Gift. Dave is also the author of...2021-03-0824 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E2: YouthIn the second episode, I'm talking with Youth about the importance of simple things like declaring yourself an artist - or whatever you want to be - as the first step to adapting your mindset, exploring things that are outside your comfort zone and his love for opening people's minds to new and exciting ideas.Youth has seen and done it all. From the sonic juggernaut of Killing Joke, to transformational producer to DJ, artist, dad, writer, story teller, festival curator and host, counter-culture arts lab and magazine chief collaborator, Y...2021-03-0847 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeS1 E3: Jennifer FinchIn this episode, I'm talking with Jennifer Finch about her stage anxiety, how she has taught herself to deal with anything that life throws at us, mindsets, working with emotions, developing new skills and ways of working and living, perceptions and allowing people to have their experiences. This was such a wonderful, open conversation. Jennifer is a legendary musical performer, whom we all know and love from her thrilling performances with L7. She is also photographer, visual designer, computer science grad, publishing creative director and community builder. 2021-03-0857 min
I Wanna Jump Like Dee DeeSeason 1 Trailer: I wanna jump like Dee DeeThis is the trailer for Season 1 of "I wanna jump like Dee Dee", the brand new music podcast that does music interviews differently.I'm Giles Sibbald and I'm talking to extraordinary musicians, DJ’s and producers about how they use an experimental mindset in their lives to amplify their own creativity, pursue new challenges, overcome fears and bounce back from mistakes. In Season 1, I'm featuring: Youth - the inspirational co-founder of Killing Joke, transformational producer and artist; Dave Barbarossa - the trailblazing drummer and author who developed his uni...2021-02-2602 min