For the latest Podcast, Bill Cummings and Jim Auton are joined by Simon Williams, a former music journalist with the NME, he founded Fierce Panda in 1994. A legendary indie label that released records from amongst others Coldplay, Supergrass, Death Cab For Cutie, Ash, Keane and more recently Desperate Journalist. Last year he released his book Pandamonium! How Not To Run A Record Company.
They chat new music, what it’s like running a indie label in 2024, “industry plants”, nearly signing Fontaines DC, whether guitar bands can break through in this era? The Killers, Oasis, Interpol, John Peel and much more.
Playlist
Fontaines DC – Favourite
CMAT – Aw Shoot
Half Happy – Well Done Honey
Scattered Ashes – Kingdom
Amyl and the Sniffers – Chewing Gum
Babehoven – Birdseye
The Bodines – Theresa
Produced by Andy VonPip
