Well here it is....episode 10 of season 4 This time out, the boys bring you an interview with a band that have led the rise of the UK post-punk scene over the past few years: Shame. Listen as Luke and Dave catch up with Eddie and Josh from the band, just before their homecoming headliner slot at Wide Awake Festival. Plus, Dave tells all about how he ended up on stage at a Camden gig, and Luke heads to see The Vaccines for the 1000th. AND, we have a round-up of some ace new tracks in Tunes of The Week as well as a "mad 5 minutes" with Mollie Coddled in this week's Close Up 60 Seconds.

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10: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E10 - Shame

Festival season is still just about rumbling on, and Luke and Dave are clinging on as hard as they can! This time out, they review Bank Holiday Monday at the brilliant All Points East. The crowd were blown away by a vintage set from Bombay Bicycle Club before a typically stomping show from none-other than Foals. A brilliant day out, rounded off with Luke thinking he'd broken his nose in a mosh! Today (3 September), Big Smoke Music Weekly is back to it with a trip down to Brockwell Park in Brixton for Wide Awake. The line-up makes it an absolute must for any fans of the post-punk scene, with IDLES, Squid,  shame, Dry Cleaning and more set to tear South London up! Luke & Dave hit you with their hot tracks from the bill to get you in the mood. All of this, PLUS the boys do their very own version of the 'Big Smoke Big 10' and Luke looks back on a perfect show from Katy J Pearson down on the south coast. 

9: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E9 - All Points East & Wide Awake

A ruddy good day to you all! To say we are buzzing with our new episode of Season 4 is a big understatement. We finally get to chat with a band that has been taking spots on our playlists all year long, one of the hottest new guitar bands in the UK, the brilliant L’objectif. The boys catch up with lead singer Saul Kane to ask about fronting a band made up of 16/17 year olds and what they make of their constant tagging as a ‘young band’. Saul opens up on his influences from funk to The Stone Roses, how he knew from as early as he can remember that he wanted to be in a band and how they landed their first record deal through a Twitter competition! Luke and Dave as always give you a big helping of their Tunes of The Week, we speak to Leeds outfit VICTORS ahead of their extended EP release and…Dave tells us how he styled-out falling off his chair at a BBQ. All ahead of a big weekend for the boys at Victorious Festival and All Points East! 

8: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E8 - L'objectif

FESTIVALS ARE BACK! Strap yourselves in for Big Smoke Music Weekly's chaotic return to festivals, as Luke and Dave headed for Latitude Festival. It was one of the first festivals to make a return following the past 18 months that have felt like the world's worst sci-fi movie. Tents packed, beers in the back of the tiny rental car, the guys were absolutely buzzing to be back in a field and soaking up the live music that they and every music fan have been missing so badly! If you are yet to get back to a festival, look no further that our Latitude Festival Special...the perfect way to get you in the mood! 

7: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E7 - Latitude Festival **SPECIAL**

Well... it looks like summer has finally arrived and Big Smoke Music weekly is here to add with fizz with another episode bursting at the seams with new music goodness! The BigSmoke:InFocus this time round is the brilliant FEET. We speak with frontman George Haverson all about how the band are moving on to new horizons following 2019's debut 'What's Inside Is More Than Just Ham' and into the world of Crease Pop. George tells all on how FEET feel their succession of single releases this  year have gone down, why soft cheese with a French stick is the only snack you need in your life and how in the hell they got their band name! PLUS....Luke & Dave dish up some tasty new servings for their Tunes of The Week & Jamie Hoddle - one half of Indie-House duo Mona Vale drops in as our CloseUp 60 Seconds artist. All this as well as details about Dave's new Love Bus! If that isn't exactly what you need to get into the swing of summer, we don't know what is! 

6: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E6 - FEET

Alright muckers! Before Luke & Dave horrify the locals and get their pale beach bods out down in Cornwall, they thought they had better drop a new episode to keep things ticking over. And….what an episode it is! The boys chat through the all-important plans for the playlist down the land of pasties, as well as picking their Tunes of The Week. Hear some tasty little treats from the likes of Junodream, MILA, Bandicoot & more! Luke even tells a tale of being recognised by a fan of the show…has he now “made it”?! The BigSmoke:InFocus artist this week is the simply superb Pixey! She joins the show to chat all things KP Peanuts as well as revealing a fan named their kid after her and how she is sharpening her production skills to become one of the biggest-sounding artists out there right now. Oooft, what an episode! 

5: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E5 - Pixey

Welcome, kids! Luke and Dave have finally got a pub trip out of the way after 5 months without seeing each other… Now they can bring you a new episode, wahoo! Big Smoke Music Weekly is back with a mega BigSmoke:InFocus chat with Black Honey lead singer, Izzy B Phillips. She tells all about Black Honey’s brilliant second album, ‘Written & Directed” that charted at number 1 in the Independent chart and 7 in the UK album chart...one of the albums of the year!Take a listen to find out how her big night with Razorlight ended up in cut knees, why she signed a lobster and how filmic elements influenced the new album. All this, plus Luke spills his heart over having to miss 110 Above Festival this summer, along with a CloseUp: 60 Seconds with Edith Violet of the fantastique FOURS. 

4: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E4 - Black Honey

Luke and Dave are back after making it through a big first weekend back in the pubs!Episode 3 of Season 4 comes with a huge BigSmoke:InFocus chat with Ethan Barnett AKA Ten Tonnes, off the back of his festival-ready banger of a new single ‘Everything You Got’. We chat with him about how life in this Sci-Fi horror of a year has helped him get busy with writing, how he ends up thinking about his dinner options during live shows and all about a chance encounter with TV chef royalty, Gino D’Acampo! This week’s CloseUp 60 Seconds sees us catch up with The Hubbards, who are set to play alongside the likes of whenyoung, Sad Boys Club and Valeras for CloseUp Festival 2021. PLUS! Luke digs out a compilation album that drips with 90’s anthems and a round-up of this week’s Tunes of The Week, featuring L’Objectif, Speedboat & more. 

3: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E3 - Ten Tonnes

Big Smoke Music Weekly comes back at ya with yet more lashing of Indie & Alternative goodness!This week, Luke & Dave discuss killer topics such as holes in crotches, aching joints & weird messages from delivery drivers.The BigSmoke:InFocus artist in residence is the brilliant TV Priest. We speak with front-man Charlie Drinkwater about the many years that sit behind their debut album 'Uppers' and why their one and only gig was played in a disused industrial freezer....AND Birmingham group VIOLET drop by for a chat about their mega new tune 'Fade' in the CloseUp 60 seconds.

2: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E2 - TV Priest

As the days get longer, we have more sunshiiiiine and the beer gardens to open soon....Big Smoke Music Weekly returns!Luke and Dave are with you once again for the wild ride of Season 4!BigSmoke:InFocus returns, along with the tasty new feature, 'The Big Smoke Big 10', where each InFocus artist is asked a set 10 questions about life behind the scenes, to find out what makes them tick and how they got where they are, and most importantly....to find out their favourite on-tour snack.First up to the plate is Jack Cochrane, the writing powerhouse and quick wit behind The Snuts. He joins us in a week the band release their long-awaiting debut album, W.L.PLUS! We have teamed up with CloseUp - a London-based live promoters, booking agent and label. Each episode of Season 4 will see us bring you a chat with one of the artists on their roster in the 'CloseUp 60 Seconds'. This week, we chat with High Wycombe outfit, Only Sun.Corrr blimey guv'nor, it's good to be back!The Big Smoke Boys x

1: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S4E1 - The Snuts

THE END OF AN ERA! It is on a bittersweet cushion we present to you Episode 12 of Season 3! On one hand, it means we are closer to this dumpster of a year ending, but on the other...we say goodbye to our biggest & best series yet! Luke & Dave are back for more snippets of wisdom and tomfoolery with Dave's Music News & a soon to be award-winning new feature: Favourite Bits of The Series. PLUS! We put a glittery lil ribbon on this festive gift by bringing you a bumper BigSmoke:InFocus with Joey Julliard & Dan Hipkin - the team behind The Close Encounter Club. This year, the club has been serving the thirst of music fans amongst us earthlings by beaming sessions and live stream shows back into our homes on planet Earth. Plug yourselves in for an intergalactic journey through exclusive in-session tracks from Lazarus Kane, Porridge Radio, Willie J Healey & FEET. Feast on this treat and fill your space boots on this huge final episode.  See ya in '21 for more xx

12: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E12 - The Close Encounter Club Special: FEET, Porridge Radio, Willie J Healey & Lazarus Kane

The Big Smoke Music Weekly boys are back with a huge new show! In the 11th episode of Season 3, Luke and Dave have a sit down with lead singer and creative power behind Sundara Karma, Oscar Pollock, in their biggest BigSmoke:InFocus interview to date. Oscar opens up ahead of the release of Sundara Karma's new EP, 'Kill Me', and how a decade in the band has resulted in a natural shift in styles and creative influences.  Find out how personal struggles have enabled him to have a greater sense of strength, and how Oscar was in some way responsible for Luke's  brother bagging a fiancé! All this, plus a round-up of the tracks Luke & Dave have on repeat and a trip down to the news center in Dave's Music News. Plug yourselves in - Lockdown 2.0 is saved!

11: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E11- Sundara Karma

Hello gang! The summer seems to have gone by in a flash, but we are still hanging on, with this episode's BigSmoke:InFocus featured artist, Cassia. The boys from Macclesfield hopped on a plane just before the chaos of 2020 truly kicked off, heading for the bohemian heights of Berlin. There, the band have carved out an irresistible new sound at their studio and home, Casa de Cassia. We speak with lead singer Rob Ellis all about adapting to life in the land of Bratwurst, as well as how this new sound is one that has left the band feeling as though they are the winners of the weirdest year to date. Luke and Dave bring you all the best tracks that have been the soundtrack to life over the last few weeks, and they discuss the need for all music lovers to get behind the WeMakeEvents campaign. It's good to hit double figures in season 3, baby!

10: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E10 - Cassia

Big Smoke Weekly returns with another bonus edition of BigSmoke:InFocus. Episode 9 of Season 3 delivers two of the hottest artists on the Indie circuit, straight into your pocket. First up is Glasgow 5-piece Walt Disco. We catch up with guitarist David Morgan about the band's latest release, their on-stage extravagance and how they have dealt with being part of the Class of 2020...the year that has been put on ice. We also catch-up with lead singer of the sensational Leeds outfit Marsicans. James Newsbigging tells us all about the excitement in releasing their long-awaited debut album, Ursa Major and how a Tweet from one of the biggest acts in world music has helped light the blue touch paper in a march towards a UK Top 40 billing.

9: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E9 - Walt Disco & Marsicans

HELLO HELLO! 2020 is the year that is disappearing before our very eyes...so too is our Weekly title! Luke and Dave are getting you back in their good books with this tasty BigSmoke:InFocus feast as they pick 3 artists as part of this 'Ones To Watch' special. They come in the form of the brilliant new solo project from Sam Hong (HONGZA). He opens up to us about the excitement of going it alone and finally getting the freedom to explore and create a sound true to himself.  Tom McConnell of Novelty Island stops by as we chat about the alternative world he has created - the perfect escape from the weird limbo of this post-lockdown world. Finally....Tom Cherrill of Brighton Punk outfit GURU drops by to tell us how £5 bargain Burberry jumpers were part of the story behind the band's formation. More than enough to make it up to you! All this, plus another edition of Dave's Music News. Enjoy!

8: Big Smoke Music Weekly - S3E8 - Novelty Island, HONGZA, GURU

The hottest weekly new music podcast coming out of London. Big Smoke Music Weekly showcases the best upcoming artists on the Indie & Alternative scene, helping to keep you on the pulse with new trends by bringing you the freshest releases. All this, plus our BigSmoke:InFocus feature that delivers interviews with the top industry influencers and insiders, as well as the best new artists making waves/ Join your hosts Luke Scanlan and Dave Bohin, as the guys bring you their take on what's hot or not, and a round-up of the best gigs in London town and all the latest music news.

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