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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New Episode! Daniel Turner from @collegefungames.mastodon.gamedev.place.ap.brid.gy joins Matt to talk about the Perfect Tides sequel "Station to Station!" pod.link/1641529105/e...

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

If you have an album you could speak for 60-90 seconds of, please feel free to DM me or email me at pickadisc@gmail.com for more information!

Every year in the days at the end of the year, I do five daily minisodes where I talk about my favourite albums of the year. I didn't do it last year, but I want to do it again this year. So from the 27th December to the 31st, you'll be getting daily amounts of short Pick A Disc episodes. You lucky people.

But also, I'd love to hear from you. As always I'd love short contributions from people to break up me yapping.

So if you have an album you could speak for 60-90 seconds of, please feel free to DM me or email me at pickadisc@gmail.com for more information!

Deadline for submissions is:
Friday 19th December 2025!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Every year, I do 5 daily minisodes about my fave albums of the year. From 27 Dec to the 31st, you'll be getting daily Pick A Disc episodes. I'd love to hear from you. So if you have an album you could speak for 60-90 seconds of, please feel free to email me at pickadisc(a)gmail.com for more info!

Favourite Albums of 2025

We're near the end of 2025!

Every year in the days at the end of the year, I do five daily minisodes where I talk about my favourite albums of the year. I didn't do it last year, but I want to do it again this year. So from the 27th December to the 31st, you'll be getting daily amounts of short Pick A Disc episodes. You lucky people.

But also, I'd love to hear from you. As always I'd love short contributions from people to break up me yapping. So if you have an album you could speak for 60-90 seconds of, please feel free to DM me or email me at pickadisc@gmail.com for more

information!

I'd end on some sort of tacky catchphrase, but I've used them all before and I'm embarrassed.

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Want a look at what's coming up for the rest of the year? Here's a good chunk of what's coming up on the podcast!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

TUESDAY! Geoff Owen from @8bitbackissues.bsky.social returns to the podcast to talk about a defining album of 1990s Britain: Parklife by Blur. Expect talk on just how varied the album sounds, how Geoff discovered the album and it's impact on British indie music. Coming soon on Tuesday!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

GIG: #561 // 2025 #29 // DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL (BRISTOL) 2025 // Saturday 24th May 2025 A great day - first time I went to it in Bristol after a few years in Nottingham. Acts seen: Girlband! Lala Hayden TTSSFU Ain't Indoor Foxes Kate Bollinger Greg Freeman Sprints

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Great chat with Layla and May from the band Birthday Girl just now - you'll hear their episode on the 13th May!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Another episode recording done! Dom Malin will be in the podcast in April!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Just recorded an episode with @ciaomalz.bsky.social! Expect it on your podcast apps in April!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The gig recaps are back on Substack (mainly because I've been going to them)! Also chat on Independent Venue Week and (of course) spreadsheets. pickadisc.substack.com/p/pick-a-gig...

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Night Swimming, Our World's Collide and Amika from last night.

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Final recording of the year! Had a great chat with @24fpsuk.bsky.social - you'll be hearing it in February!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

And the post was five slides, so here was the final slide showing the standings for my entire gig going history! I'd love to know if anyone else does this. I love a good spreadsheet. Spreadsheets are cool.

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Can't remember if I posted this on here, but on Instagram I posted my "gig wrapped", which contains all sorts of information about my gig going for the year!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I....I...wow. I'm going to assume this is 25 people who listened to the podcast and was put off podcasts for the rest of time.

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 1/20 #MusicSky

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I'm obsessed with last.fm. Here's my current overall played from since 2014. My big regret is deleting my old one in 2011 and starting again a few years later.

Lauran Hibberd, Los Campesinos, Hinds, Teen Girl Scientist Monthly, Wolf Alice, Honeyblood, GIRLI, Johnny Foreigner, Baby Queen, Chvrches, Tellison, Pony, The Wombats, Tancred, Frank Turner, Maisie Peters, The Manimals, Colleen Green, Pale Waves, Coach Party, Happy Accidents, Fight Like Apes, Maximo Park, Blalc Honey, Gaffa Tape Sandy

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Special Black Friday offer on the Pick A Disc Discord server that is called The Pick A Disc(Ord)! The special offer is that if you join now, probably won't be acknowledged by me for a good 6/7 hours as I'll be off to bed in the next 10/15 minutes. discord.gg/QZgFWC9S

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

NEW EPISODE! @bazgreenland.bsky.social and Gem Greenland are on the podcast talking about #crazyexgirlfriend! This was a *lot* of fun talking for nearly 2 and a half hours(!) about a really good TV show. #musicpodcast #podcast #rachelbloom pickadisc.transistor.fm/episodes/cra...

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

TUESDAY! Be prepared to venture into the world of music parody and an exploration of mental health and @bazgreenland.bsky.social and Gem Greenland guest on the podcast to talk about the songs from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend! #music #musicpodcast #crazyexgirlfriend #rachelbloom

Advertisement for the Pick A Disc #MusicPodcast showing that it's covering the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend TV Show Soundtrack

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Enjoyed seeing A Void this evening! (slightly longer recap will be in the next Pick A Disc Substack)

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Another episode recording done! This time Ale Campos from Las Nubes was the guest! January 2025 is going to be Las Nubes month on the podcast! #musicpodcast Big thanks to @audioantihero.bsky.social for helping set these recordings up!

A photo of a mic and of a screen showing The Replacements!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Just recorded an episode of the podcast with Emile Milgrim from Las Nubes! There's a clue in the photo of what it's about. Although the Instagram story version of this gives it away... Expect it in January! #musicpodcast

Microphone and a picture of Matt Johnson from The The on a computer screen.

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Compilations that shaped your musical taste, go!

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Pick A Disc: A Music Podcast @pickadisc.bsky.social · 12/02/2024

TOMORROW - Ashley Thomas from @podcast616.bsky.social and We Are Starfleet will appear on the podcast to talk about Haim's "Women in Music Part III"! Find it in your podcast apps from Tuesday!!

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