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Each week, Q Magazine Editor Ted Kessler interviews a superstar songwriter and musician about their life and career in music, about their ups and downs, their hits and misses. We also employ the famous “Biscuit Tin” method devised in ancient times by Smash Hits for unlocking their deepest secrets.
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Dennis Lyxzén from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Refused's Dennis Lyxzén joins us on this week's podcast. The Swedish hardcore outfit originally split up in 1998 halfway through a gig to 45 people. But their next show, 14 years later, was headlin...
ListenQ Presents The Making of Yak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Yak's frontman Oli Burslem joins us on this week's episode, discussing how Spiritualized's Jason Pierce became a mentor to the London-based trio, why antiques matter as much to him as music and rec...
ListenGruff Rhys from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Gruff Rhys looks back on a career of sonic adventures, both as frontman of the Super Furry Animals and solo artist. Niall Doherty joins him for a cosmic trip that takes place in jacuzzis, tour buse...
ListenCate Le Bon from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Cate Le Bon tells us all about the joys of walking a pygmy goat, how her new Mercury-nominated album was inspired by a course in furniture-making and why she wants to say sorry to her childhood pon...
ListenKate Tempest from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Kate Tempest gives us the lowdown on Rick Rubin's shoewear, shares tales of recording in Bob Dylan's old tourbus and recalls the first time she performed in front of a crowd on this week's episode....
ListenBill Ryder-Jones from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Niall Doherty is joined in the studio by singer songwriter and guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones. He discusses early days in The Coral, mental health and recalls how a meeting with the boss of ...
ListenPaul Banks from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Niall Doherty is joined by Interpol frontman Paul Banks. The singer looks back over the band's early days, explains why he loves painting character actors from '80s films and offers up a...
ListenKaiser Chiefs from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Q Deputy Editor Niall Doherty is joined by Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix. The singer and bassist talk about the key to intra-band harmony, recall the time when they were mist...
ListenBrittany Howard from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Ted Kessler is joined by Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard. She talks about her new solo venture, race, first kisses, the French and much, much more!
ListenPeter Perrett from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Ted Kessler is joined by living legend Peter Perrett. The former leader of The Only Ones looks back at his astonishing life, from losing his virginity during the Moon landing, creating o...
ListenLiam Gallagher from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Season Two of Q Presents The Making Of launches with a Liam Gallagher special. Recorded in May in a London hotel room, Liam tackles the big issues: Brexit, songwriting and which animal he'd most li...
ListenMike Scott from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
With your usual host Ted Kessler away this week, Niall Doherty steps into the Q Presents The Making Of hosting hot-seat and welcomes Mike Scott into the studio. The Waterboys ringleader looks back ...
ListenGreen Gartside from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Scritti Politti's mastermind Green Gartside grants Ted Kessler a rare audience for a Making Of tour de force that takes in multiple musical reinventions, mental illness, incredible name-...
ListenJoan As Policewoman from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, joins Ted Kessler to talk about her adoption, her love of wearing red, the death of her partner Jef...
ListenAndrew Bird from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Laura Barton steps into the Q Presents The Making Of hosting hot-seat for one week only to discover the secrets of great whistling with American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew B...
ListenLoyle Carner from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, South Londoner rapper Loyle Carner meets Ted Kessler to talk grief, ADHD, cookery as therapy, why his address book is like a Who's Who, and what Freud would make of his love life.
ListenMiki from Lush from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
This week, Ted Kessler meets former Lush singer Miki Berenyi to hear about the highs and lows of her years in the spot-light with Lush, and to discover why she's come out of decades-long seclusion ...
ListenFat White Family from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Strong Language! Sex! Drugs! Fine Art! Busking! This week Ted Kessler is joined by brothers Lias and Nathan Saoudi of South London rascals Fat White Family for a ribald tour through the psychedelic...
ListenJah Wobble from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Q Editor Ted Kessler invites bass-playing legend Jah Wobble into the Q Presents The Making Of studio to hear tales of pre-Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious, the terrible consequences of usi...
ListenJason Williamson of Sleaford Mods from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Jason Williamson joins Q Editor Ted Kessler to describe his journey from furious no-hoper to furious 40-something pop star with Sleaford Mods.
ListenQ Presents The Making Of - Season 1 Trailer from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Q Presents The Making Of is a weekly podcast from the makers of Q Magazine focused upon the life and times of a celebrated recording artist. Each week, Q editor Ted Kessler meets a superstar songwr...
ListenQ Presents The Making Of - Season 1 Trailer from 2019-03-07T18:03
Q Presents The Making Of is a weekly podcast from the makers of Q Magazine focused upon the life and times of a celebrated recording artist. Each week, Q editor Ted Kessler meets a superstar songwr...
ListenQ Presents The Making Of - Season 1 Trailer from 2019-03-07T18:03
Q Presents The Making Of is a weekly podcast from the makers of Q Magazine focused upon the life and times of a celebrated recording artist. Each week, Q editor Ted Kessler meets a superstar songwr...
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