Down With Boring
Dork
Direct from leading UK music mag Dork, Down With Boring is our flagship podcast, delivered every two weeks. Featuring the best and most exciting new, emerging and established acts around, the latest tracks, the best new albums and loads more.
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Jun 15, 2020 • 1h 22min
Down With Boring #0005: Jake's Blue Whale
This week's episode is not for those of a delicate disposition - and that's nothing to do with the latest new tracks, music news, or our album of the week from Jehnny Beth. It's something far more sinister than that...
Presented by Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and guest contributor Tyler Damara Kelly.
Jun 13, 2020 • 26min
Mez's Sunday Lunch #0001: Cone of Mushy Peas (With Mint Sauce)
Join us for the first episode of LIFE frontman Mez's monthly show about - y'know - stuff. We can argue about exactly what time Sunday Lunch should be served another time.
Jun 8, 2020 • 1h 27min
Down With Boring #0004: Father Bassmas
This week: Jake and Jamie talk Run The Jewels' outstanding new record, The Aces, Wargasm, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and more. Special guest Dork scribbler Jamie MacMillan joins for a deep dive into Sports Team's debut album 'Deep Down Happy', plus The Maccabees join our hall of fame.
Jun 1, 2020 • 1h 14min
Down With Boring #0003: Gaga Does Eurotrash, And I Love It
This week, Gaga is back! That's the album of the week sorted, then. Join Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and Abigail Firth as we recommend the latest new releases, go through the latest music news, and ask what's going on with Wolf Alice?
May 24, 2020 • 1h 8min
Down With Boring #0002: Is There Natural Gas?
Yes, we've made it to episode 2! Jake Hawkes, Jamie Muir and Ali Shutler round up the week in music, including in depth analysis of our album of the week artists, and current cover-stars, The 1975! There's also Haim, Carly Rae Jepsen, CHVRCHES and loads more. Also - The Wombles!
May 17, 2020 • 60min
Down With Boring #0001: Apple Ravioli
HRRRNK! It's the first episode of our weekly show about, y'know, 'music' and 'stuff', hosted by our intrepid Dork scribblers Jamie Muir and Jake Hawkes. Featuring the latest news (Tribes are back! Joff from Wolf Alice is noodling! Everything Everything return!), our album of the week (HRH Queen of Pop Charli XCX, 'FYI') and an in-depth investigation into exactly how Arctic Monkeys could do better.
May 9, 2020 • 27min
Homeschool: The Nasty Cherry Hour
Expect chaos with Charli XCX co-signed, Netflix starring pop prodigies Nasty Cherry. Broadcast as part of Dork's Homeschool online festival in aid of the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal.
May 8, 2020 • 35min
Homeschool: Talk Show's Desert Island Death Row Diner
In a totally original, never before heard format, upstarts Talk Show pick their ideal final starter, main and desert - plus drinks! We know, it'll never catch on. Broadcast as part of Dork's Homeschool online festival in aid of the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal.
