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This is a music podcast which explores the creative process. We chat to artists of all levels, from aspiring and emerging talent to international stars, to find more about how they make their music. Check us out on Insta @emergingheadliner, FB and Twitter @headlinerhub and hashtag #headlinerradio
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Jul 29, 2025 • 45min
E438: Iwan Rheon: I Just Wish I’d Never Gone To Space
Welsh actor and musician of Game of Thrones fame, Iwan Rheon, makes his return to music with his second album, I Just Wish I’d Never Gone To Space. He discusses recording his debut album, Dinard during his intensive Thrones shooting schedule, and having much more time to record and co-produce this new album, its stunning lead single Forward Motion, and why he has no wishes to be a pop or rock star.

Jul 28, 2025 • 1h 4min
The Mix Room E111: Johnnie Burn: 28 Years Later
British sound designer Johnnie Burn delves into his work as the re-recording mixer, sound designer and supervising sound editor on post apocalyptic horror film, 28 Years Later. He discusses sonic callbacks to 2002’s 28 Days Later, how the sounds of the infected have evolved, the use of the 1915 Taylor Holmes recording of Rudyard Kipling’s Boots, the inspiration he took from filming locations, how the multi-camera iPhone rigs’ bullet-time effects affected the sound design, the studio tech he couldn’t have done it without, and *that* ending.

Jul 23, 2025 • 23min
E437: Steven Lewis: Heroes Have Heroes
Steven Lewis, CEO of Heroes Have Heroes (a series of interviews with high profile figures in the fields of sports, music, TV, film and business) discusses why he created the initiative and reveals who people can expect to see on series two.

Jul 22, 2025 • 39min
Headliner USA 208: Lukas Nelson: Making American Romance
Singer, songwriter and musician Lukas Nelson opens up about his new album, American Romance – his first as a solo artist, and how he found inspiration in the country that raised him. He discusses standout tracks on the record, the making of the album, his father’s legacy and how he built his career entirely on his own merit, and speaks about the way country music endures, and is evolving.

Jul 21, 2025 • 37min
Aspiring Headliner USA 46: Madison Watkins
Nashville-based artist Madison Watkins reflects on appearing on American Idol, going viral on TikTok with her original song, Curls, and her new EP, Letting Go, the difficult period in her life that inspired it, and writing her first song about her faith.

Jul 14, 2025 • 37min
The Mix Room E110: Sean Genockey
British producer, songwriter, guitarist, and engineer, Sean Genockey reflects on touring the world as guitarist with Moke in the late ‘90s, before making his name as a producer and engineer, and provides an insight into his recent work at Metropolis studios with Irish indie rock band New Dad, and Ronnie Wood. He also explains why he recently installed Genelec 8351B monitors in his studio.

Jul 10, 2025 • 40min
Aspiring Headliner E81: St Catherine’s Child
Liverpool-based singer-songwriter St Catherine’s Child speaks to Headliner about the release of her debut album, This Might Affect You – a powerful catharsis about the drawn-out loss of her father to illness.

Jul 9, 2025 • 32min
Headliner USA 207: Taylor Rae: Into The Void
Austin-based artist Taylor Rae delves into her new album, The Void, produced by Grammy-winning artist/producer Eric Krasno. The anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed debut Mad Twenties, The Void is filled with the most personal songs of her career.

Jul 8, 2025 • 48min
Headliner USA 206: Avery Lynch: Lasting Effects
After dropping out of the Berklee College of Music and deciding a career in music wasn’t going to happen, Avery Lynch began uploading covers and songs for fun to TikTok, and quickly realised music wasn’t done with her yet. Having signed with Sony and with her new EP on the way, she chats to Headliner about new single, Lasting Effects and making raw and honest music with her producer boyfriend in their tiny home in Los Angeles.

Jul 2, 2025 • 36min
E436: Wargasm: Vigilantes
Milkie Way and Sam Matlock are Wargasm, a duo with a sound that comprises nu-metal, hardcore and electronic. They met and bonded over a shared love of Limp Bizkit, and a few years later had frontman Fred Durst guest on their track Bang Ya Head. Following their 2023 debut album release Venom, Wargasm have parted ways with record labels and have released Vigilantes. The duo discuss their latest single for the band’s new independent era.


