Gig Pigs with Ivo Graham and Alex Kealy

A podcast in the grip of greatness! Anecdotes that feel found, not written! Oh, that we could dream of the same reviews that Big Thief got at the Apollo two weeks ago, a series of surprisingly loud folk-rock masterpieces (one of them Masterpiece) in between a Guinness-brokered supertable and a triumphant Belushi’s afters. We were so lucky to discuss this and more with gentleman scholar, prescient musical legend-collector, and newly christened Pod Saviour of the UK Nish Kumar, who went to this gig twice and wept both times. You don’t need to know why when you cry! LITTLE THINGS!The Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhEnjoy/review/subscribe!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

She moves with a (fit for) purpose, and what magnificent purpose. GPGPGP hits its eighth episode (NOT including double eps!) and this one took us to Shoreditch’s Village Underground to watch anarchist visionaries Black Midi in the company of comedian, producer, karaokist and fellow noughties indie almanac Rajiv Karia.This episode features more chat about Bugsy Malone and the board game Ticket To Ride than you might well expect: only one of these decisions was on us. Give it a little love by subscribing, rating, swilling and recommending! Take in the sights, this is shore leave!The Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhEnjoy/review/subscribe!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Not like we’re counting the pods / but it’s been seven (if you count the Sanders double as one). This week sees us at the Apollo once more, watching Caroline Polachek’s Valentine’s graduation to the big leagues alongside comedian, writer and pre-dusk V Festival photographer Rhiannon Shaw (with friend of the pod and Girl Guide survivor Izzy Bromfield (bunny)riding shotgun). Caroline’s encore featured confetti cannons: this podcast’s encore features a truly Shakespearean breakdown. Please enjoy and as ever check out the sister playlist: Ex-tra Swill - I want to tune in to you!The Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhEnjoy/review/subscribe!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Explore the chaotic thrill of live music, especially at a Napalm Death concert, where broken ankles meet fierce energy. Dive into whimsical banter about invented band names and nostalgic concert tales, filled with camaraderie among metal fans. Discover the unique atmosphere of metal gigs, where pop surprises abound between heavy performances. Plus, hear hilarious mishaps from a trip to Buxton and the essential role of merch in supporting smaller bands. It’s a delightful romp through the highs and lows of the music scene!

S1 E5: Self Esteem with Lou Sanders (Part 1)Part of being funny, is having some sincerity, and using both of them wisely! This week’s noble attempt involved Alex (long life ahead of him) and Ivo (enjoy it while it lasts) retiring with Historic immediacy to the latter’s home, discussing the magnificent Self Esteem in the marvellous and mischievous company of OG GP Lou Sanders (Taskmaster, Unforgivable, Channel 4’s Blair-era Glastonbury coverage), and hoping the best podcast afters of our life wasn’t the absolute worst of hers. So we hope you enjoy us - now and again making perfect sense, most of the time feeling stupid for trying - on a cheeky double ep of Gig Pigs After Dark: a good pod, a good long pod, a good sturdy pod. Please like, review, swill and subscribe! We did the best that we could babe!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comThe Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S1 E5: Self Esteem with Lou Sanders (Part 2)Part of being funny, is having some sincerity, and using both of them wisely! This week’s noble attempt involved Alex (long life ahead of him) and Ivo (enjoy it while it lasts) retiring with Historic immediacy to the latter’s home, discussing the magnificent Self Esteem in the marvellous and mischievous company of OG GP Lou Sanders (Taskmaster, Unforgivable, Channel 4’s Blair-era Glastonbury coverage), and hoping the best podcast afters of our life wasn’t the absolute worst of hers. So we hope you enjoy us - now and again making perfect sense, most of the time feeling stupid for trying - on a cheeky double ep of Gig Pigs After Dark: a good pod, a good long pod, a good sturdy pod. Please like, review, swill and subscribe! We did the best that we could babe!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comThe Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So sentimental? Not sentimental, no. That’s the respective attitudes of hosts and guest towards this week’s musical offering: Ivo a decade-plus devotee, Alex familiar and curious for more, Tom Rosenthal cheerily dismissive of the band that have soundtracked some of his finest half hours. But what a jaunt! Please enjoy these wayward tales of the Cochons de Concert on their first international outing: it’s never been like this, it’s never been like this, it’s never been like this, no!Emails and recommendations in the usual places - gigpigspodcast@gmail.comThe Extra Swill playlist:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Celya AB joins the conversation to share her love for The Cure and other eclectic artists like Indochine and St Vincent. The hosts reflect on their nostalgic concert experiences, including a riveting show at Glastonbury, filled with laughter and missed opportunities. They dive into the emotional highs of live music and the intricacies of concert setlists, all while highlighting the unique atmosphere of performances. Don't miss their recommendations for hidden musical gems and hilarious anecdotes about the absurdities of concert logistics!

Hello new world, all the boys and girls, we got some true stories to tell. Stories of a trip to watch the most important rapper of his generation, with diversions to Malaysia, Glastonbury, Nando’s, and the myriad outer planets of the regretosphere.We were extremely lucky to have Phil “Roger’s cousin” Wang invite us to watch Kendrick Lamar in November 2022 and then agree to chat about it a few weeks later: without further ado, and ideally without any of the Continuity Croaks of episode one, here it is.Listen, share, review, subscribe! Follow us on socials! (@gigpigspodcast, @wangpix).Correspondence to:gigpigspodcast@gmail.comFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealyListen to our Spotify sister playlist "Extra Swill"! Tell us who you loyal to!https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S1 E1: Franz Ferdinand with Rose Matafeo and Emma SidiTrack one, side one of the podcast, and the Gig Pigs have gone big, in what is already being referred to in some circles as the Jacqueline of opening episodes. Not one guest but two, with a real-life (not to mention on-screen!) best friendship to match that of our hosts (and all the sweeter for not having been forged in the corridors of boarding school), and on top of all of that, guests with a Personal Link to the band in question? This pod is out of control! Rose, Emma, Alex and Ivo watched Franz Ferdinand at the Alexandra Palace in October 2022, and five months on, here’s the report. You couldn’t have it very much better than this.Correspond with us!gigpigspodcast@gmail.comListen to the music discussed and on our sister playlist “Extra Swill”!https://open.spotify.com/playlist/45NNtgh2FbvR4emjWbAVQhFollow us!@ivo_graham@alexkealy@gigpigspodcast@rosematafeo@emmafrancescasidiA 'Keep It Light Media' Production Sales, advertising, and general enquiries: hello@keepitlightmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices