The Cacophony Sessions
Passionate and natural music discussion covering a wide variety of genres and eras in popular music. Not for the faint-hearted, but all in good spirit, The Cacophony Sessions Podcast deconstructs music with observations both astute and absurd from its range of hosts.
Episodes
34 episodes
S4E07 - Album of the Year 2023
Late as ever (it's still February... just) following a technological catastrophe The Cacophony Sessions presents the season four finale, and the closing episode of the regular podcast.Join Dan Whitell and his r...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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1:59:23
S4E06 - Shredder's Revenge, or: Just Axin' Questions
#music #podcast #guitarsolo The Cacophony Sessions are back with their thoughts on greatest guitar solos of all time. Joining Dan Whitell on this episode are Alex, Tom and Martyn; each with two pics for a d...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:47:37
S4E05 - The Top 15 Songs of 2003
We wind the clock back 20 years on this episode of The Cacophony Sessions as Dan Whitell runs down the Top 15 Songs of 2003 with contributions from Martyn, Jim, Alex and Tom. 15 picks each, scored out of ten - some...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:58:45
S4E04B - You Only Bang Twice
The second part of The Cacophony Sessions' discussion of all 25 Bond themes continues in 'You Only Bang Twice', in which Dan Whitell, Tom, Dan B and Alex critique the Bond themes of the 1980s to the present. If you ...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:23:06
S4E04A - Licence to Bang
Are you ready for our TWO PART James Bond Theme Special? You’d better be! Part One of The Cacophony Sessions Season 4 Episode 4 is here and features Dan Whitell with Alex, Dan B, Tom and Martyn as they chr...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:46:48
S4E03 - The Cacophony Sessions Goes Pop! Again!
The Cacophony Sessions do another dive into the UK top 10 (for the week commencing 14/4/23) and several artists now find themselves in the crosshairs for the first time. And an old nemesis comes back to haunt us. Join Dan Whitell
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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1:43:43
S4E02 - The Fab Four
April’s Cacophony Sessions Podcast is an episode in which Dan Whitell, joined by Tom, Martyn and Dan B, attempts to discuss the most famous band in pop music history. We have divided the conversation loosely into f...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:31:33
S4E01 - Album of the Year 2022
Season Four of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast kicks off with our Album of the Year 2022 episode. Join Dan Whitell as well as Tom, Jim, Martyn and Alex as we collectively rank our favourite ten records of last year.T...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:43:55
S3E07 - Songs on Trial
Our final recording of 2022 is the season finale of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast. Dan joins Martyn, Jim, Alex and Tom for a deep dive into ten of our own personal favourites. From Funkadelic to Run-DMC to Nirvana...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:55:47
S3E06 - The Top 10 Pop Punk Songs Ever
Welcome to another episode of The Cacophony Sessions Podcast, as we deliver our Top Ten Pop Punk Songs Ever! Join Dan Whitell, Tom, Martyn, Dan B, Jim
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:47:47
S3E05 - Nuthin' but a Podcast About a "G" Thang
This month's episode of The Cacophony Sessions sees Dan Whitell invite Al, Jim, Martyn and Tom into the theatre of conflict as we discuss our favourite albums, MCs and producers in hip-hop during the early nineties...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:49:12
S3E04 - The Top 15 Songs of 1987
The Cacophony Sessions is here to analyse another of the greatest years in music history. From synthpop to hip-hop; sophisti-pop to post-punk - this episode's six-man panel of Dan Whitell, Dan B, Tom, Jim, Martyn and...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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2:08:23
S3E03 - The Cacophony Sessions Goes Pop! USA
The Cacophony Sessions is here to discuss the US Billboard Hot 100, specifically the top ten from the week commencing 21/5/22. Join Dan W, Alex, Tom, Dan B and our newest voice Jim as we discuss Harry Styles, Lizzo and to...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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2:07:12
S3E02 - Drum and Drummer
OUR BIGGEST EPISODE YET!Following the recent death of Foo Fighter Taylor Hawkins, The Cacophony Sessions Podcast decided it would be an appropriate time to discuss our fifteen favourite drummers of all time according to tonight...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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3:09:36
S3E01 - Album of the Year 2021
The third season premiere sees The Cacophony Sessions rating our favourite records of 2021. Join Dan Whitell, Tom, 'Housewife's Choice' Martyn, Dave and 'Butcher's Boy' Alex as we present the top ten albums of last year, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:53:06
BONUS - The Young One (featuring Taylor Parkes of Chart Music Podcast)
Two weeks after everyone else, The Cacophony Sessions weighs in on the Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan & Spotify debate by dedicating one of our bonus episodes to the mythical Canadian singer-songwriter and his massive discography - from ...
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Season 2
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1:37:38
S2E07 - Under the Covers
Our first episode of 2022 is the last episode we recorded in 2021 and it's a whopping three hour extravaganza discussing the best and worst cover versions we can think of.It's a full house as Dan Whitell welcomes Alex, Tom, Ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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2:56:32
S2E06 - Undeniable Bangers 2: Bang Harder (introducing the Clang)
We've been away for a few months due to personal circumstances, but that does not matter anymore as The Cacophony Sessions Podcast returns for some of our best argumentative dialogue yet, surrounding songs that we think are both ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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2:16:16
S2E05 - Bangers on the Box (TV Themes)
After some scheduling conflicts, The Cacophony Sessions returns to discuss 16 of our favourite TV themes of all time. Dan is joined by CO-HOSTS Alex, Dave and Tom as we discuss some iconic and some obscure music us...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:48:04
BONUS - Rule Britannia 1977-79 (featuring David Stubbs of Chart Music Podcast)
It's time for another of our bonus episodes and this month we are extremely lucky to have secured the services of British music journalism royalty, David Stubbs. Dan and Tom pick out the best and worst of British music from the pr...
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1:25:58
S2E04 - The Cacophony Sessions Makes a Sex Mixtape
The latest episode of The Cacophony Sessions sees regulars Dan, Martyn, Alex, Tom and Dave nominating their favourite songs designed for getting one's proverbial freak on. This month we discern your Barry Whites from your...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:31:10
S2E03 - Hits to Die For: Patrick Bateman's Killer Playlist
Life got in the way, but do not fret as The Cacophony Sessions Podcast is back and longer than ever! The first of two episodes in May to make up for the lack of an update in April sees Dan as well as the regular line up Alex,...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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2:26:21
S2E02 - The Top 20 Songs of 1991
For the thirtieth anniversary, the latest episode of The Cacophony Sessions sees Dan, Tom, Alex, Martyn and Dave nominating what we think are the twenty best songs of 1991. We each nominated thirty songs and scored them o...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:57:24
