The Twisting Your Melon Podcast

Twisting Your Melon
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A podcast exploring the link between music and mental health. Each episode we delve into the artists, albums, songs and gigs that have had an impact on our emotional and wider mental state.

Episodes

  1. 06/12/2023

    Andy Rogers - the ups and downs of the music industry

    Andy Rogers joins Gordon to talk about his love for music, the music industry's tough love approach and his move into artist management while supporting local bands and running his own podcast.

    59 min

  2. 04/24/2023

    Danielle Rowley - MP to LP

    Danielle Rowley joins Gordon to discuss her love of music and how it is intertwined with her extremely busy life as a MP, activist and campaigner dedicated to helping others and making the world a better place. We continue our exploration into the world of Music and Mental Health.

    46 min

  3. 09/19/2022

    LongPlay Lunatics - Ep3 - Frightened Rabbit - Pedestrian verse

    Gordon and Neil continue their journey reviewing albums and how they make us feel. This episode we are talking about Frightened Rabbits 4th album, pedestrian verse. a band and album very close to the heart of Gordon. We listened to this album over a week that was particularly tough for us both and its fair to say the album has left its mark on us in a big way. listen in to find out more.  Trigger warning: There is a lot of talk of death and suicide in this episode. please seek professional help if you are struggling at all.

    1h 11m
  4. LongPlay Lunatics Ep2 - Little mix - Get Weird

    09/02/2022

    LongPlay Lunatics Ep2 - Little mix - Get Weird

    Join Neil and Gordon on their album review expedition in Ep2 of long play lunatics. We listened to Little Mix's Get Weird for a week or so during our everyday lives and explored how the album made us feel. did it make us all warn and fuzzy inside? did we connect to its subject matter? Tune in to find out!

    56 min

  5. 07/27/2022

    Danny McNamara, Embrace - The good will out

    I am honoured to be joined by Embrace front man, rockstar and all round good guy Danny McNamara to talk about dealing with band life for verging on 30 years and how experiencing PTSD at a young age shaped his music making in the form of some of the biggest indie anthems of the last 25 years.

    47 min

  6. 07/07/2022

    LongPlay Lunatics - The Killers - Hot Fuss

    Join Gordon and Neil on a regular album review journey like no other with Twisting your melons Long Play lunatic's. we pick an album we listen to it non stop for a week, all while attentively being aware of how the album makes us feel. does it make us happy? does it make us sad? does it bring back a memory? This episode was the killers debut album hot fuss. how did this seminal indie album make us feel? listen to find out!

    52 min

  7. 06/03/2022

    Welcome to the north - Ep 6

    A quick catch up to talk about my experience at The Musics comeback gig at the Glasgow Barrowlands!

    29 min
  8. Matty Fairnie - Songbangers

    04/24/2022

    Matty Fairnie - Songbangers

    Im joined by the increasingly popular podcaster and unintentional comedian(whether he admits it or not) Matty Fairnie as we discuss growing up in a heavily influenced by music era, Music soundtracks and we finally answer the question of what a Wonderwall is anyway.

    1h 19m

  9. 04/19/2022

    Ian Halliday - Sunday

    I'm joined by my ex-band mate and good friend Ian Halliday to discuss our old band. We reminisce about playing and recording music, exploring the pressures of the music industry and how we "never have time" to be creative anymore.

    1h 5m
  10. Charlie Banks - D'you know what i mean?

    04/10/2022

    Charlie Banks - D'you know what i mean?

    In this Episode im joined by the experienced podcaster and genuinely top bloke, Charlie Banks. He tells the story of how one band saved him from going too far down a dark path during a difficult time in his life. we explore what that band means to him and others around the world.

    39 min
  11. Neil Renton - A DJ saved my life

    04/03/2022

    Neil Renton - A DJ saved my life

    In this episode i'm lucky enough to be joined by Neil Renton. An extremely interesting and creative person with many strings to his bow. We discuss Neil's experience with mental health issues and how one song played on a radio station saved his life!

    1h 6m
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A podcast exploring the link between music and mental health. Each episode we delve into the artists, albums, songs and gigs that have had an impact on our emotional and wider mental state.

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