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Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Podcast
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A podcast about all the different music.
Albums of the month:

Steve: Urne - Setting Fire to the Sky

The third album from London trio is another slam dunk, the biggest, boldest & most instant album of their career.

FFO: Mastodon, Dio, Enslaved
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
On this weeks show we go through the January albums that PR people paid us to talk about… I mean, our favourite albums of the month.

We also have a very brief chat about the Grammys. Conclusion: Turnstile are good, but they’re not metal. 🤷‍♂️

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February 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Off you trot to Patreon.com/trvecvltpop where you can sign up and listen to Gaz’s right to reply on 90’s metal, as he picks his favourite 20 albums from the decade.

There’s a few surprises in there, and VAR was required for one of the picks, so let us know what you think!
February 4, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Our latest Trve. Cvlt. Rvdio! Show is up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop. It’s a love letter to one of the 90’s finest compilation series, the indie-centric Shine… or SHIIIIINNNEEE.

We take a good long look at the best best and some forgotten favourites from its many iterations.
January 31, 2026 at 9:33 AM
New show: Today is the anniversary of 2016, we went back a decade to look at everything that happens in the world of music, before picking our 5 favourite albums from that year.

Plus, M Beat & Jamiroquai play all the notes. Ted Maul reports.

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January 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop as we continue lost month and count down Steve’s top 20 metal albums of the 90’s.

The best decade for music? Sure, we’ve said it for years. But is the 90’s the lowkey GOAT for heavy music? Look, no spoilers, but we present a pretty strong case.
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 AM
On this weeks show we pull out & recommend some deep cuts from some of our favourite artists.

Plus we pick through the disaster that is the BRIT Awards nominations & remember when Ja Rule became an early adopter of Africa by Toto.

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January 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
We dive deep into the shit at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop as we reveal our own personal Top 20 Worst UK Number One Singles of All Time.

A truly horrifying experience. Come and “enjoy” the absolute bottom of the barrel with us.
January 22, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop for our latest List Month podcast, one that goes up to 11, as Gaz picks his top 20 favourite movies of the 1980’s.

From the biggest blockbusters to some lovely auteur picks, he’s got the lot.
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 AM
On this weeks show Joe from Urne joins us in advance of the release of their new album Setting Fire to the Sky to take the 5 album challenge. There’s some good singing in there.

We also talk about Scooby Doo…

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January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop where our latest show looks at the 3rd studio album from Brit rock band Skunk Anansie, Post Orgasmic Chill.

In the press they claimed it was “Obscenely heavy”, they headlined Glastonbury, so why didn’t they kick in afterwards? We investigate.
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM
List month takes a bit of a weird turn at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop as we discuss the top 20 wrestlers of the 90’s… you did request it!

Gaz isn’t up for it, so we brought in the most electrifying man in podcasting, Merlin Alderslade to sort the men from the jabronis. WOOOOOO!!!
January 12, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It’s our first weekly show of 2026, so we’ve decided to take a look at the year ahead, previewing all the albums we’re looking forward to (or are intrigued about), the gigs we want to see & make a few predictions & wishes for the year ahead.

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January 9, 2026 at 8:40 AM
List month continues over at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop where you can sign up and listen to us count down our top 20 UK number one singles of all time.

There have been 1445 number ones here in the United Kingdom since the charts began in 1952, we whittle them all down to 20 songs.
January 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We kick off list month on our Patreon page with a podcast dedicated to popcorn cinemas greatest decade, as Steve picks his top 20 favourite films of the 1980’s.

Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop to listen, or to suggest any top 20 lists you’d like to hear from us.
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Grab your popcorn & sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop to hear our latest Trve. Cvlt. Rvdio! Where we head back to the 90’s and for you a run down of some of the decades best tunes from the best soundtracks of the best movies.
December 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
At Patreon.com/trvecvltpop we are joined by esteemed music writer Ian Winwood to discuss the 2002 Henry Rollins collaborative album Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Song to Benefit the West Memphis Three.

With a stunning cast of guest vocalists & a powerful purpose, this is a classic.
December 16, 2025 at 9:27 AM
It’s that time of the year again… already?

On this weeks show we begin our countdown of the 20 best albums of 2025, a superb year for music, by revealing numbers 20-11.

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December 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“We’re on a mission from God”

Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop for a big Trve. Cvlt. Fvlm! As we look at the first ever SNL movie, a classic comedy of the 80’s that contains some legendary songs, even more legendary lines and… just SO much cocaine, it’s The Blues Brothers.
December 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
On this weeks show Merlin Alderslade joins us to review the year in electronic music. The great albums, the big live shows, all that.

Plus reviews of Gary Numan, Clipse & Radiohead live, and we pay tribute to lost legends Mani & Jimmy Cliff.

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December 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Did it really happen? Was it all a dream? Did we all imagine it? Surely we did. Surely we couldn’t have been so foolish, so careless. But no, it did happen, it was real.

Staind’s Break the Cycle really was a UK number one album.

We dissect the horror at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop to hear Gaz pay his respects after the terrible news of Mani’s passing with an hour long dive into the most underrated deep cuts from the discography of one of British musics most important ever bands; The Stone Roses.
November 29, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop to hear us go track by track through one of the great soul compilations; 1993’s Blues Brother, Soul Sister.

Filled to the brim with absolute classics AND you got the chance to win a mini hi-fi (with tape deck!) if you bought it!
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If you sign up at Patreon.com/trvecvltpop you’re invited to our indie disco.

New artists, classics from icons, birthday celebrations for some legendary albums and, of course, a tribute to one of the genres finest ever musicians who we lost this week.

RIP Mani.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
On this weeks show, 601 give us 5 albums to chat about alongside their own excellent new album.

Plus, loads of live reviews from Kneecap, Ash & Baby Seals & we discuss what we call the “Let Loose echo chamber”; lost classic or iconic banger?

Listen here: linktr.ee/trvecvltpop
November 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM