DJ Shadow, aka Josh Davis, joins us in the studio for a journey through his life and times. He tells Niall Doherty about the making of his game-changing debut, explains why the Unkle project derailed him and makes the case for his new record Ou

DJ Shadow

Oct 3rd, 2019 47m 45s

Dennis Lyxzén

Sep 25th, 2019 49m 3s

Refused's Dennis Lyxzén joins us on this week's podcast. The Swedish hardcore outfit originally split up in 1998 halfway through a gig to 45 people. But their next show, 14 years later, was headlining Coachella. The frontman guides Niall Dohert

Q Presents The Making of Yak

Sep 19th, 2019 36m 47s

Yak's frontman Oli Burslem joins us on this week's episode, discussing how Spiritualized's Jason Pierce became a mentor to the London-based trio, why antiques matter as much to him as music and recalling the time his band were followed around E

Gruff Rhys

Sep 11th, 2019 39m 1s

Gruff Rhys looks back on a career of sonic adventures, both as frontman of the Super Furry Animals and solo artist. Niall Doherty joins him for a cosmic trip that takes place in jacuzzis, tour buses and rural Welsh villages.

Cate Le Bon

Sep 4th, 2019 54m 33s

Cate Le Bon tells us all about the joys of walking a pygmy goat, how her new Mercury-nominated album was inspired by a course in furniture-making and why she wants to say sorry to her childhood pony. Q Assistant Editor Chris Catchpole follows t

Kate Tempest

Aug 28th, 2019 48m 57s

Kate Tempest gives us the lowdown on Rick Rubin's shoewear, shares tales of recording in Bob Dylan's old tourbus and recalls the first time she performed in front of a crowd on this week's episode. Niall Doherty tries to keep up with the rapper

Bill Ryder-Jones

Aug 13th, 2019 56m 32s

This week, Niall Doherty is joined in the studio by singer songwriter and guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones. He discusses early days in The Coral, mental health and recalls how a meeting with the boss of Domino Records changed his life.

Paul Banks

Aug 7th, 2019 52m 55s

This week, Niall Doherty is joined by Interpol frontman Paul Banks. The singer looks back over the band's early days, explains why he loves painting character actors from '80s films and offers up a surprisingly knowledgeable insight into simula

Kaiser Chiefs

Jul 29th, 2019 48m 58s

This week, Q Deputy Editor Niall Doherty is joined by Kaiser Chiefs' Ricky Wilson and Simon Rix. The singer and bassist talk about the key to intra-band harmony, recall the time when they were mistaken for Lily Allen's removal men and reveal th

Brittany Howard

Jul 22nd, 2019 49m 43s

This week, Ted Kessler is joined by Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard. She talks about her new solo venture, race, first kisses, the French and much, much more!

Peter Perrett

Jul 10th, 2019 1h 2m

This week, Ted Kessler is joined by living legend Peter Perrett. The former leader of The Only Ones looks back at his astonishing life, from losing his virginity during the Moon landing, creating one of the great post-punk singles Another Girl,

Liam Gallagher

Jul 2nd, 2019 36m 39s

Season Two of Q Presents The Making Of launches with a Liam Gallagher special. Recorded in May in a London hotel room, Liam tackles the big issues: Brexit, songwriting and which animal he'd most like the body of if he could keep his face.

Mike Scott

May 21st, 2019 47m 59s

With your usual host Ted Kessler away this week, Niall Doherty steps into the Q Presents The Making Of hosting hot-seat and welcomes Mike Scott into the studio. The Waterboys ringleader looks back on over three decades in music, reflecting on s

Green Gartside

May 13th, 2019 1h 25m

This week, Scritti Politti's mastermind Green Gartside grants Ted Kessler a rare audience for a Making Of tour de force that takes in multiple musical reinventions, mental illness, incredible name-dropping, psychedelic digressions and the famil

Joan As Policewoman

May 7th, 2019 55m 43s

This week, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, joins Ted Kessler to talk about her adoption, her love of wearing red, the death of her partner Jeff Buckley, her favourite ever song, about worki

Andrew Bird

Apr 30th, 2019 59m 38s

Laura Barton steps into the Q Presents The Making Of hosting hot-seat for one week only to discover the secrets of great whistling with American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird.

Aldous Harding

Apr 22nd, 2019 41m 37s

This week, your host Ted Kessler ventures to deepest, darkest South London, to the offices of 4AD Records, so that the supernaturally talented Kiwi singer-songwriter Aldous Harding can make fun of him, while also of course sharing her most inti

Loyle Carner

Apr 15th, 2019 52m 51s

This week, South Londoner rapper Loyle Carner meets Ted Kessler to talk grief, ADHD, cookery as therapy, why his address book is like a Who's Who, and what Freud would make of his love life.

Miki from Lush

Apr 9th, 2019 1h 12m

This week, Ted Kessler meets former Lush singer Miki Berenyi to hear about the highs and lows of her years in the spot-light with Lush, and to discover why she's come out of decades-long seclusion to form a new indie super-group, Piroshka. Also

Fat White Family

Apr 1st, 2019 55m 15s

Strong Language! Sex! Drugs! Fine Art! Busking! This week Ted Kessler is joined by brothers Lias and Nathan Saoudi of South London rascals Fat White Family for a ribald tour through the psychedelic windmills of their minds.

SOAK

Mar 25th, 2019 34m 21s

This week, the young singer-songwriter SOAK, aka 22-year old Bridie Monds-Watson, meets Q Editor Ted Kessler in The Making Of bunker for a revelation-packed edition. She tells us why Derry can no longer contain her, what she stole from Avril La

Jah Wobble

Mar 18th, 2019 1h 5m

Q Editor Ted Kessler invites bass-playing legend Jah Wobble into the Q Presents The Making Of studio to hear tales of pre-Sex Pistols Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious, the terrible consequences of using his housemates' furniture as firewood, east

Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods

Mar 11th, 2019 46m 43s

Jason Williamson joins Q Editor Ted Kessler to describe his journey from furious no-hoper to furious 40-something pop star with Sleaford Mods.

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Q Presents The Making Of - Season 1 Trailer

Mar 7th, 2019 3m 16s

Q Presents The Making Of is a weekly podcast from the makers of Q Magazine focused upon the life and times of a celebrated recording artist. Each week, Q editor Ted Kessler meets a superstar songwriter and performer to discuss their highs and l

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