The Allender Calendar

• Episode 15: Emily Breeze

  This month on The Allender Calendar, I speak to the fabulous Bristol-based musician Emily Breeze, whose lipstick-smeared and glitter-drenched album Rats in Paradise is one of my favourites of the year. And Emily very kindly gave me permission to include snippets from the album in the episode!We talk about the songwriting process, Emily's day job teaching at BIMM (the British and Irish Modern Music Institute) in Bristol, and about her literary and musical influences. We also frequently get sidetracked and end up chatting about queuing in pubs and the concept of Alan Partridge narrating Joyce's Ulysses.Please check out Emily's album here:https://sugarshackrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rats-in-paradiseAnd you can follow her on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/emilybreeze66/?hl=enEmily is playing a few shows in December:6 Dec: The Prince Albert - Stroud7 Dec: Burdall's Yard - Bath13 Dec: The Old Pint Pot - SalfordAlso, I'm playing at The Prince Albert in Stroud on 5 December if you fancy coming down!If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 14: Rose Ruane

  This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the fabulous writer Rose Ruane. Rose has published two novels, Birding (2024), which was longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction, and This is Yesterday (2019). Rose writes brilliantly and insightfully about female relationships, the legacy of the 90s, and the ways in which we process trauma. If that all sounds a bit heavy, don't worry, she's also extremely funny and very engaging company. I particularly enjoyed our chat about the Manic Street Preachers and the ways in which their music has inspired her.You can find out more about Rose in this interview:https://leslietate.com/2023/05/29/rose-ruane-a-creative-life-story/And you can follow her on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/regretteruane/?hl=enAnd Bluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/regretteruane.bsky.socialAlso, I briefly mention Rage Against the Machine's radical reading list; you can find that here:https://radicalreads.com/rage-against-the-machine-favorite-books/If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 13: Jordan Brookes

  On the month's episode of The Allender Calendar I talk to the fantastic comedian Jordan Brookes.2019 Edinburgh Comedy Award winnerBleed:https://youtu.be/z5O3PI9whAo?si=K9WSnV8YrJftiliyI've Got Nothing:https://youtu.be/myOoRrMIyO8?si=YbwPZl5-Ei8348lDBody of Work:https://youtu.be/D_yQ9eHQq70?si=tBDyQ_9MRJ2G4Fua Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 12: Rebecca Watson

  This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the novelist Rebecca Watson about her books little scratch (2021) and I Will Crash (2024). We discuss whether Rebecca is an 'experimental' writer, or if her unique fragmentary style is really just the most effective and immediate way of communicating first person consciousness. We talk about how both novels deal with trauma, and how the way she writes is suited to this subject. Sounds a bit heavy, but we also have a good laugh and chat about the merits of Sally Rooney's Intermezzo among other things.Rebecca's website is here:https://www.rebeccawatson.co.uk/And you can find her on Instagram here:https://www.instagram.com/rebeccawhatsun/?hl=enGreat review of little scratch here:https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/31/little-scratch-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-daringly-experimental-debutAnd I Will Crash here:https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/jul/03/i-will-crash-by-rebecca-watson-review-a-unique-take-on-sibling-tormentAll music featured in the podcast composed by me. You can listen here:https://robinallender.bandcamp.com/And if you want to support the podcast you can buy me a coffee here:buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Episode 11 (Part 2): Gorky's Zygotic Mynci with Elis James

  Part 2 of my chat with comedian Elis James about the brilliant Welsh psychedelic folk band Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.Check out Rhodri Viney's latest EP here:https://ratatosk.bandcamp.com/album/1And here are a few of my favourite Gorky's moments on YouTube:The Banana film with all the early music videos:https://youtu.be/nYt4KApiPMw?si=lJHHzfY9g5PsrsD2Lucy's Hamper:https://youtu.be/nYt4KApiPMw?si=lJHHzfY9g5PsrsD2Tears in Disguise:https://youtu.be/F7iFA71q-gY?si=uIneMkpCszOQWTkWIf you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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