Photograph by Grant Maiden

Nick is an amazing poet and he has a new poetry book, Back with the Human Condition coming out on October 13 this year.

However, what 2016 is proving is that Nick can also tell you How to Win at 5-a-Side and that he is pretty awesome to talk to and read about music.

Throwback 2007 comes out later this year and is the first in series which celebrates the yearly mix tapes and play lists Nick has been making for ages.

You can listen to the playlist for 2007 here

There are two songs not here but on the playlist here they are on YouTube:

The Verlaines Midlife Crisis

The View The Don (Dirty)

And here is the video Nick talks about I’m Lame by The Sneaks

And here is a video of Malcolm Middleton’s We’re All Going to Die almost a Christmas number one – kinda.

This episode includes music by Brent McIntyre. You can listen to more of Brent’s music on Soundcloud

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