Trve. Cvlt. Pop!

Stephen Hill

Trve. Cvlt. Pop! Is a music podcast that doesn’t care about genre.

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20 episodes
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Friday · 2 hr 30 min
Ep.192: Half Term (Well... 2/3's) Report of 2026
Hello everyone and thank you for choosing to spend your time with us here on Trve. Cvlt. Pop! where we talk about music on a podcast. On this weeks show Steve and Sam look at how we're doing in 2026 for music thus far; has it been good, has it been bad, what genres have thrived, which ones need to step it up in the next few months, what are we looking forward to before the year ends and what will 2026 be remembered for musically? We discuss that and get your thoughts, which you can send us, about anything, at https://www.speakpipe.com/TrveCvltPop There's also chat about the new albums from Charli XCX, The Strokes, Loathe and Sal, we look at the Mercury Prize nominations, grimace at Jared Leto and say a heartfelt goodbye to the late, great Lou Koller, who passed away this week.
July 24 · 1 hr 45 min
Ep.191: Sam's Musical Hot Takes & Atrocities
Hello and thank you for choosing Trve. Cvlt. Pop! as your weekly musical podcast listen. On this week's show Steve is joined by old mucker Sam Sleight, who takes us on a journey of his most frustrating musical atrocities and one singular hot take... which isn't super hot if we're being honest. More, just sensible. Sam bemoans musical artists social media presences, O2 venues across the country (with a special mention to the one in Birmingham), clueless music journalists and more. Still, good news about his thoughts on Mastodon eh! There's also chat about the Reading and Leeds Festival deciding to bin off the BBC Introducing Stage and quick chats on new music from Nia Arcives, O'Flynn and M41NFR4M3.
July 17 · 2 hr 43 min
Ep.190: Dan Goldsworthy's Hot Takes & Musical Atrocities
It's time for your weekly does of musical podcast lovliness with Trve. Cvlt. Pop! On this week's show, Steve is once again joined by artist, guitarist, metalhead and breakfast buffet enthusiast Dan Goldsworthy, who takes us through his own personal list of steaming hot takes and fury inducing atrocities from the world of music. Dan SLAMS YouTube guitarists, PRAISES Canadian punk legends Propaghandi, DISSES funeral doom and goes WILD for synths in heavy metal, and much more. There's also reviews of recent live shows from Metallica, System of a Down, Nourished by Time and Agnostic Front, quick recommendations of new albums by Quicksand and Lido Pimienta and Dan picks a Gladiators approved Lvst. Cvlt. Pop! tune from 80's wonders It Bites.
July 10 · 2 hr 50 min
Ep.189: Luigi's Road Trip
It's time for another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a music podcast. On this weeks show Steve is joined by film maker, music video director and source of all his best hip hop recommendations Luigi Sigbona, who takes us on a road trip with an incredible playlist of some of his favourite tunes. There's also a review of the new album from Madonna, live reports of shows by Metallica, The Offspring, Duran Duran and Vulfpeck, we examine Damon Albarn and his oh so sensitive hearing and there is a lost banger from the very strangest place that the internet has sent us in some time from Ty Parr.
July 3 · 1 hr 33 min
Ep.188: Rosa Walton Takes the 5 Album Challenge
Hello to you, welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast about music. On this week's show Steve is delighted to be joined by Rosa Walton, half of excellent electro-pop duo Let's Eat Grandma and now solo artist in her own right, after the release of her excellent debut album Tell Me It's a Dream. She picks 5 albums to discuss, ranging from alt-rock royalty, to indie cult heroes, to shoegaze's finest hour and more. There's also a quick chat about the potential of a Ben Folds Five reunion.
June 26 · 2 hr 52 min
Ep.187: The Mount Rushmore of Deathcore, Mathcore and Metalcore
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast about the joy of popular music. On this week's episode Steve is joined by Gary Trelease of The Heaviest Podcast to discuss, debate and crown the four artists that deserve to be on the Mount Rusmore of three more genres of music. It's a heavy one this time, as deathcore, mathcore and metalcore all get their moment under the microscope. There's also chat about the leak of Deftones long discussed Eros album, live reviews of Skunk Anansie and Garbage and The Dillinger Escape Plan, album reviews of Olivia Rodrigo, Ecca Vandal and Ankhlejohn and V Don and a lost pop 90's banger from LFO.
June 19 · 2 hr 46 min
Ep.186: Murray Macleod of The Xcerts Take the 5 Album Challenge
Hello everyone, it's time for your weekly dose of music podcast goodness with Trve. Cvlt. Pop! On this episode Steve is joined by Murray Macleod, the frontman of one of Britain's most underrated and consistently great bands; The Xcerts. They have a new album coming on the 10th of July, their sixth, named i think i want to go home now. It's a deeply personal and emotion rollercoaster of an album, as Murray tells us. He also picked 5 albums that range from raging post-hardcore to gorgeous, slight piano ballads. There's also chat about Download Festival, Cavalera Conspiracy in London and Snot in Brighton.
June 12 · 2 hr 49 min
Ep.185: Martin Johnson on the Art of Songwriting for Other Artists
Hello and welcome to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! where on this week's show Steve is joined by Martin Johnson, frontman of pop rock band Boys Like Girls and producer and songwriter for a myriad of various artists. We talk about how he transitioned from artist in his own right to hired gun songwriter for the likes of Taylor Swift, Avril Lavinge, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Christina Perri, Papa Roach, Black Veil Brides, Daughtry, Olly Murs, Lady A and many, many more. There is also reviews of new music from Modest Mouse, Converge, Rosa Walton, Lizzo, Vince Staples, Jalen Ndonca and A.A. Williams and a look at the mad new mini-movie from Madonna.
June 5 · 2 hr 34 min
Ep.184: Dan Goldsworthy on the Art of Album Art
Hello and thanks for choosing to spend your time listening to Trve. Cvlt. Pop! it's just a music podcast mates! On this week's show Steve is joined by renowned artist Dan Goldsworthy to talk about the art of album art. Is an iconic album cover a lost piece of music tradition? What makes a stand out piece of album artwork? And, most importantly, what are the greatest album covers ever? Dan picks his favourite 10 album covers of all time, shouting out some of the most inspirational artists of his life in the process. We also review new music from Boards of Canada, Vomitory, Labrinth, Restless Spirit and, again, They Are Cutting My Arms Off. Plus the Lost. Cvlt. Pop! returns with an infamous banger from The Reynolds Girls.
May 29 · 1 hr 51 min
Ep.183: Sparta's Jim Ward Takes the 5 Album Challenge
It's that time of the week again, time for another Trve. Cvlt. Pop!, a podcast about music. On this weeks show Steve is delighted to be joined by Sparta's Jim Ward, on the day of the release of his bands excellent brand new album Cut a Silhouette, who takes the 5 Album Challenge, picking everything from the piano man to punk rock. There's also reviews on new albums from Ed O'Brien, 6lack, Feeble Little Horse and They are Cutting My Arms Off and live reports of recent live shows from A and the reformed Sugar.
May 26 · 1 hr 23 min
Ep.182: Marmozets Take the 5 Album Challenge
Hello and welcome to a weirdly early, mid-week Trve. Cvlt. Pop! With a new and just released album in their back pockets, their third, called Co. War. Dice., UK British rock cult heroes Marmozets are back after an 8 year break. Jack and Becca from the band join Steve to talk about the new record, about the time spent away, about their place in the rock scene, both back then and now, and to talk about 5 albums of their choosing.
May 21 · 1 hr 56 min
Ep.181: A's Jason Perry Takes the 5 Album Challenge
Hello everyone, it's obviously time for your weekly episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! On this week's show we are delighted to be joined by the frontman of one of Brit rocks finest ever bands; A's Jason Perry, who is here to talk about the release of the first A album in 21 years, it's called Prang and it's out today, and to take the 5 album challenge and give us a fistful of amazing records to chat about. There's also reviews of new music from Genesis Owusu, The Lemon Twigs and Girli.
May 15 · 2 hr 27 min
Ep.180: Held's Douglas Robinson Takes the 5 Album Challenge
Yes, it's another Trve. Cvlt. Pop!, a music podcast for your ears. On this week's show Steve is joined by Douglas Robinson, known to you for his work in The Sleeping and night Verses, to talk about his new band Held, which features his The Sleeping bandmate Sal Magliano and Coheed and Cambria drummer Josh Eppard, ahead of the release of their fantastic debut album Grey. To mark the occasion, Douglas takes the 5 Album Challenge, picking a great selection of records that have inspired his musical journey. There's also chat about new music from Kneecap, who were kept from the top of the UK album charts by a dude called Michael Jackson, and In 2 Again, who would really like to be Glassjaw, and a report of Haute and Freddie's first ever UK live performance at London's Bush Hall.
May 8 · 1 hr 49 min
Ep.179: The Big 2026 UK Festival Preview Show
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! it's all about music isn't it, obviously. On this week's show Merlin Alderslade joins Steve to take a detailed look at the festival season here in the UK. We chat about what might be able to take Glastonbury's gold medal for best festival during the festivals fallow year. We look at the line ups at Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Download, All Points East, Lovebox, BST, Bloodstock, TRSMT, Mighty Hoopla, Outbreak, Isle of Wight, Boomtown, Parklife, Bearded Theory and a few more to determine where you should be spending your money as a festival punter.
May 1 · 2 hr 33 min
Ep.178: Rich's Road Trip
Hello all and welcome to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast about music and all that. On this week's episode Steve is joined by Metal Hammer mate Rich Hobson, who is going to take us for a ride. We look at the great art of the road trip playlist, with Rich creating a full, two hour long, 28 track playlist for our fictional journey across the country. From classic Americana, to driving stoner rock, to booming hip hop, to soul pop chart botherers, it's all here. There's also chat about new music from Foo Fighters and many others, we raise a glass to Skindred who are celebrating a UK number one album and there's a lost banger from Wiz Khalifa. Rich's playlist link here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/026ESoWPV9tlweaVwBCAoL?si=5118729de4004edc
April 26 · 40 min
Trve. Cvlt. Fvlm!: Michael
It's time for another movie review on Trve. Cvlt. Fvlm! it's a bonus one as well, as Steve looks at the recently released Michael Jackson biopic, the imaginatively titled Michael. Directed by Training Day director Antoine Fuqua, starring Jackson's own nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role and (UH OH!) brought to you by the producers of Bohemian Rhapsody, Michael looks at the life of the biggest pop star of all time from his humble beginnings in 1966 to the height of his fame on the Bad tour in 1988. In between we get all of the usual music biopic tropes, but with Jackson's life being significantly different to those artists whose lives have recently received a cinematic retelling, it's an oddly uncanny plot that Michael hangs on. Does it work or is it more music biopic cut and past slop? You're about to find out!
April 24 · 1 hr 26 min
Ep.177: Failure Take the 5 Album Challenge
Hello and welcome to this week's Trve. Cvlt. Pop! a podcast all about music. On this weeks show, Steve is joined by Ken Andrews from legendary 90's alt-rock band Failure. To celebrate the release of their brand new album Location Lost, Ken chooses 5 albums for us to debate and discuss, leading to chat about everything from bad backs to, hopefully, an upcoming Failure UK tour. There's also a review of new releases from Skindred and Nine Inch Noize.
April 17 · 1 hr 48 min
Trve. Cvlt. Fvlm! vs. Trve. Crvp. Pop!: David Brent: Life on the Road
Hello, here's something a bit different for you, it's a mash up episode of Trve. Cvlt. Fvlm! and Trve. Crvp. Pop! as Sam and Steve look at the 2016 movie and soundtrack album of David Brent: Life on the Road, released on the 19th of August 2016. David Brent, of course, is the fictional character that was the focus of The Office, one of British comedies finest ever shows. After a mere two series and one Christmas special, that was about as perfect as television could be, the character was retired by creator Ricky Gervais after that, or so we thought. A decade after The Office, Gervais brought Brent back for a Comic Relief sketch and tour with his fictional band Foregone Conclusion. So successful was it that he decided to expand on the idea of Brent living out his rock star dreams with a full blown movie, showing his exploits out on tour. It made about half of its £10m budget back and was generally not that well received, but ten year's down the line, how does it hold up? And are we looking at the whole pie Jenny?
April 10 · 2 hr 48 min
Ep.176: The Story of Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged
Welcome to this week's episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! We hope you enjoy it. We're pretty sure you will, as this week Steve nad Gaz are joined by Pop, Collaborate & Listen's Dave Fensome to celebrate 30 year's since Alice in Chains recorded their now legendary MTV Unplugged session. From the troubles the band faced getting their shit together in the mid-90's; drug issues, the lack of touring, their fractured relationship with the press and each other, you'd have thought it almost impossible that Alice in Chains would be able to rework some of their finest ever material into the acoustic format. But on the 10th of April 1996 at the Majestic Theatre in Brooklyn, they did exactly that. Little did we know it would mark the end of the classic line up of the band, and a swansong from frontman Layne Stayley, and go on to be spoken about as once of the greatest ever live music broadcasts in history. We go through the entire story, from the troubles getting it made to the tragic aftermath, and give our take, track by track, of the entire performance. There's also chat about new music from Thundercat, Of the Trees, Slayyyter, The Scratch and The Math Rock Clangers... I mean Angine de Poitrine and live reports on President and Ignite.
April 3 · 2 hr 31 min
Ep.175: The Bad Back Supergroup + Raye, Flea, Manics & Matty Healy's Bins
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Trve. Cvlt. Pop! your weekly does of music... things. On this weeks show, we're putting together a team, well, a supergroup really. Comprising of band members with bad backs from carrying their colleagues, we pick a vocalist, guitarist, bassist, drummer and one miscellaneous member, all of whom give the band they play in an essential quality, to come together for the ultimate show stopper supergroup. There is also chat about new albums from Raye, Robyn, Flea, Fcukers, Underscores and Witch Post live reports from recent shows by Manic Street Preachers and Madball, a lost piece of perfect Swizz 80's sophistipop and the bitter rivalry that has broken out between The 1975's Matty Healy and Brent Council over his bins.