A Crotchety Podcast

Episode 12 - The Height of 90s Cheese

Tue, 26 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Hello again! Just as (David) luck would have it, this may be the most enjoyable episode of this podcast to date, because the connection the songs share is having fun!

Get ready to sit back and (hopefully) enjoy fun tunes from the likes of Paramore, Eels, Garbage plus many many others who are intent on making life a bit more enjoyable through the medium of music!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

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Episode 11 - A Pocket Calculator You Can Write Rude Words On

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Greetings music fans! Speaking of which, who ever said bands need to be consistent with their members?

Today, Chris and David are celebrating the music of bands that still exist (at time of writing), but with only 1 original member left. There's actually more of them than you might think! Get ready to jam out with AC/DC, Big Country, Kraftwerk and Evanescence alongside many more!

As far as we're concerned, the music is what matters most and there's plenty of it to celebrate!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 10 - I Flip My Car to This Song

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome back! This week's edition may be the first where listeners (that means you!) have the chance to be name-dropped, because this time, Chris and David are exploring songs with people's names in the title!

Alongside the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, PJ Harvey and The Hollies, here we have the incredibly obscure talents of the bands i (who opened the last episode) and Electric Shocks, plus more, each with a name to sing about!

Also, there's a casual chat about drugs in songwriting, if that's your thing...

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 9 - This Is a Seamless Production

Tue, 05 May 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Chris and David certainly aren't saying goodbye to this project any time soon, but in any case, the theme for this week's venture is closing tracks. If you've ever wondered how best to finish an album, there's 8 suggestions here from the likes of Kings of Leon, Pendulum, Echo & the Bunnymen plus many many more, including a particularly obscure artist opening the show!

For now though, we're closing the door on this subject.

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 8 - Let's Get Stoned and Read Lewis Carroll

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT

A Crotchety Podcast is on the search for more brilliant music and the theme this time is animals!

Tune in for some furry friends (by which we don't necessarily mean Chris and David) and great tunes from the natural wonders of Supergrass, Jefferson Airplane, Alice In Chains and many, many more!

*DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS, ONLY LISTEN TO THEM*

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 7 - I Don't Know Any Happier Goth Songs

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Chris and David are now setting out on what may be their most colourful venture yet, as the theme of this episode is........colours!

There aren't quite enough to fill a Dulux colour chart, but there certainly is a nice array on offer, with artists including Slipknot, Deep Purple, The Cure and many more! It's time to paint the town red*!

*(other colours are available)

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 6 - Just Eat a Light Bulb Before You Go in the Room and It'll Be Alright

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Scott joins Chris and David once again alongside another friend and the vocalist of their band The Coping Mechanism, Stephen!

The boys are leaving the confines of planet Earth and exploring the connection that is outer space and the universe! You can expect to hear great tunes from KT Tunstall, Public Service Broadcasting, Beach House and many more, including a very obscure band called Sonic Boom Boys!

Let's blast off!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 5 - You mean, you don't crash cars for sport?

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:00:00 GMT

It's time for more great tunes and the second occasion where Chris and David are joined by Scott!

They've done a lot of gaming in their time, so this episode is all about songs that have been used in video games! Songs by The Prodigy, The Exies, Jim Noir and many others are showcased as the trio discuss their gaming memories!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 4 - Turn the Scrongle Up

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Welcome back! This episode is the first to feature a guest, as Chris and David are accompanied by their friend and bandmate Scott!

Scott plays bass in the band Chris and David are part of and any podcast guests will be choosing the themes when they appear. Naturally, Scott has chosen bands where the lead singer also plays bass, so we have the likes of Primus, Of Mice & Men, Motörhead plus many others to get the ground rumbling!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 3 - That Tiny Place that Has Nothing In It

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Chris and David are off on their travels for this episode as they study songs sharing the connection of 'places'! Join them as they jet off around the globe listening to the likes of Bruce Springsteen, Fatboy Slim, Kiss and many more!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 2 - There's Not Enough Whistling in Modern Music

Tue, 17 Mar 2026 12:26:59 GMT

Welcome back to Chris and David's music room where this time, the theme of the show is opening tracks from debut albums!

You can expect some more well-known artists here! The Clash, Foo Fighters, Goldfrapp and many others will be popping up as we remind ourselves of their first opening statements on those first releases all those years ago!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.

Episode 1 - It Doesn't Have to Be Sophisticated to Sound Good

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:51:06 GMT

So, here's where it all starts!

Each episode will see Chris and David (and potentially a guest or two!) discussing and reacting in real time to songs of all sorts with no limit on age or genre. They'll likely be going off on plenty of tangents too!

For their first venture, we simply have a selection of songs with numbers in the title. Tune in for reactions to tunes from the likes of R.E.M., Arcade Fire, Sacred Mother Tongue plus many more!

We do not own any of the music featured, all rights are those of the respective owners. No copyright infringement intended. Please support the original artists.