Loving, listening, creating and playing music is what we do for a living. But no one can listen to everything...or can they?
Some people say the album format is dead but that hasn't stopped artists from all sorts of genres from making them.
Join studio producer Martin Lumsden and Apollo Audio owner Billy Hills, as we pick apart and list the best albums of all time, with occasional topical diversions and special guests.
The Apollo Audio Podcast is recorded at Apollo Audio Hertford and is a Froody Music Production with production and editing by Martin Lumsden.
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Loving, listening, creating and playing music is what we do for a living. But no one can listen to everything...or can they?
Some people say the album format is dead but that hasn't stopped artists from all sorts of genres from making them.
Join studio producer Martin Lumsden and Apollo Audio owner Billy Hills, as we pick apart and list the best albums of all time, with occasional topical diversions and special guests.
The Apollo Audio Podcast is recorded at Apollo Audio Hertford and is a Froody Music Production with production and editing by Martin Lumsden.
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In this episode of the Apollo Audio Podcast, Martin Lumsden and Billy are joined by special guest Paul Hills (yes Billy's dad) to discuss one of his all time favourites - the iconic album "Songs from the Big Chair" by Tears for Fears. We discuss timeless tracks like "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Shout," and the band's unique sound and influence. Paul shares his personal stories about early shows from the band and a recent trip to see the band play a residency in Vegas.
Don't forget to let us know your nominations for the best album of all time - be prepared to defend your choice, we may be asking questions! Or drop us an email at apolloaudiopod@gmail.com
New episodes every week.
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The Apollo Audio Podcast is Froody Music Production. Production and editing by Martin Lumsden.
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This week, Martin and Billy celebrate Scotland's epic World Cup qualification! 🎉 and their latest gig adventures, including a night at the London Palladium with Howard Jones. Our selected album this week is the somewhat quirky and often detested first major label album from Cardiacs. From wild time signatures to theatrical vibes, we chat about what makes music exciting and unpredictable. Music insights and banter with your favourite hosts on The Apollo Audio Podcast.
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This week digital distributor reported that roughly 50,000 fully AI-generated tracks are now uploaded every day, accounting for more than a third of all music delivered to the service. Good lord!
Thank the same lad then for the continuing existence of bands like Primus that seem to come out of nowhere and do things that are just not something you could ever be produced by AI mush. Our advice - love it or hate it, we should all try and be a bit more Primus.
The Apollo Podcast - the gateway drug to a world of music experiences you never knew you needed. You're welcome.
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The Apollo Audio Podcast is Froody Music Production. Production and editing by Martin Lumsden.
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This week we listen to Angel Dust by Faith No More and discover that while initially wrong-footed by the range of styles and theatricality it's an album that improves immediately on a second listen. Is it bold or ridiculous? You might just have to decide for yourself.
Plus, we discuss Spotify's recent deal with the big three labels on AI licensing and share our thoughts on how AI could shape the future of music creativity and performance.
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The Apollo Audio Podcast is Froody Music Production. Production and editing by Martin Lumsden.
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Another of Billy's all time favourite albums, from an artist the Martin readily acknowledges to have prior prejudice against. Can opinions be swayed?
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It's been a sad week as we lost several very influential musicians from various eras and genres, so we pay our respects before digging in to the third album from UK crossover dance act The Prodigy. Keith Flint is another artist who left us too soon but he was at the forefront of the biggest commercial and critical hit from a band that have had a hugely successful career and are still being covered today - including by Billy's own band Body who have a surprising connection. If you want to know more, you'll have to listen :)
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A number one hit album released just a couple of weeks ago is on the listening pile this week. What do we make of the huge success of Olivia Dean? Plus the usual ramble about other stuff that's been going on.
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After two weeks of feeling subjected to dire depressing tunes Billy enacts revenge by insisting on reviewing the lengthy and musically complex third album from Tool "Lateralus". Science, mathematics - should they be more important than actual tunes?
Also a lengthy ramble about grassroots music and the lack of venues for artists still establishing their fanbase.
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This week Martin is joined by Lemmi Eaton who regularly performs and releases solo work as Garage Canvas and as a member of the band High Dives. We had a lovely long rambly conversation that I've managed to knock in to some sensible shape - perhaps the out-takes will make it to a bonus episode someday. Why not write in and offer bribes to have the extra content released.
Jimmy Eats World's third album Bleed American was released in 2001 and changed the world. At least for 16 year old Lemmi. What does emo mean and do we all secretly love twin guitars.
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Well, Billy wasn't 100% convinced but fairly sure if it was a straight fight between this and The Boatman's Call this would win on points. Morrissey and Marr were the Lennon and McCartney of the 80's but their long term legacy doesn't quite have the deep cultural relevance of The Beatles, however the UK Indie scene was based on the foundations built on the back of this band's short time in the limelight.
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This week we had a very differing experiences listening to the 10th studio album from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Not to Billy's taste, but it went straight in to Martin's vinyl library, alongside former podcast find Grace by Jeff Buckley.
Also discussed this week...
The benefits of Boxercise
Making an impression when you're ready to go on stage
Radiohead on tour 2025
PJ and Duncan tribute album by Nick Seeds and the Bad Caves © Apollo Audio Podcast 2025
You can find The Birthday Party - Mutiny in Heaven (Documentary) on Prime Video in the UK. Watch the trailer here
https://youtu.be/MhmSg9zUgFo?si=FitMWm6_weuPLKVU
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Fresh from adventures at the Reading Festival, Billy recommends local (ish) band Wunderhorse and their 2024 second album Midas for your listening pleasure. Indie Rock with a 90's vibe and 21st century style. Much like Martin and Billy!
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We've reconvened after a short break to let Billy climb an actual (not metaphorical) mountain and a lot happened while we had a little rest - not least of which was the sad passing of Ozzie Osbourne, just a matter of days after the celebratory final Black Sabbath gig. We'd already decided it was time we investigated the fathers of Heavy Rock and fair to sat neither of us really knew what we were getting in to.
Thankfully and fortuitously our rambling was interrupted by an actual lifelong Sabbath fan (and actual Brummie) in the form of our resident expert singing teacher Loz.
And Martin forgot how microphones work, but I think we got away with it.
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On the show this week Martin is joined by Kiera and Lilly from Hertfordshire based band Vülva, who made a huge impact with our punters and the performers when they opened our Apollo Presents show in June.
We discuss the second album from Hole - the influence of Courtney Love and other female role models, plus why we think bands will be around for a long time into the future.
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We welcome awesome local duo Why Not to the podcast this week, to discuss their recommended listening album - the 1985 commercial smash The Hounds of Love by Kate Bush, an album that has recently had a second wind thanks to exposure on the Netflix series Stranger Things.
Find Why Not online by searching whynotacoustic and check their own amazing album The Project, that celebrates the work of local artists and songwriters. Wherever you stream music or you can by a copy to own from https://acousticwhynot.bandcamp.com/album/the-project
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In possibly the shortest period from release to review that we've attempted on the podcast, this week we discuss the fourth studio album by English hip-hop artist Loyle Carner - released on 20 June 2025.
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It's been a while since Billy and Martin caught up for a chat. Turns out there was so much we needed to defer album chat for another day. Billy's been travelling to real life gigs, Marin has been watching the telly and reading the reviews. What did you think of the first big music weekend of the summer? We didn't even mention Iron Maiden!
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This week Martin is joined in Room 1 at a busy and a little noisy Apollo Audio by local R&B artist Eponine.
Voodoo is the second studio album by the American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist D'Angelo, released on January 25, 2000. Voodoo (2000), debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and continued to receive critical acclaim. The album's lead single "Untitled (How Does It Feel)", earned him the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance; likewise, Voodoo won Best R&B Album. Rolling Stone ranked the album number 28 on its list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (remember that?) calling it "an album heavy on bass and drenched in a post-coital haze".
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It's time to bring on one of Hertford's most recognised music names, a man who's reputation now reaches as far a Germany! And he's got a passion for band featuring a man from Stoke on Trent that he wants to share with you.
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