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Hot Press Classics

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  • 1996 SPECIAL WITH PAUL NOLAN & NINA PERSSON

    October 29, 2026 · 33 min

    If you’re looking for fast love, this pod is more than enough, as Paul Nolan revisits a trio of 1996 classics, George Michael’s Older, Fountains Of Wayne’s self-titled debut and The Cardigans’ First Band On The Moon. Plus an interview with…

  • IS THIS IT & FEVER TO TELL WITH PAUL NOLAN & LIZZY GOODMAN

    October 16, 2026 · 29 min

    As he hops between NYC clubs and dive bars with a louche swagger, Paul Nolan breaks down a pair of noughties indie classics, The Strokes’ Is This It from 2001 and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever To Tell from 2003. Plus an interview with Meet Me…

  • THE HOLY BIBLE WITH PAUL NOLAN, KILIAN MURPHY & DONNY KEANE

    October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

    Paul Nolan, Kilian Murphy and Donny Keane know they believe in nothing, but it is their nothing, as they revisit Manic Street Preachers' barbed 1994 masterpiece, The Holy Bible. Produced by Paul Nolan Edited by Flo Laurent Hosted on…

  • 1977 & CASANOVA WITH PAUL NOLAN, TIM WHEELER & NEIL HANNON

    September 17, 2026 · 22 min

    Hot Press Classics has something for the weekend, as Paul Nolan talks to Tim Wheeler and Neil Hannon about two landmark 1996 releases, Ash’s 1977 and The Divine Comedy’s Casanova. Produced by Paul Nolan  Edited by Flo Laurent  Hosted on…

  • ODELAY WITH PAUL NOLAN & KILIAN MURPHY

    September 4, 2026 · 50 min

    Paul Nolan and Kilian Murphy have got two turntables and a microphone, as they do a deep dive on Beck’s genre-busting 1996 classic, Odelay. Produced by Paul Nolan  Edited by Flo Laurent  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…

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  • STARBOY & DISCOVERY WITH PAUL NOLAN & KILIAN MURPHY

    August 20, 2026 · 38 min

    Party monster Paul Nolan is ready to show his true colours, as he breaks down The Weeknd’s 2016 global smash Starboy. Then he’s joined by Kilian Murphy for a discussion of Discovery, the 2001 electronic classic by The Weeknd’s sometime…

  • THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO WITH PAUL NOLAN, JOHN CALE, JARVIS COCKER & MATT SWEENEY

    August 6, 2026 · 56 min

    Paul Nolan is waiting for the man, as he revisits the Vevet Underground's immortal 1967 debut, The Velvet Underground & Nico. Plus interviews with John Cale, Jarvis Cocker and Matt Sweeney. Produced by Paul Nolan Edited by Flo Laurent…

  • BOARDS OF CANADA SPECIAL WITH PAUL NOLAN & KILIAN MURPHY

    July 10, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

    In a podcast notable for its retro-futuristic aesthetic and haunting sense of nostalgia, the reclusive, mysterious duo of Paul Nolan and Kilian Murphy resurface to discuss a pair of landmark Boards Of Canada EPs - Twoism from 1995 and…

  • '80s SOUNDTRACK SPECIAL WITH PAUL NOLAN, WAYNE BYRNE & JACK ANTONOFF

    June 25, 2026 · 28 min

    This podcast moves pretty fast – if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Paul Nolan is joined by acclaimed film author Wayne Byrne, and Bleachers frontman and superstar producer Jack Antonoff, for a discussion…

  • THE CURE SPECIAL WITH PAUL NOLAN & LOL TOLHURST

    June 12, 2026 · 42 min

    Paul Nolan is lost in a forest, as he's joined by ex-Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst to discuss a trio of the band's early classics, 1980's Seventeen Seconds, 1981's Faith and Pornography from 1982. Produced by Paul Nolan Edited by Flo Laurent…

  • APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION WITH PAUL NOLAN, SLASH & DUFF McKAGAN

    May 28, 2026 · 34 min

    Amid scandalised headlines, media controversy and wild excess, Paul Nolan breaks down Guns N’ Roses’ immortal 1987 debut Appetite For Destruction, and recounts his experiences seeing the band live in Dublin and Hong Kong. Plus interviews…

  • DOOLITTLE WITH PAUL NOLAN & KILIAN MURPHY

    May 14, 2026 · 56 min

    This podcast's gone to heaven, as Paul Nolan and Kilian Murphy break down the Pixies' 1989 alternative landmark, Doolittle. Produced by Paul Nolan Edited by Flo Laurent Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About the show

Hot Press Contributing Editor Paul Nolan is joined by fellow Hot Press contributors, plus some very special guests, to discuss a series of classic albums they can’t seem to stop listening to. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.