The First Time With... Series 30 - 3. John Grant

THE FIRST TIME WITH... SERIES 30 - 3. JOHN GRANT (320kbs-m4a/134mb/58mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 10th January 2024

Matt Everitt welcomes American musician, singer and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Czars to the programme. John speaks to Matt about how his school days were a 'viper pit' where Eurythmics' album Touch was contraband and about the joy of headphones.

John previously performed at the 6 Music Festival in Liverpool (2019). He has also presented his own shows on the station, including a Festive Takeover in December 2022 and a Loud and Proud special in 2021, as part of 6 Music's season of programmes celebrating LGBTQ+ voices.

John Grant - Black Belt [Partisan]
ABBA - S.O.S [Polydor]
Earth, Wind & Fire - September [Premier]
Eurythmics - No Fear, No Hate, No Pain (No Broken Hearts) [Sony Music UK]
John Carpenter - Chariots Of Pumpkins [Halloween Music]
John Grant - GMF [Bella Union]
DEVO - Explosions [Warner]
John Grant - Where Dreams Go To Die [Bella Union]
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts [Bella Union]
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Swimming Horses [UMC]
Cocteau Twins - Pink Orange Red [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]