The Independent’s music editor Roisin O’Connor invites musicians, producers and songwriters from all genres and walks of life into the studio, where her lively, engaging and warm interview style allows them to open up like never before.
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Musician, DJ, author and Drag Race UK star Bimini was a standout contestant on the 2025 series of Channel 4's Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, taking part in gruelling challenges alongside fellow celeb…
Caity Baser is spearheading a new wave of brilliant, bratty Gen-Z pop, but it wasn't an easy journey to get here. Her 2025 EP There, I Said It shows her at her most vulnerable, confessional self, del…
Tim Minchin is an Australian musician, composer, lyricist, actor, director, writer and comedian. He wrote the lyrics and music to the Tony and Olivier Award-winning stage musical Matilda, as well as …
In this special one-off episode filmed at Montreux Jazz Festival, pop star JADE sat down with Roisin to speak about her thriving solo career, the pop icons who have inspired some of her recent single…
Ólafur Arnalds is the renowned Icelandic composer behind works including his 2010 album ...And They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness, and
2018's Re:member, as well as the scores for award-winning s…
UK rap legend Giggs joined Roisin on Good Vibrations to talk about his new single "Gorgeous" and how he gets over writer's block.
He also opened up about why he initially hesitated before sharing his…
Skunk Anansie formed in London in 1994 and quickly asserted themselves as one of the UK's most pioneering and radical rock bands.
They're now back with their new album, The Painful Truth, recorded du…
Hey guys! We're taking a short break this week, as I'm running around at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, where The Independent has a stage, and also getting ready for Eurovision this weekend!
B…
Kate Nash shot to fame in 2007 with her hit single “Foundations”, which featured on her No 1 debut album Made of Bricks. The Brit Award winner has since released further albums including 2013’s Girl …
A brief pause while we work on our next episode of Good Vibrations starring the brilliant Kate Nash.
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British pop singer Chesney Hawkes first shot to fame in 1991 when he was just 19 years old, with his debut single “The One and Only” turning him into a global teenage heartthrob.
In this candid and fr…
After headlining sold-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall and the Roundhouse in London with his band The Cult for their 40th anniversary, Billy Duffy sits down with Roisin to talk about his early days…
Oscar and Golden Globe-winning composer Hans Zimmer caught up with Roisin about his new documentary film, Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert, and reflected on his staggering career to date,…
American musician Banks shot to international fame upon the release of her critically adored 2014 album Goddess. Over a decade later, she has produced a string of successful albums including 2016's T…
British actor and musician Ben Barnes is known for starring roles in The Punisher, Shadow & Bone, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Critic.
On the latest episode of Good Vibrations, he talks about vent…
In the second episode of The Independent's new podcast, Mercury Prize and Grammy-shortlisted neo-soul/funk artist NAO opens up about the themes and influences behind her brilliant fourth album, Jupit…
In the first episode of Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations The Independent's new podcast, renowned Italian composer Ludovico Einaudi talks about his prolific career as he releases his latest work, the…
The Independent’s Music Editor Roisin O’Connor is bringing you a new fortnightly podcast that delves into the lives of artists, touching not only on their music, but on the experiences and events tha…