What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast

Steve Lillywhite on producing XTC

The special guest in today’s episode of What Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is Steve Lillywhite who, in 1979, was the 24-year-old producer of Life Begins at the

XTC Record Collector special: behind-the-scenes

Published on 16 July 2026, Record Collector presents… XTC is a whole magazine dedicated to Swindon’s finest. If features interviews with Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, D

Chalkhills and geoglyphs: the landscape of XTC

In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, author Jon Woolcott talks about The Tattooed Hills, his new book about the chalk figures of southern Engl

XTC's Terry Chambers: 50th anniversary gig

Exactly 50 years after XTC last played the Town Gardens Bowl in Swindon, drummer Terry Chambers is returning to the open-air art deco venue with EXTC. In this episode of

XTC live at Emerald City with sound engineer Gary Bradshaw

In a Record Store Day exclusive, XTC are releasing Live Boots, a double-LP recording of their gig at Emerald City, New Jersey, on 17 April 1981 – exactly 45 years ago. S

XTC and dub with Mark Thomas, Paul Myers and Tom Morley

Fireball XL5, All Along the Watchtower, Cut It Out, Go+, Take Away/The Lure of Salvage, Living Through Another Cuba…   There are more – and they’re all examples of XTC’

XTC live with Tom Morley (Scritti Politti) and Kathleen Hiraga

The first episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast of 2026 includes not one but two interviews.   The first is with photographer Kathleen Hiraga, who too

XTC's Wasp Star at 25

Twenty-five years after its release, Wasp Star remains XTC’s final statement. So how does the album stand up? Is it underrated? Is it neglected? Is it eclipsed by Apple V

XTC and the Dukes of Stratosphear with Ian Gregory, aka EIEI Owen

In this month’s episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast we return to the 2025 XTC Fan Festival to hear Ian Gregory who, under the pseudonym of EIEI Owen,

Hugh Padgham: working with XTC

In this month’s episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast we return to the 2025 XTC Fan Festival to hear engineer and producer Hugh Padgham remembering his

Stu Rowe: collaborating with XTC

This episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast features a fascinating conversation with Stu Rowe recorded at the 2025 XTC Fan Festival in Swindon. Stu talks

XTC’s Dave Gregory talks to Thomas Walsh

This episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast features a highly entertaining conversation between XTC guitarist Dave Gregory and fellow musician Thomas Wal

XTC’s Skylarking with Alfredo Marziano

In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we join Alfredo Marziano, the author of the newly published XTC: Skylarking – A Life in A Day, the Making

Covering XTC with Dan Barrow and Innocents Abroad

It’s fan festival time again. Coming up on 20–22 June at the Mecca in Swindon, the sold-out 2025 XTC Fan Festival is a chance for friends old and new to come together and

Madison Cunningham on XTC

Twenty-five years after their final album, XTC continue to inspire new generations of musicians. In this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, Grammy A

The Dukes of Stratosphear (XTC) 40th Anniversary

How much further up the charts would Senses Working Overtime have climbed if the sleeve had been made of heavier material? What does the finish on the cover of Wait Till

Rick Buckler of the Jam on Terry Chambers and XTC

To commemorate the death of Rick Buckler on 17 February 2025, this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast features an interview the drummer did with a gr

Remembering XTC superfan Darryl Bullock (ft artist Ken White)

Darryl Bullock was a massive fan of XTC, an avid record collector and one of the tireless organisers of the online and in-person XTC fan conventions. He died, way too you

XTC and the music business

In this edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, we go behind the scenes to see how deals get signed, press releases get written and records get released.

XTC’s Andy Partridge: the Patreon questions II

In the second of a special two-part edition of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast, supporters on Patreon ask questions they had always wanted Andy Partridge to