**Moderate spoiler alert from 1:08:00 onwards for the new Steps Musical - Here and Now**

This week we revisit Steps: On The Road Again (2012) and discover what we always knew to be true...they're in fact NOT Better Best Forgotten. 
We take an (unclean) tour bus back on the road where diversions and roadsigns we encounter are: Are Bucks Fizz or Steps the British ABBA? Will Lisa ever recover from leaving her kids in Dubai? Will Faye ever actually eat that kebab the cancelled photographer forces her to eat at the back of the bus? Will H and Claire ever be forgiven for their betrayal by Lee? Is this documentary actually Spinal Tap? Will a 
70, 000 capacity stage fit inside a 6,000 capacity venue? Reduce your speed. Stay en route, last stop Manchester Arena.
And in a B.O.G.O.F offer you simply cannot refuse we also cover the new Steps juke box Musical: Here and Now, that we both recently saw at the theatre. Without further ado, "Cleanup on aisles 5,6,7,8" in this absolute 'trashedy' of an episode.  J & N x

Major thanks go to Vicky Leigh for uploading the following parts of the doc in question on Youtube:-

Part 1: https://youtu.be/q1J67fPFGV4?si=-4E9wsF4BoFMMTGs

Part 2: https://youtu.be/0iWykp3qF84?si=CQoA-ML1XZvD6cS8

Part 3: https://youtu.be/W9sioKSfbhE?si=Wey9zZWQC8V_Zz69

Part 4: https://youtu.be/UIXYXRx9__g?si=fMsls5nvsNDd16Ps

Part 5: https://youtu.be/snxbGibtsnM?si=rg_NpvAWMX_F6HZ3

P.S Pls listen with headphones if possible - J continues to experience mic difficulties **le sigh**

The moment you've all (probably not) been waiting for blink fans. T

Julie has fixed her mic and the 'blinkisode' is back!

In this instalment we cover the years 2007-2015 when Tom, Mark and Travis reunited after their break up...the first time. 
Join us as we stay 'Up All Night' to discuss: Travis Barker's flight simulator plane crash (that Tom potentially caused through "predictive programming"), Tom in his Alien investigator/Instagram live inventor mode and Mark somehow managing to interview the Gallagher brothers with dignity and charm (no easy feat). 
We are in the largely forgotten Neighbourhoods (2011) and Dogs Eating Dogs (2012) era. We witness men in their forties attempting to navigate the youthful waters of pop punk.

Will their ageing knees be able to survive ollieing on skateboards? Will Tom and Mark's tempestuous friendship be repaired?  Will we ever recover from the cringe of their Grammy reunion announcement? Will our obsession/love for blink ever put a stop to the never ending saga of blinkisodes?

Slip a wee insole into your vans and come along for the wild ride! J & N x

Angels and Airwaves: Start the Machine -

https://youtu.be/WhDlYno5Fr4?si=I7DmiL_ZYkPRywR7

2009 Grammy Awards (Blink present Coldplay the award for best Rock band -

https://youtu.be/GgFWwQobjK4?si=2Tmp9SoAhs_BDIN7

Mark gives us a BTS of the making of Neighbourhoods -

https://youtu.be/QdsUMFM3waE?si=Njkks0NI2QAYOVZU

Blink-182: Wishing Well -

https://youtu.be/q4Vw77LMFPM?si=VeShSATLWzjxCdJ7

Mark interviews Noel and Liam -

https://youtu.be/vQkcVNn-lIE?si=8jjy2s_xA5em6lq4

Available now to stream on BBC iPlayer

Didn't they say that we would make a mistake?"

Well, 'No Matter What' we tried, this episode was extremely difficult to put out.

This was our 2nd attempt at recording and there are still some audio issues.

All we can ask is that "words don't come easily, but forgive us."

If you haven't guessed from the puns by now; this week we bring you our thoughts on the Boyzone documentary, available on Now TV; No Matter What.

As is standard for us we flip chaotically between the profound (Stephen Gateley's legacy) and the ridiculous (Are Boyzone and Louis Walsh an allegory for Phantom of the Opera?)

We discuss the treatment of our vulnerable, young pop stars at the hands of the media and the brutal pop machine.

We descend into the minutia of underground car parking for the Paparazzi and if Louis Walsh is actually the Wizard of Oz.

Without further ado please listen and enjoy this week's episodes and as always contact us on the socials . J & N

Here's the second episode centred around Lou Pearlman that probably no one asked for. This time we cover Netflix's: Dirty Pop: The Boyband Scam.

Prepare for an extremely (possibly unintentionally hilarious) episode. Special guest feature from Julie's other half: John Aldred who also contributed to our nonsense.

On the journey into madness we encounter: AI Lou Pearlman, pensioners losing their nest eggs and making the BSB album Millenium (thankyou very much Ponzi scheme victims), "Catchphrase" style close ups of pixelated pop stars beards and Gold discs presented in German Dimaggio's .

As always we try to make light of some very dark subject matter.

Come in and enjoy this bumpy blimp ride as always with "no strings attached." Until next time friends we don't care who you are. Where you're from. As long as you love us.

J & N.

Merry Christmas, you lovely lot. It's been a long time coming, and what better way for MSBWT to return than by celebrating 'The greatest night in pop' together.

This season, J and I are going to be discussing (barely) some Netflix documentaries based around (you guessed it) music. Which, by the way, still sounds better with two. 'The Greatest Night In Pop' explores how the single 'We Are The World' USA for Africa was recorded.

A chaotic ensemble of America's 80's icons assemble for one night only, and it is just as mental and hilarity filled as you could imagine. Featuring: Learning Swahili for no reason, Shiny jacketed Michael Jackson, Lionel Ritchie presenter and winner of every award at the AMA's, Bruce Springsteen desperate to get that first flight back to New Jersey as he quietly dies of the flu, Cyndi Lauper delivering obnoxious vocals and obnoxious points of view, Diana Ross never wanting the night to end, Bob Geldof telling everyone off and our favourite most memeable moment of the lot: Bob Dylan having absolutely no idea what's going on for the whole recording and barely being present.

So, come back into our little, crazy world and rejoice because in '25 we, MSBWT, are planning to make the world a better place. Just J and me. (And sometimes John) More on that in episode 2, coming soon.