What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast

27 October 2026 is the 40th anniversary of XTC’s Skylarking and a big birthday deserves a big celebration. Joining us at the party for this episode of What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast are XTC’s Colin Moulding, Blur’s drummer Dave Rowntree, BBC Radio 4 presenter Samira Ahmed and Labour Member of Parliament Rupa Huq.

As well as 40 years of Skylarking, they talk about Want it Bad, the new single by Colin Moulding, released on 18 September 2026 and available from Burning Shed.

Want it Bad by Colin Moulding 
A Hard Day's Night (BFI Film Classics) by Samira Ahmed
No One You Know: Dave Rowntree's Early Blur Photos

What Do You Call that Noise? The XTC Podcast is sponsored by Burning Shed, the online home for all XTC CD, vinyl and official merchandise.
 
What Do You Call That Noise? An XTC Discovery Book available from www.xtclimelight.com 
 
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Mark Fisher
Two books and a podcast about XTC by @markffisher. Read at https://t.co/Wn79SN6UmU and listen at https://t.co/nOEUV6NtZQ

What is What Do You Call That Noise? The XTC Podcast?

Interviews and discussions about XTC, from White Music to Wasp Star and beyond