Joe Goddard on Rage Against The Machine, Kneecap, and the death of live music

Highlights from episode 13 of Music Not Diving with Scuba. Joe Goddard is a musician from the UK, part of the storied band Hot Chip as well as a solo artist and producer. How important is it for musicians to have a political message? Not just the platitudinous virtue signalling that many in the arts indulge in - but a real message that poses a challenge to the powerful forces in society? That's a question that sounds like it has an easy answer to it, but reality is always more complicated. Hot Chip's Joe Goddard joined us on stage last summer at Lost Village festival for a chat in front of an audience that you can find on this episode of our previous incarnation - the Not A Diving Podcast. But this episode is not that - Joe joined us in the studio earlier this month for a 'proper' episode in which we tackle the above questions and a lot more besides. We also discuss the process for making a Hot Chip record, and also the processes behind his solo material. We talk about his work a producer for other acts and his music making philosophy more generally. We continue on the topic of grunge from our last conversation, and we ponder the challenges of staying relevant in music over a long career. Joe is one of the good ones and you're gonna enjoy this! 00:00 Recording the new Hot Chip album 03:55 Rage and Kneecap 06:35 Napster and Spotify 09:40 The costs of touring -- Music Not Diving is supported by Acid Nation... head over to https://www.acidnation.com to check out the fastest growing electronic music marketplace, a central hub for music discovery, streaming and purchasing! Listen to all 150+ of our podcast episodes: https://scubaofficial.io/podcast Register FOR FREE at patreon.com/scubaofficial to have every episode and bonus content delivered to your inbox! You can also donate to the show over at https://scubaofficial.io/support Join our Discord server: https://www.hotflushrecordings.com/di...