In a an exciting milestone in the celebration of Beggars Group history this week…After two years in development, Beggars Arkive are thrilled to announce their new podcast. States of Independence – Beggars Banquet.
States of Independence follows the history of the Beggars Banquet label, told by Martin Mills in all of the 13 Episodes, along with the artists who appeared along the way. Check out the list of episodes and featured artists below.
Beggars Banquet began life as a West London record shop in 1974. The Beggars Group now includes 4AD, XL, Matador, Rough Trade and Young. But the podcast recounts both the triumphs and turbulence, with the label facing financial challenges at multiple points in its five-decade history.
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The first two episodes have launched and are available now, and listen in on your favourite podcast platform https://pod.link/1836129705.
Episodes will then follow weekly.
Episodes List
EP 1: Martin Mills, The Lurkers, Gary Numan [Available Now ]
EP 2: Martin Mills, Gary Numan, Peter Murphy (Bauhaus/Solo), John Rocca (Freeez) [Available Now]
EP 3: Martin Mills, Billy Duffy, Aki Nawaz [Launch Sept 19th 2025]
EP 4: Martin Mills, Jay Aston (Gene Love Jezebel) [Launch Sept 26th 2025]
EP 4a: Michael Aston (Gene Love Jezebel) [Launch October 3rd 2025]
EP 5: Martin Mills, Brix Smith (The Fall) [Launch Oct 10th 2025]
EP 6: Martin Mills, Tim Burgess (The Charlatans) [Launch Oct 17th 2025]
EP 7: Martin Mills, Lindy Morrison (The Go Betweens) [Launch Oct 24th 2025]
EP 7a: Robert Forster (The Go Betweens) [Launch 31st Oct 2025]
EP 8: David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets/Solo) and Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love And Rockets/Solo) [Launch 7th November 2025]
EP 8a: David J (Bauhaus, Love And Rockets/Solo) and Daniel Ash (Bauhaus, Tones On Tail, Love And Rockets/Solo) [Launch 14th November 2025]
EP 9: Martin Mills, Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom) Natasha Atlas (Transglobal Underground/Solo), Aki Nawaz (Southern Death Cult/Transglobal Underground/Fundamental Records) and Trevor Tanner (The Bolshoi) [Launch 21st November 2025]
EP 10: Series Finale – with Martin Mills and more [Launch 28th November 2025]
