60 acast.com Guffcast XL with Blank Atlas https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas en Blank Atlas Funny,Silly ,Music,Bands,Gigs Blank Atlas Van ramblings across the UK and beyond with your favourite Bristol riffy sadboys, Blank Atlas We are a b and we need to p (podcast of course).


Driving to gigs when you're in a rock and roll band can be very boring, so we decided to start doing a podcast in the van!


Expect lots of nonsense in these episodes, we have been playing with each other for over 13 years so we have plenty of cringe for you to enjoy. As well as everything we're currently up to in Blank Atlas.



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]]> We are a b and we need to p (podcast of course).


Driving to gigs when you're in a rock and roll band can be very boring, so we decided to start doing a podcast in the van!


Expect lots of nonsense in these episodes, we have been playing with each other for over 13 years so we have plenty of cringe for you to enjoy. As well as everything we're currently up to in Blank Atlas.



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]]> true Tom Thould info+65169abad199600011982c05@mg-eu.acast.com 65169abad199600011982c05 guffcast-with-blank-atlas serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/65169abad199600011982c05/1733752374959-15ecad91-6bf2-45c3-97a4-20acb9f91796.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas Guffcast XL with Blank Atlas <![CDATA[#11 - Don't Forget Your Tuner Pedal (feat Gavin Purcell of Bicurious)]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 42:33 69bfdb5a62f6c66afe44bf36 false https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/11-dont-forget-your-tuner-pedal-feat-gavin-purcell-of-bicuri 69bfdb5a62f6c66afe44bf36 65169abad199600011982c05 11-dont-forget-your-tuner-pedal-feat-gavin-purcell-of-bicuri Gavin of Bicuruous joins us for a special sleepy time guffcast n Dublin! full 11 Thanks again for tuning into another episode of the Guffcast XL (sleepy time edition)! This episode we're joined by our good pal, Gavin Purcell who drums for the very good band, Bicurious.


We had a lovely chat with Gav, all tucked up in bed at his place after our Dublin show last year. He tells us all about Bicurious, his worst gigs, celebs he's met and his various hot takes!! It's a goody!


Make sure to check out Bicurious and go see em on tour in April/May and at 2000 Trees (obvs).


Batlas are also out on a few shows in April/May playing Nottingham, Cheltenham and Bristol. Head to blankatlas.co.uk for tickets xox


Make sure to subscribe and let us know what you think in the comments ❤️


Bicurious:

Website: https://bicuriousbandofficial.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hg0uAz0P2tHrvqqHU4zzh?si=20YechxMSm-pky6qsAwWwQ

Tour Dates + Tickets: https://bicuriousbandofficial.com/pages/tour

Ins\

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bicuriousbandofficial


Follow us!

Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


About Blank Atlas:

Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.


The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> Thanks again for tuning into another episode of the Guffcast XL (sleepy time edition)! This episode we're joined by our good pal, Gavin Purcell who drums for the very good band, Bicurious.


We had a lovely chat with Gav, all tucked up in bed at his place after our Dublin show last year. He tells us all about Bicurious, his worst gigs, celebs he's met and his various hot takes!! It's a goody!


Make sure to check out Bicurious and go see em on tour in April/May and at 2000 Trees (obvs).


Batlas are also out on a few shows in April/May playing Nottingham, Cheltenham and Bristol. Head to blankatlas.co.uk for tickets xox


Make sure to subscribe and let us know what you think in the comments ❤️


Bicurious:

Website: https://bicuriousbandofficial.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hg0uAz0P2tHrvqqHU4zzh?si=20YechxMSm-pky6qsAwWwQ

Tour Dates + Tickets: https://bicuriousbandofficial.com/pages/tour

Ins\

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bicuriousbandofficial


Follow us!

Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


About Blank Atlas:

Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.


The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> #10 Wifecast (feat. Tash George + Vanja Simpson) #10 Wifecast (feat. Tash George + Vanja Simpson) Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:29:46 GMT 37:19 697e52329a56fea50892df96 false https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/10-wifecast 697e52329a56fea50892df96 65169abad199600011982c05 10-wifecast Our wives join us on the guffcast! full 10 For this episode of the Guffcast XL, we are joined by our lovely wives, Tash + Vanja!


We talk about how we met, proposals, weddings, bad gigs and we do a fun game of Mr + Mrs as well ✨


Massive thanks to Tash + Vanja for coming on the pod ❤️


Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Guffcast. Make sure to follow for more and leave us a lil review if you can xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk

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]]> For this episode of the Guffcast XL, we are joined by our lovely wives, Tash + Vanja!


We talk about how we met, proposals, weddings, bad gigs and we do a fun game of Mr + Mrs as well ✨


Massive thanks to Tash + Vanja for coming on the pod ❤️


Thank you for tuning into this episode of the Guffcast. Make sure to follow for more and leave us a lil review if you can xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk

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]]> #9 Stay Rock (feat Alex Vinci - The Last Vinci) #9 Stay Rock (feat Alex Vinci - The Last Vinci) Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT 42:05 695b9c0c7795b139871ebf09 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/9-stay-rock-feat-alex-vinci-the-last-vinci 695b9c0c7795b139871ebf09 65169abad199600011982c05 9-stay-rock-feat-alex-vinci-the-last-vinci We chat with Alex Vinci about all his musical adventures! full 9 In this episode of the Guffcast XL we chat to Alex Vinci of The Last Vinci! Alex chats to us about touring with The Rasmus, playing alongside Linkin Park in front of 100,000 people, rekindling old friendships, cooking and of course, we chat how The Last Vinci came to be and all of their future plans. We also quiz Alex on his Cork slang at the end of the episode. You would think you would know all the lingo after living there for 14 years... listen until the end to find out how well he does!


Follow Alex and The Last Vinci below:

Website: https://thelastvinci.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastvinci/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLastVinci/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelastvinci

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lhX9yWWQu3rzMm7SyMSks


Follow us!

Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.



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]]> In this episode of the Guffcast XL we chat to Alex Vinci of The Last Vinci! Alex chats to us about touring with The Rasmus, playing alongside Linkin Park in front of 100,000 people, rekindling old friendships, cooking and of course, we chat how The Last Vinci came to be and all of their future plans. We also quiz Alex on his Cork slang at the end of the episode. You would think you would know all the lingo after living there for 14 years... listen until the end to find out how well he does!


Follow Alex and The Last Vinci below:

Website: https://thelastvinci.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelastvinci/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLastVinci/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelastvinci

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6lhX9yWWQu3rzMm7SyMSks


Follow us!

Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.



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]]> #8 - Festival Shenanigans #8 - Festival Shenanigans Sun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT 42:43 69298c51426af84c6d401fb2 false https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/8-festival-shenanigans 69298c51426af84c6d401fb2 65169abad199600011982c05 8-festival-shenanigans We chat all about festival firsts, line ups and more! full 8 On this episode of the Guffcast XL, we're on tour across the UK with our friends in The Last Vinci, we discuss the new line ups from Download + our beloved 2000 Trees, we talk about our first ever time at a festival back in 2013 and then we do another batlas quiz!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Enjoy!


Follow us!


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> On this episode of the Guffcast XL, we're on tour across the UK with our friends in The Last Vinci, we discuss the new line ups from Download + our beloved 2000 Trees, we talk about our first ever time at a festival back in 2013 and then we do another batlas quiz!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Enjoy!


Follow us!


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> #7 - Dawn Chorus Demos #7 - Dawn Chorus Demos Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:00:00 GMT 37:18 68f10d808139b87ab0163def true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/7-dawn-chorus-demos 68f10d808139b87ab0163def 65169abad199600011982c05 7-dawn-chorus-demos We listen back to the demos we did for our debut album, Dawn Chorus full 7 On this episode, we're in the van en route to our show in Exeter supporting our old pals in Lastelle. We decided we'd listen to all the old demos from out debut album, Dawn Chorus. Some of which are pretty different to the final song. Hope that's kinda interesting to some of ya, enjoy!


We also do a batlas pub quiz at the end!


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL, follow for more episodes!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


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]]> On this episode, we're in the van en route to our show in Exeter supporting our old pals in Lastelle. We decided we'd listen to all the old demos from out debut album, Dawn Chorus. Some of which are pretty different to the final song. Hope that's kinda interesting to some of ya, enjoy!


We also do a batlas pub quiz at the end!


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL, follow for more episodes!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


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]]> #6 - Ben Shiels Screamed At You On The Way Home (feat. Ben Shiels of Hamartia / Hellios) #6 - Ben Shiels Screamed At You On The Way Home (feat. Ben Shiels of Hamartia / Hellios) Thu, 04 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 42:00 68b59ad0993d10acb98338c7 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/benshiels 68b59ad0993d10acb98338c7 65169abad199600011982c05 benshiels We chat to our good friend, Ben Shiels of Hamartia / Hellios! full 6 Bit of a different one for this episode, we came across a old Guffcast we recorded in March 2024 featuring our good friend, Ben Shiels of Hamartia / Hellios after an excellent gig we did in Falmouth. 80% of this is totally new unused gold so enjoy!


Ben tells us his worst gigs, we chat about said excellent gig in Falmouth, we tell each other who inspired us to start playing music, we also chat about school talent shows and dream guffcast guests! This was a bit of a gem that we couldn't believe went unused, so we thought we'd make it an XL since we're not super active at the minute and you guys still have an XL to enjoy xox


Make sure to check out all of Ben's bands in the links below!


We'll be straight back to it in the van later this month so expect more XL's in your feed ❤️


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Follow Ben Shiels!

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/ben_shielss/

Hamartia: https://www.instagram.com/hamartiabanduk/

Hellios: https://www.instagram.com/hell_iosband/


Follow us!


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> Bit of a different one for this episode, we came across a old Guffcast we recorded in March 2024 featuring our good friend, Ben Shiels of Hamartia / Hellios after an excellent gig we did in Falmouth. 80% of this is totally new unused gold so enjoy!


Ben tells us his worst gigs, we chat about said excellent gig in Falmouth, we tell each other who inspired us to start playing music, we also chat about school talent shows and dream guffcast guests! This was a bit of a gem that we couldn't believe went unused, so we thought we'd make it an XL since we're not super active at the minute and you guys still have an XL to enjoy xox


Make sure to check out all of Ben's bands in the links below!


We'll be straight back to it in the van later this month so expect more XL's in your feed ❤️


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Follow Ben Shiels!

Ben: https://www.instagram.com/ben_shielss/

Hamartia: https://www.instagram.com/hamartiabanduk/

Hellios: https://www.instagram.com/hell_iosband/


Follow us!


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> #5 - 2000 Trees Special (featuring Hamartia, Orchards, Chroma, Mallavora + Failstate) #5 - 2000 Trees Special (featuring Hamartia, Orchards, Chroma, Mallavora + Failstate) Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:00:00 GMT 39:09 68825b67e0a86cc3abba8c22 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/5-trees-special-featuring-hamartia-orchards-chroma-mallavora 68825b67e0a86cc3abba8c22 65169abad199600011982c05 5-trees-special-featuring-hamartia-orchards-chroma-mallavora full 5 In this episode we're at 2000 Trees Festival! This year, we played The Word Stage on the Wednesday so we do a full debrief on the set and everything we got up to over the course of the weekend at the festival! Massive thanks to James Scarlett for inviting us back to play our favourite festival xox


In this episode we also roped some bands into coming on to the pod - We have Orchards, Chroma, Mallavora, Failstate and even Hamartia sneaking in to chat to us about their worst gigs, bad band names and their favourite festival food vendors! Massive thanks to all of the bands that came on our little pod <3 Can check em all out via the links below!


We also announce that we're going on tour in the UK + Ireland in November, listen until the end to hear more info on that. Head over to blankatlas.co.uk for tickets.


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Orchards: https://linktr.ee/orchardsforever

Chroma: https://www.chroma.band/links

Mallavora: https://linktr.ee/mallavora

Failstate: https://linktr.ee/failstateband

Hamartia: https://linktr.ee/hamartiabanduk


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.




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]]> In this episode we're at 2000 Trees Festival! This year, we played The Word Stage on the Wednesday so we do a full debrief on the set and everything we got up to over the course of the weekend at the festival! Massive thanks to James Scarlett for inviting us back to play our favourite festival xox


In this episode we also roped some bands into coming on to the pod - We have Orchards, Chroma, Mallavora, Failstate and even Hamartia sneaking in to chat to us about their worst gigs, bad band names and their favourite festival food vendors! Massive thanks to all of the bands that came on our little pod <3 Can check em all out via the links below!


We also announce that we're going on tour in the UK + Ireland in November, listen until the end to hear more info on that. Head over to blankatlas.co.uk for tickets.


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Orchards: https://linktr.ee/orchardsforever

Chroma: https://www.chroma.band/links

Mallavora: https://linktr.ee/mallavora

Failstate: https://linktr.ee/failstateband

Hamartia: https://linktr.ee/hamartiabanduk


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.




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]]> #4 - Ned Shneebly (feat. Rowan Deverson) #4 - Ned Shneebly (feat. Rowan Deverson) Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:00:00 GMT 43:37 68472785d911dedd6509e2ee true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/4-ned-shneebly-feat-rowan-deverson 68472785d911dedd6509e2ee 65169abad199600011982c05 4-ned-shneebly-feat-rowan-deverson We chat with our trusted sound engineer, Rowan Deverson! full 4 On this episode of the Guffcast XL we welcome our first guest, Rowan Deverson to the pod! Rowan is one of the finest sound engineers in Bristol and we brought him along to a recent gig in Exeter so we thought we'd twist his arm onto coming on the pod too. Rowan is also a v talented instrumentalist playing in his own bands, [1313] , Hellios and The School of Rock Experience!


We chat about his tribute band, The School of Rock Experience, the worst gig he's ever witnessed on the job, the worst gig he's ever played, gig etiquette and whether artists should be allowed on stage vocal tuning...


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL, subscribe so you don't miss the next episode!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Follow all of Rowan's things!


Rowan's insta: https://www.instagram.com/rowan_deversound

[1313]: https://www.instagram.com/1313.uk

Hellios: https://www.instagram.com/hell_iosband

The School of Rock Experience: https://www.instagram.com/schoolofrockexperience


Follow us:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.



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]]> On this episode of the Guffcast XL we welcome our first guest, Rowan Deverson to the pod! Rowan is one of the finest sound engineers in Bristol and we brought him along to a recent gig in Exeter so we thought we'd twist his arm onto coming on the pod too. Rowan is also a v talented instrumentalist playing in his own bands, [1313] , Hellios and The School of Rock Experience!


We chat about his tribute band, The School of Rock Experience, the worst gig he's ever witnessed on the job, the worst gig he's ever played, gig etiquette and whether artists should be allowed on stage vocal tuning...


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL, subscribe so you don't miss the next episode!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Follow all of Rowan's things!


Rowan's insta: https://www.instagram.com/rowan_deversound

[1313]: https://www.instagram.com/1313.uk

Hellios: https://www.instagram.com/hell_iosband

The School of Rock Experience: https://www.instagram.com/schoolofrockexperience


Follow us:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.



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]]> #3 - Fan Voted Set Deep Dive #3 - Fan Voted Set Deep Dive Mon, 19 May 2025 16:22:02 GMT 40:35 682b5aaabc0e758152208542 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/3-fan-voted-set-deep-dive 682b5aaabc0e758152208542 65169abad199600011982c05 3-fan-voted-set-deep-dive We do a deep dive into our recent fan voted set and we also hear some golden oldie Daniel Thould lyrics! full 3 In this episode of the Guffcast XL, we delve into a recent fan voted setlist and we judge everyones picks, and we also discuss what we would choose if we could vote!


Then we play IS IT DANIEL THOULD OR JAMES HETFIELD?! Thomas reads a lyric to Chrissy and Daniel and they gotta guess whether it's a Daniel Thould lyric or a James Hetfield lyric. All the lyrics are pretty bad, enjoy!


If you'd like us to answer one of your questions on the Guffcast XL, leave a comment on Spotify or DM us @blankatlasband on Instagram.


Give us a follow to make sure you don't miss the next XL, and please leave us a review as that helps us a bunch xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


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]]> In this episode of the Guffcast XL, we delve into a recent fan voted setlist and we judge everyones picks, and we also discuss what we would choose if we could vote!


Then we play IS IT DANIEL THOULD OR JAMES HETFIELD?! Thomas reads a lyric to Chrissy and Daniel and they gotta guess whether it's a Daniel Thould lyric or a James Hetfield lyric. All the lyrics are pretty bad, enjoy!


If you'd like us to answer one of your questions on the Guffcast XL, leave a comment on Spotify or DM us @blankatlasband on Instagram.


Give us a follow to make sure you don't miss the next XL, and please leave us a review as that helps us a bunch xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


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]]> #2 - Humble Beginnings #2 - Humble Beginnings Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:33:22 GMT 34:03 67e18952639ec2394a89d344 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/2-humble-beginnings 67e18952639ec2394a89d344 65169abad199600011982c05 2-humble-beginnings We delve into our musical past! full 2 On this episode of the Guffcast XL, we delve into our musical past and what we got up to when we first started playing music. We also talk about how we started playing music together. Thomas also finds some rather cringe emails he used to send out to venues and festivals when we were young naive 16 year olds...


Make sure you give us a follow to make sure you don't miss the next XL, and please leave us a review as that helps us a bunch xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

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]]> On this episode of the Guffcast XL, we delve into our musical past and what we got up to when we first started playing music. We also talk about how we started playing music together. Thomas also finds some rather cringe emails he used to send out to venues and festivals when we were young naive 16 year olds...


Make sure you give us a follow to make sure you don't miss the next XL, and please leave us a review as that helps us a bunch xox


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> #1 - Punk For Pudsey #1 - Punk For Pudsey Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:30:00 GMT 47:01 6756fd657205a5bc68d3a642 true https://shows.acast.com/guffcast-with-blank-atlas/episodes/1-punk-for-pudsey 6756fd657205a5bc68d3a642 65169abad199600011982c05 1-punk-for-pudsey Guffcast origins, Punk for Pudsey and a Batlas pub quiz! full 1 Welcome to the Guffcast XL!


If you're familiar with our band you'll know that we like to do a mini-podcast in the van en route to gigs called THE GUFFCAST. We've actually uploaded 99 of these mini podcast clips onto social media. To celebrate the 100th episode, we thought we'd do our first ever FULL LENGTH GUFFCAST! So enjoy all the guff for a glorious 45 mins xox


In this episode, we talk about the Guffcast origins, the time we had to put on a gig when we were 16 for charity and we play the Blank Atlas pub quiz!


Not on a strict schedule for these episodes so make sure to subscribe if you don't wanna miss any future podcasts.


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


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]]> Welcome to the Guffcast XL!


If you're familiar with our band you'll know that we like to do a mini-podcast in the van en route to gigs called THE GUFFCAST. We've actually uploaded 99 of these mini podcast clips onto social media. To celebrate the 100th episode, we thought we'd do our first ever FULL LENGTH GUFFCAST! So enjoy all the guff for a glorious 45 mins xox


In this episode, we talk about the Guffcast origins, the time we had to put on a gig when we were 16 for charity and we play the Blank Atlas pub quiz!


Not on a strict schedule for these episodes so make sure to subscribe if you don't wanna miss any future podcasts.


Thanks so much for checking out the Guffcast XL!


Get in touch with us: guffcast@blankatlas.co.uk


Links:


Website: http://blankatlas.co.uk


Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/19mN1VhMbwBSnFmLrX3a6m


Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blankatlasband


TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blankatlas


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlankAtlasOfficial/


About Blank Atlas:


Blank Atlas are a Bristol Based, Alt Rock 3 piece boasting 3 part harmonies, dirty riffs and huge choruses. Taking inspiration from bands ranging from Meshuggah to McFly.

The band consists of twin brothers Dan & Tom Thould and their closest friend, Chris Simpson who they met in school when they were 11 years old and have been playing together since. Since their formation, they have shared the stage with bands such as Holding Absence, Jamie Lenman, Puppy, Salem, Fatherson & Dream State to name a few. 2023 saw the band releasing their debut album, Dawn Chorus which gained the support of BBC Radio 1, Kerrang! Radio, BBC Introducing and Amazing Radio. They also made their debut appearance at 2000 Trees Festival where Kerrang! named it as “one of the biggest small band buzzes of the weekend”.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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