Bringing you the very best music across the board - We are not limited to genre, the only rule is that the music is good. NOT play-listed and never will be.
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Tuesday Aug 07, 2018
Episode 157: Fgurehead Live at the Railway and Madonna's 60th
What an amazing night . . .
Riders On The Storm/Pink Solidism - Yonderbou
Soul Train - Just Loud ft Debbie Harry
La Isla Bonita - Jonathan Wilson
Borderline - The Flaming Lips
Into The Groovey - Sonic Youth
High/Low Tide - Fgurehead
Puddleduck - Fgurehead (live in session)
The Liar Lying Low - Fgurehead (live in session)
The Light - James Alexander Bright
Gun - Gil Scott Heron
60 Minutes Of Your Love - Homer Banks
Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) - Carla Thomas
Lucky Star - Madonna
Seraphym - Curtis Maldoon
Ray Of Light - Madonna
Hourglass/Frozen - Fgurehead (live in session)
Interlude - Fgurehead (live in session)
Try Your Luck - Confidence Man
Music - Madonna
Into The Groove - Madonna
Live To Tell - Madonna
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Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Tuesday Jul 24, 2018
Ep 156: Paolo Hewitt’s Birthday Party
The first of the Spectacular Summertime Specials, tonight, we are delighted to welcome author Paolo Hewitt with us - to play some of his favourite tunes, and have a chat about his illustrious career that moved from music journalism (writing for both MM and NME) to memoir to novel. A modernist in the true sense of the word, and fresh from enjoying Spurs getting so far in the World Cup, Paolo joins us to celebrate a landmark birthday.
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Anti Up - Pizza
Joseph Malik - Take A Left
International Teachers Of Pop - Age Of The Train
Laura Nyro - Stoned Soul Picnic
Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer
Third World - Cool Meditation
The Style Council - The Changing Of The Guard
Oasis - The Masterplan
David Bowie - Strangers When We Meet
The Style Council - The Paris Match
Homer Banks - 60 Minutes Of Your Time
The Isley Brothers - My Love Is Your Love (Forever)
Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By
Kevin Rowland - Rag Doll
Genesis - The Knife
Fgurehead - High/Low Tide
Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You
Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Tuesday Jun 26, 2018
Episode 155: Meet The Curator
We are delighted to be joined tonight in the studio by Alistair Murphy aka The Curator, ahead of his London show this coming Thursday. His album, Where The Stars Will Give Way To The Morning, has been critically acclaimed; Alistair - who has also worked with the legendary Judy Dyble among others - will talk us through it, plus bringing down a Long One, Progflume and a Floorfiller, all the way from his Norfolk museum (no, really). Plus tributes to birthday boy Mick Jones, a summer stormer from Chaka Khan and all your favourites. Two hours of music’n’chat - can you say fairer than that?
Elvis Costello & the Attraction - The Greatest Thing
Slade - Summer Song
Chaka Khan - Like Sugar
The Clash -Somebody Got Murdered
Big Audio Dynamite - Rush
The Clash - Train In Vain
Leo C - You’ve Got It All
The Curator - Angle Of Repose
The Curator - The Winter Sun
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
David Byrne - Doing The Right Thing
Homer Banks - Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
The Independents - I Love You Yes I Do
Mavis Staples - A Piece Of The Action
My Brother The Wind - Garden Of Delights
Greenslade - Time To Dream
Christine and The Queens - Girlfriend
The Curator - It Crackles (And It Spits)
Future Islands - Seasons (Waiting In You)
Paul McCartney - I Don’t Know
Tuesday Jun 12, 2018
Tuesday Jun 12, 2018
Episode 154: Mrs and Mr
Forget Trump and Kim, that nice Mr and Mrs Jupitus are popping over for a cuppa tonight; Shelley will talking about her experimental print-making exhibition at the Leigh Art Trail and Phill will be talking about his forthcoming Edinburgh capers.
Lee Thompson - On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Christine and The Queens Dam Funk - Girlfriend
The Fall - It’s a Curse
The Fall - Frightened
The Fall - The War Against Intelligence
Simge - Yanki
Patti Smith - People Have The Power
Artmagic - The Boys Own Book Of Birds
Ned Doheny - To Prove My Love
Homer Banks - Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Elvis Presley - Put The Blame On Me
Carla Thomas - Gee Whiz
King Crimson - Larks Tongues In Aspic, Part One
DJ Zinc - Super Sharp Shooter
Alien - Liquid Ray
Angel And The Melodyhorns - Retribution Blues
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Tuesday May 29, 2018
Episode 153: Artmagic Show
Tonight, we are delighted to have Artmagic - Sean McGhee and Richard Oakes - performing live in the studio with us, as well as playing some numbers from their new album, The Songs Of Other England.
Confidence Man -Don’t You Know I’m In A Band
Artmagic - Black Flowers Bloom
Public Service Broadcast - Everest
Prince - Mountains
The Beatles -ComeTogether/Dear Prudence/Cry Baby Cry
Artmagic - The Songs Of Other England
Artmagic - The Fruit Of The Mystery
Artmagic - Half-Life
Underworld and Iggy Pop - Bells And Circles
Alien - Matter and Anti-Matter
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Fortunate Son
Homer Banks - Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Shirley Ellis - Soul Time
The World Column - So Is The Sun
Chris Wood - England In Ribbons
King Crimson - The Sheltering Sky
Artmagic - The Farmer And The Field
Artmagic - The Clean Room
Carly Simon - Why
Jeff Buckley- Everybody Here Wants You
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Tuesday May 15, 2018
Episode 152: Brian and Michael
Fabulous tunes on the show tonight - new tracks from Jungle, Ferreck Dawn and our next show’s live guests Artmagic. Hear something from the Arctic Monkeys album, too, and see what you think . . . Plus it’s Mike Oldfield and Brian Eno’s birthday today - two Taurean titans of Terpsichore; we’ll play a few for them.
Eric Rodgers - Kingston Calypso
Arctic Monkeys - Four Out Of Five
Jungle - Happy Man
The Fall - Masquerade
Brian Eno - King’s Lead Hat
John Hassell and Brian Eno - Delta Rain Dream
Brian Eno - Ali Click
Childish Gambino - This Is America
Spearmint - Senseless (A Stranger)
Spearmint - The Music They Love Us To Hate
Art Magic - The Songs Of Other England
Soft Cell - Torch
Homer Banks - Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
The Miracles - Do It Baby
Jackson 5 - Mama’s Pearl
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Isles Of Wonder
Peter Gabriel, Elizabeth Fraser and Paul Buchanan - Down Side Up
Ferreck Dawn - Robosonic
Prefab Sprout - Green Isaac
Bobby Shad And The Bad Men - I Want You Back
Prince - Nothing Compares To You
Tuesday May 01, 2018
Tuesday May 01, 2018
The Daryl Easlea Spectacular
Episode 151: Up the Workers
Tuesday 1 May 2018
International labour day is fully celebrated tonight by your comrades-in-tunes Dazzler, Sion, GJ, Sue and Al.
Janelle Monae - Dirty Computer
Abba - Eagle
Confidence Man - Try Your Luck
T-Rex - Ride A White Swan
The Fall - Mexico Wax Solvent
The Fall - M5#1
The Fall - Spoilt Victorian Child
Crosby Stills Nash and Young - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Van Morrison - I’ve Been Working
Artmagic - The Clean Room
Barry Reynolds - An Outsider’s Point Of View
Homer Banks - Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
James Brown - The Soul Of JB
Otis Rush - Homework
Kamasi Washington - Fist Of Fury
Hi-Fi Sean and David MacAlmont - Transparent
Janelle Monae ft Grimes - Pynk
Alien - Disciple A - buy it here: https://art-aud.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-96-00
Raydio - Jack And Jill
Peter Hammill - Rain 3am
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Tuesday Apr 17, 2018
Episode 150: Episode 150
It’s the 150th sfob Spectacular tonight - that’s 12 and a half glorious days in our company since 2012. Tonight, we celebrate with our annual visit from Southend Film Festival Director Paul Cotgrove previewing next month’s bill of fare and of course, a selection of Ted classics.
Kacey Musgraves - Slow Burn
Gang Gang Dance - Lotus
The Fall - Slang King
The Fall - Sing Harpy
Peter Hammill - Jargon King
Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
Andy Start - Rockin’ Rollin’ Stone
Carl Perkins - Her Love Rubbed Off
Warren Smith - I’ve Got Love If You Want It
Slade - How Does It Feel
Madness - Bed and Breakfast Man
Shirley and Dolly Collins - A Forsaking - Our Captain Cried
David Sylvian - I Surrender
Barclay James Harvest - Taking Some Time On
Linx - You’re Lying
Blak Beat Niks - Ritual Of Life
Trevor Dandy - Is There Any Love
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Tuesday Apr 03, 2018
Episode 149: Grow So Incredibly High
The Beatles - All Things Must Pass
Wings - Mumbo
Ringo - Oh My My
The Fall - Day In The Life
The Fall - Beatle Bones ‘n’ Smoking Stones
The Beatles - Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da
The Beatles - Dig A Pony
Sky Diamonds - Across The Universe
Mark Cunningham - Love
The Beatles - Dig It
The Meters - Come Together
The Beatles - Subterranean Homesick Blues
Sky Diamonds - Blackbird
The Moments - Rocky Racoon
The Main Ingredient - Get Back
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Purson - The Bitter Suite
John Lennon - What You Got
Sky Diamonds - While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles- Old Brown Shoe
Billy Preston - All Things Must Pass
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
Tuesday Mar 20, 2018
Episode 148 - Up To Scratch
Sparks - Tryouts for the Human Race
Ghost Wave - Reputation (Sonic Boom Mix)
The Fall - Behind The Counter (Single Version)
The Fall - Auto Chip 14-15
The Fall - No Bulbs
Young Fathers - Border Girl
JCM - The Kettle
Cream -White Room
Peter Gabriel - Games Without Frontiers
Thievery Corporation - Voyage Libre
Lee Scratch Perry - Three In One
Junior Byles - Curly Locks
The Upsetters - Return Of Django
Hieroglyphic Being - Emotional Listener
Yes - Sweet Dreams
SLG - Varsovia Marimba
Sons Of Kemet - My Queen Is Ada Eastman
Alexis Taylor - Beautiful Things
Pete Warner - I Just Want To Spend My Life With You
Les Vacances De Monsieur Hulot - Quel Temps Fait-il A Paris?