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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Tuesday Mar 21, 2017
Episode 126: Let's go to the Pictures
Delighted tonight to have Paul Cotgrove, the director of Southend Film Festival coming along to offer a sneak preview of what's coming up at this year's festival in May. Expect lots of film tunes too, and all the usuals with Sion, Graham and Susan. We'll also be previewing the Indie Night Out on at the Railway on Friday and a generous raise of the fedora to dear Ruben.
Squeeze - Tempted
Elvis Costello - King of America
The Who - Squeeze Box
Depeche Mode - Going Backwards
Johnny Carroll - Hot Rock
Johnny Burnette - Rockabilly Boogie
Jack Earls - Let's Bop
Kasabian - You're In Love With A Psycho
Anton Karas - The Harry Lime Theme
Dr Feelgood - Going Back Home
Blue Aeroplanes - Bright Star Catalogue
Homer Banks - 60 Minutes Of Your Love
Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
David Essex - So Called Loving
Laurel & Hardy - The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine
Underworld - Long Slow Slippy
Shadows - The Thunderbirds Theme
Sparks - Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth
Sly and the Family Stone - I Want To Take You Higher
Stylistics - People Make the World Go Round
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Tuesday Mar 07, 2017
Episode 125: This Is My Happening and it freaks me out
Ahead of Mr Easlea's conversation with Brix Smith Start on this coming Friday night as part of the Essex Book Festival, tonight's show will feature a lovely selection of Brix-era Fall
Massive Attack – Teardrop
The Flaming Lips – Do You Realise?
Morton Valance - Ca Plane Pour Moi
The Fall – Hotel Bloedel
The Fall – Gut Of The Quantifier
The Fall – Spinetrak
Ibibio Sound Machine - The Pot Is On Fire
Nina Simone - Put Some Sugar In My Bowl
Young Man – Orange Can
The Adult Net – Waking Up In The Sun
Morton Valance – Das Modell
Liza Jane - Davie Jones and The King Bees
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Bobby Keys – Give Me The Keys
Mel Wynn And The Rhythm Aces – Stop Sign
Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze
Genesis – Blood On the Rooftops
The Who - Magic Bus
The Fall – Feeling Numb
The Fall – 2 x 4
Platypus – Amphibians
Alien – Karezza
Rufus and Chaka Khan – Ain’t Nobody
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Episode 124: Waiting For Waiting For The Great Leap Forward
Three from Nina Simone in honour of her birthday and Miles Davis in the Long One. And, of course, Graham James Brown's Taste Of The East and a boring fact from Susan
Cornershop HQ – Who Fingered Rock N Roll
Katy Perry – Chained To The Rhythm
Nina Simone – Just Like Tom Thumbs Blues
Nina Simone – Baltimore
Nina Simone – Funkier Than A Mosquito’s Tweeter
Thievery Corp DC – Strike The Root
Ray Davies - Poetry
Jerry Harrison – Things Fall Apart
James Brown - Funky Drummer
Cream – Tales Of Brave Ulysses
Chuck Prophet - Bobby Fuller Died For Your Sins
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
The Supremes -5:30 Plane
The Emotions – I Don’t Want To Lose Your Love
Miles Davis – In A Silent Way/It’s About Time
Peter Hammill – The Polaroid
Redrackem - Wonky Bassline Disco Banger
Alien – Oil Black Stain
Nina Simone – Ooh Child
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Tuesday Jan 24, 2017
Episode 123: First Shoots
To celebrate the release of Mike Oldfield's Return To Ommadawn and the first shoots of spring, tonight's Spectacular shall have a somewhat pastoral feel to lift the current malaise. Newies from Joe Goddard, Practice and Goldfrapp; a generous nod to Jaki Leibzeit with a few Jaki and Can related beauties; and some Mike O joining up the Long One and the Progflume!
Soft Cell – Entertain Me
Rotary Connection – Want To Know
Joe Goddard – Music Is The Answer
Can – Vitamin C
Can - I Want More
Can – Half Past One
Practice – IOTA
Goldfrappe – Anymore
Brian Eno and David Byrne – Strange Overtones
Sir John Betjemen – Senex
Solange Knowles – Junie
Lee Hazlewood – Ten Or Eleven Towns
Homer Banks – 60 Minutes Of My Love
The Gems – All Of It
Shirley Walton - The One You Can’t Have All By Yourself
Mike Oldfield – Return To Ommadawn Pt 1 (excerpt)
Shide And Acorn – Girl Of The Cosmos
Flaming Lips – One Night While Hunting For Faeries and Witches
Joe Goddard – Lose Your Love
Justin Hurwitz – Planetarium
Flo Morrisey and Mathew E White – Everybody Loves the Sunshine
Rolling Stones - Till The Next Goodbye
Tuesday Jan 10, 2017
Tuesday Jan 10, 2017
Episode 122: Whiter than White
Our first show of 2017 pays generous homage to David Bowie on the first anniversary of his passing with his last three songs played one after the other and the Gouster version of Mr Easlea's all time fave DB song, Can You Hear Me
Flo Morrissey & Matthew E White - Grease
Chuck Prophet - Bad Year For Rock And Roll
Bad Year For Rock And Roll
David Bowie - No Plan
David Bowie - Killing A Little Time
David Bowie - When I Met You
Thievery Corportation featuring Racquel Jones - Letter To The Editor
Deep Throat Choir - Be Ok
Ultrasound - Kon-Tiki
Nancy Wallace - We Don't Talk Anymore
Beth Orton - Falling
Slade - Far Far Away
The Birthday Party - Release The Bats
Homer Banks - 60 Minutes Of Your Love
Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved
James Carr - Who's Been Warming My Oven?
Brian Eno - Reflection
Flaming Lips - The Castle
Yes - Heart Of The Sunrise
George Michael - Freedom 90
Bruno Mars - Finesse
David Bowie - Can You Hear Me
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Tuesday Dec 13, 2016
Episode 121 : Dirty Deeds Donne Dirt Cheap
For the final Spectacular of 2016, as is it Saint Lucie's Day, we are paying tribute to poet John Donne, who wrote A Nocturnal about said day. As the sun scarce unmasks itself for seven hours, we are going to get metaphysical with some of the year's greatest hits. Expect d. Bowie, Avalanches, A Tribe Called Quest, Miiike Snow, Childish Gambino, de la soul, Deap Valley, Lemon Twigs and in the long one, a remarkable comeback from Ultrasound. A real treat for you to Graham Brown is bringing his left-handed acoustic in and is going to perform live, his 1984 classic 'Undoing What Donne Did' and Sion will read some Donne as well as one of his own. Sue has a fact, too.
Lake and Palmer – From The Beginning
David Bowie - Dollar Days
The Avalanches – Frankie Sinatra
The Weeknd Ft Daft Punk - Starboy
Miiike Snow – Genghis Khan
Cass McCoombs – Bum Bum Bum
Deap Vally – Royal Jelly
A Tribe Called Quest – Melatonin
De La Soul ft. Snoop Dogg – Pain
Graham Brown – Undoing What Donne Did
Van Morrison – Rave On John Donne
Solange Knowles – Don’t You Wait
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
Childish Gambino – Have Some Love
Hi Fi Sean Ft Crystal Waters – Testify
Ultrasound – Blue Remembered Hills
Jacob Plant – Bike Engine
Bad Bad Not Good ft Sam Herring - Time Moves Slow
David Holmes and Steven Jones – the Reiki Healer From The County Down
The Monkees – Me And Magdalena
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Tuesday Nov 29, 2016
Episode 120: Little Saint Nick
We are joined tonight by original 90s show regular 'Old' Nick Maslen, (seen here second left) who for one night only will be bringing back his semi-legendary newspaper review. Graham, Sion and Sue are here with tales, poems and facts as well. And with only 26 sleeps until Christmas, will be playing best of year and a smattering of winter/festive tunes.
Hildur – Bumpy Road
Prince – Moonbeam Levels
The Slits – Ping Pong Affair
The Pretenders – Space Invader
George Clinton – Computer Games
The XX – On Hold
Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra Ft Jamie Principle – Your Love
The Human League – Empire State Human
Cass McCombs - Switch By
The Fall – Ludd Gang
Homer Banks – Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
The Four Tops – Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Timmy Thomas – Africano
Underworld - I Exhale
Pink Floyd - Nothing Part 14
Justice – Alacazam
Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
A Tribe Called Quest – Enough!
Tuesday Nov 15, 2016
Tuesday Nov 15, 2016
To tie in with the benefit gig tonight at Southend's The Railway Hotel to raise the cash to save Chelmsford's music venue Asylum, we broadcasted live from upstairs at the Railway with guests from the live show dropping in, including Tom Burgess and T-BITCH and DEFFERED SUCCESS form a one-off supergroup. Plus Graham, Sion, tributes to David Mancuso,'Laughing Len' and L Russell, Lambchop, A Tribe Called Quest, Empire Of The Sun, Dave Bowie.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Tuesday Nov 01, 2016
Wednesday Oct 19, 2016
Wednesday Oct 19, 2016