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Podrophenia - Illness - Jan 2022

Mondo & Piley are opening our first Podrophenia casebook of the year with a medical theme: illness, wellness and general ailments - so we gather together a list of fictional doctors, nurses and professors after (fictional) scientific professionals you wouldn't want to be under the care of...

 

Dr Octopus, Doc from Reggie Perrin, Professor Van Helsing, Dr Emmet Brown. Professor Pat Pending.....

 

Plus tales from A & E and prescribe a playlist of booster-tunes....

 

Playlist

The Fixer - the Bug Club

Time To Get Ill - Beastie Boys

Mr Pharmacist - The OtherHalf

Little Yellow Pills - Jackie Lomax

Bikini Girls With Machine Guns - The Cramps

St James Infirmary - Billy Lee Riley

You Give Me Worms - Turbonegro

Down With The Sickness - Richard Cheese

Rest Cure - Arthur Brown

I'm Gonna Make It Alright - Paul Penna

Kinky Afro - Happy Mondays

Down At The Doctors - Dr Feelgood

Happy Feeling - Bohannon

I Wanna Be Sedated - The Ramones

Calling Dr Love - Kiss

Sick Of You - Lou Reed

Waitin' Around To Die - Townes Van Zandt

Badhead - Blur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podrophenia Bring Out the Old - Bring In the New

Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings dig through their collective crates to bring you Podrophenia's fave finds of 2021 (a mix of new and newly discovered). There's a Seasonal Quiz - and contributions from Podro-pals on perfect partner bands...

PLAYLIST
Black Widow Spider – Parquet Courts
Easy To Love – Sam Evian
Black Night/Blockbuster/Jean Genie – The Loveless
Let The Good Times Roll – Bunny Sigler
Old Town – David Woodcock
Slidin’ – Paul McCartney
Midnight Movies – MG Boulter
Wolfman Jack – Todd Rundgren
Can’t Help Thinking About Me – David Bowie
Actual Size – Apex Manner
Chase It Down – Bobby Gillespie & Jenny Beth
Interior People – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Little Piggies – Whitey
White Elephant – Nick Cave & Warren Ellis
La Vielle Ville – David Woodcock
I Like It - Mike & Bernie Winters

Podrophenia - Luck Dipping - Nov 2021

In a last minute switcheroo Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings dip into their collective grab bag of goodies for an improv playlist gathering together new tunes, old faves, and some alt.covers.

PLAYLIST

Wet Dream – Wet Leg
Homo Sapien – Parquet Courts
We Don’t Need Room For Lovin’ – The Bug Club
Sea Cruise – Chas & Dave
Memories of Professor Longhair – Dr John
Almeda Apartments – Neal Francis
Whole Lotta Rosie – The King
The Rubettes – The Auteurs
Loan Your Loneliness – Gruff Rhys
Living In The Heart Of Love - The Rolling Stones
Yachtify – BUSKR
Typical American – The GOATS
Un Jour Un L’Autre – Juniore
Aline – Jarvis Cocker
Hit – Wannadies
Pink Ice Cream – The Surfing Magazines
Everybody Knows – The Specials
The Art Of Falling Apart – Soft Cell
Mr Experience – Donny Benet

Podrophenia - BEARD SPECIAL with Oct 2021

Hirsute You Sir: two fuzztastic guests joining us for Tonight's Podrobeardia.. David Dade - President of The British Beard Club, and Charlie Saville of The Essex Beardsmen.

We'll have tracks by beardy bands, tunes chosen by the guests - and some insider info on being a Peel sound engineer for sessions including - Joy Division, The Undertones, The Birthday Party and John Martyn..

Plus exclusive & new tunes from T-Bitch, The Invaders, Vix 20 and Cult With No Name

Playlist

Beardman Ska - The Skatalites

Drive By Lover - ZZ Top

Moustache - Sparks

Diamond Hoo Ha Man - Supergrass

All My Friends Are Bearded – Marty Ray Project

If Your Dad Doesn't Have B beard, You've Got Two Mums - The Beards

Stone Cold Lover – Humble Pie

Tucked In  - T-Bitch

Superficial Lying Machine - Invaders

Orla The Octopus - Vix 20

Frontera - Phil Manzanera

After The Storm - Cult With No Name

El Beardo – The Bongolian

 

LINKS

For The British Beard Club

https://thebritishbeardclub.org

Follow at

Twitter https://twitter.com/tbbclub

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

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

 

The Essex Beardsmen

https://www.facebook.com/Theessexbeardsman

 

Podrophenia Damned Special with Morgan Brown 09/21

Mondo and Piley are joined by special guest Morgan Brown - author of brand new book The Damned: Every Album, Every Song.

Expect two hours of Damned chat, memories and of course music!

Playlist

Waiting For The Blackout - BBC Peel Session

I Just Can't Be Happy Today

She

Tailspin

See Her Tonight

Love Song

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde

Under The Floor Again

Gigolo

Shadow Evocation

Jet Boy, Jet Girl - Captain Sensible

Spider & The Fly

Since I Met You 

 

Links

'The Damned On Track - Every Album Every Song' by Morgan Brown

Sonicbond Publishing, 2021

Available from all good bookshops

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/The_Damned.html?id=ZthAzgEACAAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

 

 

 

Podrophenia - Summer Special 26 08 2021

Our monthly dollop of Podrophenia comes your way with our Summer Spesh on Ship Full Of Bombs Thames Delta Independent Music Radio Station.

We have knotted hankies and deckchairs at the ready for our summer themed show. Tunes, quiz, old waffle, tribute tracks to Charlie Watts plus Piley has a bone to pick with Mondo.

Have a listen to find out what....

PLAYLIST

You Bring The Summer - The Monkees

Airport Bar - Martin Courtney

Goodnight - Hot Hot Heat

Behind The Sun (Outtake) - The Faces

Domino - Roy Orbison

Where It All Began - Bo Diddley

Hurry On Sundown - Hawkwind

Can You Hear Me Knockin' - Rolling Stones

I'm Going Down - Rolling Stones

She's A Rainbow - Rolling Stones

Bitch - Rolling Stones

Miss Amanda Jones - Rolling Stones

Shake Your Hips - Rolling Stones

All Summer Long - The Beach Boys

Deep Blue Sea - Art Lown

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Sandie Shaw

Summer People - The Webb Brothers

Bring Me Sunshine ('Naked' Version) - Willie Nelson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podrophenia - Anniversary pt 2 - with Billy Reeves

 

Buckle up and behold as Billy Reeves day-trips to Rossi's in Southend for a seaside meet with Piley and Mondo, wherein he tries a out-size custard tart - and relays inspirational tales of how his latest project The Helicopter of the Holy Ghost came to be. An incredible story of an amazing album of beautiful songs..

 

Along the way we learn about the early days of The Darkness, how Billy hooked up with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, why did the Primals move to Brighton - which band made him a coma tape - how many times is he in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles - and why the parakeets on TheHOTHG album cover?

 

Musically we spin in a playlist of Brother Reeves' greatest hits, highlights and THOTHG tracks 

 

1. Better Than Wages – Thee Faction

2. Steve – 8 Rounds Rapid

3. Slow Down – The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost

4. I Will Never Hurt - The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost

5. Tony Got A Car - The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost

6. His Hands – Sugar Coat

7. Good For Me – Blow-Up

8. I Shouldn’t But I Do – The Grooveyard

9. 2 Much 2 Do 2 Day – Yours

10. So, You Think You Can Dance? – Friends of The Bride

11. Union Man, Proletarian Man – Thee Faction

12. Beautiful Friend – The Undertones

13. Into The Garden – Artery

14. I Didn’t/Hangar Lane Gyratory System, 4.44am – The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost

15. Helicopter of The Holy Ghost - Microdisney

Podrophenia 12th Year Anniversary Part 1 - 01/07

We celebrate 12 years *gulp* of Podrophenia. With part one of a double-whamiversary - Piley and Mondo are both bringing in tunes fitted around a mystery theme - who'll be first to crack the clues and unravel the theme!

Broadcasted live at www.sfob.co.uk

 

Playlist

Sunshine Of Your Love - Spanky Wilson

Red Morning Light - Kings Of Leon

Hazy Osterwald Jet Set  - Swinging London

Cannonball - The Breeders

Superstrut - The ABC Hit Bands

Emmylou - First Aid Kit

Blue Coat Man - Eddie Boyd

The Last Gas - Embrace

Kraak & Smaak - Hotel Sorriso

1969 - Iggy & The Stooges

Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) - Sparks

Comin' Home - Tracks Four

Belgium Tom's Hat Trick - Whitesnake

Have A Cup Of Tea - The Kinks

Three Button Hand me Down - The Faces

Dead Man's Curve  - The Carpenters

 

Podrophenia - Live, Unlocked & Lucky Dips - June 2001

Behold just a few tunes from our recent *LIVE* Podrophenia - in which we bring you a double whammy of themes (any guesses from the pic?). There are new tunes from LOUDwomen, Eight Rounds Rapid, The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost and Buskr...

Sonically we take you from a streaking themed instrumental album, to Middle Eastern funk a reggae refit of a Carpenters classic to the vocal (and original) version of Leone's spaghetti western theme..

 

Apex Manor - Asked and Answered

Mr Jukes - Vibrate

Joe Bataan - Keep the Change

Joel Sarakula - Sunshine

Loud Women - Reclaim These Streets

Eight Rounds Rapid - Ageing Athlete

Holly Cook - Superstar

Wanda Jackson - Whirlpool

Peter Tevis - Pastures of Plenty

Wolf Alice - Smile

Ramano - Fella Juicy 

The Helicopter of the Holy Ghost - Slow Down

Jean-Claude Pelletier - No Tax for Streakers

The Ethiopians - Sufferer 

Buskr - Numbers and Codes 

Podrophenia - Railway Cuttings with special guest The Bongolian - May 2021

A double whammy celebration wherein we tip our collective hats to The Railway Hotel, (RIP) with Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings spinning in a selection of Railway faves they've played from the pulpit...

And buckle up as two of the most blazing players ever to fizz-up a gig at The Railway - Trev and Nasser of Big Boss Man and The Bongolian, talk us through tracks from the new Bongolian album  - Harlem Hipshake, plus provide a primer on best Latin and reggae albums for newbies, remember the lively nights at Blow Up club and demo Hammond and percussive techniques for beginners

All this in two hours - tune in and chow down

 

Playlist
Groovin' With Mr Bloe - Mr Bloe

Don't Be Angry - Nappy Brown

Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman

Satisfaction' - Una Valli

Get Down With It - Little Richard

El Beardo - The Bongolian

Harlem Hipshake - The Bongolian

East Side Rumble - The Bongolian

Soul Drums on 110th Street - The Bongolian

Manhattan Cornbread - The Bongolian

She's Got Everything - The Kinks

Get Back - Shirley Scott & The Soul Saxes

Explosion - Eli 'Paperboy' Reid

Just A Gigalo - Louis Prima

Hit The Road Jack (Pe Na Estrada) - Mo'Horizons

Enjoy Yourself - Prince Buster