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Episodes
Tuesday May 05, 2026
Tuesday May 05, 2026
On this month’s episode of Sweetheart of the Radio we are exploring the theme of Saturday night and Sunday morning.
So please join Julian Ball at the Blue Dog Tavern for a night of hard partying, a moment of reflection and a shot at redemption.
Playlist
Walking The Floor Over You - Sandy Denny
She Belongs To Me - Leon Russell
Without Me - Hayne Davis
Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams
La Grange - ZZ Top
Shakedown - Valerie June
3 Dimes Down - Drive-By Truckers
Gasoline and Matches - Buddy & Julie Miller
The Boy - Shannon & The Clams
Wheels - The Flying Burrito Brothers
Ramblin' (Wo)man - Cat Power
With Tomorrow - Gene Clark
I Shall Be Released - Nina Simone
Everything And Nothing - T Bone Burnett
In Bloom - Sturgill Simpson
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
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Saturday May 02, 2026
Saturday May 02, 2026
April's Podrophenia now streaming and joined in the studio by Simon Gentry for news on Invaders, Pink Flamingo gigs and Leigh Folk Fest intel. Tony Pontius brings us new releases and remixes from Hottwerk and how he became the owner of a Dr Feelgood bass. There's news on The Fourty Fours on B;low Up Plus TWO quizzes, and tunes from Mondo & Piley
PLAYLIST
Rosetta - Ringo Starr
King's Lead Hat - Brian Eno
Mustard Sauce - Parlor Greens
Catch a Falling Star - Françoise Hardy
Dostoevsky - Eight Rounds Rapid
Capacity - Invaders
Saint Now - Punx Soundcheck feat Marc Almond
Honey Do - Crackers
Eleanor Rigby - Zoot
Magnet - NRBQ
Roadrunner - Bo Diddley
Hush - Wood Herman & His Thundering Herd
Sun Brings Joy (Bass ID Mix) - Jon Dasilva & Skyscrapa feat.Donald Waugh
Alice - Actions
Dream Of Love - Maggie & Martin
Where's Your Head At (Handsome Remix) -Basement Jaxx
LINKS
Pretty Flaming presents Eight Rounds Rapid, Invaders and Mike Darrah. Event details https://facebook.com/events/s/eight-rounds-rapid-at-the-fick/2044525859428858/
Invaders. Find music including the new single Capacity at https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sMAaPjvSZvLLEmuzg8yrg?si=7oRvTcffSeyheZaIUe9d-g
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Friday May 01, 2026
Friday May 01, 2026
Top turntable action from Dee all the way from Sydney. Two guest mixes this time from the excellent Mikster Hoffman from Germany and an absolute maestro from Spain Fonki Cheff.
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Wednesday Apr 29, 2026
Mark takes a look at one of his favourite reissue labels Dynamite Cuts. All tracks tonight are release from them.
Decisive Action – Keith Papworth
Trip Wire – Nick Ingman
Pow, Pow, Pow (Mas Que Nada) – Nancy Ames
It’s Over – Nanette Natal
It Don’t Mean A Thing – Alice Babs
Feel It – Kitty Winter Gypsy Nova
Listen Love – Jon Lucien
Flo Maravilha – Tania Maria with Bobo & Helio
Never Was Love – Judy Roberts Band
Life On Mars – Dexter Wansel
Mother Of The Future – Norman Connors
False Paradise – Starcrost
He’s A Superstar (Pt1) – Roy Ayers Ubiquity
The Boss – James Brown
Atlantic Avenue – Average White Band
Love Is Here - Jimmy Messina
Changin’ Times – Ike White
Present Tense – Mosaic
Elegy - Colosseum
I Can See Through You – Miami
I Wouldn’t Change A Thing – Johnny Bristol
Lovely Lady – Vernon Burch
Candido’s Funk – Candido
Tribute To Obabi (Ogun) – Last Poets
Head-Egg – Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
Willie Chase – J.J. Johnson
Wanted, Dead Or Alive – The Voices Of East Harlem
Rhythm Of Life – James Mason
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday Apr 28, 2026
PLAYLIST
Chicken Walk - Hasil Adkins
Chickie Run – Remastered - Homer Denison Jr.
Keep On the Sunny Side - The Carter Family
Best Dressed Chicken in Town - Dr. Alimantado
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
Dum Maro Dum - Asha Bhosle
Chicken Payback - The Bees
Laid - James
Egg Man - Beastie Boys
Rooster - Alice In Chains
Drummer Man - Nancy Sinatra
Blue Morpho -Ed O'Brien
Stand So Still - Juni Habel
Tears for Leda - Would-Be-Goods
When We Were Milkmen - The Tumbledryer Babies
Boots On the Ground - Massive Attack feat Tom Waits
Billy Says - Graham Coxon
Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog - Johnny Cash
Bantam Cock - Jake Thackray
Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
Over Easy - Booker T. & the M.G.'s
LINKS
Pretty Flamingo presents Eight Rounds Rapid, Invaders and Mike Darrah. Event details https://facebook.com/events/s/eight-rounds-rapid-at-the-fick/2044525859428858/
Harbour Bazaar: Spotlight on Lee Hazlewood with guest Wyndham Wallace
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Monday Apr 20, 2026
Monday Apr 20, 2026
808 State & Humanoid - Optica
Dee Patten - Who’s The Bad Man
Oppidan - Wake and Break
Chelsae - I'm on Fire
Cramps - Garbageman
Killing Joke - Follow the Leaders
Japan - Life in Tokyo (Extended Version)
Soft Cell - Memorabilia (Long version)
Jack Hammer - Down in the Subway
Tina Charles - Rich Girl
Martha Velez - Swamp Man
Mono - Moonlight
Sebadoh - It’s All You
Sonic Youth - Hotwire My Heart
The Shop Assistants - I Don’t Want to be Friends With You
Clark - Infinite Roller
Blawan - Toast
The Plan - Patterns
Devo - Jocko Homo
The Fall - Psycho Mafia
Alan Vega - On the Run
Sleater-Kinney - Say It Like You Mean It
His Name is Alive - You and I Have Seizures
Mass - Mass
Cocteau Twins - My Truth
AKofa Akoussah - Kimumbo
Boards of Canada - A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
Wednesday Apr 15, 2026
1. I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die Rag – Country Joe & the Fish
2. See No Evil – Television
3. Wild Thing – The Troggs
4. Angel of the Morning – Joya Landis
5. Sweet Tequila Blues – Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
6. The Garden of Earthly Delights – The United States of America
7. Bass Strings – Country Joe & the Fish
8. I Fought The Law – The Crickets
9. Peppermint Twist Part 1 – Joey Dee & the Starliters
10. Aberdeen Mississippi Blues – Bukka White
11. Who Do You Love – John Hammond
12. Who Do You Love (excerpt) – Quicksilver Messenger Service
13. You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks – Funkadelic
14. She’s About a Mover – Sir Douglas Quintet
15. Mendocino (live, Austin TX) – Texas Tornados
16. (Talk to Me of) Mendocino – Kate & Anna McGarrigle
17. Sally MacLennane – The Pogues
18. Harley Davidson – Brigitte Bardot
19. Bonnie and Clyde – Serge Gainsbourg & Brigitte Bardot
20. Playground Twist – Siouxsie & the Banshees
21. Små Ögenblick av Frid – Blod
22. Wooden Giants and Mechanical Birds – Yara Asmar
23. The Moors – Weather Report
24. Pentangling – Pentangle
25. Workin’ on a Groovy Thing – Patti Drew
26. Tokumisa Congo – Essous et l’Orchestre Bantou
27. Gaio da Rosera (excerpt) – Hermeto Pascoal
Outro: Pogles Walk – Vernon Elliott Ensemble
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
The newest and freshest stuff from the underground, the mainstream, the bits in between. Submissions for tracks to go through Instagram or via email
TRACKS
Stoned Jesus- Here come the Robots
Nothingmore- Spirits
Between the Buried and Me- Things we tell ourselves in the dark
Pupil Slicer- Nomad
Planet Eater- The Blackness from the Stars
Ether Priest- There girl with the razor blade neckless
Messa- At Races
Caelestra- Light Bringer
Plagued (uk)- Boneshaper
Tribe of Ghosts- Corroded Gold
Druidess- Nightingales
Thuq- Egg.MP3
Gaerea- Hellhound
Karnivool- Aozora
Connoisseur- I’d rather be smoking weed
Soul Glo- Jump! (Or get jumped!)
Lamb of God- Parasocial Christ
The Mars Volta- Goliath
Monday Apr 13, 2026
Monday Apr 13, 2026
More great jazz and blues from Doug's vinyl vaults.
Walkin’ Shoes - Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
Before I Grow Too Old - Augie Meyers
Get Happy - Randy Weston
Blue Leo - Leo Parker
Danger - Jimmy Witherspoon
Remember - Red Norvo Orchestra
Me And The Blues - Mildrid Bailey
Riffin The Scotch - Billie Holiday
Coffee Time - Carmen McCrae
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea - Ella Fitzgerald
The Riviera - Blossom Dearie
Where The Lazy River Goes - Roy Eldridge
Sweet Marjuana Brown - Barney Bigard
Castle Rock - Johnny Hodges
Weather Man - The Six Swingers
Riverboat Shuffle - Hoagy Carmichael
That’s When I’ll Come Come Back To You
Upward Bound - Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes
Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie - Count Basie
It Don’t Mean Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) - Duke Ellington
The Jumpin Jive - Cab Calloway
Growlin Dan - Blanche Calloway
Riffette - Freddie Slack
We’re Two Of A Kind - Slim Harpo
I’m A King Bee - Rolling Stones
I Feel Like Steppin Out - Big Three Trio
Drink Wine Spa-Dee-O-Dee - Sticks McGhee
Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
Just One Of Those Things - Elaine Delmar
Big Top Boogie - Leslie ‘Jiver’ Hutchinson
Got A Need For You - Adrian & His Tap Room Gang
You Ain’t Had No Blues - Billie Hayes
Rhythm Is Our Business - Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra
Dr Heckle & Mr Jibe - The Dorsey Brothers
Saturday Apr 11, 2026
Saturday Apr 11, 2026
An introduction and exploration of Americana with Julian Ball at the helm - debut show and new to Ship Full Of Bombs
Playlist
Travelin' - Jimmy Carter and Dallas County Green
Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow - The Carter Family
Blue Yodel (T for Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers
16 Shells From A 30.6 - Tom Waits
Killing Floor - Howlin' Wolf
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
That's All Right - Elvis Presley
You Are My Sunshine - Ray Charles
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere - The Byrds
California Stars - Billy Bragg & Wilco
Elvis Presley Blues - Gillian Welch
Angel Band - The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Tear The Facists Down - Woody Guthrie
Mahgeetah - My Morning Jacket
Sadness As A Gift - Adrianne Lenker
Clouds - Country Spice
Join Ice - Jesse Welles
I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry - Al Green
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