You can hear the Rave Down radio show every Wednesday night at 7pm.

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Radio show – 23rd Nov 2022

In this show we round-up the latest music news and new releases. Tracks in this show are: Blonde Redhead - 23Horsegirl - BillyThe Cure - OpenScalping - FlashforwardMark Gardener - The Story of The Eye (Ulrich Schnauss remix)Andy Bell - Lifeline (Acoustic)Whitelands - Born In UnderstandingDIIV - When You Sleep ...
Rave Down - Cover versions

Radio show – Cover versions

As a child albums of cover versions were normal before the Now That's What I Call Music! series came along and changed everything. Loads of these albums were sold in Woolworths and despite the awful music sold well, maybe the Dads bought them for the sleeve! Cover versions don't have ...
Rave Down - 9th Nov 2022

Radio show – 9th Nov 2022

Following the terrible news that Mimi Parker from Low has died this show starts an ends with two of my favourite tunes by the band. We also featured the Spiritualized version of Lord Can You Hear Me? by Spacemen 3 with Mimi sang backing vocals on. There's also a track ...

Radio show – 2nd Nov 2022

This week's show features a heap of fantastic new releases alongside some terrible presenting from myself, my brain and mouth didn't seem to be coordinated in this show. Tracks played in the show are... Alvvays - PharmacistKnifeplay - Lonely SonVacant Garden - Three HeronsHoly Ship - Hail HazeAndy Bell - ...

Radio show – Debut albums

In this show we play tracks from great debut albums. National Album Day 2022 featured the best selling debut albums of all-time so I thought we'd focus on some decent debut albums instead. Tracks played on this show are: Ride - Vapour Trail (Nowhere)Velvet Underground and Nico - I'll Be ...

Radio show – 12th Oct 2022

Plenty of new releases, anniversaries and news this week. Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai released his book, Sigur Ros announced a 20th anniversary reissue of ( ) with bonus tracks, Andy Bell has announced three new EPs and a whole lot more. Tracks played in this show are: Beach House - ...

Radio show – 28th Sept 2022

This show features a round-up of new releases plus a preview of Norwich Psych fest which is happening this weekend. Tracks played on this show: Jay Som - SuperbikeWhite Flowers - Night DriveDaniel Avery - Wall of SleepPye Corner Audio - Warmth of The SunLush - Sweetness & LightSunda Arc ...

Radio show – The 2010s hour

The 2010s wasn't just about ugly politics, social media and skinny jeans, it was also the decade that saw shoegaze be taken seriously again. This was mainly due to the success of bands such as Beach House and DIIV alongside reunions from the original bands whom went on to release ...

Radio show – 14th Sept 2022

In this show we feature the new album from Mark Peters, Red Sunset Dreams features guest appearances from Dot Allison and BJ Cole on his second solo long player. We also play a track from Ride bassist Steve Queralt's new project alongside new tracks from The House of Love, XAM ...

Radio show – 7th September 2022

This show is a round-up of anniversaries, gigs and new releases. Sugar's Copper Blue turns 30, The Jesus & Mary Chain's Darklands turns 35. Kraftwerk and Daniel Avery played Field Day and there was a load of new releases. Tracks played in this show are: Alvvays - Easy On Your ...

Radio show – Reading Festival 1992

30 years ago this week the 1992 Reading Festival took place, it was the year when Nirvana headlined and secured the festivals future for the next few decades. This show looks back at the festival and plays a selection of tracks performed over the weekend. Alongside Nirvana the festival had ...

Radio show – August 2022 round-up

This shows features plenty of new releases, reissues and gigs news. Plus there's a brief discussion of the recent Woodstock 1999 festival series on Netflix. Tracks played in the show include: White Flowers - Night DriveThe Cure - HighFloral Image - Dial InMark Peters - Switch On The SunJust Mustard ...

Radio show – The 1992 show

In this show we're heading back 30 years to 1992. Lots of the shoegaze and Manchester bands were still in full throttle after their initial success and despite the press turning to the USA following the success of Nirvana it was a year when some of the best records of ...

Radio show – Music for heatwaves

The summer of 2022 has seen record high temperatures this summer in the UK alongside being the driest on record. With the hot temperatures it makes you want to slow down and this show will hopefully help with this. Tracklisting for the show is below. Slowdive - Blue Skied N' ...

Radio show – July 2022 new music

This show is a round-up of new and recent releases from July 2022. There's plenty of singles from forthcoming albums including Alvvays, The House of Love and Sonic Boom with Panda Bear. Then there's also tracks from recent albums including Launder, Ghost Woman, Horsegirl, Working Men's Club and Pye Corner ...

Radio show – The post-rock hour

Post-rock is a name to described music that is played with rock instruments in an experimental way. The term wasn't created until 1994 when journalist Simon Reynolds wrote a review of the Bark Psychosis album Hex in Melody Maker. Over the years bands have tried to distance themselves from the ...

Radio show – The b-side show

Whilst shoegaze bands released plenty of EPs there were still loads of quality tracks that were just tucked away as b-sides. This show is back to back b-sides, expect to hear tunes from the likes of Lush, Ride, The Radio Dept, Cocteau Twins, Adorable, My Bloody Valentine, DIIV, Chapterhouse, Sigur ...

Radio show – Electronic hour

Back in January 1992 the NME ran a front cover featuring LFO called Don't Fear The Bleeper. The cover showed the band smashing up guitars and highlighted a big move for the paper. Although it had covered acid house and hip-hop in the recent years the focus had very much ...