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Radio show – 12th April 2023

Hope you all had a good Easter, this show plays plenty of new releases, reissues and classics. Expect to hear in this hour: The Radio Dept – Heaven’s On FireAvalon Emerson – Sandrail SilhouetteNathan Fake – VimanaCranes – EverywhereJames Holden – Worlds Collide Mountains FormDaughter – Be On Your WayGlare – BloomCatherine Wheel – ShallowM83 […]

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Radio show – Shoegaze at Norwich Arts Centre

Last week was Independent Music Venue week and BBC 6Music were broadcasting live from Norwich Arts Centre as part of the celebrations. Steve Lamacq was at the venue and discussing live on the radio the many bands who’d played there over the years. For this show I thought it’d be good to look at some […]

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Radio show – 1st February 2023

This show feature a round-up of new releases, reissues and some gig news. Tracks played in this show are: Sonic Boom & Panda Bear – DangerAir Formation – Daylight StormsAphex Twin – OnAdorable – Sistine Chapel CeilingDeary – FairgroundThe Telescopes – The TurnsThe Zephyrs – Can’t Tell Us ApartMudhoney – Almost EverythingMaps – Fever DreamAndy […]

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Radio show – The 1993 show

Over the last few years we’ve been looking back 30 years at what was going on musically, as we enter 2023 this show travels back 30 years to 1993. Ignoring the huge success of Meat Loaf, Take That and Mr Blobby the original shoegaze bands were releasing their second albums with mixed results, whilst the […]

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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 the early 90’s were released. […]

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Radio show – April 2022 round-up

This show looks at what has been going on in April with new releases, gigs and anniversaries. In this show we feature…. Adorable’s incredible debut single Sunshine Smile turning 30. Ride have announced some reissues and a new compilation. Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai has announced his autobiography. Bdrmm have a new remix EP out. Rosie […]

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Radio show – 1st September 2021

We go back to 1991 again this week as we visit one of the last great occasions of the original shoegaze era. Not only do Slowdive release their debut album Just For A Day but a whole bunch of groups play the Yamaha Band Explosion. Throughout the show we play tracks recorded at the event […]

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Radio show – Creation Records special

26th November 2000 was the date I first launched the www.creation-records.com website.   The month before there were two books and a compilation album on the subject of Creation Records released but there was still very little information about the music online. The legacy Creation left is probably bigger now than it was in 2000. […]

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Radio show – November 4th 2020

What a week… a new lockdown in England, the US elections and the announcement that The Boo Radleys are (kind of) returning. Sice Boo & The Radleys have announced a gig next autumn and whilst we have no idea what their setlist will include, no doubt it will focus on the later chart hits, we […]

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Radio Show – 8th July 2020

Another week, another show and on this one we celebrate Adorable’s debut album from 1993. Against Perfection was the right album released at the wrong time to be successful, too late to be part of the Shoegaze scene and too early (and too good) for Britpop! Netherless it’s a great album that sounds even better […]