Is This Thing On Podcast

  Full of the joys of erm…yes well full of joy I bring you tunes from around the globe straight to your ears! Ikil Oriion ~ For Better R Worse, Dark Patrick ~ Rise of the Underworld, The Nevertones ~ Katy Don’t Worry  (JG and Lorxst mix), Welcome Pariah ~ A Place Away From Here, […]

As the title suggests this is a test for a forthcoming VIDEO version of the podcast. As with most things I do, I have just followed my instincts and have just gone ahead without reading any “How to” articles and just hope that this works first time! What I am hoping is that you will be able to see […]

Yes, the results are in. This weeks New Years Special was voted for by the great unwashed i.e. your good selves, well some of you! All artists that received over 1 vote were added to this weeks playlist and include these fine and talented folk: Grant Sharkey, The Cherry Bluestorms, Anja McCloskey, Emily Wolfe, Marvin […]

As a special treat I have compiled 4 of my favourite interviews of the year including one as yet unheard! Firstly I interview that Grant Sharkey from Toupe and other amazing things, then the effervescent Melissa James. After a little interlude courtesy of King Never and the best Xmas song ever, I then chat with the now […]

At last! bit late but no matter. Great music this week in the shape of Kay ~ Mumbai, Formby ~ Black Hole King (and NOT Black Hole ~ King. This is why I ask bands to follow the simple instructions here ), Joey Suave ~ Hokum, The Procession ~ Cease and Desist, Kidd Russell ft. Homeless DJ […]

I am here in spirit troops, fear not! This week as well as playing Matt Stevens ~ Burnt Out Car, Nick Tann ~ Na Na Slide, Accrington Stanley ~ BMI, Brendan Rodgers ~ Frozen Time, Julie Lamb ~ Trippin The Light, H.O.Z. ~ Richard Can Dance, Alberta ~ Machine, Chris Bradford ~ Let Him Die, […]

A hoy hoy boys and girls and welcome to this weeks episode. I play tracks by The Cherry Bluestorms ~ Fear of Gravity, Grant Sharkey ~ Yo Mamma, Anna Neale ~ False Consciousness, Marvin B Naylor ~ Alice and Marianne,   The Storm ~ Base 11, Hoda Mohajerani ~ Raging Waves, Mike Vaughan ~ Keeping Them On The […]

Yes, I don’t understand the picture either but hey ho! Some amazing music this week from in no particular order Lanre ~ Ma Gbagbe, Lucy Kitchen ~ Autumn, Bad Belly ~ Runaway Train, Sam Page ~ I don’t Want To Think About Her Anymore, The Random Few ~ Headphones, The Travis Waltons~ The Antagonist, Race […]

A surprise visit by Mr Paul Lane sparks an idea for him to curate this weeks episode. Therefore this weeks selection is all down to him and wonderful it is to. Listen to us wax lyrical about The Plimptons, No Snow No Alps, Jay Groovara, Cuddly Shark, Andrew Foster, Mike Vaughan, Anja McCloskey, Kick To […]

Welcome to the best independent music podcast, or your money back!! This week I interview the wonderful Bela Takes Chase as well as play her song Radiate. I also play Sophie Claire ~ Saturday Doom, Brendan Rogers ~ Frozen Time, Bus Stop Dreams ~ Diamond in the Sky, Rolled Up 20s ~ Gypsy  Tinker, Traveling Blues, […]

Here we go with another 65 minutes and 26 seconds of pure joy! With tracks from Katrina Simon ~ Sunny Day, Shout Timber ~ East India Trading Company, Frankey ~ Baby, Alberta~ Slow Motion, 2OL (featuring H2O) ~  Gommage Eclat, Bella ~ These Shoes, Ryan Peel ~ Even in L.A., Anja McCloskey ~ Quite Low, Robbie […]

Just made it over the hour this week, but that doesn’t mean I scrimped on the tunes, on no! This week I played Tim Somerfield ~ There There My Dear, The Fierce and the Dead ~ 10 x 10, Ryan Peel ~ Call It As I See It , Peter Doran ~ Eternity, Lomozine ~ […]

In this weeks show I play some of my favourite singer songwriters in a boy-girl-boy-girl order. I play Alex Bowron ~ Guerilla Showgirl, Jon Hunt Folk ~ The Getaway, Andrew Foster ~ Memory Maze, Jessica Vincent ~ Sally in the Woods, Greg Anderson ~ Tell No Lies, Stuart McNair ~ Alive Again, Paul Liddell ~ […]

Better late than not at all I say.   This week I played HOZ ~ Richard Can Dance, Antiqcool ~ Girl In My Room, James Sant-12 Angry Men ~ Paper Thin, Anna Neale ~ Fire, Matt Blake ~ Lifeguard, Camp Out ~ Make Myself Sick, Kick To Kill ~ Blood Kisses, Heavy Young Heathens ~ […]

Chris Bradford ~ Let Him Die, The Mouth of Ghosts ~ When the Sun Sets, Anja McCloskey ~ Quite Low, The Deadline Shakes ~ Sweeten the Deal, The Little Unsaid _ Given, Tim Madden ~ Hill of the Serpent, Tom Fuller ~ Doin Nothin, The Milkmen ~ Like a Drug, Menn Arsins ~ 12 Steps To The Liqueur Store

In the best hour of your lives this week you can hear sounds from Stuart McNair ~ Whisky Train, Ashbury Keys ~ Oh My God, Vulva Underground ~ Fluid Thoughts, Norman Kelsey ~ So Sophisticated, No Snow No Alps ~ Luminaro, No Snow No Alps ~ Elizabeth I, Juana Ghani ~ Breathing, Captain Backfire ~ Dice […]

Hi all, another wonderful collection of some of the best music ever recorded! This week you are treated to Bela Takes Chase ~ Eye Pennies, Ruined Machines ~ Ode to the Plausible  Past, Rayne ~ Raise The Alarm, Mailman ~ To The Last, One Cat Broke ~ Bile, The Cryptics ~ She Saves The Day, Annie […]

Barely a word sung this week as I feature a prog and instrumental heavy episode with some folk and rap thrown in for good measure. I also encouraged you all to help me plug the new Is This Thing On Production which you can see details of here https://isthisthingonproductions.com/. In the meantime, in this weeks episode […]

Thats me after playing a strange request from a delightful lady at the River Cottage Autumn festival… In other news this weeks list of artists reads link this Roo Savill ~ 7Days, Travis Waltons ~ Millionaire, Terry Etherington ~ Kalahari Wind, The Cherry Bluestorms Fear of Gravity (alt version), Lillian Todd-Jones ~ Butter Soul, Steel Island […]

Ahoy hoy a marvelous array of talent displayed in this weeks basket of musical delights! Including Last Child Dancing ~ End of Summer, The Glass Child ~ Play Pretend, Mummy Short Arms ~ Change, Liz Longley ~ Unraveling,  Deadwax ~ Shout You Down, Mash Attack ~ Dysfunctional, Pigeon Park ~ Love Light, Emily Wolfe ~ Lionheart, Matt […]

It’s not show 150!!!!  A positive cornucopia of music loveliness this week with tracks from Eastern Conference Champions ~ Bloody Bells, Camp Out ~ Flying Back, May KB ~ The Storm, Postcode ~ It’s Amazing It’s Fantastic, Emily Wolfe ~ Don’t Turn Back, Salme Dahlstrom ~ C’mon Y’all, The Manic Shine ~ The Escape, Mohatra […]

A very music heavy podcast this week with great sounds from Greg Anderson ~ Believer, Kidd Russell ~ Juice, Zosh Cardo ~ Reconstruct yourself, Trophy Band ~ Funeral, States of Matter ~ Only Lovers Left Alive, Decode ~ Days After You, Andrew Foster~Memory Maze, La Peculiar ~ Enjoy the Show, Mailman ~ Wide Awake Club, […]

Jack Daniels had more than a little influence tonight but all for the good! As well as music from Tim Somerfield ~ There There (my dear), Sarah Kilili ~ Dutchman, The Little Unsaid ~ Blankets, Tzuriel Kastel ~ Not Alone, Helicopter Quartet _ Frida, The Dead Social Club ~ Let Love Die, Jim Byrne ~ […]

Away a week and far too long. Still, here I am back and bursting with independent tunes BURSTING! Click on the artists names to go to their websites  The Commuters ~ As I make My Way, Steve Swindells ~ A Place of Angels, Andrew Foster ~ Memory Maze, Ryan Peel ~ What am I missing, […]

Yes I am back, back with a vengeance and a truckload of great tunes! This week I played Burning Shapes ~ Bad Karma, The Bribes ~ Once a Man, The Fabulous Micky C ~ Night Train, Bobby Good ~ A Simple Story, Anja McCloskey ~ Stephanie, Sean McGowan ~ Be Counted, Grant Sharkey ~ My Role In […]