Is This Thing On Podcast

Yes, that’s what it looks like! A slightly drunk podcast this week, well it is summer and all! Played some great tunes including The Travis Waltons ~ Millionaire, Good King Friday ~ A Simple Choice, Jason Parker Quartet ~Mance’s Dance, Lewis MacLean ~ A Better Place, April Maybe May ` Sugar & Mess, King Never […]

Two fat ladies? Yes podcast 88 where me, good old Nick Tann ably assisted by Izzy bring you some of the best music you have never heard! In no particular order Fit & The Conniptions ~ Wood for the Trees, Gray Smith ~ Peach, Meniscus ~ Fight Club, Mentirosa & Mad Colour  ~ Scarz of […]

And what a podcast it is. I play a great track from Flearoy ~ Tiger Lilly, A track from the new album by Georgian megastars Belizer ~ Autumn and a great new track from Wax Ersatz ~ Out In The Cold. There then follows a great interview with the talented and groovey Cherry Bluestorms Glen […]

A tired and slightly hungover podcast this week. The first three tracks were Mailman ~ The Ones That Got Away, Nen. TE. Psudo ~ Doucement, The Cherry Bluestorms ~ Her Mirror Cracked. There then followed an interview with the fantastic Anja McClosky, who spoke about her recent tour of America as well as other bits and […]

This week it’s an Unplug the Jukebox Special with Paul having full rein on who gets played and he’s chosen some corkers in All The Shapes, Broken Links, Woven Bird, Arp Attack, David Simnell, What Is Life For?, Shannon Chilvers, Loz Bridge and These Fine Galleons. Paul chose one of mine from The Vinyl Project, […]

On time this week and Izzy kept me company. I played Vega ~ Taiga, Fez ~ Lowlight, Cantaloop ~ Chocolate, Lucas Raye ( it was Lucas, I checked) ~ Fire, Marvin B Naylor ~ Boy Became a Man (click here to read Marvin’s Dairy of a Busker) Broken Links ~ the Fine Line Between Choice […]

Yes a little late this week as life got in the way. I played some beautiful tunes people! In no particular order ( I haven’t got the time!) Clara Barker ~ Care of Princess, Broken Valves ~ What is Right?, Anja McCloskey ~ Stephanie, By The Rivers ~ Run Around, Vallis ~ Accident-Emergency, Matt Stevens […]

This weeks podcast included a track from the new Planes over Paris album ~ Distant Earth, ‘Til Dusk ~ Honey Just Walk It, The Robbie Boyd Band ~ Orion’s Belt, The Lost Souls Club ~ Your Children Are Safe With Us, Kid Russell ~ Paradise, The Jerk – Tales From the road- Sergio Beercock, The […]

Yes , YOU! Top music as ever this week from Jesta~Scully Says, Belizer~How many times?, Carvalho~ Sin & Shame, Caroline’s Capuchin~Prepare to Fall, By The River~Take Control, Sonny~Fighting Fair and Sigurdór Guðmundsson ~Gengið á Gufunum” (Running on fumes… to be exact ;-). Paul Lane from  Unplug The Jukebox came in and we put the world right […]

A straight music only podcast this week with very little chat by me. SHAME! Some old, some new tunes thins week Marc Philipe ~ Red Tears, I am in Love ~ I Want you, The Tony Cannam Set ~ Suzie on a Summers Day, Bernadette Sebastiani ~ Easy to Forget, The Cherry Bluestorms ~ 4 […]

I’m flying solo this week but managed to get through the hour! Great tracks from Hot Vamp Club, Gideon’s Demise, Eastern Conference Champions, Frankey, Postcode, The Glass Child, Sophie Peacock and good old me! Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox came along and waxed, waxed lyrical he did! In geeks corner I explained why last […]

Thanks to the mighty podcasting guru Pete Cogle , I can now bring you Is This Thing on Podcast 78. This week I am joined by my mate Drew Harris as we trawl, yes TRAWL, through the music. In no particular order we Listen to The One and the Many ~ Come Around, American Hollow ~ […]

For some reason I can’t get the podcast that I recorded with my mate Drew Harris to work. I’ve tried everything , pretty much so not wanting to leave you with nothing to listen to I have uploaded an old podcast. Is This Thing On 27 from 12th April 2011. This is how it looked […]

In part 2, a little more “refreshed” we carry on our journey of showcasing some of the acts that Paul from Unplug the Jukebox has featured in previous episodes. In this part we play The Rusty Blues, Dead Wax, The Lost Boys and a track by me from my Vinyl Project. As I wrote this […]

Yes it’s another Unplug the Jukebox Special! This week Paul Lane joins me from Unplug the Jukebox for a podcast so packed we had to make it in two parts! Helped largely by cans of wonderful Polish Tyskie beer we waxed lyrical, ranted,  raved and generally spouted. In this part we played full unadulterated tracks […]

Because I had a gig to play tonight, this weeks episode is a little late. All the usual stuff including a Skype conversation with Paul Lane from unplug the jukebox plus some great music from Dead Social Club Syrian Kisses, Ask Alfie and Karaoke, a live Liz Longley track – Go On,  an exclusive track […]

In a classy podcast full of high morals I (with a little help from Izzy) bring you Helen Austin, David Cevoli, Tann-Starr (not me), Kidd Russell,  that other live acoustic track from The Rising and Shinsei Kamatachan. Paul from Unplug the Jukebox came along and waxed lyrical about some band or other. I asked the […]

In a podcast dedicated to my Twitter mate Jane Belinda  (she’s not a happy bunny) I play in no particular order The One and The Many , the Despicable Little Man, Rebecca Pidgeon, Vendor Defender, Indigo Earth, Burn, Sarah Griffin, Isaac’s Aircraft, Rainer Straschill and Fernwood. I also played one of my tracks I recorded […]

In this weeks podcast Paul and I interview The Rising who also play a cracking acoustic track!  I also play Faux Disco Club ~ Recovery, Bang Bangs ~ In Arms, PostCode ~ Drop Dead, Planes Over Paris ~ Signs, an exclusive track from The Lost Boys ~ Crazy Weekend, Paul eventually sent me a Dan […]

After a very tiring weekend I bring you some of the best music on the planet, namely The Statler Project ~ Been In Your Streets, Fit & The Conniptions ~ Sweet Sister Starlight, The Travis Waltons – Milliionaire, Matt Erion Orchestra ~ Reach (Simon Brown’s choice),  The Fierce & The Dead, The Real Raj ~ […]

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It’s an Unplug The Jukebox Special and how special it was and we all were. We played Beatitudes Piece of Mind, Johnny Dark I like The Rain, In Darklight The Human Race, David Simnell and The Pumpernickles Let Love In. Andrew Foster came in and enthralled  us with his music as well as his chat. […]

Ably abetted by my daughter Izzy this week who acted as my secretary and wrote all the show notes out for me. In no particular order I played Eastern Conference Club ~ Bloody Bells from Sarasetor Records, Doyle and the Fourfathers ~ When Will The Children Learn? Bella Cardassis ~ Sandstorm, Jason Parker Quartet ~ Bashert, […]