Nick Tann's Is This Thing on Podcast

Yes, not like last weeks 44 pretender, this is the real deal. A bit early as I’m going on my holidays, enjoying the broads of Norfolk. This week I play some of my favourites Matt Stevens to buy his track Eleven click here , Tracy Shaun you can download the tune I played by clicking her e , Indigo Earth , Wax Ersatz , Tom Caulfield , Jennie Walker , Menn Arsins to buy the tune 12 Steps to the...

A frankly shambolic podcast, I even got the number wrong it IS number 43. What I DID get right was the music, they are all new artists to Is This Thing On. I played the songs of March of Dimes buy their tracks on itunes here , Petersson & Fredriksson , Shinsei Kamattechan (courtesy of jpoplover ), Leyli , We Sell Sea Shells , SRM and Steve Swindells. Apoc was talking about James Keelaghan and...

Is This Thing On lite I s This Thing On LITE #3 The Female Special click here to play This is the third in a series of mini podcasts aimed at being inserted as a feature in existing podcasts and radio shows and  lasts just five minutes. In this edition I play three artists that I featured in my Is This Thing On Podcast Female Special Tunes by  Liz Longley ,  Salme Dahistrom and  The Cherry Bluesto...

A nice big noisy one this; I play Planes Over Paris from the Isle of Man,  Fez from the London in the UK,  DWH from Los Angeles USA, Kay (Katja Ten Dam Flik) from Amsterdam  ,  Steve Moyes from somewhere in Kent I think,  Sounds Under Radio from Austin Texas USA and  Sawsound from West Yorkshire UK. I played a track called  That Woman that’s taken from my album Life is a River (now only £4 f...

Is This Thing On lite This is the second in a  series of mini podcasts aimed at being inserted as a feature in existing podcasts and radio shows and  lasts just five minutes. It features three tracks played on the Is This Thing On Podcast 41 Jazz Special . First off is Sigurdor Guomundsson with his amazing tune that translates into English as “Running on Empty” Second is one of mine &#...

Ok Jazzers, have I got a podcast for you? Packed full of lovely jazz from he likes of  Sunna Gunnlaugs from Iceland,  The Jason Parker Quartet from Seattle USA,  Rainier Straschill from Germany,  Fleeting Silence from the USA,  Sigurdor Guomundsson from Iceland,  The Matt Erion Trio from the USA and  me from good old England! I sound a bit tired because I was so ignore me and listen to the music.

Is This Thing On lite This is the second in a  series of mini podcasts aimed at being inserted as a feature in existing podcasts and radio shows and  lasts just five minutes and features three samples of music from Matt Stevens , Sand River and Sonny. It’s all part of my plan to take over the world, get people to listen independent non signed artists and to make some bloody money! Apologies...

In a short and sweet podcast this week I played  Haunted Stereo ,  Sonny ,  Kidd Russell ,  Shoulders of Giants ,  Coloured Lines ,  Clara Barker (rhymes with Sarah) Apoc told us about another Canadian Band this time it was  Ennis and  I played a track from my new album. I ranted about a new crusade I want all original artists you join, the cleverly named “Sound as a Pound. I take no credit...

In a podcast that thumbs it’s nose and sticks two fingers up at the music industry I played the brilliant  Tim Farrell from America, the fabulous  Occasional Orchestra from England, the amazing  Lite from Japan, the sublime  Wax Ersatz from England, an interview from the very handsome  Gideons Demise (and a tune), the stunning  Mohatra from Bosnia Herzegovina,  Sand river from England and a...

Back to some form of normality this week I played (in no particular order) Indigo Earth , Haunted Stereo , Matt Stephens remixed by Pseudo Ambient , Kevin Fisher , Steve Lowis , STIMULATOR , Matt Erion Trio , Jim Chorley and me . Dave Miles was talking to Benita Johnson and Apoc was waxing lyrical aboot Another Story My hangover suggests that this may not be as good as I may have thought it was.

In this women only special I played Anna Neale (at last!), the Amaya Huntley, Salme Dahistrom ,   Lisa Hogan , Liz Longley , Kay, Marianthe Loucataris ,   The Cherry Bluestorms, Jennie Walker , Juana Ghani and the hugely talented Gemma Carol singing  of my old tracks with my now defunked band People.

A bit early this week due to other media commitments! Full of quality music as ever I played the beautiful  April Maybe May , the nutty  Clare Barker ( I think!) , the very cool  Sonny , the proggy  Triangle exception , the drawly  Tracy Shaun , the eclectic  FledderJohn , the too cool for school  Hot Vamp Club , the very talented  Menn Arsins , the peace man  Kidd Russell , the sublime  Planes Ov...

In this weeks podcast I play in no particular order the very talented James Corachea (England) whose video you can see below, the sublime Steve Lowis (England), the quite beautiful American duo Camp Out , Dave Miles’ Pure Acoustica interview is with the amazing  James Watson , voice of a knave Tom Caulfield (England), the also very beautiful Sweet Tooth (England)  and for the first time I pl...

In a hastily put together podcast I played the marvelous Matt Blake , the sublime Real Raj , the perfectly formed King Never , The wild Will Kriski , the slightly quirky Tom Slatter , the cruel but fair Haunted Stereo , the never knowingly undersold Gideon’s Demise and the often free Matt Stevens .I finished things off with an odd little song that I hope will feature in a competition I am pl...

In another top class podcast I play two tracks from Matt Stevens new album Ghost. Why two you may ask, because it’s that bloody good I reply! I also play a beautiful track from the new album from Eleven & the Falcons, an old favourite of mine from The Visitors , then Apoc, in a new feature, checked out my websit e, then I played yet another old fave namely Diana by the Wilton Projec t, S...

Short and sweet this week, shorter! This week I played the smooth Kevin Fisher , the slick James Corachea , the unforgettable Matthew Nee l, the foot tapping Tim Farrell , the mighty Vega Ascension , the funky Carvalho and the righteous Scott Turchin . I played a little tune I wrote and played on Old Winchester Hill (see video) and Dave Miles ( Pure Acoustica Bristol branch and ex BCFM Cup of Tea...

In another packed podcast I play The Cherry Bluestorms (should be stones), Funky Poets , Liz Longley , squeaky wheel Jennie Walker , Mak Wolven , Tom Bishel , Paul Liddel , Tom Caulfield and I played a track from this album why not download it for free? I did a cracking interview with The Real Raj and he played a song he wrote especially for the podcast. Watch With Mothers Swineshead and Napoleon...

  I kept it simple this week and concentrated on the music. Playing a top mix of tunes from the great Steve Lowis , a great track by Sigurdór Guðmundsson and NOT Menn Arsins as I wrongly said in the podcast , the awesome Rainer Straschill , the glorious Doyle and the Forefathers (sorry I missed your gig last night guys), the huge King Never , the beautiful Lisa Hogan , I played you a live song rig...

After a week off I return refreshed and rejuvenated. In a packed podcast I play, in no particular order the talented  James Carchea , the highly original  Sawsound , the sublime  Pseudo , the brilliant Sonnny , the awesome  Will Kriski , the easy on the ear  Fledderjohn , the soulful Tom Bishe l, the fantastic Tracey Shaun, the forthright Juana Ghani and the amazing Three Quarter Smile as well as...

In another packed poddy I played Alex Smyth, Camp Out, Kidd Russell , Haunted Stereo , Planes over Paris , Sounds under Radio , Sigg and Menn Arsins and I sang a song live off of the mic, yes me good old Nick Tann. Watch With Mothers talked about a variety of subjects often referring to the music they were reviewing. This was provided by Gideons Demise , King Never and Mike Rofe . Apoc tried and h...

In a better late than never podcast this week I played  Kodiak Jack , Coloured Lines , Doyle and the Forefathers, John Duffy , Watch With Mothers played Botyov 1791 , Matt Taylor and due to an error by me The Hot Vamp Club . I then finished off with tracks from The Wilton Project and  John David Schradar . A new track off my very reasonably priced  album, now also available as a special issue phys...

In a very music heavy podcast this week I played a greedy 15 tracks including  The Wilton Project , Psychotic (Hello Syd) , Belizer , The Visitors , my brother’s band Clean Marlin (he plays bass) ,  Crisifus , Vega – Ascention , Lisa Hogan , Psuedo , April Maybe May , Steve Moyes , Carvalho, Menn Arsins , my track I just can’t get happy which you can get for free and last but by...

In another packed podcast I played music by the fantastic Hot Vamp Club , the amazing King Never , the unique Tom Caulfield , Matt Steven’s Burning Banstands track was remixed by the brilliant LEXTRICA L and he went on to talk about blogs and cited The Hype Machine as the place to go to . I played a track from my free album Moving On . Apoc loved Soundcloud for all the wrong reasons. I playe...

In a later than intende d  podcast I p layed Eleven & The Falcons (who have had their Twitter profile hacked), Kidd Russell , Burn , Rainer Straschill , Gideons Demise and a little track from me Watch With Mothers reviewed Netasyi , Fernwood and Bubonik Funk.        

In this weeks podcast I played Mike Rofe , Pseudo , Paul Liddel (who I DID play last month on the first fifteen),   Steve Moyes with a track he wrote and performed especially for this podcast , Watch With Mothers reviewed Matthew Nee l, Menn Arsins and Tim Farrell . I also played a hidden track from my new album Don’t Make Me Wait . Apoc hated last Fm, I chatted to the great Xan Phillips and...