Sounds with Simon Tesler

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler. This week's theme is IN MEMORIAM , celebrating a few of the musicians who left us during the last three months of 2025 to join that Great Gig In The Sky, including Chris Rea, Jimmy Cliff, Mani Mounfield and many more. Fu...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler. This week's theme is ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS . Yes, it's an alternative Yuletide special. No Slade, or Band-Aid or Wham here, thank you very much, but a collection of much less familiar festive songs. Hopefully you're in f...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler. This week's theme is WHAT THEY DID NEXT : what well-known musicians did after their original band broke up. Coming up, follow-up projects from members of the Eagles, Buzzcocks, Talking Heads and more. But first, a trio o...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler.   This week's theme is ROADS and their associated urban infrastructure! Don't worry... You'll get the idea in a minute. I've got a great selection of tracks for you including seven artists making their first appearance o...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler.   This week's theme is CRIME . Or more accurately, Crime & Punishment. We've got 14 murderously good tracks for you :  Murder On The Dance Floor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Thieves In The Temple by Prince, Homicide by 99...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler.   This week's theme is TIME , and in the next 60 minutes I've got great selection of tracks for you including no fewer than ten acts making their first appearance on Sounds. The full track listing is Clocks by Coldplay,...

More forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems from the Rock, Soul & Reggae Archive, and some of the music history behind them from former BLITZ magazine editor Simon Tesler. This week's theme is SLEEP , or the lack of it... The full track listing is Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics, Lullaby by The Cure, I Got To Sleep by The Pretenders, Sleep Comes Down by Psychedelic Furs, Mr S...

This week: East of Eden by Lone Justice, Can't Ignore The Train by 10,000 Maniacs, Echo Beach by Martha & The Muffins, Rocket's Tail by Kate Bush, Sekoi Fali by Trio Bulgarka, The Loneliest Girl by Float Up CP, My Suitor by Berntholer, Hé Stranger by Anne Pigalle, Rhythm by Anna Domino, African Reggae by Nina Hagen, Venus As A Boy by Bjork, Sharkey's Day by Laurie Anderson and Dancing Barefoot...

This week: Quiet Life by Japan, If You Want Me To Stay by Ronny, Fade To Grey by Visage, Rip It Up by Orange Juice, Party Games by Hey! Elastica, Shampoo Tears by WIN, Don't Look Any Further by Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett, Rapture by Anita Baker, Can't Get Next To You by Al Green, Boredom by Buzzcocks, I'm Bored by Iggy Pop, Bored by Billie Eilish and Being Boring by Pet Shop Boys. 

This week, it's a special samples and mash-ups edition. Can't Get Blue Monday Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue vs New Order, Nightclubbing by Iggy Pop, Strict Machine by Goldfrapp, You Only Live Twice by Nancy Sinatra, Millennium by Robbie Williams, Ride On Time by Blackbox ft Loleatta Holloway, Make Luv by Room 5 ft Oliver Cheatem, Hunky Dory by Rachel Stevens, Rebel Never Gets Old by David Bowie,...

This week, it's a special covers edition. You Really Got Me by Van Halen, Search & Destroy by EMF, Under My Thumb by Wayne Gibson, Satisfaction by Devo, Paint It Black by The Mo-Dettes, Miss You by Mirwais, Down To The Doctor's by Mickey Jupp, Night & Day by Everything But The Girl, We Didn't Start The Fire by The Hoosiers, 007 A James Bond Fantasy by Barry Adamson, Perfect Day by Antony J...

This week, This Is Your Life by Blow Monkeys, This Is Your Life by Banderas, This Is Your Life by En Vogue, Bitch by the Rolling Stones, Pirate Love by The Heartbreakers, She by David Johansen, Say It Again by Danse Society, All Or Nothing by Fiction Factory, Watch Me Catch Fire by Big Heat, Runaway Girl by U-Roy, Nice Time by Don Carlos and We Will Not Be Lovers by The Waterboys. 

This week, it's a special MOVIES EDITION. When Doves Cry by Prince, Footloose by Kenny Loggins, Don't You Forget About Me by Simple Minds, Tough Guys by Isaac Hayes, The Boss by James Brown, Cleopatra Jones by Joe Simon, On Her Majesty's Secret Service by John Barry, Mrs Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, Everybody's Talking by Harry Nilsson, In The Heat Of The Night by Ray Charles, To Sir With Lo...

This week, it's another In Memoriam edition, paying tribute to some of the musicians who have left us over the past three months to join that Great Gig In The Sky . Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp, Rosalyn by The Pretty Things, Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Slave To The Rhythm by Grace Jones, That's Love That It Is by Blancmange, Steppin Stone by The Monkees, Happy Together by The Turtles, Part Of The...

This week's theme: WEATHER. About The Weather by Magazine; The Sun & The Rain by Madness; The Sun Hits The Sky by Supergrass; Thunder & Lightning by Deaf School; I Wish It Would Rain by Wreckless Eric; Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles; Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers; It's Raining by Irma Thomas; Tinseltown in the Rain by The Blue Nile; Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves; Wh...

This week, Are You Going To Go My Way? by Lenny Kravitz; This Land Is My Land by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings; How You Like Me Now? by The Heavy; Hands Off She's Mine by The Beat; Johnny Come Home by Fine Young Cannibals; Tired Of Getting Pushed Around by 2 Men A Drum Machine & A Trumpet; When It Started To Begin by Nick Heyward; The Boy With The Gun by David Sylvian; Wild Wood by Paul Wel...

This week, Sign Of The Times by Bryan Ferry, Sign Of The Times by The Belle Stars, Sign O' The Times by Prince, Don't Dictate by Penetration, Flying Saucer Attack by The Rezillos, No Time To Be 21 by The Adverts, Fruit Tree by Nick Drake, Johnny Too Bad by John Martyn, Lilac Wine by Jeff Buckley, Technopolis by YMO, Coloured Water by Akiko Yano, Alive by Sandii & The Sunsetz and Summer Breeze...

This week, I Love You by Yello, Slow Motion by Ultravox, Making Time by The Creation, Itchycoo Park by The Small Faces, Time For Action by Secret Affair, Proud Mary by Ike & Tina Turner, I Want You Back by Graham Parker, Kick Out The Jams by The Presidents of the United States, Prediction by Steel Pulse, Going To The Blues by Vivian Weathers, Rainbow Culture by Aswad, Ramble On by Led Zeppelin...

Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, Breaking Glass by David Bowie, Heartland by The Sound, Last Nite by The Strokes, The Jezebel Spirit by Brian Eno & David Byrne, Just Give 'Em Whiskey by Colourbox, Tyrell by Hoodlum Priest, We'll Be Right Back by Steinski & Mass Media, Save Me by Aimee Mann, Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega, The Sensual World by Kate Bush, World's Forgotten Boy by B...

Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, a special DANCE EDITION with As Time Goes By by Funkapolitan, Favourite Shirts by Haircut 100, Careless Memories by Duran Duran, There Was A Time by James Brown, What Is This by Bobby Womack, Well by Jimmie & Vella, Higher Ground by Stevie Wonder, Singing by Delegation, Time by Light Of The World, Hit The Road Jack by Buzzz, Familiar Feeling by Mol...

Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, The Monochrome Set ( I Presume) by The Monochrome Set, Rock & Roll Pt 2 by Gary Glitter, Tusk by Fleetwood Mac, Taxman by The Beatles, Start by The Jam, Let Forever Be by The Chemical Brothers, Don't Tell Me Tell Her by Phyllis Hyman, Forget Me Nots by Patrice Rushen, Last Night At Danceland by Randy Crawford, Yankee Rose by David Lee Roth, Tuff Ba...

Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, A Girl Called Johnny by The Waterboys, Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken by Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Oblivious by Aztec Camera, Is That All There Is by Cristina, Wheel Me Out by Was (Not Was), Table Manners by Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Boogie Chillun by Clint West & The Boogie Kings, Susie Q by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Keep It Out O...

Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, 1969 by The Stooges, Look Back In Anger by David Bowie, Sister Europe by the Psychedelic Furs, What A Way To End It All by Deaf School, Boys Cry by Original Mirrors, Talking Whispers by Bette Bright, Never Too Much by Luther Vandross, Storm Music by Gil Scott-Heron, Money Don't Matter 2 Night by Prince, Waterfall by Wendy & Lisa and You Oughta Know...

We've broken free from the 1970s to roam freely though the decades so future shows will also include tracks from the 80s and 90s as well as the 60s, and maybe even earlier... This week, it's a 1980 Floor Show with a fabulous selection of tracks all released in that landmark year of 1980. Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division, The Affectionate Punch by The Associates, Philadelphia by Magazine, Ac...

On this week's show: I Believe In Miracles by The Jackson Sisters, Hang On In There Baby by Johnny Bristol, Funky Luvvah by Creative Source, Goodbye Nothing To Say by Nosmo King & The Javells, Love Is The Drug by Roxy Music, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, I Don't Depend On You by The Men, Life In Tokyo by Japan, Jungle Boogie by Kool & The Gang, Going Back...