Monday, February 12, 2024

Podrophenia - Art Pop

 

Dial up and dig in - the latest Podrophenia is up for DL.. Andy Downes and Stacie Smith join Ian Pile. Steven Hastings and m'self for chats and tunes. Creative scenes, music, gigs and sing-a-longs on sea, art puns- it's all contained herein




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Saturday, January 13, 2024

Podrophenia - Unwrapped! Finds From 2023





Free from dodgy bots, wacky algorithms and AI supplied playlists, Podrophenia unwraps and reveals our fave finds of 2023. With Ian Pile Steven Hastings and the other one, hand-picking treats from tracks, albums and gigs... 

Plus two Pod quizzes: Madley or Partridge? And curious connections! What links David Bowie with Smokey and The Bandit. And Southend United with The A Team?

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Friday, December 1, 2023

Podrophenia - Billy Reeves & Covers versions

 






Buckle up for the November pressing of Podrophenia - Billy Reeves is in for news on his upcoming album Steve (pre order here). https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/.../billy-reeves... With world premier plays of his newbie tunes. Also Why films are rubbish, why isn't there a Darts documentary and the Donkety Donk quiz. While Lord Hastings and myself spin a collection curious cover versions - Warren Zevon doing Prince, Cliff doing Northern Soul - it's all here, here, HERE










Podrophenia live DJ set for your streaming ears

 Download/stream - The Podrophonic Sunday Session. Four solid hours of funk, freakbeat, reggae, forgotten Brit-pop, curious covers and Northern Soul all DJd live - and behold - a World Premiere of Billy Reeves ear-hooking new tune 'Trying to Ride a Donkey' - salutes to Pal Billy for chugging from the west end of the Thames to Westcliff on Sea for a Sunday arvo social ..

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Podrophenia - DW40 with David Woodcock Live

Rewinding to 1983 - Podrophenia celebrates David Woodcock 4*th Birthday - with a live acoustic session, tracks from the new DW40 EP and 80s nuggets chosen by Dave as well as pop quizzes and eighties oddities and obscurities from P & M

 


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Lucky Dip & Guest Jake Shillingford from My Life Story

 





Strap in for the September edition of Podrophenia as Jake Shillingford of My Life Story joins us for news on the freshly pressed MLS single. We've got a Pod Quiz Toadstool or Top of the Prog? Indie-wigouts and local music from Bob Collum,Rosalie Cunningham and newbie from Howling Black Soul Dig in DL HERE

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Sunday, September 10, 2023

Podrophenia - The Return of Podstock





Podstock the fantasty festival is up for DL - and worra line-up. Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings choosing from Chuck Berry, Bowie, Elvis Presley, Iggy Pop and The Ramones all live, live, live! 




 Keep 'em peeled for our gig quiz, an audience that refuse to leave - and who was Bowie's forgotten guitar star? 

 There's a world exclusive spin of Howling Black Soul - The Memory of You, and new music from Cosmetique - on Blow Up Records DL and dig in here


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Monday, July 3, 2023

Celebrating 14 years of Podrophenia - with Stern John live


Celebrating 14 years of Podrophenia - Stern John join Ian Pile Steven Hastings and m'self - live for a hypnotic folk-punk session, then later choosing a few fave tunes. We've got a Johnny Spotting competition, how many can you bag from the mystery 8 bit tracks. And a playlist that runs from Lady GaGa to Leo Sayer and the Sex Pistols to Suzi Quatro. Podrophonic titfer-lifts to everyone who's guested, performed, produced, listened, downloaded or chipped in since 2009

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PLAYLIST

Gorilla Guerilla – Mantra Of The Cosmos
Just Moved In – Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
Black Leather – Sex Pistols
Back To The Drive – Suzie Quatro
Kick In The Teeth – Dream Wife
Our Hearts Don’t Go That Way – 79.5
STERN JOHN LIVE
Ode To Sad Disco – Mark Lanegan
It’s Over – Leo Sayer
Stupid Love – Lady Gaga
Rocky Road To Dublin – The Dubliners
Supa Scupa & The Mighty Scoop – Kyuus
Gun – Gil Scott Heron
Captain Beaky – Keith Mitchell
Who Know Where The Time Goes – Fairport Convention
Beasley Street – John Cooper Clarke
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits


Podrophenia with guest David Woodcock




Eleven years (and three albums) on from his first Podrophenia session - David Woodcock  joins us in the studio tonight to chat about tracks from his walloping new album Pictures of Me. 
While Piley and Mondo do a lucky dip from current fave tunes: the newbie from Sparks and a Shirley Bassey tune sampled by Public Enemy beaming out from Ship Full of Bombs


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PLAYLIST
Listen To Your Heart – Motorhead
Orinoco Flow – Olivia Jean
Girl I’ll Stop At Nothing – The Damned
I Just Can’t Be Happy Today – The Damned
I Can’t Party- - Vulfman
Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is – Sparks
Pictures Of Me – David Woodcock
Moving Fast – David Woodcock
Caf̩ Culture РDavid Woodcock
Unsociable – David Woodcock
Aurora / Can’t Take Him Anywhere – Billy Reeves
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – The Kinks
Fire On Babylon – Sinead O’Connor
Jezahel – Shirley Bassey
The Eponym – Chill Bump

LINKS
For David Woodcock music, gigs and information go to www.davidwoodcockmusic.com

New album Pictures Of Me available now in multiple formats at www.davidwoodcockmusic.com/store-1

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Podrophenia Sci-Fi Special plus Davey Hal Live Session





Tune in as Mondo & Piley take a fantastic voyage around the realms and outer-rims of Sci Fi. 

Behold as Davey Hal beams in from the Acoustic Dimension for a live session and spins some fav plays from his record collection!

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