Podrophenia - Forgotten Britpop with guest Gary Bynorth

 

This month on Podrophenia: Forgotten Britpop - bands, acts, pioneers and events that get compressed out of the nineties timeline. From Rod Stewart’s French Crop (and dyed red), Kylie and the Manics - to proto-B/pop bands. Gary Bynorth - joins Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings - live to spin new tunes. And there's a quiz! Brit Pop or Brit Bod DL Here

Podrophenia - Lucky Dipping with guest Levent Basharan

 Up for DL at SFOB @shipfullofbombs the early May Podrophenia - with Levent Basharan in for chats and picking fave tracks. We've got newbie tunes from Billy Reeves and Holly Hannigan The history of the Rocky Theme and a Pod Quiz - USA or US EH? Crazy American/international laws. Dig in below

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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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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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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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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
Café Culture – David 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

Podrophenia - Live, Unlocked & Lucky Dips

 

Behold just a few tunes from the recent *LIVE* Podrophenia - in which we bring you a double whammy of themes (any guesses from the pic?). Along with new tunes from LOUDwomen Eight Rounds Rapid The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost Buskr 

 

Sonically, we take you from a streaking themed instrumental album, to Middle Eastern funk a reggae refit of a Carpenters classic to the vocal (and original) version of Leone's spaghetti western theme..

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Podrophenia's religious experience

 

Glory be: the religion edition of Podrophenia is up for download with M G Boulter on his Clifftown album and podcast. Local tales of fractured jazzers, Southend werewolves - and two quizzes -plus new music from Vix20 Bob Collum and a playlist of heavenly sounds

 

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Podrophenia's religious experience 

News at Ten - Years of Podrophenia

Celebrating an entire decade of Podrophenia (the UK'S longest running podcast) Piley, Popeapedia and self gathered together with a glowing gang of pals for our 10th birthday special...

T Bitches Kev Daintree and Stevie Steevs bring us new and tunes from the TBHQ..

Ross McGrane gives us the info on the Southend comedy Festival and the dos and don'ts of stand up Phil and Angela Hubbard MC the event with live jingles

And, there's a fantasticus live set from David Woodcock with Kev, Stevie and Martin Cutmore on BVs...

We've also got a pop quiz and a cameo from Barry Cain on how Flexipop, bananas and dead bodies put Dave Gahan on the road to ruin Grab your slice of our Podrophonic birthday cake hereabouts

Grab your slice of our Podrophonic birthday cake hereabouts

Soundr: Bankr Holiday special.. 25th May

For just over a year now. I've been running a bi-monthly night of disco doings - Soundr.

Wherein we spin in tracks and tunes from Daft Punk to Dolly Parton, Tom Jones to Grace Jones and Cher to Chic.. The next run-out is 25th May - at Soundr HQ or Peggy Sue's to give it it's official title..

Should you fancy sampling the vibe of the night - dig in to Snaps 'n' claps a freshly pressed mix swishy disco and deep cut remixes..


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Podrophenia Hits 150 with a Blow Up Special

Buckle up Pod-pals as we bring you a fully loaded 150th edition of Podrophenia.. We've a trio of exclusives (David Woodcock Leo Leo and Steve Hooker). Special guests Joe and James Michael Clarke from Stackfest Central about the due soon gig And Paul Tunkin from Blow Up, bringing us the background on tracks from the label's catalogue..and the Blow Up Easter Special at The Railway 20th April..

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Podrophenia double whammy download - Best of 2018 and....

The latest Podrophenia is up for download wherein we run through our our fave finds of 2018.. Leo C is live in session AND closes out the show with a Hip Hop primer for newbies - picking, playing and splaining which tracks and acts to check out..

There's two pop quizzes: Top Forty/Faulty how many of the best selling singles or artists from last year do you know?

And Bird or Band? - can you tell which is which...

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Additionally there's our advent edition from December (free of Christmas songs) with Jay Laker live,  which includes my vinyl finds of the year, while Piley does lucky dip on from his record crates..


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Podrophenia - Every Record Tells a Story

A towering edition of Podrophenia is ready for your listening lugs.. Ian Pile, Ian Pope and m'self bring you A gypsy/jazz masterclass live in the studio from Levent Basharan and Taylor Higgs

Steve Carr from Every Record Tells a Story with little known tales about ace tunes: Nick Drake, Elton, Dylan

Owen Williams spinning in both sides of his new single..

A Stan Lee tribute with a little know Marvel connection to a mahoozive R.O.C.K band

Puns and a gig guide - s'all here .......

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Podrophenia - America

America is the theme of our latest Podrophenia as guest's Gary Bynorth and Paul Hill of Doojip are in for a live session and world debut spin of their new single 'Would I Lie To You' (and it's B side).. We've got Halloween puns, a pop quiz - an exclusive reveal on a lost sixties Southend garage tune AND - play of the new BaVard single..... Dig in and download.....

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Podrophenia Time

October's Podrophenia is now up for download with a hatrick of guests..Gary Mills live in session with 'Digital Age' a new tune of perfect-punk-power-popness 

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Ali James and John Oakes clue us in on upcoming events - including a 24 hour improvathon in November, and give Ian Pile and I an improv crash-course..

Andy Lewis spins in one of the all-time greatest floor-fillers you've never heard before - and there's puns, tunes and a taste test from Piley, Popey and self.. Dig in and download here

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Radio Podrophenia - Drinking

Recorded live at The Railway Hotel, Southend - the latest drink themed Podrophenia is now on tap - a blend of hand-picked tunes , live music from Paul Nichols featuring: an acoustic hip-hop mashup. Plus Piley puns and news-round

We also reveal where our guest Paul (a stained-glass maker by day) has hidden Death stars and Pokemons in his Southend based stained windows - all here for your grabbing and guzzling


 

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