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Send us Fan MailSo today we're looking at five artists who all use famous names in songs, but for completely different reasons. What starts as a discussion about famous people in songs quickly becomes a conversation about celebrity, memory, influence and cultural mythology.  Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oPAB3qEjsaqKVosfGxXyj?si=SkEplq3zTuuaieioeA8ciw&pi=aZhhiyMVRN2UEShared: Television Personalities, "David Hockney's diaries" (Audio)https://youtu.be/KWyH1fZCFP4?si=bKTDG_UmbisL6hDeMark: Public Enemy, “Fight the power” (Spike Lee video)https://youtu.be/mmo3HFa2vjg?si=LRdCTX7vTGkNYEIrDave: REM, "Electrolite", (Live Austin, TX, 2017) https://youtu.be/mikRlhN5yNM?si=WeSi5jw8ESZr8Ds5Mark: MGMT, “Brian Eno” Live on Letterman, 2010 https://youtu.be/E7ISc-b-6CE?si=5lhd00JH82jkfBeoDave: "Sick Puppy", Belushi" (Audio) https://youtu.be/cHK9DujRRRg?si=4PsD0SCfgQFp7zB_EXTRAS: MGMT "Kids" 2003, Wesleyan University Campus  https://youtu.be/vNC1W2m4Uug?si=3oTRgJ4ZvDmHraxyMGMT, "Me and Michael" (Video)https://youtu.be/OTHHeIAYfuU?si=8OZoEJheaz2SsQpjLast Quokka, "Gina/Rupert" (Video) https://youtu.be/H_YIhuqz-Fw?si=OiCGwurBgruyn8oVJames, "William Burroughs" (Audio) https://youtu.be/CYo-GC1NuEs?si=B_u8gpwzgO_2hB8FBuilt to Spill, "You were right" Video Live in Sydney, 2008https://youtu.be/eTMbPWtcNgs?si=SYqyEKA6Cfqc5WfILCD Soundsystem, "Losing my edge", video live Maddison Square gardens, 2014   https://youtu.be/HmrOHxS_cK0?si=MNridEPYmOQ2BK0aHalf Man Half Biscuit, "Everything's AOR" (Audio) https://youtu.be/cNG_HXnoinE?si=hxCTnhaEKWXgxmdfAdult DVD, "Bill Murray" Live SXSW (Video) 2026https://youtu.be/ZBvzZYSMKRs?si=WqpYMViktv7RyRQbBeastie Boys, "Sure shot", (Video) https://youtu.be/JhqyZeUlE8U?si=zyVpuYdt5oeSppDLTheme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailFive songs about those people that drive us crazy or seem to go out of their way to make our lives more difficult. Often self important and over confident, they seem to be everywhere and sometimes it feels like they are taking over. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1Cm6j4gkRm1xLnDwjID79B?si=8868ef8eba954efe1. Shared, Jilted John, "Gordon is a moron" https://youtu.be/7n_d05V44VI?si=plwG1rjkEZr3D0E02. Mark, Doss, "King of the castle" (Official video)  https://youtu.be/-wlcEdeBfuQ?si=UbaoJlGoagY6IoXJ3. Dave, Green Day, "American idiot", Live @ Cochella, 2025https://youtu.be/sLzd5VbiPN0?si=6ibIqXEDCg46lu4S4. Mark, Get Down Services, "Biscuit tin",  Live @ Sofar, Bristolhttps://youtu.be/_jvKmYfJPro?si=47Ak5nADsGYXFyRs 5. Dave, The Replacements, "Dope Smoking Moron" live 1981, Minneapolishttps://youtu.be/XvNqbTZYtCA?si=NGtgq3REhjSssMKiExtras: Jilted John, “True love” (audio)  https://youtu.be/hiPXcZranzU?si=BHgVdnb4Jz3L0Gb9500 Bus stops with John Shuttleworth - Jilted John middle aged follow up- Episode 1 (Rockumentary) https://youtu.be/fzdEd1dZJjA?si=DXlIDgloAZD68aecGet Down Services, Full Live Set, SLUSH 1 weekender, 2025https://youtu.be/IKb0_tiJZfw?si=JZRX8tKoHujqafCrDOSS, Live at Carte Blanche studios, Glasgow https://youtu.be/baz0yQxgRH4?si=xXLksc7vOOLnnS30 PUP featuring Jeff Rosenstock “Getting dumber” (official video) https://youtu.be/CfbbmjnKIsM?si=nz_NCD7kA46GfcBOThe Hives, “walk, idiot walk” (Live, LA 2023)https://youtu.be/IqxOAD9dJKg?si=1_XcKEXUmcOH8DOuJohn Cooper Clarke, “Twat”, live on After dark TV show 1982. https://youtu.be/g-aVtKEhpO0?si=-TIAtMr9Z_amdwbOSleaford Mods, feat Aldous Hardy (official video) https://youtu.be/rhDmgcEvtpY?si=NTG40pAsmTzpbQZRThe Chats, “Identity theft” (official video) https://youtu.be/TOuGH9Gpeos?si=uaUeWJnd5lAVW8zbViagra Boys, “Troglodyte” (official video) https://youtu.be/iW4Gdsnr2Bg?si=E-okNHSvZ7jf1yzcSoapbox, “Fascist Bob” (official video) https://youtu.be/VoSqNSfmmcQ?si=My35dis-u9zDU_F9Local H, "Bound for the floor" (Official video) https://youtu.be/E2Oe5YKhzCE?si=E3_RVyK6D7hcmdE9Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailThe first episode in a series, where we explore how place and environment  influences the sound of the music created there. Today were looking at deserts, in two different continents. As usual, we've chosen 5 songs to explore how these landscapes influences the musicians living there. Playlist, music influenced by the desert  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4EoUIGJVWUHPLWTwZRIIql?si=e20de4d6d8824522Playlist, Saharan Tuareg guitar music (Desert blues)   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MJDmE0SPu1fFqTypUThOS?si=19c882d796ef41ddShared: Tinariwen, "Cler achel" (Live on Jools Holland)https://youtu.be/D4GV_UStJxk?si=RH1t0vWlP6BAJYerMark: Imrahan, "Imrahan" (Official video) https://youtu.be/0YKmRKcYW90?si=TNUM8_FRdre-Mq-3Les Filles de Illighadad - Irriganan (Official Music Video)https://youtu.be/bCfVWSNHILU?si=lzGEEAPzs-UrsToMDave: Kyuss, "Asteroid" (unoffical video) https://youtu.be/Ppd67RHekxo?si=ZR1oRxuxhy2HVKkRDave: Slow Burn, "Pilot The Dune" (Live @ Hellfest 2017)https://youtu.be/WtmvTnYDJ1I?si=-2ZYHfJHyUrt124EExtras:Tinariwen, "Erghad Afewo," (Official Music Video)https://youtu.be/Snu2cGohYC4?si=X-4kRrlxz8b3xnlQTESHUMARA (Tinariwen) - The guitars of the Touareg rebellion (2006)https://youtu.be/al-TPvewZys?si=gvAgBYvPYX3POdNTDocumentaire Musical - The Mali Project (Following 2 Irish musicians travelling across Mali) 2003https://youtu.be/95I0D5quB3s?si=TGwf8DUIWl9klVO-Mdour Moctar, "Live in Niamey, Niger" 2022https://youtu.be/DFZobgLF5Vc?si=w85LmMPZqfB3mwHNBombino, "Live on KEXP" 2023 https://youtu.be/7pvCINz3N6Y?si=XzqXqM1BQAX_HapQImarhan - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)https://youtu.be/Ds7Cui4ZwlE?si=wbGbuIfa3sn9iEUxDesert rock music doc - LO SOUND DESERT (2016) California Low Desert scene documentaryhttps://youtu.be/jFkeEUZOis4?si=ddbJfOk05MYM2ThaTheme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailArchitecture and music share many principles. Both disciplines use rhythm, harmony, texture and composition to create a whole experience. We choose 5 tracks to discuss how they interact.Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5PrW3ogRP6rmhGIDIAuBUA?si=01e43fd23638407aShared: Talking Heads "Don't worry about the government" Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test.  https://youtu.be/ff7kt88dPj0?si=IDuOkqxxUB-AkxlcDave, Wilco, "Jesus etc" Live on Lettermanhttps://youtu.be/v4_O4Sj-XTs?si=7zOBKjLZR4OpXR3e Mark: Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan "All Mod Cons", (Official video)  https://youtu.be/yjN1g5xFjFQ?si=_8x1VB61cuQuro1T Dave: Human League, "Empire state human" Video (Remastered, 2003) https://youtu.be/5q22na6VkkQ?si=bXJumHw_CL1WVtFRMark: Jane Weaver, "Architect", (Official video)  https://youtu.be/keXHh0lr2y8?si=QA6Kc3lD15Wv7QC0Extras: David Byrne, TED talk "How architecture helped music evolve" https://youtu.be/Se8kcnU-uZw?si=htXtcEDaLVj7KGXWWilco, "I am trying to break your heart" (Full Documentary)https://youtu.be/z1WTgWpfSlU?si=gTLG4iDeug88v0h1  Warrington Runcorn TV advert https://youtu.be/R7rJVycRfqM?si=-B1GJ3NMUNqXziS-Life Without Buildings, "New Town" (Live) https://youtu.be/VxIbwsauQMk?si=zq0Ey5V8oetzZqQV  Mozart Estate, "City Centre"   (Audio) https://youtu.be/5oDNolI8o7Y?si=EG4jRws5_zVdiNI8Kraftwerk,"Metropolis" Videohttps://youtu.be/qCutU27u5ps?si=AHFF1nc1FUQ-1W5lJonathon Richman + The Modern Lovers, "Lonely Financial Zone" (Audio)  https://youtu.be/z1WTgWpfSlU?si=gTLG4iDeug88v0h1Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailOur eyes are vital because they capture up to 80% of our sensory information.  Some believe they are the window to the Soul and there is certainty they can produce a biological and chemical connection.  Unsurprisingly Eyes make highly adaptable symbols in song writing.  We choose 5 examples. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/02fU3ZKPhB8mAloFquVH11?si=58dbc43d5efe491a Shared: Paul Dempsey, "Betty Davis eyes" (Live in Sydney, Moshcam) https://youtu.be/2BRpWUluTCU?si=uuDTefFhOIAQzlpaDave: NOFX, "Something sticking in my eye"  (video) https://youtu.be/A2vn18DVSbU?si=7FpF6Nx-S8FmT61UMark: The Pogues, "A Pair of brown eyes" (Official video) https://youtu.be/zNtQ5AnRlz8?si=yu00kmFYcEaGFz5pDave: Run The Jewels, ft Zac De La Roca,"Close your eyes and count down to fuck" (Live 2015 Pitchfork Festival) https://youtu.be/wvbqaGIqZ9c?si=m_WxAsXy3PN0pVPk Mark: The Creation, "Through my eyes" (unofficial video)https://youtu.be/vj-okgwrrcQ?si=iUfqmBhyoPem-8szExtras: Nick Cave, "A rainy night in Soho" (Live at Shane McGowan's Funeral)https://youtu.be/oHLqEdsrVk8?si=ylF33zKCkzv8YqdNPale Saints, "Sight of you" (Official video) https://youtu.be/XiSKxvmd1bg?si=3Rpw6AtdRlCVtbCYNew Order, "Temptation" (Official video)https://youtu.be/xxDv_RTdLQo?si=WFkR2z2kW5kGfEQ9Fucked Up, "Tell me what you see" (Live CRC)  https://youtu.be/j_wT25tgn2I?si=q_wsBkPOILzehK3_Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailCovering another artists song can offer a fresh perspective and reveal something new about the track through the interpretation. When it works, it can be a game changer, when it goes wrong, an absolute disaster. We discuss 5 of the best and worst examples. Covers Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2a70vigP8oKR0E7gPZGFmA?si=kC6iGVdqQleuOVQJy3nOAg&pi=Urv095tLRVa--Originals playlist:   https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1H1O80WZRs8oaIOsTAmbim?si=34b037183e3e4d90Shared: Puddle of Mud, "About a girl" (Video of the Car crash, Nirvana cover, SiriusFM)  https://youtu.be/hsjgRs_r_bo?si=yFDoDQiWxyKKJTk7Jimi Hendrix, "All along the watchtower" (Live, Isle of Wight festival)     https://youtu.be/NdSyFxTDQUM?si=pfd3c4N_Z6GRGWkjDave: Yo La Tango, "Little Honda" (Audio) https://youtu.be/0zrUjzSAf04?si=K7ufPkryqtumypxNMark:  This Mortal Coil, "Song to the Siren" (Video)https://youtu.be/HFWKJ2FUiAQ?si=AODS-nitpNtmgFO9Dave: The Lovemongers, "Battle of evermore" (Video) https://youtu.be/EJ0AbCvwf0A?si=lepeIA6SITm6Fe8KMark:  The Futureheads, "The Hounds of Love" (video)https://youtu.be/awjE92YZeEQ?si=K2nQSXV3VjbQQxcpExtras: John Cale, "All my friends" (LCD Soundsystem cover) https://youtu.be/YJpmEtAUeEI?si=fz68l_hBX_E9owow Tim Buckley, "Song to the Siren" (Live on the Monkees show) Includes original "Puzzled as an oyster", linehttps://youtu.be/vaa22ULitds?si=JX2fr_JpBTmDxXgjJeff Buckley, "I know its over" (Video) https://youtu.be/_5a708EqfuE?si=PA3V6epXzw-pzmPlThe Gourds, "Gin and juice" (Audio) https://youtu.be/ur1N3UyT1lE?si=4xhJJlzcqr0FZbaADevo, "On making Satisfaction" Live (Short video)https://youtu.be/cx-QeWWFiUc?si=quDjSBEzIXGi_kRpThe Fall, "Lost in music" (Live) https://youtu.be/VPLIb_r8l-4?si=-iN5t90Wt2-2iYPGTheme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailAnother year older, another year of belting music. Or is it? We look back on the years standouts, and share our top 25 tracks from 2025. Thanks for listening throughout the year. Wishing you all a lovely time over the holidays and we will be back in your ears in early 2026.  Marks Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ynm1Hz8coCe80qWkUVQWW?si=56a129d539964bd0Dave's Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/51Ja1cO9mWhy4ev57hQk4K?si=2c49bd5c49e24a7dShared tracks: Horsegirl "Switch over" (Official video)  https://youtu.be/mC1v7Y7bIKs?si=9g7iER-iKKJ4wraE Sharp Pins, "I can't stop" (official video)  https://youtu.be/HdU17beeVx8?si=w4ep4RN8pxbcX7XAThe Tubs, Full set (Live on KEXP)  https://youtu.be/_QVhgh5v1Ss?si=YUOKuhtkCJOxeZgKMark:  The Chills "Dolphins", (Audio) https://youtu.be/5eszVvcYa_M?si=-lIIX0pVg8voGqU4 Delivery - Live at Into The Great Wide Open Festival 2025https://youtu.be/0uvM075nXGs?si=a9dQv5mM-1Ko1p2n Sex Mask, "How to look cool at parties" (Audio)https://youtu.be/6XnU_7cSkwI?si=s5ATltZYF7ZfkVjtTVOD, "Car Crash" (Official Video)https://youtu.be/lOnB_nPcJPY?si=lQEtnZfKG6X855j7Big Special, "Live at 3voor12 radio” (video) https://youtu.be/Snnh5i9XRSk?si=619TF5YuQwnuqZIaJulia and the Squeezettes, "Cue cards"https://youtu.be/lJ433eJugrg?si=7W7VkvZXLAkbYNnyDave:Ty Seagall, "Fantastic Tomb" (Official video)  https://youtu.be/3hawEX7XMC8?si=h-q-TLMr2EvgqRujPot Pot "22 halo" (Audio) https://youtu.be/jykYY8AJc0w?si=djcOHlbGea9exmU3Population II "Mariano" (audio) https://youtu.be/e-R6uI3XLJk?si=-DkFP21xIjy8xY9MGenesis Owusu, "Death Cult Zombie" (Video)  https://youtu.be/vFT7fZA3ybw?si=pB-XVHoBWSnAn8Jz  Search Results, "Excruciating Heights", (Audio)  https://youtu.be/-RRMnN5Wj-0?si=fptU6EqjOdpMAE0WMoreish Idols, "All in the game" (Official video)  https://youtu.be/yNPAaJ4Egcs?si=IKnq3ouxb6aTLgz3Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailWhen it comes to music, Glasgow consistently punches above its weight. Why is that? We've chosen 5 tracks, to explore the cities music scenes, past and present.  Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0lRSBvVJDDRIZsVv5Wp0SJ?si=e57d4e5bba834cc3Shared track:Mogwai "Helicon 1",(official video) https://youtu.be/8AL_H_9m6kA?si=WCacR-zLEYAf24Im   Mark: The Pastels, "Nothing to be done" (Audio)https://youtu.be/yhGHg6K-6Fs?si=EtK9BEvzTNXE3n7RDave: Camera Obscura, "French Navy" (Live, Pitchfork, Cemetery gates)  https://youtu.be/c-GueJYvPNY?si=FaRAWGHc-uNEWBkTMark: Gallus,"Eye to Eye" (Live at Gorbals sound)https://youtu.be/_5RCN8m9ziA?si=i3kpTR7K07Vr4h2VDave: Clachan Dubh, "Dragged up" (Audio)https://youtu.be/1rwZ5kXKYu8?si=9dU_KQyCsllGF_a9 Extras:Big Gold Dream (Documentary on Scottish post-punk record labels FAST Product and Postcard Records)https://youtu.be/5DWoIkSS9Qo?si=3TSjlP7UK2LiVaOxKilgour "Feel The Weight" (Official Music Video)https://youtu.be/8rZYv3w3iC0?si=zaf9b4A3413vPOJv Soup dragons, "Hang ten" (Video) https://youtu.be/urXI_QYrLL8?si=y7dgiGgOdQuQee9iTina Sandwich, "Joni" (Video)https://youtu.be/1EjGQGoHiTY?si=pNMugeIpWgLTsAZFDoss, "The mullets are moving in" (Video) https://youtu.be/cbltYdwk5k4?si=4q_NpFrR1ItYrUYlJunk Pups, "Trophy wife" (Video) https://youtu.be/b2qgzrto4oE?si=1HJr2DamNaXatjR8Dancer, "Baby blue" (Video)https://youtu.be/WwQhMRDaAA4?si=frE5dwslnCPoIE5RTheme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailThe companion piece to our last episode. Literature like Art has always been a great source of inspiration to songwriters. Here's 5 examples right here and a killer playlist.    Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4quy5Kshooc35ijiLeJf1G?si=0e3308e5082143bdShared: The Ramones, "Pet Cematary" (Official video) https://youtu.be/HJWFsZ_YUc4?si=1dpifCHON-8OZlFiDave: Nirvana, "Scentless apprentice"  (Live and Loud) 1993https://youtu.be/RXmj0Ku3rZU?si=tZPU5Szl-gBxTQgLMark: Franz Ferdinand, "Love and destroy" (Live Session at Konk Studios) 2013https://youtu.be/5F9GPLxHuPo?si=1huYydmkX2OgGK_sDave: Okkervil River,"John Allyn Smith sails" (Live @ Haldern Pop Festival09.08.2008)https://youtu.be/SUi_Di5hO6g?si=6GZ5GkqX2-d-ccHPMark: Tubeway Army,"Are Friends electric"- Rare Unbroadcast Complete Version 1979https://youtu.be/7rKJf_DWecU?si=97Aws9kZ0Yq2uzNj Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show  

Send us Fan MailArt and music share a deep, interwoven relationship, with each often inspiring and influencing the other. Visual artists find inspiration in music's rhythm, melody, and emotional depth, while musicians draw from the visual world to create sonic landscapes. Here's 5 examples right here. Playlist:  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YDOmAFPjv7LCCaxHTOKZN?si=71df36d85749404bShared: Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso",(unofficial video)https://youtu.be/Kc2iLAubras?si=DcYOjUJ8_LIn-2pyDave: The Band, "When I paint my masterpiece"(Audio)https://youtu.be/BYaLUzdyWWI?si=gLzxyu-2MonH9oXCMark: Art Brut ,"Modern Art"(Official Video)https://youtu.be/j72Li8yq5uA?si=XPiAtKY1XRA6RAlmDave: King Crimson "The Night Watch" (Audio)https://youtu.be/WwFYy_Th7BA?si=h75Iw0XcCLoFgTszMark: White Fence, "Art Investor collector" https://youtu.be/C08I-9V7QCE?si=RqZiZoiiTlmeBVxnExtras: David Bowie, "Pablo Picasso". (Live) https://youtu.be/Gv9eWsKHazk?si=lPbiyBOzgBhsCiwaTy Seagal and White Fence, Live on KEXP https://youtu.be/jZmPc6PQKZw?si=k7qWPhIdbwXUim0e  Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by: David Lee OwenContact the team: [email protected] us:Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089236598175Thanks heaps for listening to the show