ALTERNATIVE CHRISTMAS with December by Earth Wind & Fire, Things Fall Apart by Cristina, Christmas On Riverside Drive by August Darnell, Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses, Oi To The World by No Doubt, Last White Christmas by Basement 5, Black Christmas by Poly Styrene, Everything's Gonna Be Cool This Christmas by Eels, How To Make Gravy by Paul Kelly, Christmas Will Break Your Heart by LCD Soundsystem, Spirits Past by Gil Scott-Heron, Ain't No Chimneys In The Projects by Sharon Jones & Dap-Kings, It's A Big Country by Davitt Sigerson and I Wish It Was Christmas Today by Julian Casablancas.
WHAT THEY DID NEXT with I'll Give You Everything by Topper Headon; Johnny Appleseed by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros; E=MC2 by Big Audio Dynamite; Life's Been Good by Joe Walsh; The Boys Of Summer by Don Henley; Jump Start My Heart by Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers; Homosapien by Pete Shelley; The Love I Love by The Perils Of Plastic; Tree (Today Is An Important Occasion) by David Byrne; Are You My Baby? by Wendy & Lisa and Overpowered by Roisin Murphy.
This week's theme is ROADS: 'Where The Streets Have No Name' by U2, 'Traffic Light Rock' by XTC, 'Roadblock' by Stock Aitken Waterman, 'No Turn On Red' by David Gamson, 'Pull Up To The Bumper' by Grace Jones, 'Dead End Street' by Lou Rawls, 'Bright Side Of The Road' by Van Morrison, 'Every Day Is A Winding Road' by Sheryl Crow, 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' by Elton John, 'The Road To Nowhere' by Talking Heads, 'The Road To Somewhere' by Goldfrapp and 'Roundabout' by Yes.
This week, the CRIME & PUNISHMENT edition: Murder On The Dance Floor by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Thieves In The Temple by Prince, Homicide by 999, Caught By The Fuzz by Supergrass, Borstal Breakout by Sham 69, Riot In Cell Block #9 by The Robins, Jailhouse Rock by Elvis Presley,
Gallows Pole by Led Zeppelin, I Shot the Sheriff by Bob Marley, The Fun Lovin' Criminal by Fun Lovin' Criminals, No Sense Of Crime by Iggy Pop & James Williamson, Free Me by Roger Daltrey and On The Run by Eddie & The Hot Rods.
The theme this week is TIME. Join me for another eclectic mixture of forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems, with tracks from Coldplay, Culture Club, Soulwax, The Saints, Buzzcocks, The Stranglers, Cyndi Lauper, The Housemartins, The Doobie Brothers, Youssou N'dour & Neneh Cherry, The Selecter, Matt Bianco, Homer Banks and Pink Floyd. Can you guess which songs I'm playing?
Music comes alive every Wednesday! The theme this week is Sleep: 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 Sandman by The Chordettes, In Dreams by Roy Orbison, California Dreamin' by The Mamas & The Papas, Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, A Dream Within A Dream by Propaganda, Go To Sleep by Radiohead, The Big Sleep by The Only Ones, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams by Esquivel, Wake Up And Make Love With Me by Ian Dury and Up All Night by Razorlight.
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 by Patti Smith.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, tracks from Japan, Ronny, Visage, Orange Juice, Hey! Elastica, WIN, Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett, Anita Baker, Al Green, Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop, Billie Eilish and 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, Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest, Gimme Gimme Gimme by ABBA, Hung Up by Madonna and Rebel Riders by Blondie vs The Doors.
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 Johnson & Lou Reed, September Song by Lou Reed, It's My Life by No Doubt, Go West by Pet Shop Boys.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, I'm playing tracks by Blow Monkeys, Banderas, En Vogue, the Rolling Stones, The Heartbreakers, David Johansen, Danse Society, Fiction Factory, Big Heat, U-Roy, Don Carlos and 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 Love by Lulu, Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary by Wendy Carlos, Assault On Precinct 13 by John Carpenter, The Chase from Midnight Express by Giorgio Moroder and Nightcall by Kavinsky.
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 Union by The Strawbs, Seed Of Memory by Terry Reid, Masochism Tango by Tom Lehrer, Lipstick On Your Collar by Connie Francis and Layla by Derek & The Dominos.
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; Who Loves The Sun by Velvet Underground; Rain by Status Quo; The Rain Song by Led Zeppelin.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! Join Simon Tesler for another curated journey through the golden years of rock and funk, uncovering an eclectic mixture of forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems. This week, tracks from Lenny Kravitz, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Heavy, The Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, 2 Men A Drum Machine & A Trumpet, Nick Heyward, David Sylvian, Paul Weller, Nellie Lutcher, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Louis Prima and Lou Reed.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! Join Simon Tesler for another curated journey through the golden years of rock and funk, uncovering an eclectic mixture of forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems. This week, tracks from Yello, Ultravox, The Creation, The Small Faces, Secret Affair, Ike & Tina Turner, Graham Parker, The Presidents of the United States, Steel Pulse, Vivian Weathers, Aswad, Led Zeppelin and Lemon Jelly.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! Join Simon Tesler for another curated journey through the golden years of rock and funk, uncovering an eclectic mixture of forgotten favourites and undiscovered gems. This week, tracks from David Bowie, The Sound, The Strokes, Brian Eno & David Byrne, Colourbox, Hoodlum Priest, Steinski & Mass Media, Aimee Mann, Suzanne Vega, Kate Bush, Billy Idol, The Cult and Frank Zappa.
Music comes alive every Wednesday! This week, The Monochrome Set, Gary Glitter, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, The Jam, The Chemical Brothers, Phyllis Hyman, Patrice Rushen, Randy Crawford, David Lee Roth, Iggy Pop and Tin Machine.