Saturday, January 24, 2015

Where The Rose Is Sown! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 24/15

HAPPY ROBERT BURNS DAY!
“But pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, it's bloom is shed;
Or, like the snow-fall in the river,
A moment white, then melts forever.”
― Robert Burns, Tam O'Shanter

Loads of Scottish indie/alternative artists to get the parties started.

the jesus & mary chain - i love rock 'n' roll
the waterboys - don’t bang the drum
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the vaccines - handsome
the cribs - an ivory hand
the wombats - greek tragedy
the armoury show - we can be brave again
big country - where the rose is sown
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black rivers - the forest
faith - waves
man without country - catfish
man without country - sweet harmony
paul haig - love eternal 12" version
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camera obscura - i love my jean
lloyd cole & the commotions - rattlesnakes
belle & sebastian - the power of three
primal scream - some velvet morning feat kate moss
echo lake - waves
-----lp session- menace beach "ratworld"
menace beach - elastic
menace beach - drop outs
menace beach - blue eye
menace beach - pick out the pieces
bis - the end starts today
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blossoms - cut me and i'll bleed
shinies - de c
glasvegas - geraldine
teenage fanclub - metal baby
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pretty vicious - national plastics
orphan boy - beats like distant tides
the hearts - celebrate
-----mixtape memories
beta band - won
aztec camera - all i need is everything
orange juice - consolation prize
altered images - pinky blue
fiction factory - (feels like) heaven
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pete doherty - flags of the old regime
soup dragons - soft as your face
travis - flowers in the window
the rezillos - someone's gonna get their head kicked in tonight
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the wendys - something's wrong somewhere
simple minds - chelsea girl

Listen!

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Lightning In A Twilight Hour! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 17/15

I like the swagger. Can you give us another one? Chris Martin did 10 takes! lol


the wake - heartburn
ride - close my eyes
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the charlatans - come home baby
noel gallagher's high flying birds - ballad of the mighty i
johnny marr - struck
peace - i'm a girl
gaz coombes - 20/20
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yak - hungry heart
pretty vicious - cave song
palace - bitter
best friends - shred til you're dead
god damn - horus
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the sundowners - if wishes were horses
liu bei - fields feat. rachel goswell
virginia wing - world contact
mark ronson - heavy & rolling feat. andrew wyatt
the ting tings - communication
-----northern soul spotlight
ronnie & robyn - as long as you love me (i'll stay)
the antellects - love slave
milton james - my lonely feeling
charlene & the soul serenaders - can you win
lester tipton - this won't change
-----lp session - wolfhounds "middle aged freaks"
the wolfhounds - slide
the wolfhounds - rats on a raft
the wolfhounds - the devil looks after her own
the wolfhounds - built-in obsolescence
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djang django - first light
dutch uncles - decided knowledge
fireworks - on and on
holy holy - holy holy
belle & sebastian - enter sylvia plath
belle & sebastian - the book of you
-----mixtape memories
david bowie - look back in anger
ultravox - wide boys
the associates - boys keep swinging
james - someone's got it in for me
james blake - digital lion
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gang of four - broken talk feat. allison mosshart
the pop group - mad truth
hooten tennis club - jasper
idlewild - come on ghost
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lightning in a twilight hour - the memory museum


Download!

Sunday, January 11, 2015

Distorted Pop Songs! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 10/15

First new show of the year! The joys (read with extreme sarcasm) of terrestrial radio. Due to some technical difficulties a few tracks announced could not be played. Maybe it's an argument to go digital? Nah. I'll play them next week but off up these links so you can listen now.


scott walker - angels of ashes
pulp - disco 2000 (nick cave pub rock version)
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swervedriver - setting sun
carl barât & the jackals - a storm is coming
joy formidable - yn rhydiau'r afon (in the fords of the river)
gaz coombes - buffalo
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gulf - emitter
all we are - i wear you
blossoms - blow
southern - cool kid
sisters - february
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iva g moskovich - married to sadness
the anchoress - one for sorrow
public service broadcasting - gagarin
gengahr - bathed in light (atticus remix)
-----northern soul spotlight
bob relf - blowing my mind to pieces
the ivories - please stay
johnny howard - the chase is on
the admirations - you left me
the royal esquires - ain't gonna run
-----lp session - rhoda dakar "sings the bodysnatchers"
rhoda dakar - 007
rhoda dakar - too experienced
rhoda dakar - let's do the rocksteady
pama intl meets manasseh - it's all about the dub
mark stewart - stereotype (feat factory floor & keith levine)
potato 5 & laurel aitken - dial m for murder
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the go! team - the scene between
the art of amputation - distorted pop song
magic gang - shallow
the little secrets - all i need
-----mixtape memories
chaz jankel - glad to know you
the sound - barria alta
julian cope - trampolene
blind mr jones - spooky vibes
cooper temple clause - waiting game
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shinies - waves
lightshines - all at sea
the black lamps - the archivist
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high tide 15:47 - shade of blue

Download if you dare!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

The 2014 Festive 50! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 3/15

WELCOME TO 2014 COWBOYS & INDIES FESTIVE 50 COUNTDOWN!
Named after and in honour of John Peel, one of our idols. Our version of the countdown features artists and their year long output instead of specific singles or songs. Something new for this year, we did not feature a song for every entry in order to fit the countdown in one show. Did you like the new version? Do you want us to go back to the 2 week version where we feature songs for all entries? Give it a think and get back to us. After all, you have a year!
ENJOY THE COUNTDOWN!
pulp - countdown
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#50 circa waves - stuck in my teeth
#49 arthur beatrice - midland
#48 towns - marbles
#47 watchmakers - illumination
#46 the sundowners - back to you
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#45 wild smiles - fool for you
#44 as elephants are - hand prints
#43 maxïmo park - (no track featured)
#42 life - take off with you
#41 kobadelta - supernatural cause
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#40 eagulls - (no track featured)
#39 wild beasts - a simple beautiful truth
#38 love l.u.v. - lily anne
#37 elephant - elusive youth
#36 east india youth - dripping down
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#35 kasabian - (no track featured)
#34 dry the river - gethsemane
#33 we were promised jetpacks - peaks and troughs
#32 cheatahs - geographic
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#31 alt-J (∆) - (no track featured)
#30 honeyblood - killer bangs
#29 savages - (no track featured)
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#28 the twilight sad - there's a girl in the corner
#27 elbow - colour fields
#26 allo darlin' - bright eyes
#25 glass animals - black mambo
#24 gallon drunk - (no track featured)
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#23 peace - lost on me
#22 the heartbreaks - this is not entertainment
#21 slow club - suffering you, suffering me
#20 famy - ava
#19 menace beach - tennis court
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#18 damon albarn - the selfish giant
#17 childhood - blue velvet
#16 embrace - (no track featured)
#15 superfood - right on satellite
#14 fear of men - seer
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#13 klaxons - (no track featured)
#12 2:54 - crest
#11 bombay bicycle club - (no track featured)
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#10 the wytches - gravedweller
#9 the horrors - falling star
#8 temples - shelter song
#7 september girls - cursing the sea
#6 johnny marr - the trap
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#5 the primitives - petals
#4 hookworms - radio tokyo
#3 inspiral carpets - spitfire
#2 mogwai - master card
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#1 manic street preachers - walk me to the bridge
Download the countdown!

Monthly Indiessential chart for December 2014

The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene

1. COME SEE ME EP ... Love L.U.V. (Frango Records)
2. MUSIC INDUSTRY 3 FITNESS INDUSTRY 1 EP ... Mogwai (Rock Action Records)
3. NOW THE SANDMAN SINGS (LP) ... The Lightshines (The Great Pop Supplement)
4. PRETTY DJ EP ... The Jacques (25 Hour Convenience Store)
5. POP FICTION (LP) ... The Popguns (Matinée Recordings)
6. INTO THE LIGHT ... The Sundowners (Skeleton Key)
7. CROWN EP ... As Elephants Are (Once Upon A Time Records)
8. WURDS ... Bernard + Edith (Bella Union)
9. FOSSILS ... Circa Waves (Virgin/EMI)
10. KEEP ME ALIVE ... All We Are (Double Six/Domino)
11. FEAR OF FALLING DOWN (LP) ... Witching Waves (Soft Power)
12. TO BE PART OF YOU ... The Watchmakers (Blank Hand Records)
13. ANCIENT BLUE (LP) ... Golden Fable (Full of Joy Records)
14. WORDS TO THE BLIND (LP) ... Savages & Bo Ningen (Stolen Recordings/Pop Noire)
15. GOOD LUCK, PINK TEENS (LP) ... Pink Teens (Once Upon A Time Records)
16. SHE'S IN PICTURES ... The Isabelles (self released)
17. BUSINESS PLEASURE EP ... Little Boots (On Repeat)
18. RECORDINGS #1 ... Glass Host (self released)
19. TV WHEELS / THE BENCH ... Primitive Parts (Faux Discx)
20. THE LIGHT (LP) ... Fvnerals (self released)

Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for December 2014