Twist It & Shake! Show tracks for Sat. Feb. 4/17

maxïmo park - risk to exist
menace beach - suck it out
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jarvis cocker & chilly gonzalez - tearjerker
team picture - back to bay six
viv albertine & get the blessing - life's too short to be shy
machiine - twist it & shake
pins feat iggy pop - aggrophobe
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bnqt - restart
elbow - k2
elbow - kindling
paul weller - the ballad of jimmy mccabe
deux furieuses - time to mourn/from fear to fury
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orbital - kinetic
jamiroquai - automaton
-----northern soul spotlight
the metros - since i found my baby
jr. walker & the allstars - tune up
shane martin - i need you
brenda holloway - when i'm gone
velvet hammer - happy
-----lp session - julian cope "drunken songs"
julian cope - drink me under the table
julian cope - liver big as hartlepool
julian cope - as the beer flows over me
scott walker - plastic palace people
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beach baby - smoke won't get you high
high hazels - sequin eyes
the sherlocks - was it really worth it?
yassassin - pretty face
heavy heart - pretty thing
heavy heart - keepsake
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tourists - masquerade
formation - a friend
rose elinor dougall - space to be
flyte - echoes
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toothless - sisyphus
toothless - the sun's midlife crisis
syd arthur - no peace
the wytches - bone weary
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cavern of anti-matter - sound-magic's death ray destroys the vortex and has union with infinity


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Cowboys & Indies Monthly Indiessential charts 2017 - January

The Best Of The British Indie/Alternative Scene

1. STAR ROVING ... Slowdive (Dead Oceans)
2. STRANGE OR BE FORGOTTEN ... Temples (Heavenly Recordings)
3. BAD BOHEMIAN ... British Sea Power (Golden Chariot Records)
4. YOUTH IS ONLY EVER FUN IN RETROSPECT (LP) ... Sundara Karma (RCA)
5. I SEE YOU (LP) ... The XX (Young Turks Recordings)
6. SHORT ELEVATED PERIOD ... Wire (pinkflag)
7. STELLULAR (LP) ... Rose Elinor Dougall (Vermilion Records)
8. AGGROPHOBE ... Pins feat Iggy Pop (Haus Of Pins)
9. FOXHOLE (LP) ... The Proper Ornaments (Tough Love)
10. LEMON MEMORY (LP) ... Menace Beach (Memphis Industries)
11. GREAT BEAUTY ... Sundowners (Skeleton Key)
12. WAITING A LIFETIME ... Splashh (Cinematic)
13. RISK TO EXIST ... Maxïmo Park (Daylighting)
14. B.H.S. ... Sleaford Mods (Rough Trade)
15. AUTOMATON ... Jamiroquai (Uni)
16. ALPHABET BLOCK ... Marnie (Helen Marnie)
17. OH YEAH ... Dutch Uncles (Memphis Industries)
18. YOUNG DUMB AND FULL OF... (LP) ... Cabbage (Skeleton Key Records)
19. WELCOME, STRANGER! (LP) ... The Blue Aeroplanes (Art Star)
20. BORDERLANDS ... Llovers (Llovers 2017)

Compiled from playlists, listener requests and dj input for January 2017

Here Come The Catastrophe Machines! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 28/17

temples - strange or be forgotten
slowdive - star roving
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pins - aggrophobe feat iggy pop
bloc party - waiting for the 7:18
palm honey - palace
dead natives - something strange
secret cameras - it doesn't matter
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elbow - gentle storm
sam jordan & the dead buoys - favourite messenger
brian eno - i'll come running
eurythmics - take me to your heart
the associates - party fears two
the associates - waiting for the loveboat
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jamiroquai - automaton
marnie - alphabet block
saint etienne - nothing can stop us
goldfrapp - anymore
-----lp session - rose elinor dougall "stellular"
rose elinor dougall - closer
rose elinor dougall - all at once
rose elinor dougall - poison ivy
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the stranglers - (get a) grip (on yourself)
wire - short elevated period
buzzcocks - boredom
girl one & the grease guns - (here come the) catastrophe machines
mansun - stripper vicar
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the vryll society - sacred flight
sundowners - great beauty
the marbles jackson - wish for
vinyl staircase - german wings
tear - careless again
-----lp session - proper ornaments "foxhole"
the proper ornaments - back pages
the proper ornaments - when we were young
the proper ornaments - i know you know
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great ytene - fixed victim
the view - wasted little djs
the king blues - heart of a lion
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modern english - sweet revenge
485c - strange medicine

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The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 21/17

Back with the first "new" show in a month. No holidays, pre-emptions, fire alarms or locusts...lol...to keep us away this week. So with being off that long the new releases are a plenty. Singles and albums abound. It will probably take a couple shows to totally catch up. As always, new or old, there will be loads of great tracks for your listening pleasure!


jesus & mary chain - amputation
the electric lazarus - stoned immaculate
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fun boy three - the lunatics have taken over the asylum
gorillaz - hallelujah money feat benjamin clementine
the xx - say something loving
the xx - season run
saint raymond - oh brother
everything but the girl - each and everyone
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slowdive - star roving
british sea power - bad bohemian
temples - strange or be forgotten
elbow - all disco
blur - beetlebum
-----lp session - sundara karma "youth is only ever fun in retrospect"
sundara karma - a young understanding
sundara karma - deep relief
sundara karma - watching from great heights
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david bowie - subterraneans
beak>> - eggdog
jamie lidell - julian
wham - wham rap! (enjoy what you do)
sleaford mods - b.h.s.
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maxïmo park - risk to exist
los campesinos! - 5 flucloxacillin
dutch uncles - oh yeah
rose elinor dougall - stellular
ravellas - puppettes
blaenavon - orthodox man
blue aeroplanes - here is the heart of all wild things
-----lp session - menace beach "lemon memory"
menace beach - sentimental
menace beach - can't get a haircut
menace beach - darlatoid
luxury death - glue
llovers - borderlands
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sundowners - great beauty
splashh - waiting a lifetime
the proper ornaments - bridge by a tunnel
sunstack jones - always something up
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cabbage - tell me lies about manchester
cabbage - these boots are made for walkin'
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dead pretties - social experiment
thula borah - the psychopath test


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The 2016 Cowboys & Indies Festive 50!

#50 Palace
#49 Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon
#48 Slowcoaches
#47 Inheaven
#46 Fear Of Men
#45 Telegram
#44 The KVB
#43 Yak
#42 Tibet
#41 The Van T's
#40 The Big Moon
#39 The Joy Formidable
#38 Cavern Of Anti-matter
#37 Daughter
#36 Eagulls
#35 Sundara Karma
#34 The Beat feat Ranking Roger
#33 September Girls
#32 Money
#31 Coquin Migale
#30 Ulrika Spacek
#29 Pretty Vicious
#28 Paul Draper
#27 Richard Ashcroft
#26 Spring King
#25 The Vryll Society
#24 Teenage Fanclub
#23 Suede
#22 Lola Colt
#21 Madness
#20 White
#19 Estrons
#18 Frightened Rabbit
#17 Savages
#16 Kate Jackson
#15 Steve Mason
#14 The Wedding Present
#13 Last Shadow Puppets
#12 PJ Harvey
#11 The Coral
#10 Honeyblood
#9 Primal Scream
#8 The Lucid Dream
#7 Black Honey
#6 Deux Furieuses
#5 Stone Roses
#4 Dodgy
#3 Toy
#2 Blossoms
#1 Minor Victories

Moonlight Mixing! Show tracks for Sat. Jan. 7/17 Festive 50 Part 2

A false start and better late than never, we wrap up the 2016 Festive 50 countdown tonight! Where did your fave band of the year finish?

pulp - countdown
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#37 daughter - the end
#36 eagulls - lemontrees
#35 sundara karma - happy family
#34 the beat feat ranking roger - heaven hiding
#33 september girls - quicksand
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#32 money - hopeless world
#31 coquin migale - socatra
#30 ulrika spacek - everything all the time
#29 pretty vicious - cave song
#28 paul draper - friends make the worst enemies
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#27 richard ashcroft - they don't own me
#26 spring king - who are you?
#25 the vryll society - a perfect rhythm
#24 teenage fanclub - with you
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#23 suede - i don't know how to reach you
#22 lola colt - moonlight mixing
#21 madness - blackbird
#20 white - living fiction
#19 estrons - make a man
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#18 frightened rabbit - get out
#17 savages - the answer
#16 kate jackson - metropolis
#15 steve mason - hardly go through
#14 the wedding present - two bridges
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#13 last shadow puppets - bad habits
#12 pj harvey - the orange monkey
#11 the coral - revelation
#10 honeyblood - sea hearts
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#9 primal scream - trippin' on your love
#8 the lucid dream - bad texan
#7 black honey - hello today
#6 deux furieuses - time to mourn
#5 stone roses - all for one
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#4 dodgy - now means nothing
#3 toy - i'm still believing
#2 blossoms - at most a kiss
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#1 minor victories - a hundred ropes
#1 minor victories - cogs
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My Best Albums 2016!

I started to think about all the albums I really enjoyed this year and said to myself, Self, do a best of list. I don't where some people get off saying this year sucked for music. Maybe they relied on the mainstream for their tunes. Shame! lol I found this year to be very enjoyable indeed. Have a peak at my picks and tell me where I went wrong. Happy New Year and to an even better 2017 for music!

1. David Bowie - Blackstar
2. Steve Mason - Meet the Humans
3. Cavern of Anti-Matter - Void Beats/Invocation Trex
4. Deux Furieuses - Tracks Of Wire

5. Blossoms - Blossoms
6. Savages - Adore Life
7. Fat White Family - Songs for Our Mothers
8. Toy - Clear Shot
9. The Lucid Dream - Compulsion Songs
10. Kate Jackson - British Road Movies
11. Minor Victories - Minor Victories
12. Jaws - Simplicity
13. Eagulls - Ullages
14. Money - Suicide Songs
15. Telegram - Operator
16. Iggy Pop - Post Pop Depression
17. The Coral - Distance Inbetween
18. Dodgy - What Are We Fighting For
19. Two Door Cinema Club - Gameshow
20. Spring King - Tell Me If You Like To
21. The Beat feat Ranking Roger - Bounce
22. The Early Years - II
23. Underworld - Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
24. Frightened Rabbit - Painting of a Panic Attack
25. The KVB - Of Desire
26. DMA's - Hills End
27. Teenage Fanclub - Here
28. Suede - Night Thoughts
29. De La Soul - And The Anonymous Nobody...
30. Shura - Nothing's Real
31. Ulrika Spacek - The Album Paranoia
32. Cocaine Piss - The Dancer
33. Exploded View - Exploded View
34. The Orb - COW / Chill Out, World!
35. Tim Burgess & Peter Gordon - Same Language, Different Worlds
36. Yak - Alas Salvation
37. Daughter - Not To Disappear
38. The Wolfhounds - United Kingdom (…or how to come to terms with your culture)
39. Avec Sans - Heartbreak Hi
40. Catfish & The Bottlemen - The Ride
41. Oscar - Cut and Paste
42. Coquin Migale - Munro
43. Warpaint - Heads Up
44. Deap Vally - Femejism
45. September Girls - Age Of Indignation
46. Merchandise - A Corpse Wired For Sound
47. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Skeleton Tree
48. Man Made - TV Broke My Brain
49. Oskar's Drum - A Cathedral of Hands
50. A Tribe Called Quest - We Got It From Here... Thank You 4 Your Service
51. Trashcan Sinatras - Wild Pendulum
52. Hinds - Leave Me Alone
53. Slowcoaches - Nothing Gives
54. James Blake - The Colour in Anything
55. Suuns - Hold/Still
56. Psychic Ills - Inner Journey Out
57. School of Seven Bells - SVIIB
58. Evans The Death - Vanilla
59. Blood Orange - Freetown Sound
60. Romare - Love Songs: Pt. Two
61. Parquet Courts - Human Performance
62. Danny Brown - Atrocity Exhibition
63. Kate Tempest - Let Them Eat Chaos
64. Wire - Nocturnal Koreans
65. Night Beats - Who Sold My Generation
66. Bleached - Welcome the Worms