This show is a kind of a lens, it’s made to look at things from a different view.
Guest opticians include Dido, Guy Clark, Cowboy Junkies, Irma Thomas, Marianne Faithfull, Magazine, Sixto Rodriguez, The Everly Brothers, John Cale, The Smithereens et al.
Songs about taking a leap of faith and free falling to a new stage in life.
Including artists like Pixies, The Pretty Things, Anita Lane, Cocteau Twins, Kacy & Clayton, Jenny Lewis, Lakis Papadopoulos, Stereognosis, No Blues, Blind Faith, The Velvelettes, Vaya Con Dios et al.
The one where we go against the dying of the light.
Guest illuminators include Black Grape, Fiona Apple, Jennifer Warnes, Roxy Music, Arlo Guthrie, Iggy Pop, Serge Gainsbourg, Jarvis Cocker, Brett Anderson, Gillian Welch, Vicky Moscholiou et al.
With this show we catch our breath, change pace and proceed into autumn.
Featured artists include OMD, Visage, Ultravox, The Beautiful South, Leon Of Athens, The Housemartins, Prefab Sprout, John Hammond, Thee Hypnotics, Goldfrapp, Kore.Idro et al.
A show that might take you far away from your everyday life.
Featured artists include Jim Ford, D/troit, St Francis Hotel, Karen Dalton, Linda Perhacs, Lavrentis Machairitsas, Spiritualized, Whyte Horses, The Pastels, Beastie Boys, Angus & Julia Stone et al.
Steve Winwood‘s Can’t Find My Way Home first appeared in Blind Faith‘s eponymous 1969 album. I’ll keep it short: in my opinion it’s one of the best songs ever recorded. It’s one of many peaks in Winwood’s long and awe-inspiring career, but this one holds a special place in my heart.
I was glad to discover this solo, acoustic rendition of his song. Just his voice, his guitar playing and the occasional crackling of a log in the fire. A great artist revisiting an old masterpiece.
A show that travels back and forth in time, before and after the end of summer -and any life change, really..
Featuring songs by The Vibrators, Blondie, Thompson Twins, Elvis Costello and The Roots, Tim Maia, Holly Golightly, The Feelies, Durul Gence, Dengue Fever, The Black Heart Procession, Spain et al.
This show is all about UFOs, flying saucers and aliens. Watch the skies and listen to the music!
Guest ufologists include Billy Lee Riley, Pixies, Ramones, Hüsker Dü, Klaatu, Margot & The Nuclear So And So’s, Parliament, The Stranglers, Ella Fitzgerald, Blink-182, Sufjan Stevens, UFO et al.
The one where we just sit back, relax and take in the fine August night. In this show we mostly revisit some low-key favorites.
Featuring songs by Lana Del Rey, Del Barber, Pierro Piccioni, The Psychedelic Furs, A.C. Newman, Black Pumas, Blouse, La Femme, Still Corners, Broadcast et al.
I found this gem while watching clips of classic English comedy. Victoria Wood was maybe the first comedienne to establish herself in the predominantly male environment of the UK comedy of the ’70s. She had a very successful career up until her untimely death in 2016. Apart from her acting, writing and comedic abilities, she was an accomplished singer-songwriter, and the amazing Ballad Of Barry & Freda (Let’s Do It) is a great example of that (even if it owes much to Cole Porter).
This hilarious song tells the story of a middle-aged couple who has lost the passion for sex. Until Freda feels the strong urge to rekindle it right here and now -much to the astonishment and terror of Barry. “Beat me on the bottom with the Woman’s weekly” may well be the funniest sexy demand I ever heard!
There is a room in your head. It’s full of objects, places, experiences and songs.
This is an atypical broadcast, a little schizophrenic in the music choices -with many Greek artists.
Featuring songs by Yo La Tengo, The Teardrop Explodes, Naked Pray, Spyridoula, Morka, The Nits, Melina Kana, Iron Butterfly, Pavlos Sidiropoulos, Harry Nilsson et al.
It’s been many months since the show acquired a distinctive intro theme. It so happens to be the first thing that I ever played on air, and it’s both driving and atmospheric. I’m talking about Pipeline, from The Chantays -the original and definitive version of this surf rock classic. There have been occasions where I used other songs (once, even a great Bill Frisell Pipeline cover) but for frequent listeners this tune means Mystery Train is on.
I thought it would be boring for you to listen to it every time you press play on these podcasts. It really has no point without the talking and welcoming that takes place during the live broadcast. But I believe it deserves a special place on this blog!
