Stories to Tell When You Stay at Home Specially developed during April 2020, when large part so the globe were on lockdown. It is strange times, we all know that, oddly familiar yet completely unknown. These are stories for adults, while they tidy up, do the washing up, sit very still, try to get some sleep….They are recorded in lockdown, created in a homemade recording studio made from duvets and light fittings. Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night A series of 9 episodes of short, str ...
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The Bottom Forty is hosted by Greg Glover who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, but relocated to New York City in the mid 1990s. He co-founded the indie label Arena Rock Recording Company (Harvey Danger, Superdrag, Elf Power, Calla, Bombay Bicycle Club) in 1995 and also served as an A&R rep for both London/Slash and Sire Records. Each half-hour issue of the show blends genres and features an expansive range of new music from the underground (U.S. indie + U.K. imports + unsigned bands) as well ...
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Issue #158. Glass Beams, The Fixx, Buddy Wynkoop and more!
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New music from Portland's Buddy Wynkoop, a lesser-heard classic from The Fixx and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #157. Vacations, Generation X, Nourished By Time and more!
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A little late on the delivery so this one's on the house!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Vol 9. The Cars, The Embarrassment, Roxy Music and more!
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Another two hours of new wave, post punk and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #156. Vessel, Butthole Surfers, Caravan Palace and more!
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Electro-swing, old school "alt", new music and more! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #155. La Luz, Suede, Been Stellar and more!
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New music from Sam Evian, Good Morning, a classic from Wilco and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #154. Jade Hairpins, The Cure, Diamond Day and more!
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New music from Boeckner, bdrmm and more! Plus, hear a vintage track from The Cure with no guitars or keyboards!By Greg Glover
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Issue #153. World Party/Karl Wallinger Tribute! Special Issue!
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An episode dedicated to one of my personal favorite musicians of all-time. If you're a fan I hope you'll enjoy revisiting some great tunes. If you're not familiar with Wallinger's music hopefully you'll become a fan after listening to this special hour-long issue. Hope you enjoy. RIP Karl Wallinger..."Word Party next year", indeed.…
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Neon Electric. Vol 8. The English Beat, ABC, The Plimsouls and more!
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Another two hours of new wave, post-punk and more! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #152. Paul Weller, Arthur Brown, Slowshift and more!
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Discover the atmospheric music of Norwegian/Icelandic band Slowshift (think Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Sigur Ros for reference points), new music from the legendary Paul Weller, a prog innovator that used to light his head on fire and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #151. DIIV, Cleaners From Venus, Bat For Lashes and more!
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Great new tracks from Hockey Dad, DIIV, Mount Kimbie and more! Plus, one of the most idiosyncratic English musicians of our era who I don't recall ever featuring...until this issue! Hope you enjoy.By Greg Glover
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Issue #150. Nourished By Time, The Embarrassment, KARYYN and more!
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Baltimore's Marcus Brown records as Nourished By Time and his music dares to be classified! Discover him and more plus the only band I know of from Topeka, Kansas who earned themselves the subject of a documentary!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Vol 7. The Cramps, Happy Mondays, INXS and more!
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Two more hours of new wave, post punk and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #149. Warpaint, Kate Bush, Beth Gibbons and more!
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Warpaint return in honor of their 20th anniversary of being a band plus new solo music from Portishead vocalist Beth Gibbons and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #148. Amen Dunes, Television, Les Savy Fav and more!
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The first new track in 14 years from an NYC band that the likes of Idles and Shame owe a debt to (whether they know it or not)! Plus, new music from Shannon and the Clams, Ducks Ltd and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #147. Nightbus, Husker Du, Justice and more!
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Fans of the xx and Joy Division will want to check out Nightbus! Plus, new music from Justice (feat. Tame Impala), Sunny Day Real Estate (finally!) and more! Thanks for listening. Psst. Pass it on!By Greg Glover
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Issue #146. Smerz, PJ Harvey, NewDad and more!
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The premiere of a great new Irish band that sound like they could've opened for Cocteau Twins "back in the day" and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue 145. Porij, 13th Floor Elevators, Lime Garden and more!
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Discover Manchester band Porij who've been chosen by both Wet Leg and Coldplay to open recent shows. They play dance music for the rock crowd!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Vol 6: The Plimsouls, Northside, Blancmange and more!
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Nearly two more hours of new wave, post punk and more! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #144. Julia Holter, Radio Birdman, Savak and more!
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Squeezed in a whopping 9 tunes in this issue! Hope you enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #143. Wax Fur, Iggy Pop, Ty Segall and more!
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What if The Cure came from Athens, GA or R.E.M. were an early Creation Records band? It'd sound something like the great young Wax Fur from B'ham, AL! This and more on the latest issue. Enjoy.By Greg Glover
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Issue #142. Jeff Buckley, The Monks, Sex Pistols and more!
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Special issue featuring artists who were "one and done" and issued a sole LP in their career. Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #141. Ghlow, fIREHOSE, Hot Hot Heat and more!
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Hot Hot Heat???!!! They're back! Happy holidaze!By Greg Glover
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Issue #140. Gruff Rhys, The Teardrop Explodes, Torres and more!
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While we impatiently await (c'mon fellas!) another Super Furry Animals album we hear from frontman Gruff Rhys who has a new solo effort out next year! Also, the post-punk band that embraced horns and psychedelics like no other! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Vol. 5: The Sugarcubes, Zolar X, PiL and more!
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It's another two hours of new wave, post-punk and more! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #139. Frog, Subway Sect, Coco and more!
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Discover sibling lo-fi from New Rochelle, NY's Frog plus a post-punk track never previously featured on the show and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #138. Rick Astley, Killing Joke, Halo Maud and more!
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Rick Astley (yeah...that one!) as you've likely never heard him before! We also pay tribute to a lesser-heralded but influential guitarist who recently passed.By Greg Glover
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Issue #137. Omni, Big Country, Heartworms and more!
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Post Turkey Day tuneage!By Greg Glover
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Issue #136. J Mascis, Wire, String Machine and more!
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One for the jive turkeys! Happy holiday to you!By Greg Glover
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Issue #135. Ty Segall, Happy Mondays, Julia Holter and more!
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New music from Cheekface, Marnie Stern, some old school Madchester and more!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Vol. 4: Red Rockers, Vitamin Z, Gene Loves Jezebel and more!
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Another two hours of new wave and post punk-inspired goodness for you!By Greg Glover
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Issue #134. Pip Blom, XTC, Lost Girls and more!
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New music from The Kills, B40 faves Everything Everything and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #133. Ducks Ltd, Cocteau Twins, Chelsea Wolfe and more!
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Ducks Ltd with another track to make my Luna/Feelies heart happy (and hopefully yers too)! Plus a vintage '80s song from Dylan featuring one of the coolest backing bands of all-time. Thanks for turning on, tuning in and dropping by! Tell a friend to do the same!By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Volume 3: Killing Joke, The Blue Nile, Japan and more!
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Here's another volume of my monthly new wave/post punk-inspired show that airs on the wonderful Birmingham Mountain Radio! Hope you enjoy. If so be sure and tell a friend!By Greg Glover
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Issue #132. The Drums, Sonic Youth, Wild Nothing and more!
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We've got a new podcast home and happy about it! Woot!By Greg Glover
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Issue #131. DJ Shadow, The Fabulous Stains, The Libertines and more!
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The first new music from The Libertines in 9 years plus new found sounds from DJ Shadow and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #130. Gruff Rhys, My Morning Jacket, Madness and more!
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Tunage!By Greg Glover
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Issue #129. Wilco, Swervedriver, Elinborg and more!
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New post punk from the UK band English Teacher plus a great project from the Faroe Islands, a '90s shoegaze nugget and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #128. Bombay Bicycle Club, Primal Scream, The National and more!
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New music from a surprise release from The National, Micky Dolenz of the Monkees covering R.E.M. plus vintage tracks from LPs released this week back in 1991 and 1993!By Greg Glover
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Issue #127. Dream Wife, Love Tractor, Diners and more!
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Hear an excellent new track from early MTV faves Modern English plus new music from: Diners, Haiku Hands, Angel Du$t and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #126. Citizen, The Slits, Joe P and more!
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Mainland Break, The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck plus a track from a 1979 LP that was truly "one-of-its-kind" and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #125. The Kind Hills, Warren Zevon, Pile and more!
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New music from This Is the Kit, Cheekface and a track from an LP released this week in 1987 that features R.E.M. as the "backing band".By Greg Glover
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Neon Electric. Volume 2: ESG, Yaz, Sparks and more!
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Two more hours of new wave and post punk inspired tunes!By Greg Glover
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Issue #124. Squirrel Flower, Badfinger, Pip Blom and more!
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New music from Dutch band Pip Blom featuring Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand! Plus, a top ten power pop tune of all-time on my list and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #123. Ratboys, The Jam, Wild Nothing and more!
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The first new music in THREE DECADES from American shoegaze band Drop Nineteens, Ratboys, Wild Nothing and more! Plus, hear a UK #1 track from the The Jam released this week back in the year of Grey Poupon tv ads, Rubik's Cube and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #121. Animal Collective, Crowded House, Pony Girl and more!
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We apologize for this issue's late delivery date. Darn ethers.By Greg Glover
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Issue #122. Glasser, Robbie Robertson, The Clientele and more!
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The first new music from Glasser in a decade plus we pay tribute to the late Robbie Robertson with a track from his 1987 debut solo LP and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #120. Picture Parlour, Beastie Boys, Middle Kids and more!
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The U.S. radio debut of a new London-based band signed to Island Records UK, some early '80s power pop from Atlanta and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #117. Grian Chatten, The Stooges, Julie Byrne and more!
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Another lost (and found) issue that didn't upload! Christmas in July or something like that!By Greg Glover
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Issue #119. Hiss Golden Messenger, Joy Division, Cherry Glazerr and more!
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This one didn't upload last week so better late than never? Thanks y'all!By Greg Glover
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Issue #118. Modern Nature, Talking Heads, Yard Act and more!
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Modern Nature remind me of later period Talk Talk which makes me extremely happy. Plus, Binki with the catchiest track I've heard in ages that close in at a whopping 1 minute 43 seconds!By Greg Glover
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