Highlights from 'Totally Acoustic', a regular series of totally acoustic gigs hosted by MJ Hibbett in a room above a pub
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Desert Isolation Discs aims to capture the essence of the people we interview through their music choices in a cheekily familiar format. We talk to creative types and music lovers about what eight songs they couldn't live without if stranded in a desert. The show is hosted by London-based journalist and ShadowPlay fanzine editor Alex Lawson. Tweet him @MrAlexLawson and more on the show at http://desertisolationdiscs.blogspot.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Panic Pocket: You Have To Laugh / Dirty Work / Pizza in my Pants / Front Teeth Po!: Bus Shelter / In The Rain / Babylon's Burning / Bigger Wall / Lemon Girl
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10.04 John Dredge and The Plinths / Robberie
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MJ Hibbett: Bad Back / Have A Drink With Us (Drink Doch Eine Met) John Dredge and The Plinths: Where I Used To be / Christmas Time Is Here Robberie: The Broad And Narrow Way / My Story / In The Next Town (Same Old Radio)
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Helen McCookerybook: A Good Life With A Bad Apple / Temptation / The Mad Bicycle Song / At The Bathing Pond John Osborne: Go Shopping / First Date In A Supermarket Cafe / Two People Met In A Supermarket And They Fell In Love / The Household Aisle / The Charm Of 5.30
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Matt Tiller: Speaking Your Mind / Consensual Stalking / Things I Smashed / You Are The One Who Makes Me / The Last Will And Testament Of Matt Tiller MJ Hibbett: Rock and Roll Mayhem / I Don't Have To Worry About That / Say It With Words / You're A Tory Now / Two Blokes, One Pub pictures by Tim Parsons…
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10.01 MJ Hibbett / Dave Green / The Popinjays
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MJ Hibbett: Last Christmas (in the EU) / Cheer Up Love Dave Green's 80's Singalong: Last Christmas / Only You The Popinjays: Perfect Dream Home / Vote Elvis / Buffalo / Too Jung
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Podcaster Luke Moore (The Football Ramble)
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Luke Moore of the acclaimed Football Ramble podcast tells us the eight songs he couldn’t live without. In a fusion of two pods - world football and music show Rabonas & Rhythms and cheeky parody pod Desert Isolation Discs - we talk music, football and #travel with one of podcasting’s biggest talents. Luke is quizzed on boybands, Portsmouth, podcast…
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MJ Hibbett: Wallies Royston Vince: Dimming Of The Day Matt Stead and Rob Ash: Uke Jam The Perfect English Weather: Spirited Away The Boy In The Cupboard: Night Bus Nathaniel Metcalfe: Alan Moore's Advice Po!: Shake Your Life Deerful: The Waves The Indelicates: Juniverbrecher Emma Kupa: Crystal Palatial 2…
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A Little Orchestra: Flying Bulgar MJ Hibbett and The Validators: It Only Works Because You're Here Tim Eveleigh: Headrest Kyle Evans: Who Killed HMV? Matthew Shepherd: Free Falling Ivor Game: Better In The Long Run Matt Abbott: The Yellow Bus Gavin Osborn: Adam Woodyatt Jack Rosies: Something In The Water Helen McCookerybook…
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9.10 Pete Green, Gavin Osborn, Keith Top Of The Pops
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Pete Green: When I Close My Eyes I See The See / The Old Man Of Hoy / One Monday Morning Gavin Osborn: Over Thirty / Keep The Faith Boys / Don't Know Enough About That Keith Top Of The Pops and His Minor UK Indie Celebrity All-Star Backing Band: Morrissey Will Never Forgive Me / #ProperMusic / Two Of The Beatles Are Dead…
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9.09 MJ Hibbett, Matt Tiller, Peter Buckley Hill, Jenny Lockyer
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MJ Hibbett: Payday Is The Best Day / It Only Works Because You're Here / We Did It Anyway Matt Tiller: My Family Are Tories / My Name Is Laika / The Importance Of Self-Reliance Peter Buckley Hill: My Dog Has No Nose / A Very Big Bang / Streets Of London Jenny Lockyer: Mummy Can't Drive / You Make Me Steal Things / Teaspoon Of Your Love…
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Deerful: Two Thousand One Hundred and Sixty / Subjects Of Our Love / Moon Maps The Indelicates: Everything English Is The Enemy / Cold Reading / Our Daughters Will Never Be Free Emma Kupa: In The Long Run / Into Your Life / Halo
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9.07 The Boy In The Cupboard , Nathaniel Metcalfe , Po!
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The Boy In The Cupboard: I Won't Jump / End Of The World / I Would Do It All Again Nathaniel Metcalfe: Music Jokes / University Life / Marseilles Po!: I Took My Head On A Day / I Won't Stay / King Of Boots / Albert Stole My Heart
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9.06 Royston Vince, Matt Stead and Rob Ash, The Perfect English Weather
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Royston Vince: Forever / Flow Away / At The End Of The Day Matt Stead and Rob Ash: Brambles / Aust Ferry / The Wend The Perfect English Weather: English Weather / What's Another Year? / Try A Little Harder
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Jack Rosies: Heard / Castles / Seasons Helen McCookerybook: A Bad Day / Love On The Wind / London / Heaven Avenue
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9.04 MJ Hibbett, Matt Abbott, Gavin Osborn
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MJ Hibbett: Come The Inevitable Apocalypse / My Computer Guy Voice / The Saturday Lunchtime Wrestlers Matt Abbott: In Church On A Tuesday Night / L20 3BG / Wakefield Pie Shop Gavin Osborn: Charlie's 18th Birthday / Don't Know Enough About That / I Am A European
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Matthew Shepherd: Now I Know You / Top Of The Tree / Summer Rain Ivor Game: Welcome / Cornered / Highbury / Water And Wine
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Toby Litt is a writer of impressive breadth and daring. Over two decades as a published author Litt has spanned crime, romance and the down right weird in his novels and short stories. Famed for naming his novels in order, from A to Z, his writing is anything but predictable. As well as his acclaimed works, Litt is a university lecturer in creative…
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Mark "MJ" Hibbett is one of the most unique, funny and intelligent figures on the British indie pop scene. The man knows how to write a tune and, what's more, get a crowd going. He's been making music since forming his first band on the way home from a school art trip in 1981 and, along with his troupe the Validators, has been gigging for years. Hi…
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Nick Helm is a man so rock'n'roll the discipline is not even big enough for him. A fine musician - in fact his latest album, Nick Helm is Fucking Amazing is out this month - he's also made his name as a comedian and actor, providing heavy entertainment to the masses. His star has shone brightest in hit comedy Uncle, in which he plays a layabout mus…
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Pianist and Ninja Tune champion: James Heather
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Whether it's tinkling the ivories or tapping the keyboard, James Heather is a master in his endeavours. By day, he promotes some of Britain's most innovative artists as head of communications at record label Ninja Tune. By night he works on his own fantastic compositions. It's a pleasure to turn the spotlight around on the man who has spent the las…
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Broadcaster Ruth Barnes is a certified selector. After a career spent largely in music radio – she knows how to pick a tracklist. With an all-female playlist on her Amazing Radio show The Other Woman and through work with everyone from BBC 6Music to Resonance FM, Ruth has adeptly curated choice cuts for years.She’s achieved an absolute shedload – w…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Musician Rob Yunioshi
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As the frontman of caketronica starlets Yunioshi, Mr Rob Garner has toured everywhere from festivals in Canada and Iceland to local gigs when he's been living in Nottingham or London, where he's from. A designer by day and an axe wielder by night, he's also played in other bands including Spaceships are Cool and the ridiculously weird Revenge of Ca…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Radio boss Gordon Mac
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Gordon ‘Mac’ McNamee has played a crucial role in the way the UK has consumed soulful music - from reggae to house - over the last four decades. As founder of Kiss FM, he helped bring black music to London’s rapidly evolving 80s club scene. He took the pirate station on to FM and continued to manage it when taken over by Emap. Now at the helm of ne…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Journalist Simon Read
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Simon Read is one of a kind: comfortable sipping Sidecars and talking shop or banging in the goals on a pre-season European footy tour. Known as The People’s Champion, he’s a fire fighter of personal finance - solving the problems of his readers in The Independent and Evening Standard. The sunglasses-touting journalist boasts a lengthy career in na…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Author and professor Teal Triggs
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As author of Fanzines: The DIY Revolution, Teal Triggs has been on the Desert Isolation Discs wish list for some time. Her study of publishing’s finest form is an excellent examination of their loudmouth birth (titles included Crap Hound and Beer Can Fanzine) and cultural influence. The American living in London has enjoyed a lengthy career first a…
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Desert Isolation Discs: BBC 6 music producer Tom Whalley
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Mr Tom Whalley is used to making difficult choices where music is concerned. As producer of The Huey Show, fronted by Huey Morgan of the Fun Lovin’ Criminals, on BBC Radio 6 Music, Nottingham’s finest flatcap wearer is a master selector. The London resident is also known for lecturing in radio at the University of Westminster, his record label Hell…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Journalist and recipe developer Liz O’Keefe
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The Hats of Liz O’Keefe is a musical that has never been written. But it if had, it would’ve doubtless have gone a little like this. This show has the variety to switch from Trilby chic to peak cap capriciousness. Which of course means nothing, but here, Liz in typically colourful manner discusses the records that influenced her and, more important…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Answer Me This podcaster Helen Zaltzman
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One half of the podcasting world’s most amusing, esoteric and silly duo, Helen Zaltzman is our guest. Her question and answer podcast, launched in 2007 and presented in tandem with Olly Mann, has won an armful of gongs, a world full of followers and imparted important knowledge in response to teasers such as why do round pizzas come in square boxes…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Artist and Agony Aunt Piney Gir
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Angela Penhaligon, aka country-folktronica songstress Piney Gir, is my latest guest on Desert Isolation Discs as she tells me the eight tunes she couldn’t live without in a desert. Piney is an acclaimed artist who has released five albums, toured the globe including playing Glastonbury festival and was a member of both Vic Twenty and The Schla La L…
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Desert Isolation Discs: ShadowPlayboy and Hunglow Psycho James Lambert
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Mr James Lambert tells me the eight songs he’d save from the wreckage if stranded in the desert after a freak extreme air ironing accident. A sports and music fanatic and one half of Sheffield’s finest radio duo, the ShadowPlayboys, Lambert lets us into his world to talk attitudes to punk music and the glory of Sheffield and Nottingham. Hosted on A…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Hello Thor co-founder Anders Knight
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Barcelona-based record label head honcho and talented marketer Anders Knight is my latest guest on Desert Isolation Discs. He became the lynchpin in the arts and culture scene of Nottingham when based there through his excellent stewardship of craft night Jumpers for Goalposts as co-host of the Pretty Dandy Flea markets and enticing us to watch gre…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Designer and mother Heather Lawson
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It is an absolute pleasure to welcome a very special guest to Desert Isolation Discs… my mother! Part of the reason I began recording these missives was as an excuse to quiz mum on her choices. She is an avid listener to a certain similar show and has also hosted DiD parties. Here, Heather tells us which eight songs she couldn’t do without when str…
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Desert Isolation Discs: ShadowPlay editor Alex Lawson
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As vanity projects go, recording your own Desert Isolation Discs podcast is right up there. But nonetheless, here’s your blogging host Alex Lawson’s eight tunes he would save from the wreckage after a freak sky diving accident. Tom Bonnett manfully steps in as host. More details and full songs here - http://desertisolationdiscs.blogspot.co.uk Hoste…
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Desert Isolation Discs: Journalist, DJ and broadcaster Tom Bonnett
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Anoraks presenter and long-time ShadowPlay collaborator Tom Bonnett is our guest on Desert Isolation Discs - a podcast presented by Alex Lawson. Tom he tells us which eight tracks he would save from the wreckage when stranded in the desert after a freak hang gliding accident. A journalist, DJ and broadcaster, Tom allows us int [...] Hosted on Acast…
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Anoraks Tom Bonnett and Alex Lawson discuss the beauty of the tape ahead of Cassette Store Day. Alex explains why a handmade cover and a curated collection of songs can make a couple of magnetic reels in a plastic case come to life and why tapes may be making a comeback. For a blog on Cassette Store Day, visit http://shadowplayfanzine.blogspot.co.u…
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The Anoraks put listeners out of their misery by revealing the winners of the British cheese awards, discussing the bizarre sport of horse boarding and pondering what David Attenborough keeps in his pockets. The eclectic musical nerds discuss the benefits of putting music online for free with the launch of new service Moozar and paw over the life a…
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Anoraks Tom Bonnett and Alex Lawson meet experimental Ninja Tune artists Grasscut in a special edition of the fortnightly Shoreditch Radio show. Grasscut’s Marcus O’Dair and Andrew Phillips discuss the south London label’s progression, their involvement in it and playing live across Europe. The show features some brand new and unreleased material f…
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The Anorak’s cope with a week without Tom Bonnett by replacing him with the very lovely indie pop star and ShadowPlay agony aunt Piney Gir. Piney tells Alex Lawson and Alex Burnard about her new album, school uniformed recording playing ladies and answers listeners’ agony aunt questions. She also picks some great new music, plays along in our usual…
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The Anoraks: Crate stashing and musical innovation
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This time out The Anoraks take you on a car journey with silly games (Alphabeat), scenes from afar (with our Adventuring Anorak Cyril) and music to make you bellow (with Horse Meat Disco’s Wham remix). We’ll be discussing DJ Shadow’s latest charitable act stashing his new release in unlikely place and chowing down on the career of one of music’s gr…
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The nerDJs hone in on voodoo in this edition of Shoreditch Radio’s more incisive and, more importantly, fun music show. Tom Bonnett, Alex Burnard and Alex Lawson chew the fat on new app WahWah.fm which allows you to make an radio station from your smartphone and we find out where Cyril’s arrive while charting our musical map of the world. Mr Bonnet…
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Supergroups, Sure Ditch and a certain Fela
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The Anoraks find themselves with an Alex-imbalance as Mr Tom Bonnett hides under his hood this time out. But never fear, some very special guests in the form of fellow station DJs the Sure Ditch Stars’ Talia and Becks step up to the plate in guessing whether Mr Burnard is a phoney in Real Fake. Elsewhere in a rammed show, the Alexes ponder the vali…
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The Anoraks: European Adventures and Tenacious Tunes
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The Anoraks return with a show more packed than your auntie’s suitcase before a week in Marbella. The trio examine perceptions of a mainland European music in the UK, where next for Battles and why sailing a boat named Titanic Two might just be ill-advised. Great music from the likes of La Bionda, The Sonics, Benji Boko and Tinariwen accompanies Cy…
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