Matts Blog week commencing 7th December

Door No.8 England’s Dreaming – Tuesday 8th We have only started to touch the surface of the frankly ridiculous prolific period we cover in this show 1976-1981 of bands and their output. I will be giving a first airing in ‘England’s Dreaming’ to The Inmates, Cult Hero and a surprising introduction to Eurythmics from 1981 and […]

MoBoZonE Insights 28th November show

So here we are back in the Zone for another Mezze of Black Music. This week Peter Nero treats us to a great instrumental to start our journey. First some fine R&B flavours, including the original version of You Don’t Love Me by Willie Cobb made famous by Dawn Penn. In direct response to James […]

Opening advent doors on a week of Matts shows…

Door No.1England’s Dreaming – Tuesday 1st December kicks off with yet another track from my favourite album of the era – I haven’t milked this album quite enough yet!I will also be giving a first airing in ‘England’s Dreaming’ to Vice Squad, Blitz, Penetration, Peter and the Test Tube Babies and John Otway.I will be […]

Studio 70s with Russ

The 1970s were an extraordinary and formative decade in UK music. Political change, civil unrest and social change were rife. Musically, the decade inherited influences from Rock ‘n’ Roll, pop, folk music and crooners; mainly well-established singers and groups. The late 1960s saw a shift towards a wider spread of often more defined types of […]

The Glam Slam with Russ

I grew up through the 1970s so naturally came to know and love the music from that era. Glam rock developed in the UK in mainly between about 1971 and 1976 with musicians who wore outrageous outfits and hairstyles, makeup, platform shoes, glitter and sparkly costumes. Glam artists embraced a wide range of musical styles […]

MoBoZonE 19 Insights

So here we are yet again diving deep into the world that is MoBo. A few interesting facts to accompany the playlist. The opening track by Stevie Wonder was originally issued as by Eivets Rednow, not sure why? Golden Brown from the Take Vibe EP on Jazz Room Records is a skilfully put together blend […]

Matt Boorman W/c 23rd November

England’s Dreaming – Tuesday 24th This weeks kicks off again with yet another track from my favourite album of the era – I haven’t milked this album quite enough yet!I will also be giving a first airing in ‘England’s Dreaming’ to Crack, GBH, Adicts, Gang Green and Discharge.I will be taking you warmly back to […]

Guy Kerr Hidden Gems 24th November 2020

Photo – Guy’s Dad Paul rocking the 80s look in earnest as guitarist for the Perth group Nightshift This week’s show was a lot of fun to put together. The 80s is such a fascinating decade and the songs from it often sound nothing like each other, such were the extremes going on across the […]

MoBoZone 14th November

Track Listing: 1. Mr Kicks -Oscar Brown Jnr.2. Make Your Move – Joe Thomas3. Get Down Saturday Night – Oliver Cheatham.4. Finders Keepers – Chairman of the Board.5. Up Jumped The Devil – John Davis and the Monster Orchestra.6. Slippery When Wet – Commodores.7. Hypertension – Calendar8. Get Your Boom Boom – Pamplemousse.9. Xpand Your […]