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Is This Thing On Podcast 130

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Paloma Faith

Under extremely tired conditions I just about managed to put out this weeks podcast. In no particular order I played Jonathan Whiskerd ~I Could Be You, SophieClare~ Beady Eye, Nickdot and Frankey ~ Watching time, Flaming June ~ Nerves of Steel, Helen Austin ~ Happy, Cut Corners ~ Jacky D, Killing No Murder ~Let Me Be The One, Will and the People ~ The Game, No Snow No Alps ~ Luminaro, Lost Souls Club ~ Sometimes, Mummy Short Arms ~ Change, Peter Doran ~ Eternity, Bang Bangs ~ In Arms, Indigo Earth ~ Land of Dreams.

I hope to be awake for next weeks episode but I can’t promise anything!

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Bang Bangs - In Arms, Brighton, Cut Corners ~ Jacky D, Flaming June ~ Nerves of Steel, Helen Austin ~ Happy, Independent music podcast, Indigo Earth ~ Land of Dreams., Jonathan Whiskerd, Jonathan Whiskered ~I Could Be You, Killing No Murder ~Let Me Be The One, Lost Souls Club ~ Sometimes, Mummy Short Arms ~ Change, Nickdot and Frankey ~ Watching time, No Snow No Alps ~ Luminaro, Peter Doran ~ Eternity, Sophie Clair ~ Beady Eye, Sounthampton, the Great Escape, Underground music, Will and the People ~ The Game | Leave a comment

Is This Thing On Podcast 129

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Justin Beiber NAKED!

Justin Beiber NAKED!

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In the best 60 minutes of you lives this week I played some great old favourites Los Bridge ~ Delegates, Jim From The Moon ~ 25, Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Mike Vaughan ~ Will We Ever Get To Mars (Happy Birthday Sailor!), Last Child Dancing ~ End of Summer, Vendor Defender ~ Passing, By The Rivers ~ Run Around, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Steve Lowis ~ Tricks, Russell Morgan ~ Surrender, Atari Pilot ~ Game Change, The Dots – Honey, Jason Parker Quartet ~ Bashert and a tune by me How Do You Sleep which is a part of a secret type project that you can only find out about if you join my mailing list which you can do by adding your email here and clicking the subscribe button Newsletter

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Atari Pilot ~ Game Change, British, By The Rivers ~ Run Around, Independent music podcast, Jason Parker Quartet ~ Bashert, Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Jim From The Moon ~ 25, Justin Bieber naked at last, Last Child Dancing ~ End of Summer, Los Bridge ~ Delegates, Martha's Man ~ Already Hurting, Mike Vaughan ~ Will We Ever Get To Mars (Happy Birthday Sailor!), Nick Tann, Russell Morgan ~ Surrender, Steve Lowis ~ Tricks, the Dots ~ Honey, Underground Music Scene, Vendor Defender ~ Passing | 3 Comments

Is This Thing On Podcast 128

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Justin Beiber lockdown

Justin Beiber lockdown

A packed podcast full of indie goodness!

In no particular order I played The Wilton Project ~ All in a Dream, Jess Vincent ~ Sweet William, The One and Only ~ Come Around, The Sons of Dark Horses ~ Wondering Why, Burning Shapes ~ Someone Else’s Words, Calvin Roche ~ Fly To You, David Hagen ~ I Am King ( Just realised that I played this two weeks ago but I don’t care because it is amazing), Decode ~ If Only (we live to tell the tale), Thom Cross ~ Standing on the Edge of the World, Clockwork ~ Rich and Famous and a demo of a tune of mine called Don’t. I interviewed Melodramas at The Brook in Southampton and played “Kids” from their new ep as well as find out which are their favourite instruments.

All the fun of the fair!

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Burning Shapes ~ Someone Else's Words, Calvin Roche ~ Fly To You, Clockwork ~ Rich and Famous, David Hagen ~ I Am King, Decode ~ If Only (we live to tell the tale), Independent music podcast, Jess Vincent ~ Sweet William, Melodramas, Sound Of the C, Southampton, The Brook, The One and Only ~ Come Around, the Sons of Dark Horses, The Wilton Project ~ All in a Dream, Thom Cross ~ Standing on the Edge of the World | Leave a comment

Is This Thing On Podcast 127

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Justin Beiber before and after

Justin Beiber before and after

Well boys and girls a cracker of a podcast this week. I played Phillo Sinnet ~ Can’t Mend a Broken Heart When Mine Is Broken Too, Gary Granger ~ Dark Walk, Covergeist ~ the Loneliest Boy In the Whole Wide World, Leibowitz ~ Chasing the Pompano, Jenny Walker ~ Night Flight To London, Mike Gatto Band ~ Fast Girls & Razor Blades, Get The Tape ~ Clean Distorstion Anja McCloskey ~ Italian Song, Lewis Maclean ~ Better Place, Bad Bad Meow ~ Wheel, Latent Anxiety ~ Love Delirium, Tom Bishel ~The Feeling of Home and, Parker Ainsworth ~ Don’t Let Go and a little song by me.

If you’re interested in my gig in Winchester on the 3 May and what I’m doing to promote it then simply click here

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Bad Bad Meow, Covergeist ~ the Loneliest Boy In the Whole Wide World, Gary Granger ~ Dark Walk, Get The Tape ~ Clean Distorsion Anja McCloskey ~ Italian Song, Independent music podcast, Jenny Walker ~ Night Flight To London, Latent Anxiety ~ Love Delirium, Leibowitz ~ Chasing the Pompano, Lewis Maclean ~ Better Place, Mike GAtto Band ~ Fast Girls ans Razor Blades, Parker Answorth ~ Don't Let Go, Phillo Sinnet ~ Can't Mend a Broken Heart When Mine Is Broken Too, The Railway Winchester, Tom Bishel ~The Feeling of Home and, Wheel | 2 Comments

Is This Thing On Podcast 126

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Justin Bieber naked at last

Justin Bieber naked at last

Some cracking tunes as usual. Artists from the south-coast, London, America and up north.

In no particular order I played David Hagan ~ I am King, David Simnel ~ the Troubles I’ve Seen, Ruth Savill ~ One Step, The Fierce and the Dead ~ On VHS, Coast ~ The Caller, Kid Russell and the homeles DJ ~ Broke DJ, Bobby Good ~ Just Words, Joe Wellfair ~ Hand Me Down, Matt Erion Trio ft. Jef Ford ~ Among Friends, Churn Milk Joan ~ Happier, April Maybe May – Sugar and Mess, Tom Caulfield ~ Good You Got Away, Liz Longley ~ Unraveling and a track by good old me, Nick Tann Don’t Make Me Wait. You can watch the video for this by clicking just HERE

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged April Maybe May, April maybe May ~ Sugar and Mess, Bobby Good ~ Just Words, Churn Milk Joan ~ Happier, Coast ~ The Caller, David Hagan ~ I am King, David Simnel ~ the Troubles I've Seen, Independent music podcast, Joe Wellfair ~ Hand Me Down, Justin Bieber naked at last, Kid Russell and the homeles DJ ~ Broke DJ, Liz Longley ~ Unraveling, Matt Erion Trio ft. Jef Ford ~ Among Friends, Roo Saville, Roo Savillw ~ One Step, Ruth Savill, Ruth Saville, The Fierce and the Dead ~ on VHS, Tom Caulfield ~ Good You Got Away | 1 Comment

Is This Thing On Podcast 125

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Another buffet from which you, dear listener, can pick and fill your plate from.

In no specific order I play Oresteia ~ Helen, The Robbie Boyd Band ~ I Won’t Let You Go, Caroline’s Capuchin ~ Robot Song AND Precipice, SandRiver ~ A Letter (To the loves of Emma), Jonnie Murpie ~ Open Up, The Cherry BlueStorms ~ Fear of Gravity (alt version), Don’t Make Me Wait from my Vinyl Project and an interview with that nice Rob Batley from the band Stone Pony where we talked about his new e and I played a a track Lonely for Some Honesty from it.

All just a bit marvelous eh?

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Carolines Capuchin, Don't Make Me Wait, Fear of gravity, Helen, I won't let you go, Independent music podcast, Jonnie Murphie, Jonnie Murpie ~ Open Up, Open up, Oresteia, Precipice, Sandriver, Stone Pony, The Cherry Bluestorms, the Robbie Boyd Band, the Robot song, the Vinyl Project | 1 Comment

Is This Thing On Podcast 124

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Nick Tann

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A heady mixture of music and chat this week.

The music supplie by King Never ~ Sorrow, The Plimptons ~ Pride comes Before a Storm, 1930 ~ Sisters and Brothers, White Bone Rattle ~ The Ferryman, Postcode ~ His Place or Mine.

I have a chat to Marvin B Naylor in the car about his latest monster single I Am A Summer Night and then play it. Paul Lane from Unplug the Juke Box has a chat about Jonny Cola and the A Grades and I finish off with a live song I played at Seend acoustic club which is just left of the middle on nowhere…

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged 12 string guitar, 1930 ~ Sisters and Brothers, Independent music podcast, Jonny Cola and the A Grades, King Never ~ Sorrow, London, Marvin B Naylor, Postcode ~ His Place or Mine., Seend Acoustic club, Souhamptyon, Southampton, The Plimptons ~ Pride comes Before a Storm, Unplug The Jukebox, White Bone Rattle ~ The Ferryman | 2 Comments

Is This Thing On Podcast 123

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Nick Tann

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Aria 12 string

Aria 12 string

It’s an acoustic guitar special so there!

Great tracks from Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Fran Classic ~ Close Your Eyes, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Matt Stevens ~ Bunt Out Car, Joe Wellfair ~ Useless Kind, James Corachea ~ To Feel Your Embrace, Alex Bowron ~ Forced Struggle To Hole Back the Advance, Paul Liddle ~ Boots and a live track by me Don’t Make Me Wait.

Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox came in and we talked about the mighty Andrew Foster and played some tracks from his marvelous new ep.

Posted in Is This Thing on Podcast | Tagged Acoustic Guitar, Alex Bowron ~ Forced Struggle To Hole Back the Advance, Aria 12 string guitar, British music podcast, Fran Classic ~ Close Your Eyes, James Corachea ~ To Feel Your Embrace, Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Joe Wellfair ~ Useless Kind, Martha's Man ~ Already Hurting, Matt Stevens ~ Bunt Out Car, Nick Tann, Paul Liddle ~ Boots, Unplug The Jukebox | 2 Comments