Podrophenia - The Return of Podstock

Podstock the fantasty festival is up for DL - and worra line-up. Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings choosing from Chuck Berry, Bowie, Elvis Presley, Iggy Pop and The Ramones all live, live, live! 

 Keep 'em peeled for our gig quiz, an audience that refuse to leave - and who was Bowie's forgotten guitar star? 

 There's a world exclusive spin of Howling Black Soul - The Memory of You, and new music from Cosmetique - on Blow Up Records DL and dig in here

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Celebrating 14 years of Podrophenia - with Stern John live

Celebrating 14 years of Podrophenia - Stern John join Ian Pile Steven Hastings and m'self - live for a hypnotic folk-punk session, then later choosing a few fave tunes. We've got a Johnny Spotting competition, how many can you bag from the mystery 8 bit tracks. And a playlist that runs from Lady GaGa to Leo Sayer and the Sex Pistols to Suzi Quatro. Podrophonic titfer-lifts to everyone who's guested, performed, produced, listened, downloaded or chipped in since 2009

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PLAYLIST

Gorilla Guerilla – Mantra Of The Cosmos
Just Moved In – Barrence Whitfield & The Savages
Black Leather – Sex Pistols
Back To The Drive – Suzie Quatro
Kick In The Teeth – Dream Wife
Our Hearts Don’t Go That Way – 79.5
STERN JOHN LIVE
Ode To Sad Disco – Mark Lanegan
It’s Over – Leo Sayer
Stupid Love – Lady Gaga
Rocky Road To Dublin – The Dubliners
Supa Scupa & The Mighty Scoop – Kyuus
Gun – Gil Scott Heron
Captain Beaky – Keith Mitchell
Who Know Where The Time Goes – Fairport Convention
Beasley Street – John Cooper Clarke
Brothers In Arms – Dire Straits

Podrophenia with guest David Woodcock

Eleven years (and three albums) on from his first Podrophenia session - David Woodcock  joins us in the studio tonight to chat about tracks from his walloping new album Pictures of Me. 
While Piley and Mondo do a lucky dip from current fave tunes: the newbie from Sparks and a Shirley Bassey tune sampled by Public Enemy beaming out from Ship Full of Bombs


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PLAYLIST
Listen To Your Heart – Motorhead
Orinoco Flow – Olivia Jean
Girl I’ll Stop At Nothing – The Damned
I Just Can’t Be Happy Today – The Damned
I Can’t Party- - Vulfman
Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is – Sparks
Pictures Of Me – David Woodcock
Moving Fast – David Woodcock
Caf̩ Culture РDavid Woodcock
Unsociable – David Woodcock
Aurora / Can’t Take Him Anywhere – Billy Reeves
(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman – The Kinks
Fire On Babylon – Sinead O’Connor
Jezahel – Shirley Bassey
The Eponym – Chill Bump

LINKS
For David Woodcock music, gigs and information go to www.davidwoodcockmusic.com

New album Pictures Of Me available now in multiple formats at www.davidwoodcockmusic.com/store-1

Podrophenia - Spring plus Chris Robson Live - April 23

Podrophenia the Spring Edition: a scattering of seasonal tunes from Mondo & Piley plus Chris Robson joins us in the studio for a live session - and chooses some fav tunes 

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Podrophenia - Nostalgia of the Future with Billy Reeves

Our cherished Pod-pal, Billy Reeves is back!Back! BACK!. 

Travelling in from the thin-end of The Thames to celebrate and salute his gorgeous new album Nostalgia of the Future We've lively chat, natter and tunes from the LP. Also school-whispered myths, and a mystery pop quiz Alongside a scattering of random tracks, new tunes and curious covers

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Podrophenia : Treasure Tracking - Best Finds of 2022

 

Mondo & Piley are The Detectorists! Treasure tracking our finest finds of 22. 

There's a Rod Stewart Quiz..and, we reveal how David Bowie became the creator of Dancehall Reggae

PLAYLIST
Dani's Blues - It Was Beyond Our Control Bop English
Tenement Time  Johnny Marr
I'm On The Sideline Eddie Kendricks
Wild Child The Black Keys
Subterranean Earth Stomp Luke Haines,Peter Buck
Collapse In Slow Motion  The Frixion
Drift  Billy Reeves
There’d Better Be A Mirrorball Arctic Monkeys
Through It All Lady Wray
Wolf Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Geraldine Mickey De Grand IV
It's Alright Dave Livings
Villager Matt Deighton
Under Me Sleng Teng Wayne Smith
Dancing in the Moonlight Liza Minnelli
(Herman’s) House Special Interest
Venus In Furs Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp
Come Dancing Jeff Beck

 
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Podrophenia X Mass

DL at SFOB Podbean: Podrophenia brings you, a seasonal cocktail of 'X' themed songs (band, artist or tune) and the occasional Christmas tune.. 

 There's a Pod Quiz - guess the film - from it's international release title. A messy Persuaders challenge, and Spotify Wrapped roundups.. 

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Podrophenia: football, sport and acoustic blues

 

It's a podcast of two halves for the latest Podrophenia . 

First up - a twin-fisted blues-blasting session from acoustic duo Going Down South joining us live in the SFOB HQ for a delta -drenched setlist. 

Round 2 is a grand-standing, world of sport by way of musical motifs from Long Distance running to Leeds United and Saturday wrestling to soccer anthems. 

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Podrophenia double feature: New Music and a Mystery Quiz

It's a double dollop of Podrophenia for your listening ears.




The October edition - with guest Ted Groves playing tunes from his fantasticus debut album World of My Own. There's more newbie music with Billy Reeves latest single Golden Days, The Island from Vix20 and Ali Heath Alarm Goes Off.. between our musical lucky dips, there's a Pod Quiz - Paint shade or Eno instrumental... Load up and listen hereabouts

And the September edish - with a mystery quiz. Can you crack either theme by the tune clues...??

Podrophenia - Lucky Dipping

Podrophenia goes Lucky Dipping for June.. A jamboree bag of free plays - pop, punk, prog - who knows - it's all in the the musical mix. Where else could you go from Harry Belafonte to Hollie Cook and Johnny Harris to Johnny Rotten

There's a Pod Quiz - Audible or Edible. Is it a band name or bread based snack?

There's natter and chat about the Pistol series, Elvis film and a round up of recent gigs/festivals…

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Podrophenia : Towns & Cities

 

Podrophenia takes a trip round cities and towns. There's a City or Town quiz, sandwich chat - are they best eaten gamey, and playlist of places that spans from Hanoi Rocks to a Lou Reed/Booker T team up, with new tunes from Vix20 and Campbell Findlay and The Tranquil.

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New York City Cops - The Strokes

Billy Bentley - Kilburn & The High Roads

The London Boys - David Bowie

By The Time I Get To Phoenix - Dorothy Ashby

Eggs On A Plate - Iggy Pop

Just For You - The Tranquil

KC Bound - Lowell Fulson

Cheer Up London - Slaves

Sin City - Secrets

Suburban Berlin - Japan

This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both of Us - Sparks & Faith No More

Gone - This Factory

Havana Affair (Live) - The Ramones

Invisible Girl - VIX20

Fadoodle - The Liquorice Quartet

Malibu Beach Nightmare - Hanoi Rocks

Nostalgia Machine - Soft Cell

The Bronx - Lou Reed & Booker T

Podrophenia - A Trip To The Country

Saddle up tonight as we take a Podrophonic chug-a-bug for a trip around the highways, byways and backroads of country music. From Glam Country to Funky Country and outlaw acoustics. From bluegrass banjo to flat-pickin' and fiddling. Tune in for the hayride and hee-haw!

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PLAYLIST

Rocky Top – Lynn Anderson

Have Mercy – Loretta Lynn

Country Boy – Heads Hands and Feet

Louisiana Swing – Bud Hobbs

Ain’t No Easy Way – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Turn To Hate – Orville Peck

The Rope and The Colt -Scott Walker

The Way It Goes – Gillian Welch

Through The Morning, Through The Night – Dillard & Clark

Sin City – The Flying Burrito Brothers

Big Jet Plane – Primal Scream

Black Mountain Boy – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Diggy Diggy Lo – Doug Kershaw

Going Up The Country – Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

John Deere Tractor – Larry Sparks

Lung – Townes Van Zandt

Teenage Drug Queen – Phillious Williams

Choopee River Bottom Band – Larr Jon Wilson

Sermon – Bobbie Gentry

Poor Boy A Long Way From Home – The Black Keys

Podrophenia - Ego plus Live Session from Andy J Gallagher and Roman Jugg

 

Behold the first live session at the new SFOB HQ. Salutes to Cap'n Al and Lord Hastings for superb sound and crowd control.. 

Andy J Gallagher joins us live to play tracks from and chat about his new album Ego. Roman Jugg who produced the album sits on the sesh and gives us exclusive news on *two* Roman solo albums due later this year.. 

Playlist wise we dip into Ego/psycho related themes..and reveal Rod Stewart's actual appearance on a Bowie album..

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Double dab of Podrophenia - Sickness and Health

Behold as a Podrophonic double drop lands in your 2022 lap

Sickness:  illness is the theme of the January playlist, wherein we prescribe new tunes alongside old faves and buried treasures. Dig in and dose up here .  Or wherever you get your podcasts 

Health: Piley, Lord Hastings and m'self bring you a robust bundle and of heart-pounding sounds from 2021. Listenable here (or wherever you get your etc.....)

Podrophenia - Lucky Dipping

For our latest Podrophenia: Ian Pile Steven Hastings & m'self dip into our collective grab bag of goodies for new tunes & old faves - and ask what albums should Elvis tribs make rather than Elvis covers ? Would The VU work done Chas and Dave style? Bowie & Iggy as Starsky & Hutch? Radio that plays artists from your current location?

With a playlist featuring #nealfrancismusic #donnybenét #jarviscocker #theauters #buskrbeats #theking #parquetcourts #wetleg

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Podrophenia - a Beard Special with The British Beard Club

It's a hair-bear affair for the latest Podrophenia. As our guests David Dade and Charlie Saville from The British Beard Club join us with: beard-husbandry tips for beginners, freestyle beard competitions *a cross between Miss World and Crufts* and beard heroes.. 

There's insider info on Peel Sessions from former BBC sound engineer David with a session CV featuring - The Banshees, The Bad Seeds, Joy Division and The Damned… Plus Piley's puns, beard quiz and a playlist featuring new tunes from T Bitch Invaders and Vix20 Dig in and

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Podrophenia The Damned Special with Morgan Brown

Celebrating the 45th anniversary of New Rose - Damned, Damned, Damned is the theme of our latest Podrophenia as we're  joined by special guest Morgan Brown - author of brand new book The Damned: Every Album, Every Song.

Expect two hours of Damned chat, insider info, gig memories and fave plays

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Celebrating twelve years of Podrophenia with a double whammiversary and Billy Reeves of THOTHG

It's a double dollop of doings as we celebrate 12 years *gulp* of Podrophenia...

Part one is a pop quiz with tunes fitted around a mystery theme - who'll be first to crack the clues and unravel the reveal! 

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Part two - Buckle up and behold as Billy Reeves day-trips to Rossi's in Southend for a seaside meet with Piley and Mondo, wherein he tries an out-size custard tart - and relays inspirational tales of how his latest project The Helicopter of the Holy Ghost came to be. An incredible story of an amazing album of beautiful songs.. as featured in The Guardian here...

Along the way we learn about the early days of The Darkness, how Billy hooked up with Sophie Ellis-Bextor, why did the Primals move to Brighton - which band made him a coma tape - how many times is he in the Guinness Book of Hit Singles - and why the parakeets on TheHOTHG album cover? Musically we spin in a playlist of Brother Reeves' greatest hits, highlights and THOTHG tracks 

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Podrophenia - Live, Unlocked & Lucky Dips

 

Behold just a few tunes from the recent *LIVE* Podrophenia - in which we bring you a double whammy of themes (any guesses from the pic?). Along with new tunes from LOUDwomen Eight Rounds Rapid The Helicopter of The Holy Ghost Buskr 

 

Sonically, we take you from a streaking themed instrumental album, to Middle Eastern funk a reggae refit of a Carpenters classic to the vocal (and original) version of Leone's spaghetti western theme..

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Bongophenia: Podrophenia Meets The Bongolian

A double whammy celebration wherein we tip our collective hats to The Railway Hotel, (RIP) with Piley, Mondo and Lord Hastings spinning in a selection of Railway faves they've played from the pulpit... 

 

And buckle up as two of the most blazing players ever to fizz-up a gig at The Railway - Trev and Nasser of Big Boss Man and The Bongolian, talk us through tracks from the new Bongolian album - Harlem Hipshake, plus provide a primer on best Latin and reggae albums for newbies, remember the lively nights at Blow Up club and demo Hammond and percussive techniques for beginners

All this in two hours - tune in and chow down

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