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Playlist: Covers 6
I may have gone too early with the ' Scorchio ' playlist last week, as temperatures have topped 31 °C (88°F) round these parts (probably...
jamesgeraghty
6 days ago
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Playlist: Scorchio!
I don't know what the weather has been like in your neck of the woods recently, but round here over the last few days, it has most...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 21
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Die Another Day: Interesting Music Stories Part III
It's time, whether you are ready or not, for another dip into some interesting stories from the world of music. Some are strange, some...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 18
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Fables at 40
This day forty years ago (10 June 1985), was a transitional day for one of America's rapidly developing and emerging key bands, as its...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 10
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Playlist: M*A*S*H* (for Loretta)
M*A*S*H* is undoubtedly one of the greatest television shows ever made - a wonderful blend of great scriptwriting, empathetic acting, a...
jamesgeraghty
Jun 2
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They called him Mr Bojangles
If you had been in the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, you would most likely have known about this man. Since...
jamesgeraghty
May 29
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The Album with the most impressive guest list - and you've (almost certainly) never heard of it...
First, let's set some context. Of course, some of you may have heard of this album, but the chances are, most of you will not know the...
jamesgeraghty
May 25
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Playlist: May 18th (in three stories)
May 18th was the date of two tragic events - both of which are marking their 45 year anniversary in 2025. One has a musical connection,...
jamesgeraghty
May 18
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Playlist: Wembley Bound
I'm not sure if this is peculiar to England - a sporting fixation with one particular venue - but every young football fan in this...
jamesgeraghty
May 10
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Adrian Henri & The Liverpool Scene
Louis Ernest Henri Celine was a seaman from Mauritius, who sailed into Birkenhead (on the Wirral peninsula of Merseyside) in 1888, and...
jamesgeraghty
May 8
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Playlist: Being An Ally
Disclaimer: If you are likely to be triggered by anything being said by a person who proudly views themselves, to use current parlance,...
jamesgeraghty
Apr 27
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Playlist: Immigrants
It's an emotive subject at the best of times, but migration has been a fact of life throughout human existence. Everyone, if you go back...
jamesgeraghty
Apr 18
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High Plains Drifters: The Flatlanders - laying the foundations for alt-country
Lubbock, Texas. A place pretty much miles from anywhere else, surrounded by the high up, dusty plains full of cotton, randomly cut across...
jamesgeraghty
Apr 13
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Playlist: Languages
Today's playlist celebrates some of the languages of the world, albeit very loosely. Yes, all of these song titles do have a language in...
jamesgeraghty
Apr 9
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Backbeat, The Beatles and an Alt-Rock Supergroup
Backbeat is a movie about the Beatles in their 'before they were famous' phase, trawling the dingy clubs of Liverpool and Hamburg in the...
jamesgeraghty
Apr 2
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Punch Drunk: Interesting Stories (Part II)
We are back with a gathering of some interesting tales from around the world of music, providing you with insight, back story and the odd...
jamesgeraghty
Mar 25
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Playlist: Geography 11 - Birmingham
I was up in Birmingham last week for work, and it got me thinking - what is there to draw you into the city? The strange giant metal bull...
jamesgeraghty
Mar 16
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Playlist: Pancake Day
Well, I know what you are thinking - no Pancake Day / Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras is complete without a (loosely at times) pancake themed...
jamesgeraghty
Mar 4
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The Prince of Synth Pop
Surely there is only one person who can take this crown, as the Prince of Synth Pop? Who else wrote, or co-wrote (and played on) multiple...
jamesgeraghty
Feb 23
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Playlist: Alternate Valentines
So, 14th February - Valentine's Day - synonymous with romance and love songs. But you know us, we would never take the traditional route...
jamesgeraghty
Feb 14
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