We wish you a wonderful festive season and a joyful 2026. Our office will resume normal business mid January. My radio show, Amazing Songs & Other Delights will have a new edition Monday January 18, respective repeat Monday January 26.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ Yé Yé Radio Monday 15 & 22
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition is broadcasted Monday 15 December, 3-4pm (London time), repeating Monday December 22 – my birthday – same hour on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
In the Northern Hemisphere we’re on the pathway to Winter Solstice, the beginning of the return of the light. We’re also in Hanukkah – the festival of lights – season (sundown of Sunday December 14 to nightfall of Monday December 22). And, of course Yule that coincides with Winter Solstice and Christmas.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 90 – The Turning Light: To The Solstice edition begins with the year’s promise, renewal with The Zombies’ This Will Be Our Year, and concludes with The Stone Roses danceable I Am The Resurrection, a welcoming to the turn, the return of the night, as well as an homage to the recently departed Mani.
There’s sunlit songs, there’s Popol Vuh’ Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei) with its somber tone, Aztec Camera’s Wall Out To Winter (extended version) is deliberated. It honors the walk, that Winter is a time of going inwards, not to cut short. The two I See The Light – Todd Rundgren’s and Tom Hiddleston singing Hank Williams’ one – add to the sense of clarity, hope.
Tracklist:
01: The Zombies – This Will Be Our Year
02: The Altons – Your Light
03: Todd Rundgren – I Saw The Light (2015 remaster)
04: The Offline – La belle en lumière
05: Damh the Bard – On Midwinter’s Day
06: Popol Vuh – Aguirre I (L’Acrime di Rei)
07: The Sound – Winning
08: Tom Hiddleston – I Saw The Light live in the Wittertainment studio (Hank Williams cover)
09: Nick Drake – River Man
10: The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (2011 Remaster)
11: Aztec Camera – Wall Out To Winter (extended version)
12: Wilco – Sky Blue Sky
13: Love & Money – Winter
14: Stone Roses – I Am The Resurrection
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
How to Keep Creating While Your House Is Under Repair at The Polymath
How to Keep Creating While Your House Is Under Repair the new post at The Polymath is about Creating through household repairs: how to stay connected to your work when your home is in repairs and life feels unsettled. You can read it here.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition by Raquel Pinheiro @ mixcloud
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition is now on mixcloud. Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs new editions the first and third Monday of the month, 3-4pm (London time), respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month, same hour, on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. You can read more about the programme here.
Tracklist:
01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be
02: Citizen – Yellow Love
03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale)
04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves
06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is
07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life
08: New Order – Blue Moon
09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End
10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain
11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
12: The Tears – Two Creatures
13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara
14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
Raquel Pinheiro’s Music @ Toneshift radio/podcast Monday 24 November, 4-6 cste (Paris Time)
I’m on the radio, and not on my radio show. One of my electro-acoustic pieces will air Monday 24 November, 4-6pm (cest/Paris time) on Toneshift radio show/podcast: https://listen.camp. Tuesday, November 25 the show will be at: https://www.tjnorrisart.com/toneshift
I’m on a show that features music by my long time friend, and source of inspiration since 1986, Rafael Toral, and people like Holger Czukai and Z’Ve. Not bad for a home creation and recording. 🙂
Toneshift’s November 2025 show artists:
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Holger Czukay
Mark Spybey Jasmine Guffond & Robin Storey
Mark Hjorthoy
Euphotic
Sonologyst
Raquel Pinheiro
Trod Kallevag
Rafael Toral
Annette Vande Gorne
Giuseppe Ielasi + Jack Sheen
@C
Sandor Valy
Illusion of Safety + Z’Ve
Rushab Nandha
Doris Dana
Ma Estrella
Peter Wullen
Brandon Auger
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition by Raquel Pinheiro – Monday 17 & 24 @ Yé Yé Radio
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 88 – We’re in Autumn edition and Monday 17 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time), repeat November 24, same hour on Yé Yé Radio: http://yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
We’re in Autumn in a simple, mostly gentle an autumnal programme, mixing genres, but essentially staying with songs of the indie-alternative and folk universe. Including the, for me, new Duncan Browne.
Although it’s November, and it’s raining, therefore Guns N’ Roses’ ballad November Rain makes an appearance. And a nudge to the mighty Hank Williams with Moe Bandy’ Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life.
Tracklist:
01: Bill Callahan – The Man I’m Supposed to Be
02: Citizen – Yellow Love
03: Duncan Browne – A Dwarf In A Tree (A Cautionary Tale)
04: Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
05: Iron & Wine – Autumn Town Leaves
06: Karen Dalton – How Sweet It Is
07: Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life
08: New Order – Blue Moon
09: The Greenhorns – There Is An End
10: R.E.M. – So. Central Rain
11: The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
12: The Tears – Two Creatures
13: Xico Gaiato ft. Rossana | Roda da Máscara
14: Yo La Tengo – Autumn Sweater
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio/ | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 – The To Remember Who I Am edition by Raquel Pinheiro
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 – The To Remember Who I Am edition airs Monday 3 November 2025, 3-4pm (London time) and repeats Monday November 10 on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
This edition title is both a reminder to myself and a words play with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s song.
Lammergeiers’ ITB is the band’s – a little hard to spot – version of Suede’s Introducing The Band.
Alicia Edelweiss is a suggestion by Bettina Korn and Ruth Lyon a suggestion by Martin Swarbrick. Their respective songs, Leonie and November were picked by me.
My beloved Sugar are back with a new single, House of Dead Memories, their first in thirty years. There’s also
Tracy Vandal & John Mercy with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand and much more.
Tracklist:
01: Lammergeiers – ITB
02: Alicia Edelweiss – Leonie
03: Ruth Lyon – November
04: Sugar – House of Dead Memories
05: Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter – Dead End Pools
06: Guided By Voices – (You Can’t Go Back To) Oxford Talawanda
07: Miranda – I Wish
09: Brian Bilston and The Catenary Wires – Might Have, Might Not Have
10: Oliver Sim – Telephone Games
11: Bela Noia – Não quero mais
12: AUA Drop – Painkiller No. 2
13: Leatherette – Hey There (x)
14: Tracy Vandal & John Mercy – To Remember Who You Were feat Alex Kapranos
15: Cass McCombs – Missionary Bell
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition by Manuel Carvalho & Raquel Pinheiro @ mixcloud
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition by Manuel Carvalho & Raquel Pinheiro os now on mixcloud.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs the first and third Monday of the month with respective repeats the second and fourth Monday of the month 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
You can read more about Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition by Manuel Carvalho & Raquel Pinheiro here.
Tracklist:
01: Blur – Stereotypes (Raquel)
02: Charlie Hunter Trio – Come As You Are (Nirvana cover) (Manuel)
03: Emperors New Clothes – East On The West Road (Manuel)
04: Faith No More – Evidence (Raquel)
05: HIM – Painted Egg (Manuel)
06: Kuyss – Hurricane (Raquel)
07: Mcalmont & Butler – Don’t Call It Soul (Raquel)
08: Monster Magnet – King of Mars (Raquel)
09: Nightmares On Wax – Nights Introlude (Manuel)
10: Oasis – She’s Electric (Raquel)
11: Peter Scherer – Nerve Type No (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (Manuel)
12: Ron Sexsmith – Summer Blowin’ Town (Raquel)
13: The Ballistic Brothers – Portobello Café (Manuel)
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition by Manuel Carvalho & Raquel Pinheiro, Monday 20 @ Yé Yé Radio
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 86 – The Time Travel edition airs Monday October 20, and repeats Monday October 27, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
My friend Manuel Carvalho and I put together 13 songs and instrumentals from thirty years ago. I had never heard some of Manuel’s choices before. Which pleases me, since I love to find out new music, even if it may not be exactly my genre.
Our choices aren’t necessarily the only type of music we were listening to in 1995, but they reflect our different tastes and contrasts.
For the most part, Manuel brought long, instrumental tracks, including a jazz cover of Nirvana’s Come As You Are by Charlie Hunter Trio. I brought songs, and loud guitars.
1995 was the biblical year of Britpop battle of the bands. Blur vs Oasis. I have always like both bands. Instead of the greatest hits from Blur’s The Great Escape and Oasis’ (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?, I chose, respectively, Stereotypes, She’s Electric.
I did the same with Mcalmont & Butler’s The Sound Of… Instead of Yes or You Do, I picked Don’t Call It Soul
There’s also HIM, Kyuss, Nightmares On Wax, Faith no More, Emperors New Clothes, Ron Sexsmith and more.
The apparent “this things don’t make sense together”, is misleading. Together, our choices form a beautiful musical hour.
Tracklist:
01: Blur – Stereotypes (Raquel)
02: Charlie Hunter Trio – Come As You Are (Nirvana cover) (Manuel)
03: Emperors New Clothes – East On The West Road (Manuel)
04: Faith No More – Evidence (Raquel)
05: HIM – Painted Egg (Manuel)
06: Kuyss – Hurricane (Raquel)
07: Mcalmont & Butler – Don’t Call It Soul (Raquel)
08: Monster Magnet – King of Mars (Raquel)
09: Nightmares On Wax – Nights Introlude (Manuel)
10: Oasis – She’s Electric (Raquel)
11: Peter Scherer – Nerve Type No (Adrian Sherwood Remix) (Manuel)
12: Ron Sexsmith – Summer Blowin’ Town (Raquel)
13: The Ballistic Brothers – Portobello Café (Manuel)
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 85 – The Of Love & Loss edition by Raquel Pinheiro now @ mixcloud
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 85 – The Of Love & Loss edition can now be listened to on mixcloud. Of Love & Loss is a self-explanatory title. Originally, that was not how this edition was going to be called. You can read about the programme here.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights airs 3-4pm (London time) and has new editions every first and third Monday of each month, respective repeats on second and fourth Monday of each month on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
Tracklist:
01: The Handsome Family – Far From Any Road
02: A 90s new man called Stan –
Disco Dystopian Blues
03: The Auteurs – Show Girl
04: Bettina Korn – Annie’s Song (John Denver cover)
05: Chimehours – Underneath The Earth
06: The Mercury Rev – Goodness on a Highway
07: Maitland – Einstein-Rosen Bridge
08: Ricardo Reis Soares – Qualquer Coisa
09: Suede – Daddy’s Speeding
10: The Vinegar Tasters – Smokestack
11: The Radio Field – It’s Alright
12: Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker – Land of Plenty
13: Thee Headcoatees – You’re Gonna Lose That Boy
14: Lour – Outro Lado
15: Zea & Drumband Hallelujah Makkum –
In lichem fol beloften(feat. Tsead Bruinja)
16: Mark Eitzel – The Last Ten Years
All previous shows on mixcloud: Yé Yé Radio mixcloud | Mondo Bizarre Magazine mixcloud
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