My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights is on repeats until mid September.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights is broadcasted on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com to (or on the app). Each same show repeats 1st and 2nd Monday of the month, then another 3rd and 4th Monday of the month, 3-4pm (London time).
Exceptionally, this year The Anniversary Edition is in Autumn.
words: Paulo Carmona (edited by Raquel Pinheiro) photos: Daniela Tedim
Ladies & Gentlemen — welcome to the celebration of sound.
I cannot remember attending a concert at the Porto Coliseum, and there have surely been well over fifty by now,with such outstanding sound. And this is precisely where I want to begin. Credit must be given to the entire team of musicians and technicians who allow us to experience music in its purest and most beautiful state.
Father John Misty appeared on stage in all his musical splendour, surrounded by musicians capable of performing at the very highest level of what I consider quality music.
What happened there was magic. It was moving, overwhelming, and capable of making the hairs stand up on the head of even a centenarian with no hair left to stand. Everything in that music was perceptible, everything was tangible, everything was everything.
A consummate performer, possessing the natural poise of his essence as a cult artist, he wandered across the stage like a siren whose song captivates the audience with a visceral diplomat’s passport.
With a set built around 21 songs from his already long career, which from the very first second sent the audience, who almost completely filled the Coliseum, into raptures, there was no shortage of favourites such as Mr Tillman, Chateau, Buddy’s Rendezvous, Mental Health, the joyfulness of Novel contrasting with the nostalgic introspection of Magic Mountain and the agonised, warlike energy of Payoff in flashes of rhythmic poetry. She Cleans Up, of course, and finally the magnificent Mahashmashana.
That scarlet red backdrop, the deep blue tones and the lighting did the rest, and everything was simply… just perfect!
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights #97 – The Of Sea & Cake edition is broadcasted Monday 1 and 8 June, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com to (or on the app).
For some reason I had the programme title for a while. Probably, because of Sea and Cake, the band that opens and closes the show. Since I recently went ocean swim again and I like cake, it was a perfect match. Ideas and life catching and matching up.
The songs and instrumentals aren’t necessarily about cake, sweets, or the ocean, although enough are. Like Savoy Truffle written by George Harrison for The Beatles’ White Album is literally about chocolates, and was written for Eric Clapton and his love of said sweets. For The Of Sea & Cake edition I picked the live version Dhani Harrison singings his father’s song.
The Beach Boys’ Catch A Wave is another literal song, this time about the ocean and catching a wave to surf.
Tracklist: 01: The Sea and Cake – Four Corners 02: Dhani Harrison (Live at George Fest) – Savoy Truffle 03: Air – La Femme d’Argent 04: Queens Of The Stone Age – Monsters In The Parasol 05: The Beach Boys – Catch A Wave (Stereo/Remastered 2001) 06: Deerhoof – Milk Man 07: Cake – Distance 08: Stereolab – Lo Boob Oscillator 09: Brian Eno – By This River (2004 Digital Remaster) 10: Lupe Fiasco – Cake 11: Can – Vitamin C 12: Everything But The Girl – Temperamental 13: The Sea and Cake – Parasol
My radio programme Amazing Songs & Other Delights #70 – The True Love Edition has a repeat Monday 6 & 13, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).You can read about the programme here.
Tracklist: 01: Jane’s Addiction – True Love 02: A 90s new man called Stan – Sushi feat. Adamski 03: Anthony Moore – Earthbound Misfit 04: Black Toska – Three Silver Nails 05: Cosmic Room 99 – E Corp 06: Fernando Triste – Escuro 07: Franz Ferdinand – Audacious 08: Good Sad Happy – Shaded Tree 09: Jonas – Bato À Porta 10: Kingbird – There Were Things That Needed Forgiven 11: Laurie Anderson – Road to Mandalay 12: Primal Scream – Love Insurrection 13: Terry Gross – Sales Pitch 14: The Heavy Heavy – Feel 15: Tindersticks – Always a Stranger 16: Virgem Suta – Amor Ao Avesso 17: Daniel Johnston – True Love Will Find You In The End
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 92 – The Planets, The Stars and The Universe edition is now available on mixcloud.
Tracklist: 01: Teenage Fanclub – Planets 02: Sturgill Simpson – Mercury in Retrograde 03: Kate Fenner – Transit of Venus 04: The Parlor – Underneath the Universe 05: The Vampires – Sun Gazers (ft. Chris Abrahams) 06: Frank Sinatra – Fly Me To The Moon (ft. Count Basie And His Orchestra) 07: Damien Jurado – Metallic Cloud 08: Dehd – Stars 09: David Bowie – Starman 10: Coldplay – Jupiter 11: Roisin Murphy & DJ Koze – The Universe 12: Raveloe – Clouds Are Release 13: R.E.M. – Saturn Return 14: Hands On Approach – My Wonder Moon
Amazing Songs & Other Delights is broadcasted the first and third Monday of the month 3-4pm (London time) , respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – edition is broadcasted Monday January 19 & 26, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
I love covers and have long thought of doing a covers show. Here it is. With two songs of my beloved Tim Hardin covered. Reason to Believe by Ron Sexsmith and If I Were A Carpenter by Robert Plant.
Some of these songs were made popular on the voices of Johnny Cash, Cocaine Blues, a rework by Troy Junius Arnall of the traditional song Little Sadie. Here played and sung by Keith Richards.
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman’s (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame was first recorded by Del Shannon, then Elvis made it his. It’s the only song on the show that is a medley By The Smiths platin(Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians playing it Live in London, 1986. The medley is part of The Smiths live album Rank.
The programme opens with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds performing Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin’s Long Black Veil. There’s also George Micheal covering Roxanne by The Police, Nouvelle Vague going for The Clash’s The Gun’s Of Brixton, Therapy? covering Diane by my adored Hüsker Dü and much more.
Tracklist: 01: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Long Black Veil (Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin) 02: Lucinda Williams – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (The Beatles) 03: Ron Sexsmith – Reason to Believe (Tim Hardin) 04: George Michael – Roxanne (The Police) 05: Therapy? – Diane (Hüsker Dü) 06: Billy Bragg – Dolphins (Fred Neil) 07: Kieth Richards – Cocaine Blues (Troy Junius Arnall) 08: Ana Deus, Carlos Zíngaro, Regina Guimarães, Zani Dislexic Band – Venus In Furs (Velvet Underground) 09: John & Lindsey Skeye – Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) 10: Placebo – 20th Century Boy (T. Rex, from Velvet Goldmine Soundtrack) 11: Suede – Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen, live at Jo Whiley’s Sofa Sessions BBC) 12: Nouvelle Vague – The Guns of Brixton (The Clash) 13: Rowland S. Howard & Lydia Lunch – Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazelwood & Nancy Sinatra) 14: Robert Plant – If I Were A Carpenter (Tim Hardin) 15: The Smiths – (Marie’s The Name) His Latest Flame/ Rusholme Ruffians – Live in London, 1986 (Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, Morrissey & Marr)
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
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
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
Here I am, still looking like an internationally woman of mystery on cold, windy late afternoon by the salt marshes. My radio programme Amazing Songs & Other Delights now airs new editions the first and third Monday, 3-4pm (London time) of the month, respective repeats, second and fourth Monday of the month, on Yé Yé Radio: https://yeyeradio.com/ (or on the app)