My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 92 – The Planets, The Stars and The Universe edition Monday February 2 & 9, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app).
You can read about Amazing Songs & Other Delights #92 – The Planets, The Stars and The Universe edition and see it’s songs choices here.
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 91 – The Covers edition is broadcasted Monday January 19 & 26, 3-4pm (London time) on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com and in now available on mixcloud. You can read about the programme here.
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 (The 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 (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 # 91 – The Covers 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. More about the programme: here.
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 (The 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 (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 # 89 – Of Mist & Metaphysics is now available on mixcloud.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights new editions are broadcasted on Yé Yé Radio: yeyeradio.com (or on the app) first and third Monday of the Month 3-4pm (London time), respective repeats second and fourth Monday of the month.
Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 89 – Of Mist & Metaphysics edition title comes from a series of coincidences, synchronicities. As well as of waking up to thick, misty days. The kind you would think yourself in the Scottish Highlands, or, according to the legend, the foggy day Arthur and D. Sebastião will return. You can read more about the programme here.
Tracklist: 01: Richard Wagner – Parsifal, Act II: Prelude – Die Zeit ist da (excerpt) 02: Led Zeppelin – Stairway To Heaven 03: Paus – Ficamos Por Aqui 04: Roxy Music – Avalon 05: Loreena McKennitt – The Lady of Shalott (Live) 06: Queens Of The Stone Age – In the Fade 07: José Cid – A Lenda D’el Rei D. Sebastião 08: Opeth – In The Mist She Was Standing (excerpt) 09: Paraorchestra – The Killing Moon (with Brett Anderson and Charles Nodier) 10: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Red Right Hand 11: Mcalmont & Butler – Although 12: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Kingdoms of Rain (live Mark Lanegan 60th celebration) 13: Crown Lands – Lady Of The Lake 14: Einstürzende Neubauten – Stella Maris 15: Die Among Strangers – Lancelot & Elaine 16: Rowland S. Howard – Autoluminescent
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
My radio show Amazing Songs & Other Delights # 87 – The To Remember Who I Am is now available on mixcloud.
This edition title is both a reminder to myself and a words play with Tracy Vandal & John Mercy’s song. You can read more about this programme here.
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
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)
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)
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