Noughtie Bits: 2009

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2009

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And we're bang up to date with these, er, bangin' tunes from 2009:
WHITE LIES - To Lose My Life
LILY ALLEN - The Fear
THE KILLERS - Spaceman
MORRISSEY - I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
LADY GAGA - Poker Face
FRANZ FERDINAND - No You Girls
BAT FOR LASHES - Daniel
DEPECHE MODE - Wrong
CALVIN HARRIS - I'm Not Alone
EMIPRE OF THE SUN - We Are The People
MADNESS - Dust Devil
LITTLE BOOTS - New In Town
PET SHOP BOYS - Did You See Me Coming?
KASABIAN - Fire
NOISETTES - Never Forget You
MICHAEL JACKSON - Man In The Mirror
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Crying Lightning
a-ha - Foot Of The Mountain
FRANKMUSIK - Confusion Girl
JUST JACK - The Day I Died
JACK PENATE - Pull My Heart Away
THE BIG PINK - Dominos
BIFFY CLYRO - The Captain
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - Killing In The Name

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - December 30

Free music - Wednesday Week - December 30

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The last Wednesday Week of the year (funny that) is a mixed bag of new tracks and some of my favourite discoveries of the year, featuring The Airborne Toxic Event, Manic Street Preachers, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Ape School, The Temper Trap, Kurt Vile, Paloma Faith, Jack Penate, Lily Allen, Camera Obscura, Pet Shop Boys and Jarvis Cocker. The Lost '80s Classic comes from the Farmer's Boys and Codeine Velvet Club round off the year with a Bizarre Cover Version.

Noughtie Bits: 2008

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2008

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We're almost at the end of the decade already! Wallow in the nostalgia of songs from as long ago as last year...
MADNESS - NW5 (I Would Give You Everything)
ONE NIGHT ONLY - Just For Tonight
THE FEELING - I Thought It Was Over
HOT CHIP - Ready For The Floor
MGMT - Time To Pretend
ELBOW - Grounds For Divorce
PANIC AT THE DISCO - Nine In The Afternoon
GUILLEMOTS - Get Over It
BLACK KIDS - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
PENDULUM - Propane Nightmares
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE - I Will Possess Your Heart
TING TINGS - Shut Up And Let Me Go
COLDPLAY - Viva La Vida
GLASVEGAS - Geraldine
IDA MARIA - I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked
THE VERVE - Love Is Noise
KEANE - Spiralling
BIFFY CLYRO - Mountains
KINGS OF LEON - Sex On Fire
KAISER CHIEFS - Never Miss A Beat
THE KILLERS - Human
JEFF BUCKLEY - Hallelujah

So, all that's left to do is look back over 2009... let's do that on New Year's Eve, shall we?

Noughtie Bits: 2007

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2007

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Relive the hits of 2007 and marvel at how short this playlist is and how astonishingly dull the second half of the year was.
JARVIS COCKER - Don't Let Him Waste Your Time
KLAXONS - Golden Skans
JUST JACK - Starz In Their Eyes
MIKA - Grace Kelly
GOSSIP - Standing In The Way Of Control
KAISER CHIEFS - Ruby
ARCADE FIRE - Keep The Car Running
MADNESS - Sorry (featuring Sway & Baby Blue)
KINGS OF LEON - On Call
MAXIMO PARK - Our Velocity
PATRICK WOLF - The Magic Position
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Your Love Alone Is Not Enough
REVEREND & THE MAKERS - Heavyweight Champion Of The World
CALVIN HARRIS - The Girls
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Fluorescent Adolescent
WOMBATS - Let's Dance To Joy Division
HARD-FI - Can't Get Along (Without You)
THE TWANG - Push The Ghosts
MALCOLM MIDDLETON - We're All Going To Die

Fortunately 2008 was a bit better, as you'll find out tomorrow...

The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 27

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 27

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This week's show is somewhat hampered by the fact that until 1984 there was no chart published in the week between Christmas and New Year. Lazy bleeders. Anyway, this week's old hits are:
PAUL SIMON - The Boy In The Bubble (#33 this week in 1986)
BRYAN ADAMS & MELANIE C - When You're Gone (#7 this week in 1998)
THE LEMONHEADS - Mrs Robinson (#19 this week in 1992)
RAZORLIGHT - Before I Fall To Pieces (#17 this week in 2006)
SPACEHOG - In The Meantime (#29 this week in 1996)
TEARS FOR FEARS - Shout (#10 this week in 1984)
CHRIS ISAAK - Wicked Game (#11 this week in 1990)
PAUL McCARTNEY - Beautiful Night (#25 this week in 1997)
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - I'll Sail This Ship Alone (#31 this week in 1989)
QUEEN - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (#1 this week in 1991)
DAVID GRAY - Say Hello Wave Goodbye (#26 this week in 2001)
THE MIKE FLOWERS POPS - Wonderwall (#2 this week in 1995)
CLIMIE FISHER - Rise To The Occasion (#31 this week in 1987)
ELTON JOHN & GEORGE MICHAEL - Wrap Her Up (#20 this week in 1985)

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - December 23

Free music - Wednesday Week - December 23

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Yes, the inevitable festive special! Lost '80s Classics from Bad News and Spinal Tap; an avalanche of Bizarre Cover Versions from Manic Street Preachers, The Wedding Present, Boy George and Ringo Starr; plus unashamedly merry tracks from The Waitresses, Pet Shop Boys, Saint Etienne, The Feeling, Low, Big Star, The Killers, Mew, Squeeze, James Brown... and of course it wouldn't be Christmas without Morecambe & Wise, would it?

Noughtie Bits: 2006

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2006

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Ah, 2006. The year we were listening to stuff like this:
ARCTIC MONKEYS - When The Sun Goes Down
a-ha - Analogue (All I Want)
ORSON - No Tomorrow
EMBRACE - Nature's Law (We7 only)
MORRISSEY - You Have Killed Me
GNARLS BARKLEY - Crazy
THE FLAMING LIPS - The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
LORRAINE - I Feel It
DIRTY PRETTY THINGS - Bang Bang You're Dead
RACONTEURS - Steady As She Goes
PET SHOP BOYS - I'm With Stupid
THE FEELING - Fill My Little World
PRIMAL SCREAM - Country Girl
KEANE - Is It Any Wonder?
THE AUTOMATIC - Monster
PAOLO NUTINI - Last Request
GUILLEMOTS - Made-Up Lovesong #43
RAZORLIGHT - In The Morning
SNOW PATROL - Chasing Cars
THE FRATELLIS - Chelsea Dagger
SCISSOR SISTERS - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
THE KILLERS - When You Were Young
THE KOOKS - Ooh La
KASABIAN - Shoot The Runner
GET CAPE. WEAR CAPE. FLY. - War Of The Worlds

What with Christmas and all this, that and the other, the next installment will be next Monday.

Noughtie Bits: 2005

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2005

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Are we really this far through the decade already? Yes we are, and here are the results from the 2005 jury:
INTERPOL - Evil
ATHLETE - Wires
THE WEDDING PRESENT - I'm From Further North Than You
FUTUREHEADS - Hounds Of Love
THE BRAVERY - An Honest Mistake
BRITISH SEA POWER - It Ended On An Oily Stage
CAESARS - Jerk It Out
BODYROCKERS - I Like The Way
MAXIMO PARK - Graffiti
THE KILLERS - Smile Like You Mean It
FOO FIGHTERS - Best Of You
GREEN DAY - Wake Me Up When September Ends
HARD-FI - Hard To Beat
MADNESS - Shame And Scandal
THE MAGIC NUMBERS - Love Me Like You
GORILLAZ - Dare
GOLDIE LOOKIN' CHAIN - Your Missus Is A Nutter
FRANZ FERDINAND - Do You Want To
DEPECHE MODE - Precious
ROBBIE WILLIAMS - Tripping
ARCTIC MONKEYS - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor (We7 only)
NIZLOPI - JCB Song

Same time tomorrow for 2006 then?

The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 20

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 20

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This week's old hits:
THE POGUES with KIRSTY MacCOLL - Fairytale Of New York (#2 this week in 1987)
SMOKIN' MOJO FILTERS - Come Together (#19 this week in 1995) (We7 only)
FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - The Power Of Love (#10 this week in 1993; #5 this week in 1984)
THE HOUSEMARTINS - Caravan Of Love (#1 this week in 1986)
NIZLOPI - JCB Song (#1 this week in 2005)
KURTIS BLOW - Christmas Rappin' (#36 this week in 1979)
BRONSKI BEAT - Hit That Perfect Beat (#17 this week in 1985)
CHEF - Chocolate Salty Balls (PS I Love You) (#2 this week in 1998)
BARRON KNIGHTS - Never Mind The Presents (#27 this week in 1980)
FRANK KELLY - Christmas Countdown (#34 this week in 1983)
DAVID BOWIE & BING CROSBY - Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy (#3 this week in 1982)
MADONNA - Dear Jessie (#7 this week in 1989)
JEFF BUCKLEY - Hallelujah (#30 this week in 2008)
QUEEN - Bohemian Rhapsody (#1 this week in 1991 and 1975)

Noughtie Bits: 2004

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2004

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2004, eh? What a year. Right slap bang in the middle of the decade. Or thereabouts. But - hey! What were we listening to in 2004?

FRANZ FERDINAND - Take Me Out
DELAYS - Long Time Coming
SNOW PATROL - Run
THE STROKES - Reptilia
KEANE - Somewhere Only We Know
GRAHAM COXON - Freakin' Out
THE VINES - Ride
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - Stacy's Mom
THE KILLERS - Somebody Told Me
PET SHOP BOYS - Flamboyant
THE RASMUS - In The Shadows
WOLFMAN featuring PETER DOHERTY - For Lovers
KAISER CHIEFS - Oh My God
SCISSOR SISTERS - Laura
THE ZUTONS - Remember Me
DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS - I Love You 'Cause I Have To
MODEST MOUSE - Float On
MORRISSEY - First Of The Gang To Die
KASABIAN - L.S.F.
THE LIBERTINES - Can't Stand Me Now
DURAN DURAN - (Reach Up For The) Sunrise
BAND AID 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas?

More of this nonsense on Monday when we "do" 2005.

Noughtie Bits: 2003

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2003

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You must be getting the hang of this by now. Our picks from 2003:
ELECTRIC SIX - Danger! High Voltage!
OK GO - Get Over It
THE THRILLS - One Horse Town
RICHARD X vs LIBERTY X - Being Nobody
BLUR - Out Of Time
THE WHITE STRIPES - Seven Nation Army
JOHNNY CASH - Hurt
GOOD CHARLOTTE - Girls And Boys
RADIOHEAD - There, There
GRANDADDY - Now It's On
THE DARKNESS - Growing On Me
THE FLAMING LIPS - Fight Test
ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS - Swing Swing
ROBBIE WILLIAMS - Something Beautiful
KINGS OF LEON - Molly's Chambers
THE LIBERTINES - Don't Look Back Into The Sun
STARSAILOR - Silence Is Easy
CHEMICAL BROTHERS featuring THE FLAMING LIPS - The Golden Path
OUTKAST - Hey Ya!
BELLE & SEBASTIAN - Step Into My Office, Baby
MUSE - Hysteria

2004? Same time tomorrow then...

Noughtie Bits: 2002

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2002

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Here we are again, continuing our trawl through the decade with a look at some of the top tunes of 2002. Quite alliterative, that. Today's playlist:

PURETONE - Addicted To Bass
MERCURY REV - The Dark Is Rising
THE HIVES - Hate To Say I Told You So
THE WHITE STRIPES - Fell In Love With A Girl
PULP - Bad Cover Version (Video Mix)
NEW ORDER - Here To Stay
IDLEWILD - You Held The World In Your Arms
SUGABABES - Freak Like Me
MOBY - We Are All Made Of Stars
PINK - Don't Let Me Get Me
ELVIS vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation
ATHLETE - You Got The Style
McALMONT & BUTLER - Falling
GEORGE MICHAEL - Shoot The Dog
THE FLAMING LIPS - Do You Realize??
THE CORAL - Dreaming Of You
FOO FIGHTERS - All My Life
BADLY DRAWN BOY - You Were Right
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - There By The Grace Of God
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Hanging Around The Day Part 2
RÖYKSOPP - Poor Leno
LIAM LYNCH - United States Of Whatever

Come back tomorrow and we'll do another year. Maybe 2003.

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - December 16

Free music - Wednesday Week - December 16

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This week there's new music from Artist Vs Poet*, Maps, Patrick Wolf, Local Natives, George Michael and Feral Children; plus tracks from They Might Be Giants, Victor Lewis-Smith, Death Cab For Cutie, Public Image Ltd and The Lancashire Hotpots. We've some unexpected remixes of '80s "classics" from Samantha Fox and Kajagoogoo; the Pretenders supply the Lost '80s Classic and those Pet Shop Boys are always good for a Bizarre Cover Version.

*We7 only. Stupid Spotify.

Noughtie Bits: 2001

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2001

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Yes, the sequel to 2000, which was nearly called "2000 II" until they settled for 2001 at the last minute. Coming up tonight:

OUTKAST - Ms Jackson
WHEATUS - Teenage Dirtbag
THE DIVINE COMEDY - Love What You Do
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Found That Soul
GORILLAZ - Clint Eastwood
THE AVALANCHES - Since I Left You
STARSAILOR - Good Souls
AIR - Radio #1
DAFT PUNK - Digital Love
THE STROKES - Hard To Explain
WEEZER - Hash Pipe
MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY - Animal Cannabus
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Juxtapozed With U
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - All I Ever Wanted
DEPECHE MODE - I Feel Loved
NELLY FURTADO - Turn Off The Light
SPIRITUALIZED - Stop Your Crying
EELS - Souljacker Part 1
BEN FOLDS - Rockin' The Suburbs
IAN BROWN - F.E.A.R.
MERCURY REV - Nite And Fog
ASH - Candy
PJ HARVEY - This Is Love
PULP - The Trees
DANDY WARHOLS - Bohemian Like You
DANIEL BEDINGFIELD - Gotta Get Thru This

And just when you thought you were getting the hang of this, 2002 follows... not tomorrow, but on Thursday.

Noughtie Bits: 2000

A chronological freefall through the decade we laughingly called "The Noughties", from post-millennium fever to post-credit crunch blues. We kick off tonight with the year that quite literally started off the whole decade...

Free music - Noughtie Bits: 2000

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Your lovingly hand-picked tracks from "the year 2000":
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - The Masses Against The Classes
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Do Or Die
MINT ROYALE featuring LAUREN LAVERNE - Don't Falter
EELS - Mr E's Beautiful Blues
THE WANNADIES - Yeah
LENE MARLIN - Sitting Down Here
MOLOKO - The Time Is Now
OOBERMAN - Shorley Wall (We7 only)
BLACK BOX RECORDER - The Facts Of Life (Spotify only)
THE BLUETONES - Autophilia or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love My Car
a-ha - Summer Moved On
SAINT ETIENNE - Heart Failed (In The Back Of A Taxi)
IDLEWILD - These Wooden Ideas
RUSSELL WATSON & SHAUN RYDER - Barcelona (Friends Until The End)
MANSUN - I Can Only Disappoint U
GRANDADDY - Hewlett's Daughter
BELLATRIX - Jediwannabe
BADLY DRAWN BOY - Disillusion
PLACEBO - Slave To The Wage
DAFT PUNK - One More Time
EMINEM - Stan

Episode 2 - which may well feature 2001 - at the same time tomorrow.

The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 13

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 13

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This week's old hits:
MEAT LOAF - Bat Out Of Hell (#11 this week in 1993)
MUSE - Hysteria (#17 this week in 2003)
DURAN DURAN - Burning The Ground (#36 this week in 1989)
SEAL - Crazy (#32 this week in 1990)
ALISON MOYET - Is This Love? (#24 this week in 1986)
LEN - Steal My Sunshine (#8 this week in 1999)
ERASURE - Stop! (#4 this week in 1988)
MADNESS - Our House (#5 this week in 1982)
THE BEAT - Tears Of A Clown (#31 this week in 1979)
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Teddy Picker (#20 this week in 2007)
TOY DOLLS - Nellie The Elephant (#16 this week in 1984)
THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Dumb (#16 this week in 1998)
LEVEL 42 - Leaving Me Now (#35 this week in 1985)
CULTURE CLUB - Victims (#4 this week in 1983)
EMINEM - Stan (#1 this week in 2000)

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - December 9

Free music - Wednesday Week - December 9

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This week there's new music from Turboweekend, Silversun Pickups, The Killers, Camera Obscura, Animal Collective*, Fireworks, Maps and Detox Cute*; plus tracks from Teenage Fanclub, Smoking Popes, Ben Folds, Morrissey and Idlewild. There's a couple of newly released BBC session recordings** from Fun Boy Three and Dexy's Midnight Runners; Big Audio Dynamite supply the Lost '80s Classic and the faintly festive Bizarre Cover Version comes from Severe.

*We7 only. **Spotify only has the original studio versions. Stupid Spotify.

The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 6

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - December 6

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This week's old hits:
THE TOURISTS - I Only Want To Be With You (#6 this week in 1979)
NIK KERSHAW - When A Heart Beats (#27 this week in 1985)
GENESIS - Land Of Confusion (#20 this week in 1986)
BOOMTOWN RATS - Banana Republic (#3 this week in 1980)
LIAM LYNCH - United States Of Whatever (#10 this week in 2002)
MANSUN - Wide Open Space (#15 this week in 1996)
ROBBIE WILLIAMS - No Regrets (#4 this week in 1998)
JAMES - Sound (#9 this week in 1991)
THE FRATELIS - Whistle For The Choir (#9 this week in 2006)
THE CORAL - Bill McCai (#23 this week in 2003)
TEARS FOR FEARS - The Way You Are (#31 this week in 1983)
SOUL II SOUL - Get A Life (#5 this week in 1989)
ERASURE - Fingers And Thumbs (Cold Summer's Day) (#20 this week in 1995)
NEW ORDER - Fine Time (#23 this week in 1988)
ADAM & THE ANTS - Ant Rap (#9 this week in 1981)

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - December 2

Free music - Wednesday Week - December 2

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It's what you might call a mixed bag this week, with new music from Gomez, The Killers, Ian Brown, Madness, Harry Shearer, They Might Be Giants, Dot Allison and Lily Allen; plus tracks from Supergrass, The Libertines, Death Cab For Cutie, Blur, Gay For Johnny Depp, The Klaxons and Primal Scream. There's a Lost '80s Classic from Nick Heyward, while Hue & Cry supply a truly Bizarre Cover Version.