Sunday, 31 January 2010

The Jimmy Savile Experience - January 31


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This week's old hits:
QUEEN - Radio Ga Ga (#4 this week in 1984)
THEN JERICO - Big Area (#13 this week in 1989)
PLACEBO - Every You Every Me (#11 this week in 1999)
GIN BLOSSOMS - Hey Jealousy (#37 this week in 1994)
a-ha - Analogue (All I Want) (#10 this week in 2006)
BLUR - Beetlebum (#1 this week in 1997)
FALL OUT BOY - This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race (#6 this week in 2007)
CATATONIA - Mulder And Scully (#3 this week in 1998)
XTC - Senses Working Overtime (#15 this week in 1982)
DELAYS - Long Time Coming (#16 this week in 2004)
MINT ROYALE featuring LAUREN LAVERNE - Don't Falter (#15 this week in 2000)
THE COLOUR FIELD - Thinking Of You (#31 this week in 1985)
GARY CLARK - We Sail On The Stormy Waters (#34 this week in 1993)
THE BLUETONES - Slight Return (#2 this week in 1996)
THE BELOVED - Hello (#36 this week in 1990)
BLOW MONKEYS - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way (#27 this week in 1987)
BUGGLES - The Plastic Age (#35 this week in 1980)

Friday, 29 January 2010

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - January 29


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This week The Luxury Gap kickstarts your weekend with an hour of extended mixes from Falco, Duran Duran, Bomb The Bass, Kaja, Wham!, Holly Johnson, Bad Manners, Kirsty MacColl, The Human League and The Icicle Works.

Wednesday, 27 January 2010

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - January 27


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This week there's new music from Gorillaz*, Marina & The Diamonds*, Fyfe Dangerfield, Biffy Clyro, Hot Chip*, Owl City and The Magnetic Fields, plus tracks from Beck, McAlmont & Butler, The Pixies, Inspiral Carpets, Nitzer Ebb, Stereolab and Ben Folds. The Lost '80s Classic comes from Black, while Madness take on Billy Ocean for the Bizarre Cover Version.

*We7 only. Quite frankly there's so much new stuff this week that isn't on Spotify, you'd be better off not bothering with it.

Sunday, 24 January 2010

The Jimmy Savile Experience - January 24


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This week's old hits:
FRANZ FERDINAND - Take Me Out (#3 this week in 2004)
KLAXONS - Golden Skans (#14 this week in 2007)
NEW MUSIK - Living By Numbers (#26 this week in 1980)
GAY DAD - To Earth With Love (#10 this week in 1999)
THERAPY? - Nowhere (#18 this week in 1994)
WHITE LIES - To Lose My Life (#35 this week in 2009)
BANGLES - Walking Down Your Street (#16 this week in 1987)
VOICE OF THE BEEHIVE - Perfect Place (#39 this week in 1992)
DURAN DURAN - Ordinary World (#11 this week in 1993)
FICTION FACTORY - (Feels Like) Heaven (#12 this week in 1984)
WHITE TOWN - Your Woman (#1 this week in 1997)
HOLLY JOHNSON - Love Train (#10 this week in 1989)
VISAGE - Fade To Grey (#23 this week in 1981)
a-ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV (#1 this week in 1986)
THE FLAMING LIPS - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots Part 1 (#18 this week in 2003)
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - It's Not The End Of The World? (#30 this week in 2002)
DEL AMITRI - Nothing Ever Happens (#23 this week in 1990)

Friday, 22 January 2010

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - January 22


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This week The Luxury Gap brings you extended mixes from The Smiths; Eurythmics; Paul McCartney; Thomas Dolby; Spandau Ballet; Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark; Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield; Level 42; Mel & Kim and Tears For Fears.

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - January 20


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This week: new music from Fyfe Dangerfield, Madness, Passion Pit, You Me At Six, Eels, Oh No Ono and Dinowalrus; plus Radiohead, Pelvis, The Motors, Mercury Rev, Smoking Popes and Suede. We pay tribute to the late Jay Reatard; Squeeze offer up a Lost '80s Classic and there's a truly Bizarre Cover Version from, er, Bing Crosby.

Sunday, 17 January 2010

The Jimmy Savile Experience - January 17


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This week's old hits:
ELECTRIC SIX - Danger! High Voltage! (#2 this week in 2003)
ROACHFORD - Cuddly Toy (#11 this week in 1989)
THE KILLERS - Somebody Told Me (#3 this week in 2005)
BELLY - Feed The Tree (#32 this week in 1993)
BIG COUNTRY - Wonderland (#13 this week in 1984)
JUST JACK - Starz In Their Eyes (#4 this week in 2007)
KING - Love & Pride (#21 this week in 1985)
MADNESS - My Girl (#4 this week in 1980)
MASSIVE ATTACK featuring TRACEY THORN - Protection (#14 this week in 1995)
BERNARD BUTLER - Stay (#12 this week in 1998)
ADAM & THE ANTS - Antmusic (#2 this week in 1981)
THE ALL SEEING I featuring TONY CHRISTIE - Walk Like A Panther (#10 this week in 1999)
JULIAN COPE - Trampolene (#33 this week in 1987)
MGMT - Kids (#16 this week in 2009)
JOE JACKSON - Steppin' Out (#8 this week in 1983)
MANIC STREET PREACHERS - The Masses Against The Classes (#1 this week in 2000)

Friday, 15 January 2010

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - January 15


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An hour of full length '80s extended mixes from Living In A Box, New Order, Erasure, Depeche Mode, Johnny Hates Jazz, Thompson Twins, Prince & The Revolution, Go West, The Blow Monkeys and Killing Joke. Brought to you in association with The Luxury Gap for all your '80s requirements!

Wednesday, 13 January 2010

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - January 13



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For the first Wednesday Week of the new decade (The tens? The teens? The oneties?) we bring you new (or new-ish) music from Biffy Clyro, Billy Childish, Weezer, Jarvis Cocker, Paloma Faith, Codeine Velvet Club and OK Go, plus oldies (or "back catalogue material") from The Frank & Walters, Super Furry Animals, Ween, Roddy Frame* and Bic Runga. Richard X does over a Saint Etienne classic, the Pet Shop Boys provide yet another Bizarre Cover Version and the Lost '80s Classic comes from The Associates.

*We7 only. Stupid Spotify.

Sunday, 10 January 2010

The Jimmy Savile Experience - January 10


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And we're back for another year of nostalgia! This week's old hits:
FATBOY SLIM - Praise You (#1 this week in 1999)
ROBERT HOWARD & KYM MAZELLE - Wait (#38 this week in 1989)
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - Tell Me When (#7 this week in 1995)
ERIC PRYDZ vs FLOYD - Proper Education (#2 this week in 2007)
JESUS JONES - International Bright Young Thing (#15 this week in 1991)
INTERPOL - Evil (#18 this week in 2005)
THE ICICLE WORKS - Love Is A Wonderful Colour (#28 this week in 1984)
ROBBIE NEVIL - C'est La Vie (#32 this week in 1987)
GENE - For The Dead (#14 this week in 1996)
WAH! - The Story Of The Blues (#6 this week in 1983)
THE SPECIALS - Do Nothing (#15 this week in 1981)
THE THE - That Was The Day (#17 this week in 1994)
CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE - Rubbish (#14 this week in 1992)
MORRISSEY - Satan Rejected My Soul (#39 this week in 1998)
THE FRANK & WALTERS - After All (#11 this week in 1993)
STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - Since Yesterday (#32 this week in 1985)
PET SHOP BOYS - You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk (#8 this week in 2000)

Friday, 8 January 2010

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s


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Happy New Year! Radio Vibenstein returns with a brand new show for Friday nights. Footlong '80s is an hour of extended mixes of '80s hits - some original 12" versions and some more contemporary remixes. This week we're breaking you in gently with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Duran Duran, The Human League, Howard Jones, David Bowie, Soft Cell, Heaven 17, Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy and The Cure.

Footlong '80s is brought to you in association with The Luxury Gap.