Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - March 31

Free music - Wednesday Week - 31/03/10

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New music this week from MGMT, She & Him, Hot Chip, The Irrepressibles, Kids In Glass Houses and Monday Box; plus Horse, The Colour Field, Eels, Biffy Clyro, Ben & Jason, The Smiths, Death Cab For Cutie and Prince. There's a Lost '80s Classic from A Certain Ratio, while The Bird And The Bee bring us one of a dozen Bizarre Cover Versions from their new album of Hall & Oates songs.

The Jimmy Savile Experience - March 28

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - 28/03/10

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This week's old hits:
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - Birdhouse In Your Soul (#8 this week in 1990)
NEW RADICALS - You Get What You Give (#5 this week in 1999)
THE VAPORS - Turning Japanese (#3 this week in 1980)
SPINAL TAP - Bitch School (#35 this week in 1992)
THE POWER STATION - Some Like It Hot (#14 this week in 1985)
MOLOKO - The Time Is Now (#2 this week in 2000)
DEPECHE MODE - People Are People (#9 this week in 1984)
RICHARD X vs LIBERTY X - Being Nobody (#3 this week in 2003)
DUBSTAR - Stars (#15 this week in 1996)
TIN TIN OUT featuring SHELLEY NELSON - Here's Where The Story Ends (#7 this week in 1998)
STARSAILOR - Poor Misguided Fool (#23 this week in 2002)
PULP - Do You Remember The First Time? (#33 this week in 1994)
NATALIE IMBRUGLIA - Shiver (#8 this week in 2005)
JAPAN - Ghosts (#9 this week in 1982)
THE THE - The Beat(en) Generation (#26 this week in 1989)
TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY - If You Let Me Stay (#22 this week in 1987)
ALTERED IMAGES - Don't Talk To Me About Love (#7 this week in 1983)
FEARGAL SHARKEY - I've Got News For You (#14 this week in 1991)

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - March 26

Free music - Footlong '80s - 26/03/10

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The Luxury Gap brings you an hour of extended 12" mixes from Dead Or Alive, New Order, Soft Cell, The Jam, Swing Out Sister, Thompson Twins, Paul Young, Go West, Talk Talk and Public Image Ltd.

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - March 24

Free music - Wednesday Week - 24/03/10

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This week: new music from Cosmo Jarvis, Wild Beasts, Arctic Monkeys, Stornoway, Crocodiles, The Besnard Lakes, Andy Bell and Ellie Goulding; plus Ivor Cutler, Suede, The Verve, The Flaming Lips and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.  Frank Black takes on the Beach Boys for the Bizarre Cover Version; there's a Lost '80s Classic from the Blow Monkeys; and we pay tribute to Big Star's Alex Chilton who passed away last week, not to mention the late, great Ian Dury who died ten years ago this Saturday.

The Jimmy Savile Experience - March 21

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - 21/03/10

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This week's old hits:
CLIFF RICHARD & THE YOUNG ONES - Living Doll (#4 this week in 1986)
THE JAM - Going Underground (#1 this week in 1980)
PLACEBO - The Bitter End (#12 this week in 2003)
IRON MAIDEN - Can I Play With Madness (#4 this week in 1988)
MAXIMO PARK - Our Velocity (#30 this week in 2007)
MUSE - Plug In Baby (#11 this week in 2001)
GARBAGE - Stupid Girl (#4 this week in 1996)
NERD - She Wants To Move (#5 this week in 2004)
TEXAS featuring the WU TANG CLAN - Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) (#4 this week in 1998)
KON KAN - I Beg Your Pardon (#17 this week in 1989)
ALISON MOYET - Whispering Your Name (#18 this week in 1994)
PET SHOP BOYS - Where The Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) (#7 this week in 1991)
PANIC AT THE DISCO - Nine In The Afternoon (#13 this week in 2008)
JOBOXERS - Boxerbeat (#21 this week in 1983)
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS - The Life Of Riley (#39 this week in 1992)
THE DIVINE COMEDY - Everybody Knows (Except You) (#14 this week in 1997)
FREDDIE MERCURY - The Great Pretender (#4 this week in 1987)

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - March 19

Free music - Footlong '80s - 19/03/10

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The Luxury Gap gives your weekend a good kicking with full length 12" mixes from Michael Jackson, Madonna, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, OMD, Johnny Hates Jazz, Thomas Dolby, Scritti Politti, Heaven 17 and Pet Shop Boys.

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - March 17

Free music - Wednesday Week - 17/03/10

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New music this week from The Besnard Lakes, OK Go, The Stationary Set*, The White Stripes, Gorillaz, The Courteeners, Fred Thomas, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Ellie Goulding, Goldfrapp and Sheer Zed; plus Cud, Black Kids, Grandaddy and Captain Beefheart.  There's a noisy Lost '80s Classic from Jesus Jones, while Doctor & The Medics provide the Bizarre Cover Version.

*We7 only.  There's always one, isn't there?

The Jimmy Savile Experience - March 14

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - 14/03/10

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This week's old hits:
THE WHO - You Better You Bet (#16 this week in 1981)
ELVIS COSTELLO - Veronica (#31 this week in 1989)
MONACO - What Do You Want From Me? (#11 this week in 1997)
INSPIRAL CARPETS - This Is How It Feels (#22 this week in 1990)
DAVID BOWIE - Absolute Beginners (#8 this week in 1986)
FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - Stacy's Mom (#11 this week in 2004)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Streets Of Philadelphia (#4 this week in 1994)
THE CHRISTIANS - Forgotten Town (#22 this week in 1987)
THE STYLE COUNCIL - Speak Like A Child (#6 this week in 1983)
THE HUMAN LEAGUE - One Man In My Heart (#18 this week in 1995)
WANG CHUNG - Dance Hall Days (#26 this week in 1984)
MADNESS - Sorry (#23 this week in 2007)
GORILLAZ - Clint Eastwood (#4 this week in 2001)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge (#26 this week in 1992)
THE CLASH - Should I Stay Or Should I Go (#1 this week in 1991)

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - March 12

Free music - Footlong '80s - 12/03/10

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The Luxury Gap lights the blue touch paper on your weekend with full length 12" mixes from Eurythmics, Robert Howard & Kym Mazelle, David Joseph, A Flock Of Seagulls, Depeche Mode, Haircut 100, Marillion, U2, Bob Marley and UB40.

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - March 10

Free music - Wednesday Week - 10/03/10

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This week there's new music from The European, Black Daniel, The Tallest Man On Earth, Discotheque Wreck, Name The Pet, Goldfrapp, Gorillaz and The Advisory Circle*; plus tracks from Radiohead, Ballboy, Pet Shop Boys, Mull Historical Society, Fear Of Pop (featuring William Shatner) and They Might Be Giants. Julian Cope provides the Lost '80s Classic and there's a Bizarre Cover Version from Sharleen Spiteri.

*As usual, We7 and Spotify can't keep up with each other, so The Advisory Circle has been replaced by Half Man Half Biscuit on the Spotify playlist, thus putting an entirely different spin on the second half of the show.

The Jimmy Savile Experience - March 7

Free music - The Jimmy Savile Experience - 07/03/10

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This week's old hits:
BECK - The New Pollution (#14 this week in 1997)
THE DIVINE COMEDY - Love What You Do (#26 this week in 2001)
THE CHARLATANS - Weirdo (#19 this week in 1992)
NO DOUBT - It's My Life (#17 this week in 2004)
STEPHEN "TIN TIN" DUFFY - Kiss Me (#4 this week in 1985)
JUNIOR SENIOR - Move Your Feet (#4 this week in 2003)
HUE & CRY - Labour Of Love (Remix) (#28 this week in 1993)
MOBY - Lift Me Up (#18 this week in 2005)
ABC - Poison Arrow (#10 this week in 1982)
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS - Oliver's Army (#2 this week in 1979)
THE BOO RADLEYS - Wake Up Boo! (#9 this week in 1995)
SQUEEZE - Another Nail In My Heart (#40 this week in 1980)
ORSON - No Tomorrow (#5 this week in 2006)
THE PRIMITIVES - Crash (#9 this week in 1988)
THE WHITE STRIPES - Fell In Love With A Girl (#21 this week in 2002)
SPACE featuring CERYS MATTHEWS - The Ballad Of Tom Jones (#4 this week in 1998)
LENE MARLIN - Sitting Down Here (#6 this week in 2000)
TALKING HEADS - Once In A Lifetime (#14 this week in 1981)

The Luxury Gap presents: Footlong '80s - March 5

Free music - Footlong '80s - 05/03/10

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The Luxury Gap cranks up your weekend with an hour of '80s full-length extended versions from Pet Shop Boys, Freeez, Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey, Shakin' Stevens, Duran Duran, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, Hipsway*, It Bites, Billy Idol and The Style Council.

*Note: Both We7 and Spotify have managed to list the tracks on Hipsway's eponymous debut album in the wrong order, so the track listed as Set This Day Apart is actually The Honeythief (Galus Mix).

Dr E Vibenstein's Wednesday Week - March 3

..................er, there isn't one this week. Instead, what I'd like you to do is go and listen to BBC 6 Music for an hour. If you find it to your taste (which I expect you will if you're a regular Wednesday Week listener), please contact the BBC and express your displeasure at their ludicrous decision to close the most forward-looking radio station in the whole of the UK. This page is an excellent guide to the most effective ways of doing this.

Thank you for your time. Normal service will resume next week.