NO SHOW - AGAIN

Sorry if I got your hopes up with promise of a Saturday show, but I've been forced to call that off too because of this confounded weather. Like many of you I'm under a foot of snow and am therefore keeping journeys, both on foot and on road, to an absolute minimum.

Rest assured, as soon as things improve I will be back on the air, both on my own and with Paul Young. Until then just bear with me, and I will let you know how things look for this coming Thursday.

Stay warm,

Daniel x

NO SHOW THIS WEEK

Due to the adverse weather conditions (if you haven't noticed the snow, where have you been?), I can't get to my show today and so there will not be a show.

I hope to bring you a 'make-up' show this Saturday from 10am to 12pm. And when I say 'make-up', I mean making up for today's cancellation, not a whole two-hour programme about mascara.

If Saturday goes ahead as planned (i.e. if I don't get properly snowed in) there will be an exclusive premiere of a two-part drama recorded by myself and some friends earlier in the year.

Hope you (and I) can be there on Saturday. Enjoy the snow while it lasts.

Daniel x

Track Listing, 18/11/10

Well, I've made it to 30 shows. Here's what I played to celebrate:

1. 'Spiralling' by Keane (Perfect Symmetry, 2008)
2. 'Town Without Pity' by Eddi Reader (Candyfloss & Medicine, 1996)
3. 'Love Me Two Times' by The Doors (Strange Days, 1967)
4. 'In The Midnight Hour' by Roxy Music (Flesh + Blood, 1980) - COVER OF THE WEEK
5. 'To France' by Mike Oldfield (Discovery, 1984)
6. 'Rubber Band' by David Bowie (David Bowie, 1967)
7. 'The Youth' by MGMT (Oracular Spectacular, 2007)
8. 'My Old Man' by Joni Mitchell (Blue, 1971)
9. 'Gumboots' by Paul Simon (Graceland, 1986)
10. 'I Can't Explain' by The Who (Live At Leeds, 1970)
11. 'This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)' by Talking Heads (Speaking In Tongues, 1983)
12. 'Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)' by Green Day (Nimrod, 1997)
13. 'No Worry' by Angelique Kidjo (Oremi, 1998 - available on Song Of Life, 1998)
14. 'Casanova Lament' by Frank Turner (Campfire Punkrock EP, 2006)
15. 'Digging In The Dirt' by Peter Gabriel (Us, 1992)
16. 'General Dance Of Enthusiasm And Apotheosis' by Dmitri Shostakovich (The Bolt: Ssuite From The Ballet, Opus 27a, 2001)
17. 'That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore' by The Smiths (Meat Is Murder, 1985)
18. 'Revelation' by Iona (The Book Of Kells, 1992)
19. 'Please Don't Ask' by Genesis (Duke, 1980)
20. 'Talk About The Passion' by R.E.M. (Murmur, 1983)
21. 'Baleerie Baloo' by Karine Polwart (Scribbled In Chalk, 2006)
22. 'Year Of The Cat' by Al Stewart (Year Of The Cat, 1976) - CLASSIC ALBUM
23. 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton (Slowhand, 1977)

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COVER OF THE WEEK: 'In The Midnight Hour' (1980)

CLASSIC ALBUM: Year Of The Cat (1976) - no correct guesses this week

SEE IT, RENT IT, SKIP IT:
- See It: Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part I (dir. David Yates, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes)
- Rent It: The Red Shoes (dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, starring Moira Shearer, Anton Walbrook, Marius Goring)
- Skip It: Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (dir. Apichatpon Weerasethakul, starring Thanapat Saisaymar, Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee)

If you can't wait until next week, I'll be appearing on Paul Young's programme from 10am on Saturday to talk about cult film The Man Who Fell To Earth, starring David Bowie.

Daniel x

Track Listing, 11/11/10

Here's what I played after a slightly late start:

1. 'Just The Way You Are' by Bruno Mars (Doo-Wops & Hooligans, 2010
2. 'Life During Wartime' by Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense OST, 1984)
3. 'Lady Stardust' by David Bowie (The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, 1972)
4. 'Cocaine' by Eric Clapton (Slowhand, 1978) - COVER OF THE WEEK
5. 'San Tropez' by Pink Floyd (Meddle, 1971)
6. 'FNUK' by Jaffa Rose (Jaffa Minute? EP, 2005)
7. 'Oh Yeah' by Roxy Music (Flesh + Blood, 1980)
8. 'Take No Rogues' by Seth Lakeman (Freedom Fields, 2006)
9. 'A Trick Of The Tail' by Genesis (A Trick Of The Tail, 1976)
10. 'Heart(Less)' by Kanute (Standing Room Only, 2009)
11. 'Walk Through The World' by Marc Cohn (The Rainy Season, 1993)
12. 'City With No Children' by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, 2010)
13. 'Medina' by Youssou N'Dour (Set, 1990)
14. 'Come Back To Camden' by Morrissey (You Are The Quarry, 2004)
15. 'Clear The Area' by Imogen Heap (Speak For Yourself, 2005)
16. 'Quite Rightly So' by Procol Harum (Shine On Brightly, 1968)
17. 'Through The Windowpane' by Guillemots (Through The Windowpane, 2006)
18. 'Can't Stop Now' by Keane (Hopes And Fears, 2004)
19. 'To Aslan's Camp' by Harry Gregson-Williams (The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe OST, 2005)
20. 'Tinseltown In The Rain' by The Blue Nile (A Walk Across The Rooftops, 1984) - CLASSIC ALBUM
21. 'Love Is Blindness' by U2 (Achtung Baby, 1991)

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COVER OF THE WEEK: 'Cocaine' (1978)

CLASSIC ALBUM: A Walk Across The Rooftops (1984) - no correct guesses this week

SEE IT, RENT IT, SKIP IT:
- See It: Flipped (dir. Rob Reiner, starring Callan McAuliffe, Madeline Carroll)
- Rent It: Shine (dir. Scott Hicks, starring Geoffrey Rush, Noah Taylor, Armin Mueller-Stahl)
- Skip It: Skyline (dir. Greg and Colin Strause, starring Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison)

Don't forget I'll be appearing on Paul Young's programme from 10am on Saturday to talk about cult film Flash Gordon.

Hope you enjoy the Alnwick Gathering, and I'll see you next week :)

Track Listing, 4/11/10

Apologies for the technical problems at the start of today's show. Still managed to play all these:

1. 'Eple' by Royksopp (Melody A.M., 2002)
2. 'A Wondeful Day In A One-Way World' by Peter Gabriel (Peter Gabriel 2, 1978)
3. 'Lord Grenville' by Al Stewart (Year Of The Cat, 1976)
4. 'Can't Help Falling In Love' by UB40 (Promises And Lies, 1993) - COVER OF THE WEEK
5. 'Like It Or Not' by Genesis (Abacab, 1981)
6. 'Robert's Box' by Procol Harum (Grand Hotel, 1973)
7. 'Modern Man' by Arcade Fire (The Suburbs, 2010)
8. 'Song For Mom' by Trafficker (Lost In The Frame, 2000)
9. 'Jennie (A Portrait Of)' by Madness (B-side, 1986 - available on The Business, 1993)
10. 'As The World Falls Down' by David Bowie (Labyrinth OST, 1986)
11. 'Fragment Of A Fiery Sun' by Iona (The Circling Hour, 2006)
12. 'Girlfriend Is Better' by Talking Heads (Stop Making Sense OST, 1984)
13. 'Reelin' In The Years' by Steely Dan (Can't Buy A Thrill, 1972)
14. 'What Goes Around' by Cosmo Duff Gordon (Out Of Place, 2010)
15. 'Between Sheets' by Imogen Heap (Ellipse, 2009)
16. 'Nos De Cariad' by David Gray (Life In Slow Motion, 2005)
17. 'Roll Away The Stone' by Mott The Hoople (Single, 1974)
18. 'Have A Cigar' by Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here, 1975) - CLASSIC ALBUM

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COVER OF THE WEEK: 'Can't Help Falling In Love' (1993)

CLASSIC ALBUM: Wish You Were Here (1975) - no correct guesses this week

SEE IT, RENT IT, SKIP IT:
- See It: Another Year (dir. Mike Leigh, starring Jim Broadbest, Ruth Sheen, Lesley Manville, Peter Wright)
- Rent It: Stop Making Sense (dir. Jonathan Demme, starring David Byrne, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz)
- Skip It: Due Date (dir. Todd Phillips, starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis)

Many thanks to my guest James Etherington, the manager of the Bailiffgate Museum in Alnwick. The auction is taking place at the Museum tomorrow from 5:30pm.

Don't forget I'll be appearing on Paul Young's programme from 10am on Saturday to talk about cult films and help out with the Top 10.

See you next week :)

Daniel

Branching Out

Just a quick announcement to say I'll soon be coming to your in much smaller doses on a Saturday morning.

Paul Young, who broadcasts from 9am to 12pm every Saturday, is increasing his coverage of all things film-related. I shall be presenting a section of cult films and perhaps helping him out with the Box Office Top 10.

The first film I'll be examining is The Bed-Sitting Room, an incredibly odd post-apocalypse tale of hardship, from the pen of Spike Milligan and the director of Superman II and III.

If you want to take an advanced gander at my thoughts, you can check out my review at http://threemenonablog.blogspot.com/2010/10/film-review-bed-sitting-room-1969.html. All my other reviews are up there as well.

I'll be on the programme from 10am and we'll see how things pan out. Talk to you then :)

Daniel x

This Week's Guest

This week I'll be joined on the programme by James Etherington, who works for the Bailiffgate Museum.

Mr. Etherington will be on the programme from 2:15pm to talk about the auction taking place at the Museum on November 5th starting at 5:30pm.

Hope you can join me then :)

Daniel x