Is This Thing On Podcast

As I explain, a bit late this week… I kick off with an amazing track by the marvelous Marvin B Naylor with a track called Boy Became a Man that I recorded live at a Pure Acoustica event at The White Swan In Winchester. I followed that up with great track called Flowers by Southampton […]

This week I was joined by my very good friends Drew Harris and Dave Miles. As well as singing his famous Subcontinental Travel Sick Blues he also bought a few tracks that he has played on his own fine radio show on BCFM First off though I played 10,000 leaves by the amazing Bella Kardassis, […]

It’s another “lets focus on the music as Nick is a bit of a shambles” podcasts this week! But what amazing music, I kicked off with  Three’s Company by the amazing Helen Austin then Can’t You See My Side by the brilliant Haunted Stereo and then Langir Skigger a live track recorded for Icelandic radio by the […]

Paul Lane and I decided to do the first of what I hope with be a regular 6 weekly special of tracks reviewed by Paul on his Unplug The Juke box feature. We had a great time with not only some great tracks but also we were lucky enough to be joined by Dan from […]

In this weeks episode I play great tracks from American band King Never , Russian band Vega, American duo Camp Out , American DWH, British band The Rebs , Leylileyli , The very British Tom Caulfield and the cosmopolitan ME . You heard from Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox as well as Veronica from […]

In a packed podcast I played The Statler Project Dirtbag Love Affair Sawsound SRM1138, Salme Dahlstrom The Lost Boys , Lisa Hogan and IreneB I murmured my way through as I was very tired, sorry. I dedicate this podcast to all the lovely folk I met at the Watch With Mothers meet up on Friday […]

A bumper episode this week full of wonderful stuff. My opening track was from the magnificent Schnauser followed by the small but perfectly formed Clara Barker.  An exclusive little track from Indigo Earth (I think), then that nice Mr Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox came in and told us about Under the Laurels and […]

Yes, a special with some fantastic music by bands who were part of Southampton’s Music In The City Festival. I start with an awesome track by a very nice man who I met in the Quilters Vault yesterday called  Mr Marvin B Naylor click his name to go straight to his bandcamp site, it’s all good. […]

A nice chilled out start to this weeks podcast with the beautiful Late Riser, followed by the equally beautiful These Fine Galleons. Matt from  King Never makes everyone feel beautiful buy that tune here  The Hostages may think they are beautiful but they’re not a patch on Salme Dahlstrom who is quite gorgeous and you can buy her […]

It’s a competition bonanza with literally lots of cds on offer. I asked a question about each of the artists that I played. Email me the answer and I will send you the appropriate cd. Do you see? First off I played Sand Rivers brilliant Kid Dust and The Black Hearts. To win one of […]

In this weeks very sober podcast I played a lovely little track by Tony Wallace called Turtle & Crab, a magnificent track by We Sell Sea Shells called Bad Monkey, a superb new track by The Cherry Bluestorms called Just a Kiss Away, one of my favourite tracks from Shinsei Kamattechan called  Otokawa Roman Daze […]

In this weeks busy podcast I played a great track by… ..Sarah Saville click here to buy her amazing album , Lost In Wonderland , Tom Caulfield, Tom Bishel, Mohatra and a track by me click here to buy the album it came from . I chatted to Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox about The Lost […]

A nice chilled laid back podcast this week. I started with a cracking tune by the mighty Scott Turchin, then carried on with the marvelous April maybe May.  An interview with the superb Sand River that sounded it was recorded using baked been cans. Then the beautiful sounds of Bella Kardasis followed by Americas finest […]

In a very packed show this week I play the amazing Bang Bangs, Sand River, Suiseinoboaz, Sophie Peacock, Coloured Lines and a track by good old me, why don’t you>>  I interview the fragrant Salme Dalhistrom who tells us how she makes money from licensing her music. Artists may well be disappointed by the answer […]

In an ale fueled, jump around type podcast I featured the great sounds of The Rebs, Postcode, Burglars of the Heart click here for their Bandcamp site, Toby Duckett and  you can buy his track here , Fez and you can download their album here, Lost in Wonderland, The Cherry Bluestorms, Shinsei Kamattechan and a tune […]

Yes, not like last weeks 44 pretender, this is the real deal. A bit early as I’m going on my holidays, enjoying the broads of Norfolk. This week I play some of my favourites Matt Stevens to buy his track Eleven click here, Tracy Shaun you can download the tune I played by clicking here , […]

A frankly shambolic podcast, I even got the number wrong it IS number 43. What I DID get right was the music, they are all new artists to Is This Thing On. I played the songs ofMarch of Dimes buy their tracks on itunes here, Petersson & Fredriksson, Shinsei Kamattechan (courtesy of jpoplover), Leyli, We […]

A nice big noisy one this; I play Planes Over Paris from the Isle of Man, Fez from the London in the UK, DWH from Los Angeles USA, Kay (Katja Ten Dam Flik) from Amsterdam  , Steve Moyes from somewhere in Kent I think, Sounds Under Radio from Austin Texas USA and Sawsound from West Yorkshire UK. I played a […]

Ok Jazzers, have I got a podcast for you? Packed full of lovely jazz from he likes of Sunna Gunnlaugs from Iceland, The Jason Parker Quartet from Seattle USA, Rainier Straschill from Germany, Fleeting Silence from the USA, Sigurdor Guomundsson from Iceland, The Matt Erion Trio from the USA and me from good old England! I sound a bit tired because I […]

In a short and sweet podcast this week I played Haunted Stereo, Sonny, Kidd Russell, Shoulders of Giants, Coloured Lines, Clara Barker (rhymes with Sarah) Apoc told us about another Canadian Band this time it was Ennis and I played a track from my new album. I ranted about a new crusade I want all original artists you join, the cleverly named “Sound as […]