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Tonight I chatted to Essex author, speaker and performer Lee David Carter, who recently released his first book, Living With Lisa, about how he grew up female but transitioned in his 40s, alongside his spiritual journey. He spoke to us just ahead of his in-store appearance at Waterstones Brentwood on August 10th, one of several he is currently doing around the country. He is currently making a TV documentary about his life and, as we found out, has other on-screen appearances coming soon too! Lee will be joining us again in September but in the meantime you can read more about his story on his website www.transformationwiththeangels.com 

There was also another chance to listen back to my interviews with Babeheaven and Only Sun at Standon Calling – click their names for more info! 

Minus the Bear – Ice Monster

Concrete Natives – Let’s Make Up

Thecityisours – Veins

Two Year Break (featuring Lily-Ann) – Passing By

Parcels – Tieduprightnow

Thundercat – Heartbreaks & Setbacks

Andy Hughes – Memory Lane

Robbie Williams – Angels

Filthy Militia – Up in Smoke

Only Sun – Does It Matter?

Only Sun – It’ll Be Alright

Iris Gold – Steve McQueen

Babeheaven – Heaven

Babeheaven – Jalisco

Last Known State – Smoke & Mirrors

Shooting Gale – Launchpad McQuack

Counties – Bitter

Political Hesitation – The Truth

Bertie Scott – Feel Alive

Harry & the Chicks – Time

Leanne Louise – Save Your Heart

The Lightscopes - Weekend Offender

Chloe Diana – Other Man

Zero 7 (featuring Mozez) – Warm Sound

First up tonight I was joined by riot grrl-inspired foursome Black Liquorice, the organisers of Lacefest, an all-day band event happening at Chinnerys in Southend on August 9th. The music kicks off at 2pm and alongside a set from Black Liquorice themselves, the bill also features Political Hesitation, Leo C, The Teaheads, Bertie Scott and more! With all profits raised going to mental health charity Trust Links, it’s set to be a top day out for a top cause. Find out more about Lacefest here while Black Liquorice can be found here!

Next up it was the return of our good buddy Rock’n’Roll Andy to tell us about his latest events with his company Rock & Roll Enterprises. Joining him this time was singer-songwriter Andy Hughes, who has just released his latest single Memory Lane, taken from his new album Journal for the Jilted Generation, due out in October – check out his Facebook page for more info on that, while Rock’n’Roll Andy’s equally Rock & Roll Enterprises can be found at www.rockandrollenterprises.co.uk. 

Wolf Alice – You’re a Germ

Only Sun – Does it Matter?

Babehaven – Moving On

Scully Ward – Me & the Moon

Political Hesitation – The Truth

Leo C – Nothing Nothing

Thecityisours – Veins

ROCK’N’ROLL ANDY & ANDY HUGHES IN THE STUDIO

Alice Cooper – Hell is Living Without You

Filthy Militia – Storm Warning

Rock’n’Roll Andy – Get Me Some Tonight (live in session)

Andy Hughes – Memory Lane

Andy Hughes – Rise & Fall (live in session)

Manic Street Preachers – A Design for Life

Phantom Heads – Ether

Andy Hughes – Waiting for the Rapture (live in session)

Alice Cooper – Lace and Whiskey

Rock’n’Roll Andy – The Man Inside (live in session)

Concrete Natives – Tightrope

The Theme – Distance

Shooting Gale – Kids These Days 

This week listeners had another chance to listen back to my interviews with Josephine and the Artizans, Georgia and Paul “Blackie” Blackburn from Gomez at Latitude festival. Click their names to find out more about them and their links! 

A – Summer on the Underground

Ben Folds Five – Fair

Parcels – Lightenup

Honetblood – Babes Never Die

Slaves – The Hunter

High/Low – Road (I’m Not Superman)

Chloe Diana – Other Man

Josephine & the Artizans – Loyalty

Josephine & the Artizans – Invictus

Mally Harpaz – Phone Call Away

Georgia – Started Out

Georgia – About Rock the Dancefloor

Shooty & the Bang Bang – Fight

Gomez – Love is Better than a Warm Trombone

Gomez – Fill My Cup

Decaydes – Champagne

Ren Stedman – Festival Friends

Idles – Mercedes Marxist

Babeheaven – Moving On

Wolf Alice – Turn to Dust

CC Smugglers – Dirty Money

Tonight we chatted to local singer Joe Beer AKA Joe The Strummer. A regular on the Essex gig scene, Joe plays a variety of originals and unexpected covers, as we got a sample of tonight. He can next be seen live at the RNA Club’s Preview night on Friday July 26th, followed by a set at the Crooked Billet’s Billet Aid charity event on the 27th and Witham’s The Green Man on August 10th. Stay tuned for more upcoming gigs on his Facebook page!

Click above to listen back to the interview (during the second hour of the show) including the story behind his previously unheard original song, played in the studio tonight (videos below), and the unusual link between performing live and his other job as a ski instructor!

Mansun – Stripper Vicar

The Pipettes – Your Kisses Are Wasted on Me

Two Year Break – DALTITE

The Theme – Distance

The Scorpions – Rock You Like a Hurricane

Shooty & the Bang Bang – Just Friends

Jacksonswarehouse – Right Here Right Now

Walk In Coma – Wings

The Lightscopes – Weekend Offender

Imperial Leisure – Rrrrollin

King Prawn – The Dominant View

Last Known State – Enemy in Arms

Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers – Knockdown Dragout

The Royals – Lavender

Gomez – We Haven’t Turned Around

Honeyblood – Babes Never Die

Ben Folds Five – Brick

JOE THE STRUMMER IN THE STUDIO

Joe The Strummer – That’s Life (live in session)

Bruce Springsteen – E Street Shuffle

Joe The Strummer – Maneater (live in session)

The Jam – Going Underground

Joe The Strummer – Barbara TWD (live in session)

David Bowie – Station to Station (excerpt) 

First up tonight I was joined by three of the crew from upcoming feature film Mother’s Child – Paul Gardner (scriptwriter & actor), Swaylee Loughnane (director & lead actor) and Tony Williams (PA & actor). The film is currently in production in & around Essex and East London, & boasts an impressive cast with a story worth sitting up and noticing. Find out more on the show’s IMDB and Facebook pages. 

Next up it was the return of good buddy of the show, Scully Ward. He’s just released his debut solo album, 40ft cable 10ft Stage, which was marked with a launch gig at Chinnery’s in his Southend hometown last Saturday – and as we found out, was a roaring success! We heard various tracks from the 20-track album tonight, which features a real mix of musical genres and, as Scully told us, features collaborations with a lot of talented performers. Have a listen back and raise a smile – we couldn’t shift the grin from Scully’s face the entire evening! Find him on Bandcamp and the official Khandha Records site 

Nine Shrines – Nimrod

The Lemoncurd Kids – Tick Tock

The Waterfalls – Petrol Kids

Shooty & the Bang Bang – Roca

MOTHER’S CHILD CAST IN THE STUDIO

Survivor – Eye of the Tiger

T-Rex – Get It On

Adele – All I Ask

SCULLY WARD IN THE STUDIO

Scully Ward – Me & the Moon

Scully Ward – Rivers & Worlds

Cory Wong featuring Robbie Wulfsohn – Light As Anything

Scully Ward – Pieces of the Puzzle 

Incubus – Echo

Scully Ward –Ways Reflect the Moon

Scully Ward – Does She Know

Lady Grey & the Earls – Juxtapose

  This week we mainly focused on another busy week of live music, including a preview of this Saturday’s Fling Festival in Chelmsford.

Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma

Two Door Cinema Club – Wake Up

Idles – Mercedes Marxist

Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers – Little Rock

The Lightscopes – Weekend Offender

Ladytron – Far From Home

Wrip – Midwest Sun

Pet Needs – Punk Isn’t Dead It’s Just Up For Sale

NOVA – My Long Road Home

Micky Niner – VW Van

Fret Bear – Magpie

Ehrling – Sthlm Sunset

Steve Hewitt (featuring Orfila) – Pieces 

Penanceville – Old Sins

Dirty Donations – Juggernought Train

The Trusted – Boy

Minerva Falls – D-Evil

Gallow Wood – Blood Lust

Dave Livings – Stray Dog

Shooty & the Bang Bang – Dazed

Omar – Say Nothin’

Jamie Lenman – I Don’t Know Anything

False Advertising – Hey You

The March Fleet – Earth Move

Guilt Coins – Iza Crime

The Kubricks – Self-Help Wannabe

Louise Parker – Biscuits

Stealing Signs – Never Know

Primo Nelson – Pinch

Festival season is well and truly upon us and this week we’ve been looking ahead to a busy weekend with Glastonbury and, on a local level, Leigh Folk Festival! 

A – Summer on the Underground

Youth Club – Filling It Up to Go

Various Artists – Hands (Song for Orlando)

Fret Bear – Stuck Like That

Jimmy Vorn – The House Will Always Win 

Lighthouse – Creep On My Mind

Pet Needs – 2am

Munky – Zorbon 

Shooting Gale – Launchpad McQuack

The Lightscopes – Weekend Offender

Osmium Guillotine – Through the Black Mirror

Weezer – Beverley Hills

Arfur Doo & the Toerags – Kid on the Mountain

Bob Collum & the Welfare Mothers – Merry Go Round

MG Boulter – Clifftown

Darrah – Business

Petty Phase – You’ll Be Dead

Nicola Collis – Finally Friday

Jacksonswarehouse – Hotel by the Sea

The Royals – Lavender

Funke & the Two Tone Baby – Not Enough Bonobo

Idles – Mercedes Marxist

Jade Bird - Lottery

Six By Seven – Crying

Hackney Colliery Band – Song 2

Two Door Cinema Club – Dirty Air

Tame Impala – Feels like We Only Go Backwards

Vampire Weekend – A-Punk

Slaves – Daddy

Johnna – Pride

Tonight I was joined in the studio by James and Will from Osmium Guillotine. They joined us just ahead of their latest gig, happening this Saturday (22nd) at the Cart & Horses in Stratford, which will be followed by their appearance in the grand final of this year’s Metal 2 The Masses event at Colchester’s Soundhouse on June 28th. It’s the start of a busy few months for the band, as alongside gigging they’ll also be celebrating their 10th anniversary with the release of A Decade of Execution, a 2-disc compilation of live and unreleased tracks. Click above to listen back to the interview for more info on all of that, and which of their bandmates has the most ‘metal’ name, and more… Visit them online at www.osmiumguillotine.com. 

I also chatted to Andy (third left) from Basildon-based rockers Jimmy Vorn on the phone. Having grown from their original line-up as a two-piece, the foursome have recently released two new tracks, Breakout and Daylight Robbery, and tonight we got an exclusive play of their next single, The House Will Always Win. As Andy told us, they have an EP coming soon and more gigs too – keep up to date on their Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages.

Anthrax – Safe Home

Rachel Bloom – Who Wants to Watch the Tony Awards This Year?

Zebrahead – So What?

Ummagma – Caravan

Jimmy Vorn – The House Will Always Win

Osmium Guillotine – Through the Black Mirror

OSMIUM GUILLOTINE IN THE STUDIO

Osmium Guillotine – Paradox

AC/DC – You Shook Me All Night Long

Osmium Guillotine – He Played Rock ’n’ Roll

Kaine – Fall of Jericho

Osmium Guillotine – Only Famous (When You’re Dead)

Iron Maiden – Hallowed Be Thy Name

God is an Astronaut – Rememberance Day

Walk in Coma – Subhuman

Lost on Broadway – Mysterious Girl

Munky – Zordon

Political Hesitation – The Truth

Tonight I was joined in the studio for a second time by Jayson Churn, frontman with Southend rockers Alcainein. Originally guests on the show a few years back, the group have undergone a new guise and moved from their original metal sound to an embrace of classic rock. The foursome are releasing a new studio album on July 1st with a live album to follow on August 1st – looks like we’ll be hearing a lot from them over the summer! You can find Alcainein on Facebook and all major streaming sites. Click above to listen back to Jayson discuss THAT origin story of the band’s name, their favourite local venue and how they came back with a shift in musical genre.

Sleeper – Cellophane

Tømmy – Leave You Here

Francis – Take You Out

The Lightscopes – Weekend Offender

JAYSON FROM ALCAINEIN IN THE STUDIO

Alcainein – Sunshines

Alcainein – Answer to Your Master

Bad Company – Shooting Star

Journey – Wheel in the Sky

Alcainein – Oblivion

Bon Jovi – Lay Your Hands on Me

Osmium Guillotine – Through the Black Mirror

Jimmy Vorn – Daylight Robbery

The Bluetones – Liquid Lips

Walk in Coma – Wings

Parrilla – Surrounded

The Interrupters – Gave You Everything

Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock

Whitesnake – Here I Go Again

Def Leppard – Pour Some Sugar on Me

Lakey Inspired – Chill Day

Thecityisours – Veins

Tonight I was joined by upcoming local performer Tømmy, alongside his producer Jordan, to introduce his new single Leave You Here, available now on all streaming platforms. Described as a blend of alt rock and hip-hop, the single is the first sample of what to expect from Tømmy’s debut album, due out later this year. Keep up with the latest on Tømmy’s Facebook and Instagram!

We also featured a few tracks which were top singalongs at Camden Rocks over the weekend! Kudos to all the bands and crew form putting on such an awesome event! 

The Primitives – Crash

Shooty & the Bang Bang – Dazed

Lambchop – Up With People

Harry & the Chicks – Time

Danny MacMahon – When I See You

Jimmy B & the Death Rattles – Soul Savers

TøMMY IN THE STUDIO

Tømmy – Leave You Here

Lil Peep & Marshmello – Spotlight

The 1975 – I Like America & America Likes Me

Razorrhead – Clocks

Memory Boy – Short Sleeves

Minerva Falls – D-Evil

The Long Run – Beat the Light

CAMDEN ROCKS MIX

[spunge] – Kicking Pigeons

Cavalcade – Alkaline

Pet Needs – 2am

Lighthouse – Creep on my Mind

Thecityisours - Can’t Forgive

The Silver Bayonets – Suffocating Me

Two Year Break – DALTITE

A – I Love Lake Tahoe

False-Heads – Slease

Sonic Boom Six – No Man, No Right

The Foreign Exchange – So What If It Is