What a great week for new music!

In this episode I play Wise Children ~ Inters Wall, Stone Pony ~ Across Town, Bob Dean ~ Forest of Fear, the Rhys Anslow Project ~ Acid Dance, Paul Liddell ~ Monsoon Rain, Marvin B Naylor ~ “Track no 6”, Seán McGowan ~ Life ~Dead Social Club ~ Syrian Kiss, Jebo ~ the Greatest Day, my favourite American Daryl Shawn ~ When Pennies Go To Heaven and a track by me How Do You Sleep from my vinyl project.

I also wanted to know who is the most famous person you have met?

After last weeks lady special a nice mix of brand new mans stuff!

Decode ~ Days After You, States of Matter ~ Only Lovers Left Alive, The Fierce and the Dead ~ on VHS, Casino Trap ~ Let you Go, The Dots ~ Love Divine, Andrew Foster ~ Memory Maze, MinionTV ~ Keep the Negatives, Churn Milk Joan ~ Happier, Kidd Russell ~ Juice Acoustic.

Paul from Unplug The Jukebox Came and spoke about Crinkle Cut

and I banged on occasionally making sense.

This week I played April Maybe May ~ Lost, Jayme Kelly Curtis ~ Sugar and Sand, Liz Longley ~ Rush, Sweet Tooth ~ Everybody Wants to Fall in Love, Kay ~ Footsteps, Anja McCloskey ~ , Clara Barker ~ Bedsong, Helen Austin ~ Happy, Sophie Peacock ~ Fighting Fair, Netsayi ~ Punch + Drunk, and a track of mine sung by the amazing Gemma Carol back in the days when I had a band “People”. But that’s not all, oh no I have a wonderful chat with the TOP TEN WINNER OF THE BRITISH AIRWAYS COMPETITION and all round good egg the very fragrant Jennie Walker!!!!!

A little bit sweary this week as I get a bit passionate about independent music. Amazing tracks form Alma ~ Scraps, Pineross ~ Ruins, Safari ~ Quicksand, Shoulders of Giants ~ Code of a Madman, Wax Ersatz ~ Make a Man out of Me, Tony Wallace ~ Turtle  Crab, Lite ~ Image Game, Broken Links ~ Substitute Yourself, For the Future – Jeff Green and a track I wrote in conjunction with BP Perry for the Hot Potatoes Podcast.

I mentioned that you may wish to purchase This Thing Is On a compilation cd of some of the best music played on the podcast, just click anywere on this sentence to be whisked stright to it.

I also suggested clicking on a link so DO IT!!

Bang Bangs – In Arms, Vendor Defender – Golden Shivers, Tom Slatter – Without Your Hand, an interview with local man Grant Sharkey from Toupe, The Cherry Bluestorms – A Kiss Away, Duffy’s Gypsy Band – Budapest, The Mafia Kings – Two Years Gone, Isaw – Massimo, The Milkmen – Like a Drug and a little track by me good old Nick Tann.

All in all the best hour of your life!!

Kid Russell ~ Broke DJ, Bobby Good ~ Just Words, Thom Cross ~ Standing on the Edge, The Penny Red ~ Thelma, Son of Eagle ~ Bones, Jon Gomm ~ Love Proof, TWO tunes from No Snow NO Alps ~ Elixzabeth I and Cherry Tree and a demo from me.

Paul from Unplug The Jukebox came in and we caught up on a few things including a track by From the Storm.

I mentioned my new 12 String Guitar videos that you can see by clicking here.

Job is a good un!

That’s me in that picture, back when Izzy was just a few hours old….ANYWAY the podcast this week played music from Streaming Lights ~ Wait a Minute, What is Life for ~ The Rush, SandRiver ~ Goodnight Goodnight, Rieg ~ The Histrionic, Fit & The Conniptions ~ Sweet Sister Starlight, Laura Day Heaven in Youth, Jonathan Whiskerd ~ Lifeline, Indigo Earth ~ Cold Light of Day, Red Stripe ~ My Brazilian Neighbour, Shut Up Donny ~ El Boyo Productions, Zosh Cardo ~ Level My Scales, Coloured Lines ~ Atmospheres and a new song by me that can be found on the Demos and Sketches page of my music website

I did ask that you vote for me on the SlowBiz website but after recording the podcast I get an email telling me that I had already been accepted so I don’t need any more votes. Click on something else instead.

In an influenza fueled podcast I played great tracks from Michael Sharpe ~ Breakout, King Never ~ Sorrow, Salme Dalhistrom ~ Popwreck, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Gideon’s Demise ~ Everything Must End, Groundfloor ~ Counting the Days,  Scott Turchin ~ Jah Creation, Coast ~ The Caller and a new working of an old track by me Nick Tann

I mentioned an interview I gave to isle of Wight Radio, click here to listen https://soundcloud.com/isleofwightradio/live-and-local-nick-tann-18-12 

Merry Xmas one and all and welcome to an Is This Thing On Podcast,  Matt Stevens Xmas special. An interview interspersed with some of Matt’s music.

We cover topics such as babies, how Matt writes songs, the loneliness of a solo artist, will Matt EVER sing? to what kind of guitar does he use and many more.

Sit back, relax and let it all wash over you….

To visit Matt’s website simply click here