Grab a cuppa and a biscuit 'cos this is a long one.

Roger is in Rotterdam for the very first Pandora's Music Box music festival at the super smart De Doelen venue. 

Siouxsie and The Banshees headline but play first, which means poor, delicate Rog has to wait six hours before The Box take to the stage in the middle of the night. 

Some tales here from a very long, but very memorable night.

With thanks to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music and to Rionagh for the artwork.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks for this episode to:

Huubjeroen - Feyernoord fans.
RTB45 - Mechanical street organ (The Hague).
Thanvannispen - cheering crowd.
Sandermotions - applause, bar murmur. (Both recorded at De Doelen.)
Valentin Sosnitskiy - Cure-ish guitars.
Rikus246 - venue ambience.
LG - Ford Transit.
Burevo1982 - Electric guitar drone.
Milo - Trois nuages (guitar).
Big Joe Drummer - drums.
Alpersez - acoustic guitar.
Vincent Sermonne - brushed snare.
Klankbeeld - industrial noise loop.

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Jaz Coleman and King Coal Arthur Scargill together in the same episode. Two years since he last saw them, Roger and his band mates in The Box renew their acquaintance with Killing Joke in London. Can Jaz and KJ conquer the world before we are all blown to kingdom come?

Intro and outro music - Simon Elliott-Kemp.

Artwork - Rionagh.

Sound effects courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:

peridactyloptrix - crowd noise.
valentin sosnitskiy - guitar.
ERH - sub bass.
rodincoil - tribal drums.
YAP audio - pub noise.
pooleside - ballroom ambience.
tosha73 - power chord guitar.
cgravelle - pit explosion.
Esares - drum loop.
bash rambali - Icelandic weather.
LG - canteen ambience.

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A trip to London in the middle of a sweltering July heatwave sees Roger and his cohorts in Sheffield band The Box share a stage with The Fall. 

Riding high on the recent release of their classic 'Hex Induction Hour', the Mancunian legends are in an uncomprising, take-no-prisoners mood. 

Why would we expect anything else?

Also includes good stuff about The Scorpions, sheep and Arthur Negus.

Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.

Artwork: Rionagh.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:

Klangbeeld - countryside ambience.
Soundmary - sheep.
Esares - drums.
T-Roy 920 - drums.
Analog bleep - tape rewind.
Vi Wright 2112 - door opening.
Ludwig Mueller - studio ambience.
Soundology - electric guitar.
AR503 - feedback.
Nena D Simic - hip-hop drum loop.
Big Joe Drummer - congas.
Rikus246 - club ambience.
Ultradust - applause.
Julian Carrillo - aftershow ambience.

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It's a big one. Roger takes a coach up to Scotland to see his first David Bowie concert. 

For a distinctly personal take on what are some of Bowie's most well-documented shows; Roger mixes the events of the day itself with some of his memories of growing up as a teenage Bowie fan in Sheffield during the 1970s. 

May cause offence to fans of Icehouse, Pilot and the population of Milton Keynes.

Artwork: Rionagh.
Intro and outro music, plus special Bowie-inspired music bed: Simon Elliott-Kemp.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org

With particular thanks to:
55 Anton: bus ride.
Kyles, Benfree, FXCV and Smokey VW: crowd noises.

Thank you to Brent and Wilma for the memory jogging and to my editor Nigel Floyd.

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In which Roger and his bandmates in The Box find themselves in a heavy metal maelstrom on a Thursday night in Glasgow. Iron Maiden take no prisoners at the legendary Apollo Theatre en route to world domination. It's very loud, very sweaty and a just little bit silly, but as a baptism of fire into the world of heavy metal and the legion of devoted young fans, it's one not to be forgotten.

With thanks to:

Simon Elliott-Kemp: intro and outro music.
Rionagh: artwork.

Memory joggers: Charlie Collins and Paul Widger.

Editor: Nigel Floyd.

Sound FX courtesy of freesound.org
With particular thanks to:

LG: Ford Transit.
Ben Free: crowd noise.
Johnny Guitar 01: crowd noise (Barrowlands)
Squareal: Glasgow bar chatter.
I Am Azzerad: Glasgow street ambience.
Claudius Spelten: Chinese restaurant ambience.
Rikus246: club ambience.
Heavy Metal riffs: Tri-Tachyon
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It's the start of a new year - 1983 - and Roger and his Sheffield pals in The Box find themselves in London playing with pop newcomers JoBoxers. These lads are on the fast track to fame and favour style over substance.  With heavyweight management and a major record company behind them, will they go Pop before the bubble bursts?

Intro & outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.
Artwork: Rionagh.

Special guest voice: Paul Widger.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org
With particular thanks to:

Halleck - theatre ambience.
Javier Serrat - microphone feedback.
BCN Lab - Hammond.
Mr. Auralization - Hammond tone wheel.
Big Joe Drummer - live drums.
Freqman - backstage ambience.
Pcaeldries - London street ambience.
Rikus246 - concert ambience. 

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How exciting. Roger is off on tour in Europe with The Box, the Sheffield band he plays drums in. Okay, so it's only two nights in The Netherlands at the end of November, but nonetheless the excitement is palpable. 

With thanks to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music, and to Rionagh for the artwork.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:

BeeProductive: audience applause.
Dkustic: polite applause.
LG: Ford Transit.
Rikus 246: club ambience.
Esistnichtsoernst: tribal drums.
Uauaua: sax.
Marvman: slide guitar.
Arpeggio1980: footsteps.
Alienxxx: flute.
Ajuba Music: funky drum loop.
Allthingssound: sea sounds. 

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Sheffield's grand old Lyceum re-opens for the second time in less than twelve months, and it falls to Cabaret Voltaire, who haven't played an official gig in their home city in over a year, to herald the resurrection. Roger puts on his new leather jacket - which he has been trying to make look like an old leather jacket - and goes along for a look.

Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.

Artwork: Rionagh.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org
With particular thanks to:

Pooleside: shop ambience.
Beetlemuse: washing machine drum loop.
Stomachache: E-distortion power chords.
Jim Purbrick: distortion.
Yap Audio: pub ambience.
Rikus 246: club ambience.
renovatio871: retro synth.
xhale303: breakbeat.
snapper4298: drum loops. 

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Strange days in Sheffield back in the Spring of 1982. 

On one hand, we are out shaking our funky butts to the sophisticated NYC street-hustlers Kid Creole and The Coconuts, down at the old Sheffield Poly building on Pond Street; while simultaneously trying not to think about the awful news emerging from the Falklands War on an almost daily basis. 

As another New Yorker David Byrne said "this ain't no fooling around."

Thank you to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music, and to Rionagh for the artwork.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks on this episode to:

Nozefian - epic trombone.
Komponist - vibes.
David Menke - NYC soundscape.
Bronxio - hip-hop loop.
Big Joe Drummer - rock kit, funk kit, congas.
Rikus 246 - concert ambience.
Halleck - cheering.
Ultradust - cheering.
LChapman - cheering.
Kwahmah - office ambience.

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Roger looks back at the short period in early 1982 that Sheffield band The Box played two important gigs with guest vocalist Stephen Mallinder from Cabaret Voltaire. 

Mal himself guests to reflect on an exciting time of change and uncertainty in our home town. 

Also, reflections on Adam Faith in 'Stardust', Tyne Tees TV, Roxy Music b-sides, Thomas Dolby live and some unpleasantness in the South Atlantic.

Artwork: Rionagh.

Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.

Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org

With particular thanks to 

Minigunfiend - scary knocking and creaking.
Lincoln Log - univox drum machine.
Rikus 246 - club ambience.
Brokenphono - scary guitar.
UaUaUa - saxophone.
Vincent Sermonne - rock beat.
Dkustic - club applause.
Walter Odington - synth throb.
Rodincoil - tribal drums.
Valentino Sosnitskiy - slide guitar.
Colton T. Brown - mystery sax.
Bee Productive - concert applause.

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