Some of the 4AD label's classic artists: from the Birthday Party to St Vincent, the Cocteaus to Pixies - and some lesser known gems along the way.

Brian Eno has been inventing, making, producing and collaborating on half a century of boundary-expanding music. Let's celebrate him.

A brisk walk through a dark, deadpan, detached setlist. A lot more fun than it sounds. To add one more D, starts with Dry Cleaning.

In their first year (1980-81), before they'd identified their trademark sound, New Order still managed to influence vast numbers of bands with their musical experimentation. This is an episode about that.

A tour through the byways of Irish alternative music over the last half century. From Stiff Little Fingers to Girl Band via Ash and Whipping Boy; The Pogues to Newdad via Stump - and all points in between.

From John Cale to the Manics, Anhrefn via the Darling Buds, Colossal Youth through Gorky's to Derrero and Steveless, a celebration of Welsh music.

If you're looking for the real indie, here's the NY/Long Island scene that flourished at the turn of the century. Real authentic, real indie, real cool.

Three years ago this week we lost Mark E Smith. Here's a tribute to the music of the man and the music of his group, The Fall.

Punk before punk - how punk is that. AKA garage rock or, as this episode's title has it, proto-punk.

A chance to hear some of the new female artists destined to make waves on the 2021 alternative music scene.