The Rule Breakers 30-01-2026

With brand new music from Skindred, Lime Garden, Ghost, Violet Grohl, City and Colour, Kula Shaker, Dead Pony & Marmozets

Plus an entire hour of acoustic tracks including music from Hozier, The Rolling Stones, Cat Power, Enter Shikari, Alice in Chains, Finneas, Pearl Jam, Hayley Williams and MORE!

The Rule Breakers Show airs on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 10am-12pm and Sunday 12-2pm.

This Week’s Playlist

Side One
Skindred – This is The Sounds
Lime Garden – 23
30 Seconds to Mars – God’s Eye
Rival Sons – Do Your Worst
The Vines – Get Free
Graduate
Twenty One Pilots – Drum Show
Bring Me The Horizon – Kool Aid
Ghost – Its a Sin
The Fleshtones – Roman Gods
Dead Pony – Eat My Dust
PJ Harvey – One Line
Marmozets – New York
Super Furry Animals – Golden Retriever
Kula Shaker – Wormslayer
The Beatles – Long Long Long

Side Two
Alice In Chains – Rooster (MTV Unplugged)
Cat Power – Nothing Compare 2 U
Pearl Jam – State of Love and Trust (MTV Unplugged)
Chris Cornell – Thank You
Violent Grohl – Applefish
Hayley Williams – Discovery Channel
Finneas – Palomino
Enter Shikari – The Dreamer’s Hotel (Acoustic)
City and Colour – Nutshell
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry (Acoustic)
The Beatles – Blackbird
Faces – Ooh La La
Hozier – Would That I
The Rolling Stones – Angie

The Rule Breakers 23-01-2026

With brand new music from Venus Grrrls, Black Stone Cherry, Filth is Eternal, The Hara and The Empty Page

Plus badass throwbacks from Heart, Billy Talent, Jeff Buckley, Dolly Parton, Academy Fire, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Lucinda Williams, Foo Fighters, Nirvana and Alexisonfire

The Rule Breakers Show airs on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 10am-12pm and Sunday 12-2pm.

This Week’s Playlist:

Side One
Foo Fighters – Run
Nirvana – You Know You’re Right
Luna Marble – Waves
Filth is Eternal – Stay Melted
Black Stone Cheer – Don’t You (Forget About Me) ft Tyler Connolly
The Hara – Kings
The Empty Page – Death on Our Side
Billy Talent – Rusted From The Rain
Alexisonfire – This Could be Anywhere in the World
Biffy Clyro – Shot One
Charlotte Gainsbourg – Bombs Away
Arcade Fire – We Used to Wait
Venus Grrrls – 3×3
John Lennon – Real Love (1979 demo)

Side Two
Heart – How Deep It Goes
Paul McCartney – Monkberry Moon Delight
The Velvet Underground – Rock & Roll
Blondie – Rapture
Syd Barrett – Octopus
Konr/The Cure – Make Me Bad/Inbetween Days
Jeff Buckley – Grace
REM – What’s The Frequency, Kenneth
Regina Spektor – Jessica
Lucinda Williams – Can’t Let Go
Dolly Parton – Freebird

The Rule Breakers 16-01-2026

With brand new music from Alter Bridge, Father John Misty, Ocean Alley, Katherine Priddy and Grey Daze

Plus some classics from Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Kate Bush, Heart, Janis Joplin, The Smiths, The Kinks, Anna Calvi, Pink Floyd and Depeche Mode

The Rule Breakers Show airs on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 10am-12pm and Sunday 12-2pm.

This Weeks Playlist:

Side One
Eddie Vedder – Invincible
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
The Smiths – What Difference Does it Make
The Interrupters – Get Down Moses
Ocean Alley – First Blush
Grey Daze – Monster You Adore
Alter Bridge – Slave to Master
Anna Calvi – Suzanne and I
Panic! At The Disco – When The Day Met The Night
Katherine Priddy – Hurricane
Father John Misty – The Old Law
The Archies – Sugar, Sugar

Side Two
Janis Joplin – Maybe
Dave Grohl – Play
Heart – Barracuda
Kate Bush – Cloudbusting
Rory Gallagher – I Fell Apart
The Kinks – Lola
The Jam – That’s Entertainment
Grateful Dead – The Music Never Stopped
Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky

The Rule Breakers David Bowie Special!

An entire hour of cover tracks to honour the life and legacy of the musical genius, the legend, the icon – David Bowie! With covers from Garbage, Anna Calvi, The Dandy Warhols, Warpaint, Enter Shikari, Biffy Clyro & MORE!

Plus Brand New music from Alter Bridge, Starbenders and Yungblud ft The Smashing Pumpkins! Alongside tunes from Stone Temple Pilots, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Pretty Reckless and Mother Love Bone!

The Rule Breakers Show airs on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 10am-12pm and Sunday 12-2pm.

This Week’s Playlist:

Side One
The Pretty Reckless – Heaven Knows
Starbenders – Saturday
Kula Shaker – Lucky Number
Yungblud ft The Smashing Pumpkins – Zombie
The Clash – White Riot
Jayler – A Piece in Our Time
Mother Love Bone – This is Shangrlia
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
Alter Bridge – Scales are Falling
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Fifteen Feet of Pure White Snow
Led Zeppelin – Winter Sun
The Rolling Stones – Winter
The Beatles – Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
Todd Snider – Age Like Wine

Side Two – David Bowie Tribute Hour
Garbage – Starman
The Dandy Warhols – The Jean Genie
Nirvana – Man Who Sold The World (MTV Unplugged)
Harvey Danger – Oh! You Pretty Things
Terrorvision – Moonage Daydream
Biffy Clyro – Modern Love
Warpaint – Ashes to Ashes
Anna Calvi – Lady Grinning Soul
David Bowie – Cracked Actor
Enter Shikari – Heroes
Mott The Hoople – All the Young Dudes
Karen O & Willie Nelson – Under Pressure
Lou Reed – Satellite of Love
Nine Inch Nail & David Bowie – I’m Afraid of Americans
David Bowie – Kooks

The First Rule Breakers show of 2026!

Reflecting on 2025 highlights, artists who joined the big gig in the sky and albums celebrating an anniversary this year…

With music from Yungblud, Soundgarden, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Sublime, CAKE, Foo Fighters, Marmozets, Hayley Williams, Jayler, Supertramp, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, The Cure, Marianne Faithful, Wings and The Unthanks

The Rule Breakers Show airs on Hard Rock Hell Radio Friday 10am-12pm and Sunday 12-2pm.;

Playlist:
Side One
U2 – New Year’s Day
Foo Fighters – New Year
Yungblud – Ghosts
Hayley Williams – Discovery Channel
Marmozets – You Want The Truth
Jayler – No Woman
Supertramp – The Logical Song
Robert Plant – Gospel Plough
The Smashing Pumpkins – Mayonnaise
My Chemical Romance – Welcome the the Black Parade
Pearl Jam – Off He Goes
Queen – Dear Friends

Side Two
Soundgarden – Blow Up The Outside World
CAKE – Frank Sinatra
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (ft PJ Harvey) – Henry Lee
Eels – Novocaine for the Soul
The Cure – Bloodflowers
The Cranberries – Salvation
Sublime – Santeria
Ace Frehely – New York Groove
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up
Marianne Faithfull – Why D’ya Do It
Black Sabbath – Megalomania
Wings – Mull of Kintyre
The Unthanks – Tar Barrel in Dale

THE RULE BREAKERS DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL SPECIAL PART 1

Includes Interviews with Bullet for My Valentine, Lastelle, GORE, The Molotovs and Apocalyptica

Plus Brand New Music from Grandma’s Ashes, Frankie and The Witch Fingers, CMAT and Wunderhorse

And some throwback tracks from Heart, L7, Led Zeppelin and Paul McCartney

Catch up with Charl and her selection of Hard Rock, Metal, Indie, Blues, Grunge and much more besides.

Catch up with Charl and her selection of indie, grunge, folk rock, metal, hard rock and more.

Broadcast on the 23rd May 2025

Catch up with Charl and The Rule Breakers this week with classic Blues Rock, Hard Rock and Metal.

Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Marmozets – Major System Error
Garbage – Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty
Incubus – Dig
Kings of Leon – Molly’s Chambers
Sleep Token – Past Self
Black Homey – Insulin
Nova Twins – Piranha
The Lemonheads – Deep End
All Them Witches – Blacksnake Blues
Halsey & Amy Lee – Hand That Feeds
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Have You Ever Seen The Rain
ZZ Top – I Need You Tonight
Neil Young – Cinnamon Girl (Live form Berlin)
The Lumineers – Sugar Mountain
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Grow Wings and Fly
The Amazons – Wake Me Up
The Velvet Underground – Oh! Sweet Nuthin
Elbow – Sober
Kate Rusby – Today Again
Paul McCartney – Too Many People
John Lennon – Scared
Little Feat – 4 Days of Heaven, 3 Days of Work
Led Zeppelin – In My Time of Dying

Broadcast on 16th May 2025

Come and catch up with Charl and her selection of the best grunge tunes of the 80’s 90’s and beyond.

Temple of the Dog – Reach Down
Pavement – Price Yeah!
Pearl Jam – Once
Smashing Pumpkins – Drown
Mother Love Bone – Stardog Champion
Incubus – Megalomaniac
Mad Season – Long Gone Day
Third Secret – So Close
Soundgarden – Outshined
Alice In Chains – Down in a Hole (MTV Unplugged)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Down By The River (Live at Farm Aid 1994)
Butthole Surfers – Pepper
Mudhoney – In n Out of Grace
Hole – Reasons to be Beautiful
L7 – Pretend We’re Dead
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush
7 Year Bitch – Miss Understood
Sonic Youth – Superstar
Pixies – Where is my Mind
Nirvana – All Apologies