The Rule Breakers

The Rule Breakers 13-03-2026

Celebrating St Patrick’s Day early with some of the best music from Ireland! With tracks from Boomtown Rats, U2, Hozier, Sinead O’Connor, D.A.R.K., My Bloody Valentine, Therapy? Fontaines DC, Imelda May, CMAT and The Undertones

PLUS new music galore with tracks from The Warning, Violet Grohl, Roko Mouth, Filth is Eternal, The Karma Effect and Kim Gordon

As well as throwback tracks from Father John Misty, Garbage, Paramore and The Monday Smile

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

This Week’s Playlist
Side One:
Thin Lizzy – Waiting for an Alibi
Paramore – Burning Down the House
Demob Happy – Power Games
The Warning – Kerosene
The Monday Smile – I’m Not Going Out Like This
Roko Mouth – COLLECTIVE
Marmozets – Running With The Sun in Your Eyes
Kim Gordon – DIRTY TECH
Filth is Eternal – Hellfire
The Karma Effect – Ride or Die
Violet Grohl – 595
Garbage – Temptation Waits
Father John Misty – Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings (Live at Third Man Records)
Rory Gallagher – Cradle Rock
The Cranberries – Empty

Side Two:
The Boomtown Rats – Rat Trap
U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday
The Undertones – Jimmy Jimmy
D.A.R.K. – Curvy
My Bloody Valentine – sometimes
Therapy? – Screamager
Fontaines DC – Starburster
Ash – Burn Baby burn
Imelda May – Inside Out
CMAT – Have Fun
Wyvern Lingo – Used
Sinead O’Connor – Mandinka
Hozier – Talk
Van Morrison – Sweet Thing

The Rule Breakers 06-03-2026

Two hours of throwbacks and new music with music from Nine Inch Nails, Skindred, Dead Pony, Courtney Barnett, Garbage, Hayley Williams, Wolf Alice, Alanis Morrisette, Suede Brain, Atreus, Silverstein, Gogol Bordello, Wet Leg, Gorillaz and The Staves!

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

This Week’s Playlist:
Side One
Hayley Williams – Ice in my OJ
Alanis Morrisette – No Return
Wolf Alice – Delicious Things
Suede Brain – On My Way
Garbage – Push It
Atreyu – All For You
Silverstein – Stress
Dead Pony – Eat My Dust!
Skindred – Can I Get A
Gogl Bordello – Life is Possible Again
Nine inch Nails – Godmode
30 Seconds to Mars – Over My Head
Twenty One Pilots – Routines in the Night
Ringo Starr – It’s Been Too Long
David Bowie – America (Live)

Side Two
Courtney Barnett – Sugar Plum
Wet Leg – Wet Dream
Queen – Seven Seas of Rhye
Deep Purple – Lalena
Nick Drake – River Man
Gorillaz – The Mountains (ft Dennis Hopper, Anoushka Shankar, Ajay Prasanna, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)
The Staves – Teeth White
The Who – Won’t Get Fooled Again
The Velvet Underground – Sister Ray
Pink Floyd – Fearless

The Rule Breakers 27-02-2026

With new music from Courtney Barnett, Lime Garden, Yungblud, The Dandy Warhols, Demob Happy, Larkin Poe and Flea. Please some Download Festival chat with tracks from Hot Milk, Marmozets and A Day to Remember, PLUS Record Store Day Highlights from David Bowie, The Cure, The Cars, Black Sabbath and Little Feat

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

This Week’s Playlist:
Side One
Pearl Jam – Getaway
Marmozets – Hit the Wave
Hot Milk – 90 Second to Midnight
A Day to Remember – Better Off This Way
The Dandy Warhols – Love Song
Twenty One Pilots – heavydirtysoul
Yungblud – Suburban Requiem
Primal Scream – Slip Inside This House
Demob Happy – Give It All to Me
Courtney Barnett – Mantis
Starbenders – To Be Alright
Larkin Poe – The Devil’s Boat
Lime Garden – All Bad Parts
James Blake – Radio Silence (Live)

Side Two
God is an Astronaut – Frozen Twilight
Flea – Thinkin Bout You
Jacob Alon – Don’t Fall Asleep
Paul McCartney – Too Many People
The Cure – The Same Deep Water As You
Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights
Cocteau Twins – Heaven or Las Vegas
David Bowie – Hallo Spaceboy
The Cars – Bye Bye Love
Little Feat – Snakes on Everything
Black Sabbath – Seventh Star

The Rule Breakers 20-02-2026

This week its all about the new tunes! With music from The Darts, Gogol Bordello, Anna Calvi, The Black Keys, Filth is Eternal, Flea, Foo Fighters, Shinedown, Twenty One pilots, Fear or Love and City and Colour

As well as tracks from Kula Shaker, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard, Seasick Steve, Sam Roberts Band, Richard In Your Mind, R.E.M., Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell & MORE!

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 – Your Favourite Toy
Jayler – Down Below
Shinedown – Safe and Sound
Twenty One Pilots – Drag Path
Fear or Love – Folsom Prison Blues
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Big Fig Wasp
The Black Keys – You Got to Lose
The Darts – Every Night is Halloween
Anna Calvi ft Iggy Pop – God’s Lonely Man
Filth is Eternal – Long Way
Metric – Help I’m Alive
Starbenders – Tokyo
Gogol Bordello – We Mean It, Man!
Kate Bush – The Man with the Child in his Eyes
Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band – Logical Song (Live)

Side Two
Kula Shaker – The Winged Boy
YES – The Revealing Science God (Dance of the Dawn)
Heart – Crazy on You
Seasick Steve – Somebody
Sam Roberts Band – Brother Down
Richard In Your Mind – Shooting Star
R.E.M. – Electrolite
Chris Cornell – Wave Goodbye
Jeff Buckley – Yard of Blonde Girls
Radiohead – Fake Plastic Trees
Flea ft Thom Yorke – Traffic Lights
City and Colour – Rain When I Die
XTC- Earn Enough for Us
The Beatles – Blackbird

The Rule Breakers Valentine’s Day Special 13-02-2026

Playing 2 hours of some of the best alternative love songs – whether it’s all about the heartache, heartbreak or nothing but romance!

With music from PJ Harvey, Led Zeppelin, Foo Fighters, Father John Misty, Talking Heads, Cat Power, Blossoms, Incubus, Jack White, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Pearl Jam, Kate Bush, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Joy Division & MORE!

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

This Week’s Playlist:
Side One
PJ Harvey – This is Love
Led Zeppelin – Whole Lotta Love
Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Def Leppard – Love Bites
Iggy Pop – Fall In Love With Me
Jack White – Love Interruption
Nirvana – Heart Shaped Box
Incubus – Dig
Foo Fighters – Walking After You
Pearl Jam – Last Kiss
Blossoms – Thinking About You
Cat Power – Sea of Love
John Lennon – LOVE

Side Two
Paul McCartney – My Valentine
The Cure – Lovesong
The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic
Kate Bush – Oh to Be in Love
Janis Joplin – Piece of My Heart
Jimi Hendrix – May This Be Love
Heart – (Love Me Like Music) I’ll Be Your Song
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Our House
Father John Misty – Real Love Baby
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Maps
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Talking Heads – This Must Be The Place
Buzzcocks – Ever Fallen In Love
Public Image Ltd – This is Not a Love Song
The Beatles – All You Need is Love

The Rule Breakers 06-02-2026

Talking all things Record Store Day following the release of this years list! Looking at some of the exclusive vinyl releases with tracks from Pixies, Camper Van Beethoven, Stone Temple Pilots, Kula Shaker, Sonic Youth, Marianne Faithful, Wolf Alice, Paramore and 13th Floor Elevators.

Along with brand new music from Atreyu, Violet Grohl, Def Leppard and Ecco Vandal, PLUS some throwback from TRex, The Cure, Jeff Buckley, Feeder, The Rolling Stones, YES and Chvrches

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

This Week’s Playlist
Side One
Trex – (Bang a Gong) Get It On
Ecco Vandal – BLEACH
Atreyu – Ego Death
Violet Grohl – THUM
Sound City – Mantra (Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Trent Reznor)
Def Leppard – Rejoice
The Cure – Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix)
Churches – Addicted to Love
YES – Ritual (Nous Sommes Du Soleil)
The Rolling Stones – Moonlight Mile
Feeder – Feel It Again
Jeff Buckley – Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
Noel Harrison – The Windmills of Your Mind (Live at Glastonbury)

Side Two
13th Floor Elevators – Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
Paramore – Emergency
Wolf Alice – Play it Out
Camper Van Beethoven – Storms
Marianne Faithful – Angel
Sonic Youth – The Diamon Sea
Pixies – Is She Weird? (Live from Newport Folk Festival)
Stone Temple Pilots – Sex Type Thing
Nei lYoung – Cinnamon Girl
Kula Shaker – Good Money (Jagz Kooners Midnight Circus Mix)
Fleetwood Mac – You Make Loving fun

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