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Ep 42 - Songs of Quiet Dignity
May 31, 2026
40m 48s
Ep 41 - Ghost Memories
May 5, 2026
1h 26m 18s
Ep 40 - Miles Davis in his New York Apartment 1986
Mar 3, 2026
3h 54m 44s
Ep 39 - A History of the Remix (1955 - 1992)
Jan 21, 2026
3h 28m 25s
Ep 38 - Dude Hop Revisited
Jan 1, 2026
52m 50s
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| 5/31/26 | Ep 42 - Songs of Quiet Dignity | In the last episode, I inadvertently took a turn into the realm of true crime podcasting, and while I'm not intentionally planning this, it seems this episode could be filed under the heading of self help. Back in the 80s, I heard a song, Dignity by Deacon Blue, which explored themes I hadn't come across in a song before. It's about finding meaning in the drudgery of manual labour and how the right attitude can become inspirational and filled with joy and hope. Subconsciously, over the years. I've been drawn to other songs that dealt with similar themes and now I've collected these songs into a sort of mental health journey.The modern world can lead people to act in a way that might cause them to lose their dignity, maybe the messages in these songs could help someone regain it. If that's not too lofty a claim. Ronan Hession/Mumblin' Deaf Ro's music https://mumblindeafro.bandcamp.com/music | 40m 48s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Ep 41 - Ghost Memories | I'm not exactly sure what this episode is, I guess it's a kind of audio essay based on seven "ghost songs" (songs with the word ghost in the title) and how they relate to some moments from my life. Maybe it's something of a personal memoir through song,;as pretension as that sounds. The last 30, or so minutes are more of a documentary about a very sad and tragic event in Dublin's history, so be prepared for that if you are of a sensitive nature. So please have a listen and enjoy these Ghost Memories Aoife's Sing Along Social https://www.singalongsocial.com/ Gary's music https://gazlerock.bandcamp.com Trapped Inside: The Stardust Nightclub Fire Disaster Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deHNbwW6B6U | 1h 26m 18s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Ep 40 - Miles Davis in his New York Apartment 1986 | About a year ago, an Instagram account called the Jazz Dispensary shared a photo titled "Miles Davis in his New York apartment 1986". The picture was taken from a book called No Picture by Japanese photographer Shigeru Uchiyama. It shows Miles reaching behind his bed to adjust his sound system. On the floor around the bed there are two rows of records, some CDs, a selection of belts, magazines and various other items. And while the photo gives us a candid snapshot into the life of one of the most important musicians of the 20th century, it can also tell us a whole lot about where Miles Davis's music career was at that moment of time. Check out the photo herehttps://ibb.co/Jw6Qp74b And the mystery CD https://ibb.co/rRVDv5ZT | 3h 54m 44s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Ep 39 - A History of the Remix (1955 - 1992) | A history of the remix; from the avant garde tape loop experiments of the 50s, to the creative expansion of the standard three minute song in the late 60s. And the innovations in DJing and dancefloor dynamics of the 70s, through to the current situation when a remix is now more a statement of the remixer's musical expression that a reinterpretation of the original producer's work. Featuring interviews with many of the key characters like Tom Moulton, Mel Cheren and Walter Gibbons, plus lots of the pivotal tracks that shaped the sound of dance music today. Norman Whitfield playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6bRq6ju63svO3C7eSBTW4Q?si=aT-KAms3RYuw9m-1ObNs8Q&pi=sXT7KBhdSdGDO | 3h 28m 25s | ||||||
| 1/1/26 | Ep 38 - Dude Hop Revisited | An update of episodes 24 and 26, where I introduced the genre of Dude Hop, mid 90s alternative rock infused hip hop made by white dudes with hangovers, with some more dude hop songs I've discovered over the last year or so The Dude Hop Timeline playlist on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dNXabIDPDFwQ00UwK06Gr?si=TKt2fWXTQmOkkGSgdsHo3A&pi=idkD9sKhTGeYH The Dude Hop sub Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/DudeHop | 52m 50s | ||||||
| 12/11/25 | Ep 37 - Novelty Rap of the 80s | A selection of sometimes cringe, sometimes cool comedy rap tunes from the early to mid 80s, featuring tunes from England, Scotland, Ireland and The Netherlands | 55m 21s | ||||||
| 11/3/25 | Ep 36 - The Grove Social Club (1967 to 1997) | The Grove was a teenage disco in the Northside of Dublin, Ireland that ran for 30 years, from 1967 to 1997. and thanks to Cecil Nolan, who was the DJ for that entire time, and the music he played, The Grove became an essential part of the formative years of the tens of thousands of young Northsiders who attended. In this episode, many of those who were lucky enough to have gone to the Grove share their stories and the music they heard there. Links Joe Kearns - What is the Grove? https://thegrove-jk.blogspot.com/p/memories-of-grove-1973-to-1975-from-2025.html?m=1 The Grove Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/4512479386/?ref=share The Grove radio show on NearFM https://nearfm.ie/the-grove-show/ Eamonn McCormack's "Kindred Spirits" album https://open.spotify.com/artist/7IYQbgnmiFhHdnp5WESEQV?si=hYYbsEFpTuWxxMuCwaFtiw "More Than A Feeling" - RTE documentary on the Grove https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iccATMMFBtM 32a - Irish Film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPA8aUK3q80 | 2h 22m 26s | ||||||
| 10/8/25 | Ep 35 - CRASH!! | Just in time for Halloween, I cover a dark subject in this episode; the stories of seven plane crashes and the famous musicians who lost their lives in them. | 1h 45m 05s | ||||||
| 9/14/25 | Ep 34 - Spelling Songs | Seven songs thar feature spelling in the lyrics | 37m 08s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 | Ep 33 - From Motown to Boystown: A History of Hi-NRG (1957 to 1989) | From Motown to Boystown: A History of HI-NRG (1957-1989) In this episode I look at the genre of electronic dance music known as Hi-NRG, and how innovators like Giorgio Moroder, Patrick Cowley, Bobby Orlando, Ian Levine and Fiachra Trench took this form of electronic disco from the dancefloors of gay nightclubs to the pop charts around the world. We also trace the origins of this sound back to Hitsville. USA, the home of Motown Records. Featuring tonnes of music and interviews with the main characters. | 4h 28m 59s | ||||||
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| 6/5/25 | Ep 32 - Sound System Culture and its influence on British Music - 1950 to 1991 | Jamaican Sound System Culture and its influence on British Music 1950 - 1991 Using Soul II Soul's massive 1989 hit Back to Life as a starting point we trace how Sound System Culture has played a fundamental part in shaping British Music; taking in early Jamaican Sound Systems and the American RnB t hey preferred, through Ska. Reggae, Roots. Dub, Lover's Rock, and Dancehall. Northern Soul, Jazz Funk, early Electro, Rare Groove, Acid House, Street Soul, acid Jazz and Trip Hop Contained lots of great music and interviews with the Musicians, DJs, Producers. DJs, promoters and Soundmen involved. | 4h 39m 27s | ||||||
| 3/13/25 | Ep 31 - The Evolution of Dubstep; 1991 to 2011 | The story of how dubstep developed; from US Garage to UK Garage, through speed garage, two step, break step and on into grime and dark garage until the underground dubstep sound went overground around 2005 and how it continued to develop into the 2010s. The podcast features tonnes of music, and interviews with the people who created the sound . | 3h 05m 34s | ||||||
| 2/13/25 | Ep 30 - The Origins of Disco: 70s Boston Gay Club Scene | In this episode we explore the origins of disco music in the early 1970s, in the gay dance clubs of Boston; The Other Side and the 1270. The episode features excerpts from a series of interviews with first generation disco DJs conducted by Brian Halligan of Boston LGBTQ organisation, the History Project. In particular I focus on one DJ, Jimmy Stuard, I feel Jimmy's contributions to the craft of DJing have been overlooked. The History Project YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgFZZB_pNhTXOlRAt0i_2Tg Brian Halligan on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/briandhalligan.bsky.social The Other Side Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/1FiCasptnX/ 1270 Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/803649106339832/?ref=share Steven Burke's Podcast https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/djstevenburke Carol Mitro's podcast https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/carilmitro Bobby Busnach's Mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/bobbybusnach/ Wendy Hunt's Mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/djwh8/ Jimmy Stuard - Live at 12 West - New Year's Eve 1976 (6 hour set) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6bCL0VB_G8 Danae Jacovidis - At Midnight Melody 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wItGs9Dzdxk | 2h 58m 30s | ||||||
| 12/11/24 | Ep 29 - Seven Songs about the Ancient World | What we're gonna do here is go back... back to first evidence of human artistic expression, back to the dawn of civilisation and back to the enduring human need to be, both physically and spiritually. free. As we voyage across the millennia, Let's uphold the fundamental right of all the peoples of this earth to write their own histories. And never forget to embrace that unquenchable desire, found in every man, woman and child, to dance together under the stars to some funky ass tunes. Seven songs about the Ancient World | 48m 10s | ||||||
| 11/22/24 | Ep 28 - A History of House Music (1974 to 1986) | Fenster's Funky Sevens- Ep 28 - A History of House Music Covering the time period between two UK pop chart entries; George McCrae's number one "Rock Your Baby" in June 1974, and Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk "Love Can't Turn Around" in August 1986; the first disco hit and the first house music hit. I look at how Disco developed over the 70s until its "death" in 1979. Then how, with Funk and Post-Disco and European influences, Disco was reborn on the dancefloors of Chicago as House Music. We also take in the stories of the first House Music records and young ambitious (and sometimes unscrupulous) characters involved in their creation. | 4h 35m 20s | ||||||
| 10/3/24 | Ep 27 - Irish Hip Hop History Update | An update to episode 19 - Irish Hip Hop - 1979 to 1999 Some exciting revelations about Ireland's first ever rap record and an overlooked vibes man supreme | 15m 26s | ||||||
| 9/25/24 | Ep 26 - Beyond Dude Hop | A continuation of Ep 24, where I retroactively created a genre called Dude Hop. Dude Hop is a particular type of indie rock influenced hop hip that was made by white dudes with hangovers in the mid 90s, In this episode I talk a little about the mid to late 90s US punk and ska scenes and show the connections between these scenes and how the sound of Dude Hop evol also introduce a cousin of Dude Hop; Haze Hop. Dude hop timeline playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4dNXabIDPDFwQ00UwK06Gr?si=t5odFGTDSL6jwHBoMgsPcg&pi=DEGJhS-ZQx6aZ | 1h 57m 54s | ||||||
| 9/5/24 | Ep 25 - Californian Punk: 1976 to 1994 | The history of the Californian Punk Scene from 1976 to 1994; covering the early LA punk scene, the beginnings of hardcore, the influence of hardcore on metal, ska and funk, Westbeach Recorders, Epitaph Records, Gilman Street, Lookout Records and the rise of punk to mainstream pop culture | 2h 34m 09s | ||||||
| 7/12/24 | Ep 24. Dude Hop: A Novice's Guide | A introductory guide to a particular type of alt-rock infused hop hip made by white dudes with hangovers in the mid 90s, a genre I have decided to call Dude Hop. | 51m 32s | ||||||
| 4/16/24 | Ep 23 - The Origins of 2 Tone Ska & 7 Second Wave Ska Bands | A look at how Jamaican music influenced British culture from the early 60s until the late 70s Ska Revival period/2nd Wave Ska. Taking in; Mento, RnB, Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub and Roots. And travelling through; Soho mod clubs, Island records, Trojan records, rude boys, skinheads, smokey bears, punks and 2 Tone. and connecting the dots along the way | 2h 57m 15s | ||||||
| 3/21/24 | EP 22 - A History of New School Breaks (1981 - 2001) | A history of breakbeat music from Bronx DJs in the 70s, to Electro, tape cut ups, Chicago hip house, early hardcore, big beat, the California desert raves, Florida Breaks, UK Garage and through to the hotbed of breakbeat creativity that was London in the late 90s; showing the development of the New School Breaks sound over seven foundational DJ mixes | 2h 57m 23s | ||||||
| 1/16/24 | Ep 21 - Irish Hip Hop (part 3/3) - 2000 - 2010ish - Rap Road Trip | Third and final part of Irish Hip Hop history, with a focus on MCs, from 2000 to the early 2010s ,taking the form of a road trip around Ireland; stopping off in Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Norn Iron. | 2h 43m 01s | ||||||
| 12/19/23 | Ep 20 -Irish Hip Hop (part 2/3) - 2000 to 2010 - DJ Pathways | A look at the Irish hip hop scene from the year 2000 to 2010 with a focus on DJs and the MCs they worked with, including: Collie, DJ Flip, Tuki, MJEX, The Gudmen, Rob Kelly, Urban Intelligence, Ri Ra, Captain Moonlight, White Noise, All City Records and plenty more | 1h 28m 08s | ||||||
| 11/29/23 | Ep 19 - Irish Hip Hop (part 1/3) 1979-1999 | The Irish hip hop scene from 1979 to 1999, taking in breakdancing, the first Irish rap records, early MCs, DJs and producers the music they made. DJ Laz-E's story of his life in hip hop https://www.mixcloud.com/djlaze/plastic-attack-radio-show-last-orders/ | 1h 36m 43s | ||||||
| 11/10/23 | Ep 18 - Seven Inch History and Seven Funky B-sides | In this episode I look at the history of the seven inch 45rpm single, and play some of my favourite funk and soul b-sides | 47m 48s | ||||||
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