Listen Back#
Missed the live broadcast? Listen back in full on Mixcloud whenever it suits you.
Broadcast Playlist#
- Phil Lynott - Yellow Pearl
- Jarvis Cocker - Fat Children
- The Wolfmen - Needle In The Camels Eye
- White Lies - There Goes Our Love Again
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- White China - As Seen From Above
- White China - Real World
- White China - Smiles & Jokes
- White China - Breaking Through The Clouds
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- Siobhan Wilson - Make You Mine
- Aimee Mann - Sugarcoated
- Kirsten Adamson - Take Me As I Am
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- Muse - Hysteria
- Electric Six - Synthesizer
- Marc Bolan - Children Of The Revolution
- Adam & The Ants - Ligotage
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- Simple Minds - Changeling
- Heaven 17 - Let’s All Make A Bomb
- The Human League - Empire State Human
- Duran Duran - Planet Earth
- Talk Talk - Talk Talk
- The Vapors - News At Ten
Artist Spotlight#
Show Notes#
Links, references, releases, gigs and further reading mentioned during the broadcast, gathered here so you can keep exploring after the show.
- Siobhan Wilson
- Electric Six
- British Electric Foundation
Track Guide#
A guided companion to the broadcast sequence: what was played, where it came from, and the extra context that shaped its place in the show.

Why It Mattered
Served as the Top Of The Pops theme from 1981 to 1986

Why It Mattered
Originally written by Brian Eno and was the opening track on his debut solo album, Here Come the Warm Jets (1974)










Why It Mattered
March 1979. Lineup features Matthew Ashman (guitar), Andy Warren (bass guitar) and Dave Barbe (drums)











