Episode 53 - Ordinary Lives

In this year of all years, time to celebrate all of us eking out our humdrum existence on this lonely planet: our hopes, our fears, our paranoias and our tiny triumphs. For a tracklist, please divert here.

As some of us re-enter a brutal lockdown phase, time to celebrate the ordinary lives of everyday heroes.

Episode 52 - A Kiwi Special! The Dunedin Sound and the Flying Nun label

It’s New Zealand’s time to shine! A celebration of the Flying Nun label, the ‘80s sounds (mostly) from the far south of the South Island - and some examples of the legacy they left elsewhere. For a tracklist, please divert here.

A Kiwi celebration of the 80s music known as The Dunedin Sound, the Flying Nun label and its influence on the embryonic indie scene in the UK and US.

Episode 51 - First album, first tracks

Let’s start all over again with our second half-century. And so: debut LPs, first cuts. For us, a chance to make a first impression for a second time. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

Choice cuts from first cuts on debut albums kick off our second half century of episodes.

Episode 50 - The Fallout 50, Part Three, 2004-2019

Our 50th episode: a look back at the music of the last period in human existence, one year and one track at a time. For a tracklist, please divert here.

A celebration of different genres of alternative music, choosing one track a year from the last 16 years. Our 50th episode!

Episode 49 - The Fallout 50, Part Two, 1987-2003

A celebration of the 1987-2003 era in alternative music, with a track lovingly curated for each year. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

A track a year from 1987-2003 to symbolise what was going on in alternative music in the second of three episodes covering the last 50 years.

Episode 48 - The Fallout 50, Part One, 1970-1986

The first of 3 episodes with a track a year from the last 50 years. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

The first of 3 episodes with a track from each of the last 50 years.

Episode 47 - Remembering Joy Division 40 Years On

In this episode, we celebrate the phenomenal career of Joy Division on the fortieth anniversary of their demise. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

In this episode, we and other artists pay tribute to Joy Division, 40 years on from their demise.

Episode 46 - New York We Love You

An episode dedicated to all our friends - and family - in the Big Apple, from Andy Warhol’s Factory via CBGBs to the music of today. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder with all our friends in New York with this tribute episode to the city's great music.

Episode 45 - Soundtrack to a Future Covid-19 Indie Movie

First opportunity to hear the soundtrack to an imminent movie about the current situation and its profound effect on one starry-eyed young couple. For a full tracklist, please divert here.

A unique opportunity to hear this soundtrack to a yet-to-be-written movie about the effect of the coronavirus on the hopes and dreams of one young couple.

Episode 44 - Songs inspired by authors

In this episode, we take a listen to songs inspired by authors. Mostly cult ones (the bands and the writers). For a tracklist, please divert here.

In this episode, we have have a listen to songs inspired by authors, from Camus and Dostoievsky to Lovecraft and Kafka.