3. The Shamen – Ebeneezer Goode
‘Ebeneezer Goode’ could theoretically have been about a man who was cheerful and who enjoyed the music of Vera Lynn…
I was eleven years old and even I knew it was entirely about drugs. So what? […]

2. House of Pain – Jump Around
Is this the most ubiquitous student disco song ever recorded? (more…)[…]

1. The Prodigy – Fire
The opening song of any compilation is vital to its success and coherence. It must draw in the casual listener that might not otherwise consider investing the mix (perhaps opting for one containing ‘Sesame’s Tr[…]

On my eleventh birthday I received a copy of a tape called “Rave ’92” through the post from my sister Grace, who was away at university. It was the second tape she had made for me whilst she was away, (the first being a random mix o[…]

Uffie – Brand New Car
Supermayer – The Art Of Letting Go
Infernal – Vienna
Aly & AJ – Like Whoa
M.I.A. – Paper Planes
Roisin Murphy – Modern Timing
Sham 69 – Hurry Up Harry
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Girls Aloud – Sexy! No No No…
Example – You Can’t Rap
Chemical Brothers – Burst Generator
Yo Majesty – Club Action (Sailing To Baltimore mix)
Miley Cyrus – East Northumberland High
Justice – New Jack
Dr[…]

Aly & A.J – Potential Breakup Song
Donna Summer – Heaven Knows
Brant ft Mr Roper – Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me (Ada Mix)
Pepe Deluxe – The Mischief of Cloud 6
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – China Heart
Tegan an[…]

First of all enormous thanks to Alan for providing us with top tunes over the last year!
The Podcast will be back next week – after the new management return from a certain gathering in Somerset – so now is your chance to submit some […]

Last year Freaky Trigger reported on the madness of Bill Oddie. Well, he’s back on our TV screens for Spring Watch, the BBC’s seasonal look at the birds and beasts of these fair isles. For an hour. EVERY DAY. (more…)[…]

In the interest of fair reportage, it falls to me to point out the existence of Scruffts, the Kennel Club’s competition for crossbreed dogs. Instead of taking skull measurements and grabbing genitals, the judges at Scruffts look for “good[…]