Category: Shownotes

A special for you today. I’ve been working on a promotional video for a training company here in the UK and I’ve been cdutting it to You’ve got to by The Young Punx. The single is released as a single today and athte same time the embargo on playing this superb Norman Cook (Fatboy Slim)…

Parts of this week’s show are decidedly laid back. We’ve got updates on quite a few independent artists that have been played over recent months and news of gigs in Vancouver and much closer to the barn here in Suffolk. Music progresses from Europe to California with artists from Austria, London, Florida, Minnesota, California, New…

A real mixed bag of music for you this week from Music from Georgia, Wisconsin, Arizona and California, USA as well as Italy and even something rather fine from the UK.Another busy week including a trip to the seaside to meet up with No Fixed Abode who I played a few weeks ago. Had a…

Strange noises in the barn and some interesting music this week in a balanced show with three tracks from  each side of the Atlantic. Tracks from Florida, New York, Nevada in the USA and Huddersfield, Derbyshire and Essex in the UK.Have you tried the Google Maps route from New York to London yet. Go to…

Wierd weather right now. Absolutely clear blue skies for days on end. Normally at this time of year bright spells between spring showers. What’s going on?Loads of great music again this week and some discussion about the future of independent music. Quite a mix of musical styles too, some of which I hope will be…

Intro Happy – Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA) www.jimmiebratcher.comBack from Mallorca where most days included a view something like this! (Right) Lots of sleeping in the first few days then a few quite big walks in the mountains. Two bar restaurant recommendations for you should you find yourself in Porto Soller. Restaurant Es Raco is very…

IntroHappy – Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmybratcher.comThe travel this week is quite excessive. After last week’s show I drove over to an amazing hotel called Billesley Manor, near Stratford-on-Avon where a two day meeting was held before driving back to Suffolk to collect a fresh bag of clothes then off to Stansted Airport for a flight…

Happy – Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comPMN variability – last week loads, this week not a lot – but that’s part of the fun of it. Surprised not more artists are making their music available for sale through the PMN. It"s a great non-exclusive deal. If you know otherwise, let me know.Spring/summer was certainly here over…

IntroHappy – Jimmy Bratcher (Missouri, USA)Spent a frankly malodorous hour filming in a gym for a promo DVD this afternoon so a walk along the beach at Aldeburgh was highly necessary. Frost last night then beautiful sunshine this afternoon. That’s spring.Bought a painted pebble from a group of delightful young people on the beach –…

IntroHappy – Jimmie Bratcher (Missouri, USA)www.jimmiebratcher.comSpring seems to be rushing into summer already.In London again yesterday at the lovely Chesterfield Hotel in Mayfair to meet up with Craig Phillips the first winner of Big Brother in the UK. Then Jessie got papp’d.Music from Italy, UK, Brooklyn, Canada and FloridaOld song fabulous new treatment by the…

Bum Rush the Charts DayToday is the day we’re going to give the music industry a sleepless night! Together, we are going to take an indie podsafe music artist to number one on the iTunes singles charts, because we can. We all just need to buy one particular podsafe track on iTunes today, 22 March,…

Today was officially the first day of spring in the UK, so what happened – woke up to 2 inches of snow! Also the spring equinox and a new moon so some very high tides. North winds actually pile the sea up at the southern end of the North Sea – fortunately no serious flooding…