Music:
The Perfects - Shipwrecked
Frankie Roe - Red Rivers
Syngularity feat Alexis Vaneeckhout - Ocean
Chris Garneau - Babys Romance
Lisa Redford - Dragon Fly
Ergo Phizmiz - Pangolin
 
Poetry:
Richard Bruce Clay - The Buts, The View From Saturn, Venus
 
Mentioned in the programme: Audio Blogging...
My own Live From Storyville, Andy Taylor's Rantings Of A Northern Bloke ,Simon Toon, John Buckley's Distant Fox, Richard Vobes Naked Englishman

Music:
The Yampy Werewolves -Big Spliff
Cult Of Wedge - Louder
Listen With Sarah - Ramblin' Andy
David Minder - Step On The Wheel
Tea For Two - Out In The Sun
 
Poetry:
Dominic O'Rourke - 56K and Danish Pornography (adult content)
 
Plus I venture down to Digbeth in Birmingham
to get a taste of The Go Club, a new venue for the cities
bands and artists.
 
Additional links: Cherryade Music

Special studio guest Giovanni Esposito aka Spoz the 11th Birmingham Poet Laureate
‘Spoz' being the bit between the ‘E' and the ‘ito' (kind of). Spoz describes himself as a sort of poet. The sort, in fact, that has been published, recorded, been on the radio, won awards, is a member of the renowned ‘New October Poets', taken part in so many festivals, he's lost count and even had a commission from the BBC. The sort of poet that isn't quite everybody's cup of tea, though, could be yours. He's a singer, songwriter, playwright and musical writer. He has produced and directed self penned musicals in Birmingham and Edinburgh. He's written and recorded albums with several bands as well as a solo artiste and appeared before the Queen mum (RIP).
In this interview I talk to Spoz about his many achievements including the Birmingham Poet Laureateship, his work with bringing poetry to children, and his self written "karaoke" musicals.
 
Spoz also performs the poems : Vodka Catalyst, Identity Poem, Dying For A Dump In The Car On The Way Back From Cheltenham, Disco Dad and I Met Jesus At St Andrews Football Stadium
 
You can aslo check out Spoz's Myspace site which has examples of his work.
 
If you are an artist who is local to Birmingham and would like to record a session or interview please contact me here.

Music from:
David Francis - Reflections Of The Life I'm Wearing
Joan Osbourne - Holy Waters
Heise Bros - The Revenge Of The Self Imposed Hero
Aarrah And The Ferns - Emo Phillips
Big Big Car - Oh Lets Race
 
Poetry:
Paul Rafferty - The Day The Aliens Came, I Wanna Be, The Scientologists Don't Want Me
 
And  a little skit:
Can't Date Won't Date - by Nic Treadwell
 
Next weeks special studio guest will be Spoz, the current Birmingham Poet Laureate

Our Prague New Year Special

Over the festive period I travelled to Prague, with mini-disk in hand,
this weeks podcast is an audio diary of that holiday, with recordings of folk - blues and gypsy performers on Charles Bridge,church recitals, our mystery ghostwalk and other interesting facts on the history of this beautiful town.
 
 Music from Czech Republic:
 Lindsay D'Arcy - Life Sized
 Pan Svahilski - Balaton
 Poitin - Toutoring
 Two Mighty Men - Year
 
 Poetry:
 Nic Treadwell - Christmas In Prague