Episodes

Sept. 25, 2015

NIck Tann’s – Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast

And here we are, back in the room again with some amazing independent tunes sent in by wonderfully talented artists from around the planet. This weeks playlist includes Fighting Caravans – Tyrannosaur, Lazer Lloyd – Bad Seed, ToyFace – Cosmic Love, Nick Tann – Dont, April Maybe May – Sugar and Mess, The Horse – Got To See Her, Lizzard Frequency – Bad Seed, Marvin B Naylor – Wondering Star
Sept. 10, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast Magenta

subscribe here Yes, I know….it’s just me! Since, what we will now call “The Mac Crash” all of my apps including Photoshop have disappeared. I have tried to install GIMP but have drawn a blank so far… Macports? Really? So here we are with this weeks pick of the best tracks I have been sent including The Paper Trains – The Prospectors, Girls Pissing on Girls Pissing – Rainbow Island, Deep Shade – Haven’t Said A Word, Bobbie Peru -Dark MP3, Nick Tann – Can’t Stop Missing You, The Horse – Family T...
Aug. 18, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast AMBER

Back with a vengeance this week kids, nice long show and a new feature. Whatever next! In this weeks show you can hear Dazie Mae – Sofa, The Creeping Ivies – The Witch House, The Buzzard Orchestral – One Stone, Nick Tann – Never Did You Harm, Marvin B Naylor – Brief Encounter, Dah Rhy Gah Moor – Right Swipe, Ollie Goodwin – Painted Black finishing off with the band interview with White Ape followed by their track Game of Soldiers. All good!
July 31, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast -Black

Hello my lovelies, this week my playlist looks like this Lake of Kings – Locus, The Fierce and the Dead – Magnet in your Face, The Sun and the Stars – Shimmering Light, Foxthroat – Reason to Survive, Vernon’s Friends – Chasing Rainbows , Nick Tann – Love Lies Have a click about, you might get lucky!
July 21, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music podcast BLUE

Hey now! Listen to this You can hear Rocket Van – 15 minutes, The Beautiful Game – King William, James Bartholomew – Far Away, The Vast Alps – Vanity, The Fierce and The Dead – On VHS, Nick Tann – Dream You know it makes sense!
July 10, 2015

Is This Thing On Music Podcast Magenta

Greetings fellow humans and what a show I have for you this week! Thanks to a minor rant on Facebook I now have a plethora of great music to chose from for this weeks show. Tracks that made it into this weeks show are Dan O’Farrell – Your Facebook Feed Is Not the World, Brocken Links – Submission, Charlie Leavy – The Way Life Is, Nick Tann – Didn’t mean to do you Harm, With Ghosts – Sorry, I’m Not Sorry, Zvilnik – This Dumb Machine, Old Bohemia – Star Fish. I play tunes, I rant, thats the wa...
June 21, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast Yellow

Hi Humans and welcome to this weeks tip top Independent Music podcast from me, good old Nick Tann. This weeks wondrous playlist includes Ruby Confue – Babay, Runabay – Moon Turns Blue, Eyes Like The Sky – Dorsal Fin, Scorpio Loon _ Things I like To Do, a brand new track by me Nick Tann – Safe Harbour and a lost album track from People – Jackie Who. If you have any ideas as to questions I can ask artists in the new “Who The Hell Are You?” feature, then please use the contact form below. See yo...
June 3, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast Purple

Hi there independent music fans,it’s me that Nick Tann off of the internet! This week I bring you songs from around the world! Luna Rosa – Spread Your Ashes Anywhere But Here, Ummagma – Lama, Yaw Prana – Well Tanna, Chris Angel – Little Bird ft Amanda Cottreau, Chalk – Everyone’s Problem, No Ones Problem, Marvin B Naylor – I Am A Summer Night, Nick Tann – How Can It Be Wrong? Click here to read Hao Boon’s great review of Eyes Like The Sky – Haven’t Seen A Frog that was played on last weeks sho...
May 26, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast Green

Morning Neverland people…. No, I don’t know either…. Download and play in Itunes by clicking the widget thing where ever it is this week, and you can help support independent music. How about that!!! If you chuck your email address in that box on the right you get new episodes delivered just like your Melody Maker or whatever… This week, as well as giving advice to prospective musicians, I play some great tunes! Deepshade – Tattoo, Rat Faced Lewey – Dead in the Ground, Eyes Like The Sky – Ha...
May 18, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast Blue

Yes, BLUE, having dispensed with episode numbers I am shifting to colours. In this weeks ranty, sweary episode I play a new song from Grant Sharkeys new album Hello Goon, The Travis Waltons – The Antagonist, Paul Liddell – Brighter Lights, The Bombs – Howl, an oldie from me good old Nick Tann and a great tune Digress from Fur Cough. I also managed to sort that player problem out see?
May 1, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast MAY

Hello gorgeous people, Nick Tann here with a short yet incredibly sweet collection of yummy independent music sent to me from across the globe Bombs – This Is My Party, Bela Takes Chase – Collide, Iris – Candle, Nick Tann – Don’t (demo), Hildur Hoglind – Seize the Day and that’s it!
April 23, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast

Dispensing forever with episode numbers we’re cracking on with a bands special in this weeks Independent Music Podcast presented by me Nick Tann Kicking off with People – Time and Time Again, Sahara Skies – Much Love, Fake Flowers-Real Dirt – Bullets Thru the Fire, The Strangler Figs – Attack of the Strangler Figs, The Silver Bayonets, Let Go The Sky – Silver Linings, Little Brother Eli – Hanging, – Mad As Hell, Kill For Eden – Kerosene. Remember to subscribe so you never miss an episode.
April 15, 2015

IS This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 149

Hello lovelies! This week I play a few new songs as well as take a stroll down memory lane…. Playlist this week includes Runabay – Moon Turns Blue, Fake Chatter – Saw Mill PKWY, Marvin B Naylori – Space Ships There Are, Nick Tann – Don’t, Schnauzer -Everything Is Nice, Liz Longley – Rush, Tom Bishel – The Feeling of Home, Tom Caulfield – Catholic Girls, Sam Page – Release Me.
April 3, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 248

subscribe here and never miss an episode. This week I present a Wonderland of music, yes a WONDERLAND! Never mind… Bela Takes Chase – Collide click here to watch the new video , Come The Spring – Maps, xx_JTX_xx – Color, Salme Dahlstrom – Rockin The Spot, The Cadbury Sisters – You Choose, Nick Tann – Don’t, Lucy Kitchen – Tide, Anja McCloskey – Words, Chris Cava – Climb The Red Sky Here is where I am playing next
March 24, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 247

subscribe and never miss an episode Hi all Nick Tann here, once again bringing you the very best from my independent music collection. This week you can hear The Strangler Figs – Attack of the Strangler Figs, Antiqcool – Girl In A Room, Simon King – I Tried, Russell Morgan – Surrender, Ryan Peel – Even If, Sam Page – Hold On, Nick Tann – Never Did You Harm My tour diary, come and see me!
March 11, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music podcast 256

Spring has sprung and this new crop of great songs is here to delight and erm whatever. Great tunage from Hildur Höglind – Seize The Day, Matthew Sooner – Silly Boy, Ollie Goodwin – Painted Black, Little Brother Eli – Dreams, Valerio Lysander – Cotton, Nick Tann – That Woman Check out my latest video
March 8, 2015

Is This Thing On Podcast Marvin B Naylor pt.1

subscribe and never miss an episode As the title suggests this is part one of the long awaited interview with an amazing musician, composer and someone I am proud to call a friend Mr Marvin B Naylor. This part charts his emigration to Canada, early childhood, return to the U.K., his first forays in the world of professional music and his insights into composing music. Peppered with the tunes that have inspired film makers and musicians including myself. A must for any aspiring musician and lov...
Feb. 27, 2015

Is This thing On Independent Music Podcast 255

Never miss an episode and subscribe. Hello all, an odd rambling show this week but the music is great with Come The Spring – 24, The Bombs – Howl, Little Brother Eli – Dreams, The Travis Waltons – Homewrecker, Emily Wolfe – Swoon, Nick Tann – Don’t (demo) taken form the album “Notes in the margin” available from my Music Glue site https://www.musicglue.com/nick-tann/ <<<<<<<Oh and my new video is there… on the left <<<<<<<<
Feb. 18, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast

Subscribe on ITunes and never miss an episode Hello my darlings. The best pick of the latest crop of independent talent. Remember to make a comment on this page and on my spanky new video below. On with the music Dah Rhyl Gah Moor – Right Swipe, Kill For Eden – Kerosene, Ed Ling – Swimmers, XX_JTX_XX – Color, Nick Tann – Never Did Me Wrong (Demo)
Feb. 5, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 253

Never miss an episode subscribe with Itunes This will keep you warm some hot tunes including a track from me that is just screaming out for collaborators SCREAMING! If you want to add a musical contribution you can listen to and download CRAZY on my Soundcloud page by clicking HERE On with the rest of the show… First was Iris a good no nonsense guitar rock bacd doing what they should with a track called Candle. Mickey Carroll is the kind of guy you invite to dinner who turns up wearing spats and...
Jan. 25, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 252

Never miss another episode when you subscribe Just like that, this weeks podcast and it’s a corker. After a new track from me it’s my tip for 2015, powerful and evocative Little Brother Eli – Who Do You?, picking up where Eddie and the Hotrods left off and bringing it right up to date The Silver Bayonets – Schemes. If Peter Gabriel had stayed with Genesis and listened to a few Jacques Brel records he would have come up with something like the enigmatic Marvin B Naylor‘s new single Brief Encount...
Jan. 16, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 251

subscribe via Itunes and never miss an episode Your best independent music mixtape all ready for the weekend. This week I play the freshest sounds in the independent music spectrum kicking off with a demo version of my track Don’t then this list of lovlies “Billy Bragg meets Greenday” TC Folkpunk – I Overheard Someone Telling Me, followed by “A special kind of smooth” from Eddy Smith – Blood On Your Hands, the kind of rock we really need – an angry version of The Stranglers –Damn Vandals– Mad A...
Jan. 6, 2015

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 250

Please subscribe through Itunes and follow me on Spotify if you can Scroll down to read my wife’s blog post on how she made a great Scooby Doo cake but before that press play and listen to this week’s episode that includes some great tracks Little Death Machine – Pale, Logan Stryx – The Best of Friends, George Wilding – My Backwards Head, Valerio Lysander – Cotton, The Infatuations – Tonight We Celebrate, Oceans – Far From You, Uncle Arthur – Dahab Day, Nick Tann – Parallel Lines. And now a p...
Dec. 31, 2014

Is This Thing On Independent Music Podcast 249

Please follow me on Spotify Please subscribe via iTunes using this button My round up of some of the best tracks of 2014 kicked of with January and David Garlitz – I Like The Way You Move, February and Jen Olive – Death of Me, March and Glass the Tramp ft Nick the Barber – Fun, April and King Never – Mr No, May and Field Studies – Mother Tongue, June and Steve Lawrence – Sinking Ship, July was an exception with 2 tracks Electric Swing Circus – Big Phatty & The Cadbury Sisters – You Chose, Augus...