Episodes

June 4, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 133

The Vinyl Project What a week for marvelous music. In no particular order I played Nick Bowen ~ Heart Attack (sorry again mate), Melissa James ~ I Need You Here, Indigo Earth (probably) ~ Forces Shatter, Emily Wolfe ~ Lion Heart (the album version), Charley Macaulay ~ Foolin, Captain Backfire ~ Double Kidd, New single by Cut Corners ~ Real, Paul Lane from Unplugthejukebox.com came and talked about Stanley, Kid Russell ~ Juice and a live rendition by me of 3 am which I play on my new album The V...
May 27, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 132

Justin Beiber Atari Pilot ~ Stay Yourself, Churn Milk Joan ~ Until Djuna Barnes, Latent Anxiety ~ Liberation, Skelectory ~ Whitedrift, Get The Tape ~ Too Good For Words, Zilla McGuire ft. J.I.G. ~ Window Down, Tom Bishel ~ The Feeling of Home, Kevin Fisher ~ Losing You, Sweet Tooth ~ Everybody Wants to Fall In Love, Will Kriski ~ Kerry’s Jig, Sonny ~ Something in the Water, King Never ~ Hotel Desolation, SRM558 ~ Iron Lung Blues and Nick Tann ~ How Can It Be Wrong.
May 21, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 131

Nick Tann In a packed episode this week I play some of the best tracks on the planet from soem amazing independent artists. In no particular order Crash and The Coots ~ Don’t Have Any Legs, Indigo Earth ~ Wise Man, Sam Page ~ Lottery, Meniscus ~ Fight Club, Steve Swindells ~ A Place Of Angels, One Cat Broke ~ Crazy (inout), Honeybadger ~ We Can Breathe, Tzuriel Kastel ~ Reach Out, Emily Wolfe ~ Lion Heart, Emily Wolfe ~ Heavy, Catfish and the Bottlemen ~ Sidewinder, Catscans ~ The Choeung Ek Me...
May 14, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 130

Paloma Faith Under extremely tired conditions I just about managed to put out this weeks podcast. In no particular order I played Jonathan Whiskerd ~I Could Be You, SophieClare~ Beady Eye, Nickdot and Frankey ~ Watching time, Flaming June ~ Nerves of Steel, Helen Austin ~ Happy, Cut Corners ~ Jacky D, Killing No Murder ~Let Me Be The One, Will and the People ~ The Game, No Snow No Alps ~ Luminaro, Lost Souls Club ~ Sometimes, Mummy Short Arms ~ Change, Peter Doran ~ Eternity, Bang Bangs ~ In Ar...
May 6, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 129

Justin Beiber NAKED! or to subscribe to the podcast by email…… Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner In the best 60 minutes of you lives this week I played some great old favourites Los Bridge ~ Delegates, Jim From The Moon ~ 25, Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Mike Vaughan ~ Will We Ever Get To Mars (Happy Birthday Sailor!), Last Child Dancing ~ End of Summer, Vendor Defender ~ Passing, By The Rivers ~ Run Around, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Steve Lowis ~ Tricks, Russell Morgan ~ Surre...
April 30, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 128

Justin Beiber lockdown A packed podcast full of indie goodness! In no particular order I played The Wilton Project ~ All in a Dream, Jess Vincent ~ Sweet William, The One and Only ~ Come Around, The Sons of Dark Horses ~ Wondering Why, Burning Shapes ~ Someone Else’s Words, Calvin Roche ~ Fly To You, David Hagen ~ I Am King ( Just realised that I played this two weeks ago but I don’t care because it is amazing), Decode ~ If Only (we live to tell the tale), Thom Cross ~ Standing on the Edge of t...
April 23, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 127

Justin Beiber before and after Well boys and girls a cracker of a podcast this week. I played Phillo Sinnet ~ Can’t Mend a Broken Heart When Mine Is Broken Too, Gary Granger ~ Dark Walk, Covergeist ~ the Loneliest Boy In the Whole Wide World, Leibowitz ~ Chasing the Pompano, Jenny Walker ~ Night Flight To London, Mike Gatto Band ~ Fast Girls & Razor Blades, Get The Tape ~ Clean Distorstion Anja McCloskey ~ Italian Song, Lewis Maclean ~ Better Place, Bad Bad Meow ~ Wheel, Latent Anxiety ~ Love D...
April 15, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 126

Justin Bieber naked at last Some cracking tunes as usual. Artists from the south-coast, London, America and up north. In no particular order I played David Hagan ~ I am King, David Simnel ~ the Troubles I’ve Seen, Ruth Savill ~ One Step, The Fierce and the Dead ~ On VHS, Coast ~ The Caller, Kid Russell and the homeles DJ ~ Broke DJ, Bobby Good ~ Just Words, Joe Wellfair ~ Hand Me Down, Matt Erion Trio ft. Jef Ford ~ Among Friends, Churn Milk Joan ~ Happier, April Maybe May – Sugar and Mess, To...
April 8, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 125

Another buffet from which you, dear listener, can pick and fill your plate from. In no specific order I play Oresteia ~ Helen, The Robbie Boyd Band ~ I Won’t Let You Go, Caroline’s Capuchin ~ Robot Song AND Precipice, SandRiver ~ A Letter (To the loves of Emma), Jonnie Murpie ~ Open Up, The Cherry BlueStorms ~ Fear of Gravity (alt version), Don’t Make Me Wait from my Vinyl Project and an interview with that nice Rob Batley from the band Stone Pony where we talked about his new e and I played a ...
April 4, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 124

A heady mixture of music and chat this week. The music supplied by King Never ~ Sorrow, The Plimptons ~ Pride comes Before a Storm, 1930 ~ Sisters and Brothers, White Bone Rattle ~ The Ferryman, Postcode ~ His Place or Mine. I have a chat to Marvin B Naylor in the car about his latest monster single I Am A Summer Night and then play it. Paul Lane from Unplug the Juke Box has a chat about Jonny Cola and the A Grades and I finish off with a live song I played at Seend acoustic club which is just ...
March 25, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 123

Aria 12 string It’s an acoustic guitar special so there! Great tracks from Jay Groovara ~ Cuckoo, Fran Classic ~ Close Your Eyes, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Matt Stevens ~ Bunt Out Car, Joe Wellfair ~ Useless Kind, James Corachea ~ To Feel Your Embrace, Alex Bowron ~ Forced Struggle To Hole Back the Advance, Paul Liddle ~ Boots and a live track by me Don’t Make Me Wait. Paul Lane from Unplug the Jukebox came in and we talked about the mighty Andrew Foster and played some tracks from his ...
March 18, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 122

Nick Tann Any guesses as to what I’m doing in this picture? Anyhoo some forgotten, some new and some favourite tunes in this weeks episode including Raw Peaches ~ Convince Yourself You’re Happy, The Tandem ~ Why Do We Fight, Stuart McNair ~ Out of your Mind, The Wilton Project ~ Zeros and Twos, Stone Them Crows ~ Joker in the Pack, The Cherry Bluestorms ~ When You’re Here, Jim from the Moon ~ Thanksgiving and a little tune of mine only available if you are subscribed to my Newsletter. Subscri...
March 11, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 121

Nick Tann A lovely mixture of music and interviews this week. I interviewed Cut Corners as well as Sean McGowan at their “Sound of the C” gig at The Brook in Southampton this week and played tracks from both of them. I missed interviewing Til Dusk but played a great track from them anyway. Other tracks included Australia’s own Clean Marlin who are playing at The Annandale Hotel in Annandale Sydney at 9.15 this coming Thursday, Sarah Saville ~ Transparent, Owen Hackett ~ Gregs Riff, Indigo Earth...
March 4, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 120

Nick Tann is this thing on? A fantastic mix of marvelous music this week interspersed with clips of my adventures in Bath. Music includes Heathward ft Louisa Osbourne ~ My Lost World, The Lewis Creaven Band ~ Around Your Neck, Tom Fuller ~ Doing Nothing, Marc Philippe ~ Red Tears, Woven Bird ~ Saw You In Two, Ryan Peel ~ What am I Missing?, Hi Sonorous ~ Break the Cycle, Ruthless Rob ~ City Morgue, Russell Morgan ~ Surrender, Jamie & The Portraits ~ What a Croc and a live tune by me, good old ...
Feb. 27, 2012

Is This Thing on Podcast 119

Nick Tann What a great week for new music! In this episode I play Wise Children ~ Inters Wall, Stone Pony ~ Across Town, Bob Dean ~ Forest of Fear, the Rhys Anslow Project ~ Acid Dance, Paul Liddell ~ Monsoon Rain, Marvin B Naylor ~ “Track no 6”, Seán McGowan ~ Life ~Dead Social Club ~ Syrian Kiss, Jebo ~ the Greatest Day, my favourite American Daryl Shawn ~ When Pennies Go To Heaven and a track by me How Do You Sleep from my vinyl project.
Feb. 20, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 118

70s porn star Nick Tann In this weeks exciting show I played Mak Woven ~ Shadow on the Wall, Le Peculiar ~ Enjoy The Show, Mailman ~ Sun Never Sets, Salwa Azar ~ White Horse, Mummy Short Arms ~ Change, Black Mamba ~ This Side of the Pen, GroundFloor ~ Bound to your Head, Eastern Conference Champions ~ Bloody Bells, Anja McCloskey, And Her Head, Postcode ~ Hope Makes The Light Shine Great plus an interview with that nice chap Jack from Southampton rock band Lock n Load. So that’s the UK, America...
Feb. 13, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 117

Nick Tann After last weeks lady special a nice mix of brand new mans stuff! Decode ~ Days After You, States of Matter ~ Only Lovers Left Alive, The Fierce and the Dead ~ on VHS, Casino Trap ~ Let you Go, The Dots ~ Love Divine, Andrew Foster ~ Memory Maze, MinionTV ~ Keep the Negatives, Churn Milk Joan ~ Happier, Kidd Russell ~ Juice Acoustic. Paul from Unplug The Jukebox Came and spoke about Crinkle Cut and I banged on occasionally making sense.
Feb. 5, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 116

Izzy Corben-Tann A female special this week, featuring some of the best independent women artists on the planet. This week I played April Maybe May ~ Lost, Jayme Kelly Curtis ~ Sugar and Sand, Liz Longley ~ Rush, Sweet Tooth ~ Everybody Wants to Fall in Love, Kay ~ Footsteps, Anja McCloskey ~ , Clara Barker ~ Bedsong, Helen Austin ~ Happy, Sophie Peacock ~ Fighting Fair, Netsayi ~ Punch + Drunk, and a track of mine sung by the amazing Gemma Carol back in the days when I had a band “People”. Bu...
Jan. 29, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 115

Nick Tann Is This Thing On Podcast A little bit sweary this week as I get a bit passionate about independent music. Amazing tracks form Alma ~ Scraps, Pineross ~ Ruins, Safari ~ Quicksand, Shoulders of Giants ~ Code of a Madman, Wax Ersatz ~ Make a Man out of Me, Tony Wallace ~ Turtle Crab, Lite ~ Image Game, Broken Links ~ Substitute Yourself, For the Future – Jeff Green and a track I wrote in conjunction with BP Perry for the Hot Potatoes Podcast. I mentioned that you may wish to purchase Th...
Jan. 23, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 114

Nick Tann Bang Bangs – In Arms, Vendor Defender – Golden Shivers, Tom Slatter – Without Your Hand, an interview with local man Grant Sharkey from Toupe, The Cherry Bluestorms – A Kiss Away, Duffy’s Gypsy Band – Budapest, The Mafia Kings – Two Years Gone, Isaw – Massimo, The Milkmen – Like a Drug and a little track by me good old Nick Tann. All in all the best hour of your life!!
Jan. 15, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 113

Kid Russell ~ Broke DJ, Bobby Good ~ Just Words, Thom Cross ~ Standing on the Edge, The Penny Red ~ Thelma, Son of Eagle ~ Bones, Jon Gomm ~ Love Proof, TWO tunes from No Snow NO Alps ~ Elixzabeth I and Cherry Tree and a demo from me. Paul from Unplug The Jukebox came in and we caught up on a few things including a track by From the Storm. I mentioned my new 12 String Guitar videos that you can see by clicking here. Job is a good un!
Jan. 8, 2012

Is This Thing On Podcast 112

That’s me in that picture, back when Izzy was just a few hours old….ANYWAY the podcast this week played music from Streaming Lights ~ Wait a Minute, What is Life for ~ The Rush, SandRiver ~ Goodnight Goodnight, Rieg ~ The Histrionic, Fit & The Conniptions ~ Sweet Sister Starlight, Laura Day Heaven in Youth, Jonathan Whiskerd ~ Lifeline, Indigo Earth ~ Cold Light of Day, Red Stripe ~ My Brazilian Neighbour, Shut Up Donny ~ El Boyo Productions, Zosh Cardo ~ Level My Scales, Coloured Lines ~ Atmosp...
Jan. 1, 2012

Is This Thing on Podcast 111

In an influenza fueled podcast I played great tracks from Michael Sharpe ~ Breakout, King Never ~ Sorrow, Salme Dalhistrom ~ Popwreck, Martha’s Man ~ Already Hurting, Gideon’s Demise ~ Everything Must End, Groundfloor ~ Counting the Days, Scott Turchin ~ Jah Creation, Coast ~ The Caller and a new working of an old track by me Nick Tann I mentioned an interview I gave to isle of Wight Radio, click here to listen https://soundcloud.com/isleofwightradio/live-and-local-nick-tann-18-12
Dec. 23, 2011

Is This Thing On? Podcast Matt Stevens Xmas Special

Matt Stevens and Nick Tann Merry Xmas one and all and welcome to an Is This Thing On Podcast, Matt Stevens Xmas special. An interview interspersed with some of Matt’s music. We cover topics such as babies, how Matt writes songs, the loneliness of a solo artist, will Matt EVER sing? to what kind of guitar does he use and many more. Sit back, relax and let it all wash over you…. To visit Matt’s website simply click here