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Let There Be Drums!

This week, we will take a look at the development of the drums’ role in Rock music from the late 1950s to the present day, through various genres and styles.

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Malaclypse

120R John Wetton 1

Mother’s Day in the US, which may have accounted for a slightly smaller audience than usual.  But those in attendence were enthusiastic and full of puns…  not that that’s particularly relevant.     One of my favourite shows too.

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John Wetton, part 1

This week’s show will illustrate the band career of John Wetton, including his stints in such insignificant acts as Family, King Crimson, Uriah Heep and UK. Be ready for bass and baritone, left-handed.

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Malaclypse

248 Thelonious Monk

A very brief run through some of the highlights of the career of a hugely significant musician who was not well appreciated in his time.  Also featuring some of his compositions covered by other artists,as may were.

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Thelonious Monk

We will have a look at idiosynctratic Jazz legend Thelonious Monk, who had more success as a songwriter than bandleader, but shaped modern Jazz more than most of his contemporaries.

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Malaclypse

Weather Report

On Sunday, there is a high probability of Jazz Fusion, with showers of instrumental brilliance, drizzles of saxophone and keyboards as well as drum patterns and storms of applause.

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Malaclypse

TAFKATAFKAP

This week’s show will have a look at that man from Minnesota, Mr. P. Rogers Nelson, who had to resort to renaming himself TAFKAP after leaving his first record label, later regaining his own given name but tongue-in-cheekly (as well as fondly) recalled as The Artist Formerly Known As The Artist Formerly Known As Prince.

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Malaclypse

118R Eddie Jobson

A joint production between Hugh and myself, the varied career of Eddie Jobson encompassed a wide variety of styles, all delivered with ferocious technical competence.  Very well attended, up to 23 listener connections.

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