Show: 10.12.08 Christmas Show with Moth Conspiracy and Nick Stibbs

An archive show to suit the festive season including Patrick and Gez from Moth Conspiracy live in the studio, an interview with Tobias Hill and Christmas poetry read by Nick Stibbs.

10.12.08 Christmas Show with Moth Conspiracy and Nick Stibbs by Headstand on Mixcloud

The Pogues - Fairy Tale of New York
The Doors - Wintertime love 
Timmy Christmas - Christmas fever
Steph Brown - Sovereign Throne Room
Wild Billy Childish and The Musicians of the British Empire – Santa Claus
Man or Astroman - Frosty the Snowman
Morgan - Christmas in Waikiki
The Who - Christmas
Half Man Half Biscuit - All I want for Christmas is a Dukla Prague away kit
Poetry read by Nick Stibbs:
Mike Harding - The Christmas Market
John Betjeman - Advent 1955
Spike Milligan - I’m Walking Backwards for Christmas
Edmund Hamilton Sears - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Los Hermanos Ayala - Jingle Bells Polka
Joseph Spence - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Christmas Eve
Pete the Temp - The Temp Song
The Beatles - Christmas record 1963
The Flaming Lips - Christmas at The Zoo
The Dandy Warhols - Little Drummer Boy
Dylan Thomas - A Child’s Christmas in Wales (part 1)

Show: 29.12.13

It was great to be back in the studios of Cambridge 105 for the final show of 2013. There are some favourites from the last year, some new music and spoken word from local poets and Raymond Antrobus plus a look ahead to a great music-spoken word event coming up in Cambridge next month.

29.12.13 Back on Cambridge 105! by Headstand on Mixcloud

Aidan Smith - Joni
Kimberley Rew - All I Want Is You For Christmas
Peel Carol Concert 1970 - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Robyn Hitchcock - Fix You
Melt-Banana - Lie Lied Lies
Pete Um - DVLA
The Handsome Family - Gulls
Hannah Floyd and Alex - Poetry at Romsey Poets
Ian Fisher and The Present - Regret
Holograms - Meditations
Raymond Antrobus - The Town in This Dream
Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld - Nur zur Erinmerung
Sound Menagerie - Find The Line
Hella Better Dancer - Sleeptalking
Bemba Trio - Melô Do Vatapá
Jet Jaguar - Rollige 2013
808 State - Atlas 7
Dementa - Dementia

Headsound: Antonymes - Snow on Snow

Amongst the slew of charity records released at this time of year, one that is worth six of your hard-earned pounds and a couple of hours listening time is Touched - a compilation of electronic music released in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. It contains a staggering 123 tracks by artists including 808 State, Future Sound of London and recent Headsound pick Jet Jaguar. I haven't listened to half the tracks yet but here's a nice ambient piece with a festive touch from Antonymes.

Show: 30.12.12

The last show of 2012 featured more festive tunes from artists including Aidan Smith and local band Beverly Kills who feature on the new compilation Rocket to Romsey. You can read my review of the compilation here. There is also a poem from Simon Mullen from one of the videos featured on the blog which you can see here and a song from Andy Buclaw recorded at a night that Tom Adams and I also performed at. You can find all the music from that gig and many others over the last year at shallowrecords.co.uk.

George Ezra - Let it Snow
Aidan Smith - Christmas Hangover
Beverly Kills - Walking in the Air
Porky the Poet - Father’s Christmas
William S Burroughs and Kurt Cobain - The Priest They Called Him
The Mountaineering Club Orchestra - Christmas at Godthaab (Absorb the Sun Remix)
Terry Edwards - The Christmas Song
Sam Hughes - Punks at The Cashpoint
Simon Mullen - Fire150
The Decapitated Hed - Kolendy Scięcie
Richard Wilbur - Year’s End
Starporn - The Ice Dropper
Andy Buclaw - The National Curriculum
Ghostpoet - Morning Ft Micachu
People Like Us - I’m Backwards
Ubik - I’m not myself

30.12.12 by Headstand on Mixcloud

Show: 16.12.12 with Grahame Johnson and Suzi Shimwell

I was joined on this show by poets Grahame Johnson and Suzi Shimwell from the writing group Free Inkers. They shared a terrific selection of poems. We got into the Christmas mood with some festive tunes including some tracks from the excellent new compilation All Ready for the 25th? An amazing selection of Christmas music and spoken word including David Coulter on musical saw, Robyn Hitchcock covering Captain Beefheart and a jazzed up We Three Kings. The show also featured a track from the new live album by Cambridge band The Scissors. You can listen to and download it here. Name your price.

Enjoy the show and please vote for Headstand on Mixcloud's best of 2012 by going to mixcloud.com/headstand and click the vote button.

David Coulter - Silent Night
Mr.b The Gentleman Rhymer - Mr.b’s Christmas Song
The Scissors - HC Ecstatic (Live at MOTM)
Malty Media - Man vs Enema
Rue Royale - Snow on Snow ( In the Bleak Midwinter)
Bob Dylan - Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Charly “the City Mouse” Fasano - Gasoline Fumes
Robyn Hitchcock - There ain’t no Santa Claus on The Evening Stage
Pipo Pegoraro - Samambia
Wire - The Outdoor Miner
Staygold - Staygold Theme
A Collection of Notes - Forsake Me

16.12.12 with Grahame Johnson and Suzi Shimwell by Headstand on Mixcloud

Show: 2.12.12 with Geoffrey Heptonstall

This show featured special guest Geoffrey Heptonstall making a return to the show. I don't see Geoffrey out as much as some poets and it was great to be reminded not only what a great poet he is but also a very fine reader as you'll hear in the show.
The programme also featured a poem by Wayne Holloway Smith and we launched the Christmas season with a beautiful rendition of Deck The Halls by Rue Royale from their Christmas EP which you can listen to and download here.
The programme finished with some laid back electronica from Cambridge-based Tom Adams and Ian Handsley, a DJ I used to see out and about in Osaka. He now makes lush ambient music under the name enh. You can find more of his music here.

Elbow - High Ideals
Prince Rama - Those Who Live For Love Will Live For Ever
DJ Incidental - Uh La Lai
Louis Armstrong & The Hot Five - Struttin’ With Some Barbecue
Wayne Holloway Smith - Cutting a Figure (1.30)
Lester J. Allen - Good Old Luton Town
Rue Royale - Deck The Halls
Anna Silvera - Snow Queen
Billy Bragg - She Smiled Sweetly
Charly “The City Mouse” Fasano - Laundry Day
Tom Adams - Through the lens I see the great cliffs, we are close now.
enh - Within You

2.12.12 with Geoffrey Heptonstall by Headstand on Mixcloud