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‘Splainin’ 59
Despite the image, this episode of ‘Splainin’ doesn’t have an Easter theme. But it does feature some great music! Track List: Nils Frahm – About Coming and Leaving Androgyny – Strange Vision Jungle – Keep Moving Anna Fox Rochinski – Everybody’s Down —- Lost Horizons feat. Karen Peris – This Is…
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‘Splainin’ 58
A new show! Despite the image, there’s nothing Irish or St. Paddy’s day-related music in this episode. And we just get right into the tunes. Tracklist: Intro/background/closing: Joseph Schiano di Lombo – When Puppies Dream Kishi Bashi – Wait for Springtime Phoebe Bridgers – Halloween Waxahatchee…
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Over the Rainbow with Billy Perkins Episode 1
We are very excited to present a new show, Over the Rainbow with Billy Perkins, a ‘Desert Island Discs’-style interview with stories and songs. Billy just celebrated his 88th birthday. A lifelong bachelor born and bred in Dublin, he has been self-isolating during the pandemic, like so many older...
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‘Splainin’ 57
Just an hour of music with no agenda. Track list: Better Oblivion Community Center – My City Steven Steinbrink – Useless Land of Talk – This Time Nova One – Lovable Cranes – Come This Far — Soccer Mommy – Wildflowers The Roches – Hammond Song Lido Pimienta featuring Li Saumet – Nada Skinshape...
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‘Splainin’ 56
Track List: Susumu Yokota in the background Phoebe Bridgers – Scott Street Zeeland – Show Me Lala Lala & WHY – Siren 042 Purr – Hard to Realize —- MorMor – Someplace Else Faye Webster – Kingston Rozi Plain – Swing Shut Tennis – I’ll Haunt You —— Beak – Life Goes On Nérija – ...
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‘Splainin’ 55
Holy moly! What happened? Does anyone even remember this show? Well, changes are AFOOT, my friends because we are back, ready to take the bull by the horns! Ready to get back in the game! Ready to take the world by storm! Ready to rumble! Ready to … ok let’s just get to the music. ...
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‘Splainin’ 54
Track list: Mothers – Beauty Routine Bernice – Passenger Plane Nico Case – Last Lion of Albion Black Marble – A Great Design — Saintseneca – Beast in the Garden Girlpool – Where You Sink Curtis Harding – Where We Are L’impératrice – Vanille Fraise — Pillow Queens – Gay Girls, Rats, Favourite —...
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‘Splainin’ 53
Here we are with some confessional ‘splainin’ and a great mix of mostly new music. Track List: Chris Orrick – Self Portrait Hurray for the riff raff – Palante Mirah – Apples in the trees The Breeders – Nervous Mary — Marlowe (L’Orange & Solemn Brigham) – Things we summon Hers – Under wraps Far ...
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‘Splainin’ 52
It’s a post-referendum life, which feels pretty cool. But not much less busy! But sure here’s a show for you anyways. Track listing: Emily Hanes and the Soft Skeleton – Knives don’t have your back Innocence Mission – Beautiful Change Haert – New Compassion Sleater Kinney – More Than a Feeling —...
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‘Splainin’ 51
Track list: Innocence Mission – Green Bus MorMor – Whatever comes to mind FAN – What a mistake Ari Roar – Implode — Bad Moves – One thing Michael Rault – New Day Tonight Irong & Wine – Last Night Luluc – Heist — The Ophelias – Fog Ex-Vöid – Anyone (other than you) Tracyanne ...
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‘Splainin’ 50
Welcome back! A little bit of ‘Splainin’ (some may call ranting?) this week and the music is a bit less smooth, but for people having a more angsty week, this could be just the thing for you! Track list: Makeness – Who am I to follow love Corey Flood – Crypt Frigs – Talking Pictures ...
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‘Splainin’ 49
Here we are with some more music! I didn’t put these songs in any particular order but I think it really works. Track list: Wilma Archer – Curves and Wounds US Girls – Rosebud Beirut – Perth The Du Rites ft Chuck Freeze & Waterbed Kev – Shorty Diamanda Galas – Let my people go ...
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‘Splainin’ 48
Yesterday I had the great pleasure of DJing an 80s Night fundraiser for the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment, but I didn’t get to play all the songs I picked out! So here are some of the outtakes. Track list: Nina Hagen – Antiworld Joan Jett – Crimson & clover Jonathan Richman – Up ...
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‘Splainin’ 47
Hello hello hello! Eight months later…. here we are! Back with another show. It was a hard road with the passing of my father-in-law and a crazy work schedule but things have calmed down a bit now and hopefully ‘Splainin’ will be back on track for a good while. Track list: The Buttress – Behind ...
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‘Splainin’ 46
I bet you thought that was the end of ‘Splainin’ – but here we are! After several weeks of silence it was nice to strap the old headphones on. In this episode I get a little chatty about recent events which kept me away from ‘castin’ and we get a little bit fierce with the ...
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‘Splainin’ 45
Back at it this week with too much music picked out, so no ‘Splainin’ as such, but you know what they say — less talk means more rock… or something like that. Woods – Hit That Drum Hawkwind – Have you seen them? Health & Beauty – Wartime LA Witch – You Love Nothing — ...
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‘Splainin’ 44
….and we’re back! On Monday mornings! and I’m sick again! Yayyyy! But the music, of course, is always good. Exit Order – Seed of hysteria Yaawn – Shopping Helium – XXX Big Thief – Mythological Beauty — Junk River – Live truly Shopping – Straight lines OJAI – All I can ask Peach Pit – ...
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‘Splainin’ 43
So we celebrated a holiday! Well, maybe you did. I actually didn’t. But it’s a strange day to commemorate a guy who wasn’t actually Irish and everyone tries to express what Irishness means with varying success of accuracy. I always resented St. Patrick’s Day because it took the attention away…
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‘Splainin’ 29
This week we bring you a panel discussion entitled, ‘To the Daring Belongs the Future: Women, Anarchism, Feminism, and Ireland’ from the Belfast Anarchist Bookfair, held a couple of weeks back. I was honoured to take part and blather on about crap I think about. Apologies for using the word...
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‘Splainin’ 42
Back again with a more or less random assortment of songs that caught my ear this week! Don’t forget to STRIKE if you’re in Ireland for the 8th of March! And also check out a special edition of ‘Splainin’ over on Dublin Digital Radio’s mixcloud on that day. For now, let’s get to la musique! ...
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‘Splainin’ 41
Our anniversary show! I can’t believe it’s been a year since I started doing this little show. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened, and I hope you keep on listening. This is a funny aul show mostly inspired by hard times, which are now over. Coming out the other side is sure ...
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‘Splainin’ 40
We’re 40! Track list: Billy Bragg – Valentine’s Day is Over Glen Campbell – Guess I’m Dumb José Gonzales – Stay Alive Aldous Harding – Horizon — John Andrews and the Yawns – Drivers Alpes – Lune et l’autre Shark’s Teeth – Life Transformation Cold Beat – 62 Moons Moon Duo – Col Fear — ...
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‘Splainin’ 39
Can you believe it’s ANOTHER SHOW? I know! This week we are celebrating love and togetherness and shit. Track list: Delicate Steve – Tomorrow Cold Cold Hearts – State Trooper in the Left Lane, Nettles Spinning Coin – Raining on Hope St Aye Nako – Particle Mace — 10cc – I’m Not in Love The ...
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‘Splainin’ 38
It’s been a WHILE. Apologies for the radio silence (literally) as I figure out how to manage work, political activism, exercise, and hobbies like this show. And there was a bug that prevented me from posting this show after I’d done it. But hopefully there won’t be another long gap and I can get…
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‘Splainin’ 37 part 2 of 2
Well, there you have it! The best of ‘Splainin’2016 … Have a happy and safe New Year’s and I look forward to bringing you more ‘Splainin’ in 2017! Track List: Land of Talk – It’s Ok Gland – Cram It Laura Veirs – July Flame Dentists – Over and Over — Bears – Who the ...
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‘Splainin’ 36 part 1 of 2
I can’t believe it, but I’m doing a best of! I’m pretty sure everyone hates end of the year best-of lists, but I hope you make an exception this time. It’s the best of ‘Splainin’ 2016! And it’s a two-parter! Tune in tomorrow at 7pm for Part 2. Track list: Mayshe – My Biology (live) ...
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‘Splainin’ 35
This show is the least Christmassy thing that ever was! Yayyyyy! I’m pretty sure this show captures my week. It featured a lot of vomit, blood, sweat, and actually, there were no tears. Well, unless you count that really sad film I watched yesterday. In which case, there were tears! I literally...
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‘Splainin’ 34
Not my favourite time of year by any stretch, but here are some songs — some of which have to do with Christmas, December, snow, and the cold. Track list: Wonderful world of Joey – What Sweet Child o’ Mine Melt Yourself Down – Fix My Life (whoops – got the band/title backwards when I ...
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‘Splainin’ 33
It’s here! ‘Splainin’ 33! I suppose next week I’ll do something a little more ‘festive’, but for now here are some tunes… Track List: Het Zes de Metaal – Achter Zoveel Jaar Haley Bonar – Eat for Free Julia Holter – Don’t Make Me Over Edith Frost – Just A Friend — Rozi Plain – ...
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‘Splainin’ 32
After the hard work but ultimately very fulfilling experience of feeding a whole heap of people for Thanksgiving, I’ve spent the day relaxing and eating yet more food and deciding which songs to throw at you. The past couple of days have been so touching, as Thanksgiving should be when taken at...
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‘Splainin’ 31
Capping off a wonderful weekend full of sound and loving people. The perfect way to move into Thanksgiving week! Track List: Brand – New – Life by Young Marble Giants Entire by The Spinanes Don’t Salt My Meal With Your Tears by Alpes The Power by The London Suede — Firefly by Gobbinjr Don’t Wanna...
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‘Splainin’ 30
Well, it’s hard to know what to say, isn’t it? As an American ex-pat, it’s hard to watch from afar as so many friends, family, and acquaintances face the realities of the American Presidential elections. It’s hard to realise that some people in my life have different values and see the world so...
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‘Splainin’ 28
HALLOWEEN!!!!!! I’ve had several people this week assume that I am a Halloween person. As a kid, I was surely, but in retrospect I think it’s because it is my mother’s favourite holiday and her enthusiasm clearly rubbed off on me. Also, she made me the coolest homemade costumes. But as an adult,...
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‘Splainin’ 27
This is a show to get you up out of your chair. And hopefully it will have the same effect on me as well! Track list: My old drunk friend and Little black train by Freakwater Don’t die in me by Mirah — What have you done by Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens Rainbow’s ...
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‘Splainin’ 26
It’s my mom’s birthday! I’m very lucky to have had a caring and generous mother for my whole life. She has taught me how to be resilient, how to keep my sense of humour, how to appreciate the absurd, and how to work very, very hard even when times are tough. And while I’ll never ...
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‘Splainin’ 25
Two days late and queer as a two dollar bill, but whattayagonnado. We’ve got music, and that’s what matters, isn’t it? Track List: Blue Fires by Case/Lang/Viers Don’t Fall in Love if You Want to Die in Peace by Comet Gain Alpha Adept by John K. Samson Peace of Mind by John Andrew and the ...
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‘Splainin’ 24
….aaaaand we’re back! I moved! and all my stuff is everywhere! But I managed to root out my computer and make this show. Everybody in Ireland should go to the March for Choice in Dublin tomorrow. Track list: Their choice for you by ABC Diabolo The girl in the bloody dress by King Diamond Right ...
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‘Splainin’ 23
I have to admit, I’m pretty proud of myself for getting a show together this week, considering the crazy chaos of my life right now! So many IKEA flat packs. SO MANY. But now it’s nearly moving day and you will finally find an end to my constant complaining. Until then – the music! Track ...
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‘Splainin’ 22
Things are getting a little stressy messy around these parts, but here is some music that is mostly chill. Track List: Who the fuck am I today by Bears Why’s the light off by The Cradle It’s Okay by Land of Talk Cast a hook in me by Laura Veirs — Hot Seat by Vic ...
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‘Splainin’ 21
And….we’re back! After a two week hiatus, we have some ‘Splainin’ to do. In this show, my friend Cathie and I discuss death and grief and the weird things that can happen when you lose someone. Trigger warning for sadness and the obvious content involved in such a topic. But to be honest, we ...
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