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When I were a boy there were not many legitimate festivals around. The hardest decision we had to make was at Glastonbury, because so many good bands were on at the same time.
Fast forward to today, and not only are bands clashing but festivals are clashing. And in august there are four or five decent festivals on each weekend.
For this show we focused on Landed, the best in-land festival in Wales, and Boomtown – an event that has ambitions to be better than Glastonbury.
We will also had a smidgen of Green gathering, following on from our show dedicated to the festival last week.
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He was actually well behaved, he did not swear much and he even played some music from bands playing the festival
He also played a few that are not.
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So this show featured tales of scorching summer weekend in Wiltshire and a preview of the annual union get together in Dorset.
Play List Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana # 175. Toldpuddle, Out West and all that jazz
We also sung happy birthday to the NHS, told The Donald what we thought of him and had our own mini sonic world cup thing going on.
We were going head to head with England v Columbia, so one or two of you may have missed the show going out live. Fear not, the whole thing, mono-warts and all (we lost one of the channels for a bit at the start of the show), is here for you to listen to again below.
And it was as we looked out over the water, we came up with a cunning plan. A radio show made up entirely of bands we have seen in west Wales over the years.
Some were from last weekend, whilst some are from gigs going back to the last century.
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First broadcast on Dapper FM on 5th June 2018
Show sponsored by UNISON
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First broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 22nd May 2018
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
The play list was made up (almost) entirely of bands playing the event and we chatted at length about all things Merthyr Rising.
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Show first broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 8th May 2018
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
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First broadcast on 1st may on www.dapperfm.co.uk
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
Next show, Tuesday 8th May – a Merthyr Rising Special.
NB: During the show i referred to Paul Gray as being with the National Union of Journalit – which is of course bollocks. he is with the Musician’s Union.
Six and a half years on from our first broadcast, we blasted out a three hour special, to commemorate our last live broadcast from the studio based in the Cana Centre, Penywaun.
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Don’t worry, we will be back broadcasting from our new studio on April 10th.
PLAY LIST Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 168 – Last Train from Cana Central
We had joy, we had fun, we had two hours on air mun.
Then we had to warm the car up for ten minutes to defrost the brakes which had frozen on. I tell you what dudes, it’s two coats colder up in that Penywaun.
Anyway, whilst you are confined to barracks because of the ‘Beast from the East’, you can listen to the show again to warm the heart of your cockles. Just click on the mixycloud thingy
Play list Continue reading Peppermint Iguana Radio # 177 – Three Dub Plates outside Dapper FM, Penywaun
This week we were flying solo, guest free, without a net.The show included several random tracks plucked of the shelves during a carefree frolic through our music library here at Iguana HQ.
As usual, we also previewd some up and coming gigs and some hot new releases.
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First broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 13/02/18
High five to our sponsors at www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
The peppermint Princess, Lisa Dreads, joined us in the studio for the night. She was shy, she was losing her voice, but she still managed to be louder than our microphones could handle.
Back in the day we just put gigs on. It was what we did. But going back through the list we can safely say we put some pretty tidy bands on, even if we say so ourselves.
And we are getting back into it – kicking off with a gig Le Pub – with the awesome Tarantism Folk Disco headlining
The play list includes easily available tracks, some off self released demos CDs and a few gems dragged kicking and screaming off long lost demo cassettes.
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Show first broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 6th February 2018-02-07
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
They picked fantastic songs to play, they had wonderful stories to tell, and they took to the radio like pros.
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First broadcast on 30th January 2018 on www.dapperfm.co.uk
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
Our 16th January show went down a storm, we had hippies in Cwmcarn dancing whilst pickling Beetroot, gig photographers in Surrey sat in their van and anarchists from Newport sat in their mother’s front room.We also paid tribute to fallen stars, hot pre-releases and a preview of our gig in Le Pub on 10th February. Mel and Magnus of that Tarantism Folk Disco, who be playing that gig, will be dropping in to take over our next show on 30th January.
To hear what it sounded like, pour yourself your favourite tipple and click on the linkety link below
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Show first broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 13th January 2018
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales
As usual, it was old kool, nu skool and too damn cool for skool.
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First broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 2nd January 2018.
Show sponsored by www.unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales the union for public service groovers
For good measure we chucked in a few alternative seasonal choons, a sneak preview of what is coming your way from Merthyr Rising 2018, some good causes to donate to this christmas and the announcement of the first PEPPERMINT IGUANA GIG in many years
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First broadcast on 19/12/17 on www.dapperfm.co.uk
if you need more, check out last years christmas show
No golden oldies or hidden gems just mates from the DIY underground. It was impossible to fit all of our mates on, so apologies for those that missed out. However, a few of those missing from the list can be found on our round up of 2017 show and there will be more on our festive knees up on 19th December.
Putting the play list together was quite humbling. We feel privileged to count so many damn fine creative musicians in our extended Iguana family. Our hats off to you all.
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As usual, high five to our sponsors, UNISON, the union for public service groovers
This ‘Selected highlights of 2017’ show is a bit unique, having been broadcast not once, but twice!“How can that be?” we hear you cry. Well, it was first broadcast on Tuesday 28th November, but after the show finished we managed to break the station and loose the recording. Normally we would just shrug our shoulders and move on. But this was a reflection on some of the year’s best choonage with a rather splendid play list. So we decided to do the show again with the same play list.
Find out if it was worth the effort by checking out the cloudcast below. Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 159: Unexpected show in the Dapper FM area
Pick a few songs we said. The next thing we knew we had a massive thirty eight track play list and he could not make up his mind which ones to loose. He was even arguing with musicians he has collaborated with over which version of his own songs to play.
We were well over an hour into the show before we finally worked out what the play list was going to look like. But hey, this is what happens when working with people who are all consumed by music and are filled with passion and emotion. It was memorable. To say the least.
To listen to the show again click on the cloudcast below – and below that is what we think the play list was – even now it is hard to keep up with what went on!
Show first broadcast on www.dapperfm.co.uk on 21st November 2017
On 7th November 2017, we went out live and direct, broadcasting to the free world, with a show that marked one hundred years to the day, since the October Revolution in Russia.On 7th November 1917 the Red Guard occupied government buildings in Petrograd, in preparation of the storming of the winter palace, which took place on 8th November.
The start of ten days that shook the world, ten days that had an impact on every man woman and child on the planet, ten days that are still reverberating around the world today.
There are far better places to go for a history lesson of those one hundred years, but we had a go at reflecting on the last century using rock and roll as our media of choice.
From October 1917 itself, through plots and coups, through wars, cold and hot, through the expansion of an ideology to the collapse of an empire.
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First broadcast on community radio station www.dapperfm.co.uk on 7th November 2017
Show sponsored by UNISON, the union for public service groovers
Yes, we were back swimming against the tide and beyond the mainstream once more on 24th October. To listen to the show again, check out the cloudcast below
PLAY LIST Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Never mind the bollocks, here’s Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 156
On the 10th October we hit the hit the airwaves once more for a show full to overflowing with hot new releases, and demos.Throughout the summer we have been concentrating on the UK festival scene, showcasing the bands playing the best of the underground gigs. But the season is finally over. Tents are now being stuffed into attics for the winter, lightweight caravans are being put in storage and hardcore trucks are heading for the sun.
So for this show we caught up with some of the demos and freebies we have had sent to us through the summer, but not got around to playing. Despite cocking up the advertising for the show, twice, forgetting to take our glasses into the studio and leaving the iguana phone back at HQ, it was a blast.
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Play list……… Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguaua Radio Show # 155 – The Shape of things to come 10/10/17
There was music, laughter and romance, there was swearing, controversy and songs of a rather personal nature.
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(*please be aware, as we have said, lots of swearing, not for the faint hearted)
On 12th September we broadcast our penultimate festival review show of 2017 – an Equinox special.We had a few technical problems but we think we have managed to edit this cloudcast version so you don’t notice – well – not much anyway.
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Show first broadcast on community radio station www.dapperfm.co.uk on 12th September 2017.
As usual, high five to our sponsors, Cwm Taf Local Government Area Branch of UNISON, the union for public service groovers
Watch out for our next show, which will be an end of festival season party – with guest host Gail Something Else – who will be along to talk about this year’s Something Else in the Dean Festival, which will close the season in style.
As usual, the most recent Peppermint Iguana Radio Show featured a selection of some of the bands playing festivals in the next two weeks.With the calibre of the festivals coming up in the next two weeks, including Feral Fest and Common Ground, it was inevitable the play list was going to be top draw. But no need to take our word for it. Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio # 152 – Feral Fest/Common Ground special (29/08/17)
Previewing Landed Festival, Green Man and Beautiful Days, this show is the perfect way to start your weekend. Continue reading LISTEN AGAIN: Peppermint Iguana Radio Show # 151 – another muddy festival show
We also previewed a few other upcoming festivals and played some hot new releases.
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OH – and by the way – the pair of tickets for landed were won by DEBORAH COLES!
Show first broadcast on Dapper FM on 1st August 2017
Big hugs to our sponsors, Cwm Taf Local Government UNISON, the union for public service groovers
Clint meanwhile, played loads of choons by bands that are playing this year’s Green Gathering, spun a few hot new releases, and announced a major competition to win tickets to Landed festival
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Show first broadcast live on Dapper FM on 18th July 2017.
High five to show sponsors, Cwm Taf Local Government UNISON, the union for public sector groovers.
With the dust of surplus festival barely washed off, and us still trying to account for our lighters, there was no time to waste, it was back in the saddle for a post Surplus virtual after party radio show on 4th July.We also previewed some of the other festivals coming up and gave some brand new releases an airing.
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Show first broadcast on 4th July 2017 on community radio station www.dapperfm.co.uk
As usual, high five to our sponsors http://unisoncwmtaflocalgov.wales/
