Hosted by Glen and Eddie. A pioneer of the bebop style of jazz, Max Roach has left an enormous body of work. Known for both his musicianship and activism he is considered one of the most important drummers in jazz. For this show I have chosen discs where he is one of the headliners and tracks where he is one of the composers. This is the jazz my father loved, intellectual but not pretentious, and played with skill and passion ..read more

Hosted by Eddie and Glen. Wikipedia describes Family as "an odd band with a small, but rabid fanbase." Roger Chapman, the vocalist, was the consistent element in an otherwise changing melange of rock and blues musicians. In this show we draw on the albums Bandstand, Old Songs New Songs, A Song For Me and Fearless, with special guests the Streetwalkers. The show is roughly divided into two halves; Sober (prog and blues) and Unsober (rock). I rate Family as one of the best bands of their era, listen and find out why ..read more

Hosted by Eddie and Glen. Last year we did a memorial show for Mark Stewart. All too soon we must present another memorial for his colleague and bandmate Keith LeBlanc. Throughout his career, from Sugarhill Records to On-U Sound and beyond he expanded the limits of what music is capable of. In this show we draw from his work with Tackhead and Mark Stewart and the Maffia as well as his solo work. Truly a mighty oak has fallen ..read more

Hosted by Eddie. Over the holiday period my to-be-listened-to box of vinyls overflowed. This eclectic selection is the result. Many were gifted to me by a friend who found them in a pigeon coop in the Waikato! I feature music from Amii Stewart, Fine Young Cannibals, The Surfaris, Henry Mancini, Cat Stevens, Roberta Flack and the Smurfs! Something for everyone in this show ..read more

Hosted by Matt and Eddie. In the strange and mysterious world of vinyl collecting you sort through box after box of dusty records looking for the gems lurking inside. Sometimes the music is a bit old and dusty too. In this episode Matt has blown the dust off a bunch of old school rock albums. We feature Green Bullfrog, Edgar Broughton, Savoy Brown, Steamhammer, Genesis and Argent, among others. Old doesn't mean naff and musty can be funky ..read more

Hosted by Matt, Eddie and Glen. In this episode two British mid-80's rockers square off. Both musicians took the career path of starting a band (with their name in it) and then losing the band and becoming a solo artist. Both are great songwriters and performers, and both are relatively obscure. Who will triumph? Who cares, we have an hour of great music for you ..read more

Hosted by Eddie. Ry Cooder is an American musician with an especial interest in 'traditional music', be that blues, folk or world music. He has worked with too many artists to list here and was rated in the top 10 of the world's best guitarists in a Rolling Stone list in 2003. We play songs from several albums (Bop Till You Drop, Boomer's Story, Chicken Skin Music) and a selection from the Paris, Texas soundtrack ..read more

Hosted by Eddie and Glen. Founded in New York in 1979, Sugar Hill records is considered to be one of the first record labels to specialise in the new genre of Hip Hip. Grandmaster Flash and his song 'The Message' broke the concepts of rapping and scratching to a world-wide audience. In this show we play selection of classic cuts from the dawn of Hip-Hop, setting the standard for those to come ..read more

Hosted by Glen and Eddie. Teddy Wilson is considered to be the definitive swing pianist and featured on a great many albums over his career. He broke the colour bar when Benny Goodman employed him, becoming the one of the first black artists to play a featuring role in a 'mixed race' band. His special skill is to use his skills to support rather than shine and in this show we demonstrate this with his work with Billie Holiday and Sarah Vaughn. We also let him show his talents as a soloist ..read more

Hosted by Eddie and Glen. the Crusaders began as a purely jazz combo in 1960 but diversified into other musical forms during a career that lasted until 2010. In this episode we play some great smooth jazz, showcasing the albums Standing Tall (with Joe Cocker), Scratch (playing live) and Soul Shadows (all the hits, featuring Randy Crawford). We hope that you enjoy some jazzy balm for the ears ..read more