Stories to Tell When You Stay at Home Specially developed during April 2020, when large part so the globe were on lockdown. It is strange times, we all know that, oddly familiar yet completely unknown. These are stories for adults, while they tidy up, do the washing up, sit very still, try to get some sleep….They are recorded in lockdown, created in a homemade recording studio made from duvets and light fittings. Stories to Tell in the Middle of the Night A series of 9 episodes of short, str ...
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Birmingham Rep Podcasts
The Bottom Forty is hosted by Greg Glover who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, but relocated to New York City in the mid 1990s. He co-founded the indie label Arena Rock Recording Company (Harvey Danger, Superdrag, Elf Power, Calla, Bombay Bicycle Club) in 1995 and also served as an A&R rep for both London/Slash and Sire Records. Each half-hour issue of the show blends genres and features an expansive range of new music from the underground (U.S. indie + U.K. imports + unsigned bands) as well ...
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Issue #226. Juliana Hatfield, The Replacements, Glimmer and more!
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30:44Listen direct at: www.buzzsprout.comBy Greg Glover
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Issue #225. Midlake, The Invaders, Hockey Dad and more!
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31:16Anuzza fer ya! Always free at: www.buzzsprout.comBy Greg Glover
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Issue # 224. The Cribs, Joanna, Tortoise and more!
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30:32Another half hour for ya! Listen free/direct at: www.buzzsprout.comBy Greg Glover
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Issue #223. Eades, Ween, Glaxo Babies and more!
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31:52There's other ways to find great stuff than Spotify! We can be found direct at www.buzzsprout.com FREE!By Greg Glover
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Issue #222. Sparks, Elliott Smith, Four Tet and more!
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30:38If you have trouble finding the pod on Spotify it's always free at www.buzzsprout.comBy Greg Glover
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Issue #221. Free Mustard, The Futureheads, Sorry and more!
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30:05As the awesome Christian metal band once stated...."can't stop us...can't stop us...can't stop us NOWWWWWWWWWWW"By Greg Glover
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Issue #220. Gulp, Buzzcocks, Aurora and more!
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30:28You can find this other places than the one that begins with an "S" and ends in a "Y". Just sayin'.By Greg Glover
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Issue #219. Titantic, Sugarcubes, Teeth and more!
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30:56Yup.By Greg Glover
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Issue #218. Wisp, The Cribs, Automatic and more!
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31:19Another half hour for your aural pleasure!By Greg Glover
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Issue #217. Cut Copy, Cracker, White Lies and more!
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29:55More than you deserve for less than nothing!By Greg Glover
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Issue #216. NewDad, Dexys Midnight Runners, Idlewild and more!
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30:44Keep on truckin'!By Greg Glover
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Issue #215. Smerz, The Anniversary, No Joy and more!
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30:57You may have trouble finding some of our episodes on Spotify. They want to monopolize how this platform is used. Find us elsewhere!By Greg Glover
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Issue #214. Automatic, Fugazi, Superchunk and more!
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30:43Not even Spotify can stop us now!By Greg Glover
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Issue #213. Wunderhorse, Violent Femmes, Sloan and more!
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30:50Can't stop us now!By Greg Glover
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Issue #212. The Bug Club, Grant Lee Buffalo, Sea Lemon and more!
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30:30Escape for a half hour!By Greg Glover
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Issue #211. Superchunk, Nada Surf, Ethel Cain and more!
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29:53Non-denominational radio!By Greg Glover
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Issue #210. Forth Wanderers, The Afghan Whigs, Eades and more!
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29:59Not even Spotify can stop us now!By Greg Glover
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Issue #209. Nation Of Language, Suede, Stereolab and more!
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31:24Here we go...again!By Greg Glover
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Issue #208. Elbow, The House of Love, Activity and more!
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30:53Still at it!By Greg Glover
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Issue #207. Matt Berninger, Camper Van Beethoven, The New Eves and more!
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29:43Thanks for listening!By Greg Glover
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Issue #206. Cut Cult, The Alarm, Dating and more!
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30:34Another half hour we get to spend listening to the tunes together! Hope you enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #205. Ezra Furman, Seam, Dean Wareham and more!
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29:50The hits (and near-misses) keep on comin'!By Greg Glover
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Issue #204. Stereolab, Goose, Heartworms and more!
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30:54Non-denominational radio show/podcast!By Greg Glover
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Issue #203. Ultra Lights, Pavement, Pulp and more!
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31:28The first new music from Pulp in ages! Yes, please!By Greg Glover
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Issue #202. Car Seat Headrest, De La Soul, Rodeo Boys and more!
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30:51Great new tunes plus a "trip" back to the "daisy age"! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #201. My Morning Jacket, PJ Harvey, Ain't and more!
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30:45You won't hear most of this stuff on terrestrial radio!By Greg Glover
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Issue #200. Deradoorian, Pixies, Deerhoof and more!
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30:36Long-running Bay Area band release new track via Craigslist and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #199. Cardinals, Swirlies, Broncho and more!
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31:33Non-denominational radio! Follow us on Instagram!By Greg Glover
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Issue #198. Vundabar, Bettie Serveert, Demise Of Love and more!
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30:15Saving your eyes by using your ears!By Greg Glover
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Issue #197. The Bug Club, XTC, Witch Post and more!
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30:37Here we go again!By Greg Glover
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Issue #196. Frog Eyes, The Saints, Panda Bear and more!
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30:10Animal Collective's Panda Bear returns with a song that sounds like it could roll during the closing credits of a movie in 1986 or 1968! Hear this and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #195. Niis, Brian Eno, Moreish Idols and more!
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31:57Plus, member of the Super Furry Animals (minus Gruff) return with Das Koolies!By Greg Glover
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Issue #194. Viagra Boys, Dinosaur Jr, Black Country, New Road and more!
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31:50A new ripper from Viagra Boys plus the ever-evolving Young Knives and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #193. Ela Minus, Cheap Trick, Perfume Genius and more!
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32:15We'll celebrate the birthday of one of my all-time fave lead singers plus hear new music from Perfume Genius, Babe Rainbow and feature a track from my fave release of this young year! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #192. Young Knives, Air, Underwater Cliffs and more!
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31:09B40 faves the Young Knives return and once again refuse to be pigeonholed! Plus, new music from Swervedriver, Horsegirl and a chilled classic from 1998!By Greg Glover
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Issue #191. Witch Post, David Bowie, Bob Mould and more!
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30:34Happy New Year! First new one of 2025. Welcome back to all of us! Enjoy.By Greg Glover
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Issue #190. Sky Ferriera, The Clash, Monobloc and more!
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30:27The last issue of 2024! See you in 2025!By Greg Glover
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Issue #189. Delivery, Frank Zappa, Du Blonde and more!
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31:55Newcastle's Beth Jean Houghton (aka Du Blonde) has been a B40 fave for a decade and we're super-happy to hear new music!By Greg Glover
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Issue #188. FACS, Courting, Stella Rose and more!
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30:27Another half hour of great tunes you likely won't hear anywhere else!By Greg Glover
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Issue #187. Doves, Public Image Limited, Ela Minus and more!
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31:11New music from Doves plus some not-so-easy listening vintage PIL and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #186. Calla, Talking Heads, Elbow and more!
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30:49The first new music from criminally-underrated NYC band Calla plus a Talking Heads leftover from the first album and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #185. Heartworms, My Bloody Valentine, Kelly Lee Owens and more!
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30:01Discover new music from Peter Perrett, Ain't and more! Plus, hear a lesser-played track from the Holy Grail of shoegaze albums!By Greg Glover
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Issue #184. Hi Vis, Pulp, Gurriers and more!
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31:21New music from TV On The Radio's Tunde Adebempe from his forthcoming solo release!By Greg Glover
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Issue #183. King Stingray, Le Tigre, LCD Soundsystem and more!
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29:17New music from LCD Soundsystem, Girl and Girl, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #182. Babe Rainbow, Tom Waits, The Serfs and more!
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30:18New music from Aussie band Babe Rainbow that sounds like a modern day 'Mac to our ears! Also, we'll celebrate the 50th anniversary of the sophomore release from legend Tom Waits with our fave track from The Heart of Saturday Night! Enjoy.By Greg Glover
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Issue #181. The Horrors, The dB's, Young Knives and more!
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30:44Salt Lake City's The Mellons deliver a fresh-yet-retro-sounding gem along with new music from the criminally-underrated JD McPherson, The Horrors and more!By Greg Glover
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Issue #180. Congratulations, Fiona Apple, Jerry Paper and more!
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29:59New tunes from Silverbacks, A Place To Bury Strangers and more! Plus, celebrate the anniversary of my favorite Fiona Apple LP with my fave track from it! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Issue #179. White Denim, Gang of Four, Suzanne Vega and more!
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30:26New tunes from: White Denim, Easy Sleeper and Suzanne Vega on a couple things that make NYC...well...NYC: rats and The Ramones! Enjoy!By Greg Glover
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Special Edition. Interview w/ Siggi Baldursson (the Sugarcubes, Paddan etc).
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28:35Welcome to a very special edition featuring my conversation with renowned drummer and Icelandic music pioneer Siggi Baldurrson. Siggi co-founded the Sugarcubes and is regarded as one of Iceland's most important musical figures. Discover his new musical project Paddan and hear what inspired it. Hope you enjoy.…
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Issue #178. Mogwai, The Replacements, Fashion Club and more!
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30:59New music from the Scottish Guitar Army (aka Mogwai), Shower Curtain and more! We'll also hear a track from what could be my favorite album from what could be my all-time fave band. Hmm. Hope you enjoy!By Greg Glover
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