Francis
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Now started the LIVE Stranger Radio Show

The Cutting Edge connect and join in the station chat room
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90 mins of mainly new music plus 3 tracks from a classic album I purchased in 1983

Full show playlist below
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Coming up on Monday my Stranger Radio show The Cutting Edge. 90 mins of mostly new releases with 3 tracks from an album from my archive, Mondays is a classic

www.strangerradio.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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4 track EP 2nd of Jan btw
1000 streams
Many thanks if you gave it a listen
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Hi folks, a quick note for everyone planning on taking part in #5debutalbums1014 unfortunately I’ve now got to work on Saturday and Sunday so I’ll have to delay the start of this one by a week. Voting will now start on Friday 21st November. Apologies for any inconvenience.
November 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #109 features a load of top new indie & alternative albums from Koala Disco, Snooper, EERA, Nightbus, Lorelle Meets The Obsolete, etc...but only 2 achieve the coveted album-of-the-month award, from Long Fling (pic) and Added Dimensions. Enjoy!
November 1, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The Stranglers - Best Song Poll - 1st Round - Group 1 (Top 3 Go Through)

1️⃣ Grip
2️⃣️ I've Been Wild
3️⃣ This Song
4️⃣ Time To Die
5️⃣ Tits
6️⃣ Turn The Centuries, Turn

📅 Ends: November 3, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC

📊 Show results
November 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#90sTop30

No. 30

Rage Against The Machine | Settle For Nothing | 1992

Favourite album of 1992. 💥

open.spotify.com/track/2vuDdX...
November 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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#NewWaveNovember Start tomorrow.
Everyone’s opinion of a New Wave artist is different but if you’re struggling for inspiration, here’s a graphic I did for a Post-Punk challenge on Twitter in 2022. It lists artists from the Simon Reynolds book Rip It Up and Start Again, some of these crossover.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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#80sTop30
Here’s the final playlist from the votes cast. A selection of the most popular artists and songs chosen but unfortunately due to hashtag issues during the challenge there may be some omissions. Thanks as always to everyone who participated.

spotify.link/3v9WWVsuUXb
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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#80sTop30
I suppose technically it should be a top eighty (rather than sixty). I might expand it over the next few days as there are some crackers that just missed the sixty but would make a top eighty… 🎧💿
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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#musicsky

www.mixcloud.com/ryanbirch54/...

new music you don't want to miss, featuring: Lana Del Rey, Maisie Peters, Filter, Tanya Tucker, Brandi Carlisle, Ivan Neville, Trombone Shorty, Ben Jaffe, Charlie Gabriel, Tommy The Cat, Tim Reaper, Young Noble, Big Tray Deee, and much more...
Last Chance 96: Listening Pleasure #257
The best new music i've come across recently from all genres... These are all either new singles or free downloads i'm diggin, or if I listen to a whole album I will put one of the highlights in here....
www.mixcloud.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Hi folks, thanks very much to everyone who sent their picks for #5debutalbums8084 it’s now time for the results. Congratulations to REM who top the chart with Murmur, attached is the top 100 chart where the top 30 are guaranteed a semi final spot. I’ll post the next challenge around 7pm tonight…
October 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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It’s the penultimate weekend before the start of these two month long challenges so just enough time to finalise your lists.

#90sTop30 Starts 1st November.
#NewWaveNovember Starts 1st November.
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Hi folks, it’s time for #5debutalbums8084 the 2nd round of our competition to ultimately find the best debut album of all time. This round focuses on debut releases from 1980-84. Your task is to pick your top 5 in order of preference, please include the hashtag with replies too. Tough but mine are..
October 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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PLAY LOUD
Here’s the #IroningMix 213💥

▶️ music.apple.com/fr/playlist/...
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/2KH...

Playlist ➡️ ALT
October 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Here's Episode 120 of The 157 Show!!
Another show brimful of new Indie music, a review of the bands that I've seen live since the last show and of course, my favourite feature The Hanley Hoedown as well!!!
ENJOY RESPONSIBLY!!

www.mixcloud.com/Darren157/th...
October 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #108 plays the best cover versions of the best tracks of all time! The 1st hour is all Beatles, with artists ranging from Medicine & Chapterhouse to Nancy Sinatra & Aretha Franklin. The 2nd hour, The Cure & Radiohead covering Joy Division, & lots more!
October 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Yesterday I helped (mainly chauffeuring) my youngest set up a stall selling her artwork in an actual shop in the actual Trafford Centre, Manchester 🤩
It’s upstairs in Kenji for the next 2 weeks if anyone’s around there.
Or scan the QR code that’s on the stall and that has links to her Etsy shop.
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Best Of 2020’s So Far..

1️⃣ Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Fiona Apple)
2️⃣️ How I’m Feeling Now (Charli XCX)
3️⃣ Home Video (Lucy Dacus)
4️⃣ Hit Me Hard and Soft (Billie Eilish)

📅 Ends: October 14, 2025, 12:57 PM UTC

📊 Show results
October 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #107 features a load of lovely new synth-pop, including albums of the month from Nation of Language and Automatic (pictured)…rockier stuff from Rocket, Liquid Mike and The Altered Hours…and a contender for album of the year from the excellent Wednesday
October 3, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Hi folks and welcome to the first round of our new competition to find the best ever debut album. Tonight, we start with #5debutalbums0004 your challenge is to select your favourite five debut albums released between 2000 to 2004. Please reply with artist and album names and the hashtag. Mine are..
October 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#80sTop30
No.30

Very high in a very short playlist of favourite football songs.

The Scotland 1982 World Cup Squad | We Have A Dream |

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmzD...
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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www.mixcloud.com/thesoundFM/i... Indiescovery #106 features no fewer than 5 albums of the month, with an international flavour: The Beths from New Zealand (pic); Heddlu from Wales; GhostWoman from Canada; Laura Lee & the Jettes from Germany and TTSSFU from, er, Wigan!
September 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM