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Khayem
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You can't sing,
You can't play,
You look awful...
You'll go a long way.

https://dubhed.blogspot.com/
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Unranked and random

Jungle Fever: Chakachas (1972)

A UK Top 30 hit in June 1972 despite (or because of) being banned by the BBC. Belgium brings the funk.

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Jungle Fever - Chakachas (1972)
YouTube video by Cienfuegos911
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January 3, 2026 at 8:13 AM
khayem.bsky.social
77 minutes of Fluke to kick off the weekend. To lift a line from their, er, sensational remix of Sensation, "How are you feeling? It's a beautiful morning!"

A tip of the hat to @flukesterone.bsky.social for a remix of Real Magnificent which is just incredible.

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Every Single Tiny Little Imperfection Has A Beauty To Behold
What better way to kick off the first Saturday selection of 2026 than with 77 minutes of Fluke ? Hands down one of my favourite artists of a...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:58 AM
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#70sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

Unranked and random

Tokoloshe Man: John Kongos (1971)

Introduced via Happy Mondays' cover of this and He's Gonna Step On You Again twenty years later, this is tremendous.

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Tokolshe Man (2014 Remastered Version)
YouTube video by John Kongos - Topic
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January 2, 2026 at 7:54 AM
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#70sTop30
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky

A companion to my individual pick, here's a dozen songs, all at #26 in the UK Top 40 on the 2nd of each month in 1976.

Some stonkers, some stinkers, some should have been #1 and a couple of number twos, to say the least.

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26 In '76
Sometimes I get an idea for a post and I commit to it, even when there are signs that it's not going in quite the direction I expected. Toda...
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January 2, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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#70sTop30
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#MusicSky

In no particular order

Brontosaurus: The Move (1970)

Roy Wood! Jeff Lynne! Bev Bevan! UK peak of #7 in May 1970! Heavy!

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The Move (feat. Jeff Lynne) - Brontosaurus (1970)
YouTube video by Beat-Club
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January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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New year, new Dubhed selection, with 26 for '26, incl. Arab Strap, BANKS, Beady Eye, Beverly Kills, Billy Nomates, Boris, Epic Soundtracks, Julian Cope, Spektrum, The Adverts, The Tough Alliance, Tokyo Police Club, Violent Femmes and Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray.

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Start Anew
Welcome to 2026! A new year brings a new selection of 26 songs for '26, all featuring a new something or other. 99 minutes of top tunes, sta...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:42 AM
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My 2025 picks of new (to me) albums, including @constantfollower.bsky.social, @fomachete.bsky.social, @lateryouth.bsky.social, @lucreciadalt.bsky.social, @montjuicmusic.bsky.social, Mumble Tide, Pearl Charles, The Joshua Hotel and @ellenbethabdi.bsky.social.

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New To Me...To You...To Me...To You
or, How To Get Away With Two "25 From 25" Albums Lists Whilst Pretending That Wasn't Your Intention All Along, Part Two. This is the second ...
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December 31, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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25 Albums* from 2025 that I have loved, including 100 Poems, Adrian Sherwood, Billy Nomates, Dennis Bovell, Dot Allison, Eddie Chacon, Emily Breeze, Hifi Sean & David McAlmont, Little Simz, Saint Etienne, Sparks, Wet Leg, Xan Tyler & Dusty Stray.

* 27, actually

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Double Entrendre
or, How To Get Away With Two "25 From 25" Albums Lists Whilst Pretending That Wasn't Your Intention All Along. Looking back on 2025 so far, ...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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#last4albums

@montjuicmusic.bsky.social
#Quad90
@thecharlatans.bsky.social
@tim-burgess.bsky.social
@thebetaband.com
Things Must Change by Montjuïc (2025) Quad 90 by Quad 90 (2025) Between 10th And 11th by The Charlatans (1992) The Three E.P.'s by The Beta Band (1998)
December 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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The night in the 2002 that I spent with another Mum & Dad…plus local legends @minotaurshock.space and Foehn.

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When I Should Have Been Celebrating My Dad's 60th Birthday....
... I was at Fiddlers in Bristol with Mrs. K for a Minotaur Shock gig. In fairness, at the time (Sunday 2nd June 2002), Mum and Dad were li...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Cabaret Voltaire – Easy Life
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December 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Ruin two bands by combining them:

Pulp Will Eat Itself
Pulp Pop Will Eat Itself
December 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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I love dipping into What's My Bag? and these three from Russell Mael (@sparksofficial.bsky.social), Spinal Tap and David Byrne are particularly great.

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Queueing At The Checkout
Before I launch into the inevitable final round up of 2025, I thought I'd drop by Amoeba Music 's What's In My Bag? series and see what oth...
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December 28, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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#BestSongHeardToday

George Michael covering F.EA.R. by Ian Brown at Manchester Arena in October 2012, with Ian himself in the audience.

An incredible performance, never repeated.

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Fantastic Expectations, Amazing Revelations
Sadly, Christmas Day is also a reminder that it's another year - currently the ninth - since George Michael passed.  I won't pretend that I...
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December 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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A 62 minute Dubhed Boxing Day bout with Bob Dylan, Fujiya & Miyagi, Gavin Friday, Gene, Happy Mondays, JoBoxers, Kaliphz, Marco Rossi, Slade, The Chemical Brothers, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Sabres Of Paradise, The Selecter, Trisco vs. Fluke and XTC.

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Boxing Day, Fighting Fit, Gloves Off
Boxing Day blues kicking in already? Fear not, I've created a brand new hour-long Dubhed selection to banish the blues and hopefully not lea...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Five Christmas crackers from Say Sue Me, London Grammar, Michael Kiwanuka, Mark Lanegan and Belle & Sebastian.

Sending love and good vibes to you all! x

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Ding Dong! (Five Times)
Wishing each and everyone one of you a day full of love, good vibes and festive fun. Today's fistful of treats should cater for those wishin...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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#ArtistFaveXmas
#MusicChallenge
#Last4Albums

#EmmyTheGreat
#TimWheeler
#JamesBrown
#AnniRossi
#StarWars

The last one is stretching "The Original Cast" claim a little, but it does boast a young Jon Bon Jovi, matching Anthony Daniels ham for ham.
This Is Christmas by Emmy The Great & Tim Wheeler (2011) A Soulful Christmas by James Brown (1968) YULTIDE X ROSSI by Anni Rossi (2017) Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album by The Original Cast: R2-D2 - Anthony Daniels as C-3PO (1980)
December 24, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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#ArtistFaveXmas
#MusicChallenge
#BestSongHeardToday

A wonderful festive surprise from @robertafidora.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy

Christmas Trees: Roberta Fidora (2025)

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Decorated, Understated, Over The Top
As a first-time subscriber to Roberta Fidora 's Neighbourhood , this year has seen some unexpected treats drop through the letterbox, in add...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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#MusicChallenge

This Christmas: Donny Hathaway (1970)

No soul Christmas mixtape should be without it.

Animated video courtesy of Lonnie Milsap.

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My World Is Filled With Cheer
In 1970, Donny Hathaway recorded and released This Christmas, his singular take on the festive fare doing the rounds at this time of year. ...
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December 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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#MusicChallenge

Uncomfortable Christmas: CMAT & Junior Brother

A late start and a belated discovery of this hidden gem by @cmatbaby.bsky.social and Ronan Kealy from December 2020.

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That's Why There's No Big Present On The Kitchen Shelf
2025 was CMAT 's year, without a doubt. Skip back to December 2020, and Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson teamed up with  Ronan Kealy aka Junior Bro...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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RIP Ken Downie, another gone far too soon.

#TheBlackDog
#Xeper
#Balil
#Menni
#DadavisticOrchestra

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07 - Xeper - Carceres Ex Novum (Remix)
YouTube video by SecretSquizza
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December 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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You just can't keep a Bad Santa down. Another selection of cheese, cheer and chaos, courtesy of @theanchoress.bsky.social, The Beths, Captain Sensible, Clarence Carter, Cocteau Twins, John Cale, Shane MacGowan, The O'Jays, Yacht and Santa Sabbath (RIP Ozzy).

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Bad Santa VIII
Lord help me, is it that time of year again...? Something that seems to have become an annual tradition, it's the last Sunday before Christm...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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My first monthly 2 hour radio show for ROVR is here - www.rovr.live/show/njmwkcq...
All music, no talk.
ROVR - Strange Things Are Happening
My first monthly show
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December 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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My lucky 13 gigs of 2025 and a 79-min, 20-track Dubhed selection including Alan Sparhawk, Big Special, Billy Nomates, Hifi Sean & David McAlmont, John Grant, Later Youth, Little Simz, Mark Eitzel, The Charlatans, The Hanging Stars and Water From Your Eyes.

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Concert Climax
From a gig perspective, 2025 was fantastic. Here are my lucky 13 of the year: 1st Feb: John Grant / Big Special 6th Mar: Alan Sparhawk /  Ci...
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December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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#BestSongHeardToday

The Beta Band play four songs from The Three E.P.'s (well, two of them anyway) for KEXP.

Every one of them gets the above tag from me.

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If There's Something Inside That You Wanna Say
The Beta Band , reformed and rejuvenated, returned to  KEXP last Saturday (13th) for a four-song session, their first in over two decades. ...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:34 AM