Episodes
Tuesday Dec 04, 2012
The Anoraks Christmas Special feat. Trojan Sound System
Tuesday Dec 04, 2012
Tuesday Dec 04, 2012
Anoraks Tom Bonnett, Alex Burnard and Alex Lawson get the microphones sizzling with a festive special for Shoreditch Radio. The musical fanatics pump out a stocking with no filler in sight including an exclusive interview with Daddy Ad and Earl Gateshead of Trojan Sound System, the men who bring the Trojan Records reggae sound to clubs around the world. Some top tunes from 2012, the silliest stories of the year and a catch-up with adventuring Anorak Cyril are tied up in a bow by Sidiki, Cat Power and African Head Charge in what is obligatorily described as a Christmas cracker.
Friday Oct 21, 2011
The Anoraks: Moozar and Amoosement
Friday Oct 21, 2011
Friday Oct 21, 2011
The Anoraks put listeners out of their misery by revealing the winners of the British cheese awards, discussing the bizarre sport of horse boarding and pondering what David Attenborough keeps in his pockets. The eclectic musical nerds discuss the benefits of putting music online for free with the launch of new service Moozar and paw over the life and times of LaVern Baker, the next entrant into the Dead Good hall of fame. Elsewhere music from Kavinsky, Tom Waits, Stan Johnson & The Blue Chips, Samoyed , Jonti and Bullwackies Allstars create a show more jam packed than a Brummie's suitcase on a two week holiday to Crete. Tweet us @anorakssdr
Thursday Oct 20, 2011
The Anoraks: School Disco Fever
Thursday Oct 20, 2011
Thursday Oct 20, 2011
The Anoraks return with less guile and more gusto than ever before as Alex Lawson and Alex Burnard host an Alex-packed show. The gagoul-clad DJs chair deep discussions into how to approach a school disco, how do dodge a lie in Real Fake featuring Scotch on the Socks star Omar Gawd and where Cyril has got to in plotting his musical map of the world. Elsewhere Thundercat, Rodney P, Smog and A Winged Victory for the Sullen wow with some rather splendid tunes. Check www.shoreditchradio.co.uk/the-anoraks and @anorakssdr
Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
Ninja Tune Special w/Grasscut
Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
Anoraks Tom Bonnett and Alex Lawson meet experimental Ninja Tune artists Grasscut in a special edition of the fortnightly Shoreditch Radio show. Grasscut's Marcus O'Dair and Andrew Phillips discuss the south London label's progression, their involvement in it and playing live across Europe. The show features some brand new and unreleased material from Ninja Tune as well as classics from the likes of Bonobo, Jaga Jazzist, Roots Manuva and Mr Scruff. As ever, the usual mix of in-depth musical mutterings and salacious silliness ensues.
Monday Sep 05, 2011
The Anoraks meet Piney Gir
Monday Sep 05, 2011
Monday Sep 05, 2011
The Anorak's cope with a week without Tom Bonnett by replacing him with the very lovely indie pop star and ShadowPlay agony aunt Piney Gir. Piney tells Alex Lawson and Alex Burnard about her new album, school uniformed recording playing ladies and answers listeners' agony aunt questions. She also picks some great new music, plays along in our usual brainteaser Real Fake and enjoys our look back at The Clash legend Joe Stummer in Dead Good. Great music elsewhere comes from Nouvelle Vague, Keith & Ken and Of Montreal.
Friday Jun 10, 2011
The Anoraks: The Wire Magazine special with Derek Walmsley
Friday Jun 10, 2011
Friday Jun 10, 2011
The Anoraks have the pleasure of inviting The Wire magazine’s reviews editor Derek Walmsley into the studio to talk new releases, trends and beautifully obscure music. The likes of Dalglish, DVA and Fatima, Samamidon, Addison Groove and Sufjan Stevens provide aural delights providing the soundtrack to an episode fact with facts, analysis and silliness. The Anoraks will be puzzling over Real Fake, heading to the US via Adventuring Anorak Cyril and featuring a report from The Great Escape festival.
Wednesday May 04, 2011
The Anoraks: Trojan Records Special
Wednesday May 04, 2011
Wednesday May 04, 2011
The Anoraks set a virtual course for Jamaica to profile the legendary reggae label, Trojan Records. One of the most influential musical outputs of all time, Trojan has been synonymous with great reggae, rock steady and dancehall among a plethora genres and sub-genres. Starting with its roots in 1967, The Anoraks will guide you from the label’s foundations at Duke Reid’s liquor store right the way through its catalogue featuring Robert ‘Dandy’ Thompson, Dennis Walks, Lee Perry, Louisa Mark and many more with the help of Earl Gateshead, the selector heading up the mighty Trojan Soundsystem.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2009
ShadowPlay//Broken Yolk: Collaborative Chunterings
Wednesday Aug 19, 2009
Wednesday Aug 19, 2009
ShadowPlay teams up with Teddy Bones, aka long-time SP contributor and fiend on the ones and twos, Tom Bonnett for an early precursor to a long-time partnership. This episde we introduce top monthly Stoke Newington night Broken Yolk, conducting some pointed ramblings about music consumption (including the mysteries of spotify) and featuring some aural delights in the form of Lord Tanamo, Acoustic Ladyland and a certain familiar reggae face.
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Tuesday Nov 04, 2008
ShadowPlay Oddcast
Tuesday Nov 04, 2008
Tuesday Nov 04, 2008
The sporadic ShadowPlay podcast returns with a pun so bad your Grandad will swallow his teeth. This Oddcast (you were warned!) takes a look at the wide, weird world of music and stops off to chink triangular glasses with Roots Manuva, Listen with Sarah and Rachel Unthank along the way. Listen out for an interview with quirky folkster Micah P Hinson, be led carefully through the maze of online pap as we give out web tips and enjoy the strangest lawnmower chat since Charles had to tell queenie about that dreadful incident with a corgi on the palace lawns. Apologies for the slightly truncated edition, damn techincal limitations. Do get in touch with suggestions and comments on the post below or to shadowplayfanzine@hotmail.com. Check out www.shadowplay.org.uk or find me on Facebook (Alex Lawson).