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About Simon

Simon Ashberry has been playing the best of local music on Bradford Beat for almost a quarter of a century . He was music columnist for the Telegraph & Argus for several years, covering local acts such as Embrace, Terrorvision, Tasmin Archer and New Model Army, and has played bass in several bands himself. He was previously part of Bradford-based Loom with John Rigby from Trip and Stumble and currently plays with innovative blues trio West Yorkshire Noblemen's Society.

Festival fervour

There’s another chance to listen to our preview of the big end-of-summer festivals in West Yorkshire – Bingley Music Live and Leeds Festival.

The full tracklisting was:

Shed Seven – Going For Gold
Roger Davies – Grand Depart
Beaty Heart – Seafood
The Selecter – On My Radio
The Strypes – Hard To Say No
Eliza and the Bear – Friends
Junk Dealers – Hometown Blues
St Vincent – Birth in Reverse
Queens of the Stone Age – If I Had a Tail
Twin Atlantic – Heart and Soul
Sunshine Underground – Put You In Your Place
Archie Bronson Outfit – Glory, Sweat and Flow
Alt-J – Hunger of the Pine
Arcade Fire – Awful Sound

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Beacons nearly ready to shine

This week’s Bradford Beat included a preview of the Beacons Festival, featuring bands such as The Fall, Eagulls, Cate Le Bon and Joan As Policewoman.

The full tracklisting for the show was:

St Vincent – Regret
Slow Club – The Pieces
Jimmy Cliff – Guns of Brixton
King Creosote – For One Night Only
Embrace – Quarters
Pixies – Magadalena 318
handmadehands – Sunshine
Neneh Cherry – Buffalo Stance
DZ Deathrays – Less Out of Sync
Stand Alone – Easier Said Than Done
Jack White – Would You Fight For My Love?
Unlce Wally and Uncle Steve – Doing Nothing
Warpaint – Disco/Very
Arcade Fire – Here Comes The Night Time

You can listen again here

RIP Tommy Ramone

This week’s Bradford Beat paid tribute to Tommy Ramone, who died recently.
Here’s the full list of tracks we played:

The Ramones – Bad Brain
Embrace – I Run
Arcade Fire – Joan of Arc
Stand Alone – False Beginnings (BCB session)
Archie Bronson Outfit – In White Relief
Tinfoil Sojourns – Cohort of a Martinet
Superfood – Right On Satellite
Alt-J – Hunger of the Pine
Slow Club – Complete Surrender
St Vincent – Regret
Kaiser Chiefs – Meanwhile Up In Heaven
The Ramones – It’s A Long Way Back To Germany
Prince – Pretzel Body Logic

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Bradford Beat on Tour

A little flavour of the Grand Depart sneaked into the latest edition of Bradford Beat – plus a tribute to Bobby Womack.

Here’s the full playlist:

Rolling Stones – It’s All Over Now
Paul Curtis – Let It All Hang Out
Archie Bronson Outfit – Glory, Sweat and Flow
Monty Casino – Tour de France
Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal
Stand Alone – Easier Said Than Done
Jack White – High Ball Stepper
Alt-J – Hunger of the Pine
Beaty Heart – Seafood
Embrace – I Run
The Pixies – Magdalena 318
Kaiser Chiefs – Meanwhile Up In Heaven
Mungo Jerry – Pushbike Song
Superfood – Right On Satellite

You can listen again here

Stand Alone live in session

Bradford band Stand Alone were live in the studio last week.
They chatted about their new EP and played three “unplugged” tracks.

Bonde do Role – Gasolina
Embrace – I Run
Stand Alone – False Beginnings (live session)
Stand Alone – This Is Ours (live session)
Stand Alone – Easier Said Than Done (live session)
Beaty Heart – Seafood
Archie Bronson Outfit – Hunch Your Body, Love Somebody
Slow Club – Suffering You, Suffering Me

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RIP Jed

Bradford Beat paid tribute last week to Jed Turner of Jed’s Blues Band who died recently.

The full list of tracks we played was:

Jed’s Blues Band – Dirty Water
Bonde do Role – Solta O Frango
Uncle Wally and Uncle Steve – Doing Nothing
Archie Bronson Outfit – Two Doves On A Lake
Wilful Missing – I Am Clay
Jack White – Lazaretto
Embrace – Follow You Home
Tune Yards – Hey Life
Superfood – Melting
Gerrard Bell-Fife – No Difference
Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
Algiers – Miles and Miles of Rosary Beads
Blank Realm – Bulldozer Love

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Sizzling summer sounds

Don’t let the soggy early summer weather get you down – Bradford Beat has a fistful of irresistible new tunes for you this week.

Here’s the full playlist for our latest show:

Parquet Courts – Black and White
Embrace – In The End
Benjamin Booker – Violent Shiver
Uncle Wally and Uncle Steve – Doing Nothing
TuneYards – Water Fountain
Monty Casino – Tour de France
Against Me! – Unconditional Love
Green Day – Know Your Enemy
Elizabeth – New Year
Alice Boman – Over
Wilful Missing – Constitution Failed
Transglobal Underground – Awal (Moonshout)
Queens of the Stone Age – If I Had A Tail
Twin Atlantic – Heart and Soul
Blank Realm – Bulldozer Love

You can click here to listen again to the show

Bank holiday is nearly here

Bradford Beat cast a glance towards the bank holiday weekend in its latest edition.

Bands playing at this weekend’s Threadfest were on the playlist, including The Touch and a welcome return for Monty Casino.

Here’s the full list:

Embrace – Self-Attack Mechanism
DZ Deathrays – Reflective Skull
Negative Panda – Why Am I So Negative?
Against Me! – Unconditional Love
Superfood – Houses on the Plain
The Delvaux – O Wronged World
Chris T-T – Beaten Drum
The Touch – Doing God’s Dirty Work
Monty Casino – Put Me Back On My Bike
Glass Animals – Pools
Koala – Lead Me From This Town
The 1975 – Robbers
Embrace – Protection

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Threadfest preview

The next edition of Bradford Beat on Thursday 22 May will be taking a look ahead to Threadfest 2014.

The festival takes place from 23 –  25 May.

Meanwhile, you can listen again to last week’s show by clicking here.

Here’s what we played:

Embrace – Quarters
Real Estate – Talking Backwards
Elizabeth – New Year
Brody Dalle – Don’t Mess With Me
The Negatives – We Are England
Glass Animals – Gooey
Gerrard Bell-Fife – The One Place
Superfood – Melting
Billy Delines – Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?
The Clash – Tommy Gun
Pixies – Blues and Greens
Terrorvision – Celebrity Hit List
Embrace – I Run

Return of the McNamara boys

Embrace’s new album finally hit the shops this week – so we gave a repeat airing to our recent show dedicated to the band. Here’s what we played:

Embrace – Butter Wouldn’t Melt
Embrace – Refugees
Embrace – Higher Sights
Embrace – All You Good Good People (orchestral mix)
Embrace – Save Me
Embrace – Fireworks
Embrace – Free Ride
Talk To Angels – Enemies Closer
Embrace – It’s Gonna Take Time
Embrace – How Come (live)
Embrace – Gravity
Embrace – Come Back To What You Know
Embrace – Follow You Home (instrumental)