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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.

Don’t miss Skeletal Family

We’ll have Stan and Anne-Marie from Keighley band Skeletal Family as studio guests on this week’s Bradford Beat from 8pm – 9pm tonight (Thursday 5 October)

Meanwhile here’s what we played last week:

Morrissey – Spent The Day In Bed
Alt-J – Deadcrush
This is The Kit – Hotter Colder
Jon Jones and the Beatnik Movement – No Brainer
Belle and Sebastian – We Were Beautiful
Stand Alone – Save You (BCB session)
Daughter _ Burn it Down
Embrace – Target
Ben Harper – Glory and Consequence
Magic Mountain – Zodiac
Oumou Sangare – Minata Waraba
Car Seat Headrest – War Is Coming (If You Want It)
Pigeon Detectives – Enemy Lines

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Better late then never

I complete forgot to post the tracks from our previous show – here they are!

Primate – Overwound
The National – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
Magic Mountain – Zodiac
Kate Tempest – Tunnel Vision
Embrace – Refugees
Super Cat – Fight Fi Power
Stand Alone – Save You (BCB session)
Iron and Wine – The Truest Stars They Know
The XX – I Dare You
The Seagulls – I Know, I Know, I Know
Oumou Sangare – Mogoya
Jon Jones and the Beatnik Movement – No Brainer
Superfood – Unstoppable

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Late summer sounds

We played some tunes to mark late summer on the latest edition of Bradford Beat. Here’s the full list of what we played:

Iron and Wine – Summer Clouds
Urge Overkill – Positively Bleeding
Stand Alone – Never Stand Alone (live BCB session)
Amadou and Mariam – Filaou Bessame
Methera – Fox/Blackbird
Wolf Alice – Beautifully Unconventional
Old Joe Zydeo – Zydeco Gris Gris
Kate Tempest – Tunnel Vision
The Seagulls – Choke You In Your Sleep
Oumou Sangare – Yere Faga
Glass Mountain – Cowboy Song
Superfood – Unstoppable
Sparks – Edith Piaf (Said It Better)

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Where it all Leeds…

This week’s show saw us bemoaning the lack of women performing on the main stages at this year’s Leeds Festival – despite the launch of a new initiative to promote female talent!

Here’s what we played:

Alt-J – Deadcrush
Superfood – Unstoppable
Oumou Sangare – Mogoya
Stand Alone – Save You (BCB session)
Smoking Popes – I Need You Around
The Seagulls – Silver or Lead
The XX – I Dare You
This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
Chastity Belt – Caught In A Lie
Kwai Change Caine – Kwai Change Caine
Honeyblood – Love Is A Diseas
Haim – If I Could Change Your Mind
Methera – Ramsegrubben

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Stand Alone in session

Here’s a reminder that you can still hear our Stand Alone acoustic session – you can listen again here

This is the full list of the music on that edition of Bradford Beat:

Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used To Do
Stand Alone – Save You (BCB session)
Stand Alone – Never Stand Alone (BCB session)
Stand Alone – False Beginnings (BCB session)
This Is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
Stand Alone – Learn How To Feel
Furr – Another Fable

What The Hell Is It This Time?

Here’s the full list of tracks we played on our 6 July show:

Oumou Sangaré – Bena Bena
The Delvaux – He Wants Her World
This is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
RIIB – Conveyor Belt
Benjamin Booker – Right On Ya
Alt-J – Deadcrush
The Pixies – Blue-Eyed Hex
Terrorvision – Stop The Bus
The Sparks – What The Hell Is It This Time?
Team Picture – Back to Bay Six
Brian Cant – Trumpton Theme
The Maccabees – Marks To Prove It
Glass Mountain – Cowboy Song
Kate Bush – How To Be Invisible

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Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub

Sad new that Brian Cant, the voice of Trumpton and Camberwick Green, has died. Here’s a full list of what we played on our latest show:

Brian Cant – Trumpton Roll Call
Oumou Sangaré – Kamelemba
Natural Rhym – This Is Ska
Diesel Park West – Info Freako
Furr – Another Fable
This is The Kit – Moonshine Freeze
Alt-J – Hit Me Like That Snare
Sham 69 – Hersham Boys
Dead Naked Hippies – Drain You
Queens of the Stone Age – The Way You Used To Do
Western Dance – What Does It Take?
Brian Cant – Camberwick Green Theme
Superfood – I Can’t See
The XX – I Dare You
The National – The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness

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Ska and Sgt Pepper

A forthcoming ska and reggae festival and the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ legendary album featured on our latest show. Here’s the full list of what we played:

Gomez – Getting Better
The Delvaux – Evering
Goat Girl – Country Sleaze
RIIB – Conveyor Belt
The Sinatras – Sweat
Terrorvision – Still The Rhythm
The Selecter – Three Minute Hero
Natural Rhythm – People Unite
Courtney Barnett – Aqua Profunda
Alt-J – 3WW
Benjamin Booker featuring Mavis Staples – Witness
Western Dance – To and Fro
Tiny Minds – Jealous Sea
Prince – Raspberry Beret

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RIP Chris Cornell

This week’s Bradford Beat paid tribute to Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell. Here’s the full list of what we played:

Soundgarden – Spoonman
Kwai Chang Caine – God Luv Ya
Jesca Hoop – Memories Are Now
Furr – Another Fable
Sparks – Hippopotamus
Flight of the Conchords – Hiphopopotomus v Rhymenoceros
Terrorvision – Middleman
Black Uhuru – Happiness
Glass Mountain – Cowboy Song
Sleaford Mods – Mop Top
Lamia – Not Mine
The Beatles – Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Alt-J – In Cold Blood

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I must be out of my tiny mind

I’ve completely forgotten to post the list of tracks we played on our latest show until now. Oh well – here goes anyway:

Grandaddy – The Crystal Lake
Tiny Minds – Jealous Sea
Alt-J – In Cold Blood
The Beatles – A Day in The Life
Paul Weller – Nova
The XX – Say Something Loving
Kwai Change Caine – Beautiful Dreams
Too Many Chiefs – Devil Bird
Warpaint – The Stall
Comsat Angels – Eye Dance
Pigeon Detectives – Romantic Type
Luscious Jackson – Naked Eye

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