Episodes
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Oxford's newly reformed 90's indie band Beaker, Alex sits down with Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd, our Connections series contines - where bands recommend bands - this week Hannah gets to know Tiger Mendoza, and there's a rare bit of music news about Oxford's Elmiene! Plus, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire Here's this week's tracklist: • The Amazons - Pitch...
Published 11/15/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to musican & comedian, Tom Gk to hear about his upcoming album 'Somehow We Made It'. Plus, Alex catches up with Ady from 19 something in Reading to hear about the recent 19 Something festival, and there's picks from BBC Radio 1's Jaguar and Jess. Here's this week's tracklist: • V.I.C - Sunshine South Arcade - MOTH KIDS Empress Linoleum - Rip From The Roots Sunday (1994) - Softly Bethia - Eyes For...
Published 11/08/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with nu-metal rock band Arimea to hear about their upcoming debut EP ‘Orchid St’ and some spooky stories for Halloween! Plus, hear what Alex got up to at BBC Introducing Live at Omeara in London. And our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Hannah gets to know electro production duo 'Means of Production'. Here's this week's tracklist: • pip - NO MORE GHOSTS IN MY...
Published 11/01/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Henjila to hear about her new EP 'Love-Letter-Lunchbox', Alex reports from SISTRA's gig at Camden Assembly & Hannah gets to know Jordan Thorpe. Here's this week's tracklist: • Ralfe Band - Wrecks CECIL - Hot $hot The Kokroachez - Vampire Town emily jeffri - PURSUE bedd - Party On Dude (Endless) montykeates - RED LOVE HEART FOREVER Chloe Qisha - Sexy Goodbye Richard Walters - Migrations (live...
Published 10/25/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Henry from Young Knives as they return with their new single ‘Dissolution’ from the upcoming album 'Landfill'. Plus, Alex has a report from the 'Reading Refugees' fundraiser at the Purple Turtle, there's tips from Jess, Jaguar and Alyx from BBC Radio 1, Tom Robinson makes an appearance, and Hollie Peabody tells us about their journey and getting picked by Sir Tom Jones on The Voice! Here's this week's...
Published 10/18/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with producer DJ & musician Michael Diamond to hear about his new EP Placid Wakefulness. Plus. Alex meets Ace to hear about her experience on The Voice! Here's this week's tracklist: • WOOZE - Weapons Of Mass Seduction Wynona - Slide Away JMIE - Losin’ My Mind (Remix) (feat. Chayz3r) Richard Walters - Migrations (feat. Katherine Priddy) iiis - Slow Riot Just Kids - secondhand smoke Lucy Tun - Come To...
Published 10/11/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave's joined by The Hot Damn! to hear about their new album 'Dancing on the Milky Way'. Plus there's loads of first plays from Sedilia, Chazzy, CLUCAS, Knave, Anna Aarons, Paul & ME... and tips from BBC Radio 1's Jess Iszatt, Jaguar and Alex Holcombe! Here's this week's tracklist: • Cave Man - Blind Flo Blue - Passengers Sedilia - Senses Josephine Illingworth - Silent Earth Scaefa - Loss Aversion Mackenzie - Better...
Published 10/04/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Pet Twin to hear about his debut album 'No to Dread'. Plus, Alex has a report from Empires, Empires gig at Reading's Purple Turtle. And, our Connection series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time Hannah meets The Pink Diamond Revue. Here's this week's tracklist: • Mandrake Handshake - King Cnut Talk In Code - Harder to Breathe Joseph Marcus - Damage Who Ate All The Crayons -...
Published 09/27/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Rubberband Girl to hear about her debut album 'Profiterole Vision'. Plus, Alex has a gig report from Neon Bloom & Hoof at the Purple Turtle in Reading. And, Supergrass guitarist Mick Quinn tells us his memories of recording 'I Should Coco' on it's 30th anniversary! Here's this week's tracklist: • Flights of Helios - The City That Ate Itself Luce Rushton - How It Works Jessie Young - Bad 4 U The...
Published 09/20/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Tilly Valentine to hear about her new single 'Ghost Town, her upcoming EP, seasonal songs... and being big in Japan! Plus, Alex has a report from the Restore fundraiser gig at The Bell in Bicester with The Kokroachez... who are releasing something very refreshing... and a brand new track from Girl Like That. Here's this week's tracklist: • Allegra - Strangers pecq - Stronger Deva St. John - Cold Water...
Published 09/13/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to Hannah Jane Lewis for her first interview on the show and Alex West catches up with V.I.C at the Camden Assembly. Here's this week's tracklist: • DREAMA - Maybe Never Girl Joely June - Cool Bertie - Friday Street Alex Blyth - Into the Sunset Lacuna Common - Newspaper Ad Sunday (1994) - Tired Boy Emmeline - Can't Catch Me Now! The Black Zodiac - Shadows in the Light South Arcade - HOW 2 GET AWAY...
Published 09/06/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Kieran Crowley, Alex reports from the Introducing stage at Reading Festival plus Hannah is with Moogieman for the next segment in our Connections series. Here's this week's tracklist: • Kat - Shoes Kanadia - Hold It Down Still Pigeon - Too Much Milk South Arcade - Sound of an Empty Room (live at Reading Festival) The White Lakes - Sorry Marcel X - Hustle Tommorow Bird - Next Train Outta Here Lee...
Published 08/30/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave meets singer-songwriter Camille Baziadoly, Alex is at Reading Festival ahead of the big weekend with the BBC Introducing head honchos Kelly and Fuzz, plus hear about Reading's excellent 'Closer to Home' gig night at The Purple Turtle, and Hannah get's to know No Fret. What a show! Here's this week's tracklist: • Tongue - Basingstoke montykeates - EASY Saint Boy - Wild Horses emily jeffri - DENY Shiny Brain Crayons -...
Published 08/23/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Alex West sits in for Dave! He's joined by Mona Vale to hear about their new EP "Give It Time", plus Ace Clvrk tells us about his time on Britain's Got Talent, and our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - this time its Bruno Meurte, what a show! Here's this week's tracklist: • Emily Fields - Love Bomb Sadie Fine - MEAT Shaz ft. ksxingh - When It Comes To Us Mona Vale - Give It Time Mona Vale -...
Published 08/15/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave's joined by Waiting for Smith to hear about touring his new album 'Raised Up', plus he's live in session playing "White Light of Love" - watch that on our insta here https://www.instagram.com/p/C-bBloEvIdB/ Plus, Alex was at Oxford Contemporary Music with An-Ting hearing about making music with AI and birds song! Here's this week's tracklist: • Lucy Leave - Practice Our Guitars Eva Gadd - Out Here Wynona - Fake Film...
Published 08/09/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire podcast, we take you back to a sunny weekend in Steventon as Dave's got all the highlights, interviews and live tracks from our stage at Truck - including interviews with Willie J Healey, The Amazons, pecq, Cameron Hayes and Mandrake Handshake! Here's this week's tracklist: • Mackenzie - It's Alright Isaac Stuart - Midnight Train from Marylebone (Live at Truck Festival) Girl Like That - Bad Boys in Bands (Live at Truck...
Published 08/02/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave has all the latest from Truck as the festival kicks off! Alex and Hannah are there catching up with Jonny Payne, HooF, The Bobo, The Kokroachez & Girl Like that! Plus we introduce you to the afrobeats RnB sounds of Biaboy. And, hear Dave's interview with Octavia Freud at Riverside festival. Absolutely packed! Here's this week's tracklist: • Sundara Karma - Baby Blue Mandrake Handshake - Charlie's Comet Cave Man -...
Published 07/25/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with electro-pop artist Julia-Sophie to hear about her new solo album 'Forgive Too Slow'. Plus, Alex has all the action from Readipop fesitval with Adomania and Elucidate. And, Hannah catches up with soul pop singer Emily Fields. Here's this week's tracklist: • The Hot Damn! - Automatic Aidan Reid - Never Got Away Bird - What The Night Knows Matilda Pratt - Sunday Girl GA5 - Toxic Just Kids - loner Jamezy...
Published 07/19/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire podcast, Dave introduces you to melodic indie band Emerson, as we play their tunes for the first time! Plus, Alex previews Readipop festival with Marble Sun, Martha and the Fairy and Leopard Boy. And, Hannah catches up with Lake Acacia to hear about their new single 'We Don't Want You Now'. Here's this week's tracklist: • Rose Rey - Dreaming Lilypads - Too Young To Be Falling Apart Rosie Shaw - Save You For Later Sofie - If You...
Published 07/12/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire & Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with energetic indie-pop band Secret Rivals to hear about their new album 'Amor Fati'. Plus our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands- this time Hannah meets indie-folk artist Lee Switzer-Woolf. And, Alex chats to Kia who runs Groove Cult Shindigs and puts on the Purple Turtle Underground sessions every Monday! Here's this week's tracklist: • Henry Boston - My Love (feat. William...
Published 07/05/24
Dave meets Bicester's blues guitarist and singer Krissy Matthews, Dolly Mavies tells us what to expect as she looks forward to her set at Glastonbury and Alex catches up with Who Ate All The Crayons and Nineteenth Hour after their gig on Oxford's Cowley Road. Plus, there's all the latest new music from Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Here's this week's tracklist: • Emmeline - Night Rider MUNBOI - Honey On Toast Harry Bodley-Scott - Birdsong NAYTiiVE - Solina The Kokroachez - Osney Skies...
Published 06/27/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave meets Remorae, a collective of folk and electronic musicians who bonded over a love of ‘genre-bending’ folk music. Hear about how they got together, their fishy name, the fate of Dunwich... and their new EP 'Flourishing Green'. Plus, our Connections series continues - with bands recommending bands, as Hannah gets to know Reading's lightning fast punk rock band 'Tape It Shut', Alex has an atmospheric mix of ethereal...
Published 06/21/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Self Help to hear about their excellent upcoming album 'Enrage Engage', and they play the new single 'I Want You All to Myself' live in session - watch that here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0j494dp Plus, Hannah finds out what's next for The Bobo as she releases her upcoming single Too Sad, and there's a big surprise for South Arcade... who will be on the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and...
Published 06/14/24
This week on the BBC Introducing in Oxfordshire and Berkshire podcast, Dave catches up with Max Blansjaar to hear about his new album 'False Comforts', plus Nightshift Music Magazine Editor Ronan Munro recommends Wilderness States, and our Connections series continues - where bands recommend bands - as Hannah gets to know Masquerader. Here's this week's tracklist: • Kayda May - Caution Orchid - Any Kind of Love Noahfinnce - LOVELY LADIES emily jeffri - INCUBUS Tongue - Karaoke Jarki Monno...
Published 06/07/24