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Episodes

Target Pod No99 with Lousie Turner

August 06, 2021 14:49 - 1 hour - 111 MB

Live on Target Radio chatting with the wonderful Louise Turner. Louise will be giving an insight into the stories & inspiration behind each track on ‘Daydreams & Stars’ Go and buy it now https://www.thisisturner.com/product-page/daydreams-stars I must say this lovely lady has it all, a great voice and great music. This album is full of twists and turns and surprises along the way. #theturnerhat

Target Pod No98 with The Trend

July 18, 2021 09:20 - 1 hour - 91.7 MB

Chatting to Mark 'Rev' Revell this evening from The Trend. We are going to play the lost tracks from 41 years ago and The Trend releases this EP on 1st June 2021 recordings of their performance to a packed Hull City Hall on 1st June 1980. This was a date on their UK Tour of that year supporting Wishbone Ash. The tapes were found at the back of a dusty drawer along with previously unseen photos which feature in this promotional video. Four tracks have been carefully restored and remastered an...

Target Pod No97 with The Aim

June 26, 2021 10:54 - 1 hour - 108 MB

This week's show is going to be a lively show, We have The Aim. The Aim are a 6 piece original band from South London...fully independent, self-financed...we do it our way...mod, rock, indie, ska, blues and a lot of soul. I chat to Grant Judges and Jamie Tounge with a special appearance from Sam Judges. We discuss how the lockdown has affected the band. Songwriting and music playing are discussed and we even have a squeaky door and a bit of bad language in this show (Don't worry we have ble...

Target Pod No96 with Kev McGuire

June 11, 2021 17:14 - 1 hour - 99.1 MB

I am talking to Mr Kev McGuire on this weeks live show. Kev is a great man and always has time for well, everybody! He works for the NHS. Has played in many bands and organises many March Of The Mods to help raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust and local charities. On the 26th and 27th of November 2021, he will be joined by Les Watts Nicky Weller Barry Ainslie New Yoshi Tokio and many more. I think he deserves a Knighthood but Kev would rather have a bag of Haribo sweets! Download and...

Target Pod No95 with MAZE

May 01, 2021 10:03 - 1 hour - 92.8 MB

In this weeks live show I will be chatting to the great group, Maze. Their new single IN MY MIND Produced by Paul Bassom and Phil Sorrell I will be catching up with Gary Davis and Scott Forsyth of the band This will be an excellent evening of laughter, fun and of course great music from Maze Why Does Gary wear dark glasses? You will have to tune in to find out.

Target Pod No93 with Tinkers Lane

April 17, 2021 08:31 - 1 hour - 108 MB

On this week's show, We have Ian and Andy from the great band Tinkers Lane. Tinkers Lane are a five-piece band playing the original songs of frontman Ian Roberts. The music ranges from intimate love songs to melodic upbeat summer tunes that will have you dancing and dreaming of a better world. Looking forward to seeing this great band when we can all go out and play again which shouldn't be too long now.

Target Pod No92 with Darron Robinson

April 02, 2021 06:27 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MB

On Tonight's show, we are so pleased to have Darron Robinson, The Singer and Songwriter from the great group The Sha La La's. With Swirling Hammond Organ and Vocals delivered with real purpose, The Sha La La’s are a London based Four piece Steeped in Mod and Soul Roots. Signed to Detour Records their 60s R&B influences are apparent but make no mistake, their sound is definitely their own and definitely NOW. We talk about future gigs when the pandemic is lifted and how the strain of not be a...

Target Pod No91 with The Moonskaker 4

March 26, 2021 18:38 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

Live this evening we have The Moonshaker 4 who are a four-piece cover band that specialises in the well known and not so well know indie/rock tracks. We have Mike Thompson, John McNicholas, Chris Scopes and Paul Hebben. What could go wrong with four great musicians live at the same time! The band has an extensive and diverse repertoire that can be adjusted to different audiences. Influences are numerous but Bowie, Elvis Costello, The Jam, The Small Faces, The Stones, The Who and The Clash ...

Target Pod No90 with Jason Edge from The Electric Stars and Johnny Bradley.

March 05, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 141 MB

This is the one we have been waiting for! Jason Edge is our very special guest on the show. We will be deep-diving into Velvet Elvis: The Only Lover Left Alive & then the whole 12 Tracks are gonna get a spin! Also on the show, we have the founder of 'Mods of your Generaration' Mr Johnny Bradley who will be discussing the March of the Mods event and will also be helping preview the album. Have you got a copy of this fine album yet? No! then head over to https://www.theelectricstars.com/ and...

Target Pod No89 with Psykobilly AKA Bill Newton , Isabelle and Phil Sorrell

February 26, 2021 18:31 - 1 hour - 142 MB

This week we have not one but three great guests. Isabelle and Phil Sorrell from the Caretaker Studios and Bill Newton AKA 'Psykobilly'. All four of us have listened to the latest album, 'The Patron Saint Of Nothing'. I play each track and then discuss the song and find out just a little about one. Bill has a great album here and with the vocal talents of Isabelle who has made each track just a little bit special and the recording and mastering talents of Mr Phil Sorrell, This album should ...

Target Pod No88 with The Fish Mittens

February 19, 2021 13:49 - 1 hour - 101 MB

On this week's show, The Fish Mittens are live. A Four-piece band from Kent, England who find their material by searching in the darkest corners where other bands fear to tread. Dark, brutal and funny in equal measure with killer tunes to boot. We are lucky to have Paul and Mike from the band and we spend about an hour chatting about their music and where the inspiration comes from. They have a brand new album coming out and look out for the latest track and video 'Dirty Harry'.

Target Pod No87 with Karma Surround

February 12, 2021 05:50 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

On this week's show, we have Darren Roy. Darren is a singer-songwriter for a brand new group called Karma Surround. Darren writes and records music with his brother, Michael in their makeshift homemade studio. IHe likes to write short, catchy and chilled out melodies with catchy guitar riffs. What's next for Karma Surround? Tune in to find out.

Target Pod No86 with Wizz for Atoms

February 07, 2021 07:34 - 1 hour - 87.5 MB

Can you afford to miss these two veterans of the music industry discussing Whizz for Atoms past, present and future as well as all things musical? YES, you probably can....but do you really want to? For a first in musical broadcasting history, we bring you a live interview with Ian from the UK and Andrew from the Fiji Islands talking about the making of the band's new single after a 35-year "holiday"

Target Pod No85 with Andy Topp-Walker

February 07, 2021 07:34 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MB

This weeks episode we have a long time listener and contributor to Target Radio, Andy Topp-Walker. Andy is in charge of new unsigned talent and is constantly receiving emails regarding new music. We discuss Brighton 2021 and will it go ahead with the current pandemic and if course all of the artists that are supposed to play there. You can join the Facebook group 'Brighton 2021' to keep up to date with the goings-on and keep that ear to the ground.

Target Pod No84 with Sid Stovold from The TR5's

January 29, 2021 16:31 - 1 hour - 97.3 MB

We are so lucky to have Sid Stovold from the great band The TR5's. The band consists of Rusty, Lucky, Richey, Chas and Ted. Maximum skiffle & roll from the dancehall days. We chat about the music that the TR5's are so great at performing and of course, The Beatles are mentioned once or twice. Sid started playing the guitar at the tender age of 8 and his passion for performing is just great. We discuss the future of music at this time of a national lockdown and how will music survive. Tune...

Target Pod No83 with Mark McClaran

January 22, 2021 19:16 - 1 hour - 109 MB

On tonight's live show, we have Mark McClaran from the great band, The Soniks. The SONiKS are: Mark McClaran Lead Vocals guitar Jon Patch Bass b vox Paul Campbell drums We discuss the future of music at this time of a national lockdown and how new music will survive. Mark is a true professional musician who is busy with some real music and songwriting at this time. His writing skills are really good with catchy songs. Mark and Cookie also chat about the late, great David Bowie and his massive...

Target Pod No82 Bruno Gallone

January 15, 2021 17:54 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

On this week's show, we have Bruno Gallone from the great band ' Reaction' Formed in Burton on Trent Nov 1980, REACTION blasted on to the Mod Revival scene. Playing all over the UK and also supporting top music bands such as The Jam, Secret Affair, Purple Hearts, Lambrettas and The Quads plus many others.

Target Pod No81 with Carl Morris

December 24, 2020 19:16 - 1 hour - 83.5 MB

This week we have Carl Morris from Manchester. Carl Morris is a singer and songwriter and an all-round nice man. He has been performing in and around Manchester since his first solo gig at 'Beat 'n' Track', Whitworth Street West (Manchester) sometime in 2000! He has since written a ton of original material which he then performed at various local venues including 'Night & Day Cafe' (Manchester) 'Band on the Wall' (Manchester) We discuss his songwriting ability and we are now looking forward...

Target Pod No80 with Steve Lima

December 19, 2020 19:12 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MB

On tonight's show, we have the very talented Steve Lima. Steve now lives and works in Portugal and has agreed to be interviewed by Cookie (What has he let himself in for) Steve works with so many talented artists and on tonight's show, we discuss the brand new track, Over and Over with the beautiful Althea Browne. We also chat about the music industry in general. Steve started out as a bass player with the fine punk group The Members from Camberley. These days Steve works in the production ...

Target Pod No79 with Billy Liberator

December 11, 2020 17:58 - 1 hour - 110 MB

On tonight's show, we have the fantastic Billy Liberator. Billy describes his music as upbeat acoustic tunes in a folkish vein with punk, new wave, and pop influences underpinning everything. We, of course, play one his tunes and this still has not been finished but we think it's great! On the show, we discuss the lack of live music and the fact there is not enough live venues around. Do you know his favourite past time? No then tune in to find out and his also written a song about it! Her...

Target Pod No78 with Nicky Weller

December 04, 2020 18:57 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MB

On tonight's show, we have a lovely guest with us tonight. It's none other than Nicky Weller. Nicky had kindly given me a poster and had her brother Paul to sign it for Nicky's charity Nordoff Robbins. here is the link: https://www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/ You can still donate to this great charity but the poster has now been won and the total was £200.00! Thank you to Kendo Kray from Facebook for his donation and thank you to Nicky and Paul Weller for the brilliant poster.

Target Pod No77 with Tim Darvell

November 28, 2020 10:07 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

On tonight's show, we have a lovely guest with us tonight. Our guest is Tim Darvell, who is raising money for bowel Cancer UK. The Goodbye Farewell 4-track EP would make a lovely addition to your collection. Four amazing tracks and it's a great CD. Here is the link: https://rivers2cross.com/goodbye-how/

Target Pod No76 with Chris Pope

November 20, 2020 17:21 - 58 minutes - 80 MB

Wow! Chris Pope from The Chords UK is with us tonight. We chat about The Chords UK brand new AA single, Listen To The Radio and we at Target Radio love it. Do you know how old Chris was when he started playing? Chris has been on Top Of The Pops twice but who fell off the stage? For both of these answers and loads more about Chris and the band, you will have to tune in.

Target Pod No75 with Steve 'Smiley' Barnard

November 06, 2020 20:13 - 1 hour - 119 MB

On tonight's show, we have the 'Smiley' one! It's Steve Barnard! We are playing Steve's new album 'Smileys Best of Friends' album and going through each track and finding out a bit more about each song. Steve is a really great guy with bags of experience with music and producing at Sunshine Corner. We talk about how Steve found music with his earliest memory of drumming and we discuss lockdown and how Steve is using many different media platforms to help him achieve his work with unsigned a...

Target Pod No74 With Luke Smith

November 01, 2020 07:57 - 1 hour - 88 MB

We are so lucky to have Luke Smith. Luke is the powerhouse behind Yellowstone UK and now The Fates. We preview the latest EP and play two tracks from it. How did Luke go from taping his fingers and chopsticks on everything at home to playing and singing on his bass guitar? You will have to tune in to find out.

Target Pod No73 With Mark Revell 'Rev' From The Trend

October 24, 2020 17:57 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

On tonight's show, we had Mark 'Rev' Revell from The Trend. We chat about music and Mark's new venture which is video editing. We discuss the virus which seems to be out of control and really affecting live music and the ability for bands and artists to play. I would like to point out that for some reason the quality of the audio must have been affected by a virus but you can still enjoy a great chat and find out a little more Mark and his future plans with the band.

Target Pod No72 with Kirby, Walsh and Smiley

October 17, 2020 07:16 - 1 hour - 158 MB

We are so lucky to have not one but three great guests. James Walsh, Pete Kirby and Steve 'Smiley' Barnard. We preview the latest album, You Can't Go Back and play the 13 tracks from it. We discover how the guys recorded this fine album with social distancing and the lengths they went to complete this masterpiece.

Target Pod No71 with Mani

August 14, 2020 02:37 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB

Live, we have a returning guest, Mr Mani Perazzoli. Mani has a brand new single out called Resurrection of My Dreams and in true fashion, I will be giving this it's first spin on the radio. I will be asking how the lockdown has been for Mni and chatting about all things music. Here is a little about Mani: Guitarist at Buzzcocks Solo artist, session guitar and producer to name a few of his talents.

Target Pod No70 with Tom Hilton

August 07, 2020 05:27 - 1 hour - 87.8 MB

We are so lucky to have Tom Hilton from Aldora Britain Records 'AB Records' on this week's show. Tom, who comes from Livingston, West Lothian has put together a great line up of fine recording artists we at Target Radio are so happy to play these songs. I am looking forward to our conversation with Tom and to find out what's next or indeed who is next to record with AB Records.

Target Pod No69 with Not Ned

July 31, 2020 17:35 - 1 hour - 117 MB

We are pleased to have live on the show, we have two of the three members of the band. Not Ned hail from Manchester and are an Indie rock and roll band. Chris Tollett - Bass Paul Taff Macey - Drums/Vocals Steven Lee - Guitar/ Lead Vocals Their musical influences are The Arctic Monkeys, Oasis, The Killers, The Klaxons, The Rolling Stones, Stereophonics, Damien Rice, and Foo Fighters. We explore their album, Every Cloud and play the great tracks from it.

Target Pod No68 with Phil Sorrell

July 24, 2020 06:59 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MB

I am so pleased to have live on the show Phil Sorrell from the caretaker studios, live on Monday evening. I would like to say thank you to Phil who has agreed to take a small break from his producing, multi Instrumentalists, sound engineer, arranger and remixing artist roles to chat to Target Radio about the recent great talent he has worked with. Phil is moving hie studio soon and has promised me a beer once he has made the move.

Target Pod No67 with John Donegan

July 17, 2020 13:56 - 1 hour - 92.9 MB

We are so pleased to have on our little show, Mr John Donegan. John is a really great singer/songwriter and this is the chance to really get to know the man behind the music. We will chat with John about his recent releases and his collaboration with Aldora Britain Records. Lastly, we will explore his fascination with songs in different languages!

Target Pod No66 with Mark Revell from The Trend

July 10, 2020 17:40 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MB

We are very happy to have Mark Revell, from the great band, 'The Trend' on with us on Mondy evening. The Trend us a Glossop based power pop band from Manchester. and their line up consists of: REV REVELL - VOCALS JAKE HIGGS - LEAD GUITAR CHARLIE VINCENT - RHYTHM GUITAR STEVE SCOTT - BASS GUITAR JOHN WOODRUFF - DRUMS

Target Pod No65 with Bill Newton aka Psykobilly

July 03, 2020 17:55 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MB

We are so pleased to have Bill Newton live on the show this Tuesday. I do hope that you can join us as Bill states that he has a Wife and five guitars to support! Aldora Britain Records has supported Bill and has released the brand new single by Psykobilly, 'The Invisible Man' and we will be playing this track live on the show. Of course, there is a great team that supports Bill incl. Tom Hilton, Phil Sorrell and Rik Bardsley just to name a few.

Target Pod No64 with Darren Tuck

June 26, 2020 10:51 - 42 minutes - 58 MB

We are very lucky to have Darren Tuck on the show. Here a little about Darren: 'My music is what I do and what I love to do. I've been playing in cover bands for many years and decided to write my own stuff. My first album is called Modified. All original songs all written about real-life stuff' We will be playing some great new tracks from Darren and we have to mention Aldora Britain Records and Tom Hilton. Tune in to hear some great music and chat with Darren and Cookie.

Target Pod No63 with The Lord Robby Allen

June 19, 2020 16:40 - 1 hour - 84.2 MB

We are so pleased to have Robby Allen, The Business Owner at Paisley Records. Robby is very talented and very well educated and I will attempt to interview him on all things music and other things! Can you imagine Robby on a horse? well, tune in to find out more. This will be an interesting interview and it's about time we had Robby on Target Radio.

Target Pod No62 with Lee Stevens from The Swagger

June 12, 2020 16:16 - 37 minutes - 52 MB

We are so pleased to have Lee Stevens (Lead Vocals/Backing Vocals/Guitar) from the North London UK Indie-Rockers THE SWAGGER We will be playing their brand new single titled... 'LOADED GUN' I will be asking the questions about the band, the song and of course how the lockdown is affecting the music business.

Target Pod No61 with Johnny Bradley

June 05, 2020 15:46 - 1 hour - 88.7 MB

On this weeks live Tuesday show, we will be chatting to Johnny Bradley, The Mole of The Lucky Bag Show & Founder of Mods Of Your Generation. Johnny is a writer, promoter, blogger and journalist to name a few of his many talents! Here's a link to one of johnny's page:s https://www.facebook.com/modsofyourgeneration/?eid=ARA7cW3JHzch7h_wGzfz6S3vo4zctyM34yqjVBR7zWGGCcUEVPVtWrg08jWImIUH_P1m4ZzJ6Vip81WA

Target Pod No60 with Tommy Clark, Rik Bardsley, Brian Mitchell and Cob Becket

May 29, 2020 18:43 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MB

We are so pleased to have live on the show, not one but eight great guests. These are eight great presenters that have their own shows on this station and they will let you know why you should be tuning in to their broadcasts. Rik Bardsley and Brian Mitchell (The Lucky Bag Show) Cob Beckett (Cob's Underground and Unsigned Show)

Target Pod No59 with Martin Fuggles and Mike Thompson

May 29, 2020 18:40 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MB

We are so pleased to have live on the show, not one but eight great guests. These are eight great presenters that have their own shows on this station and they will let you know why you should be tuning in to their broadcasts. Martin Fuggles (The Ricky Tick Show) Mike Thompson (Beatleology Show)

Target Pod No58 with Dielle Hannah and The Ice Cream Man Wayne Lundqvist Ford

May 29, 2020 18:38 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

We are so pleased to have live on the show, not one but eight great guests. These are eight great presenters that have their own shows on this station and they will let you know why you should be tuning in to their broadcasts. Dielle Hannah ( Dille's Golden Greats Show) Wayne Lundqvist Ford (The Ice Cream Man Power Pop Show)

Target Pod No56 with James Walsh and Steve 'Smiley' Barnard

May 22, 2020 17:50 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

We are so pleased to have live on the show not one but two great guests. James Walsh is no stranger to Target Radio and has been on the show before. James is a great singer and performs almost anywhere in the UK. Steve Barnard, who I have met when he was working with The Transmitters has an impressive CV! Steve has worked with The Alarm, From The Jam and according to his new book The Who! I will be talking to both gents about this brand new book, Clang! (I will have to find a sound effect).

Target Pod No54.5 Bonus With Sean Williams (The Beat UK)

May 16, 2020 15:08 - 18 minutes - 25 MB

We speak to Sean Williams (The Beat UK) about his collaboration with this great release 'Hands Up. The "filmed in isolation" video for Hands Up (Who's Coming With Me?) Featuring: Roddy Radiation Byers - The Specials / The Skabilly Rebels Sean Williams - The Beat (GB) Fiona Creese - The Collective AKA Aaron Two-Tone Malone Beard - The Trojan Beats Gary Knight - The Collective AKA Special thanks to John Beard & Emily Spiller A big thank you to all everyone that sent their HANDS UP photos in ...

Target Pod No54 with Kevin Procter from The Viewers

May 16, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour - 90.4 MB

We are so pleased to have live on the show Kevin Procter, The bass player and vocals with the great band, The Viewers. The Viewers were initially formed in 2011, The Viewers are a five-piece band with major influences stemming from the 1960s through to the mid-’70s. The band has developed a classic 60’s sound with a contemporary twist. We will review the bands new album, Unstoppable and play snippets of each track and find out more about the songs.

Target Pod No53 with Simon James

May 08, 2020 20:10 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MB

On the show, we chat with Simon James AKA Chordie. We will explore Chordie's new EP and play some music from it and discuss each track in full. Chordie is a great live musician. Dedicated to raising money for Teenage Cancer Trust and having fun Playing & Singing Iconic songs from The Jam, Paul Weller the Clash & 80s RocknPop. Dig Deep and Keep It Real!

Target Pod No52 with Carl Morris

May 01, 2020 16:28 - 54 minutes - 74.8 MB

On this podcast, we have Mr Carl Morris. Carl has been performing in and around Manchester since his first solo gig at 'Beat 'n' Track' (Manchester) sometime in the year 2000!! He has since written a ton of original material and performed all over the North West including legendary venue’s 'Night & Day Cafe' (Manchester) 'Band on the Wall' (Manchester) ‘The Jacaranda’ (Liverpool) and The Cavern’ (Liverpool) We find out about Carll and his music and have a great chat about gigs and the lockdown.

Target Pod No51 with Colin Wade from The Screens

April 24, 2020 18:44 - 57 minutes - 79 MB

We are so pleased to have The Screens on Tuesday's Show. See what all the fuss is about by picking up a limited edition signed CD at www.thescreens.org or stream and download at https://thescreens1.bandcamp.com/…/the-boy-who-waved-at-tra… We will explore their brilliant new album 'The Boy Who Waved At Trains' The Screens Influences are The Kinks, The Beatles, Rodgers & Hammerstein, The Walker Brothers, Dusty Springfield, John Barry. We should be in for a great night of chat and music.

Target Pod No50 with Tyber Cranstoun from The Daulers

April 24, 2020 16:58 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MB

We chat to Tyber Cranstoun about his recent move and his career within music. The Dualers are set to headline Wembley later this year and we ask Tyber about this and more. The Dualers are a 9 piece Ska & Reggae band from South East London. They first hit the headlines when the single Kiss on the Lips stormed into the UK top 30 despite no industry backing. With a number of album releases, several top 40 chart singles and a large worldwide fan base behind them their success has continued. ...

Target Pod No49 with Syncromental

April 17, 2020 16:20 - 1 hour - 89.9 MB

On this week's show, we have, Syncromental, Adrian and Katherine are a lively duo who are great musical performers. Syncromental is a band based in the UK who write and produce our own original material. We have a great selection of songs ranging from rock to pop, reggae to romantic and chill out to hook heaven! The band was only formed in 2019 but are giving the listener a real treat with their fantastic music. We find out that they are both key workers. What do they do? you will have to tu...

Target Pod No48 with Block 33

April 10, 2020 16:21 - 1 hour - 91.6 MB

On this week's show, we have Block 33, a new mod revival band from the South of England. The band are a familiar mix of Energetic driven guitars, rolling bass, charging punk rhythms & quintessentially British, rasping yet melodic vocals that altogether make for a nostalgic sound catered for fans of the modernist subculture. Join Cookie as we attempt to bring all the members of the band together via messenger and have a little look and listen to the band's debut album. We now have Podcast for...