Stuart looks back at the line ups of the first two live music happenings in Glastonbury in 1970 and 1971.
Stuart is joined by Andy Votel of Finders Keepers Records, the home of foreign pop with some strange Japanese musical exports.
Jez Nelson from Radio 3's Jazz on 3 presents Stuart with a round up of the hottest records in jazz. Including tracks from Kamasi Washington, Steve Coleman and Binker And Moses.
Stuart presents pioneering electronica from the 1960s including Silver Apples, Terry Riley and Raymond Scott.
Zeuhl is a genre of music specifically for spin offs of the great French progressive band Magma, Graham Massey and Stuart Maconie take a closer look.
Stuart presents a playlist of British comedians and actors in song! Rare treats from Dave and Toni Arthur, a stella lineup behind Charlie Drake and Richard Harris’ Macarthur... Show more
Author and musician Jonathan Coe shares tracks that are intertwined with his writing in some way. Plus a debut of his own instrumental work.
Stuart hosts a discussion around new releases in experimental and left-field music with Andy Votel from Finders Keepers and Jonny Trunk of Trunk Records.
Stuart Maconie's Freak Zone
Five Tracks I’d Never Have Heard Without WFMU
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Mojo Magazine's Andrew Male shares five tracks he'd never have heard if not for New Jersey's independent freeform radio station WFMU.
Daniel P Carter from the Radio 1 Rock Show with his current picks in out-there and experimental music including tracks from Horseback, Myrkur and Chelsea Wolfe.
Stuart is joined by sound artist Robin The Fog to talk about how composers such as himself use of foley (audio sound effects) in music.
Journalist and rock biographer Nina Antonia showcases some of the stranger sides to glam rock. Featuring tracks from Brett Smiley, New York Dolls, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Jobriath.
Stuart is joined by Fiona Talkington from Radio 3’s Late Junction to discuss what makes a great improvising partnership.
Stuart hosts a roundtable around new and intriguing releases in experimental music with John Doran from The Quietus and Crispin Parry from British Underground.
Stuart looks at the different approaches to scoring modern soundtracks for silent films with MOJO magazine's Andrew Male.