This Reality – Podcast No 88

Episode 88 – 46 minutes running time Believe it or not, such was our indecision that the playlist for this podcast wasn’t finalised until we were sitting in the studio in front of our Mics! This week we have a little natter about: * Soph being called a ‘Fucking slag’ by a member of the public in the library (aren’t library users... [Read More..]

Review: Owen Tromans, The Fall of Acre

It’s story time! You know how people (and let’s not fall in to the trap of ageism) moan on an on about how the lyrics of modern songs are nonsense and don’t have any meaning like they used to in The Good Old Days? The next time someone tries to make you feel bad about liking good music by levelling that argument at you, tell them to... [Read More..]

News update: 26th October 2009: BFR Afghanistan

British Forces Radio Afghanistan hits the airwaves It should come as no surprise to learn that because of our proximity to certain military establishments, and because of our Armed Forces connections, that a large number of listeners to This Reality Podcast are serving members of HM Forces. HM Ships are regulars in our download statistics as are various... [Read More..]

This Reality – Podcast No 87

Episode 87 – 45 minutes running time This week we’re a little light on deep, meaningful and insightful content, so instead you’ll have to put up with: * Soph being told to ‘Fuck off’ by a member of the public in the library (nice!) * A brief review of The Fantastic Mr Fox * A brief review of UP! * A T-Shirt giveaway (the... [Read More..]

News update 19th October 2009: Podcast News

The expansion of This Reality Podcast continues on all levels. Our licence from the Performing Rights Society entitles us to play mainstream music, but frankly, you and we all know that there’s not much mainstream music out there that’s good enough. So instead of falling in to the same trap that the Mainstream Media do (i.e. playing absolute... [Read More..]

This Reality – Podcast No 86

Episode 86 – 45 minutes running time This week we bring you four – yes, four – excellent tracks; one from Melbourne’s The Good China, then a track from Fanfarlo *and* an interview with a member of Fanfarlo that we recorded last week right before their gig at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford and then another track from Fanfarlo... [Read More..]

Review: Everything Everything

Was it you? One of our listeners threw the Delphic Remix of ‘My Keys, Your Boyfriend’ by Everything Everything at us and said ‘pick the bones out of that one, my friend!’ Nice. And nice to be called ‘my friend’ after some of the childish mail we’ve received recently from people who we can only guess are members... [Read More..]

This Reality – Podcast No 85

Episode 85 – 40 minutes running time Do you ever have one of those weeks that seem longer than 7 days? This is one for us. Maybe it was the late night we had on Monday because of the Fanfarlo gig? We discuss this and a whole bunch of other things this week as we bring you the all-round entertainment show that is This Reality Podcast, and it... [Read More..]

Review: Queens English

There are just two British rap/urban artists I would stop people in the street and say ‘You should listen to this!’ for. Queens English is one of them. I’m listening to QE perform Just for… oh… the sixth time this morning. This lovely, deep, soulful piece of urban R&B could have been produced by some of the most righteous... [Read More..]

This Reality – Podcast No 84

Episode 84 – 45 minutes running time Oh yes, fresh from our trip to Tuscany, Italy and with a string of anecdotes backed by music that’s so good you won’t hear it anywhere else! But as ever, this show was recorded *live* in Studio L in rural Oxfordshire and recorded in one take with no after-show editing or post-production mucking about. So,... [Read More..]