A springtime wander soundtracked by Depeche Mode’s A Broken Frame, revisiting an awkward but important album from the band’s early years.

A sunlit Manchester wander with Bowie, drifting from Buzzcocks to OMD, Irish indie gems The Hitchers, and an Elvis film song, via old radio memories I’d forgotten about. And it was sunny!

A blog of two halves: a sunlit walk with Bowie drifting from Sugar to Ultra Vivid Scene, then back to 1983 via a John Peel Festive Fifty in the office.

A tired Monday playlist drifts from Timberlake pop to Patti Smith confidence, Nick Cave soundtrack mood, and the unexpected joy of Mozart’s Figaro.

A Saturday night rediscovering old radio shows, forgotten songs, and the strange pleasure of hearing your younger broadcasting self again.

(More) Manchester rain, AC/DC therapy, spooky Moondog, Leon Russell blues and a haunting Nico closer.

Rain, traffic and Manchester gloom meet Biffy Clyro, obscure folk, a Greek goddess and a lost psychedelic gem.

Country ghosts, cult folk, Richard Burton reading Donne and a detour through Neil Young, The Stooges and Japan. The playlist behaving exactly as it should.

Quo boogie rock, the singing teeth sing, Red Simpson loves his trucking and Sir John Betjeman poetry in Manchester traffic!