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Last week’s theme inspired this week’s, so, from perfect 3 minute 45rpm vinyl to: Format Wars Do *you* know any songs about wax cylinders, or shellac discs, or MiniDiscs? Listen in, and you just might hear them… Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //// https://djdarren.site/archive/podcast/ //

This week’s theme is: Three Minute (or thereabouts) Pop Bangers So, very simply, the favourite songs of the Suggestorate that fall into the three minute pop song category. How many of them could charitably be described as ‘pop’ we will leave up to you to decide. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // […]

This week we have a theme brought to you by none other than @daveybot, Laird of the Wild Lands Beyond The Wall, who wanted to hear your best songs about: Furniture So we’ve got two hours of tunes about tables and chairs and ottomans and beds, and armchairs and sofas and that. Or whatever sparked […]

I bought a t-shirt that made me laugh last week, and, well, @MintSpies decreed that it should be a theme. Therefore it is this week’s theme: Radio Desolation We asked what that might conjure up in your lightly broken minds, as you trawl your way across an empty wasteland, desperately trying to survive. Or as […]

This week on #ThePlaylist, the theme is brought to you by none other than @swisslet and Dr Caitlin, who want to hear YOUR suggestions about being: Broke. Skint. Strapped. Brassic. Two hours of tunes about poverty. What could be more cheerful in *this* economy? Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 […]

Behold the glorious return of #ThePlaylist! This week we have another guest theme, this time from @RealAleRocks@mastodon.social and Ben Gray, who are colleagues who work in a: Pharmacy So two hours of songs about having to wait for an hour because the pharmacist has just gone on their lunch break, and only being able to […]

We’re off to Discworld Con this weekend, so the theme for this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist is: The Discworld Songs about wizards, and flying turtles, and DEATH, and THE DEATH OF RATS, will abound. Or just songs about discs, or worlds. Are there any flat Earth bangers? Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site […]

This week we have another guest theme, this time from @FloatingOnion@cyberplace.social who flew in, (without a cape) to ask for songs about: Heroes He wanted to hear YOUR most heroic tunes. He wanted to hear songs that’ll save people from a hijacked passenger jet, or have the capability to leave the last chocolate Hob Nob […]

Join #ThePlaylist once again, where this week the Mainframe has chosen the theme of: Electric Dreams And we’re too scared of the Mainframe to go against its wishes. So two hours of whatever the phrase “electric dreams” conjured up in the silicon minds of the LLMs that sent in their suggestions for thematically appropriate songs […]

Join #ThePlaylist on a grand tour as this week’s theme takes us to: South (of the United States of) America where all of the tunes are, in some ways moreso than others, related to the lands to be found South (of the United States of) America. And not South Africa. Definitely not. It’s a whole […]

Find the spare key for your combine harvester (if John Deere will even let you have one), and pull on your wellies, because #ThePlaylist, along with @RolloTreadway is off: Farming the land Yes, in another guest theme, this week we’re looking at the songs that popped into the collective, diseased minds of #ThePlaylist listeners when […]

This week, a theme brought to you – yes YOU – by @daveybot@mastodon.scot, who wants to hear your songs about: DIY Davey has been “working in his shed” a lot lately, so needs a good soundtrack to help him along. And wouldn’t you know, this week’s show *is* a good soundtrack to help him along. […]

This week on #ThePlaylist, we’re celebrating the World Cup™️, with the theme of: Morally Bankrupt So sit back and enjoy all the tunes that people paid us the most to play. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //// https://djdarren.site/archive/podcast/ //

This week on #ThePlaylist, a guest theme, courtesy of @Nickiquote@mstdn.social, who wants to hear the world’s finest: Car Wash Songs And I do believe he’ll be very happy with what you’ve suggested. Will it be two hours of just that one song? Listen in and find out. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site […]

Behold the (knickerbocker) GLORY(ous) return of #ThePlaylist, where our theme this week is: Puddin’ So go ahead and spoil your dinner with the (ice) CREAM of musical selections, some of which are actually related to the idea of pudding. Or dessert, if you’re one of *those*. You’d be a (strawberry) FOOL to miss out! Click […]

#ThePlaylist returns jingling a big ‘ol buncha keys, fixin’ to lock you away, because our theme this week is: To Gaol With Ye! Two hours of bangup bangers, celebrating feeling the grip of the long arm of the law. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

The weather is hotting up here in the UK, so our theme here at #ThePlaylist this week is: slooooow in an effort to encourage everyone to just chill out, alright? But, well, not every track this week is chilled. Sorry about that. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

This week, another guest theme, this time from sodslawyer, who suggests: Rumours or ‘Rumors’ if you’re one of those folks who spells words wrong and that. Two hours of tunes that don’t like to spread gossip, but simply have to tell you that… Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK […]

#ThePlaylist is back, bothering your ears like a tiny mosquito, but one that brings nothing but the finest vibes. This week our theme is: Lord Sir David Attenborough And it has to be said, some of the suggestions have come from straight out of the left field. Which is exactly how we like it. Click […]

#ThePlaylist has stalked into your podcast feed, eyeing up your car to see what it can pull off, because the theme this week is: Monkey Man Two hours of SWINGING tunes, all set and ready to get you shaking your (bright red) arses. Not all of the songs are about monkeys though. Some are about […]

This week on #ThePlaylist, we welcome a Guest Suggestor. Giflian brings us the theme of: Other And like Santa working as a butcher, we’re bringing you a sackful of bangers. Some of them even fit the theme! Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

This week we’re all about the: Mooooon! Because, y’know, the ruddy bloody moon and folks flying around it and that. So two hours of tunes all about (or tangentially related to) our greatest satellite. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

This week on #ThePlaylist: ONE HUNDRED Because, somehow, despite EVERYONE’S better judgement, we’ve still managed to wring one hundred weeks out of this nonsense. Which says more for my endless desire to be relevant than anything else. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

Behold this week’s glorious edition of #ThePlaylist, where our theme this week is: Tin It’s mine and Troggie’s tenth anniversary on Thursday, and the Big Tin Men from down Cornwall way have decreed that we must be showered with tin gifts, and what finer gifts that songs that are in some tangential way related to […]

Strap in for this week’s high-octane edition of #ThePlaylist, where our theme is: Fast Or, for our Northern comrades, ‘fast’. Will the tunes rocket along at 300bpm, or will they be about being fast? Or a secret third option. Listen in to find out. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 […]

Behold this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist, where our theme is: Accents This week we’re taking a trip around the world of accents – both linguistically and designerly. You won’t hear a single generic mid-Atlantic voice in this show. Apart from that one tune. Oh, and that other one. Click to see the track listing // […]

Have a rummage around in the big box for this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist, where our theme is: Toys & Games So all of the suggestions this week have been formatted to play on one of those Fisher Price ‘My First Record Players’. Two hours of gentle tinkling that vaguely reminds you of Top Pop […]

This week on #ThePlaylist we celebrated: Ya Mama Yes, YOUR mother. We celebrated her*, and we celebrated** her good. Two hours of songs about *your* mother._*if she is/was great. We will berate her if not. Harshly.**or berate her Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

Behold #ThePlaylist in its somewhat less than glorious form, having wrestled with us for two whole hours worth of every tech issue it could throw. But we managed it! And our theme this week was: Whistling. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

Behold the return of #ThePlaylist, with the theme this week of: Behind And, well, obviously most of the songs are about butts. We should have anticipated this. So yeah, kick back, relax, and enjoy two hours of fine, artisanal songs about arses. (though not *entirely* about arses) Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site […]

Grab your pickaxes and hard helmets with the little lights on them and join #ThePlaylist on a journey through the Earth’s layers, with this week’s theme: Geology Two hours of songs about how much people wanna ROCK! and that. But also mostly about mining. But in a good way, like. Click to see the track […]

Unite and fight, for #ThePlaylist returns once more to promote solidarity for all, with our theme this week being: We All Stand Together Because, well, the world feels a tiny bit fractured now, doesn’t it? And yes, that’s mostly because of the media we consume, but it still doesn’t feel great. So here we have […]

G’day cobbers, and behold the glorious return of #ThePlaylist. Our theme this week: A Land Down Under where we’ve got two hours of songs that we’ll be playing upside down, while fighting off kangaroos and emus and flaming galahs and that, while some mongrel nicks our ute. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site […]

This week all-star edition of #ThePlaylist, where our theme is: Shoes Or, well, footwear as a whole if we’re honest. Because MOST of you seem to believe that a boot is a shoe. Two hours of the finest footwear themes for your fanciest footwork. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 […]

For absolutely no reason whatsoever, this week’s theme is: Rubbish Yes. Two hours of rubbish music. Or music about rubbish. I dunno. The Eternal Ednas once again worked well together and built the best rubbish show it’s possible to have. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK //

Behold the GLORIOUS return of #ThePlaylist, ready to fiddle with your ears and generally make you feel all funny inside. It’s the start of yet another year, so the theme this week is: Looking Forward We have two splendid hours of splendid tunes, all about looking forward. Or, more literally, being able to see. Either […]

ROLL UP ROLL UP for this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist, and the final show of the year! Our theme this week: The Twelve Days of Christmas And yeah, you lot have dug deep and managed to rustle up a whole bunch of songs that are almost about the things from the song. Almost. And a […]

Many folks are heading out to christmas parties, where they’ll be cutting the rug with reckless abandon, so this week’s theme is: We’re in the mood for dancing We’re taking the opportunity to celebrate all things dance. So two hours of dance floor fillers, and well, dancefloor emptiers, if we’re honest. But two hours of […]

Our friends across the pond celebrated Thanksgiving last week, so being the timely professionals we are at #ThePlaylist, we figured it would be great to think about giving thanks. And so, this week’s theme is: Be thankful for what you got Leaving us with two hours of solid gold thankfulness. We’re on our knees, prostrate […]

Behold, the return of #ThePlaylist, ready to wash your dishes and scrub your dirty, dirty underwear, for this week’s theme is: Clean Two hours of songs about cleaning, and washing, and generally not being discustang scrotters. Not that any of you Eternal Aoifes are, of course. (the Late Kates are, mind) Click to see the […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. This week’s theme: Haaair We thought about just playing the original Broadway cast recording of the musical ‘Hair’, but instead decided to once again take suggestions from the Eternal Angies out there, who stepped up and suggested […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. In honour of the time of year when squirrels begin hoarding their winter feasts in earnest, this week’s theme is: Maximum Nut November So, two hours of songs about chestnuts, and peanuts, and butternuts, and hazelnuts and […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Bust out your sextant and chart a course for the deep, dark waters of #ThePlaylist, where our theme this week is: Ocean Two hours of nautical tunes that are …mostly… about actual oceans. Click to see the […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Look ye to the sky, for this week’s edition of #ThePlaylist is kinda sorta about bonfire night and the end of Diwali, but maybe kinda sorta not. The theme is: Festival of Lights So we’ve built two […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Mind the shivers down your spine, because the theme on #ThePlaylist this week is: Haunting Two hours of haunting tunes, most of which are about ghosts and ghoulies and that. But not all. Click to see the […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Don your safety goggles and white lab coats, because this week #ThePlaylist is concerned only with the highest scientific rigour. The theme this week is: Science Two hours of dangerous bangers for you to enjoy. Just keep […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Break out a second microphone, because this week #ThePlaylist is all about: Duets Two hours of fine, fine tunes tunes featuring featuring two two singers. Click to see the track listing // https://stream.djdarren.site // Monday 19:00-21:00 UK […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Enjoy a tiny paper pot full of #ThePlaylist, because this week’s theme is: Samples We’ve got two glorious hours of music that samples, and music that has been sampled, all of which has been suggested YOU, the […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Wrap your lips around your horns, and finger your banjo strings, because this week the theme on #ThePlaylist is: Instruments (of pleasure) And what a pleasure this week’s show is. Who knew that two hours of music […]

The podcast version of the world renowned radio show that broadcasts every Monday, 1900-2100 UK time at https://stream.djdarren.site. Rage, rage against the dying of the light with #ThePlaylist, and this week’s theme of: Days become Nights We intended it to be about the equinox, the nights getting longer, but most of you suggested songs about […]