Merry Christmas to all Phoenix FM listeners, and thank you all for your support in 2012.
Click below to hear our 2 ‘Best of 2012’ specials:
We did a show on Boxing Day looking back at some of the session highlights of the year …
Dave Stannard – Boxing Day www.facebook.com/pages/The-Real-Dave-Stannard/127970468501
Django Django – Life’s a Beach www.djangodjango.co.uk
Lace & Whiskey – Christmas Time is Here (Phoenix FM Session) www.laceandwhiskey.co.uk
Tom Baitson – Dreams (Boat of Toast) (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/TomBaitsonMusic
Chase the Enemy – Hiding Away (Phoenix FM Session) www.chasetheenemy.com
Whiskey Chaser – Wild Cat (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/WhiskeyChaser
The Cloudrunner – These Bloody Streets of London www.facebook.com/thecloudrunner
The Lites – 29th (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/thelites
Kids With Torches – The Survivalist (Phoenix FM Session) https://kidswithtorches.bandcamp.com
Matt Lorentzen – Freak Show www.mattlorentzen.com
Loving Forty-Four – Eight Pairs of Legs (Phoenix FM Session) www.reverbnation.com/lovingfortyfour
Gaggle – Crows www.gaggle.tv
Graeme Campbell – While You Were Gone (Phoenix FM Session) www.reverbnation.com/graemecampbell
Daniel Parkin – When You’re Smiling (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/DanielParkinAndTheSoftMachines
Three Day Weekend – Don’t Believe www.threedayweekend.co.uk
Mark Morriss – Company www.markmorriss.me
The Van Dams – Bubblegum & Cigarettes (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/TheVanDamsBand
Coburg’s Widow – Old Albert (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/coburgswidow
Boy – Skin www.listentoboy.com
Forgotten Castaway – Generation Now (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/pages/Forgotten-Castaway/195375907238066
Walk In Coma – When the Prey Becomes the Hunter www.facebook.com/walkincomaofficial
Porcupine Kiss – Til I Bleed www.facebook.com/porcupinekiss01
Joshy Connor – Black Eyed Nights (Phoenix FM Session) www.joshyconnor.com
EastEnd Promises – The Joker www.eastendpromises.com
Southgate & Leigh – Reena (Phoenix FM Session) www.southgateandleigh.com
The Shermans – Wyatt’s Green (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/theshermansband
InHiding – Heartbreak Song (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/InHidingMusic
Here’s the tracklisting from the 2nd Best of 2012 show, broadcast on December 29th:
Two Door Cinema Club – Next Year www.twodoorcinemaclub.com
Minus the Bear – Empty Party Rooms www.minusthebear.com
Dead Baby Birds – Southern Yemeni Diner www.deadbabybirds.com
Follow My Lead – I Want You www.facebook.com/Followmyleadofficial
Lady Grey & the Earls – White Room (Phoenix FM Session) www.myspace.com/ladygreyandtheearls
Lace & Whiskey – Out of Time (Phoenix FM Session) www.laceandwhiskey.co.uk
InHiding – The Lost Art of Modern Bliss (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/InHidingMusic
Filthy Revolution – You Have a Universe Inside Your Mind (Phoenix FM Creative Session) www.facebook.com/filthyrevolution
Mark Olver interview www.twitter.com/markolver
House Party Massacre – Act Like an Angel www.housepartymassacre.com
Dookie – Basket Case (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/ukdookie
My Heroine – Desperation (Phoenix FM Session) / I’ll Be Your Heroine www.myheroineofficial.com
FallPath – Mr Pretender www.facebook.com/FallPath
Lisa Wright – Bless the Broken Road (Live at Phoenix in the Foyer) www.facebook.com/lswrightmusic
Harper – Plastic Dolls www.facebook.com/HarperBandUK
The Lites – Folk Song (Phoenix FM Session) www.facebook.com/thelites
The Ends – We Could Call This Song ‘Untitled’ (But That Would Be Lazy Songwriting) www.facebook.com/TheEndsBand
The Scarlet Echo – Hear the Sound www.facebook.com/scarletecho
Lone Wolf – Good Life www.iamlonewolf.com
Rayne – The Ground Floor www.facebook.com/rayneofficial
The Tax – We Tell You a Lie www.reverbnation.com/thetax
Buzzards – Rose Petals www.facebook.com/buzzards.band.uk
Carousel Circus – Dandelions & Fairies www.carouselcircus.com
Trash Monroe – Bleached Edges of My Memory www.trashmonroe.com
Black Cherry Pop Tart – I Wish www.facebook.com/bcpoptart
Me First & the Gimme Gimmes – Auld Lang Syne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_First_and_the_Gimme_Gimmes
Finally, here’s a couple of festive tunes you might recognise from recent Curveballs guests…
Lace & Whiskey
Lady Grey & The Earls