Sound of the Suburbs

Christmas Special! With Christmas classics from Marc Bolan and The Waitresses, a Christmas demo from Virgin on Vanity unheard since 1986 and a host of tracks from our albums of the year including: Flash Fiktion, The Time and Space Machine, Rupert Preaching at a picnic, Born Bad and Just a Mish Mash, you'll be reaching for the Barely Wine quicker than Santa can say Ho Ho!

Vintage Viney and myself take a look back on 2012's shows and pick our fave Vinyl and Mp3s... We feature tracks from: Innocent Vicars, Probing Cranks, Molloy,  The Tea Set, Professor Elemental, Clive Pig and the Hopeful Chinamen, Vekta Sigma and The Tuesday Club amongst many more b-sides (see what I did there :-) !AND Don't forget we now have our own section in the sound of the suburbs magazine, where you will be able to find all of the links and info from all of the tracks we've played too!

Tonight sees part 2 of November Sound of the Suburbs, with tracks from The Bleeed, Metatrons, The Tuesday Club and the Vickers, plus vintage Viney vinyl from Disco Pistol, Age of chance and The Scratch, this shows classic demo is Fun house by New Kick

Tuesday sees new November SOTS part 1 with archive tuneage from The Legendary stardust cowboy, an 80's cassette demo from illegal 15, plus vinyl from The June Brides and The Higsons and loads more semi interesting facts and tracks from the olden days!

This Tuesday sees SOTS October Part 2 which features excessively groovy tracks from Limozine, Exit International, The Tea Set and The Bleeed, and classic vinyl from Jane Air and the Belvedears, The Fringe and World of Twist amongst others, plus demos from The Features and Tepid Halibut and loads of inane banterage

October SOTS part 1 sees Vintage Viney and Andy Scratch hurtling towards the change of clocks with a Dan K Brown bass man double, with Nick Haeffner and The Fixx, The Tuesday Club and Cara Mitchell, plus demos from The Scratch and Red Lector and Vintage Vinyl from among others Orange Juice and Mark Astronaut. http://thisisthetuesdayclub.tumblr.com/

This week sees SOTS September part 2 which features a top and tail from The Tuesday Club, demos from illegal 15 and Virgin on Vanity from 1987 plus vintage vinyl from the mighty wah and frank chickens along with all the usual inane banter... But don't just take our word for it, go on get yourself a free download.

This Tuesday sees Sound of The Suburbs September Part 1 - featuring amongst many others tracks from The Tuesday Club, Dave Doll and Dekay and D'Mans, a demo from The Cockroaches and some wonderfully crackly old vinyl from Das Psycho Rangers, Venus and the Razorblades and The Distractions.

SOTS AUG part 2 features new tracks from Flash Fiktion, 50ft Woman and The Dodo, A 1983 demo from New Kick and piles of Vintage Vinyl courtesy of 'Vintage' Viney's huge personal archive... featuring the likes of Nick Haeffner, Big in Japan and The Frets, not mention the Sconeheads 'Classic' - Larry Grayson is a Gestapo Agent.

This week sees a brand new 'Part 1' of SOTS August... With Olympic style effort we've put together a show that leaps, grimaces, pikes, thrusts and ultimatley unearths silver... in the shape of Vintage Vineys flowing locked hue! It features amongst many others, music from The Time and Space Machine, Vas Deferens organisation, The Tuesday Club, Rupert preaching at a picnic and even Sex by The Urinals... But we'll let 'VV' explain that on the show! Tune in, same time, same channel - rechargedradio.com

SOTS July part 2 goes live with much new excitement including multiple cuts from the 1981 Rupert Preaching at a picnic album. The debut single by The Tuesday Club, plus vinyl from The Nightingales and even Quentin Crisp makes an appearance, courtesy of Vintage Viney! http://thisisthetuesdayclub.tumblr.com/

This Tuesday sees us begin July's edition(s) of Sound of the Suburbs, where Andy and John Vintage Viney (back to a dynamic duo) transport you back to the late 70s, early 80s and all other decades up to the present day, with hugely scratched vinyl and barely audible bedroom demos (just how we like it!) Part 1 of this months shows feature tracks from The Method, Mars, Starscream, Televised Crimewave, Limozine and The Bleeed plus loads more. Tune in at 10 on Tueaday to find out what :-) www.thescratch.co.uk

Part 8 of our newly divisonised bite sizeable - Sound of the suburbs show... (2 shows per month one hour each now folks!)... We welcome back Gary Hawkins for part 2 of his interview and playlist.... with music from Nick Haeffner, The Resisters, Dekay and D'mans, Probing Cranks and loads more 'Vintage' chat and impartation of memories, grey and dayglo.

Sound of the Suburbs part 7: On this the first of our new bi-monthly shows we feature special guest, Gary Hawkins - a St. Albans drum legend ... (who he doesn't know and hasn't played with isn't worth knowing in the local scene).  Plus music from Nick Haeffner, Bongo Joe & The Experience, Clive Pig and the Hopeful Chinamen, Fake Teak, Dekay and D'mans and loads more old demos and old chat!

This Tuesday sees part 6 of the sonic time machine that is Sound of The Suburbs as Andy Scratch and John 'Vintage' Viney return to a time before mobile phones, cds, dvds, blu rays, cars and homosapiens, with vinyl discoveries and cassette demo's, some not heard outside the bedrooms of the artists ever before! This month we are also joined by our first ever special guest. Deity of the St.Albans music scene THE Bill Johnson.

Welcome to part 5 of the spell binding psychic phenomena that is Sound of The Suburbs as Andy Scratch and John 'Vintage' Viney do battle back in time with more lost and forgotten vinyl gems and cassette demo's. Plus we'll also playing this months featured artists for the Perfect Pop collaboration at The White Hart Tap StAlbans and the final trouser track!

This Tuesday sees part 4 of the ongoing saga of Andy Scratch and John 'Vintage' Viney as they hurtle once more into the land that time forgot to uncover more lost and hidden vinyl gems and old cassette demo's, whilst sprinkling their playlist with all kinds of new ideas, side projects and a new song about trousers! This months show features such ecclectic delights as: IC7, Little Shadows, Probing Cranks and The Vickers plus details of a new single by The Scratch ;-) and loads more!!!!!

This Tuesday sees part 3 of the epic journey of Andy Scratch and John 'Vintage' Viney as they delve once more into the dim distant past of suburbia to uncover more lost and hidden vinyl gems and old cassette demo's, whilst sprinkling their eclectic playlist with all kinds of new ideas, side projects and songs about trousers! And also playing this months featured artists for the Perfect Pop collaboration at The White Hart Tap StAlbans'One Eyed' - intro theme by The Reverse Family:1) Exit International - Chainsaw Song2) Mamajamas - Jekyl and Hyde 3) 50ft woman - psychic hygiene4) DODO - My little eye5) The Bleeed - Valerie Leon6) Model Staggs - Magentic People7) The Trousers - Doctor8) Basczax - Karlean Photogrpahy9) Innocent Vicars - Anti Matter10) Dave Goodman and Friends - Justifiable homercide11) Sconeheads - Larry Grayson Is A Gestapo Agent12) Silent noise - I've Been Hurt (So Many Times Before) (79'UK)13) ATV - Love lies Limp14) Oh no commando - King Kong 15) 23 Skidooo - Coup16) Anarchy - 3・3・3 17) Clive Pig and the hopeful chinamen - Happy Birthday Sweet 1618) The Tuesday Club - Replication and montage19) mystery girls - ash in drag - vinyl20) Vecta sigma - In the old gold city21) Adam Barker - mate for my soul22) The Pins - Just fine23) Thomas leer - Private Plane 24) Faye Jane and the Burning docs - Writing Poems25) Stern Bops - BoysCryToo26) Steve Whittaker - Roundabouts and Underpasses - 27) The Scratch - Biting on my lip

Sound of the suburbs - is a two hour monthly show presented by Andy Scratch and co-collaborator and fellow Scratcher John 'Vintage' Viney.The show aims to feature predominantly (but not exclusively) old, new and future music from the suburbs and will more than likely have some kind of Hertfordshire connection. Where there isn’t one a conjuring of a dubious link will occur, like ‘We once did a gig with them and though they are all German’ We’re from Hertfordshire, so that counts! Get the idea? The rules is there to be broken, there shall be no barrier on great music! The show features a ‘vintage vinyl’ section where Andy and ace musical archeologist ‘Vintage’ Viney delve into the dim distant past to unearth gems from long forgotten local(ish) bands! Plus there's the demo drawer and a monthly song about trousers.'One Eyed' intro theme by The Reverse Family1) The Silent Scream - The Bleeed2) Strictly only swinging - 50ft Woman 3) Ghostified - Persian Claws4) Alright - Dave Doll 5) London loves you - Karim Fanus6) Vampires - Sunfiies7) Vinyl as a manifesto - The Tuesday ClubVINYL SECTION:8) The Table - do the standing still - VINYL9) Enter my world - Tagas10) Tea Set - Parry Thomas - VINYL11) Long live the King - Dark Stares12) Big noise from the jungle - Tiller Boys - VINYL13) Fashion Wheel - Oh No Commando14) Comsat Angels - VINYL15) MC Elemental - fighting trousers16) The Produkt - this ones for you - VINYL17) Made in China- Ministers Dead 18) Vinyl stitches - I said alright19) Spark - Disco's out murders in DEMO CORNER:20) Blazeraids - Strange Dream21) Clive Pig and the hopeful chinamen - Happy Birthday Sweet 16 demo22) Innocent Vicars - Antimatter23) The D.O.D.O - Into the black (cupboard demo)24) Turning - Model Staggs25) Great Adventure - The Scratch

Sound of the suburbs by Andy Scratch - my new monthly show features Predominantly but not exclusively music from the suburbs and will more than likely have some kind of Hertfordshire connection. Where there isn't one I will conjour a dubious link like 'I once did a gig with them and though they are all German' I'm from Hertfordshire... get the idea? The rules is there to be broken, there shall be no barrier on great music!There will also be no restrictions on age genre or where possible format of track, I just have to like it. The show will also feature a 'vintage vinyl' section where I delve into ancient history to unearth gems from long forgotten local (ish) bands!