VON BIZMARK IN THE 2fm SESSION - MON, NOV 2

Von Bizmark formed in Kilkenny in early 2007. Influences vary greatly among the four members, Tony Hoyne (Guitar / Vocals), John Coady (Lead Guitar), James Burke (Bass) Paul Daly (Drums / Vocals, from The Roses and Sabbath to Pink Floyd and Oasis. At the moment the band are working hard on new songs and gigging regularly. Plans are afoot to release new material in the near future.

www.vonbizmark.com

BIFFY CLYRO INTERVIEW - TUES, NOV 3

They came, they saw, and they conquered! Biffy Clyro were in Dublin last week, and played a sell-out show in The Olympia Theatre. On the eve of the release of their much-anticipated fifth album 'Only Revolutions', they spoke exclusively to Dan.

http://www.biffyclyro.com/

OFFSHORE IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - WED, NOV 4

Offshore are a four piece band forged in melody and held together by a strong bus route. After making a successful appearance at Hard Working Class Heroes 07, they made an appearance at Oxegen 2008 on the 2fm New Bands Stage. This year has seen Offshore play to a packed house in Crawdaddy, receive airplay for the Small Fires E.P. and are currently writing new material for a follow up record.

www.myspace.com/offshoreonline

ORBITAL LIVE AT PICNIC 09 - THURS, NOV 5

Orbital return to Dublin on Friday 13th November 2009 @ Tripod for their first indoor Irish show since playing the Point on New Years Eve 2001. This will be a 2 hour show featuring all the ground-breaking electronica and roof-raising techno anthems of the last 2 decades. Phil and Paul Hartnoll, the Sevenoaks brothers, are alive and well.

www.myspace.com/orbitalofficial

Recorded by 2fm on the Main Stage at Electric Picnic on 4th September 2009

Therapy? - 'Sreamager'
Phoenix - 'Fences' (Friendly Fires Remix)
Messiah J & The Expert - 'Jean Is Planning An Escape'
Biffy Clyro - 'The Captain'
The Specials - 'Ghost Town'
Evil Nine - 'How Do We Stop Thee Normals?'
Mangomad Vs Stanley Odd - 'The Numbness' (Dead Leg Drop Remix)
Crystal Castles - 'Vanished'
Iron Maiden - 'The Trooper'
Vampire Weekend - 'Horcheta'
Dark Room Notes - 'Let's Light Fires'
Primal Scream - 'Loaded'
Mail Order Messiahs - 'Plain'
The Cult - 'Fire Woman'

Hour 2:

Foo Fighters - 'Times Like These'
Tubelord - 'Propeller'
DJ Shadow - 'Fixed Income'
Twinkranes - 'The Charmer'
Easy Star All-Stars (Feat: Frankie Paul) - 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds'
Nine Inch Nails - 'Hurt'
Freezer Room (Feat: Elaine Dowling) - 'Weapon Of Choice'
The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army'
808 State - 'Cubik'
The Japanese Popstars - 'B.C.T.T.'
Michael Jackson - 'Thriller'
The Golden Silvers - 'True Romance' (Re-Fix)

Weezer - '(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To'
Santigold - 'Lights Out'
Fight Like Apes - 'Lend Me Your Face' (80KIDS Remix)
Nirvana - 'About A Girl'
Muse - 'MK Ultra'
MARRS - 'Pump Up The Volume'
Ryan Adams - 'Night Birds'
Cowboy X - 'Squirrel Chase Ball'
The Beatles - 'I Am The Walrus'
Biffy Clyro - 'The Captain'
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'Higher Ground'
Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
Timo Maas (Feat: Brian Molko) - 'First Day'
The Butterfly Explosion - 'Closer'

Hour 2:

The Cult - 'Rain'
R.S.A.G. - 'Stick To Your Line'
Massive Attack - 'Karmacoma'
OrphaCode - 'Neil Hates 1'
Fish Go Deep (Feat: Tracy K) - 'Cure & The Cause' (Denis Ferrer Remix)
TV On The Radio - 'DLZ'

Nightmares On Wax live at The Electric Picnic 09:
'Hear In Colour'
'Know My Name'

White Lies - 'Death'
Local Natives - 'New World'
Taste - 'Born On The Wrong Side Of Time'
Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - 'Television The Drug Of The Nation'

Hour 3:

Joy Division - 'Love Will Tear Us Apart'
Zealots - 'Chalk Outlines'
Rage Against The Machine - 'People Of The Sun'
Ash - 'True Love 1980'
Vieux Farka Toure - 'Bullet The Blue Sky'
Julian Plenti - 'Only If You Run'
Alphamono - 'Laynod'
Alice In Chains - 'Man In A Box'
Alice In Chains - 'Black Gives Way To Blue'
Casiokids - 'Il Fait Beau'
Valerie Francis - 'Stones'
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'Start A Band'
Moby - 'Pale Horses'

Florence & The Machine - 'Cosmic Love'
Beck - 'Loser'
Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do?
We Should Be Dead - 'Forget Romance Let's Dance'
The Happy Mondays - 'Kinky Afro'
Marina & The Diamonds - 'Mowgli's Road'
David Kitt - 'Alone Like That'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet Me At The Equinox'
Guns N Roses - 'Welcome To The Jungle'
Damian Jr Gong Marley - 'Welcome To Jamrock'
We Cut Corners - 'Ykk'
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Letter From God To Man'
O Emperor - 'Po'

Hour 2:

Morrissey - 'Suedehead'
The XX - 'Islands'
Moby - 'Lift Me Up'
The Brothers Movement - 'Blind'
Yppah - 'Gumball Machine Weekend'
Hawkwind - 'Silver Machine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'My Mistakes Were Made For You'
Adrian Crowley - 'Summer Haze Parade'
Realisms - 'Strangelet' (RTE 2fm Session)
Slint - 'Breadcrumb Trail'
The Chakras - 'Build Me A Swan'
The Go Find - 'Over The Edge'
Them Crooked Vultures - 'New Fang'
Johnny Cash - 'I Walk The Line'

Hour 3:

Arcade Fire - 'Keep The Car Running'
Fight Like Apes - 'Lend Me Your Face' (80KIDS Remix)
Seasick Steve - 'That's It'
God Is An Astronaut - 'Sunrise In Aries'
Husky Rescue - 'We Shall Burn Bright'
The Immediate - 'In Towers & Clouds'
Realisms - 'Tarnished' (RTE 2fm Session)
Lou Reed - 'Walk On The Wild Side'
Mail Order Messiahs - 'Genetic Law'
Iron Maiden - 'The Number Of The Beast'
Alice In Chains - 'All Secrets Known'
Realisms - 'Orange Fog' (RTE 2fm Session)
Justice - 'Valentine'

Arctic Monkeys - 'Cornerstone'
AC/DC - 'Thunderstruck'
Hot Chip - 'Ready For The Floor'
Delorentos - 'S.E.C.R.E.T'
M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes'
Bat For Lashes - 'Pearl's Dream'
The Avalanches - 'Since I Left You'
Ham Sandwich - 'Out Of The Darkness'
Smashing Pumpkins - 'Geek USA'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Cruel Intentions'
Jape - 'Phil Lynott'
Astrid Williamson - 'Shut Your Mouth'
Bell X1 - 'Pinball Machine'
Speech Debelle - 'The Key'

Hour 2:

Faith No More - 'Falling To Pieces'
4 Or 5 Magicians - 'Forever On The Edge'
De La Soul - 'The Magic Number'
Vampire Weekend - 'Horchata'
Fight Like Apes - 'Canhead'
Matisyahu - 'Indestructible'
Them Crooked Vultures - 'New Fang'
Led Zeppelin - 'Gallows Pole'
UNKLE (Feat: Josh Homme) - 'Restless'
Kill Krinkle Club - 'Ballrooms Waiting For Us'
The Supremes - 'Come Together'
Channel One - 'Not For The Last Time'
Villagers - 'On A Sunlit Stage'
Afro Celt Sound System - 'Eireann'

Hour 3:

Editors - 'Papillon'
R.E.M. - 'New Test Leper' (Live at The Olympia)
Jaga Jazzist - 'One-Armed Bandit'
The Stone Roses - 'Sally Cinnamon'
Project Skyward - 'Lunacy'
Nightmares On Wax - 'Les Nuits'
U2 - 'Trying To Throw Your Arms Around The World'
Frightened Rabbit - 'Swim Until You Can't See Land'
Frank Black Francis - 'Monkey Gone To Heaven'
Babylon Circus - 'Perdu'
Jeff Buckley - 'Lover, You Should Have Come Over'
Heritage Centre - 'Space And Time'

Gorillaz - 'Feel Good Inc'
Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do?'
Rolling Stones - 'Sympathy For The Devil'
Phoenix - 'Fences' (Friendly Fires Remix)
Santigold - 'L.E.S Artistes'
Green Day - 'Welcome To Paradise'
Mundy - 'Healthy'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
Pearl Jam - 'Just Breathe'
Pearl Jam - 'Better Man'
The Temper Trap - 'Resurrection'
Fatboy Slim - 'Right Here, Right Now'
The Radio - 'Stupid Humans'

Hour 2:

David Bowie - 'Fashion'
The Charlatans - 'Tellin' Stories'
Tiny Magnetic Pets - 'Girl In A White Dress'
Eagles Of Death Metal - 'Now I'm A Fool'
Tucan - 'Dart' (RTE 2fm Session)
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant - 'Please Read The Letter'
MGMT - '4th Dimensional Transition'
Bill Coleman - 'Welcome To The Breakdown'
Radiohead - 'The National Anthem'
Thom Yorke - 'Hearing Damage'
Tucan - 'E K J & I' (RTE 2fm Session)
In Valour - 'Smooth'
Vampire Weekend - 'A Punk'

Hour 3:

Oasis - 'Slide Away'
The Swell Season - 'High Horse'
Orbital - 'One Perfect Sunrise'
The Holy Roman Army - 'Empty Skies'
Tucan - 'Indian Harmony' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Butterfly Explosion - 'Closer'
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 'Purple Haze'
Miss Alex White & The Red Orchestra - 'On Time'
Saul Williams (Feat: Zack De La Rocha) - 'Act III Scene 2 (Reparations)'
Tucan - 'New Flesh' (RTE 2fm Session)
Alice In Chains - 'When The Sun Rose Again'
Kaputt - 'Blow Up These Lights'

TUCAN IN THE 2fm SESSION - MON, OCT 26

Arriving in from Sligo, in a flurry of Spanish guitars, 'tis Tucan. Tucan's debut album 'Aliquot Strings' was released in May 09, and went straight into the Irish Charts. Aliquot, meaning several in Latin, is an apt choice of word to indicate the variety of sounds which fluidly grace and infuse this album.

In this short space of time, they have supported such luminaries as Jose Feliciano, contemporaries such as Rodrigo y Gabriela and even being requested by Regina Spektor to support her having been noticed busking. They have played with Daara J, Dervish, Alabama 3 and Kila with Lance Hogan of Kila fame producing Aliquot Strings in the Pickering Forest studios in Kildare.
www.tucanmusic.com

REALISMS IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - WED OCT 28

Realisms is a single member experimental electronica experience based in Shannon, Co.Clare.Realisms' Music is something different, with a mix of dreamy synthesized melodies and unique beats and atmospheres.
www.myspace.com/realisms

NIGHTMARES ON WAX SOUNDSYSTEM LIVE AT PICNIC 09 - THURS OCT 29
For Nightmares On Wax, soul was always a latent force. It was just that it was buried within a bleeping MIDI interface. But there comes a time when raw energies like this can no longer be smothered by technological trickery. They reach eruption point. Eventually after a four year hiatus, NOW's soul blasted through their synthetic sediment.
www.nightmaresonwax.com
Recorded by 2fm on The Electric Arena, Electric Picnic on Sunday September 6 , 2009

Ash - 'True Love 1980'
U2 - 'A Sort Of Homecoming' (Live)
The Prodigy - 'Run With The Wolves'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet Me At The Equinox'
Saving J - 'Bus Stop' (RTE 2fm Session)
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Look For The Woman'

Hour 2:

The Specials - 'Gangsters'
Ham Sandwich - 'Out Of The Darkness'
Cadence Weapon - 'Turning On Your Sign'
Biffy Clyro - 'The Captain'
LCD Soundsystem - 'Daft Punk Are Playing At My House'
Bjork & David Arnold - 'Play Dead'
The Brad Pitt Light Orchestra - 'Soon!'
Alice In Chains - 'Check My Brain'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Audacity Of Huge'
Saving J - 'Mixed Up World' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Undertones - 'My Perfect Cousin'
The Doors - 'The End'

Hour 3:

Florence & The Machine - 'You've Got The Love'
Bad Lieutenant - 'Sink Or Swim'
Pugwash - 'Keep Movin' On'
Saving J - 'Venus' (RTE 2fm Session)
U2 - 'Wire' (Celtic Dub Mix)
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'Eat This City, Eat It Whole'
Sonic Youth - 'Dirty Boots'
Tegan & Sara - 'Red Belt'
Creedence Clearwater Revival - 'Fortunate Son'
Crystal Castles - 'Good Times'
Patrick Kelleher - 'Wonder'
The Kills - 'Cat Claw'
Saving J - 'Timekeeper' (RTE 2fm Session)
AC/DC - 'Rock N Roll Train'

Justice - 'Genesis'
Sex Pistols - 'Pretty Vacant'
Simian Mobile Disco (Feat: Gruff Rhys) - 'Cream Dream'
Jape - 'Christopher & Anthony'
Alice In Chains - 'Last Of My Kind'
Santigold - 'Creator'
God Is An Astronaut - 'Radau'
Colourmusic - 'Yes!' (Voluntary Butler Scheme Remix)
NWA - 'Straight Outta Compton'
Fingersmith - 'Pogo'
Seasick Steve - 'Big Green And Yeller'
Funeral Suits - 'Florida' Crimes Against Remix)
Hole - 'Doll Parts'

Hour 2:

U2 - 'Wire' (Kevorkian Remix)
Dead Confederate - 'All The Angels'
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Angles'
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - 'Buster Voodoo'
Adam & The Ants - 'Stand & Deliver'
A Place To Bury Strangers - 'Lost Feeling'
Massive Attack - 'Bulletproof Love'
Lonnie Liston Smith - 'Expansions'
The Very Best - 'Julia'
Carter USM - 'After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way)'
Twinkranes - 'The Chamber'
F*ck Buttons - 'Olympians'

Muse - 'Uprising'
Liam Lynch - 'United States Of Whatever'
Ham Sandwich - 'Out Of The Darkness'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet me At The Equinox'
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 'All Along The Watchtower'
Local Natives - 'Airplanes'
Cashier No.9 - 'When Jackie Shone' (Live at Oxegen 09)
M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes'
Jimmy Cliff - 'Viet Nam'
Aux 88 - 'Mad Scientist'
Elliott Smith - 'Son Of Sam'
Messiah J & The Expert - 'Looking For A Long Term Thing'
Wolfmother - 'Phoenix'
Fight Like Apes - 'Battlestations' (Jape Remix)

Hour 2:

Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
Planet Parade - 'Sunshine'
Ulrich Schnauss - 'Where You Are'
Vitalic - 'Poison Lips'
Cashier No.9 - 'Lighthouse' (Live at Oxegen 09)
Editors - 'Papillon' (Tom Nevilles Sleep Twitch)
O Emperor - 'Po'
Whipping Boy - 'Twinkle'
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - 'Blanchard'
Cashier No.9 - 'Boom Boom Ha Ha' (Live at Oxegen 09)
Tinariwen - 'Lulla'
Ten Days Vain - 'Ms Supernova'

Gossip - 'Love Long Distance'
Weird Al Yankovic - 'Pretty Fly For A Rabbi'
The Doors - 'Love Me Two Times'
Speech Debelle - 'The Key'
Fiona Melady - 'How Far' (RTE 2fm Session)
Jack White - 'Never Far Away'
The White Stripes - 'The Hardest Button To Button'
Hudson Mohawke - 'Black N Red'
Nirvana - 'Heart-Shaped Box'
Mastodon - 'Oblivion'
Fiona Melady - 'Radio' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Swell Season - 'Feeling The Pull'
The Frames - 'The Dancer'
Royksopp - 'Silver Cruiser'
In Valour - 'Higher'

Hour 2:

Green Day - 'East Jesus Nowhere'
We Cut Corners - 'Toll Free'
Karen O & The Kids - 'Capsize'
JJ72 - 'Coming Home'
Jesse Booth - 'The Scullery'
The Flaming Lips - 'Silver Trembling Hands'
Fiona Melady - 'The Fear I Fear' (RTE 2fm Session)
Fleetwood Mac - 'Oh Well'
R.S.A.G. - 'Good Times (Don't Be A Fake)'
Eaststrikewest - 'Stumble'
The XX - 'Islands'
Modeselector (Feat: Maximo Park) - '(Can't Sleep) Without Music'
The Brothers Movement - 'Coming Home'
My Vitriol - 'Always Your Way' (Acoustic)
Massive Attack - 'Splitting The Atom'

The Temper Trap - 'Sweet Disposition'
Lykke Li - 'I'm Good, I'm Gone' (Black Kids Remix)
House Of Pain - 'Jump Around'
Mike Snow - 'Black & Blue'
Delorentos - 'Soulmate'
Grandmaster Flash - 'The Message'
Willy Mason - 'Oxygen'
Ash - 'True Love 1980'
The Avalanches - 'Frontier Psychiatrist'
Fionn Regan - 'Protection Racket'
Fionn Regan - 'Put A Penny In The Slot'
Oasis - 'Rock N Roll Star'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
Muse - 'Guiding Light'

Hour 2:

R.E.M. - 'Drive' (Live at The Olympia)
Thom Yorke - 'Haring Damage'
Drugstore (Feat: Thom Yorke) - 'El President'
Lazyboy - 'Underwear Goes Inside The Pants'
The Holy Roman Army - 'Elegy'
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Punky Reggae Party'
The Big Pink - 'Dominos'
Siouxsie & The Banshees - 'Christine'
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'A Little Bit Of Solidarity Goes A Long Way'
Julian Plenti - 'Only If You Run'
U2 - 'Acrobat'
Impossible Dreamers - 'Spin'
Yes Cadets - 'Canada'

Hour 3:

The Who - 'Baba O'Reilly'
The Ambience Affair - 'The Great Enchanted'
Anti-Pop Consortium - 'The Solution'
T. Rex - 'Cosmic Dancer'
Gavin Friday - 'The Slider'
Boards Of Canada - 'Telephasic Workshop'
Wild Beasts - 'This Is Our Lot'
Sleep Thieves - 'Osumi'
Aerosmith - 'Sweet Emotion'
Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do?'
The Swell Season - 'High Horses'
Jubilee Allstars - 'When I'm All Alone'
Mos Def - 'Quiet Dog'

AC/DC - 'Back In Black'
Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Tommy C'
Ham Sandwich - 'Out Of The Darkness'
Tone Loc - 'Funky Cold Medina'
Black Moth Super Rainbow - 'Iron Lemonade'
O Emperor - 'Into The Sea' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Kinks - 'Dedicated Follower Of Fashion'
Giveamanakick - 'Ger Canning'
The Swell Season - 'The Rain'
Hudson Mohawke - 'FUSE'
O Emperor - 'Without A Love' (RTE 2fm Session)
The B52s - 'Rock Lobster'
Seasick Steve - 'Man From Another Time'

Hour 2:

Kings Of Leon - 'On Call'
Alphamono - 'We All Fall Down'
Amadou & Mariam - 'Djuru'
Super Furry Animals - 'Golden Retriever'
O Emperor - 'Don't Mind Me' (RTE 2fm Session)
Florence & The Machine - 'Howl'
Alice In Chains - 'I Stay Away'
Warlords Of Pez - 'Old Women With Broadband'
Duran Duran - 'Girls On Film'
Dan Deacon - 'Woof Woof'
The Swell Season - 'Love That Conquers'
O Emperor - 'Po' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Beatles - 'Strawberry Fields Forever'
Blockhead - 'The Daily Routine'

O EMPEROR IN THE 2fm SESSION - MON, OCT 19

O Emperor have spent the best part of a year writing and recording their first album in a cold country house. The myriad influences on the band's sound include Wilco, Grizzly Bear, Midlake, Mercury Rev, Elliott Smith, The Beach Boys, Fleet Foxes, Elvis Perkins and the Flaming Lips to name but a few.

They were Finalists of the Williamsburg Live Song Contest NYC '08 and winners of the National Student Music Award '07.O Emperor are: Paul Savage - Vox+Guitar, Alan Comerford - Guitar, Phil Christie - Vox+Keys, Richie Walsh - Bass, Brendan Fennessy - Drums.

http://www.myspace.com/oemperorofficial

FIONA MELADY IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - WED, OCT 21

Starting out on keyboards with rock band Turn, Fiona has since been working with acclaimed artists (Gemma Hayes, Paddy Casey...) and now is finally set to release her own debut album. 'The fear I fear' is largely piano / keyboard driven and slides between brooding, soulful tracks with strong dynamics, to pure pop! The title track will be released as the first single in 2009.

2008 saw Fiona performing her own shows nationwide opening for acts like Paddy Casey, Jack L, The Blizzards, Declan O'Rourke. Fiona also had the chance to perform her debut single 'The fear I fear' during a support tour with KT Tunstall across the U.S.A. to rapturous applause.

www.myspace.com/fionamelady

CASHIER NO 9 LIVE AT OXEGEN 09 - THURS OCT 22

Cashier No. 9 are Belfast boys, Daniel Todd (guitar, vocals, sequencing), James Smith (guitar, vocals), Stuart MacGowan (bass), Steven Quinn (drums).Named after the coffee, Todd manned during his dog days, they have been making some waves, representing Belfast at London's Electric Proms, performing at New York's Knitting Factory and Brighton's Great Escape, supporting the Ting Tings and lots more besides.

www.myspace.com/cashierno9

Recorded by 2fm on The IMRO Stage, Oxegen, on Friday, July 10, 2009

Portishead - 'Sour Times'
Street Sweeper Social Club - '100 Little Curses'
Phoenix - 'Fences' (Friendly Fires Remix)
Cadence Weapon - 'Oliver Square'
Beastie Boys - 'Sabotage'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
Seasick Steve - 'Diddley Bo'
Vitalic - 'One Above One'
Sisters Of Mercy - 'Temple Of Love'
The Bloody Beetroots (Feat: The Cool Kids) - 'Awesome'
R.E.M. - 'New Test Leper' (Live at The Olympia)
Valerie Francis - 'Like Glue'
Sultans Of Ping FC - 'Stupid Kid'
Bloc Party - 'I Still Remember'

Hour 2:

Soundgarden - 'Burden In My Hands'
Anti-Pop Consortium - 'C Thru U'
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'Set Guitars To Kill'
Iron Maiden - 'Run To The Hills'
Channel One - 'Soubresaut'
Santigold - 'Creator'
Tinariwen - 'Tahult In'
Bass Odyssey - 'Remote Control Soul'
Kevin Shields - 'Outro'
Tiny Magnetic Pets - 'Girl In A White Dress'
Deadmau5 - 'Brazil'
The Cure - 'A Forest'
Super Extra Bonus Party (Feat: Cadence Weapon) - 'Radar'

Guns N Roses - 'Welcome To The Jungle'
Talulah Does The Hula - 'Bad Boyfriend'
Michael Franti & Spearhead - 'Rock The Nation'
Animal Kingdom - 'Yes Sir, Yes Sir'
Johnny Cash - 'San Quentin'
Yppah - 'Gumball Machine Weekend'

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live at Oxegen 09:
'Dig Lazarus Dig!'
'Red Right Hand'

Karen O & The Kids - 'Capsize'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Maps'
De Phazz - 'Better Now'
Channel One - 'Okinawa'
Alice In Chains - 'When The Sun Rose Again'
Seasick Steve - 'My Home (Blue Eyes)'

Hour 2:

Power Of Dreams - 'American Dream'
Craig Walker - 'Blackout'
R.E.M. - 'Houston' (Live at The Olympia)
Sinead O'Connor - 'Fire On Babylon'
Mail Order Messiahs - 'Genetic Law'
Editors - 'The Boxer'

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live at Oxegen 09:
'The Mercy Seat'
'The Weeping Song'

The Holy Roman Army - 'He's Not Responding'
Camile - 'Senza'
John Martyn - 'Don't Want To Know'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet Me At The Equinox'
Endorphin - 'Spell'
God Is An Astronaut - 'Zodiac'

Ian Brown - 'Stellify'
Oasis - 'Falling Down' (Chemical Brothers Remix)
The Chemical Brothers (Feat: Q-Tip) - 'Galvanize'
Delorentos - 'S.E.C.R.E.T'
Santigold - 'My Superman'
Billy Idol - 'White Wedding'
Basement Jaxx - 'Raindrops'
Ash - 'True Love 1980'
R.E.M. - 'Drive' (Live at The Olympia)
Florence & The Machine - 'You've Got The Love'
Eurythmics - 'Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)'
Beck - 'Devil's Haircut'
Dinky Loop - 'Born To Stand Out'
White Lies - 'Death'

Hour 2:

MGMT - 'Kids' (Soulwax Edit)
U2 - 'The Unforgettable Fire'
Thom Yorke - 'Hearing Damage'
DJ Kormac - 'Show Time'
Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do?'
Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
The Strokes - 'The Modern Age'
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - 'The Wedge'
Rage Against The Machine - 'Bombtrack'
Neosupervital - 'Can't Be On Your Own' (RTE 2fm Session)
Air - 'So Light Is Her Footfall'
Led Zeppelin - 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
Atlas Sound - 'An Orchid'
Spank Rock - 'IMC'

Hour 3:

The Prodigy - 'Omen'
Von Bizmark - 'London'
The Boomtown Rats - 'Banana Republic'
The Chakras - 'Build Me A Swan'
Neosupervital - 'Dance With You' (RTE 2fm Session)
Cymbals Eat Guitars - 'Wind Phoenix'
Jeff Buckley - 'So Real'
O Emperor - 'PO'
Seasick Steve - 'Never Go West'
The Orb - 'Little Fluffy Clouds'
Realisms - 'She Stood In Silence'
Neosupervital - 'Let Me Put My Love Into You' (RTE 2fm Session)
Lou Reed - 'Walk On The Wild Side'
The Very Best - 'Zamdziko'

Pearl Jam - 'Alive'
Pearl Jam - 'Just Breathe'
Vampire Weekend - 'Oxford Comma'
Funeral Suits - 'Now We're Moving Now We're Free'
People Under The Stairs - 'Eat Street'
Amanda Blank - 'Shame On Me' (Jacknife Lee edit)
Elvis Presley - 'A Little Less Conversation'
God Is An Astronaut - 'Elysian Fields'
Editors - 'Papillon'
Editors interview
Editors - 'Walk The Fleet Road'
Editors - 'All Sparks'
War - 'Low Rider'
Stardeath & White Dwarfs - 'Country Ballad'

Hour 2:

Muse - 'MK Ultra'
R.S.A.G. - 'Stick To Your Line'
Morrissey - 'November Spawned A Monster'
The Josephs - 'The Situation'
The Section Quartet - 'Paranoid Android'
Radiohead - 'House Of Cards'
The Antlers - 'Thirteen'
Kraftwerk - 'The Model'
Pete Pamf - 'Tripping In The Meadow'
The Flaming Lips - 'Worm Mountain'
The Brothers Movement - 'Standing Still'
Efterklang & The Danish National Chamber Orchestra - 'Mirador'

Justice Vs Simian - 'We Are Your Friend'
Death Cab For Cutie - 'Meet Me On The Equinox'
The Doors - 'Light My Fire'
Ash - 'True Love 1980'
The Followers Of Otis - 'Freda' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Whitest Boy Alive - 'Timebomb'
Isaac Hayes - 'Theme From Shaft'
Crystal Castles - 'Vanished'
Iron Maiden - 'Can I Play With Madness'
Alice In Chains - 'Last Of My Kind'
The Butterfly Explosion - 'Closer'
Hot Chip & Peter Gabriel - 'Cape Kod Kwassa Kwassa'
Villagers - 'On A Sunlit Stage'

Hour 2:

The Temper Trap - 'Sweet Disposition'
Nine Inch Nails - 'Head Like A Hole'
Daniel Johnston - 'Fake Records Of Rock And Roll'
Patrick Kelleher - 'Until I Get Paid'
The Followers Of Otis - 'Anne-Marie' (RTE 2fm Session)
Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - 'Blanchard'
Cadence Weapon - 'Turning On Your Sign'
Peter Tosh - 'Legalize It'
Hexstatic - 'Red Laser Beam'
Sigur Ros - 'Hoppipolla'
Depeche Mode - 'Spacewalker'
Depeche Mode - 'It's No Good'
The Followers Of Otis - 'Someday You'll Be Mine Again' (RTE 2fm Session)
Editors - 'You Don't Know Love'

THE FOLLOWERS OF OTIS IN THE 2fm SESSION - MON, OCT 12

Who is Otis, and why are these people following him? The answer has yet to be answered, but maybe the band can give you a few clues with this Session.

The Followers of Otis formed in the early summer months of 2008 and to date, the Galway natives have independently released three well received EPs and have performed extensively across Ireland and the UK.

www.myspace.com/thefollowersofotis

EDITORS INTERVIEW - TUES, OCT 13

The Birmingham-based band were in Ireland over the last few days, and spoke to Dan about their third (and best) album 'In This Light and On This Evening'. Catch the interview on Dan's show tonight.

http://www.editorsofficial.com/

NEOSUPERVITAL IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - WED, OCT 14

Neosupervital makes Neosuperpop for dancing and other related activities. The four-piece electro-pop band from Dublin have been described as Ireland's answer to Hot Chip or LCD Soundsystem.

Mid-2007 Neosupervital's debut album was released throughout Europe on French distribution label Le Maquis and in December 2007 the band was selected as part of the NYU Tisch/Hot Press music video program and released 'Alternative Day' directed by Alex Hilhorst. More exciting madness should emerge soon.

www.Neosupervital.com

NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS LIVE AT OXEGEN 09 - THURS, OCT 15

Call them veterans at your peril! Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have been blazing a trail for many (many) years now, and have consistently released excellent and challenging music. Their live performances are memorable, as was this one.

Recorded by 2fm on Stage 2 Oxegen, on Saturday, July 11, 2009

http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/

Rocket From The Crypt - 'On A Rope'
Florence & The Machine - 'Cosmic Love'
Buck 65 - 'Wicked & Weird'
Thin Lizzy - 'Don't Believe A Word'
Easy Star All-Stars (Feat: Junior Jazz) - 'Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'
In Valour - 'Into The Light'
Sugar - 'Helpless'
8 Ball - 'Rooftops'
The Prodigy - 'Poison'
Bow Wow Wow - 'I Want Candy'
The Japanese Popstars - 'B.C.T.T.'
Seasick Steve - 'Diddley Bo'
Queens Of The Stone Age - 'Feel Good Hit Of The Summer'
Alice In Chains - 'Check My Brain'
Freezer Room (Feat: Elaine Dowling) - 'Category'

Hour 2:

De La Soul - 'Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey)'
The Flaming Lips - 'Watching The Planets'
Hudson Mohawke - 'Rising 5'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
Serge Gainsbourg - 'En Melody'
Maps - 'The Note (These Voices)'
The Charlatans - 'The Only One I Know'
Lucky Elephant - 'Reverend Tisley & His Magic Lantern'
Grandmaster Flash - 'White Lines (Don't Do It)'
Black Moth Super Rainbow - 'Tooth Decay'
Major Lazer (Feat: Mr Lexx & Santigold) - 'Hold The Line'
Nancy Sinatra - 'These Boots Were Made For Walking'
Tenaka - 'Alaskan'
UNKLE - 'In A State'

The Happy Mondays - 'Step On'
Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
Motorhead - 'Ace Of Spades'
Gossip - 'Love Long Distance'
Harold Faltermayer - 'Alex F'
Eagles Of Death Metal - 'Anything 'Cept The Truth'
Cadence Weapon - 'Real Estate'
The Who - 'Pinball Wizard'

Pet Shop Boys live at Roskilde:
'Always On My Mind'
'Suburbia'
'West End Girls'

Ash - True Love 1980'
In Valour - 'Higher'

Hour 2:

Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'
The Flaming Lips - 'Silver Trembling Hands'
Alpinestars (Feat: Brian Molko) - 'Carbon Kid'
Delorentos - 'Secret'
Dead Kennedys - 'Let's Lynch The Landlord'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Audacity Of Huge'
Ashley Mac Isaac - 'Sleepy Maggie'
Massive Attack - 'Pray For Rain'
James Brown - 'I Feel Good (I Got You)'
General Fiasco - 'We Are The Foolish'
Gang Of Four - 'Natural's Not In It'
Scala Choir - 'Bittersweet Symphony'
Telepathe - 'Chrome's On It'

Hour 3:

Rory Gallagher - 'Big Guns'
Cazals - 'Somebody, Somewhere'
Muse - 'Guiding Light'
Devendra Banhart - 'Baby'
Devendra Banhart - 'Now That I Know'
NLF3 - 'Shaadonga Falls'
Rolling Stones - 'Wild Horses'
Plaid - 'Chirpy'
Rammstein - 'Amour'
The XX - 'Fantasy' (Don't Wait Animate Remix)
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'The Voiceless'
Jeff Buckley - 'Mojo Pin'

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Heads Will Roll'
M.I.A. - 'Paper Planes'
Guns N Roses - 'Welcome To The Jungle'
Florence & The Machine - 'Drumming Song'
Phoenix - 'Fences' (Friendly Fires Remix)
Peaches - 'Talk To Talk Me'
Adam & The Ants - 'Stand & Deliver'
Julian Casablancas - '11th Dimension'
New Order - 'Bizarre Love Triangle'
Halfset - 'Rhodes/Bells/Vibes'
The Flaming Lips - 'The Sparrow Looks Up At The Machine'
The Chemical Brothers (Feat: The Flaming Lips) - 'The Golden Path'
Delorentos - 'Leave Me Alone'
Paul White - 'Burnt By The Sun'

Hour 2:

Ian Brown - 'Stellify'
Editors - 'The Big Exit'
Dead Kennedys - 'California Uber Alles'
Diplo - '200'
Beck - 'Nobody's Fault But My Own'
Twinkranes - 'Hi Tekk Trainwreck'
Autumn Owls - 'A Thousand Blind Windows' (RTE 2fm Session)
Bob Dylan - 'Like A Rolling Stone'
The Flaming Lips - 'I Can Be A Frog'
Tinariwen - 'Kel Tamashek'
Super Extra Bonus Party (Feat: MayKay) - 'Eamonn'
Ramones - 'Blitzkrieg Bop'
Autumn Owls - 'Bad Blood' (RTE 2fm Session)

Hour 3:

Stevie Wonder - 'Superstition'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Cruel Intentions'
Massive Attack - 'Safe From Harm'
Massive Attack - 'Splitting The Atom'
Autumn Owls - 'Childhood Slideshow' (RTE 2fm Session)
Alice In Chains - 'Your Decision'
Queens Of The Stone Age - 'Monsters On The Parasol'
Garbage - 'Milk' (Wicked Mix Feat: Tricky)
Speech Debelle - 'Spinnin'
Valerie Francis - 'Punches'
Whipping Boy - 'A Natural'
Arsonists - 'Flashback'
Autumn Owls - 'Love Is Just A Place' (RTE 2fm Session)
The Velvet Underground - 'I'm Waiting For The Man'

The Shamen - 'Move Any Mountain'
Ash - 'True Love 1980'
Smashing Pumpkins - 'Tonight Tonight'
Passion Pit - 'Seaweed Song'
Messiah J & The Expert - 'Jean Is Planning An Escape'
The Temper Trap - 'Sweet Disposition'
Easy Star All-Stars (Feat: Horace Andy) - 'Airbag'
Radiohead - 'Harry Patch (In Memory Of)'
Modeselector (Feat: Thom Yorke) - 'The White Flash'
Delorentos - 'I Remember'
Cypress Hill - 'When The Shit Goes Down'
Led Zeppelin - 'Immigrant Song'
Everlast - 'Folsom Prison Blues'
Cut Chemist - 'Motivational Speaker'

Hour 2:

Bloc Party - 'Hunting For Witches' (Crystal Castles Remix)
Santigold - 'Creator'
Sanzkrit - 'Leave The Lights On'
Fleet Foxes - 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song'
Let Our Enemies Beware - 'Personal Space Invaders'
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - 'The Time Warp'
Massive Attack - 'Psyche (Flash Treatment)'
The Knife - 'Heartbeats'
Planet Parade - 'Holding Fire'
Dave Gahan - 'Kingdom'
Depeche Mode - 'Personal Jesus'
Stina Nordenstam - 'Little Star'
Channel One - 'Roads'
The XX - 'VCR'
Grant Lee Buffalo - 'Jupiter & Teardrop'

60 Minutes Of Metal (with a few deviations):

Black Sabbath - 'Iron Man'
Biohazard & Onyx - 'Judgement Night'
Mastodon - 'Crack The Sky'
Alice In Chains - 'Last Of My Kind'
Sepultura - 'Inner Self'
Therapy? - 'Teethgrinder'
Spinal Tap - 'Sex Farm'
Down - 'The Path'
AC/DC - 'For Those About To Rock We Salute You'
Tool - 'Undertow'
Megadeth - 'Bodies'
System Of A Down - 'B.Y.O.B'

The Strokes - 'Last Nite'
Muse - 'Uprising'
MARRS - 'Pump Up The Volume'
Bat For Lashes - 'Daniel'
Basement Jaxx - 'Feelings Gone'
Paramore - 'Decode'
Nirvana - 'In Bloom'
Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - 'Bonkers'
Codes - 'You Are Here'
New Order - 'Regret'
Bad Lieutenant - 'Sink Or Swim'
Elbow - 'One Day Like This'
Olive - 'You're Not Alone'

Hour 2:

The Streets - 'Let's Push Things Forward'
The Swell Season - 'Low Rising'
The Frames - 'Ship Caught In The Bay'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
House Of Pain - 'Jump Around'
The Beatles - 'Tomorrow Never Knows'
Delorentos - 'Sanctuary'
Lykke Li - 'I'm Good, I'm Gone'
The Prodigy - 'Invaders Must Die'
Santigold - 'Unstoppable'
Adebisi Shank - 'Snake Hips' (RTE 2fm Session)
Primal Scream - 'Jailbird'
202s - 'Shoot You Down'
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Exodus'

Hour 3:

Band Of Horses - 'Is There A Ghost'
Eddie Vedder - 'Hard Sun'
Pearl Jam - 'Amongst The Waves'
Adebisi Shank - 'Jump Cut' (RTE 2fm Session)
Monkey - 'Whisper'
Arctic Monkeys - 'Dance Little Liar'
Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers - 'Roadrunner 1'
Decal - 'Excelsis'
The Brothers Movement - 'Sister'
Anti-Pop Consortium - 'Newjack Exterminator'
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones - 'Misirlou'
Adebisi Shank - 'Shunk' (RTE 2fm Session)
Virgin Prunes - 'Sandpaper Lullabye'
Gavin Friday - 'Angel'

ADEBISI SHANK IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - MON, OCT 5

Adebisi Shank are an instrumental rock band based in Wexford, Ireland, taking their cue from acts such as Battles, Oxes and Lite. Their debut LP 'This is the album of a band called Adebisi Shank' was recorded at the famous Magpie Cage Studios in Baltimore, MD and mastered at Inner Ear studios by Aloha guitarist, TJ Lipple.

Their music has been featured in two films: 'Danger High Voltage!' which has just won the Galway Film Fleadh, and also in 'Roll up your sleeves: The DIY counterculture'

www.myspace.com/adebisishank

60 MINUTES OF METAL - TUES, OCT 6

It's back, it's 60 minutes of Metal! Classic Metal, Stadium Rock... an hour of loud guitars - Megadeth, Alice In Chains, Mastodon, etc.

AUTUMN OWLS IN THE 2fm SESSION REPEAT - WED OCT 7

Autumn Owls are Gary McFarlane, William Purtill, Paul Bermingham and Niall Jackson. They craft songs that are, according to reviews, "intoxicating", "haunting", "utterly absorbing" and "unique".

The band released their debut EP titled 'Insomnia Lodge' in May 2008 to much acclaim. In December 2008 they released their second EP 'On The Trail Of The Disappearing'.

http://www.myspace.com/autumnowls

PET SHOP BOYS LIVE AT ROSKILDE 09 - THURS OCT 8

Iconic is an over-used term, but Pet Shop Boys certainly fit this description. The duo have such an extensive back catalogue, it's hard to remember all of their number one albums and singles. This set was recorded by DR P3 LIVE at the Roskilde Festival, Jutland, Denmark, 5 July 2009, and offered by the Eurosonic Partnership of the EBU.

http://www.petshopboys.co.uk/

Ash - 'True Love 1980'
Queens Of The Stone Age - '3s & 7s'
Friendly Fires - 'Kiss Of Life'
Dinosaur Jr - 'Freak Scene'
The Rags - 'A Mirror To A Woman (Is A Bullet In A Gun)'
UNKLE - 'Eye For An Eye'

White Lies live at Oxegen 09:
'Farewell To The Fairground'
'To Lose My Life'
'Unfinished Business'
'Death'

The XX - 'Shelter'
PJ Harvey & John Parish - 'Black Hearted Love'

Hour 2:

Neil Young - 'Rockin In The Free World'
The Cribs - 'Ignore The Ignorant'
Fight Like Apes - 'Battlestations' (Jape Remix)
The Only Ones - 'Another Girl Another Planet'
Mumford & Sons - 'The Cave'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Pinball'
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Letter From God To Man'
Radiohead - 'The National Anthem'
Biffly Clyro - 'The Captain'
Heathers - 'Remember When'
Smashing Pumpkins - 'Zero'
The Temper Trap - 'Drum Song'
The Smiths - 'Panic'
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'Set Guitars To Kill'

Hour 3:

NWA - 'Straight Outta Compton'
Planet Parade - 'Sunshine'
Santigold - 'Say Aha'
Alice In Chains - 'Check My Brain'
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 'Hey Joe'
Tinariwen - 'Cler Achel'
Kill Krinkle Club - 'Lakes'
Vitalic - 'See The Sea (Blue)'
Yello - 'Oh Yeah'
The Very Best - 'Whoa'
Rage Against The Machine - 'Bulls On Parade'
Speech Debelle - 'The Key'
Edwin Starr - 'War'
Trans Am - 'Tesco V Sainsbury's'
them:youth - Bow & Arrows' (Vandals Remix)

Gorillaz (Feat: Shaun Ryder) - 'Dare'
The Temper Trap - 'Sweet Disposition'
The Raconteurs - 'Steady As She Goes'
The Chakras - 'Build Me A Swan'
Air - 'Sing Sang Sung'
Rolling Stones - 'Gimme Shelter'
Yppah - 'Gumball Machine Weekend'

Elbow live at Oxegen 09:
'Leaders Of The Free World'
'Grounds For Divorce'

Talulah Does The Hula - 'Bad Boyfriend'
White Lies - 'To Lose My Life'
Prince & The NPG - 'Get Off'
The Very Best (Feat: M.I.A) - 'Rain Dance'

Hour 2:

Ash - 'True Love 1980'
Ash - 'Girl From Mars'
Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip - 'Thou Shalt Always Kill'
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis - 'Buggin Blues'
Radiohead - 'Harry patch (In Memory Of)
Crystal Castles - 'Good Times'

Elbow live at Oxegen 09:
'Mirrorball'
'One Day Like This'

R.S.A.G. - 'Moon Movin' The Oceans'
Stevie Wonder - 'Higher Ground'
Simian Mobile Disco - 'Off The Map'
Kiss - 'Hot And Cold'
Patrick Kelleher - 'Wintertime's Doll'

Hour 3:

Arcade Fire - 'Wake Up'
Villagers - 'On A Sunlit Stage'
Pixies - 'Hey'
Nightmares On Wax - 'Les Nuit'
Public Enemy - 'Black Is Back'
The Brothers Movement - 'When We Leave'
Rodrigo Y Gabriela - 'Santo Domingo'
T. Rex - 'Cosmic Dancer'
The Butterfly Explosion - 'Closer'
Aphex Twin - 'Flim'
Sinead O'Connor - 'You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart'
Pearse McGloughlin - 'Passion Song'

Weezer - '(If You're Wondering If I want You To) I Want You To'
The Prodigy - 'Breathe'
M.I.A - 'Paper Planes'
Delorentos - 'S.E.C.R.E.T'
Bon Iver - 'Skinny Love'
Muse - 'MK Ultra'
Justice - 'D.A.N.C.E'
Cowboy X - 'Analogue Droids'
Dropkick Murphys - 'I'm Shipping Up To Boston'
Julian Plenti - 'Only If You Run'
Bruce Springsteen - 'Born To Run'
Foo Fighters - 'Wheels'
Florence & The Machine - 'Dog Days Are Over'
Vampire Weekend - 'Mansard Roof'

Hour 2:

Pixies - 'Monkey Gone To Heaven'
Oliver Cole - 'What Will You Do?'
Tenacious D - 'Wonderboy'
Basement Jaxx - 'Raindrops'
An Emotional Fish - 'Celebrate'
8Ball - 'Trust Me'
David Kitt - 'It's Yours' (RTE 2fm Session)
Alice In Chains - 'Acid Bubble'
Alice In Chains - 'Angry Chair'
School Of Seven Bells - 'Iamundernodisguise'
Adam & The Ants - 'Antmusic'
Tiny Magnetic Pets - 'Girl In A White Dress' (Red Sky Remix)
Donovan - 'Season Of The Witch'

Hour 3:

The Frames - 'Rent Day Blues'
The Swell Season - 'Low Rising'
David Kitt - 'What I Ask' (RTE 2fm Session)
Massive Attack - 'Splitting The Atom'
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - 'Dragon Queen'
LCD Soundsystem - 'Tribulations'
And So I Watch You From Afar - 'A Little Bit Of Solidarity Goes A Long Way'
Maps - 'Valium In The Sunshine'
Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Is This Love?'
David Kitt - 'Ever Fall In Love' (RTE 2fm Session)
Codes In The Clouds - 'Don't Go Awash With This'
Modest Mouse - 'Float On'