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Weekly show on Future Radio playing shoegaze, alternative and electronic. Every Wednesday at 7pm. https://ravedownradio.co.uk
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Norwich! Our #GigOfTheDay is Synth East and Seefeel of @warprecords.bsky.social at @norwichartscentre.bsky.social Norwich Arts Centre - last tickets here > www.allgigs.co.uk/view/artist/...

Seem to be loads of 40th anniversaries around at the moment, one of which is The Jesus & Mary Chain's Never Understand, our first glimpse into the world of Psychocandy. I recently dedicated a whole hour to some of the best tracks from 1985. www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

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Ridiculed and written off, Slowdive produced a meditative post rock masterpiece before quietly splitting up. Joe Banks reflects on why no one was listening at the time, and why we all need to listen now #Slowdive’s Pygmalion at 30 https://buff.ly/3EmlR1A

Anorak-y in the UK / Nov. 2025

From the box under the stairs: Spacemen 3 'Playing With Fire' postcard.

You can now listen again to this week's show here... www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

Back on Future Radio tonight at 7pm straight after the C86 show @davidc86.bsky.social. Hear brand new tracks from Miki Berenyi Trio, Panda Bear, bdrmm, Drop Nineteens, Swervedriver and Horsegirl plus a whole lot more. Listen at futureradio.co.uk, smart speaker or DAB and FM in the Norwich area.

Here's a bunch of UK dates for when the album is out... looking forward to playing our socks off! You can find all the ticket links at mikistuff.com/live 💃🎶🥳

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On this date in 1991 (19th January) RIDE played at Wembley Arena supporting The Cure as part of the Great British Music Weekend.🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSF...

RIDE released their debut EP 35 years ago today (January 15th 1990) on Creation Records. Here's a 🧵 @rideox4official.bsky.social @markgardener.bsky.social @andybebop.bsky.social @stevequeralt.bsky.social @lozcolbert.bsky.social

Hello Bluesky ! My new album “pinball wanderer” is out on Sonic Cathedral on Feb 28th. And there’s a single, “i’m in love…” out today, featuring vocals by Dot Allison and guitar from Michael Rother. Hope you enjoy it ! Watch the full video & find out more about the LP here: linktr.ee/pinballwande...

You can hear a preview of this on the show tonight, it’s pretty special. 7pm on Future Radio.

We've been easing gently into the new year with a nice calm show this evening. Listen again is now up featuring tracks by Spacemen 3, Seefeel, Slowdive, Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd, Pye Corner Audio, Andy Bell, Buffalo Springfield and more.... www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

Yes, it’s Bandcamp Friday! All the info will be added to the thread below 🧵👇

The last 'normal' show of the year is now online featuring Slowdive, Sonic Boom with Dean & Britta, Mo Dotti, Horsegirl, Cocteau Twins, Dummy, Glare, Bdrmm, The Telescopes, Shower Curtain, Cheerless, Whipping Boy and TVAM. Link below. www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

Nice to hear One Dove on 6music this morning on the way to work putting a much needed spring in my step. Here’s some photos of Dot at the Sonic Cathedral birthday bash recently alongside Mark Peters and Andy Bell.

Listen again to last night's show featuring tracks from Lush, Our Girl, Whitelands, Kim Deal, Casino Versus Japan, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, dottie, Meat Whiplash, DIIV, Rachel Goswell, Mondaze, Van Houten and Gravenhurst. #shoegaze #dreampop www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

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DIIV last night at Alexandra Palace supporting Sultans of Fontaines DC.

'Hang The DJ' 😂😂😂 Top 30 Shoegaze Songs That Were a Terrible Idea to Play as the Wedding DJ

If you missed this or want to hear again here is the link to @ravedownradio.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

Back on air straight after @davidc86.bsky.social tonight at 7pm on Future Radio. Expect tunes from The Cure, Fazerdaze, DIIV, Throwing Muses, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Seefeel, Glok & Timothy Clerkin, Bdrmm, deary, Rocket Rules, Nils Frahm and more. Listen online or 107.8FM in the Norwich area.

I made a shoegaze starter pack. I think the images on the front are generated by number of followers... This is a very imperfect list, I'll probably forget to update it, if you don't want to be on it let me know! go.bsky.app/MAoEsCe

Today we are *super* excited to announce The Pains of Being Pure At Heart's "Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010"! It compiles scarce b-sides, split single sides, and misc single and EP songs to round out the story of The Pains early years. slumberlandrecs.lsnto.me/perfect-righ...

Great to see Whitelands’ debut ‘Night-bound Eyes Are Blind To The Day’ in Rough Trade’s Albums of the Year! See the full list here: roughtrade.com/en-gb/browse...

Latest show is now on Mixcloud to listen again. In amongst all the new releases we look back at this week in 1989 when Madchester officially became a thing and every indie band suddenly had a dance beat in their music for a while. www.mixcloud.com/futureradio/...

Loads of new people moved across to Bluesky from Twitter this week which is ace. Here's a couple of tips to get you going if it seems quiet on here. 1, Find lots of the people you followed on Twitter who are now on Bluesky using this tool (laptop req'd). skyfollowerbridge.com 1/3

@ravedownradio.bsky.social Oooh. Thanks for playing this on yesterday’s show. open.spotify.com/track/4zRCd5...

@slowdiveofficial.bsky.social

First show of 2024 is now online to listen again. Hear tracks from Asteroid No.4, Ride, Hannah Jadagu, Harp, Crushed, Squirrel Flower, This Mortal Coil, Eyes of Others, Punchlove, Lorelle Meets the Obsolete, Postcards, Floating Points, Luster and DIIV. ravedownradio.co.uk/2024/01/03/r...