TONIGHT on @labr, the GLORIOUS RETURN of #ThePlaylist after its SEVEN DAY hiatus.
This week's theme:
They Coulda Been A Contender!
And really, they coulda been. Two hours of one hit wonders, and bands who released a bunch of albums, but never quite managed to conquer the world the way they should have.
As ever, all tracks are chosen by the listeners. It's the only radio show that belongs to the #Fediverse.
@labr // https://labr.online // 2000-2200 GMT
thanks to #theplaylist I discovered this neat tool for sharing music that lets people chose how they want to listen to (or even buy the song) https://odesli.co/dashboard, just pop the name of the song into the Page Content/Automated Links dialogue and you get a nice shareable page with links to all the music services and the youtube vid etc.
@DJDarren I feel I need to return the favour, and so I point you towards this, which I see is now (good heavens) more than two decades old!
https://archive.org/details/LittleGrayBooksLittleGrayBooksPodcast2
I loved this podcast, and I still love its presenters. And I particularly loved this episode, which touched on an obscure and possibly even fictional musical genre that seems - at least to me - as though it would sit happily in the mind of anybody who enjoys #ThePlaylist.
Oh. Now making #ThePlaylist suggestions comes with the added stress of not letting @DJDarren down in front of his Dad.
Late Kate-ing #ThePlaylist and absolutely loved the opening track. That was some picking!
Brand New on #labr #loveabrotherradio
replay:
1. #picknmix 58 with @DJUpNorth & @brothersoul
2. #weekendworkout 209 with @brothersoul
3. #theworkshop 84 with Ken Walker
4. #theplaylist 45 - flat with @DJDarren
5. #thebookofmark 05 with DJ Mark Stable
Just finished catching up on the back half of last night's #thePlaylist, and @DJDarren definitely save the best 'til last. That track by The Dawn Parade was absolutely lovely.
Me catching up with and chilling to last night's #ThePlaylist on the theme "Flat"
I failed to get my suggestion in this time, but I can usually trust several other listeners are on the same wavelength 
Mellow Candle was an Irish progressive folk rock band formed around three young female singers who met at a Dublin convent school. They had two singles and one album, Swaddling Songs. They broke up, in debt, in 1973.
Swaddling Songs later became a cult LP and Stephen Malkmus covered The Poet and The Witch, which is my favourite from the album.
Mellow Candle - The Poet and The Witch
NEXT WEEK ON #ThePlaylist
I was reminded of a band that I used to love, who I assumed would go stratospheric, only for them to, well, not. So with that in mind, next week's theme is:
They coulda been a contender
Fling your also-rans at me. Your one-hit wonders who had whole albums worth of quality tunes, but who were cruelly ignored by the pop-picking-people. Use the tag #ThePlaylistSuggestion to ensure I can find it.
@labr // https://labr.online // Monday 2000-2200 GMT
As ever, @Troggie has been splendid and collected all of the tracks played on this week's #ThePlaylist into neat, well, playlists.
Thank you, @Troggie!
Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/theplaylist-flat-10-3-25/pl.u-WMpVfdbWb0b
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0ehF1ju74xshdIW1UELygU?si=dwxgXw1lRP-8PROnXiCoog&pi=6jc0Sy9fTI-0-
Prepare yourself, because once more #ThePlaylist has wrought its havoc across the airwaves, and the result has been captured for your 'enjoyment'.
The theme this week was:
flat
https://www.mixcloud.com/DJDarren/theplaylist-100325-flat/
Share it far, and share it wide.
@labr // https://labr.online // Monday 2000-2200 GMT
Thanks as ever for joining me this week. I had fun, and I hope you did too.
I don't actually think I've ever listened to this band before, so I'm happy that @Andyyyfish82 suggested it, because it's gorgeous.
ARE YOU HAPPY NOW, PEOPLE?! I PLAYED THE SONG AGAIN
I'm happy, because it's still wonderful.
@Nickiquote There's no such thing as "off-topic" on #ThePlaylist. If the theme inspires the thought, then it fits.
TWO songs on #ThePlaylist? Both arguably off-topic? Cheers @DJDarren
So. Many. Songs. About. Flats/Apartments for tonight's theme.
Which is, lest we forget, "Flat"
That has to be one of most tenuous links to the theme yet, and I enjoyed it enormously. Thank you @KaraLG84
