The Rider: The Dear One
The Anfield Wrap
This week The Rider are overjoyed to be joined by Baltic Fleet's Paul Fleming. Baltic Fleet won the GIT Award a few years back and Paul is one of Liverpool's most exciting artists. The album The Dear One has elicited all sorts of mainstream praise and is one of the best records of the year so far. In short he is a proper grown-up. Though he doesn't seem to go the tip as often as we would like. We play something from The Dear One, Paul picks two of his favourite things of the year so far and Neil, Steph and John all have their own belters to play plus an exclusive play of new band Lilium's...
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Don't Buy The S*n
The Anfield Wrap
Last week we released an edition of our 'Back Page' show which dealt with the boycott of the Sun newspaper and the debate around how far the boycott should stretch, the issues around it and the increasingly blurred lines that exist in regards to what is just, right and respectful. After much feedback around the show from our subscribers, we have decided to release it in the place of the week's main show. Gareth Roberts is joined by James McKenna, Paul Cope and Neil Docking to talk about Liverpool’s boycott of The S*n. Have lines become blurred? Is the focus in the right place? Is anger...
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Head Strong?
The Anfield Wrap
For a special Citytalk show looking at Mental Health issues both in sport and outside of it Neil Atkinson and John Gibbons are joined in the studio by Mark Boyns of Opening Up Cricket. Mark has been using sport as a way of addressing the causes of illnesses for a number of years now. On the phone the three are joined by Luciana Berger MP, Stan Collymore and Ronnie Irani. This is an Anfield Wrap show which isn't about The Reds and we hope you will share widely with your friends whoever they support, even if they support no one. Huge thanks to everyone for speaking frankly and openly and giving...
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The Rider - AAA
The Anfield Wrap
The Rider this week sees Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan be joined by Steve and Vicki from The Mono LPs - the brilliant Liverpool rock n roll band with a cello. They have a new album out called States Of Decay and they talk about that process and those songs on the show. Elsewhere they also pick something they like from the last few years. Neil, John and Steph talk a lot about John's house, all the weekend talk and the joys of being triple A. All you need. The songs? The business. We always say that and we are right to... Tracklisting: Adam Vida - I'm Juiced (Tommy...
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The Joy Of Six
The Anfield Wrap
Liverpool smashed Watford by SIX goals to ONE to put the Reds top of the table and joining Neil Atkinson to talk through the glory on a heavy headed Monday are Rob Gutmann, Karl Coppack and Melissa Reddy.
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Hornet's Nest
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The Rider: Tension
The Anfield Wrap
This week the special guest on The Rider is Mo Stewart and he is bringing the tension with him. Mo doesn't like one of Neil and John's songs and won't say which it is. Nail biting stuff. Other than this there is talk of the brilliance of Baltic Fleet and Zach De La Rocha, more apologies for folk and can you play metal in a city centre bar in 2016? All that here plus 9 great songs. All the usual fun of The Rider fair. Tracklisting: Leo Kaylan - Together Anderson Paak - Come Down Sabina Ddumba - Did It For The Fame Baltic Fleet - Angel's Shotgun The Beat Escape - Seeing Is Forgetting Zach...
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Crystalised
The Anfield Wrap
Unbeaten in eleven, the Reds march to the title continues apace with even more capital punishment dished out, with Crystal Palace this time the recipients of the swarming, whirling, irresistible boys in toxic green whose attacking performance lit up Selhurst Park more than their luminous shirts. Joined by Adam Smith, Jay McKenna, Ian Salmon and Simon Hughes, Neil Atkinson hosts another victorious big show live from the big room.
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Raiding Palace
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Neil Atkinson was joined by Gareth Roberts, John Gibbons and Andy Heaton for this week's Radio City Talk show.
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The Rider: Nimble
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Like the Fourth Plinth of Trafalgar Square, the fourth seat at The Rider's table is the one they all want. For the next few weeks we will be rotating it, starting with this week when Neil Atkinson, John Gibbons and Stephanie Heneghan welcome... ...Rob Gutmann to the warmth of The Rider's bosom. It means he gets to enjoy all the Rider's talk. The tip, John liking things, Steph not liking things. What else? Sexy Bats, Britney and Vegas all get a mention. As do Korova and near death experiences. And why we all need to stay nimble. Ten great songs too. What a Rider. Come on board. Tracklisting:...
info_outlineThe Rider this week has a guest! Al Kent who is headlining the Liverpool Disco Festival joins us to talk about his career and the wonderousness of Disco.
Adam Melia is gutted he can't make it. It is a cloud that hangs over the whole show. Stephanie Heneghan talks about lawns, John Gibbons speaks into a handheld microphone for reasons we remain unsure about and Neil Atkinson is back hosting The Rider. He bears gifts from Marrakech. Actual gifts.
Have a listen because amongst everything there are ten fantastic songs. As ever, as always.
Tickets for the Liverpool Disco Festival are here:
Will see you there. Not Adam, obviously.
Tracklisting:
Teenage Fanclub - I'm In Love
Trentemoller - One Eye Open
Stormzy - Know Me From
Warpaint - Whiteout
Al Kent - Come Back Home
Two Feet - Quick Musical Doodles & Sex
Mykki Blanco & Jean Deaux - Loner
The Goon Sax - Sweaty Hands
Paul Dunbar & The Black Winter Band - Barely Holding On