The Smiths Radio Show

11/12/2023

our monthly rendezvous in Warrington resulted in the following radio show-this month's theme was a look band and forward at the artists that Jim has put on at the Warrington Irish Club over the past few years.
Click on the link below to listen again...

Jim and Sean look back (and forwards) at a selection of bands that have played at Warrington Irish Club over the past few years

23/11/2023

if you'd like to listen to two men wittering pop trivia and anecdotes between some Bonfire related music then you've come to the right place.

Click on the link to listen again...

Listen to TRANSMISSION-PT 5-BONFIRE NIGHT by TRANSMISSION (RadioWarrington)

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween everyone…here’s some to soundtrack your day;

https://m.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/halloween-2020/?fbclid=IwAR0smdRV0a19YjqTNF9xQrm1zqy91i_tTZ2x6oGCmnI1_NC4cqNmHSrdOPw_aem_ARrqRe4KmJJ8ib4sP7KtldQldNoP3lIqsO7jTlqCL-ibRny_QPY2Kmkviqxh_-EezBlTco5FZ6ag3R5UBeM_5AUm

a mix of Halloween themed songs segued together with some sound effects from a 1977 BBC Horror LP and some tracks from Dawn of the Dead

14/10/2023

Two middle aged men playing music and talking crap for your pleasure-enjoy! ❤️ This time we play music featured in various adverts over the years...

https://www.mixcloud.com/jimseanradio/transmission-pt-4-songs-from-adverts/

14/08/2023

Me and Jim Addison wittering on about music with the occasional excellent tune in between for good measure 📻

A PLAYLIST OF ORIGINALS AND COVERS, BUT RARELY THE BETTER KNOWN VERSIONS

06/08/2023

Join Jim and myself at midday playing a selection of covers and originals for a couple of hours…what’s your favourite cover version you’d like to hear?

Link below to the listen live….

https://player.playoutonewebservices.com/radiowarrington

10/07/2023

https://www.mixcloud.com/jimseanradio/debut-singles/

Lady Gaga and Kermit the Frog
Eminem and Elton John
Pavarotti and Barry White

The next instalment in a series of unlikely collaborations that they said would never happen and never work!

Well they were half right...hear Jim and myself playing a selection of music and attempting to do amusing links in between, occasionally managing to string a sentence together.

Contains The Smiths obviously

Can you spot the 5 'deliberate' mistakes 🧐

a selection of great debut singles from across the decades

13/09/2021

Episode 42 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available here. This week's theme is Ireland.

Which Smiths song had the working title of 'The Irish Waltz'?

What song did Johnny Marr first play in front of an audience?

Which Irish band was Mike Joyce a member of before joining The Smiths?

All of these questions will be answered in this week's episode along with lots of other trivia all about the band as well as some great music.

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-42-ireland/

EPISODE 42 (OF 70) OF THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW-PLAYING MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THE SMITHS, MUSIC THAT THE SMITHS INFLUENCED AND THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS TOO. THE THEME OF THIS WEEK'S SHOW IS IRELAND. PLAYING IRISH MUSIC WITH ONE DEGREE OF SEPARATION FROM THE BAND.

30/08/2021

episode 41 now available-Scotland part 2 (The post-Smiths years)

Which Smiths song got its only outing live in Scotland?

Where was Johnny Marr on 13th March 1998?

Which band is Eddi Reader's brother a member of?

Find out the answers to all these questions as well as a wealth of other trivia in the latest episode of The Smiths Radio Show...just click on the link below...

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-41-scotland-part-2/

PART 41 (OF 70); PLAYING THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS, THE MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THEM AND THE MUSIC THEY INFLUENCED. EACH SHOW HAS A THEME, PREVIOUS THEMES INCLUDE PUNK, REGGAE, FACTORY RECORDS, NEW YORK, LIVERPOOL, SPARKS AND MANY MORE BESIDES. THIS SHOW EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCOTTISH MUSIC....

20/08/2021

19/08/2021

Episode 40 of the show is now available and the theme this time is Scotland
We pose the questions everybody is asking;
Whose flat did Morrissey move into when he moved to London?
Whose TV show did Johnny Marr watch to see live music as a child?
Who stole a book from Moz's flat?
Which Scottish band did Johnny Marr think were the future and Morrissey said they bored him?

All of these questions will be answered in this week's show along the usual selection of great music!

Click below to listen...

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-40-scotland-part-1/

EPISODE 40 (OF 70); PLAYING THE MUSIC OF THE SMITHS, THE MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THEM AND THE MUSIC THEY INFLUENCED. EACH SHOW HAS A THEME, PREVIOUS THEMES INCLUDE, PUNK, REGGAE, FACTORY RECORDS, NEW YORK, LIVERPOOL, SPARKS AND MANY MORE BESIDES. THIS SHOW EXPLORES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SMITHS....

02/08/2021

Thanks to everyone that has listened to the latest show and liked it and given feedback etc...it's much appreciated ❤️

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-39-tv/

EPISODE 39 (OF 70) OF THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW FEATURES THE SUBJECT OF TELEVISION (NO, NOT THE BAND) AND ITS VARIOUS CONNECTIONS TO THE BAND FEATURING MUSIC FROM SIGUR ROS, DIVINE COMEDY, VICTORIA WOOD, JAN HAMMER AND MANY OTHERS

30/07/2021

Happy birthday to the fifth Smith Craig Gannon ❤️

29/07/2021

Episode 39 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available and the subject of this show is Television (no, not the band) and you can listen to it here...❤️
https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-39-tv/

EPISODE 39 (OF 70) OF THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW IS ON THE SUBJECT OF TELEVISION AND ITS VARIOUS CONNECTIONS TO THE BAND

06/07/2021

Episode 38 is now available to listen to here; https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-38-talent-borrows-genius-steals/
Featuring Gene, Shakespears Sister, Panic! At The Disco amongst others...can you guess the connection between them all? ❤❤❤

EPISODE 38 OF 70-The Smiths Radio Show plays the music that influenced The Smiths and the music The Smiths in turn influenced; in this episode I play a selection of bands who have taken their names from the titles of Smiths songs

29/06/2021

Episode 37 is now available-I interviewed the wonderful Daniel and Paul from The Smiths Museum; they discuss their collections, how they get into the band and each choose their favourite Smiths track ❤❤❤

Click on the link to listen...
https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-37-the-smiths-museum/

Episode 37-interview with Daniel and Paul of the online Smiths Museum-discussing their love of the band and how they discovered them and each choose their favourite song.

17/06/2021

Episode 36 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available to listen to below

The tracks from this show are taken from an interview Johnny Marr did with The Guardian in 2013 to promote this then, new album 'The Messenger' where he chooses 8 tracks that are the soundtrack of his life.

The show features a guest appearance from my 12 year old daughter Martha, who is a recent convert to The Smiths

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-36-johnny-marr-soundtrack-of-my-life-2013/

Taken from a Guardian article in 2013 to promote 'The Messenger' JM chooses 8 tracks that soundtrack his life

25/05/2021

Afternoon all, sorry for the lack of content recently, but I hope to resurrect the radio show in June now that lockdown restrictions are easing and I'll share the links to all shows on here. I've got some great interviews recorded and some ideas and themes for forthcoming shows and I'm looking forward to sharing them soon...

15/04/2021

Coming soon...

12/02/2021

Our Frank...

15/10/2020

ALL REGGAE IS(N'T) VILE!

Episode 35 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available and the theme this week is Reggae (and Ska). Morrissey infamously said 'all reggae is vile' to the NME in 1984 when asked who his reggae act of the year was for their end of year poll, but who took the award that year?

Find out here...

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-35-reggae/

THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW IS A 70 PART EXPLORATION OF THE MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THE SMITHS AND THE MUSIC THAT THEY IN TURN INFLUENCED WITH A SMITHS SONG (OR TWO) IN EACH SHOW ALSO

07/10/2020

The latest episode (34) of The Smiths Radio Show is now available to listen to. It features an exclusive interview with Ian H from Bradford talking about their connections with The Smiths/Morrissey and how (fifth Smith) Stephen Street came to be a part of the band.
Here's their new single; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR1WuNCsijg

and here's a link to the latest show...

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-34-bradford-and-stephen-street/

The Smiths Radio Show is a 70 part broadcast playing the bands that influenced The Smiths and the bands they in turn influenced with a Smiths song thrown in for good measure.

29/09/2020

On tomorrow's show I will have an exclusive interview with Ian H, vocalist from Bradford (the band) telling us his story of how Morrissey proclaimed them 'Heirs to the Smiths Crown', covered one of their songs and about supporting him on his live solo debut!

Stay tuned for link to the show

17/09/2020

Episode 33 is now available and the theme this time is Liverpool.

Which Liverpool frontman once joined the Smiths on stage and is one of only two singers to ever join them on stage?

Which well known Liverpool frontman did Johnny Marr consider starting a band with pre-Smiths?

What words of wisdom did Paul McCartney offer Johnny Marr after The Smiths split?

Find all the answers in this edition of the show and put your answers on a postcard to the usual address please...
https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-33-liverpool/

THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW PLAYS THE MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THE SMITHS AND THE MUSIC THAT THEY INFLUENCED AND OCCASIONALLY WE PLAY A SMITHS TRACK TOO. EACH SHOW HAS IT'S OWN THEME AND THE THEME FOR THIS SHOW IS LIVERPOOL

09/09/2020

Episode 32 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available to listen to again...

The theme of this show is New York: enjoy!

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-32-new-york/

THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW EXPLORES THE MUSIC THAT INFLUENCED THE SMITHS AND THAT THEY INFLUENCED. EACH SHOW HAS A THEME AND THIS SHOW IS ABOUT THEIR CONNECTIONS WITH THE BIG APPLE.

19/08/2020

Episode 31 of the show is now available here-this time it's all about Sandie Shaw and her connections with The Smiths-you can listen to the show here...

This show focuses on the relationship between The Smiths and Sandie Shaw

13/07/2020

Episode 30 is now available here and the unlikely theme is Football and it's connection to The Smiths

https://www.mixcloud.com/seanconnors161/the-smiths-radio-show-episode-30-football/

Listen to THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW-EPISODE 30-FOOTBALL by Sean Connors

11/07/2020

Episode 30 is now available here and the theme is football ⚽️

Listen to THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW-EPISODE 30-FOOTBALL by Sean Connors

03/07/2020

Episode 29 of The Smiths Radio Show is now available! Original Smiths drummer Simon Wolstencroft joined me over the phone to talk about his music career as drummer with The Fall, The Smiths, an early incarnation of The Stone Roses and many others.
Simon has got an amazing story which he shares here, but if you (literally) want the full chapter and verse then get his book "You Can Drum, But You Can't Hide", it's a fantastic read.

Listen to THE SMITHS RADIO SHOW-EPISODE 29-SIMON WOLSTENCROFT by Sean Connors

27/06/2020

Original Smiths drummer Simon Wolstencroft's latest podcast...

It's time for the letter C. Simon takes us from his time as a trainee chef at County Hall to his brief stint with Terry Hall's The Colourfield by way of Cheetham Hill. You can find this week's playlist on Spotify here: https://cutt.ly/6imnMIy Produced and edited Jackie O'Malley. Post Production Ka