Simon Selects Radio Show

10/02/2025

Nearly time for this week's show, so light up your room with some great music from 7pm!

On tonight's edition of Simon Selects, we're looking ahead to the first ever drone light show coming to the town next weekend, with lots of songs to do with light, flight, colours and sky. 💫

Plus Simon also chats to Dominic Mills, CEO of Yuup, the organisers behind the drone show event taking place at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens.

Listen from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Rado app!

08/02/2025

On Monday's show, in a slight change of plan, we're talking tech and drones ahead of Northampton's first ever drone light show heading to Franklin's Gardens next weekend.

So all the songs will be about lights or the sky. Do you have a suggestion for the playlist? Then let us know as usual in the comments below... 👇

03/02/2025

Nearly time for this week's show...and a little birdy told me that's it's a good one stuffed full of great songs, so make sure you listen for some beautiful tuneage!

It's "Feed the Birds" Day apparently, so on tonight's edition of Simon Selects there's lots of songs all about our favourite feathered friends large and small. 🐦

Do you have a favourite species of bird? 🤔

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

27/01/2025

Nearly time for this week’s show, and there’s such a mix of artists from the likes of The Byrds, George Harrison, Noel Gallagher, Fleetwood Mac, Sheryl Crow and many more…

With the Oscar nominated biopic of Bob Dylan currently in cinemas, tonight's edition of Simon Selects opens up Dylan's songbook, with some brilliant covers from The Byrds to George Harrison, to Adele and everything inbetween along with some tunes from the man himself.

Make sure to listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

23/01/2025

As the Oscar nominated biopic A Complete Unknown is currently in cinemas, on next Monday's show, we're opening up Bob Dylan's songbook for some of his classic songs and covers.

What's your favourite Bob Dylan song? 🤔

20/01/2025

Switch on the power button, reach for the controls and listen in to tonight’s show…or else! 😉

On tonight's edition of Simon Selects, with Trump returning to the White House, it's time to take a look at different types of power and control from politics, prayer, rulers, technology and of course the power of the love! 🎸🥰

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

17/01/2025

On next Monday's show, as it's the same day that Trump returns to the White House, we're taking a look at songs about wanting power and control. From dictatorships, being King/Queen, rulers of the world, to people power, it's going to be another mixed bag of songs.

Do you have a suggestion for the playlist? Let us know as always in the comments below... 👇

13/01/2025

Nearly time for this week's show, as it's a very varied mix of genres and songs from the 60's up to present day all connected by three words...beginning...middle...and end.

Don't miss it, listen in from 7pm or catch up afterwards!

As we're still in the first month of the year, tonight's edition of Simon Selects features songs containing the words 'Beginning', 'Middle' and 'End'. 📖

How many songs can you think of? 🤔

There's definitely a very random mix to unpack so have a listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

10/01/2025

On next Monday's show, we're going to be picking out songs that contain the words 'Beginning', 'Middle' and 'End'.

Do you have a suggestion for the playlist? Let us know in the comments below... 👇

09/01/2025

We've updated our Mixcloud channel, so you can check out the full archive of Simon Selects going all the way back to 2018!

Can you believe there's been over 340 shows so far? 😮

Check it out at mixcloud.com/simonselects

The most recent shows are also still available on the NLive Radio Listen Again page too - nliveradio.com/listenagain

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06/01/2025

Nearly time for this week’s show. We last did an Elvis special a couple of years ago and we’ve found lots more covers and songs to play since then so tune in from 7pm for Volume 2 of the Elvis Songbook! 🎶

If Elvis Presley had still been alive, he would have turned 90 later this week. So to mark that occasion Simon Selects has a jam-packed show featuring lots of covers of classic Elvis songs as well as some hits, and songs that have been written about or inspired by The King of Rock 'n' Roll. 🎶🎸

Get on your blue suede shoes, waggle those hips and curl that lip, and listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

04/01/2025

On Monday's show it's all about the King of Rock 'n' Roll as we celebrate Elvis Presley who would have turned 90 on the 8th January.

There will be classic hits, covers and some songs written about or inspired by Elvis too.

What's your favourite Elvis song or cover? 🤔 Let us know your suggestions for the playlist!

30/12/2024

Nearly time for the final Monday show of 2024...but not the final show of the year (that's tomorrow!)

Listen in and enjoy the sounds of 2024 from 7pm!

As we approach the end of the year, Simon Selects is taking a look back at the some of the biggest and best songs of 2024 and some other musical highlights that made the news. 🎶

Listen from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app! 📻

27/12/2024

We hope you're having a great Christmas!

Next week there's two more shows for you to devour....and on Monday's show we'll be picking out some of the best songs of 2024.

Let us know what your favourite song is and why and we'll try and include it in the show!

23/12/2024

Nearly time for this week's show and there's lots of Christmas songs from across the decades on the way...some you maybe familiar with and some you may not know...

Can you remember what Christmas hits came out in 1974 or 1994? 🤔

There's some more festive songs celebrating anniversaries, along with some classics and some forgotten gems in the Simon Selects Christmas Special. 🎄

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the NLive Radio app!

21/12/2024

We've got some extra special Christmassy themed shows coming up over the next fortnight, so make sure you tune in to NLive Radio!

Monday 23rd December @ 7pm-9pm
Our annual Christmas show with a mix of new and old songs, some Christmas anniversaries and some forgotten gems too.

Christmas Eve @ 7pm-9pm
Santa's Coming! - A collection of songs all connected with the man in red and his magical reindeer, perfect whilst tracking his arrival!

Christmas Eve @ 10pm-11pm
A special looking back at 40 years since the iconic Band Aid hit Do They Know It's Christmas was released.

Monday 30th December @ 7pm-9pm
We'll be picking out some of the best tunes that have been released in 2024 as well as looking back some of the year's biggest music moments.

New Year's Eve @ 4pm-7pm
Our annual tradition of paying tribute to music stars (and entertainment figures) who sadly left us during the year.

All shows will be available on listen again if you miss any of them.

16/12/2024

Nearly time for this week’s show and there’s some party vibes in store with some huge songs and number ones from the years ending in a 4.

It's the return of the 'Rolling Through the Decades' week on Simon Selects and this time it's all about the biggest hits of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 years ago from years that end in a '4'. There's some massive hits and lots number ones so definitely one not to be missed. 🎶

Listen in from 7pm on 106.9FM, online at nliveradio.com, via smart speaker or download the app! 📻

13/12/2024

On next week's show, it's the return of the annual 'Rolling Back the Decades' show.

This time round we'll be picking out some of the biggest songs from years ending in a '4' - so 1954, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004, 2014 and 2024.

What's your favourite song or memories from those years? Let us know in the comments below! 👇