With Tom in The Netherlands, Dan le Sac steps up to join Trick for more of the usual. Taking in bizarre covers of funk classics, deep soul, murder ballads, Dirty South hiphop and more, the show was rolling along beautifully… right up until a catastrophic technical crapout brought the kibosh down on things a little early. All is good now though, so hit “play” and enjoy the usual ranty banter. Go!

This week we divide the show into two halves, just to keep things interesting. Tom helms part one with an overview of Cliff Martinez, the former Chili Pepper and Magic Band member turned film composer. Part Two sees Trick paying respects back to the Irish music and the Hard Working Class Heroes event in Dublin with a selection of tracks from there, covering the electronic pop of Tieranniesaur, the indie disco lushness of Little X’s For Eyes, the hypercompression of Moths and the head-nodding grooves of Toby Kaar. Ireland, this one’s for you!

You’re no doubt well aware we like a bit of a chat here at Trick & Tom HQ, so when we’re visited by equally chatty folk, we couldn’t be happier. Or at least we thought we couldn’t until we were joined by Queen Of The Rapping Scene and former Techno Twin, Bev Sage. Yes, add to the chat the accolade of being the 1st ever female UK MC on vinyl, having performed on the Monty Python song “Every Sperm Is Sacred” and an amazing back catalogue of new wave and synth pop, and we really couldn’t be happier. Couple that with Trick delving into the worlds of power and dream-pop and a brief nod to the late great Ari Up and I think you’ll agree this is a proper pearl of a show.

For a while now we’ve contemplated a special where we switched from music you may not have heard to music you have quite probably heard a hell of a lot via commercial radio, TV and more. Yes, this is our Pop Special, drawing on anything from 10cc to Fergie to deliver our personal favourites that have graced the charts in the last 50 years. From the glorious production Brian Wilson (laid bare via an instrumental version of “Wouldn’t It Be Nice”) to the intricacies of freestyle electro in Madonna’s “Into The Groove”, we tour all that is good in pop. Dirty word? Not here. Enjoy!