Passport Approved

1. KATE NASH
   Foundations (Fiction, UK)
2. SMALLWHITELIGHT
   Spite (unsigned, UK)
3. MOBILE
   Hands Tied (Universal, Canada)
4. DATAROCK
   Princess (import, Norway)
5. MISS PAULA FLYNN
   Let’s Dance (unsigned, Ireland)
6. THE HOLIDAYS
   Telephone (unsigned, Australia)
7. THE ORANGE LIGHTS
   Click Your Heels (Blackbird, UK)
8. HEADWAY
   Safety (Suretone, UK)
9. HEADWAY
   Finish What We Started (Suretone, UK)
10. COBURN
    We Interrupt This Programme (import)
11. *KIWI FM “Weekly Import Selection” With DJ Karyn Hay
    *THE PHOENIX FOUNDATION – “Let Me Die A Woman” (import, New Zealand)
12. EXILE PARADE
    Fire Walk With Me (unsigned) * World Premiere
13. REMI NICOLE
    Rock & Roll (Island, UK)
14. SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
    Elvis Ain’t Dead (Epic, UK)
15. KAMERA
    At Work (Sony, Sweden)
16. OPERATOR PLEASE
    Get What You Want (import, Australia)
17. STERIOGRAM
    Just Like You (Short Stack/Phase Five, New Zealand)
18. ARCTIC MONKEYS
    What If You Were Right The First Time (Domino, UK)
19. POLARKREIS 18
    Dreamdancer (MotorMusic, Germany)
20. BO PEPPER
    Blink And You’ll Miss It (unsigned, UK)
21. VATICAN DC
    Not Your Fault (Red Flag, UK)
22. DUNE
    A Blast Beat (Iceberg, Denmark)
23. STUCK IN THE SOUND
    Toy Boy (Discograph, France)
24. THE DEAD 60S
    All Over By Night (Deltasonic, UK)
25. SAM SPARRO
    Black & Gold (unsigned, UK)
26. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES
    I Found Out (Dance To The Radio, UK)
27. CALVIN HARRIS
    Disco Heat (I Love Music, UK)
28. THE WOMBATS
    Moving To New York (14th Floor, UK)
29. BIG LINDA
    Golden Girl (unsigned, UK)
30. *“MOTOR FM” GERMANY WEEKLY IMPORT SELECTION W/DJ MAX
    *APPARAT – “(unknown)” (import, Germany)
31. LEO CAN DIVE
    Gatecrasher (import)

It’s Saturday morning here in Los Angeles and I’ve absolutely shattered. I guess doing the red eye a couple of days prior to/from New York is not a good idea especially, when you’ve got a four hour radio show ahead of you with a plethora of guests. Fortunately, I had producer Brandon and our new side-kick Monte in the studio helping me out.

Dave from Nottingham, England’s Headway called in live from the UK for his very first radio interview anywhere in the world. He was great! Have you heard Headway? If not, you’re missing out big time. Any fan of Coldplay, Keane, Travis, Snow Patrol or Radiohead should have this band on their list of favorites. Producer Josh Abraham worked on their forthcoming debut album. All I can say is that it’s a corker (brilliant)!

Our friend Karyn Hay from Kiwi FM in New Zealand gave us a little sniff of what’s happening down under in her neck of the brush (musically speaking of course) in Auckland with a new tune from the Phoenix Foundation. Killer track to say the least.

 The legendary knob-twister (producer) Owen Morris who has worked with The Verve, Fratellis, Oasis, Ash to name a few called in to Passport Approved on his holiday in Spain. Core-blimey, I’m absolutely gob-smacked to have him calling in on the show to help us World Premiere his latest discovery Exile Parade from Warrington, England. This band is the “dogs bollocks” of rock…absolutely brilliant. They’re unsigned right now but destined to be massive…like the headache I had this morning (but in Exile Parade’s case….I mean it in a very sincere and complimentary kind of way.

 Up next on this busy Saturday radio show morning was Aussie/Deutsche duo known as Sam Sparro doing their first ever FM radio interview in the world on Passport Approved. The duo are getting a lot of worldwide label interest all of a sudden after being played on Indie 103.1FM and Passport Approved…thanks to a tip our producer Brandon got from an Atlantic Records A&R rep called Mollie Moore in LA…thanks for the music Moll’s, but sorry that the cat’s out of the bag on Sam Sparro…that’s a great thing! Its’ good to see a talented band like Sam Sparro getting the attention they deserve as they’ve been working their bloody tails off. Today, sees the launch of the record….hence a  record release party. I have to say our listeners are the best….they sure know how to make artists feel loved and they evoke the truest passion for music…which was evident from the response Sam Sparro garnered after giving away copies of their new EP, Black And Gold.

The last interview on the show today was by Dan (the drummer) from Liverpool, England-based trio The Wombats. Alex Gilbert  gave us their demos about two years ago and the response has been fab.  Alex is the UK A&R guy who gave BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe…my former UK co-host on Passport Approved the demo of the Killers, who played them on his show and essentially got them their deal…as Island Records US A&R guy Rob Stevenson heard the band on Zane’ s show and signed them according to what he told me anyway…Back to the Wombats. Dan was briliant. He was calling me from the bloody toilet in Liverpool. I dared not ask what he was doing in there, but Alex proudly announced he was having a weee (piss). We chatted about their fantastic new album, Boys Girls & Marsupials, which comes out next month in the UK. The Wombats make such great noise for a trio…I along with everyone on the show, most importatnly our listeners just love this band. We’re so happy the band is having great success and everyone is lovin their tunes..that’s what great music is all about…connecting with you on a personal level. From a soccer (football) stan-point I would be beaten-up as a Liverpool fan for having an Everton fan like Dan on the show (but heck, he makes great music and that’s my passion…so his passport was approved on the show. Dan left the show by describing to us how two lads we peeing on the side wall of the pub where he was calling us from. He was quite graphic…which made me salivate for a pint of beer and a pee on the side of a pub thereafter (one can only dream right?).

I’ve talked a hell of a lot to day…I’m  a big jet-lagged….my sore is getting throat (I have tendency when I’m shattered to read sentences backwards…..oops), my memory is slow…..so my mouth will speak before my brain has interpretted what it’s (mouth) is supposed to say. I feel like I sound like a total idiot at times…but that’s me…I try to be me without covering up my mistakes…luckily I have so much great music from around our beautiful planet to make listeners as passionate about the show as I am. Till next time….gooney-goo-goo.

1. THE ORANGE LIGHTS
   Click Your Heels (Blackbird, UK)
2. IDA MARIA
   Oh My God (import, Norway)
3. STERIOGRAM
   Just Like You (Short Stack, New Zealand)
4. MISS PAULA FLYNN
   Let’s Dance (unsigned, Ireland)
5. SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
   She’s So Lovely (Epic, UK)
6. CALVIN HARRIS
   Disco Heat (Columbia, Scotland)
7. KATE NASH
   Foundations (Fiction, UK)
8. *“KIWI FM” NEW ZEALAND WEEKLY IMPORT SELECTION W/DJ KARYN HAY
   *THE VEILS – “Advice For Young Mothers To Be” (import, New Zealand)
9. KAMERA
   At Work (import, Sweden)
10. ARCTIC MONKEYS
    What If You Were Right The First Time (Domino, UK)
11. ROTATING LESLIE
    Mind On My Money (unsigned, UK)
12. THE WOMBATS
    Backfire at the Disco (UK)
13. ART BRUT
    Direct Hit (Regulate Media, UK)
14. SKYBOMBERS
    It Goes Off (Alberts, Australia)
15. BO PEPPER
    Blink & You’ll Miss It (unsigned, UK)
16. JYROJETS
    Hollywood (Songphonic, Scotland)
17. TELLISON
    Hanover Start Clapping (Gravity Dip, UK)
18. MOBILE
    Hands Tied (Universal, Canada)
19. MANU CHAO
    Rainin In Paradize (import, Spain)
20. AREA 15
    Ooh Baby (UK)
21. DUNE
    No Speed (Iceberg, Denmark)
22. LEROY LEE
    Drawing Smoke (import, Australia)
23. THE HOLIDAYS
    Telephone (unsigned, Australia)
24. KITTY, DAISY & LEWIS
    Mean Son of A Gun (Sunday Best, UK)
25. SMALLWHITELIGHT
    Spite (unsigned, UK)
26. BIG LINDA
    Golden Girl (unsigned, UK)
27. POLARKREIS 18
    Dreamdancer (Motor, Germany)
28. THE DEAD 60S
    All Over By Midnight (Deltasonic, UK)
29. TEDDYBEARS
    Cobrastyle Feat. Mad Cobra (Sony, Sweden)
30. ALI LOVE
    Secret Sunday Lover (I Love Music, UK)
31. REMI NICOLE
    Go With The Flow (Island, UK)
32. REVEREND & THE MAKERS
    He Said He Loved Me (Wall of Sound, UK)
33. MR. MAYHEM
    Life Drifter (import, Scotland)

1. SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
   She’s So Lovely (Epic, UK)
2. LEROY LEE
   Drawing Smoke (import, Australia)
3. VATICAN DC
   Not Your Fault (Red Flag, UK)
4. FAF LARAGE
   C’est Pas Ma Faute (import, France)
5. STUCK IN THE SOUND
   Toy Boy (Discograph, France)
6. MISS PAULA FLYNN
   “Let’s Dance (unsigned, Ireland)
7. THE MAGIC NUMBERS
   Take A Chance (EMI, UK)
8. TEDDYBEARS
   Ahead of My Time (Sony, Sweden)
9. *”KIWI FM” NEW ZEALAND WEEKLY IMPORT SELECTION W/DJ KARYN HAY
   *CUT OFF YOUR HANDS – “Still Fond”
10. SMALLWHITELIGHT
    Spite (import, UK)
11. HONEYROOT
    Nobody Loves You (import, UK)
12. REVEREND & THE MAKERS
    He Said He Loved Me (Wall Of Sound, UK)
13. THE ALIENS
    Setting Sun (EMI, UK)
14. INFADELS
    Can’t Get Enough (Wall of Sound, UK)
15. MANU CHAO
    Rainin In Paradize (import)
16. REMI NICOLE
    Go With The Flow (Island, UK)
17. BORNE
    The Guide (import, Australia)
18. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES
    I Found Out (Dance To The Radio, UK)
19. KATE NASH
    Foundations (Fiction, UK)
20. DUNE
    Bloodlines (Dune, Denmark)
21. SONNY JIM
    Can’t Stop Moving (import)
22. YOUNG PUNX
    YMIKM (import, UK)
23. BO PEPPER
    Blink & You’ll Miss It (import)
24. BIG LINDA
    Golden Girl (unsigned, UK)
25. SKYBOMBERS
    It Goes Off (Alberts, Australia)
26. JACKNIFE LEE
    Fear Of Nothing (Fiction, UK)
27. THE DEAD 60S
    All Over By Midnight (Deltasonic, UK) *N. American Premiere
28. THE HOOSIERS
    Worried About Ray (RCA, UK)
29. POLARKREIS 18
    Dreamdancer (MotorMusic, Germany)
30. MIDDLEMAN
    Blah Blah Blah (Bad Sneakers, UK)
31. ROTATING LESLIE
    Mind On My Money (unsigned)
32. CHROMEO
    Fancy Footwork (import)
33. THE GO! TEAM
    Doing It Right (import)

1. ARVIKA
   Happy (unsigned, UK)
2. VATICAN DC
   Not Your Fault (Red Flag, UK)
3. THE BANG
   Benny Butler (import, South Africa)
4. FABLES LAST STAND
   Road Religion (End of the Rail, UK)
5. STUCK IN THE SOUND
   Toy Boy (Discograph, France)
6. KISH MAUVE
   Come On (import)
7. POLARKREIS 18
   Dreamdancer (Motor Music, Germany)
8. *”KIWI FM” NEW ZEALAND W/DJ KARYN HAY
   *PAUL MCLANEY – “Don’t Want To Know” (import, New Zealand)
9. WE START FIRES
   “Play You” Planet Clique Edit (Hot Noise, UK)
10. THE HOOSIERS
    Worried About Ray (RCA, UK)
11. BO PEPPER
    Blink And You’ll Miss It (import)
12. HEADWAY
    Safety (Suretone, UK)
13. JACKKNIFE LEE
    Fear of Nothing (Fiction, UK)
14. CAJUN DANCE PARTY
    Amylase (XL, UK)
15. STORY ONE
    Russian Dolls (Shy, UK)
16. TEDDYBEARS
    Different Sound (Sony, Sweden)
17. REMI NICOLE
    Go With The Flow (Island, UK)
18. LEROY LEE
    Drawing Smoke (unsigned, Australia)
19. DUNE
    Bloodlines (Iceberg, Denmark)
20. CUT OFF YOUR HANDS
    You And I (Speak N Spell/Phase 5, New Zealand)
21. SAM SPARRO
    Black & Gold (Modus Vivendi, US)
22. SKYBOMBERS
    It Goes Off (Alberts, Australia)
23. STERIOGRAM
    Walkie Talkie Man (EMI, New Zealand)
24. STERIOGRAM
    Just Like You (Short Stack, New Zealand)
25. SCOUTING FOR GIRLS
    She’s So Lovely (Epic, UK)
26. THE PIGEON DETECTIVES
    I Found Out (Dance To The Radio, UK)
27. MISS PAULA FLYNN
    Let’s Dance (unsigned, Ireland)
28. SMALLWHITELIGHT
    Spite (unsigned)
29. SONNY JIM
    Can’t Stop Moving (import)
30. BIG LINDA
    Golden Girl (unsigned)
31. AXWELL
    I Found You (Positiva, UK)