Whilst we are having some time off the live show, we’ve been creating some easier to swallow podcasts of it for you to enjoy. Here’s a shorter version with the all the best bits, apart from Justin Wayne.

Leanne Tennant kicks off the podcast this week, with her first submission to the show!

The Playlist:

See you soon!

– CR

Anna Pancaldi joins us to chat about her new EP, Dear Joey and to do impressions of both Claire and myself. Spoiler alert: she does quite a good job, indeed. You’ll also hear new singles from Van Susans, rryrry and MassMatics! What more could you desire?

Anna Pancaldi’s new EP is out now, and it’s called Dear Joey – an ode to her brother.

The Playlist

See you next week!

~JW and CR

This week’s show has some great new additions to the catalog including Janine Jkuhl, and Heel, and we dive into our library of live sessions we’ve recorded over the years and bring back some of our favorites.

Devon’s Sadie Horler joins our catalog too!

The Playlist

See you next week!

~JW and CR

Best episode title ever. (Ummm… really?) At any rate, we’ve got some great new singles from new releases from The Madisons and Anna Pancaldi, as well as a show nearly choc-a-block with brand new submissions to the show.

The Playlist

• She Dances by Anna Jordan
• What Did I Do? by Almost Awake
• All the Feelings from the album Dust by Marcus Valance
• Runaway from the album Dear Joe EP by Anna Pancaldi
• Can’t Be Without You from the album Elations by Bayonet
• Be Still My Heart from the album Genevieve by Jacqui Treco
• Green Light (unplugged) by Alex Hart
• Run With Wolves from the album Run With Wolves EP by Me and the Moon
• I Saw You Saw Me Back from the album Following Foxes by Following Foxes
• Don’t Move by Delaire
• Meet Me At The Wishing Well by My Baby
• Plankton from the album Err On The Side of Love by The Madisons
• Rusty Slow Blues from the album The Madisons by The Madisons
• Home Sweet Home by Sample Answer
• Dancing With Death from the album Trying to Make Sense by Jazz Morley
• Marchioness by The Buzzard Orchestral
• The Wolf Is Not At The Door from the album Performing Fleas by Zvilnik
• Apology to the Feminine from the album Actions, Reactions and Misunderstandings by Zalinski
• Bots from the album The Future’s Looking Grim by Yea Big and Kid Static
• Moment Goes by The Young Wild

See you next week!

~JW and CR

We’re back after our month-long hiatus! We’ve built some fun things that we’ll share with you on this episode including:

• A new website for Maven.FM! Woot!
• Much improved email lists for our Listeners’, Musicians’, and podcasts’ Newsletters. Subscribe!

And more comments from you? We’d love that. Let us know what you think about what we’re doing in the comments below or email us studio @ thejustinwayneshow.com

The Playlist

1. Circles by Crash Island
2. The Lake by Bandicoot
3. From Far Away from the album Always The Moments by T.J. Kingston
4. Gunning For You by MassMatiks
5. Hold Me Tight by Perivale
6. Drop Everything from the album Hearticulate by J.P. Edwards
7. Welcome to the Circus from the album The Perfect Shade of Green II by Skittish
8. Fk You, I’m the Boss Here by Robam
9. Fever from the album Travelling Man by Nigel Thomas
10. Little Lives by Alex Hulme
11. One Love from the album Maxine and the Eskimo Brothers by Maxine and the Eskimo Brothers
12. Racetrack by Roaming Herds of Buffalo
13. Summer Glow from the album Playdaze by Bordeauxxx
14. Last Blue Yodel from the album Many Splendored Things by James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys
15. Lost Weekend from the album Lost Weekend by Sean Flinn and The Royal We
16. Prison Song from the album Dear Lucy Soundtrack by Sam King
17. Disappearing Trick from the album Later Days by Asthmaboy
18. Oh, My Desperate Soul from the album Be Brave by Auditorium
19. Princess from the album Wretched Body EP by Beth Rowley
20. This New Year from the album This New Year by Big Tree
21. If I Succeed from the album Paused In The Moment by Van Susans
22. Your Blue Eyes from the album Twilight by Via Dove

See you next week.

~JW and CR

You’ve had a month off the Top 10 (and I’m sure that was hard for you), but never fear – it’s back baby! We’ve picked our favourites of the minute and now it’s down to you to do what you do best and vote for your favourite track of the month…

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I’m almost 100% sure that 15 year old Sadie is the youngest addition to our Top 10 this month…

Links to the Artists:

• Rocket Van
  
• Portable High
  
• Sea at Last
  
• Quinn Archer
  
• Little Brother Eli
  
• Sadie Horler
  
• HVMNS
  
• Alex Hulme
  
• Delaire
  
• Skittish

The fellas from Modern Sons stopped by the studio recently and we had a great time together. They told us about where they’re headed – one place, namely, Austin Texas for the South by Southwest festival. I also asked them about their crazy sounds they make both on their records and on stage, and we got into some technical talk about their favorite pedals and the core of their sound and where it comes from.

I also convinced them to let me bring my recording array into their small rehearsal space in Bozeman, Montana and get a few takes of the songs they’re working on right now. The recordings turned out pretty darn well, and you’ll hear a few songs. You’ll hear one song off their current album, Moon Racoon and one that’s just come out on their latest EP, More or Less.

Modern Sons in front of the fireplace at Blunderbuss (where our studio is in Bozeman.) That’s me second from the right, too.

I believe we were able to sneak out this last podcast before our system went south on us (we’ve repaired it since then!) One of the big things in this episode, aside from playing some great tunes, is that we’re going to be taking a bit of time off to rework, reassess and really dig into discussions on how we can make this podcast and the Maven.FM network the best they can be.

Our break begins… now and we’ll be back on April 11th.

We’ll still have a few things coming through the website and the feed including the Free Music Feature and at least one session! Maybe we’ll even get a Podtape up this month. Have a good March!

Update: we won’t be doing our Birthday Best until May-ish, which is a change from what we announced in this episode.

We play a pair tunes from a Randy Combs favorite on this show: Prince Perry.

The Playlist

1. Limes from the album Colours EP by Navina
2. Bones by Ella Paramor
3. She Got Caught from the album She Got Caught by In Hoodies
4. I’m So Sorry from the album That Friend EP by The Pumped Up Kids
5. Little Lives by Alex Hulme
6. Letter by Devin Leslie
7. Known World from the album Masterwish by Danny Newcomb and the Sugarmakers
8. Rattlesnake from the album Poet on the Moon by Mare Wakefield and Nomad
9. Monotone from the album Here Tomorrow Gone Today by Prince Perry
10. All I Got from the album Here Tomorrow Gone Today by Prince Perry
11. Marchioness by The Buzzard Orchestral
12. Friday Morning from the album Friendly EP by Rocket Van
13. Paris from the album Oh, Beatrice by Tacks, the Boy Disaster

See you on April 11th!

~JW and CR

February’s Discovery boasts an Elle Exxe return to the stage, exactly after a year of success and growth. Elle has specifically chosen Discovery, to showcase new songs from her eagerly anticipated debut album set for release later this year. HVMNS join Elle on stage having kick-started their career with a massive single “Dirt & Grime” and are using the Discovery platform to launch their second single. Lucia Nicole brings her brand of epic snyth-pop from Hereford to London for the first time. Opening the night we have Melissa Bel coming all the way from Canada, after being spotted by Discovery’s own Umong Shah, last year at Canadian Music Week 2015 in Toronto.

Gig Details

• Thursday, February 25th at 7:30pm
• 229 The Venue, around the corner from Great Portland Street Tube, London.
• Tickets are £7 ahead of time and £10 pounds on the door. Get tickets now.

More about the artists

ELLE EXXE

Scottish singer/songwriter ELLE EXXE’s three singles have received raving reviews from the likes of Pop Justice, The Line Of Best Fit, The Quietus, & Clash. Physical press have started to notice Elle Exxe too with Disorder Magazine plastering Elle Exxe across their 5th issue’s front cover. Gay Times, Metro, Time Out and The Guardian have all supported Elle Exxe on her journey. As we entered 2016 Elle has seen further support from The Scottish Sun, Festival baby and STV (with The Telegraph and Look Magazine features confirmed)

Elle Exxe’s music has been garnering massive support on both U.S. and UK radio. She has received support from BBC Introducing London, BBC Scotland, Kiss Fm & Amazing Radio. In September Elle Exxe entered Music Week’s Commercial Pop Chart at #8. Furthering her growth, Elle has received multiple sync placements on British National Television.

Elle Exxe has been causing a stir in the pop scene in London; recently headlining KOKO London where she encapsulated the audience who were engrossed by her explosive performance. A performance that included, cheerleaders, a giant cat head and a hand crafted giant strobing X. Elle Exxe was announced part of the first wave of artistes that will play The Great Escape Festival / Conference in Brighton (UK) May 2016 and has just been announced for Canadian Music Week in Toronto.

“Anthemic love ballad” The Guardian

“There’s a lot to like about her music, her style and her general popstar everythingness” Popjustice

https://www.facebook.com/elleexxe
https://www.twitter.com/elleexxe

HVMNS

After the launch of their debut single and video #DirtAndGrime premiering on Wonderland Mag the exciting Electronic indie duo Hvmns get set for a big 2016 including shows, supports and the release of their 2nd single#Humanity.
Further features came from 1883 Mag with plays on BBC Introducing London, Amazing Radio and Hoxton Radio.

https://www.facebook.com/hvmnsworld
https://www.twitter.com/Hvmnsworld

LUCIA NICOLE

Lucia Nicole, a Herefordshire born singer/songwriter, mixes epic synth pop/rock with souring soulful vocal lines. She has been tipped as one to watch for 2016 and could be set out to follow in the footsteps of former Hereford born singer/songwriter Ellie Goulding. Her debut single, Just Stop was named BBC Introducing Hereford and Worcester “track of the week” and has received great reviews. Her second single, Feels Like Love received airplay all around the country including; Amazing Radio – On The Front Porch With Baylen Leonard and was added to Waves FM Ones To Watch list, alongside Izzy Bizu and Brandon Flowers. Lucia performed her debut headline show In November to great acclaim. She recieved “Gig of the year 2015” at BBC Introducing Hereford and Worcester and had a impressive turnout. She also supported Sasha McVeigh as part of her UK Tour and has performed at both Nozstock and Colwall Festival!

Lucia is set to release her debut EP The Bigger Picture in February this year. With comparisons to Taylor Swift and Kylie Minogue she is surely an artist to watch!

BBC Intoducing quote “One of the shining stars of the Hereford music scene – this girl is going places!”

https://www.facebook.com/lucianicoleofficial/
https://twitter.com/lnicolemusic

MELISSA BEL

Melissa Bel is a genuine triple threat, as a powerhouse vocalist, eloquent songwriter, and charismatic performer. At 26, she already has three albums to her credit, 2010’s debut full-length ‘Brave’ and two subsequent mini-albums, 2011’s ‘Distance’ and 2013’s ‘Don’t Forget To Breathe’. These records were positively reviewed and alerted the music industry to Melissa’s immense potential.

She is currently hard at work writing and recording with Justin Gray (John Legend, Joss Stone), writing tracks for her next mini album. Being brought up on soul and blues, Bel defines her eclectic sound as “pop-soul.” Taking inspiration from Sam Smith, K.T. Tunstall, Adele.

It has been an eventful past two years for Bel. She toured internationally as a backing vocalist for rising star Francesco Yates, and then reached the finals of top Quebec TV talent search La Voix. Prior to that, she headlined a German tour, opened up sold-out shows in New York City and London for Matthew Good, and shone at the famed Honey Jam showcase in Toronto. 2016 is now shaping up as a breakthrough year for this vibrant talent. Stay tuned!

“Melissa Bel, yet another of Canada’s great natural resources.” Larry Fedoruk, 610CKTB and Newstalk1010

“Bel has been aptly dubbed as an up-and-coming star, and in this case the critics are dead on.” The Welland Tribune

https://www.facebook.com/melissabelmusic/
https://twitter.com/melissabelmusic

This week Kye Alfred Hillig joins Claire and myself for a chat about his upcoming album release, Great Falls Memorial Interchange. We’ll talk to him about the new tunes, his groundbreaking album released last year, The Buddhist, and perhaps a bit about death and nuclear bombs, too. We’ve got a bunch of great tunes to showcase for you, and we’ll propose a new Tinder add-on for musicians.

Kye Alfred Hillig’s new album, Great Falls Memorial Interchange is out this month.

The Playlist

1. Vultures from the album Monticule EP by Monticule
2. 15 Minutes from the album Friendly EP by Rocket Van
3. Motivate by Free Mason Jar
4. Silly Boys Breaking Hearts  by Yazzy
5. Let Me In by Alix Gitter
6. Autumn Wind by Devin Leslie
7. Won’t You Sleep from the album Fajita’s Basement by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse
8. Gullible Travels from the album Gullible Travels by Zvilnik
9. Nowhere Man from the album #3 by Archi Deep and the Monkeyshakers
10. Time To Move On by Crash Island
11. Interview with Kye Alfred Hillig
12. Whitney Houston from the album Great Falls Memorial Interchange by Kye Alfred Hillig
13. To Be Good from the album Great Falls Memorial Interchange by Kye Alfred Hillig
14. Sequences from the album The June EP by Runabay
15. Still Trying from the album Falling Faster Than You Can Run by Nathaniel Rateliff

See you next week!

Cheers,

~JW and CR

Time to get listening and get voting. Another month, another Top 10! Listen to this glorious little podcast to hear all the tracks by our chosen artists back to back…

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Kolo here making their comeback to the Top 10!

Links to the Artists:

• Julia & The Basement Tapes
• Morgan Bain
• Skittish
• Quinn Archer
• Harper
• Kolo
• Julie Hawk
• The Floodgates
• Kye Alfred Hillig

That’s right! Playwright, podcaster and man-about-coffee-shops Greg Owens joins me today as co-host and interviewee as we go through some great music grabs from his personal stash. He also talks about his brand new podcast showcasing first reads of short plays – it’s called High Country Drama and you should check it out.

Greg Owens joins us on the show this week filling in for Claire. He’s got great hair.

The Playlist

1. America from the album America by The Clear
2. Robert by Vincent Awuku
3. Wolves by Strange Waves
4. Owl Song by Firewoodisland
5. In the Middle from the Close to Nowhere Live Recordings by Morgan Bain
6. Lovesongs and Lullabyes from the album The Perfect Shade of Green I by Skittish
7. Human aka Man’s Lot by The 150 Friends Club
8. Holding On by Bobbie Morrone
9. Leave Me Alone (live) from live session at Blunderbuss, Bozeman, MT by Kyle M. Helm
10. Seeing Red from the album Shamanaid by My Baby
11. Wildfire by Keston Cobblers Club
12. Cool Girl from the album Madi Anne Davis EP by Madi Davis
13. Easy from the album Closer EP by Nathaniel Rateliff
14. Rewind And Retake from the album The Dues by Julia & The Basement Tapes
15. Time from the album Colours EP by Navina
16. Easy from the album Closer EP by Nathaniel Rateliff
17. Honey Pie from the album Honey Pie by Charlie and the Rays
18. Shake from the album What We Do by Shook Twins
19. Interview with Greg Owens from The High Country Drama Podcast
20. Mermen from the album Time Between The Times by The Westylvanians
21. Atlas from the album Atlas by Sea at Last
22. Not to Act is to Act from the album Bonhoffer by Ranges
23. Kaja from the album Skantron by Pencil
24. Operator Taunt from the album Debutante Warnings by Rasp Thorne and the Briars

Thanks again to Greg for being on the show!

See you next week.

~JW and GO

Claire and I rotate selecting songs for air from our new submissions and the archive on this show, and we come up with some good ones. We hope you enjoy it!

The band Skittish cooling off after dropping their red hot latest album, Two Legs Bad

The Playlist

1. Play by Affairs
2. Shot in the Dark from the album Two Legs Bad by Skittish
3. The Tallest Tree from the album To the Adventure by Lunatic Wolf
4. The Hammer from the EP Love to Hate You by Elle Exxe
5. Honeymoon Dream from the album Honeymoon Dream – single by Scarlett Lee
6. Please Don’t Stop from the album The Dues by Julia and The Basement Tapes
7. Wolves by Strange Waves
8. The Four Five Six from the album Possessed by the Gods of Cowbell Oblongata by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse
9. Holy Barnacles from the album Possessed by the Gods of Cowbell Oblongata by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse
10. Yes Grinning Face of Death from the album Great Falls Memorial Interchange by Kye Alfred Hillig
11. Pretend by Knites
12. Owl Song by Firewoodisland
13. Never Say Never from the album Stay by Thieves In The Palace
14. Seven Miles from the album Adventure by The Alpine Camp
15. The Diver & The Girl from the album The Diver & The Girl – single by MyKey
16. Skyscrapers (held together) from the album Schedules by Schedules
17. Cinders from the album Julie Hawk EP by Julie Hawk
18. In the Middle from the album Close to Nowhere Live Recordings by Morgan Bain
19. Welcome to the Circus from the album The Perfect Shade of Green II by Skittish
20. Lovesongs and Lullabyes from the album The Perfect Shade of Green I by Skittish
21. America from the album America by The Clear
22. Robert by Vincent Awuku

See you next week!

Cheers,

~JW and CR

We’ve been really having fun going through the songs from last year and compiling our favorites for the upcoming Birthday Best show on February 15th. Don’t worry you’ll get a chance to vote. You’ll hear some of our favorites appear on this show as well as some great newcomers to the show.

Don’t forget to head over to the Top Ten for January and get your vote in! Listen to the podcast with all ten songs and make an educated vote!

Quinn Archer has a great new EP out and you’ll hear her TJWS debut in this episode.

The Playlist

1. Dark Places from the album Dark Places by Quinn Archer
2. Rattlesnake from the album Poet on the Moon by  Mare Wakefield and Nomad
3. Electric Headlock from the album A New Kind of Fear by Harper
4. Seeing Red from the album Shamanaid by My Baby
5. Animals from the album Dreamwaves by Crash Island
6. The Dues – single by  Julia & The Basement Tapes
7. Truck – single by Blake Noble ft. Cody Beebe
8. Ahead from the album Ahead by Sunday Night Syndrome
9. No No No from the album No No No by Yes Sunshine
10. Candied Daylight – single by Jennah Bell
11. Falling Down – single by Erin and the Project
12. Cutting Corners – single by 150 Friends Club
13. Lipstick Teeth – single by Van Susans
14. Colours of the Sky – single by Old Bohemia
15. Tell Me – single by Miccoli
16. America from the album America by The Clear
17. Image – single by Strange Waves
18. Regrets of a Cosmic Mountaineer from the album Adventure by The Alpine Camp
19. Take Me Home from the album Secret Wonder by Secret Wonder

See you next week!

~JW and CR

We’re digging up some of our favorite songs from 2015 as well as playing a host of brand new tunes from the submission wire. It’s going to get delicious really quick here folks!

We also announce the winner of December’s Top 10 + 1 determining the winner between all of the monthly winners last year. It’s a good one, I promise. Go peek at the winner in this direction…

Check out the sweet one-man-band setup from The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse! (Brand new single on the show today, too!)

The Playlist

1. And We Will Dance from the album Possessed by the Gods of Cowbell Oblongata by The Ramisco Maki Maki Rocking Horse
2. Evermore from the album  Painted Fish Master by Painted Fish
3. Not All Stars from the album Not All Stars – single by Alice Orpheus
4. Banner Days from the album The Banner Days by Bradford Loomis & Beth Whitney (aka The Banner Days)
5. Northern Lights from the album Aim For The Stars by Adam Bradbury
6. Born Lucky from the album Midori by  Midori
7. Summer Glow from the album Playdaze by Bordeauxxx
8. Tofutti from the album Back To The Ache by The Heligoats
9. Across the Boroughs from the album Monochrome Places by Cloud Person
10. Image from the album Image – single by Strange Waves
11. One Stone from the album One Stone by The Buzzard Orchestral
12. Last Blue Yodel from the album Many Splendored Things by James Dean Kindle and the Eastern Oregon Playboys
13. Blood Science from the album Blood Science by Affairs
14. Fossil Radio from the album Write Me A Novel by Sean Flinn and The Royal We
15. Like God from the album Fastback Sessions Session Two: Kye Alfred Hillig by Kye Alfred Hillig
16. Come Play With Me from the album The Buddhist by Kye Alfred Hillig
17. Girl + The Well from the album Over The Water by The Breaking Yard
18. Bundjalung from the album Live and Solo by Blake Noble
19. Learn to Kiss from the album Learn to Kiss – single by Dancing Years

See you next week!

Cheers,

JW and CR