with Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris
Monday to Friday from 12:35 pm
12:35pm - 1pm
Track: Elenor Rigby
Artist: Zoot
Track: The Rhythm Divine
Artist: Yello
Track: Tear it Up
Artist:Johnny Burnette
Track: I'm a Man
Artist: Spencer Davis Group
1pm - 2pm
Track: Jazz, Delicious Hot, Disgusting Cold
Artist: The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Track: Choctaw Hayride
Artist: Alison Krauss and Union Station
Track: Hocus Pocus
Artist: Vanessa Mae
Track: Theme to Route Sixty-six
Artist: Nelson Riddle
Track: Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy
Artist: Booker T and the MG's
Track: Bolero
Artist: Jeff Beck
Track: Begin the Beguine
Artist: Harry Arms
Track: The Last Time
Artist: The Andrew Oldham Orchestra
Track: CC Rider
Artist: Jimmy Smith
Track: Wonderful Land
Artist: The Shadows
Track: The Rise and Fall of Flingle Bunt
Artist: Tommy Emmanuel
Track: Flying
Artist: The Beatles
Track: Fifty Bucks a Midget
Artist: The Penetrators
Track: Music for a Found Harmonium
Artist: Patrick Street
2pm - 3pm
Track: The Satisfier
Artist: Eli 'Paperboy' Reed
Track: Story of a Band
Artist: Randy Newman
Sean McKenna introduces standup comedian Sean Lock:
Stand Up
15 Stories High
8 Out of 10 Cats
Track: Here Comes the Night
Artist: David Bowie
Track: Buzzsaw
Artist: The Turtles
Track: He's in Town
Artist: The Rockin' Berries
Track: Land of 1000 Dances
Artist: Wilson Pickett
Track: Angel of Death
Artist: Slayer
Track: Jennifer Juniper
Artist: Donovan
Track: Good Morning, How Are You?
Artist: The Moir Sisters
Track: Can't Help Falling in Love With You
Artist: U2
3:00 Classic Concert: Sonny Landreth - Grant Street
Recorded at the Grant Street dance hall in Lafayette, Louisiana, this 2004 set showcases Sonny Landreth's dynamic and lyrical slide guitar playing style. His unorthodox guitar style comes from the way he simultaneously plays slide and makes fingering movements on the fret board. He served time with zydeco king Clifton Chenier and in John Hiatt's band The Gonners, before linking up with the veteran rhythm section of bass player David Ranson and drummer Kenneth Blevins to form this trio. Real, live, roadhouse blues recorded back in his hometown (Sugarhill)
4pm - 5pm
Track: Learning the Game
Artist: Rodney Crowell
Track: Am I Blue
Artist: Robert Gordon and Link Wray
Track: Bring a Little Water, Sylvie
Artist: Lonnie Donegan
Track: Puttin' on the Smile
Artist: Peter Sellers
Track: Your Motor's Too Fast
Artist: James Reyne
Track: Romeo and Juliet
Artist: Dire Straits
Track: My Boyfriend's Back
Artist: The Angels
Track: These Boots are Made for Walking
Artist: The Leningrad Cowboys
Track: Fast Car
Artist: Jennifer Batten
Track: I Love the Life I Live
Artist: Delbert McClinton
Track: Tell Him
Artist: The Exciters
Track: Louie Louie
Artist: Stanley Clarke and George Duke
Email: phil@radionz.co.nz
Text: 2101 (texts cost 20c)
Facebook: I (heart) Matinee Idle
'Matinee Idle is Radio New Zealand's Mufti Day. They let me and Simon "loose in the asylum". We get to be the guys testing the outer limits of listener patience and we benignly abuse this privilege.' says O'Brien. 'They let us play whatever we want! It's every radio presenter's dream.'
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