02 May 2011
A bit of an odd one here. The Search by Bak was sent to us a few months ago along with an empty baked bean tin with spoofed Heinz branding.
More >>29 April 2011
Here’s a track that we played some years ago on the show and I have just rediscovered. I forget how this came to us, I just remember how unusual and gripping I found it to be at the time… and still do.
More >>27 April 2011
Woolf are an improve noise punk outfit from Lambeth, London. This song "Witch" is soon to be released on split 7" with another equally enjoyable all girl punk band called The Husbands taking the flip side.
More >>26 April 2011
The second of two messiah themed track from our old pal Blabbermouth in his Jesus Harold Christ Persona.
More >>25 April 2011
In keeping with our theme for this weekend, here is a special track by Kooba favourite Blabbermouth in his Jesus Harold Christ persona.
More >>23 April 2011
WARNING! THIS VIDEO IS EXTREMELY OFFENSIVE! DO NOT WATCH THIS IF YOU FIND SWEARING, PURILE FILTH, SIMULATED SEXUAL ACTS or ANTI MONARCHY SENTIMENTS OFFENSIVE. I MEAN IT! SERIOUSLY!
More >>19 April 2011
Time Out Critics recognise Kooba Radio's Christathon as one of their top ten things you should do this week.
More >>Yeah the Inquistor Tortures Talbot and Grills Mills at the 2011 SFX Weekender
More >>16 April 2011
This is a beautiful brit-folk song which gives you an idea of what Joni Mitchell would have sounded like if she had been born in Wakefield rather than Canada.
More >>15 April 2011
Today's track is "Align" by a band called Clip, Stamp, Fold. This track is brought to you by a very knowledgeable guest blogger by the name of Anthony Page. Here is what he has to say about this new band...
More >>14 April 2011
Here is a song by a band which is new to the Kooba airwaves: The Keys. We recently received this Welsh band's new album Bitten By Wolves.
More >>13 April 2011
Today's track was recorded live on Kooba Radio 4 and a half years ago. I rediscovered this session yesterday when I uploaded an old show at the request of long-time Kooba supporter Nice Lady Jen.
More >>12 April 2011
John You Always Get The Fit One by The Lucky Face. The Lucky Face’s much anticipated eponymous debut album is released on June 6th 2011, this is one of the 12 tracks from it.
More >>11 April 2011
Today’s recommended track is by Kooba Radio’s band of the month for April: The Evolution Control Committee.
More >>10 April 2011
David Goo takes a break from The Variety Band to let us hear his “Other Stuff”.
More >>09 April 2011
Today's recommended track from Kooba Radio: I felt in the mood for a loud and heavy start to the day so I immediately reached for Moan Loose, the new album from the London/Bournemouth 3-piece Poino.
More >>08 April 2011
Today's beautiful and dramatic recommended track comes to you from Sparrow and the Workshop, a fantastic “dark folk trio” from Glasgow.
More >>07 April 2011
This is possibly the first gospel protest song ever played on Kooba. The Strawberry Thieves Choir is based in South East London and is named after a design by William Morris.
More >>06 April 2011
Recommended track from MJ Hibbett! Imagine my EXCITEMENT the other day when the postman brought me new CDs from MJ Hibbett and David Goo respectively. This has to be the best music submissions haul for quite some time.
More >>05 April 2011
Here's another recommended track for you. I've had this song "Washing Machine" by Dundee's Dormant Figure going round and around in my head since we played it on our latest show. The song itself is a grinding and pulsating piece ofindie pop with very Editors-esq vocals.
More >>04 April 2011
This track comes from Dignan Porch's second album entitled Deluded which has just been released through Captured Tracks. It's a beautifully laid back psychedelic affair with echos of 60s west coast sounds and 90s US indie guitar.
More >>Look! It’s Jenny Lockyer! On a couch! With a guitar! Gaze upon her loveliness in this photo…sure. But if you want to experience the full effect there’s still time! Jenny is spending March, the month of her birth, playing 30 …
More >>Looking back at 10 years of an independent music club and how a little endeavour like it can be so important to those who live in a small town.
More >>One of the things I’d like to do with this blog is to root out some greater and lesser heard clips from the archives of Kooba Radio. We have eight years of recording, be it music from bands of the …
More >>A remix of a Kooba favourite by another Kooba favourite. The Evolution Control Committee Vs Jonathan Coulton. Recommended!
More >>Jonny and Dave-Oh are off to the SFX Weekender in a couple of days - so we thought we'd have a bit of a look back on last years geekstravaganza!
More >>An interview with Bearsuit in which we discuss their new album "Phantom Forest", their ongoing conquest of the States, hot pants, the band's origins and one Mr John Peel.
More >>Jonny Yeah lands on the Dinosaur Planet and is asked to do some dramatic talking.
More >>As a Kooba favourite it’s about time the Guilty Hands got some exposure on TV!
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...To carry on easing you into January, here are a few tunes that have been submitted to Kooba in the new year. I like the sound of them so I thought you might like the sound of them as well...
More >>The Band of the Year Competition The Band of the Year competition has now closed. We will announce the winner on the next Jonny and Alex Show – released in January 2011.
More >>...to extend the Yuletide festivities, here are a whole bunch of Christmas songs sent to Kooba that are worth having a listen to...
More >>What I found under the Christmas tree this year.
More >>Could we have a new recruit to join us on the annual Christathon pub crawl in the form of comedian Richard Herring?
More >>Wow. The new site is finally live. I can hardly believe it. In the words of my good friend Clare Portman “It’s been a long time coming.” I’ll tell you one thing: It’s certainly going to be weird having my …
More >>Kooba Christmas Special 2010: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas 15December 2008 The 2010 Christmas Show is now online. On this show we take a look back at the best bands of 2010 and ask you to vote …
More >>22 November 2010
Kooba TV presents... The 286 performing Sophie Sands @ The Fox & Firkin. A barnstorming Elton John-esque gig finale.
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Right then. Here’s my first blog on the brand spanking new Kooba Radio website! My plan is to use my personal blog as a way to draw your attention to new songs and videos by Kooba bands that we might …
More >>The long overdue new website is finally here. Welcome to the new era of Kooba Radio!
More >>December 2008
The Kooba Christmas play / musical is a huge part of our annual Winterval celebrations! In 2008 we staged our own take on the Nativity entitled CSA Bethlehem. Listen again this Christmas and enjoy!
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December 2007
Listen again to the 2007 Christmas Special, in which we give the Kooba treatment to Bugsy Malone, renamed Bugsy Malloy! This show features some astonishling good reworkings of the classic Bugsy tunes by bands from Kooba’s roster. Not to be missed!
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13 December 2006
I'm uploading this show and one other for my old friend Nice Lady Jen who requested to hear them. I'm glad she did. I can't stop laughing. Ben and Aaron from Airhammer are amazing and beautiful men. This is a whole mess of mad bad fun.
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