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It's a big one. Roger takes a coach up to Scotland to see his first David Bowie concert. For a distinctly personal take on what are some of Bowie's most well-documented shows; Roger mixes the events of the day itself with some of his memories of growing up as a teenage Bowie fan in Sheffield during the 1970s. May cause offence to fans of Icehouse, Pilot and the population of Milton Keynes.Artwork: Rionagh.Intro and outro music, plus special Bowie-inspired music bed: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:55 Anton: bus ride.Kyles, Benfree, FXCV and Smokey VW: crowd noises.Thank you to Brent and Wilma for the memory jogging and to my editor Nigel Floyd.

In which Roger and his bandmates in The Box find themselves in a heavy metal maelstrom on a Thursday night in Glasgow. Iron Maiden take no prisoners at the legendary Apollo Theatre en route to world domination. It's very loud, very sweaty and a just little bit silly, but as a baptism of fire into the world of heavy metal and the legion of devoted young fans, it's one not to be forgotten.With thanks to:Simon Elliott-Kemp: intro and outro music.Rionagh: artwork.Memory joggers: Charlie Collins and Paul Widger.Editor: Nigel Floyd.Sound FX courtesy of freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:LG: Ford Transit.Ben Free: crowd noise.Johnny Guitar 01: crowd noise (Barrowlands)Squareal: Glasgow bar chatter.I Am Azzerad: Glasgow street ambience.Claudius Spelten: Chinese restaurant ambience.Rikus246: club ambience.Heavy Metal riffs: Tri-Tachyonhttps://soundcloud.com/tri-tachyon/albums

It's the start of a new year - 1983 - and Roger and his Sheffield pals in The Box find themselves in London playing with pop newcomers JoBoxers. These lads are on the fast track to fame and favour style over substance.  With heavyweight management and a major record company behind them, will they go Pop before the bubble bursts?Intro & outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Special guest voice: Paul Widger.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Halleck - theatre ambience.Javier Serrat - microphone feedback.BCN Lab - Hammond.Mr. Auralization - Hammond tone wheel.Big Joe Drummer - live drums.Freqman - backstage ambience.Pcaeldries - London street ambience.Rikus246 - concert ambience. 

How exciting. Roger is off on tour in Europe with The Box, the Sheffield band he plays drums in. Okay, so it's only two nights in The Netherlands at the end of November, but nonetheless the excitement is palpable. With thanks to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music, and to Rionagh for the artwork.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:BeeProductive: audience applause.Dkustic: polite applause.LG: Ford Transit.Rikus 246: club ambience.Esistnichtsoernst: tribal drums.Uauaua: sax.Marvman: slide guitar.Arpeggio1980: footsteps.Alienxxx: flute.Ajuba Music: funky drum loop.Allthingssound: sea sounds. 

Sheffield's grand old Lyceum re-opens for the second time in less than twelve months, and it falls to Cabaret Voltaire, who haven't played an official gig in their home city in over a year, to herald the resurrection. Roger puts on his new leather jacket - which he has been trying to make look like an old leather jacket - and goes along for a look.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Pooleside: shop ambience.Beetlemuse: washing machine drum loop.Stomachache: E-distortion power chords.Jim Purbrick: distortion.Yap Audio: pub ambience.Rikus 246: club ambience.renovatio871: retro synth.xhale303: breakbeat.snapper4298: drum loops. 

Strange days in Sheffield back in the Spring of 1982. On one hand, we are out shaking our funky butts to the sophisticated NYC street-hustlers Kid Creole and The Coconuts, down at the old Sheffield Poly building on Pond Street; while simultaneously trying not to think about the awful news emerging from the Falklands War on an almost daily basis. As another New Yorker David Byrne said "this ain't no fooling around."Thank you to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music, and to Rionagh for the artwork.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks on this episode to:Nozefian - epic trombone.Komponist - vibes.David Menke - NYC soundscape.Bronxio - hip-hop loop.Big Joe Drummer - rock kit, funk kit, congas.Rikus 246 - concert ambience.Halleck - cheering.Ultradust - cheering.LChapman - cheering.Kwahmah - office ambience.

Roger looks back at the short period in early 1982 that Sheffield band The Box played two important gigs with guest vocalist Stephen Mallinder from Cabaret Voltaire. Mal himself guests to reflect on an exciting time of change and uncertainty in our home town. Also, reflections on Adam Faith in 'Stardust', Tyne Tees TV, Roxy Music b-sides, Thomas Dolby live and some unpleasantness in the South Atlantic.Artwork: Rionagh.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to Minigunfiend - scary knocking and creaking.Lincoln Log - univox drum machine.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Brokenphono - scary guitar.UaUaUa - saxophone.Vincent Sermonne - rock beat.Dkustic - club applause.Walter Odington - synth throb.Rodincoil - tribal drums.Valentino Sosnitskiy - slide guitar.Colton T. Brown - mystery sax.Bee Productive - concert applause.

Roger reflects on the tragic loss of former band mate Stephen "Judd" Turner, who passed away on September 29th, 1981, aged 24 years old. The same day as the narrator turned 21. Some weeks pass, and the mood is lifted by the irresistible afro-pop sizzle of Bow Wow Wow, live at the recently re-opened Lyceum Theatre in Sheffield.Thank you to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music and stings.Thank you to Rionagh for the artwork.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Venusian Charm - twangy guitar.MSXP - jazz bar ambience.Orangefreesounds - funky disco loop.Acenet - surf guitar.PJ Cohen - doumbek loop.Logicmoon - voodoo dance loop.Rikus 246 - concert ambience.Beeproductive - concert cheering.

Seconded by his employers to a mind-numbing admin job in the middle of nowhere, Roger and his work pal Mark take a trip to see Simple Minds live in Liverpool. Happily, Jim Kerr and his band are at the height of their grand metropolitan art-rock powers; touring the just-released 'Sons and Fascination' / 'Sister Feelings Call'.Also includes The Box, Paul Morley, the dull-as-dishwater Icehouse , Hawkeye, Trapper John and William Cobbett.Artwork by Rionagh.New intro and outro music by Simon Elliott-Kemp.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Akustika - electronic drums.Allh - train sounds.Modular Samples - Korg mono.Matteshaus - Wah Arp synth mono.Xhale 303 - LFO saw wave, synth bass, rhythmic synth pulses.Analogist - Jupiter 6.AC Verbeck - Arp.Walter Odington - reese 1 mono.Dan Lucaz - 80s loop.Lap 0f VW - Liverpool waterfront.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Esares - acoustic drum kit.LG - canteen ambience.

MLITMOG reaches it's half-century with one of Roger's favourite gigs of all time. The jaw-dropping combination of sound and vision that was Kraftwerk on tour to promote their Computer World album in the summer of 1981.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX: courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to - Komit - synths and beats.Ampul - pocket calculator.Avakas - soccer crowd.Simon Wye - Korg.Mirko - concert ambience.Udo Pohlmann - vocoder.Applause - Recording Hopkins.Buses - Ray Price.

It's a big gig for Roger and all the other South Yorkshire jazz-heads as the legendary saxophonist Ornette Coleman brings his rock-jazz-fusion "double trio" Prime Time to The Crucible Theatre.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX: Freesound.org.With particular thanks to:TC630, Juskiddink, Fred Galist - alto saxophones.Freed feat. Igal - drumset biogrid.Acclivity - orchestra tuning.GChase - room ambience.Tom Woysky - concert ambience and applause.Mr. Wolf 14 - bass guitar.

Season 4 finale.It's the end of an era, as Roger catches up with his teenage idol Bill Nelson (of Be Bop Deluxe and Red Noise) at The Limit, together with 800 other true Bill-believers, and it all gets a bit Corinthians 13:11. Simon Elliott-Kemp - intro and outro music.Rionagh - artwork.Sound FX - courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Ultradust - applause.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Lincoln Log - Korg drum machine.Andre Onate - hi-hat.ERH - e-bow.Spurious Transients - e-bow.(Apologies for the surface noise at the beginning of this one!)

Willkommen! And bienvenue! Welcome!London's ultra-trendy Cabaret Futura shimmies into Sheffield on mild Friday night in May. Even the presence of local art-house heroes Cabaret Voltaire fails to attract the South Yorkshire cognoscenti. Roger - still shaken by the Cro-Magnon stomp of The Cramps a few days earlier - remains unstirred.Also, Charlie Collins and the christening of The Box in The Beehive pub.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:YAP audio - pub ambience.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Jim Purbrick - radio distortion.Soundbible.com - jungle swoops.Stondi - industrial drone.dbspin - cabaret music.Big Joe Drummer - rock kit.Ray Price - bus station.

THUNKA-THUNKA-THUNKA!Psychedelic sleaze dealers The Cramps bring their unholy, blistering big beat to the sweating shoe box that is The Limit Club, Sheffield's favourite subterranean watering hole.Roger, just back from the rarified, cerebral stimulus of free-jazz trio AIR live in London, holds his nose and takes a plunge into the Goo Goo Muck. Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Bee Productive - cheering crowd.Planetronik - big beat drums.Big Joe Drummer - straight rock drums.Wolff Amps - fuzz humbucker driven guitar.Aceinet - surf guitars.El Zozo - upright bass.Rikus 246 - club ambience.Toam - train sounds.The Bloke 33 - bing bong.

Free-Jazz newbie Roger travels down to London from Sheffield with three serious Jazz buffs. Their destination, the Lyric Theatre in West London to witness a rare UK gig by Chicago improvised-music titans Air.  Lots of stuff about being under the enthusiastic tutelage of one of my key musical mentors Charlie Collins.The trip also takes in a studio visit to hang out with US new-wave sprites The Bongos.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Allh - train interior.Kerri - flute.Stomachache - double bass.Ben Davis Drums - bowed cymbals.Jim RS Bjorklund - jazz drums.Colton T Brown - mystery sax.Primesteka - theatre lobby ambience.Lchapman1980 - theatre applause.Esares - drum loop.Annerie - background TV.Yap Audio Production - pub ambience.

J-Pop comes to Sheffield in the shape of The Plastics, a Japanese 5-piece on their first tour of the UK. Language is no barrier when both band and audience just want to get down and dance. Elsewhere, the 'Thirst' line-up of Clock DVA splits and Roger pops his cherry.Thanks to Simon Elliott-Kemp for the intro and outro music and to Rionagh for the artwork.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Mr. Aurilization - Hammond Sounds.Kiko Monzon - Rehearsal Space.Louderest - Drum Loop.Sandy RB - Percussion Break.Bee Productive - Audience Applause.Rikus 246 - Club Ambience.

Romance and Robert Smith , what more could any new couple want from a date night?Roger is keen to impress a new girlfriend, but what will she make of The Cure's bleak monoliths of sound, as they haul Pink Floyd's PA around the UK? Also, the imminent demise of 'DVA, Martin Fry, Nelson Mandela, tongue-hockey and frottage.Intro and outro music: Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork: Rionagh.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.org, with particular thanks to:Kickhat - club ambience.Rikus246 - club ambience.Yle Arkisto - Jukebox.Nightlaps - Fender Jaguar.Alex Tundra - Fender Jaguar.Jus - Rickenbacker Loops.Planetronik - Midnight Drums.Frankum - Electro Loop.Yap Audio Production - Pub Ambience.Recording Hopkins - Applause.Ray Price - Bus Station.

The worst April snows in living memory are no deterrent to those ambassadors of abnegation Killing Joke, ever eager to share their forewarning of the imminent global apocalypse. Roger gets close to the belly of the beast in London and Birmingham, and finds it in need of a bath. Intro and outro music - Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork - Rionagh.Guest voice - Paul Widger.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Pub ambience - Yap Audio Productions.Club ambience - Rikus246.Backstage - Freqman.Oberheim synth bass - Walter Odington-Reece.Gnarly Oberheim - Analogist.Tribal Beat - Xhale 303.Power chords - Clem.Blizzard - Stormpetrel.Cassette - Pogotron.Ford Transit - LG.Applause - Recording Hopkins.

Bewitched by 'Unknown Pleasures' and 'Closer', Roger regrets never getting to see Joy Division live. However, the next-best-thing presents itself when New Order rise from the ashes of Joy Division, playing at Sheffield promoter Disco John's Atmosphere club night, shortly after the release of 'Ceremony', in Spring 1981.Plus, the Grim Reaper, Fozzie Bear, Crystal Tipps, Peter Powell and... Joy Davison?With thanks to:Paul Widger - guest voice.Simon Elliott-Kemp - intro & outro music.Rionagh - artwork.Sound FX courtesy of Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Subax - Manchester thunder storm.Mr. Auralization - radio tuning.Notofficial - ARP.Sherlock - ARP sea carousel.JSC2011 - drums.Pinevoc - melodica.Halleck - crowd cheering.

The sound of Young Scotland comes to Sheffield during one week in April 1981. Edwyn Collins and Orange Juice  charm the Limit Club with their pounding jingle-jangle on April 2nd. Seven days later, Roger gets down and boogies to Restricted Code, but headliners Fire Engines fail to live up to the music biz hype.Also, lots of growing-up stuff about Glasgow Celtic, Fyfe Robertson and the no-mean Nazareth. Intro and outro music - Simon Elliott-Kemp.Artwork - Rionagh.Sound FX - Freesound.orgWith particular thanks to:Neil Raouf - soccer crowd.Hazure - seagulls.Esares - funky drum loop.1jus - Rickenbacker guitar.Ajubamusic - Motown beat.JSC2011 - tribal drums.ProjectsU102 - cowbell loop.Nosebleed Cinema, iPears1, SpeedY - feedback.Ultradust, Dkustic - applause.LG - Ford Transit.