Fare Thee Well Blues by Joe Callicot. Available @ Fat Possum

Floor Wax by DJ Zeph. Available @ Wide Hive

I Turn My Camera On by Spoon. Available @ Matador Records

Nobody Home by Larry Rivers. Available @ UBU

I’ve also had something of a mental week music wise, seeing a total of 25 bands in just 7 days. The pinnicle of which had to be ending up backstage at Roger Waters headlining Hyde Park Calling. The question is did I have a valid VIP pass or did I tunnel my way in the under security fence? Well you’ll just have to listen to the show to find out.

And as for next week - like Marvin I too shall be spending my time in a darkened room (unlike Marv I won’t be sporting one of those special jackets that does up at the back). Nope - I’ll be enjoying the NFT’s Access All Areas film season. It’s a rock ,n, roll circus of perfomance films and rockumentaries celebrating all sorts of musical marvels from The Clash to Johnny Cash, Beastie Boys to Bowie, Sigur Ros to Siouxse & the Banshees - I suggest you do the same.

But all is not lost beacuse our very own Jimmy Saville (Mr Marvin Suicide) is still very much alive and kicking out the jams. So pop pickers here’s what Marv deems to be the top’o'most of the pop’o'most this week…

Love Me, Hold Me, Save Me by Strange Fruit Orchestra. Available atSkylined

We Listen Everyday by The Go! Team. Available at Race Will Begin

Cry 4 Help by Har Mar Superstar. Available at Har Mar Superstar

In A Mellow Tone by Hampton Avenue Available at Jazz Promo

I won’t be in the studio this week as I’m heading to Hyde Park for more of the O2 Wireless Festival (Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp and Soulwax etc etc) but I would never be so cruel as to leave you without a countdown of my top 3 things to see, do and listen to this week.

In at number 3 it’s folk mentalist Lupen Crook supporting i LiKE TRAiNS at Metro Club on Wednesday 28th June.

At 2 it’s rum, reggae, redstripe, dub and dancing the night away at 100% Dynamite club night on Saturday 1st July.

And a non mover at 1 it’s filthy, electronic, trash rock from Whitey. Click on his name to check out class choonage from my current number one artiste.

603 by Lali Puna. Available at Epitonic

Fade to Grey by Teliaroboten. Available at Teliaroboten Knutpunkknorrland

Third Degree by Dilated Peoples. Available at Music Download

Leave Me Now by Matthew Herbert. Available at Epitonic

And as for me, well this week I’ve been pretending to understand the offside rule in the Hope & Anchor, Brixton and blissing out at birthday BBQs in Battersea Park.

And next week I’ll be leaping about to The Strokes and Depeche Mode at The O2 Wireless Festival (there are still tickets left so get clicking on the link and get yourself down to Hyde Park). And check, check checking out new dancey,dancey, muchos funos night Thanks For The Add at The Old Queens Head in Islington.

Jubilee Stomp by Time Warp. Available at Jazz Promo

No Room for Change by Crystal Skulls. Available at Suicide Squeeze

Ransome by The Drastics. Available at The Drastics

I Aint Saying My Goodbyes by Tom Vek. Music Download

As for what’s hot in London this week:

Check out the gypsy, blues, punk, dub stylings of the uber cool Larrikin Love.

Chill out with a scrummy glass of cider at The French House.

And for those of you who fancy getting a bit of the festival vibe this summer but can’t cope with mud, ecoli or rankoss toilets then head to ‘The Not Glastonbury Party’ at The Canterbury Arms, Brixton, on Friday 16th. For just 4 of your earth pounds you get bands, DJs, stalls selling a variety of wares, a raffle and stuff ‘n’ stuff. Plus you’ll also get the feel good factor, no not from those ’special biscuits’ you just bought from the acid casaulty in the corner, but because all proceeds go towards helping a group of lovely folks fund the making of a short film - scorchio!

here you go..

London news, how to avoid the congestion charge without killing babies on your bicycle, how to wear this seasons poison vest, live skort undressing, getting drunk on brighton beach, fresh sperm deliveries…and big brother, from a purely ironical perspective of course

Will this weeks choons make you throw your hands in the air and squeal with delight or turn a nasty shade of green and regret eating that second bag of candy floss? Click on the links and find out…

Wrong Type of Day by Filia Brazilia - available @ Epitonic

Stesteste by Broke Gringos - available @ Ideology

Invitacio A La Serenitat by Imtech - available @ Observatory Online.

I Feel Just Like A Child by Devenrda Banhart taken from Cripple Crow

And as for me, well I’ve been getting lost in the music of Editors, drunk on the beach in Brighton (see below)

and swearing a lot about the fact that I had an invite to the only party to be seen at this year and I couldn’t go - B*****! B*******! & B**!

here you go…

Yesterday by Bjorn Kleinhenz & Pete Thompson - taken from Pigbone 3000 EP. Available at It’s A Trap

Here I Dreamt I Was An Architect by The Decemberists - taken from Castaways and Cutouts. Available at Hush Records

I Am Naked by Total Stereo - taken from Do The Bambi. Available at Kill Rock Stars

Sing You Sinners by Alex Pangman - taken from they say. Available at Jazz Promo

I’ve also been imbibing this week. The odd drink or twelve was consumed in the following watering holes:

New Rose in Islington.

The Winchester also in Islington.

The Old Blue Last in Shoreditch.

Tune in to find out which establishment also serves up a mean stonebaked pizza? Which mixes a fabulously Dirty Franklin? And which offers the rankest bar snacks that I’ve ever had the misfortune to well snack upon?

here you go…

Thanks Grace, Lucy, Alasdair and Steve. We hope Paul has emerged unscathed from whichever rail network he was caught up on by now. Whichever it is, you have a lot to answer for!

Maybe he can be my latest cycling convertee…..

…another fine/freaky selection of melodies from Marvin Suicide

Wrap your lugholes round the following (go on you know you want to):

When You’re Smiling by Bob Gruen - taken from Artsounds Compilation. Available @ ubu.com

Devil Exit From Fashion by Messer Chups - taken from the Messer Chups Swingin’ Single. Available @ comfortstand

Sonata in F Major KV 533-494 performed by Andreas Haefliger- taken from Mozart Piano Sonatas. Available @ magnatune

And So by Batfinks -taken from The One Towards The Garrick From The Bird. Available @ hippocamp

Meanwhile, in the real world, I’ve been freaking out (see below) to the prog punk sounds of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs @ Kentish Town Forum

and having my Viva Cake and eating it with a nice cup of tea (and the odd G&T) at the 50’s inspired ’sock hop’ @ Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club.

"And what of next week?" you cry. Well may I recommend getting your tooshies down to Sonic Cathedral on Thursday 25th May @ The Legion on Old Street to worship at the altar of the musical genres of ‘Shoegazing’, ‘Pyschedelia’ and other stuff (My Bloody Valentine, Jesus & The Mary Chain, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Kraftwerk). And if you don’t fancy the music just go for Happy Hour from 5 till 8 every night - hurrah!

here you go…

Sweat by Causey Way - taken from With Loving Care & Open Arms.  Available @ http://www.alternativetentacles.com/

Paloma by Sidestopper - taken from…well Marvin doesn’t know what the album this comes from is called (slacker) but he does know that it’s available at www.palmpictures.com/sidestepper

The General Synopsis by Braces Tower - taken from the Pastetime EP.  Available @ http://www.monotonik.com/

None of Us Are Free by Solomon Burke - taken from Don’t Give Up On Me.  Available @ http://music.download.com/

And as for me, well what with it being so lovely and sunny this week I’ve ditched the bars, pubs and clubs in favour of BBQ’s in Brixton and Pimms in the Park, I suggest you do the same.  But if, like Marvin, you prefer to stay cooped up inside, then try Feeling Gloomy at the Bar Academy Islington.  They say “dress to depress”, come meet other melancholy souls and mooch about to sad songs by everyone from The Smiths, to Rolf Harris, Nirvana and Dolly Parton - joy!

here you go…

Take the edge of the start of the week with Parisian songsmith Sebastian Tellier @ The Spitz. With sweeping strings, piano loops and the odd singing dog, an audience with M.Tellier is guranteed to be blissfull, vibrant and more than a little bit bonkers.

Strapped for cash but can’t bear the thought of Saturday night in? No worries simply head to Bardens Boudoir and check out The 80p Festival which only costs…that’s right you’ve guessed it, 80p to get in. For just a few pence you get an eclectic mix of bands and DJs doing their ‘thang’ from 7pm till 2am -beats watching Strictly Dance Fever any day!

Needy Girl by Cromeo: available at http://www.vicerecordings.com/

Birdy by Velure: available at http://www.ideology.de/

Vegetables by Oranger: available at http://www.oranger.net/

Meanwhile, I have been mostly in Camden this week, valliantly searching for more watering holes, venues and bands to recommend - oh it’s a hard life. So tune in to find out how much I can remember about Friday night in tarted up boozer The Lock Tavern and seeing The Walkmen live at The Barfly.

here you go…

As we mentioned in the show, despite my obvious talent for film reviewing, we are currently interviewing for a Mind The Gap film critic so do get in touch if you think you’re up to it!

The podcast of the show will be up on the site later this week (someone [me] forgot to put the minidisc in- sorry Piers).

Watch this space to find out what’s coming up next week… happy local election voting people….!

Shopping For Explosives by Coconut Monkey Rocket - available @ www.comfortstand.com

Blackboard Jungle Dub by Disrupt - available @ www.ideology.de

Spell It Correctly by Ecoplan - available @ http://ecoplan.hespel.com

Everything Disco by Spoon - available @ www.12xu.net

And while Marv’s been stuck in doors searching the web for the latest sonic sensations, I’ve been out sampling the delights of Carling Live 24 - 24 hours of back to back gigs! The question is did I manage to do the whole 24 hours or did I wuss out and just go to the beginning bit, the end bit and have a little sleepy inbetween…?

“This week I will talk about Phaedra at the Donmar Warehouse, The ballet Russe film (sort of theatre) and talk about interesting things coming up next week. And how the previews of Loyalties have gone.”

(Loyalties is the play that Phil is directing - he pays us to mention it every week)

here you go…

thanks for your eager emails - the podcast will be up end of Monday, promise

edited to add: sorry - even more techno horrors at the studio mean the podcast is delayed

here you go..

and here are the magnificent cookies

Vanity has no place on Mind the Gap Radio but…oh the shame!!

So, another week, another top show, even if I do say so myself! Thanks again to all our contributors.

Watch this space to see what’s coming up next week.

Mind now.

Do post a message and let us know what you thought and then tune in this week! Resonance 1014.4fm, Sunday at 6pm.

A podcast of the show will be available here imminently! Details of what’s coming up this week to follow…egg-rolling not yet excluded….well, it is Easter!

This week we’re joined by Mike Wending and Savanna Christensen from the new upmarket newspaper for London – pennylondon.co.uk…and to keep our musical tastes in tune we have the mighty Magz Hall of youarehear.co.uk…Stefan Magadalinski from theyworkforyou.com which keeps an eye on all our politicians… and we will also be hearing the unmistakable tones of Respect MP George Galloway

…tune-in tomorrow Sunday on London’s Resonance 104.4 FM..or wait around here for the podcast from this site

Whether it’s news, views, reviews or just some chilled music you’re after, Piers and I, with our Mind The Gap team of top-notch contributors and guests, will be filling that gap between your head and the radio every Sunday at 6pm.

Coming up this week….well you’ll just have to watch this space. Let’s just say you wont be disappointed.

Alex

…this is the show on Resonance that got nominated for a Sony Radio Award 2006..presented by Piers Gibbon and David McCandless with additional reporting by Alex Crawford

but thanks to Jon McBain, our website is up and running

now we just have to put the show together

All yours….