Our latest episode features the enigmatic and multi-instrumentalist badass James Murphy—the heart of LCD Soundsystem.

Following their performance at Glastonbury 2024, we rediscovered the band and considered them our favourite of the whole festival.

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Joining us in this episode is the incredibly talented Irish musician Dave Boyd, a master of percussion and piano. Dave is also a key member of our new music project, VIBRATIONISTS, where he contributes his skills on piano, bodhrán, percussion, and vocals.

Dave has enjoyed a long and diverse career, with details available on his website.

In this episode, we're excited to share some of his personal favourite musical selections:

• "Tuesday Wonderland" - Esbjörn Svensson Trio (2006)

• "Hybrid" - Michael Brook, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois (1985)

• "Music for 18 Musicians - I. Pulses" - Steve Reich (1998)

• "Udu Chant" - Sikiru Adepoju, Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moreira (1991)

• "Eghass Malan" - Les Filles de Illighadad (2017)

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This is the second in the two-part series featuring S P A R K S, inspired by the amazing Glastonbury 2023 set.

After watching the The Sparks Brothers documentary we knew we had to do a two-part podcast dedicated to their music.

The first can be found here.

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Episode 163: The Supertone Show with Suzy Starlite and Simon Campbell

The show features an eclectic mix of music from our vinyl collections, new music releases and special episodes focussing on inspirational people who have influenced and changed the sound of contemporary music…

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Inspired by their amazing Glastonbury 2023 set, we decided to deep dive into the world of S P A R K S. They're still one of the most innovative art-pop bands around, with an incredible catalogue of over 500 songs spanning 25 albums. After watching the The Sparks Brothers documentary we knew we had to do a two-part podcast dedicated to their music.

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This podcast comes with a bonus 10-minute video available exclusively to our paid subscribers.

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The end of the line…

We have thoroughly enjoyed the last 14-month of producing The Supertone Show and thank you for your support.

This is the last episode in the current season, but the archive will remain on VIBES with all 162 episodes available for you to enjoy again.

The Supertone Show Archive

Naturally, we continue to write weekly articles for our growing number of subscribers, with special content available for those who choose to pay.

This final show features music that is on our hi-fi right now: The Smile, IDLES, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, T-Bone Burnett featuring Lucius, Everything Everything and The National.

All these tracks are available as a YouTube Music playlist.

The future

As full-time artists, we have an exciting time ahead as we focus on writing, recording and production for our next Starlite & Campbell album.

We are busy in the Supertone studio with artists coming to record with us and in the summer travelling to Porto to work on a client’s album project as session musicians.

Work is also hotting up on our multi-media project STARLITE.ONE which includes the production of our weekly VIBES article, art videos, collages, children’s stories and our first multimedia art installation.

Of course, touring both as a band and a duo is always on the cards!

Live streams

We are resuming our live-stream concerts where every month we will play favourites from our back catalogue, the occasional cover and brand-new songs as we write them.

The first is scheduled for Wednesday May 1st at 2000 BST.

Tickets on sale now!!!

Paid subscribers to VIBES or Bandcamp can view as part of their subscription.

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This is the fifth and final episode of our series spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

It delves into the dynamic pairings of Mark Evans & Phil Rudd (AC/DC), Lemmy Kilmister & Phil ‘Philthy Animal’ Taylor (Motörhead), Alex Acuña & Jaco Pastorius (Weather Report), Rick Danko & Levon Helm (The Band), Peter Hook & Stephen Morris (Joy Division), and last but not least Bill Wyman & Charlie Watts (Rolling Stones).

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This is the fourth episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

Our latest episode delves into the dynamic pairings of John Deacon & Roger Taylor (Queen), Trevor Bolder & Woody Woodmansey (David Bowie), Leyland Sklar & Russ Kunkel (James Taylor), Nick Oliveri & Dave Grohl (Queens of the Stone Age), Paul McCartney & Ringo Star (who are these guys??) and last but certainly not least David Hungate and Jeff Porcaro (TOTO).

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As a bonus, we have included the lost video of David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars performing The Jean Genie on Top of the Pops and TOTO performing Rosana, featuring all three Porcaro brothers from the 1991 Montreux Jazz Festival and with the incredible Simon Phillips and Nathan East on drums and bass respectively in 2013.

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Embark on an exciting journey with the third episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

This week, we hear masters of the rhythm Frank Beard & Dusty Hill (ZZ Top), Chris Franz & Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads), Manu Katché & Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Al Jackson & Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn (Wilson Picket), Larry Graham & Greg Errico (Sly & the Family Stone) plus Philip Selway & Thom Yorke - no we haven’t made a mistake (Radiohead).

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Embark on an exciting journey with the third episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

This week, we hear masters of the rhythm Jerome ‘Bigfoot’ Brailey and ‘Bootsy’ Collins (Parliament), Stewart Copeland and Sting (The Police), James Gadson and Melvin Dunlap (Bill Withers), Larry Mullen (Jr) and Adam Clayton (U2), Zigaboo Modeliste and George Porter Jr. (The Meters) plus Neil Peart and Geddy Lee (Rush).

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Embark on an exciting journey with the second episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

This week, we delve into the dynamic pairings of Mark King and Phil Gould (Level 42), Dom Howard and Chris Wolstenholme (Muse), Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce (Cream), Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding (The Jimmy Hendrix Experience) John Coghlan and Alan Lancaster (Status Quo) plus Nick Mason and Roger Waters (Pink Floyd).

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Embark on an exciting journey with the premiere episode of our new series, spotlighting legendary rhythm sections that have shaped the heartbeat of music history.

This week, we delve into the dynamic pairings of John Bonham & John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin, Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare from Grace Jones, Keith Moon & John Entwistle from The Who, Jamie Oldaker & Carl Radle from Eric Clapton, and Tony Thompson & Bernard Edwards from Chic.

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Join us for an hour and hear a diverse selection of music by Graham Coxon, Sufjan Stevens, Peggy Lee, Young Fathers, Everything But The Girl, The Smile and Furniture.

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Join them for the seventh in their series of the greatest contemporary British guitar players—this week featuring one of Simon’s all-time favourites, the totally incredible Matt Bellamy.

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Join them for the sixth in their series of the greatest contemporary British guitar players—this week featuring John McGeoch, the fountainhead for so many players who followed.

His brilliance and originality is showcased today with music from Magazine, Generation X, Visage, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Public Image Limited and The Armoury Show.

If you want the full story - John’s official biography mentioned on the show is available here.

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Join them for the fifth in their series of the greatest contemporary British guitar players—this week featuring the tremendous and multifaceted John Squire.

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Join them for the fourth in our series of greatest modern British guitar players and this week featuring the magnificent Graham Coxon.

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Join them for the second show featuring the ridiculously talented Jonny Greenwood, one of the finest modern British guitar players.

If you like the music why not add these tracks to your YouTube Music playlist and while there, subscribe to our channel - it’s free!

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If you are that way inclined, we strongly suggest you geek out at the King of Gear website where all the equipment that Messrs Selway, O’Brien, Yorke, Jonny and Colin Greenwood use live and in the studio.

Join them for an hour for their final episode of 2023 featuring Blur, Lana Del Rey, The Smile, Wet Leg, Sparks and Starlite & Campbell.

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Join them for their 2023 Christmas edition featuring Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Andy Williams, The Ronettes, Johnny Cash, Eartha Kitt, Bing Crosby & David Bowie, Dean Martin, Darlene Love, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl, Greg Lake and Low.

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Join them for an hour in the second of a series featuring the finest modern British guitar players. This week, the multifaceted Jonny Greenwood.

If you like the music why not add these tracks to your YouTube Music playlist and while there, subscribe to our channel - it’s free!

Geek out…

If you are that way inclined, we strongly suggest you geek out at the King of Gear website where all the equipment that Messrs Selway, O’Brien, Yorke, Jonny and Colin Greenwood use live and in the studio.