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Pete Astor

Former Weather Prophet Pete Astor makes a welcome return to Marc Riley's show.

Former Weather Prophet Pete Astor makes a welcome return to the Riley studio.

Pete is the former leader of Creation favourites the Weather Prophets and the Loft and has a wonderful new solo album Spilt Milk under his belt.

When not making music he's Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches, researches and writes about..er...music. In 2014 his study of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Blank Generation album was published as part of Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 Series.

2 hours

Last on

Mon 18 Jan 2016 19:00

Music Played

  • Mott the Hoople

    Marionette

    • The Hoople.
    • Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
    • 002.
  • Fat White Family

    Tinfoil Deathstar

    • Songs for Our Mothers.
    • Without Consent.
    • 007.
  • Mothers

    Copper Mines

    • When You Walk A Long Distance You Are Tired.
    • Wichita Recordings.
  • Billy Childish & CTMF

    Ode to Citrus Heights

    • Damaged Goods.
  • Leon Stackpole

    Angry Again

    • Leon.
    • Smart Guy Records.
  • PJ Harvey

    Me Jane (Radio 1 Session, 22 Sep 1992)

  • Palehound

    Molly

    • Dry Food.
    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • Elvis Presley

    Suspicious Minds

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.
  • White Denim

    Holda You (I'm Psycho)

    • Downtown.
  • The Fall

    Kicker Conspiracy

  • Pete Astor

    Mr Music

  • Martha Ffion

    Wallflower

    • Turnstile.
  • John Cale

    Pablo Picasso

    • The Island Years.
    • Island.
    • 013.
  • The Rockingbirds

    Jonathan Jonathan

    • The Rockingbirds.
    • Heavenly.
  • Laura Gibson

    The Cause

    • City Slang.
  • Pete Astor

    Perfect Life

  • Pete Astor

    Oh You

  • These New Puritans

    White Chords - 6 Music Session 07/05/2010

  • Funkadelic

    I Wanna Know If Its Good To You

    • Free Your Mind...And Your Ass Will Follow.
    • west bound.
    • 04.
  • Gruff Rhys

    Lost Tribes (6 Music Festival 2015)

  • Kiran Leonard

    Pink Fruit (6Music Session 080116)

Broadcast

  • Mon 18 Jan 2016 19:00

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