Colonel Abrams - Trapped (Mattmix)

Hip Hop Dub version and tribute to Michael Jackson

Jackson 5 - Never Can Dub Goodbye

Adele - Set Fire to the Rain (mattmix)

New song and video from Mongo Shakers, featuring guitar wonders by Richard Ferguson. Everything else assembled or played by Matt Button. Music produced in Garageband, video in iMovie. Music mastered by Loz at Fat as Funk.

Dad The Inhaler

Where Slade meet Sadé – a collision of Smooth Operator, Gudbuy to Jane, Cum on Feel the Noize and Coz I Luv U, with dialogue from Slademania. Lock up your daughters!

Super Smash

Slade Operator

An episode of ITV’s finest children’s rock show with guest stars including Cleckheaton’s finest, Excel) and John “Highfly” Miles plus written requests on postcards, in under 5 minutes featuring the unabashed Roy North and indefatigable Linda Fletcher.
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Get It Together

In which the King gets way on down, down, deeper and down with SE23’s be-denimed kings of man-sized boogie that melts You’re So Square into Softer Ride, with In the Ghetto, Way on Down and Down Down. Look out for brief guest appearances from Les Gray, Donny Hathaway, Sugar Minott and the Jordanaires.

Status Presley

A riotous soundcrash featuring Bruce Forsyth singing his famous theme tune with The Who thundering through My Generation. Hear Anthea Redfearn cite Derek Nimmo and Jackie Pallo, Roger Daltrey endorse American Express on his trout farm and Pete Townshend describe Roger as a Shepherd’s Bush geezer. Didn’t he do well?

The My Generation Game

A Deutsche stomp down Liebezeit Drive that asks the all-important question whether German rock legends, CAN, are able to Can the Can as vigorously as Suzi Quatro in 1973. That's the same year that Can released Future Days which featured Moonshake, just one of the Kosmische legends’ canon featured here alongside Spoon, Mushroom, You Doo Right and I Want More. Maybe it will make the Top Tin after all?

Can CAN Can The Can?

another all-in-one episode from ITV’s hipper response to the hegemony of Biddy Baxter featuring Jenny, Dougie and Mick’s potted history of jazz but with adverts (the mint with hole, no less). Two for Joy!

Magpie Smashpie

A faithful reproduction and homage to two of the 1970’s greatest instrumentals and theme tunes. No samples here: all instruments played live by Matt Button and Richard Ferguson.

Weekend World In Action

Remix of Sprinter Stayer by the Mighty, Marvellous Sugar Minott RIP.

Sugar Minott Sprinter Stayer Mattmix

Daft version of I'm the Toughest by Mongo Shakers from years ago. Vocals by Rene Boheme (Spandau Wigan), of course. 

I'm The Toughest (Version)

Remix/Mash up pitting Brandy versus a vintage Mongo Shakers track. Arranged, edited and jiggled by Matt Button

Brandy What About Us Mattmix Mash Up

A blend of Rutter's Requiem, Brian Blade, Pat Metheny, Robert Fripp, Theo Travis and the Meters - all underpinned by Matt and Will's rhythm section. Thanks everyone! 

The Crack

A foot stomping mash up of Blockbuster and The Sweeney - it's the sound of the 1970s. Compiled from the original versions, plus Matt Button's live drumming, plus Spandau Wigan's near legendary performance of Blockbuster from "Live at the Drive". Vocals by John Thaw, Dennis Waterman, Rene Boheme and Stylus Tizer. Keep it Locked and Make it Snazzy.

The Block Sweeney

Bonkers remix/mash up of Bits and Pieces by Dave Clark Five with Alan Freeman's vocals plus contributions from Burning Spear, Joan Jett, Mongo Shakers, The Supremes, 10cc, The Pretenders, Focus and The Mars Volta. Thanks, everyone!  

Fluff And Pieces

A tribute to the late great Cozy Powell who inspired a generation of young men to pick up sticks and thump things joyfully and a cheeky homage/rerub of Crazy Horses cos somehow it just seems to fit. 

Cozy Horses

Unlikely and wonderful blend of Cliff Richard's Good Times, even Better Times with Led Zep's Good Times Bad Times plus other cheeky Cliff-isms from his 70's peak time TV show (with Hank Marvin and Una Stubbs as his sidekicks), Power to All Our Friends and Miss You Nights. Added Zep-isms include Whole Lotta Love and Fool in the Rain. From the album, Smash Ups curated by Matt Button.

Good Times Better Times

A reworking of the little known but brilliant Mama Loo. The first song on the forthcoming Smashtastic compilation.

Mama Loo

A gleeful smash up of Chris Spedding's Motorbikin with Footsee by Wigan's Chosen Few plus a load of samples/snippets of the legendary Barry Sheene. Hugely enjoyable romping pop music. Get on your bikes and ride!

Smashtastic

Barry Sheene, This is Your Life

David Essex versus the Sex Pistols...what's not to like?

Did You Rock On?

Mongo Shakers meets John Holt's Ali Baba plus Shaw Taylor from Police Five and a bit of KRS-One, of course. Call the Police!!

The Sound of Ali Baba

Rene Boheme comes out of retirement to do the voice over for the Smashtastic ad. Look out for it this weekend. In the first break of Tomorrow People.

Smashtastic (Commercial Break)

Get Ready

Stand By For The Children Of The Yeah!

Always Use The Red Green Cross Dress Code

My Planet Rocks

(You Used To Be) Emperor Rosko

Hello Hello

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