Reminiscing about Stiff Records: youtu.be/5yilmFXaOMU?...

Episode 22 of Top Marks Music podcast will be broadcast on Shoreditch Radio on Saturday, 7th February at 1pm & 8pm and Sunday, 8th February at 1pm at 8pm 🎧

Our Spotify playlist for Episode 21 is available to listen to at open.spotify.com/playlist/4QT... 🎧

Five tracks that I've enjoyed listening to (and have played a lot) in 2025: 'Euro Country' CMAT, 'Funk in the Hole' Roy Ayers, 'Small Town Talk' Bobby Charles, 'Stalag 17' The Techniques All Stars, 'California Soul', Marlena Shaw.

Merry Christmas one and all. youtu.be/xrxvHpKI9-0?...

Great time-lapse from sound supremo Andy Coules. A massive thanks to all of the crew who made the tour happen. And thanks to the lovely people who came out to see us. youtu.be/rj7sUX8535M?...

Tune into Episode 20 of Top Marks Music podcast on Monday, 8th December 2025 at 8pm on Shoreditch Radio 🎧

Steve Norman was our guest on Top Marks Music podcast, which was broadcast on 4/11/25. This was when he guessed Mark Bedford’s choice after just one note 🎧

And as you can see – it was a lot of fun...

Steve Norman is our special guest on Episode 19 of Top Marks Music Podcast on Shoreditch Radio on Monday, 3rd November at 8pm 🎧

If you're up in town this Thursday (30th).

The NJE are doing a stripped down in store gig at Rough Trade Denmark St WC2 on Thursday (30th): Check it out: dice.fm/event/l8g37l...

Our Spotify playlist has been updated for Episode 18 of Top Marks Music Podcast at open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZZ... 🎧

Talking to the Hustle podcast about the new NJE record with some Madness thrown in for good measure: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i5xbs-...

Here's Top Marks Podcast playlist, Ep. 11-15 for your listening pleasure: open.spotify.com/playlist/3mN...

From the vaults: open.spotify.com/playlist/1LH...

We have collated the TOP MARKS playlists so you can catch up on what we've been playing. Here's Episodes 1-5. More to come. open.spotify.com/playlist/1G1...

Thank you Ron @ronsexsmith.bsky.social for sending over the disc. I’m really enjoying it. The boys in our band send their best too. Here’s to a whopping hit! M

Speaking with the boss of bosses. (Pic by Lawrence Watson, I think). www.instagram.com/p/DNCzwyto3P...

Speaking with the boss of bosses. www.instagram.com/p/DNCzwyto3P...

Very good… www.instagram.com/p/DNNE9EQo-z...

Vadsø today.

Check it out: www.instagram.com/reel/DM8K0Os...

Oakland last night.

A walk from Bournville to Birmingham, listening to Top Marks Podcast. 👌🏻 @topmarkspodcast.bsky.social @markbedford.bsky.social

Check out the next episode of Top Marks Music Podcast on Monday, 5th May 2025 at 8pm on Shoreditch Radio 🎧

Our Spotify playlist for Episode 12 of Top Marks Music Podcast, is now available to listen to at open.spotify.com/playlist/3K4... 🎧

The stage clothes are pretty good as well: www.instagram.com/reel/DIOX45M...

Check out the next episode of Top Marks Music Podcast on Monday, 7th April 2025 at 8pm on Shoreditch Radio 🎧

The times they are a changin’: www.instagram.com/p/DHZncHmIEO...

If you get the chance: The RRPL (Rock 'n' Roll Public Library) Mag and exhibition is fantastic. It's some of Mick Jones's personal collection of artefacts. At the Farsight Gallery, 4 Flitcroft Street, WC2H 8DJ.

New time slot: 8.00pm!

Tune into the next episode of our podcast on Shoreditch Radio on Monday, 3rd February 2025 at 9pm 🎧

(Annual post): *the voice of David Attenborough*, ‘…and, so, their annual migration has begun’.

New Episode: TOP MARKS podcast, episode 9 airs on Shoreditch Radio, Monday 7 January, 9.00pm. Listen again on MIxcloud.

Merry Christmas one and all. open.spotify.com/track/6LRZVY...

FIP has been on top form in the run up to Christmas. Always worth a listen: www.radiofrance.fr/fip

The story of the Mole Man: www.instagram.com/reel/DDgpywY...

Today's soundtrack: 'Fat City Strut', Mandrill. (Includes wild rhythm change). youtu.be/lVQBEo00Ki0?...

Today's Soundtrack: 'California Soul', Marlena Shaw. youtu.be/CUosSQZSw5c?...

Tonight at 9pm on Shoreditch Radio 🎧

This coming Monday 🎧

Today's Soundtrack: 'In Time', Sly and the Family Stone youtu.be/6Mld7eSaydI?...

Today's Soundtrack: 'The Ghetto', Donny Hathaway. (Live at The Troubadour, LA). youtu.be/XealDvQwim8?...

Today's Soundtrack: 'Lord Only Knows', Beck. youtu.be/x_I5so_Ct3s?...

Today's Soundtrack: 'East of (over) the River Nile', Augustus Pablo. youtu.be/-quVRcThOQk?...

Today’s Soundtrack: ‘Soul Vibrations’, Dorothy Ashby. youtu.be/3I-VXywqRvo?...

Today's Soundtrack: Lee Dorsey, 'Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further'. youtu.be/ji0MwgJaqKA?...

I used to do this on the other platform and it gradually, like many other things, fell away. It's a sort of musical diary and it's called 'Today's Soundtrack'. Here it comes again...

It's nice to be here.