Most featured artists on Polyvinyl Craftsmen shows in 2013

We like to do a year-end tot up what we've been playing on our shows during the year, it's interesting to see who's been the most popular. The same suspects seem to feature quite regularly but there are always some surprises too.

So here, in reverse order, with accompanying videos, is the list of what's been floating the PVC boat in 2013. 

Where you get (various) after an artist it's because there is a mixture of different bands, collaborations and solo stuff.

10. TV Personalities / Jon Spencer (various)

9. The Fat White Family / Sic Alps / Los Saicos / Edwyn Collins (various)

8. Parquay Courts / Black Lips

7. Greg Cartwright (various)

6. Lou Reed (various)

5. Ben Wallers (various)

4. The Fall

3. John Dwyer (various)

2. Ty Segall (various)

1. Billy Childish (various)

So there you have it, 2013's most played artists, hope you enjoyed it.

Join us on New Year's Day for our first show of the year.

Cheers, thee Pauls x

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 115 Festive-ish Special

Ho ho ho, merry Christmas people, many happy returns from thee PVC shed. We've got a few seasonal songs dotted in with the usual mix this week plus some festive banter and the jingling of Santa's bells.

We very nearly didn't have a show for you at all  due to a red wine and gin-inflicted power cut caused by a pissed Miggins hitting the off button on everything before we'd finished recording. We managed to salvage the majority of the show and tagged on a new ending, see if you can spot the join!

You can download the festivities here.

The Festive Collection

Get  A Buzz – The Pretty Things

The Sad Skinhead – Faust

Lower Leg – Wetdog

Catsuit Fruit – Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds

Use Me for Your Eggs- The Growlers

Drop Out – The Herms

Christmas in Baghdad – Black Lips

Blood on the Deck – Thee Oh Sees

The Remainderer – The Fall

A German Sleeps In My Bed – The Male Nurse

L’Idole - Jacques Dutronc

Let Me Put It In – Andre Williams

Sleepwalker (Zombie Zombie Remix) – Moon Duo

I Like L.A. – The Intelligence

Wanna Be In L.A. – Eagles of Death Metal

Merry Christmas Fritz – The Buff Medways

Take It or Leave It – The Barbarians

All I Want For Christmas Is the Dukla Prague Away Kit – Half Man Half Biscuit

Christmas Party – Brendan Hanlon & the Batmen

Don’t Believe the Hype – Public Enemy

Girls Want You – The Devil

True Blue – Dirty Beaches

Inside My Head – Kelley Stoltz

Last of the Summer Wine – Palma Violets

Conquest – Las Rayas Blancas

Your Happiness – Compulsive Gamblers

If Christmas Can’t Bring You Home – Reigning Sound

Auto Neutron – The Fat White Family

She Said – John Spencer Blues Explosion

City of Christmas Ghosts – Goldblade featuring Poly Styrene

Stille Nacht – The Buff Medways

Before our Xmas show tomorrow..................

...............may I suggest you watch this to put you in the mood?

Coming your way on Friday..........

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 114

It's caper time! This is our penultimate show before the Xmas break so pull up a pew, grab a brew and enjoy the aural stew. Poet Laureate eat your heart out.

Here be your downloadables.

This week's line-up

Shades of Blue - The Werps

Storms – Kelley Stoltz

It’s Raining In My Mouth – The Fat White Family

Neil Jung – Teenage Fanclub

The Spider and the Fly (Soundhog Edit) – The Dakotas

In the Pines – The Louvin Brothers

Pussy Pussy Pussy – Light Crust Doughboys

Good Country Girls – Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three

Take Me Away – Ween

Almost Ready – The Normals

Boys Are Boys and Girls Are Choice – Monks

King of the Bop – Nipple Erectors

The More It Works – Parquay Courts

Loretta’s Scars – Pavement

Turn Each Other Inside Out – Primal Scream

It’s Caper Time – Quincy Jones

My Beloved Girl – Edwyn Collins

I Love Your Many Ways – Lincoln Chase

Keys – White Denim

Hotwax – Beck

Volleyball – The Herms

Wade in the Water – Make Up

Moviehead – Sic Alps

East Hastings – Godspeed You Black Emperor

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 113

Come and listen to some records with Thee PVC, this week we have some rare Cliff Richard demos from his dynamic early '80s period along with a mega rare bedroom recording of Tina Turner's "Steamy Windows". If you shout loud enough we have a fantastic Chas and Dave session recorded at the Circus Tavern we can treat you to in a future show.

Download #113 here.

Polyvinyl Craftsmen Transmission 113

Tu En Fais Trop – Les Kitschenettes

Memphis Soul Stew – King Curtis

The Doors Of Then - I Am Yours, I Am You (Brain Jonestown Massacre Remix) – Tim Burgess

Assault On Precinct 13 – John Carpenter

Lump Sum – Bon Iver

Dirt Road Blues – Bob Dylan

Divide & Fall – Wolfhounds

Oxygen – Sebadoh

Down the Dip – Aztec Camera

Cream Puff War – Grateful Dead

Mr Driver – Black Lips

Sweets Helicopter – Thee Oh Sees

Cyclone – The Lords of Altamont

Dog in the Snow – Spider Bags

No Big Thing – The Booze

El Entierro De Los Gatos – Los Saicos

Need Me – The Moving Sidewalks

Tastee Freeze – Poother, Unlimited

I Love My Label – Wilco

Foot Stompin’ – The Flares

Little War Child – Oblivians

Bang Bang Die – Dedwardians

Fish To Fry – The Jim Jones Review

Fight Test – The Flaming Lips

I Still Miss Someone – International Submarine Band