A weekly jamboree of alternative music and alternative music chatter, transmitting live to the world every Sunday afternoon from 12-2pm via www.sheffieldlive.org and on 93.2FM and DAB in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, UK.
The Breakdown - 25th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers:W.H. Lung - 'Where Will You Go'Djoolio - 'Superstar'Worldpeace DMT - 'Stratocaster'Caroline Rose - 'Cement Head'Claud - 'Just Kidding'Sofftness - 'Forced Fun'Cloud Nothings - 'Death Keeps Me Alive'Steve's Treble 7:Emei - 'Regularly Scheduled Program'The Cat's Miaow - 'I Hope My Dreams Will Reach You'Fenne Lily - 'Stranger Things'Art D'Ecco - 'Endings For Beginners'YAANG - 'Leech'Long Dark Moon - 'Broken Hearted'Fine - 'Million years'sadie - 'Little Things'The 1 o'clock classic: My Chemical Romance - 'Welcome To The Black Parade'HMLTD - 'Dancing On Your Grave'Caroline Rose - 'Conversation With Shiv (AKA liquid k song)Michael Kiwanuka - 'Drowning In Your Heart'Alphabet - 'Into The Blur'The Olivia Tremor Control - 'Timewaster'PINS - 'All Over'Joel's Treble 7:Billiam - 'Gossip Sesh (Feb 24)'Being Dead - 'Aquarium'Caroline Rose - 'RIDE (!!!)'Hot Chip - 'Random Violence'K.Flay - 'Blood Cells'Bicep - 'Gas' (feat. Lauren Duffus and SOARR)Clark - 'Kosmisch Super Market'Shabazz Palaces - 'Tongue In Chic'Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org
17 Oct 2026
The Breakdown - 17th October 2026
The Breakdown - 17th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers:Anna Erhard - 'Anybody Home'John Errol - 'Like it like that'Death Valley Girls - 'Plant Magic'Fontaines D.C. - 'Demolition'Ashe - 'Swan Lake'British Birds - 'Polka Dot Eyes'Ruby Gill - 'a crush on a firefighter at an inappropriate time'Joel's Treble 7:Worldpeace DMT - 'Ringtone'Marika Hackman - '33'HEALTH - 'BRAINROT'My Best Unbeaten Brother - 'In another life we were as big as The Rolling Stones'Crawl Town - 'Hit For The Summer'The Avalanches - 'Magic Wand' (feat. Barry Can't Swim)Sophia Stel - 'Like A Kite'Orbital - 'Mother, Maiden & Crone'. (feat. Maxine Peake)The 4 o'clock classic: Carole King - 'It's Too Late'Johanna Warren - 'Automatic'Eels - 'Lost And Barking'Rachel Chinouriri - 'I'm a star'Fontaines D.C. - 'You Miss Me'Firestations - 'Movement Of A Wheel'Slug Trail - 'Crafted Soul'The Spook School - 'Corporate Caring'Steve's Treble 7:pushbike - 'Rainham Steel'They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - my Happening' (feat. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE)Exploding Flowers - 'Space In Between'Worldpeace DMT - 'Stick Around For Tea' (feat. Johnny Thanku)Justice - 'Flower In A Hurricane' (feat. Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard)@ - 'I Know You Are (But What Am I Thinking)Fish Narc - 'Emma'Aesop Rock & Blockhead - 'Coyote Summer'World News - 'Vinegar Swimming Pool'Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org
10 Oct 2026
The Breakdown - 10th October 2026
The Breakdown - 10th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers:Anna Meredith - 'Dusky'British Birds - 'Stuck In A Room'Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - 'GTP!'Death Valley Girls - 'How Losing Everything In The Fire Taught Me To Love Myself'Bodega - 'Combustible'Walt Disco - 'My Body Knows When To Run'Bikini Body - 'Leipzig' (feat. Ben Katzmen's Degreaser) *Joel's Quadruple 7:Billiam - 'Unemployable'Thundercat - 'Moving At Light Speed' (feat. Button Masher)Gay Meat - 'Leslie' Coup Dur - 'Ça Ma Vexe'Dev Lemons - 'in the middle of the night'Lifeloose - '07XXXXXXXXX' *Avery Friedman - 'You Move'femtanyl - 'ALL THE TIME' *Soup Activists - 'Johnny' *David Byrne - 'Let Me Sell You A Dream'The 4 o'clock classic: White Rose Movement - 'Girls In The Back'Rick Redbeard - 'End Of It All' (feat. Jill Lorean)Slayyyter - 'I Think He's Got A Girl'Margo Cilker - 'Walls'Jess Williamson - 'Hum Of The City' *Meryl Streek - 'Depression'Chloe Slater - 'Can I Finish Please'Steve's Treble 7:speeding - 'Siobhan' *Ebbb - 'Public' *John Glacier - 'Lights'Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Reaching For A Star'Death Valley Girls - 'I Love You'Star Moles - 'Born Again'iceBerg - 'Plot' *Girl Ultra - 'RRRomeo' *Girl In Red - 'blue'Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org
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4.4 / 5
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