My interview with the London band Raven Beats Crow as visually reimagined by... erm, the London band Raven Beats Crow. This might be a good moment to mention they'll be releasing another deranged single soon called "Second Floor" - but you don't have to wait, you can hear it streaming on their web page here.

I first discovered the music of tonight's guests thanks to NowPlaying@6Music, where Boaz from the Cougar Microbes blog first recommended them to us as  "an angular East London outfit whose debut EP was a real joy, celebrating and lamenting life in the capital. More hooks on board than a fishing boat." They've since kept us entertained by their lively and sardonic blog - and as to who does what, within the band, well: Andrew (Hutson) packs a beat, Thom (Wicks) nails the groove and writes the blog, Marek (Bereza) strums & picks, while Kenny (Wastell) serenades... Andrew, Thom and Kenny joined us for a chat about their outstanding selftitled debut EP Kick Up The Fire, and they told us work is proceeding apace - in a new, grander setting - on the followup.

TOMAHAWKS FOR TARGETS - Sputnik
http://facebook.com/tomahawksfortargets

I AM HARLEQUIN - The Liberty
http://iamharlequin.com

KOTKI DWA - Poison
http://kotkidwa.com

ONE EYED WAYNE - 1-2-3-4
http://facebook.com/OneEyedWayne

DEAF CLUB - Sunday
http://soundcloud.com/deafclub

THE PLAYMAKERS - She's A Mystery
http://facebook.com/pages/The-Playmakers/143879982350508

ROBINSON - England's Bleeding
http://www.facebook.com/robinsonsmusic

COLLEEN & PAUL - Ladybug Song
http://colleenandpaul.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUESTS
KICK UP THE FIRE - These Canvas Shoes
http://facebook.com/kickupthefire

HASHTAGS - Sick Of Heels
http://facebook.com/hashtagsmusic

HUW STEPHENS TIP
STORY BOOKS - All Those Arrows
http://facebook.com/storybooksband

THE STANDARDS - Slow Down
http://facebook.com/thestandards

SESSION TRACK
SEASFIRE - Heartbeat
http://seasfire.tumblr.com

THE SEVERED LIMB - Woo Ee Ha Ha
http://facebook.com/theseveredlimb

MY GREY HORSE - Waste of Air
http://mygreyhorse.co.uk

BOBBY FRICTION TIP
URVAH KHAN – Playground
http://www.urvmusic.com/

HHYMN - Not Before I Go
http://hhymn.co.uk

THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
MOODY GOWNS - Stepmother
http://moodygowns.com

MR SHAODOW - Look Out There's A Black Man Coming
http://mrshaodow.com

THE OCTOBER GAME - Answers And Keys
http://theoctobergame.com

RUTH BARNES TIP 1
BUNTY - Thongs and Heels
http://www.myspace.com/buntylooping

RUTH BARNES TIP 2
JASMINE KENNEDY - Dinner For Breakfast
http://jasminekennedy.co.uk

DEAD JERICHOS - Please Yourself
http://facebook.com/deadjerichos

BERTEL HAUGEN - If I Could (Apathy)
http://soundcloud.com/bertel-haugen

SESSION TRACK
SEASFIRE - You Won’t Be
http://soundcloud.com/seasfire

THE SOFT - Tropisms
http://thesoft.bandcamp.com

And by way of a bonus this week, here's a video made entirely on an iPhone to the sound of Kick Up The Fire's wonderfully splenetic No Fun In London:

Tonight's guest ranks alongside Hamell On Trial as the one of the most extraordinary exponents of Wall-Of-Sound acoustic guitar its ever been my pleasure to encounter. He's living proof that being a solo songwriter doesn't have to mean safe predictable arrangements, dull mid-tempo fingerpicking and heartfelt inaudible warbling about the pain in one's soul. He's playing a nine-date tour in March to support Mestle & Porter - the incidendiary new single from his album Destroy It Yourself. Born Barry Dolan, he's known to the world of independent music as Oxygen Thief and he joined me in conversation for today's show.

BEAR CAVALRY - Custom Hands
http://facebook.com/bearcavalryband

THE GRAND - You Don't Remember Me (I'm Too Shy)
http://facebook.com/thegrandwakefield

MEIN SOHN WILLIAM - Until The End
http://icidailleurs.bandcamp.com

SECRET SIRENS - Cherry Blossom Tree
http://secretsirensmusic.com

INTRODUCING ROULETTE
THE GENIUS COLLECTIVE - The Hideout
http://facebook.com/geniuscollective

THE 7.20's - J'Adore L'Amour
http://the720s.com

FAT CREEPS - Bring Us Some Waves
http://fatcreeps.bandcamp.com

WAITRESS FOR THE BEES - Ankylosaurr
http://waitressforthebees.bandcamp.com

INTERVIEW GUEST
OXYGEN THIEF - Mestle & Portar
http://oxygenthiefmusic.com

TOM WILLIAMS & THE BOAT - My Bones
http://tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk

POPPY JONES - Walking Around
http://facebook.com/pages/Poppy-Jones/103728209705868

WHALES IN CUBICLES - We Never Win
http://soundcloud.com/whales-in-cubicles

SESSION TRACK
DEAD BOY ROBOTICS - As Children We Fear The Dark (Part 2)
http://soundcloud.com/deadboyrobotics

THE SCHOLARS - This Heart's Built To Break
http://thescholars.bandcamp.com

APPLE RABBITS - I Could Not Care Less - 5:06
http://soundcloud.com/kilburn-state-records

DJ TARGET TIP
EMPROR & DUPPY BEATZ ft. BUGGSY & SPLITZ P - Dangerous
http://soundcloud.com/duppybeatz

MATT ELLIOTT - Dust Flesh And Bones
http://mattelliott.bandcamp.com

AGGI DOOM - Bring me The Head
http://aggidoom.bandcamp.com

VINYL JACKET - Red Light
http://facebook.com/vinyljacket

LIL DAGGERS - Dada Brown
http://soundcloud.com/songbytoad/dada-brown

THE CRY BABY - Antibodies
http://soundcloud.com/the-cry-baby

LET'S AWAY - The Art of Self Control
http://letsawaymusic.wordpress.com

GRANT K FENNELL - 3 O'Clock
http://grantkfennell.co.uk

SESSION TRACK
DEAD BOY ROBOTICS - Ever
http://soundcloud.com/deadboyrobotics

KAMILLA LOVETT - That's Nice Dear
http://soundcloud.com/kamillalovett

LISE - Cuando El Tiempo Es La Poesía (When Time is Poetry)
http://soundcloud.com/drycry-records