You can catch it at about 11.50pm on the Saturday Surgery with Dr Phil Hammond on BBC Radio Bristol. Or listen again to the slot along with extended versions of the interviews here on the BBC Bristol website. The feature is produced and presented by BBC Radio Bristol newsreader and musician Kate Salisbury. 28 April This week, Rasha Shaheen, who has played with the bands Mooz, Liftmen and Male and has recently gone solo. She writes reflective, slightly moody melodies with indie guitar sounds and a trace of the Middle East coming from her Egyptian background. Her first album Hatshepsut is available on her myspace website. She is next playing solo at Cafe Kino on Saturday, June 9 and supporting Scout Niblett at Thekla Social on the Wednesday, May 23 as one half of the duo "The Hard Returns".
http://www.myspace.com/rashashaheen -New record label, Six Feet Deep is launched in Friday, May 4 at Flight 51 at The Croft - forthcoming releases include material from Turbowolf, Countryside and Sexy Bitch.
-3hostwomexicansandatinofspanners are releasing their second album, Everything Is F****** S*** in the next few weeks. Initially it'll be available via their website http://www.3hos.com/ (Please note the strong language contained in their website and gigs). - Three releases to look out for from The International Low-Fi Underground record label: Things We Do When We're Bored, the final album by Forest Giants is out on Sunday April 28. A compilation raising money for animal charities, Honey The Dog's Home is released on Monday, April 30 and features tracks by Steveless and Syd Howells, Tiger MCs and The Girl From Headquarters among others. Finally, Shenaniganism (Tape Hiss & Other Imperfections) by Beatnik Filmstars is being released on Tuesday, May 1. All are available from the record label's myspace site.
-Geisha unveil their new four-piece line-up at Goatlab at Timbuk2 on Friday, May 4. -Myspace Spring Bash at Invention Studio, Bath tonight. 17 or so diverse acts on two stages showcasing some of the best music Bristol and Bath have to offer.
-Treehouse Burning are playing the Ring O Bells in Nailsea tonight to raise money for the Ashton Court Festival.
-Gravenhurst will be playing material from their forthcoming new album at their gig with Explosions In The Sky at Thekla Social on Thursday, May 3. - Tracks featured on Fine Tuned this week
Rasha Shaheen - Breathe
Rasha Shaheen - Red Leaves
3hostwomexicansandatinofspanners - Round We Go
Forest Giants - At The Dog Track
Tiger MCs - Governess Alpha Goes Forth
Beatnik Filmstars - Inside The Mind Of Sam (The Breakfast Serial Killer)
Geisha - How Far Is Nowhere
Angel Tech - Calm Down
Treehouse Burning - The Escape
Gravenhurst - The Velvet Cell 21 April This week we speak to You And The Atom Bomb - could they be in with a shout for the band with the longest songwriting process? Anyhow, it works and you can get their first album of lively, electronica-tinged pop, Shake Shake Hello, from Sink And Stove records. They're currently working on their next release. Look out for them in June playing live at The Junction. http://www.myspace.com/youandtheatombomb
http://www.sinkandstove.co.uk/ News and gossip Next Wednesday and Thursday the annual regional music industry convention, South West Sound, comes to Bristol. It's a chance to catch loads of local bands in action in fringe gigs taking place across the city. For a full round-up: http://www.bristolbands.com/ A number of the local bands taking part in the fringe are also featured in a cover mount CD on this week's Venue magazine. Fortune Drive's single Sparkle has been released this week on Shy Records. It's available from Fopp, Virgin, Amazon and via download. Catch them for free doing a live showcase at Fopp in Broadmead on Saturday at 1400. Jungletek Movement have brought out a new EP called JTM05 and featuring tracks by Ragtag, Fix and Gargamel - get it from the danfixjungle Myspace site. Top gigs Launch party for the second annual Bloom Festival (August 10 - 12, Dyrham Park) Saturday night at Clockwork on Cheltenham Road featuring All Flaws and Phonetics. Hunting Lodge, Munch Munch and Eftus Spectun are supporting the San Francisco band, Death Sentence Panda at The Croft on Thursday, April 26. Freshblood Party at Joe Public's tomorrow Sunday, April 22 featuring DJ sets and live performances from I-Kay and Tanya. Self To Notes piano special at The Folk House on Friday April 28 with Three Men And A Baby Grand, Jim Moray, Jar, Lady Nade and The Heath Robinson. This week's tracks: You And The Atom Bomb - Mudwig Bahnoff
You And The Atom Bomb - Marvellous Transmissions Of Starcraft
Turbowolf - Do Me Wrong
The Naturals - Boxes
Fortune Drive - Sparkle
Fix - Stand Up And Fight
All Flaws - When The Light Comes
Munch Munch - Grrrrrrl
I-Kay - Love Yourself
Jim Moray - Poverty Knock To find out more about these artists, to hear more of their music and download some of their tracks for free, check out their pages on www.myspace.com 14 April Robin Allender tells us how he learned his intricate guitar style and there's a chance to preview a couple of tracks from his forthcoming album, The Bird And The Word, due out on Dreamboat Records at the end of July. Robin Allender is next playing with his band at The Louisiana on Thursday, April 26 with The Gala Band and Dr Joel. http://www.myspace.com/robinallender News and gossip: - Two Ashton Court Festival benefit CDs costing £5 each are available at the festival office; the Here Shop; the Bristol Ticket Shop; the Thekla; the Louisiana; the Folk House and the Colston Hall.
- Annette Berlin, lead singer of Big Joan has joined The She Creatures on the drums.
- Ned Clarke's launching his first album The Portamentor on 1 Man Army Records at Plummet at Timbuk2 on Thursday, April 19.
- The New Acoustics are previewing material from their forthcoming new album at the Holy Cross Social Club in Southville on Friday, April 20 Recommended Gigs - Flava - showcase of young Bristol hip-hop and soul artists at the Malcolm X Centre in St Pauls tonight
- Finest - showcase of local female artists at Luna in Clifton on Friday, April 20 featuring Kizzy Morrell, Beth Rowley, Trudi Mosiamo and others
- The Experimental Pop Band at The Hatchet playing material from their new album, Tinsel Stars on Friday, April 20. Tracks played this week: Robin Allender - Winter
Robin Allender - The Bower
Gravenhurst - Song Among The Pine
The She Creatures - Sexy Robot
Ned Clarke - Nedune
The New Acoustics - Dubola
Kilaze - Homicydle Robbery
Trudi Mosiamo - Got To Breathe
The Experimental Pop Band - Can You Explain This 7 April Bristol's drum 'n' bass master, Dr Meaker tells us about how he was inspired by the Glastonbury Festival and how it feels to be booked to play one of its main stages.
http://www.myspace.com/drmeaker Music news -Jane Taylor is recording two singles with the producer Colin Elliot, who worked on the recent Mercury Music Prize-nominated album by Richard Hawley. Co-writing with Chris Difford of Squeeze has been booked and she has got dates lined up with Sharon Shannon, Dean Friedman and Nick Harper.
-Jane Taylor, Babel and The Cedar have all been confirmed to play the Trowbridge Village Pump Festival between July 20th and 22nd.
-A new 5-song EP called True Speaker has been released by Katey Brooks - available at her gigs.
-Specialist local music programmes begin in the evenings on BCFM, which is linking up with BBC Radio Bristol's The Zone on late night weekends. Gigs to look out for -The Jinx play Motion Skate Park behind Temple Meads Station on Friday.
-Sam Braithwaite, Sera and Mike Brightly are playing a free gig at The Fleece on Monday.
-Rowena from Santa Dog, Slo and the Gala Band are at Cafe Kino tonight. Music featured this week DR MEAKER - Moving & Groovin'
DR MEAKER - Provoked
DR MEAKER - Double Bass
JANE TAYLOR - Fall On Me
THE CEDAR - For The Best
KATEY BROOKS - True Speaker
CONSEPT - Mercy
THE JINX - Brain Bruiser
SAM BRAITHWAITE - Standing In The Place
SANTA DOG - Pop Coloured For more info on the artists mentioned and to hear their music, check them out on www.myspace.com. Don't forget Fine Tuned also appears on Bristol Uncovered, Saturdays 0100 - 0300 and Sundays 0100 - 0300. Some of the songs featured can be heard in full, too. | 
