The A to X of Alternative Music with Steve Taylor (7/10/2025)

Steve hosts another curated sequence of indie and alternative music music from across the decades. There are four more inductees from the Birmingham and West Midlands area this week - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Beshara, Birdland and Black Sabbath, plus new music from The Fazeleys, Big Thief, Fred Again X Amyl and the Sniffers, Nubiyan Twist, New Eves and Super Furry Animals . Timecheck goes back to September 1980 for tracks by XTC, Simple Minds and David Bowie while this week's curious cover is by The Stranglers.