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In the first hour of the Mosen Explosion slot on Tuesday, we’ll be paying tribute to Roberta Flack, who has died in New York City aged 88.
We’ll play some of her biggest hits, and tell the story of how she found fame later in life than many artists of her generation. Her biggest hit was in fact inspired by another famous artist.
Roberta Flack remembered on the Mosen explosion at 2 AM and 2 Pm eastern on Mushroom Fm. Check the schedule to find out when it’s on in your time zone.

It's Jonathan Mosen inviting you to join me once again every week day at 2 AM or 2 PM Eastern time for the Mosen Explosion, now coming to you from the great state of Maryland in the United States.

The location may have changed, but all the fun you've come to expect is still here, including the brain exploder question, interesting holidays on this day, birthdays, musical history, items of news, and best of all, some of the best music ever made. If you have a request for the show, you're very welcome to be in touch.

On Wednesday December 4, we’re celebrating 60 years since the release of Beatles for sale, the Beatles’ fourth studio album. The Mosen Explosion will feature every track from the album along with interesting anecdotes about the stories behind the songs and how they were recorded. We’ll also feature some other material that was recorded during these sessions but didn’t end up on the album, including one very famous Beatles single with an intro everyone recognizes the moment it starts.

Music is a powerful force. It can inspire us to take action for a better world and give us hope in troubled times. It can comfort us and motivate us. On Thursday’s Mosen Explosion at 2 AM Eastern, repeated at 2 PM Eastern, it will be my pleasure to play you two hours of music about advocacy, hope, and inspiration. I’m going to enjoy playing this terrific selection of music to you and I hope you enjoy it just as much.

You can check the Mushroom FM schedule page to find out when the Mosen Explosion is on where you are.

It’s Jonathan Mosen, popping, or should I say exploding, into your device to let you know that starting on Monday, the Mosen Explosion is rocking the Mushroom FM airwaves for two hours!

On the next edition of the Mosen Explosion, I’m paying tribute for the whole of the show to the legendary Kris Kristofferson, who died on Saturday aged 88.
Not only was Kris a gifted songwriter who wrote some beautiful poetry and could sing a bit, he was also a helicopter pilot, a Rhodes scholar, and a successful actor.
In the hour that we have available, we can merely scratch the surface in terms of the great music he composed and the legacy he has left. But it will surely be enough to whet your appetite and to encourage you to explore his music further.

We're letting you know about a permanent and temporary change to the Mushroom FM schedule.

First the permanent one. Gordon Luke, one of our longest-serving fun guys, is hanging up the headphones due to extensive work commitments. We are profoundly grateful for the years of great entertainment Gordon has provided, and we have fingers crossed that he'll be back on the air when his schedule permits. Gordon's not leaving us completely. He will continue to be doing valuable work in the engine room at Mushroom FM, keeping our website shiny and functional.

On 10 July 1964, Parlophone released the Beatles’ third studio album, “A Hard Day’s Night”. The album contained songs from the blockbuster movie of the same name. It was the first album to feature all original Beatles material.

The Beatles released an album with the same title but with a different track listening a couple of weeks earlier in the United States.

This Monday’s Mosen Explosion pays tribute to someone special.

In the early hours of 14 April, my Mum, Pauline Mosen, died. In a Mushroom Fm context, she was also mother-in-law to Bonnie, Nanna of Anthony, and a loyal, devoted, supportive Mushroom Fm listener. Those of you who were interacting with Mushroom Fm on Twitter a few years ago may well have chatted with her.

It was very clear from the positive reaction we received to the series of documentaries we ran about offshore radio last year that many of our listeners love offshore radio as much as many of the fun guys do. And Easter Saturday marks a significant 60th anniversary.

Easter Saturday in 1964 fell on 28 March. On that day, radio listening in Britain was changed forever, with the start of broadcasts from Britain’s first daytime commercial radio station Radio Caroline.