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Hi everyone. The Pop Vault has plenty of exciting finds to show you in just a few minutes time from 12 PM Eastern, 5 PM UK. Our selection this week includes an upbeat number 1 from Robbie Williams, alongside album tracks from Taylor Swift, Dido and the Fratellis. We'll also showcase the opening track from the Moulettes' Preternatural album released last Friday. All in all, a busy time is guaranteed!

Hi Everyone. This is Darren, writing amidst a mammoth clear-up operation which is well underway on board the decommissioned Mushroom Flyer. Speaking as one who makes a living from the catering industry, I have seldom observed such signs as these which point toward a party having happened of legendary proportions.

With the new year upon us, today is the first recognised working day in 2016 for many businesses around the world. Yet to be ready for work, we have to get there first! This week's Pop Vault will showcase songs about Buses, Tube Stations and the grand metropolis of London as a whole. We'll hear from such artists and performers as The Who, The Hollies, The London Symphony Orchestra and the fabulous comedy duo who are Flanders & Swann.

The fun starts this afternoon from 12 PM Eastern, 5 PM in the UK and Ireland, right here on MushroomFM.com. Hope to see you there.

Darren

Our first full week into December and the holiday spirit is well and truly alive and well here at Mushroom FM. As part of our festive fun, Paskell's Pop Vault will be combining party tunes with a generous portion of timeless Christmas music for you to enjoy - We'll even feature this year's Mushroom FM Christmas single! It all kicks off on Monday afternoon at 12 pm Eastern, 5 PM UK time, right before this week's Documentary of the Week.

Hope to see you there!

Darren Paskell

Greetings! The holiday partying season is almost upon us, so what better way to celebrate than to crack out a few disco classics! We'll do just that in the Pop Vault this week with a little help from Abba, Mark Ronson and Katrina & The Waves. We'll also take time to appreciate the Moulettes' latest album and perhaps speculate as to one or two of their musical influences. We may even squeeze in a festive favourite to help inspire your votes for the grand Mushroom FM Christmas Countdown! Sounds like a pretty packed hour to me.

Consider yourself cleared for entry into Paskell's Pop Vault here on Mushroom FM today from 12 pm Eastern, 9 AM Pacific and 5 PM GMT (London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Lisbon and more). This week, our pop path will take in the 60's, punk, modern folk rock with a little unblemished noughties' pure pop, so there's sure to be a discovery in the mix to delight you in our hour together.

Hi everyone. After a pretty full-on weekend, You are warmly invited to kick back for the latest tour of Paskell's Pop Vault this afternoon from 12 PM Eastern, 5 PM GMT, only on The Home of the Fun Guys, Mushroom FM. This week we have an hour crammed full of live performances and alternative acoustic recordings from the likes of Sheryl Crow, Phil Collins, The Corrs and Wet Wet Wet. We'll also mark the release of the latest Bond film with an unusual remix of Tina Turner's “Golden Eye” soundtrack classic.

Hi Everyone.

This afternoon at 12 Noon Eastern, 5 PM in the UK, we'll be breaking open Paskell's Pop Vault for a fresh hour of sweet discovery.

Hi Everyone. In the midst of chaos and confusion and the occasional ceiling vault (thankfully a most unusual occurrence), the Pop Vault can always throw up more than enough pleasant surprises for a cheery hour. Join me from 12 pm Eastern, 5 pm UK, right before the first in our new series of Mushroom FM documentaries, exploring the early years of Elvis Presley.

Greetings, One and All! After last week's vocal disappearance act, Paskell's back! This week, he's crammed his next tour full of plenty of gems and musical treats, worthy for such an occasion as the vanquishing of a cold - be under no illusions, this Pop Vault Master considers himself to be among the very fortunate few at the moment. I know only too well how powerful a combination relaxation and cheery tunes can be in restoring a man to full health, so whatever your condition, consider yourself warmly invited to sit back and enjoy our next adventure together.