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On Saturday, his majesty King Charles III will be crowned. Regardless of people’s opinions on the relevance of the monarchy in the 21st century, a coronation is an event most of us haven’t experienced before, with the last one having been 70 years ago.

All the music on the next Mosen Explosion has been chosen by King Charles III, taken from the official playlist of the coronation. And it’s quite an eclectic collection which may surprise you in places.

It doesn’t seem possible, but we long ago began a series of 60th anniversary milestones for the Beatles, beginning with the 60th anniversary of the day John met Paul in July 2017.

This weekend, I got access to the new Bing. So to give it a bit of a test, I asked it to write this promotional email for me. The rest of this email is written completely and without edits by Bing, powered by Chat GPT.

Are you ready for a blast of music and fun? Tune in to The Mosen Explosion on Mushroom Fm at 2 AM Eastern on Monday, and catch the repeat at 2 PM Eastern on Monday. Your host, Jonathan Mosen, will take you on a musical journey through the life and legacy of one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time: George Harrison.

Today I learned with great sadness of the death of Rich Ring, who was a former broadcaster here on Mushroom FM.

After 218 episodes, we have concluded the remarkable series “The Lost Lennon Tapes”, so it’s time to use our rockumentary slot to profile another legend.

For the next 13 weeks, Mushroom Fm will be running “The Elvis Presley Story”. Presented by Wink Martindale, a broadcast legend and one of Elvis’s long-time friends. It features rare content and interviews with Elvis himself and others from his inner-circle.

Whether you’re an Elvis fan or you simply want to understand what all the fuss was about, “The Elvis Presley Story” is a must-hear.

Tuesday is Valentine’s Day, and following the success of last year’s show, I’m hosting a Valentine’s Day special for the Mosen Explosion on Mushroom FM. For this to be a special show, it relies on you.

I’m hoping you’ll not only tune in, but send me in advance a request for a love song you want me to play. It might just be a love song that appeals to you, or that brings back fond memories. Or you may want to dedicate it to someone special in your life, or someone who you wish were special in your life.

Burt Bacharach was one of the most important musical figures of the 20th century. He has died of natural causes at the age of 94.

In this three hour tribute, I’ll play you many of the hits Burt Bacharach helped to write. There are so many of them that there is little time for talk. So in this case, the music does much of the talking. You may find yourself surprised by the number of hits he has had a hand in.

Kia ora from new Zealand.

It’s that time of year again. 6 February is Waitangi Day, New Zealand’s national day and a public holiday here. As is often our custom, Anthony Horvath and I will be live in the studio at Mosen towers playing three hours of classic New Zealand music, and perhaps we’ll throw in a little comedy as well.

For 24 years I’ve been ... come on, you thought I was going to say “living next door to Alice”, right? But no! For 24 years I’ve been beamed to all four corners of our circular globe via this Internet radio thing.

Well, all good things come to an end, and so does your break from the Mosen Explosion which returns for yet another year.

On Monday at midnight Eastern, 5 AM UK, repeated on Monday afternoon at noon Eastern, 5 PM UK, Mushroom Fm will suspend regular programming for a two hour tribute to David Crosby, who died last Thursday aged 81.

David Crosby has been associated with many acts, most noticeably the Byrds, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, who sometimes performed with Young as well.