The Breakdown®

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A weekly jamboree of alternative music and alternative music chatter, transmitting live to the world every Sunday afternoon from 12-2pm via www.sheffieldlive.org and on 93.2FM and DAB in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, UK.

  1. 4d ago

    The Breakdown 25th October 2026

    The Breakdown - 25th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers: W.H. Lung - 'Where Will You Go' Djoolio - 'Superstar' Worldpeace DMT - 'Stratocaster' Caroline Rose - 'Cement Head' Claud - 'Just Kidding' Sofftness - 'Forced Fun' Cloud Nothings - 'Death Keeps Me Alive' Steve's Treble 7: Emei - 'Regularly Scheduled Program' The Cat's Miaow - 'I Hope My Dreams Will Reach You' Fenne Lily - 'Stranger Things' Art D'Ecco - 'Endings For Beginners' YAANG - 'Leech' Long Dark Moon - 'Broken Hearted' Fine - 'Million years' sadie - 'Little Things' The 1 o'clock classic: My Chemical Romance - 'Welcome To The Black Parade' HMLTD - 'Dancing On Your Grave' Caroline Rose - 'Conversation With Shiv (AKA liquid k song) Michael Kiwanuka - 'Drowning In Your Heart' Alphabet - 'Into The Blur' The Olivia Tremor Control - 'Timewaster' PINS - 'All Over' Joel's Treble 7: Billiam - 'Gossip Sesh (Feb 24)' Being Dead - 'Aquarium' Caroline Rose - 'RIDE (!!!)' Hot Chip - 'Random Violence' K.Flay - 'Blood Cells' Bicep - 'Gas' (feat. Lauren Duffus and SOARR) Clark - 'Kosmisch Super Market' Shabazz Palaces - 'Tongue In Chic' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  2. Oct 17

    The Breakdown - 17th October 2026

    The Breakdown - 17th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers: Anna Erhard - 'Anybody Home' John Errol - 'Like it like that' Death Valley Girls - 'Plant Magic' Fontaines D.C. - 'Demolition' Ashe - 'Swan Lake' British Birds - 'Polka Dot Eyes' Ruby Gill - 'a crush on a firefighter at an inappropriate time' Joel's Treble 7: Worldpeace DMT - 'Ringtone' Marika Hackman - '33' HEALTH - 'BRAINROT' My Best Unbeaten Brother - 'In another life we were as big as The Rolling Stones' Crawl Town - 'Hit For The Summer' The Avalanches - 'Magic Wand' (feat. Barry Can't Swim) Sophia Stel - 'Like A Kite' Orbital - 'Mother, Maiden & Crone'. (feat. Maxine Peake) The 4 o'clock classic: Carole King - 'It's Too Late' Johanna Warren - 'Automatic' Eels - 'Lost And Barking' Rachel Chinouriri - 'I'm a star' Fontaines D.C. - 'You Miss Me' Firestations - 'Movement Of A Wheel' Slug Trail - 'Crafted Soul' The Spook School - 'Corporate Caring' Steve's Treble 7: pushbike - 'Rainham Steel' They Are Gutting A Body Of Water - my Happening' (feat. SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE) Exploding Flowers - 'Space In Between' Worldpeace DMT - 'Stick Around For Tea' (feat. Johnny Thanku) Justice - 'Flower In A Hurricane' (feat. Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) @ - 'I Know You Are (But What Am I Thinking) Fish Narc - 'Emma' Aesop Rock & Blockhead - 'Coyote Summer' World News - 'Vinegar Swimming Pool' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  3. Oct 10

    The Breakdown - 10th October 2026

    The Breakdown - 10th October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers: Anna Meredith - 'Dusky' British Birds - 'Stuck In A Room' Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - 'GTP!' Death Valley Girls - 'How Losing Everything In The Fire Taught Me To Love Myself' Bodega - 'Combustible' Walt Disco - 'My Body Knows When To Run' Bikini Body - 'Leipzig' (feat. Ben Katzman's Degreaser) Joel's Quadruple 7: Billiam - 'Unemployable' Thundercat - 'Moving At Light Speed' (feat. Button Masher) Gay Meat - 'Leslie'  Coup Dur - 'Ça Ma Vexe' Dev Lemons - 'in the middle of the night' Lifeloose - '07XXXXXXXXX' Avery Friedman - 'You Move' femtanyl - 'ALL THE TIME' Soup Activists - 'Johnny' David Byrne - 'Let Me Sell You A Dream' The 4 o'clock classic: White Rose Movement - 'Girls In The Back' Rick Redbeard - 'End Of It All' Slayyyter - 'I Think He's Got A Girl' Margo Cilker - 'Walls' Jess Williamson - 'Hum Of The City' Meryl Streek - 'Depression' Chloe Slater - 'Can I Finish Please' Steve's Treble 7: speeding - 'Siobhan' Ebbb - 'Public' John Glacier - 'Lights' Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Reaching For A Star' Death Valley Girls - 'I Love You' Star Moles - 'Born Again' iceBerg - 'Plot' Girl Ultra - 'RRRomeo' Girl In Red - 'blue' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  4. Oct 3

    The Breakdown - 3rd October 2026

    The Breakdown - 3rd October 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler: HMLTD - 'Umami' Dateline - 'Hey! You Look Good' Blondshell - 'New Age Trojan Horse' Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - 'That Is Like You' Squelette - 'Ta Mémoire' Charm School - 'Desolation' Gurriers - 'Shades' Treble 7: Clutter - 'Pop Rock Sugar Rush' Emily A. Sprague - 'Garden Of Charms' Matt Berninger - 'Who Loves The Sun?' (feat. Rosanne Cash) Cursive - 'Wounded Animal' Wishy - 'Shift' Fontaines D.C. - 'Tongue' Greg Freeman - 'Untitled 10' The 4 o'clock classic: Tove Lo - 'Habits (Stay High)' Emma Ogier - 'Hands Tied' Bleech 9:3 - 'Tourniquet' Madra Salach - 'Ribbon Factory' Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith - 'It's In Everything You Say' Lily Seabird - 'Bindlestiff' The Crystal Teadrop - 'Room Without A View' Treble 7: Stef Chura - 'Babydoll' Gripper - 'Miss Behave' Wishy - 'You're Not Serious' Jane Remover - 'Beauty Sleep' Phoebe Green - 'Screen Glow Halo' Lime Garden - 'Moving Together' Secrecy - 'Knife In My Dreams' A Perfect Circle - 'To Whom It May Concern' DIIV - 'Trillions' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  5. Sep 26

    The Breakdown - 26th September 2026

    The Breakdown - 26th September 2026 - Presented by Steve Vickers: Perfume Genius - 'Natural High' Snooper - 'Mouth Closed' Perennial - 'Cloak & Dagger' Blondshell -'Stone Fruit' Babehoven - 'When You Look At Me' Adult DVD - 'Do As I Please' Slow Pulp - 'Red Car' Spiral XP - 'Blue Earth' Mr Husband - 'Song For The Other World' Lily Konigsberg - 'Free Byrd' Nat Johnson and The Figureheads - 'How Tall I Am' Gurriers - 'Nobody's Coming To Save You' Julia Jacklin - 'If I Had The Hand Of God' The 4 o'clock classic: Sebadoh - 'Beauty Of The Ride' Sen Morimoto - 'Chewing Gum' Protomartyr - 'Lavender - Gospel' Just Penelope - 'Copenhagen' Yangze - 'Okay' Double 10: My Best Unbeaten Brother - 'Clubber Lang' Monks - 'horizons' Lande Hekt - 'Threadbare' Gilla Band - 'Three Hands Clapping' Blondshell - 'Lucky' Cracked Lime - 'The Idiot' @ - 'The Bird' Boys Noize - '1+1+1' (feat. ZEP) Tinashe - 'Twentyfive Eight' Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul - 'Googoo Gaga' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  6. Sep 19

    The Breakdown - 19th September 2026

    The Breakdown - 19th September 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Steve Vickers: Claud - 'I Owe You' Tove Lo - 'die for my art with a lonely heart' Sylvan Esso - 'Sledge' Perennial - 'Granny Smith Apple' Freak Slug - 'Wishng Bone' Caroline Rose - 'Hello Again, Jim' Blood Red Shoes - 'Two Weeks' Beck - 'It Ends Right Here' Joel's Treble 7: chilli beans. - 'Princess' Billiam - 'Human Body Units' Dagwood - 'Time Goes By' The Sewing Club - 'Complicated' Boy Harsher - 'Break Me' Team Dresch - 'Last One At The Party' Soccer Mommy - 'Rings Of Saturn' Perennial - 'Perennial 65' Scarves - 'Marionettes' The 4 o'clock classic: Shakespears Sister - 'Stay' Anna Erhard - '1000 Sheep' Hemlocke Springs - 'gloria' Nicole Atkins - 'Cue The Symphony' Both Hands - 'Unstuck' Len Pennie & Paul Leonard-Morgan - 'Yours' Ex:Re - 'Radio Station' Agatha Is Dead! - 'You Wanna Be Loved' Steve's Treble 7: beabadoobee - 'Nothing To Prove' (feat. Hayley Williams) Empress Of - 'Machete' Perennial - 'The Shadow' Carly Rae Jepsen - 'Never Let A Good Thing Die' Aesop Rock & Blockhead - 'Trouble Trouble' Evil Island - 'Blinding Rage' Anna Shoemaker - 'Counting' Julia Cumming - ‘Mom, I’m Going Back To Therapy’ Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  7. Sep 12

    The Breakdown - 12th September 2026

    The Breakdown - 12th September 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Jen Tidman: Wings of Desire - 'American Dreamers' Hercules & Love Affair - 'Night on the Town' Ladyhawke - 'Bad to the Bone' Sylvan Esso - 'Plastic Sword' The Tubs - 'Heaven or London' Eels - 'Congratulations To Me' Chloe Qisha - ‘Question Of The Day’ Jen’s Treble 7: Ellie Goulding - 'Right Hand' Julia Wolf - 'lamb' (feat. Kellin Quinn) The Meffs - 'Law' MAQUINA. - 'collapsing' Tinashe - 'Pillow Fight' Coup Dur - 'J'Attendrai' SILVERWINGKILLER - 'WORLDSTAR' Working Men's Club - 'Devout' The 4 o’clock classic: Sleater-Kinney - 'Far Away' Gurriers - 'Pins' Liars - 'Ice Pick, Kalamazoo' Sylvan Esso - 'Flood Season' Ibibio Sound Machine - 'Kukuru' Angela Autumn - 'Believer' M(h)aol - 'Scam Manifesto' telekura - 'big nothing' Joel’s Treble 7: Formal Sppeedwear - 'Aardvark x2' King's Evil - 'Villain Story' Model Living - 'Head of Talent' Robert Plant and Saving Grace - 'Two Coats' Thee Mightees - 'I Need To Know' MEEK - 'Terminally Verbal' BODEGA - 'Literary World'  Bonobo - 'Uncasually' Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

  8. Aug 29

    The Breakdown - 29th August 2026

    The Breakdown - 29th August 2026 - Presented by Joel Rigler & Dave Cuthbertson: The Spook School - ‘Falling’ Los Bitchos - ‘Holding Cells’ Westside Cowboy - ‘Pin Up Boys’ Interpol - ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’ Olivia Rodrigo - ‘Serena Joy’ R Loomes - ‘The Self Demands a Reckoning’ aluminium - ‘The Killing Time’ Joel’s Treble 7: Billiam - ‘Birdman Rally’ Wine Lips - ‘Cut It’ Nelson Comes to Visit - ‘The Repeating Scene at the End of Eternal Sunshine’ Billy Strings - ‘Lucid Daydream’ Monqi - ‘Saudade’ The Linda Lindas - ‘Okay’ Boy Harsher - ‘Tough Luck (When You Don’t Call)’ The 4 o’clock classic: Dolly Parton - ‘I Will Always Love You’ Alexis Taylor - ‘Time’ (feat. The Blessed Madonna & Julian Alvarez) Chloe Slater - ‘I’ve Never Felt So Hated’ Interpol - ‘Bird and the Serpent’ The Years Shall Run - ‘Starbank + Home’ Arab Strap - ‘Be A Man’ Mike D - ‘Make It Stop’ Isis Moray - ‘Divine Love’ Black Marble - ‘Jim Carol New Year’ Hercules & Love Affair - ‘Pirouette’ (feat. Faris Badwan) Daniele Luppi - ‘To Some Degree’ (feat. Michael Kiwanuka) The Linda Lindas - ‘High Horse’ Susanne Sundfør - ‘I It Am’ Listen live every Saturday 3-5pm on SheffieldLive! 93.2FM, DAB and via www.sheffieldlive.org

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A weekly jamboree of alternative music and alternative music chatter, transmitting live to the world every Sunday afternoon from 12-2pm via www.sheffieldlive.org and on 93.2FM and DAB in Sheffield, Rotherham and Doncaster, UK.

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  • Creator
    The Breakdown
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    321
  • Rating
    Clean
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    The Breakdown®