MAD WASP RADIO IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE A BRAND NEW SHOW - THE VINYL LOUNGE WITH BRIAN TAYLOR!

Long time listener and supporter of Mad Wasp Radio Brian Taylor has now become a presenter and we are delighted! The Vinyl Lounge is a brand new monthly 1 hour show hosted by Brian every 3rd Friday in the month at 8pm catch his first show this Friday 16th May and you can chat along on Bluesky using the hashtag #TVLMWR

Brian will be playing records from his collection in West Wales. Rock, pop, crackles and jumps, the Vinyl Lounge offers unexpected gems from the retro medium of vinyl records.

Support Ducky’s stroke recovery!

Waspers your much loved presenter Nicole - aka Lady Attercop - who you all know as one half of the popular Clockwork Cabaret with Emmett Davenport has been dealt a very hard blow as their much beloved other half Ducky Attercop has suffered a stroke and needs your help!

We don’t know exactly what the future holds, but we do know that the Attercops will need support for food, medical, income replacement, and possibly more. A GoFundMe has been set up by friends and family of the Attercops, and all funds go directly to Nicole and Ducky.

The link is Here

Please keep sharing the word so that Ducky and Nicole can meet their goal and have them set up for recovery.

MAD WASP RADIO SUPPORTS THE #WASPI CAMPAIGN - SISTERS OF DURAS NEW SONG WASPI WOMEN!

The Story Behind the Song for the "WASPI Women"

Written by Leah Harlow and performed by Bedfordshire band Sisters of Duras, featuring Christie Moore on bass guitar.

The song was inspired by the tireless campaigning of the WASPI Women (Women Against State Pension Inequality) and the injustice they have faced. The spark to create this piece came from radio host Dee Webb of Mad Wasp Radio, who suggested that a song could amplify the voices of those affected by the pension age changes. Her passion for the cause resonated with Leah and motivated her to write this tribute to their struggle.

The story behind the WASPI campaign is one of betrayal and broken promises. For decades, many women born in the 1950s had planned their retirements around receiving their state pensions at 60, only to face a sudden shift when the government raised the pension age to 66. This decision left many women in financial turmoil, losing tens of thousands of pounds they had expected and deserved.

Adding insult to injury, the betrayal did not stop with the Conservative government that implemented the changes. In the lead-up to the 2024 general election, the newly elected Labour government promised to address this injustice, using compensation for the WASPI Women as a key part of their campaign. However, once in power, they went back on their word, leaving the women feeling abandoned once again.

The song itself is crafted in a mid-1970s Fleetwood Mac style, chosen to resonate with the generation most affected by this crisis. The melancholy tone reflects the anger and heartbreak of the cause—it is not a celebratory piece but a solemn and powerful expression of frustration and solidarity.

On a personal level, Leah discovered through research that my own elder sister lost out on approximately £8,000 of her pension. Like so many others, she has not received a penny in compensation. This personal connection deepened my resolve to write the song, channeling both anger and empathy into its creation.

It is heartbreaking and infuriating to see how a government can so easily betray its own people, while simultaneously allocating billions of pounds to causes abroad. The lack of accountability feels criminal, and this song is a way to give voice to that collective pain and outrage.

MAD WASP RADIO IS NOW 7 YEARS OLD!

At 6pm on Friday 8 September 2017, the strains of Panic by The Smiths rang out across the Internet to herald the launch of Mad Wasp Radio. Thankfully no DJs have been hung since then, though there might have been a couple of candidates!

Amongst the DJs that featured on our opening week’s schedule were John Armstrong, Rob Walker, Jonny Steingold, Danny Gray, Alan May, Mike Pougounas, Mark Langdon, and Frank Broeders, while Sarah Lewis’s My 80s featured a quizmaster by the name of Alan Read – all of whom you can still hear every week on the station. And in John Armstrong’s case, he has produced a new Tuning Up show for every week of our existence – all 366 of them!

This year also saw Samantha Marcus and Darren Nichols broadcast live with Deeper 80s, Pistols To Pulp and Mad Wasp XS on the station with audience requests and interaction on X and Bluesky.

Thank you to them and ALL our other fabulous DJs who continue to fill the Mad Wasp airwaves with such a wonderful and varied selection of shows.

And a massive thank you to all our listeners right across world – without you Mad Wasp Radio would have been lucky to last seven weeks, let alone seven years.

Today, Mad Wasp Radio stands as one of the most widely respected Internet stations around, so congratulations to everyone who have helped get us there.

Here’s to another seven years!

Dee & David xxx

OUR NEW APPS HAVE LANDED!

We are pleased to announce that you can now update your iOS and Android Apps to our latest version via the relevant App Stores. We have some exciting new features coming on these shortly!

If you already have our App then you just need to click on the Update button to get the latest version.

To Update your Apple iOS use this link Apple Store
To Update your Android App use this link Google Playstore

We’ve got the new music, rare music, seldom heard gems, comedy and interviews all in one place - all you need to do is tune in! You can now check out the schedule on your App and here. We bring you a bit of everything because real music lovers love all kinds of music. Happy listening!

MAD WASP WIPEOUT ON TWITTER!

UNBELIEVABLE!

You can read what happened on our 2023 Blog page ...

SNAPE LOVES MAD WASP RADIO!

A MESSAGE - BROUGHT TO YOU VIA THE PERFUMED ALLOTMENT SHOW AND MAD WASP RADIO!

We think it speaks for itself!

THE MAD WASP RADIO ALEXA SKILL

You can now "Enable" your Alexa Skill to Open, Launch or Start Mad Wasp Radio If you have the Alexa App you can just search for Mad Wasp Radio and a handy Enable Button is provided for you. Happy listening!

PIRATES OF THE AIRWAVES!

The buzz around Mad Wasp Radio continues to grow. The station was recently mentioned in an article on the Express newspaper website about the rise of online radio stations… describing them as the modern equivalent of sixties pirate radio!

They may have a got a little confused over a few of the facts – we started up back in 2017 – but the fact they decided to feature us underlines just how popular we’re becoming!

You can read the full article here: The Express Article

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - NEW MUSIC SUBMISSIONS

For bands, promoters and agents sending in new music - please note that we would appreciate that you send us a short bio along with a track(s) (mp3 format preferred). We have started to receive a lot of emails asking that we listen to a Spotify link and get back to you if we think that your track is suitable for our station. We don't do Spotify and we simply do not have the resource to be able to reply to everyone but we guarantee that any track and info that gets sent to us will immediately be forwarded to the relevant DJs.

Please send submissions to studio@madwaspradio.com

We cover every type of music so you don't need to ask us if the track is suitable for Mad Wasp Radio and we do not shy away from rude words in the content!

Thank you for your co-operation and keep that great music coming in to us!

DIFFERENT WAYS TO LISTEN TO MAD WASP RADIO

There are a host of different ways you can listen to all your favourite shows on Mad Wasp Radio.

You can now "Enable" your Alexa Skill to Open, Launch or Start Mad Wasp Radio If you have the Alexa App you can just search for Mad Wasp Radio and a handy Enable Button is provided for you.

You can simply click the Listen button at the top of this page; we have Apps for both Apple and Android platforms (see details below) and you can also connect through all the leading streaming services.

DOWNLOAD THE MAD WASP RADIO IOS APP!

We are delighted to announce the launch of the Mad Wasp Radio iOS App for iPhone and IPad. All you need to do is visit the Apple App Store and search for 'Mad Wasp Radio' – or download it from our site DOWNLOAD THE MAD WASP RADIO IOS APP! Then, Mad Wasp Radio will be just a finger touch away for you all!

DOWNLOAD THE MAD WASP RADIO ANDROID APP!

DOWNLOAD THE MAD WASP RADIO ANDROID APP HERE!

Happy listening!

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