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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.

Just a quick reminder in case you've missed our references to this on the air and Sara's previous announcement, that starting this weekend there's a change to our schedule.

PJ Noce can now be heard with Decades in HD at 2 PM on Saturdays. This creates a similar block of content right throughout Saturday, starting with Michael Godin's Treasure Island Oldies at 7. So if you enjoy this, you'll want to keep us locked in all day long and into the wee small hours of Sunday.

It's that time of year again when humans insist on messing with the fundamental forces of time.

Mushroom FM uses North American Eastern Time as its official time zone, and the clocks in that time zone are springing forward early tomorrow morning.

If you're in North America and daylight saving is observed where you are, then you can tune in at the usual time for your fave fun guy shows. If, however, you are anywhere else in the world and your clocks are not changing this weekend, then Mushroom FM shows will begin one hour earlier for you.

On Friday’s Mosen Explosion, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of a night that changed music, culture and television forever.

On the night of February 9, 1964, a then record-breaking estimated 73 million Americans tuned into CBS to watch the Ed Sullivan Show, a popular variety program that featured singers, comedians, actors and other performers. But this night was different from any other, because the show's main attraction was a British rock band that had taken the world by storm: The Beatles. They had landed in New York to chaotic scenes just two days earlier.

It’s Jonathan Mosen dropping in to let you know that as has become a tradition on Mushroom FM, Anthony and I will be celebrating Waitangi Day, which is new Zealand’s national day. We’ll be playing three hours of great kiwi music, slipping in a few old radio and TV ads and talking about some interesting aspects of New Zealand culture. If you’re a new Zealander, you’ll be singing along and hearing songs you may not have heard for years. If you’re not a New Zealander, you may just hear a few songs that become your favourites.

Who said wishes can’t come true, eh? We had new ABBA music in 2021, even a new Beatles song in 2023, now Billy Joel has broken his long musical drought with a brand new song. No word yet on whether this is the first single from a forthcoming album.