🎙️ Date: April 17, 2025
📡 Station: Radio Reverb 97.2FM Brighton
🎧 Hosts: Tara Rez & Segs Jennings
🎵 Replay: Streaming now on https://www.mixcloud.com/RadioReverb/brixton-babylon-broken-systems-the-tara-rez-show-w-segs-jennings-rutsruts-dc/ add the player on sites
🚨 New Show Time. Same Rebel Spirit.
Rebel queen of punk and fierce community voice Tara Rez brings her electrifying radio show to a brand new slot: Thursdays at 6PM on Radio Reverb 97.2FM.
Co-hosted with Segs Jennings from legendary punk outfit Ruts DC, this show blends underground music, live energy, emotional depth, and social commentary – all set to a killer soundtrack.
If you love punk rock, alternative music culture, Brighton’s underground scene, and the voices that don’t get heard on mainstream radio – this show is for you.
🌪️ This Week’s Highlights
🔥 “Something’s happening in Brixton… and it’s gonna affect the whole country.” – a deep dive into community change and street-level culture.
⚡ Live Glitch Moment: when lyrics about electricity caused the mixing desk to freak out – literally. Synchronicity or system hack?
🕊️ Tribute to reggae icon Max Romeo with a heartfelt personal story and his legendary track War Inna Babylon.
💔 Farewell to Clem Burke – drummer from Blondie, with audio snippets and memories.
🥖 Tara & Segs in Paris – punk legends reflecting on pre-Brexit Europe, Iggy Pop, Patti Smith, and the independent soul of France.
🎶 Exclusive plays from new rising acts and cult favorites.
🔊 Full Tracklist – April 17 Show
Tone 396 – A Burning Forest The Ruts - Babylon's Burning vs The Cure
NOSI – So Good (666K views & counting)
The Duel – Rule The World
The Meffs – Only Human
Sonny E – Teddy Boy
Max Romeo – War Inna Babylon Tribute to Max Romeo
Blondie – Dreaming Tribute to Clem Burke
The Briefs – Knife
💥 Why This Show Matters
Tara Rez isn’t just a radio presenter – she’s a decades-deep punk activist, DIY queen, and musical tastemaker who’s been building community through sound since the dawn of online music.
Teaming up with Segs from Seminal Punk band the Ruts, on live music chaos to political poetry, the show celebrates the real, the raw, and the revolutionary. No corporate playlists. No AI-curated fluff. Just powerful sound + real people.
🙌 Support Independent Radio
This episode is also part of Reverb-a-Thon 2025, the yearly fundraiser for Radio Reverb – Brighton’s 100% volunteer-run, ad-free, and community-first station.
🧡 If you believe in independent media, now’s the time to act.
📲 Donate or sponsor a show at radioreverb.com
📲 Listen, Follow & Share
🔁 Stream the show: Mixcloud – Tara Rez
📻 Tune in live: 97.2FM (Brighton), DAB+, radioreverb.com
📅 Show times: Mondays 8PM | Wednesdays 11PM | Thursdays 6PM