Radio16 Newcastle

10/06/2026

Cocktail Nation -50's mystery The Wichita Twins

This week no neo lounge or exotica, for a change we are skaking it up and playing only classic lounge, it’s a little more work for me because we need more songs as they were shorter back in the day!

Our feature this week is a 50’s mystery call the Wichita Twins. A weird missing children story.

We bring you the The Marching Band Cold War story that caused a massive uproar, Lounge life magazine and the World of Swank gig guide



Lalo Schifrin - Mission Impossible
Henry Mancini - Experiment In Terror
Ann Margaret - Jim Dandy
Plas Johnson - Tanya
Jackie Davis - Perfidia
Buddy Bergman - Bada Blue
Esquivel - Temptation
Neal Hefti - City Style
Sergio Mendes - The Joker
Keith Williams - Sound And The Fury
Frank Wess - Pin Up
Tito Puente - Take Five
Hugo Montenegro - Run Spy Run
Serge Gainsbourg - Intoxicated Man
Peggy Lee - Big Spender
Tito Rodriguez - Theme From The Apartment
Martin Denny - Cool

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

02/06/2026

CN850-Dark Rituals

Welcome to Cocktail Nation, your ticket to the ultimate retro lifestyle!
Mark Riddle stops by the Penthouse this week to talk about his latest album Dark Rituals

We flip through Lounge Life Magazine to contrast modern existential dread with mid-century optimism. Plus, our Stuff Segment explores the tragic, supersonic beauty of the XB-70 Valkyrie bomber.
We also bring you global tour dates and fresh lounge gigs to attend


Dana Countryman - The Spy From Outer Space
Combustible Edison - Spy Vs Spy
Mark Riddle - Uncharted
Kolumbo - Sandy Legs
Swongos - Silver Tongue Sam
Lalo Schifrin - The Cat
Mr Moai And The Tikiheads - Paradise
Voodoo 5 - Surrender
Janet Seidel - Perhaps
Project K_67 - Nightdrive
Messer Chups - Hard Times For Dracula
Ixtahuele - The Ho**ah
Cal Tjader - Soul Sauce
Daniel Pemberton - Spy

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

30/05/2026

Cocktail Nation 849-Spyvibe-The Cat

Tonight we take a look at late night tv show moment from the 60’s in light of the cancelation of Colbert on the late show this week, I have a deep thought for you, world of swank gig guide, Spyvibe with Jason Whiton on the Cat and some new music to kick us off with Magic sands and Vaquero
Magic Sands-Vaquero
Steve Yeager - Catwalk
Joshua Cipolla - Tuxedos By the Beach
Ennio Morricone - Missione Segreta
Tiki Delights - The Daiquiri Mambo
Voodoo 5 - Hypnocoin
Mr Moai and the Tikiheads - Road to Caliente
Hypnotiques - Apache
Vibexotica - Hideaway
Martini Kings - The Lonely Bull
Hugo Montenegro - The Man from U.N.C.L.E
Jetset Sweden - Star Trek
Voodoo 5-I Dig Your Voodoo
Kenny Sasaki-Sunset On Mars
Herbie Mann - Our Man Flint
Mark Riddle - Laura in Shadow


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Twilight Show
672 -Herb Alpert Special
679 Spyvibe- Our Man Flint
680 Auto Universum Mercedes 300SL
681 Toasting the Singers
685 Mr Moai Surfotica
690 Kramers Classic Movies -Movie Trailer Compilations
692 Spyvibe -Adventures In Paradise
693 Autouniversum -Cobra
699 Words With Wellsy -Sammy Davis Jr
700 Spyvibe- Wild Wild West
701 AutoUniversum -Porsche 911
703 -Best Of The Best 2023
704 James Bond and the Sixties Spy Craze

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

21/05/2026

CN849- Words With Wellsy-Natalie Wood

This week Gary Wells is here with the story of Natalia Zakharenko…who’s that …well you might know her as Natalie Wood! We have lots of new music for you. Lounge Life Magazine, a deep thought and the collapse of an airline in the fifties in our stuff segment

Joshua Cipolla - The Midnight Sea
Frank Wess - The Lizard
Cocktail Inn - Tequila
OMFO - Whimsical Realm
Voodoo 5 - Faster Pussycat
Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician
Swongos - Wanderoo
Ultra Beaver Lounge - Bailar
Mark Riddle - Goddess Of The Moon
Vibexotica - Tiwaka's Holiday
Martini Kings - Strangers In The Night
Freddy Canoe - Coral Reef
Alessandro Alessandroni - Primavera

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

14/05/2026

Cn848 - I Love Lucy

Tonight on Cocktail Nation, television history changed forever.
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz gamble on a crazy idea.
A decision that would create the modern TV rerun.
Hidden oil derricks secretly pumping beneath Los Angeles.
A daring World War II prison escape under moonlight.
Laurel and Hardy spark near-riots in an English village pub.
The strange movement that wanted engineers to run society.
Exotica, tiki culture, vintage legends, and lounge mysteries.
New music from across the world of cool and cocktail jazz.
Pour a drink… the night train is leaving the station

Eddie Singers- Harlem Nocturne
Joshua Cipolla-The Midnight Sea
Uptown Vocal Jazz Quartet- I Love Lucy
Jimmy Vargas- Heartbreak Hotel
Kurt Elling Los Angeles
Rebecca Rafla-What A Difference A Day Makes
Magic Sands- Vaquero
Mark Riddle- Uncharted
Clousaaux- Reum With A View
Combustible Eddison -Vertigogo
Martini Kings- The Lonely Bull
Magic Sands -Vaquero
Mr Moai- Pool of Love
The Coctails- Whoopsy Daisy

06/05/2026

Lounge Special-Annie Ross

A Lounge Special this week as we look at the life of Annie Ross plus lots of new music.

It is the Cocktail nation on syndicated stations around the world and on iheart radio …

Codename Carter-Botched Op

The Exotic lounge- Coronavirus

Theodore Shapiro- Labor of Love

Jorge Garcia- This One’s For Richie

Kenny.Sasaki-Quiet Lagoon

Ana Gasteyer- I’m Hip

Tiki Lounge Crew- Crime De Menthe

Brent Laidler- City By The Bay

Holly Cole-Viva Las Vegas

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited- Your Move Ms Drake

Irving Joseph- April in Brownsville

The Swongos – Curious Tourist – Grab the Loot

Blue Martinis- Blue Martinis Theme

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

30/04/2026

Cn845 -Deep Space Confidential-The 1965 Kecksburg UFO Crash

From a cosmic crash to the treasonous secrets of the Cambridge Five, tonight’s journey spans the stars and the shadows. We’ll dive into Dusty Springfield’s untold story, explore Mid-century milestones from Palm Springs to Tuscany, and spin lush new Space Age sounds. Mix a martini; the lounge is now open.

Voodoo 5 – Faccette Scintillanti
Frank Wella – The Rat
Rose Sinclair – Perdido
Eddie Thomas Singers – The Bossanova's Over
Frank Chacksfield – Cheeky Cha Cha
Mark Riddle- Uncharted
Michel Legrand – Les Demoiselles de Rochefort - Chanson des Jumelles
OMFO – Whimsical Realm
Rebecca Rafla – Fundamentally Unfinished
DJ Bonebrake – Bernstein 007
The Tikiyaki Orchestra – Bachelor #3
Joshua Cipolla – Some Far Off Place
The Organ Happenings – Georgie Girl
Cocktail Inn-Days Of Wine And Roses
Messerchups-Dark Side Of Paradise
Steve Yeager – Monte Carlo
Martini Kings – Playboy's Theme

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

23/04/2026

Cn844 -Spyvibe-The Coolness of Roger Moore

This week Jason Whiton from Spyvibe talks about Roger Moore we have a weird story about a world war 2 kill squad led by indigenous tribes, a statue that copped a raw deal in Italy, a stack of gigs to attend and the best lounge and exotica from across the globe.

The Tikiyaki Orchestra - Bombs Away!
Project K/67 - The Cat And The Cream
Art Pepper - Straight Life
Rob Dixon - Sway
Mario Grigorov - Every Little Movement
Voodoo 5 - Hypnocoin
Rebecca Rafla - What A Difference A Day Makes
Tito Puente - Take Five
Drugstore Romeos - Wondrous Place
Rose Sinclair - Summer Samba
Ultra Beaver Lounge - Bailar
Combustible Edison - Pavillion
Mr Moai And The Tikiheads - Rongo Rongo
Joey Altruda - A Martini For Mancini
Martini Kings - Silent Water
Daniel Pemberton - I, Spy

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

16/04/2026

Cn843 -Music to Play Golf by

Mr Gary Wells is back with us talking golf as he takes to the links with a retro attitude, vintage clubs and clothes and an amazing playlist
This week we take a look at how a radio dish that was used in Australia to help broadcast the moon landing in 69 was once again used for the Artemis mission, we have the world of swank gig guide and ofcourse the best lounge and exotica

Frank Bennett - Creep
Combustible Edison - Utopia
Swongos - Wanderoo
Ultra Beaver Lounge - Bailar
Messerchups - Wicked Game
Tiki Delights - Azure Pacific
Martini Kings - Cabali
Mr Moai And The TikiHeads - Martinique
Rebecca Rafla - Fundamentally Unfinished
Paul Desmond-Song from M*a*S*H (Su***de Is Painless)
Tabu Recordings - Enter The Spy Magician
Voodoo 5 - Hypnocoin
Tikiyaki and the Hawaiiana Brass- Sushi (feat. Maria Arranz of L'Exotighost)

All Things Lounge, Tiki and Swank

08/04/2026

Cn842 -Lounge Special-Tito Puente

A different show this week in that all the songs we're playing tonight are old songs. We're not playing any neo-lounge at all this week, just thought we'd shake it up a little bit. But I've got a very special thing for you in that a lounge special with Tito Puente is coming your way. And an interesting inspiration as to how I decided to come about this lounge special this week. We'll also take a look at the World of Swing gig guide and our lounge life magazine, a deep thought coming your way, and of course, our world-famous stuff segment here on the Cocktail Nation.
Ennio Morricone - Missione Segreta

Walter Wanderly - The Girl From Ipanema

Tito Puente - Take Five

Esquivel - Harlem Nocturne

Polly Bergen - Im Glad There Is You

Beegie Adair - Satin Doll

Lalo Schifrin - Barney Does It All

Johnny Costa - My Funny Valentine

Floyd Cramer - A Man And A Woman

Annie Ross - Dont Worry Bout Me

Chet Baker - Crazy She Calls Me

Mancini - Mr Lucky

Phineas Newborn - Love And Marriage

Frank Wess - Blue Lizard

Mel Torme - Pick Yourself Up

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