In this special episode, Simon heads into Shrewsbury to experience LOOPFEST, the festival that takes over the town each year with live music from about 250 artists across 40 venues.

You'll hear from some of the bands and artists at the event, including the Saturday night Castle Stage headliners: Panic Shack! Get your loops out!

Playlist:

Michael Randall (Mad Spanner) interview

Mad Spanner - Pt 2. One Must Imagine

Nick Robinson (LF) interview

Adult Play - Ten Traits Every Successful Person Has

Boom Boom Womb interview

Boom Boom Womb - We Got a Girl

Dolours interview

Versaints - Greater Force

Foz (Versaints) interview

Greysha - Breaking Windows (Live at Albert's Mixtape)

Panic Shack interview

----------------------------------------

Submit your music at thesalopianmixtape.com

In a bumper episode of the Mixtape, Michaela and Simon bring you live music from Albert's Shed in Shrewsbury, from dark synth pop powerhouse Greysha, and ska punk masters Manor Heights! Find out who is selling their pants...

There's also another tune from the Local Release of the Series, brought to you by Offices! Their vinyl is available at Spinning Around Records in Wellington.

Plus a new member of the Salopian Mixtape team is introduced, and there's new releases by the brilliant artists of Shropshire, what's not to love?

Playlist:

Offices - Another Exit

Ez. - Cordyceps

Greysha - End Game (Live)

Greysha - Bad Man (Live)

Dustbirds - Still Grass

Manor Heights - Hasta La Vista (Live)

Manor Heights - Payday (Live)

Two Blank Pages - Stoked The Fire

----------------------------------------

Submit your music at thesalopianmixtape.com

Michaela and Simon introduce you to their new Local Release of the Series, from Offices! The Telford post-hardcore band's Human Resources / Research & Development release is to be featured throughout the series. A lovely vinyl is available in Spinning Around Records in Wellington!

Plus there's live music and a chat with superb Bridgnorth musician Sicky (Mick Butler) recorded at Albert's Shed in Shrewsbury, and some new releases from other Shropshire artists.

To top it all off, Simon and Michaela are in particularly silly form...

Playlist:

Offices - An Emergency

Chasing August - Midnight

Sicky - The Bridge (Live)

Weekend Dad - Teenage Magician

Sicky - I'm Happy If You're Happy (Live)

Anna Silvers and Anderson Tombini - Every Silence

----------------------------------------

Submit your music at thesalopianmixtape.com