A few weeks ago, one of our songs was chosen to be featured on MySpace Mars Planets Radio, and we’ve got the clip to prove it:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/archive/The_Home_Guard_on_MySpace_Mars_Planets_Radio.mp3

This is The Home Guard’s appearance on the weekly Alex Zane (of MTV TRL, Channel 4 Popworld and Xfm radio fame) show. It’s a bit mad, that show, isn’t it? Still, ‘Random’ is the new ‘Funny’, so who are we to complain? The programme is available in full here (scroll down on the Flash player to episode 5):

http://www.myspace.com/myspacemarsplanetsradio

or as a podcast from iTunes, here (when seeking episode 5, be aware that they’re listed in reverse order. You don’t want the fifth one down. We made that mistake):

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=282907500&lid=downloadPodcast

Walking Against the Wind is the penultimate song on the playlist.

So, more exposure for us (following on from Hastings Rock, BBC Radio 6 and Computer Music magazine), and a different song, too (it’s always been Champagne Socialist so far). Not for the first time we have no idea whether our music was particularly liked by anyone (the presenters didn’t pass comment, only getting as far as naming us as “The Home…” after the song). Still, the banners all over MySpace advertising the show with the slogan “Hear the best unsigned acts first” and suchlike give us a clue that perhaps we’re doing something right.

If you haven’t heard Walking Against the Wind in full, you can do so here:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/mp3/08_walking_against_the_wind.m3u

Our whole album can be streamed for free on this page:

http://www.thehomeguard.info/music.html