Passport Approved with Sat Bisla
International Music
Saturdays 9AM - 10AM

Passport Approved is an internationally syndicated import radio show that airs weekly on the acclaimed Indie 103.1FM Los Angeles, with coast-to-coast syndication at KNRK "947FM" Portland, OR, WCNR Charlottesville, VA and WEQX Manchester, VT and Albany, NY, KCCQ Des Moines/Ames, IA and YrockonXPN WXPN Philadelphia as well as an international presence in Germany (Berlin, Stuttgart and Brandenburg) via MotorFM. The show is creation of British-born DJ Sat Bisla (host and music programmer of Passport Approved), who was previously a DJ at KCRW in Los Angeles (where he now resides) and has worked at a number of other music-intensive radio stations in Central California, including KKDJ "The Edge" Fresno, where he hosted/programmed a weekly import show and was also the stations Music Director.

Passport Approved works with tastemaker DJs and radio stations from around the world, including Kiwi FM New Zealand and Deutschland`s MotorFM. Bisla has also done weekly exchanges with Australia`s Triple M Radio, and also highly-influential BBC Radio 1 (UK) DJ Zane Lowe. Since the show`s inception in April 2004 Bisla has given either US or World Premiere airplay to a wide variety of international artists, including Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys, Sam Sparro, Wolfmother, Nine Black Alps, Duffy, Ting Tings, Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Crimea, Editors, Bloc Party, The Rakes and many others that have thereafter enjoyed huge success. Passport Approved offers a globe-spanning 360 interactive music experience for consumers, artists and the music industry itself. In addition, the show satisfies a smorgasbord of musical tastes through its adventurous, yet mass-appeal, selection of music, ranging from alternative, rock and hip-hop to electronic, break-beat, acoustic, dance and cool pop.

Passport Approved
Passport Approved Playlist 11.15.08/11.16.08
Miss Last Weekend's Show? Try Our Podcast... "Novemeber 15th Podcast"

GLASVEGAS - Geraldine (Columbia, UK)
GIN WIGMORE Under My Skin (Island, Australia)
PETE & THE PIRATES Jennifer (Stolen Recordings, UK)
MIKE SNOW The Rabbit (unsigned, Sweden)
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS Oh Girl (Sixsevenine, New Zealand)
SEANY B Everybody (white label, Australia)
PINT SHOT RIOT Start Digging (Life In The Big City, UK)
BENJAMIN DIAMOND Same All Things (Diamondtraxx, France)
ROTATING LESLIE Last Words Of A Dying Man (Usigned, UK)
SKYBOMBERS Always Complaining (Alberts, Australia)
THE WOLFMEN Needle In The Camels Eye (unsigned, UK)
THE AMPLIFETES Its My Life (Sony Music, Germany)
THE KING BLUES I Got Love (Field/Island, UK)
V V BROWN Crying Blood (Island, UK)
BEN ESSER Headlock (Import, UK)
PISTOL YOUTH When I Go Out (Phase 5, New Zealand)
NEW GIRL Tomorrow Knows (unsigned)
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES This Is An Emergency (Dance To The Radio,UK)
PENDELUM The Otherside (Breakbeat Kaos, Australia)
IDA MARIA Louie (Waterfall, Norway)
SHO Battitude (import)
WINONA Celebrity (IE, Europe)
AUDIO BULLYS Give Me That Punk (import)
KONGOS Into The Music (Unsigned, South Africa)
CAJUN DANCE PARTY Colorful Life (XL, UK)
The Steeples Loosy Lucy (Easy Money, UK)
YOUNG LOVERS Talking In French (Fur, Australia)
 
Artist Of The Week -- Benjamin Diamond

Benjamin Diamond started life as a punk rocker in the band Chicken Pox, but taking inspiration from artists such as New Order, Michael Jackson, and Roxy Music, he veered towards electro-pop and joined The Party. However, he is best known for his collaboration in Stardust with Alan Braxe and Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk). He sang the lyrics in their 1998 single "Music Sounds better with you", which was an international success. In 2001, Benjamin released his first album Strange Attitude, which included his earlier singles "Little Scare" and "In Your Arms (We Gonna Make It)". Also in 2001, he released the EP Solitaire, which included a number of tracks he had produced especially for the Dior Autumn-Winter '01 fashion parade. Benjamin Diamond says that he found it "very difficult to go back to my own style of music after Stardust".

However, in mid 2005, he released his second album, Out of Myself, which was much more pop-oriented than his first album. Let's get high and There is a girl were released as singles. Benjamin has continually been performing throughout France European Union and the UK. On July 9th of this year Benjamin Diamond released his heavily anticipated album Cruise Control.

Check out his free track Same All things.

Diamondtraxx.com

 
Playlist 11.09.08
CLUBFEET Gold On Gold (Coheen Cooper & Roberts, Australia)
IDA MARIA Naked (Waterfall, Norway)
THE TRAVELLING BAND Only Waiting (unsigned, UK)
CAROLINA LIAR California Bound (Atlantic, Sweden)
WHITE LIES Death (Fiction, UK)
BEN ESSER Headlock (unsigned, UK)
NEW GIRL Tomorrow Knows (unsigned)
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES This Is An Emergency (Dance To The Radio, UK)
*KIWI FM NEW ZEALAND WEEKLY IMPORT SELECTION W/DJ KARYN HAY
*THE DATSUNS Cruel Cruel Fate (import, New Zealand)

MY FEDERATION What Gods Are These (Eye Industries, UK)
BIG LINDA Golden Girl (Ursa Major, UK)
GLASVEGAS - Geraldine (Columbia, UK)
I WAS A TEENAGE SATAN WORSHIPPER Hello Bubbles (GAEA, Finland)
GIN WIGMORE Under My Skin (Island, Australia)
PETE & THE PIRATES Jennifer (Stolen Recordings, UK)
MIKE SNOW The Rabbit (unsigned, Sweden)
CUT OFF YOUR HANDS Oh Girl (Sixsevenine, New Zealand)
SEANY B Everybody (white label, Australia)
PINT SHOT RIOT Start Digging (Life In The Big City, UK)
BENJAMIN DIAMOND Same All Things (Diamondtraxx, France)
ROTATING LESLIE Last Words Of A Dying Man
SKYBOMBERS Always Complaining (Alberts, Australia)
THE AMPLIFETES Its My Life (Sony Music, Germany)
JUKEBOX VANDALS Dress Your Lies Up (Unsigned, UK)
KING BLUES I Got Love (Field, UK)
V V BROWN Crying Blood (Island, UK)
THE TEMPER TRAP Science Of Fear (Liberation, Australia)
TEDDYBEARS
Little Stereo (Sony, Sweden)
KOPEK Love Is Dead (Religion Music, Ireland)
BRYN CHRISTOPHER Sour Times (Polydor, UK)
INFADELS Cant Get Enough (Wall Of Sound, UK)
 
Playlist 11.01.08
KAISER CHIEFS Never Miss a Beat (B-Unique, UK)
White Lies Unfinished Business (Fiction, UK)
Kate Miller-Heidke "Can't Shake It" (Sony, Australia)
PISTOL YOUTH When I Go Out (Phase 5, New Zealand)
MY FEDERATION - "What Gods Are These" (Import, UK)
SAYBIA - "Eyes On The Highway" (Denmark)
THE GOOD NATURED - "Warriors" (unsigned, UK)
DUNE - "Bloodlines" (Iceberg, Denmark)
KIWI FM NEW ZEALAND WEEKLY IMPORT
THE KING BLUES - "My Boulder" (Field, UK)
Grand Fiction "Hollywood" (Iceberg, Denmark)
SKYBOMBERS - "Always Complaining" (Alberts, Australia)
FLOOR THIRTEEN Blame It On Me ( Arbor Records, Canada
YOUNG LOVERS Talking In French (Fur, Australia)
THE TEMPER TRAP Sweet Disposition (Liberation, Australia)
GIN WIGMORE Under My Skin (Island, UK)
GLASVEGAS Geraldine (Columbia, Scotland)
AIRBOURNE - "Runnin Wild" (Roadrunner, UK)
THE EXILES - "Circles" (import, New Zealand)
PINT SHOT RIOT - "Holes" (Life In The Big City, UK)
RED LIGHT COMPANY - "With Lights Out" (Columbia, UK)
THE TING TINGS - "Fruit Machine" (UK)
BRYN CHRISTOPHER - "Sour Times" (UK)
SAM SPARRO - "21st Century Life" (Modus-Vivendi/Island, Australia)
KIDDA - "Waiting For Light" (UK)
LILY ALLEN - "LDN" (UK)
YOUNG PUNX - "Your Music Is Killing Me" (UK)
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES - "This Is An Emergency" (Dance To The Radio, UK)
BEN ESSER Headlock (Import, UK)
TEDDYBEARS Little Stereo (Sony, Sweden)
SKYBOMBERS - "It Goes Off" (Alberts, Australia)
POLARKREIS 18 - "Allein Allein" (Motor Music, Germany)
THE WILD BEASTS Brave Bulging Buoyant Clairvoyants (Domino, UK)
IDA MARIA Oh My God (Waterfall, Norway)
EXILE PARADE Heart Into Suicide (unsigned, UK)
NEW GIRL Tomorrow Knows (unsigned, UK)
PETE & THE PIRATES Mr. Understanding (Stolen Recordings, UK)
PARKA - "Better Anyway" (UK)
Seany B - "Everybody" (White Label, Australia) *World Exclusive
 
Passport Approved Live From Xfm Studios in London October 25th, 2008
THE TEMPER TRAP Science Of Fear (Liberation, Australia)
PISTOL YOUTH When I Go Out (Phase 5, New Zealand)
ANDREW PAUL WOODWORTH Thick Black Mark (Rodeostar, Germany)
POLARKREIS 18 - "Allein Allein" (Motor Music, Germany)
IDA MARIA Oh My God (Waterfall, Norway)
The Travelling Band Only Waiting *Live In Studio Interview
DOMENICA Luxury (Arbor Records) *Live In Studio Interview
FLOOR THIRTEEN Blame It On Me ( Arbor Records, Canada) *Live In Studio Interview
BEN ESSER Headlock (Import, UK)
YOUNG LOVERS Talking In French (Fur, Australia) *Live In Studio Interview
FABIENNE Ive Learned (unsigned, UK) *Live In Studio Interview
White Lies Unfinished Business (Fiction, UK)
ROTATING LESLIE Stop The World I Want To Get Off (Unsigned, UK) *Live In Studio Interview
THE ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR Golden Age (IE, Europe)
THE RGBS Come Alive (unsigned, UK) *Live In Studio Interview
JUKEBOX VANDALS Dress Your Lies Up (unsigned, UK) *Live In Studio Interview
GIN WIGMORE Hallelujah (Island, UK)
KAISER CHIEFS Never Miss a Beat (B-Unique, UK)
PURPLE MELON Dont Give Up (unsigned, UK)
SAYBIA Eyes On The Highway (EMI, Denmark)
THE KING BLUES My Boulder (Field Recordings, UK)
SKYBOMBERS Eleanors Lullabye (Alberts, Australia) *Live In Studio Interview
NEW GIRL Tomorrow Knows (unsigned, UK)
PINT SHOT RIOT Holes (Life In The Big City, UK)
Cocknbullkid Boys & Girls (Unsigned, UK)