David Bastible / Presenter

David Bastible presents Pop Label Picks on Dundalk FM 97.7, a show that explores popular music through the lens of the record labels that created it, a framing that reveals as much about music business history as about the songs themselves.

Pop Label Picks airs on the fourth Saturday of the month at 11.00 pm and takes a distinctive approach to music programming. Rather than organising the music by genre, era, or artist, David structures his selections around the record labels that signed, produced, and released the tracks: Motown, Stax, Atlantic, Island, Factory, Creation, Sub Pop, and the dozens of other labels whose identity shaped the sound of what they released. For music enthusiasts, this approach unlocks a whole layer of understanding about why certain recordings sound the way they do and why certain artists ended up together on the same roster.

It is a show that rewards curiosity and treats its audience as people who are genuinely interested in music, not just consumers of it. David brings real knowledge to the programming and a presenter’s instinct for making that knowledge accessible and entertaining rather than academic.

Pop Label Picks is one of Dundalk FM’s most distinctive specialist shows, occupying a space in the schedule that no other programme fills.