Tag: England
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RC 349: England’s Screaming
It’s coming home, coming home, Delta’s coming home…. As England are in the Euro final (something that was days away from when I recorded this last Saturday), I break my rule about always releasing a podcast at 9am on a weekday and release it on a Saturday as I think this needs to be out…
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Why Do Black People Riot?
OK I’ll admit the slightly clickbaity headline, but it’s a question that has popped up in my social media mostly from white people, quite often middle class. It’s not as bluntly put, but expressed via criticisms and tutting over the looting, rioting and protests over the death of George Floyd. The implicit criticism is ‘why…
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End of the world is insane
Well if there is going to be the end of the world, I may as well provide a nice soundtrack…. Next up after the DJLex Lizzo vs NIN mashup that everyone seems to love played on RC 320, is this REM vs Cypress Hill mashup from DJ Jamie Derelict (hmm, alias?) which isn’t new, but…
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It’s coming h…. LOL
I have total schadenfreude about England crashing out of the World Cup, if I’d bet on it I would have gone for the traditional quarter finals penalties, surprised they made the semis, but really, what did you really expect? Had to put up with endless chants of ‘It’s Coming Home!’ over the last few weeks,…
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RC 277: Now, This Is Fun (Brexit Blues)
Yes, it’s the state of the nationThat’s holding our salvationIt’s the state of the nationthat’s causing deprivation… An up/down/beat musical state of the nation address from the green and unpleasant land of Brexit and Oxfam scandals, broadcasting on all channels from folk via Shirley and Dolly Collins, spaghetti western and poliziotteschi soundtracks, african acid house…
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London Judgmental Map
(Click to make bigger) I loved Judgmental Maps but thought the London one could be better – and was challenged by Judgmental Maps to do better. So after far too many hours, here’s mine. Most proud of the sneaky Willie Rushton, Shaun of the Dead, Carter USM and Fall references, renaming that silly Cable Car…