Month: December 2014
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Bang On A Drum
I mentioned this on one of the many repeats of Story Of Pop, but now it’s on YouTube – Coldcut going through all the samples they used in their classic and influential remix of Eric B & Rakim’s Paid in Full…and it includes a really obscure break from a BBC Playschool record, ‘Bang On A…
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All Hail The New Podcasters (Again x 10)
It seems every few years someone comes along and claims that not only did they and only they fashion podcasting in their own image, but that the revolution is finally here, and the money will fall from heaven shortly. The latest is this hyperbolic Verge article and video called hopefully ‘The Future Is Podcasts’ –…
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Stewart Lee on arts funding
Worth watching this clip from a 2010 interview with Stewart Lee on arts funding…I think this very much has come to pass, much more with Cameron and co, where University is where you go to learn jobs that make money. And I think the point about the arts ‘fighting the war on their terms’ is…
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Singing Together
Schools musical programs are amazing, and one of the longest running in the UK was ‘Singing Together’ on BBC Radio, where kids sang along with songs live across the country. Jarvis Cocker presents this fascinating elegy for the live music show that taught children songs but without National Curriculum nor testing, just a joy of…
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The Lord Is Out Of Control (Nils Frahm Remix)
Another the ‘You need this in your life’ category, from the new Mogwai EP ‘Music Industry 3. Fitness Industry 1’ is the modern classical and elegant remix of ‘The Lord Is Out Of Control’ by Nils Frahm. The other tracks are great also, with 6Music favourite ‘Teenage Exorcists’ being one of the best things the…