Tag: BBC Radio 6 Music
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New Everything Everything
Everyone’s talking about the ‘new normal’ and tbh it’s usually like the old normal but less good. But one of the few good things in lockdown is an explosion of new music being released, such as this song by Everything Everything ‘In Birdsong’. (via Guy Garvey on 6Music) Another good creative by-product of COVID-19 is…
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John Peel Is Not Enough
It’s 15 years since the sad death of John Peel – I think music is still reeling from that one, I know radio and support for independent music definitely is. And also 15 years since the idea for this podcast and blog started, since his death inspired me to start it in desperation about who…
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RIP David Cain
Sad to hear of the death yesterday of composer David Cain of BBC Radiophonic Workshop fame. Here’s October from his famous ‘The Seasons’ album with poetry from Ronald Duncan which you might have heard via Trunk Records or 6Music – especially Jarvis Cocker’s show who played every month on his show for a year.
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#Horseproblems
Petrol Hoers came into my life (fnar) last night through the odd means of 6Music (playing silly horse themed crumpltastic punky speed/breakcore? Really?). I’ve been through the whole of his equine oevre (err, horses don’t lay eggs, neither do humans I guess…) and this is my favourite still from the latest album. As Petrol Hoers…
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RC 296: Red And Green Brexmas
Take Backstop Ireland From The Frame…What Backstop? Your Moaning Refrain, I Hope You Understand, Sometimes The Single Market Trade Zones Does Not Make The Plan!) Last podcast of the year, and the second part of the Xmas podcasts with a New Year, A New EU! (without Britain, most likely). We see off 2018 in style,…
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RC 293: Remembering The Receipts
Remember remember the 15th of November…Memories, like the Facebook of your mind, Big Brother loving memories…[CLICK! This post has been flagged for Hate Speech. You cannot post.] An episode about receipts. memories and the fragility of same, from Remembrance Sunday where dumb people claim (wrongly) that much braver people fought for the freedom to wear…