Tag: bbc
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Revolutionary Hip Hop by ez. Captures Britain in 2023
This hiphop song by ez. really sums up the state of Britain in 2023, and love the flip of the sample of “I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair) just is the cherry on the top. The call for resistance, revolution and unionising is very much needed and you won’t…
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Christmas Leftovers 2: Last Christmas to Fuck The Tories
Well firstly before the obligatory Wham – Last Christmas mashups (who on earth makes those?) we have to cover The Kunts who are aiming to knock that ‘sausage roll grifter’ off the Xmas #1 with the wonderfully BBC-friendly title of Fuck The Tories. I love the Cassetteboy and Mr B remixes especially. Now I’ve had…
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PNK Stylophonic Giftshop
Usually I get into new music and bands through covers then check out their oriignals, but this is the exception – YouTube randomly suggested the breaks/drum and bass stylophone track ‘eponymous’ by the PNK Stylophonic Giftshop – very Crumpl – and I stayed for the covers, which are good but I like the originals more.…
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RIP Janice Long
RIP DJ and presenter Janice Long – first woman daytime Radio 1 DJ, first regular presenter of Top of the Pops, presenter at Live Aid, and by all accounts a lovely woman. And friend of John Peel – as can be seen on these segments on the excellent Top of the Pops: Story of series…
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The Sound Makers
Fascinating audio from a 1963 BBC “Sound’ Documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The fact it’s on vinyl is because the BBC transcribed many of their works onto vinyl for safe-keeping and future re-use – the B-side is actually repeats of the A-side. It’s a fascinating look at the early Workshop, and features Desmond Briscoe,…