Tag: Spoken word
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Kiki and Herb – Whitey on the moon
A few things I thought I’d never see – a new Kiki & Herb release, and Kiki & Herb on Bandcamp – they’re back! And with a EP of live recordings including their excellent cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Whitey On The Moon’ with all proceeds going to the queer & trans black organisation ‘Black Visions…
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Wish I Could Wake In September (CoVID-19 Mashup)
Well there’s one good/bad* thing to the current events I have started making mashups again! (*delete as necessary) This is my current response to the coronavirus epidemic aka COVID-19, a complete nightmare and I want to just sleep til September and wish others were here in my isolation. Already had the Pink Floyd ‘Wish You…
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RC 298: Riddle of the Sphinx
The inscrutable smile of the Sphinx brings February and the No-Snowmadeddon, and also the most accessible and upbeat Radio Clash in ages falls from the sky (just as I was telling people how eclectic and strange the music is on the the podcast…oh well. service as usual next time, most likely). AND under two hours!…
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Kojey Radical
Love this video from Kojey Radical and Mos Popular Human…why it isn’t ‘This Is America’ big I don’t know. Full of amazing imagery and I’ve heard the song ‘Water (If I Only Knew)’ a lot on 6Music, he’s been around for a minute, but it’s the rest of the video that does it for me.…
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Lloydbrary #100 with Radio Clash
A new spoken word podcast which marks several things: Ian Fondue’s Lloydbrary reaching #100 (delayed by several major life events), the end of 2017 and start of 2018, and the first time I’ve been part of a spoken podcast in over 3 years, a (brief?) break in my retirement! Older listeners will remember Ian co-hosted…
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Steinski and the art of the cut-up
Didn’t know there was a video for ‘We’ll Be Right Back’? This song along with Arthur Baker’s Criminal Element Orchestra – Put The Needle To The Record, Bomb The Bass – Beat Dis, S’Express and Coldcut’s mix of Eric B & Rakim’s Paid in Full were my introduction to the world of the cut-up –…