Tag: top of the pops
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Lost KLF video
That recent KLF mix I posted provoked a conversation on Twitter where I mentioned seeing video in a crop circle on the Chart Show for ‘What Time Is Love?’ – and other people including KLF fans didn’t know what I was talking about… But the KLF mailing list came through, I wasn’t going mad or…
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KLF United States of Audio mixumentary
Loving this ‘mixumentary’ about the KLF – going from Timelords to Extreme Noise Terror by United States of Audio aka Dave Trigg. (via Rob Manuel and Dave Green/Fakebit Polytechnic) Different approach to my two KLF shows (which if anyone wondered if the KLF are forgotten, they are still my most popular shows) with a mix…
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RC 255: Pop Is Dead #3 – Bottom of the Pops
How’s about that, then? Goodness gracious as it ‘appens guys and gals we have another episode of the Pop Is Dead series, this one about the Topper of The Poppermost, Always In Colour Top of the Pops! Awight! Not ‘alf! Let’s see the chart rundown, while the Disco Dolllies, St Wunniful’s School Choir and Pan’s…
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You’ll never work in television again
A friend posting the infamous Orbital video lead to a journey into those musical moments where bands not only rebelled, refused to do as they were told, or just plain failed and created classic moments of TV. In the case of Orbital – Chime this is where a dispute over miming lead the Hartnoll brothers…
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Unofficial Anthems 5 & 6: Shipbuilding & Pills & Soap
When is an anthem not an anthem? If it says something profound and isn’t upbeat, is it an anthem? Ferry Cross the Mersey, Swing Low, even that terrible Elgar mess are all slow and meaningful and they’re anthems? (well maybe not the rugby ones, unless actions are also conferred LOL). I think Shipbuilding, written by…
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New Order 6Music playlist help
Looks like Now Playing on Friday is doing a New Order special and via Friend of Radio Clash (I should make Tshirts saying that) Jeb 50PoundNote I’ve heard they want input from New Order fans what to play…links in quite nicely with their recent Kraftwerk specials too, I bet – and New Order have some…