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Post by personunknown on Jan 27, 2022 11:45:05 GMT
www.radio-uk.co.uk/punk-fmMost we've all heard before but sometimes a couple slip in that passed me by. Example this morning it was Acme Sewage Co and Neon.
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Jan 27, 2022 11:47:31 GMT
Post by Lord Emsworth on Jan 27, 2022 11:47:31 GMT
www.radio-uk.co.uk/punk-fmMost we've all heard before but sometimes a couple slip in that passed me by. Example this morning it was Acme Sewage Co and Neon. Thanks - will have a listen
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Jan 27, 2022 15:17:17 GMT
Post by doug61 on Jan 27, 2022 15:17:17 GMT
www.radio-uk.co.uk/punk-fmMost we've all heard before but sometimes a couple slip in that passed me by. Example this morning it was Acme Sewage Co and Neon. I used to listen to that on internet radio, but it vanished recently.
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Post by stu77 on Jan 30, 2022 13:01:41 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Jan 30, 2022 21:31:56 GMT
John Peel
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00148j7
Blur frontman and Gorillaz founder, Damon Albarn is Tom Ravenscroft’s first guest to Peel Acres; lending a hand (and two ears) in making sense of his dad’s vast record collection - tens of thousands of albums and singles collected over a lifetime. Damon first visited John Peel’s home back in the late 90s, when Blur recorded a session for his Radio 1 show.
Presented by Tom Ravenscroft Produced by Kevin Core
Episode Sleeve Notes:
Track 1: Kurious Oranj - The Fall (from I Am Kurious Oranj)
Damon instantly hones in on I Am Kurious Oranj; a 1988 album by The Fall which was written to soundtrack a ballet, in collaboration with Scottish dancer Michael Clark. Credited as John Peel’s favourite band, the post-punk outfit was led by Mark E Smith - the only constant band member in an ever changing line up.
Track 2: Please No More Sad Songs - The Idle Race (from Idle Race)
Taking “a complete punt”, Damon next pulls out a 1969 album by the Birmingham band The Idle Race - who he’s surprised to discover is the first record produced by Jeff Lynne, who also provides lead vocals. After this album failed to chart, he made the move to… The Move, who later become Electric Light Orchestra (best known for the track Mr Blue Sky).
Track 3: Lady Rachel - Kevin Ayers (from Joy of a Toy)
Damon’s next pick is another 1969 record, and one he remembers from his own parents’ (much more limited) collection. Joy of a Toy was the debut solo album of Kevin Ayres, a founding member of rock band Soft Machine. He compares the “classic English whimsy” of Ayers’s voice to that of Syd Barrett, Pink Floyd’s original frontman and lyricist.
Track 4: Why Diddle - Blah Blah Blah
The next pick is the B side to a 7” single by Blah Blah Blah, a band from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, which Damon introduces à la Peel. Tom compares their sound to the avant-garde music of Captain Beefheart.
Track 5: Save Yourself - Soft Machine (from The Soft Machine)
Fun fact: Damon’s dad, Keith Albarn briefly managed the Soft Machine. This debut album is the only one to feature previous pick, Kevin Ayers - alongside lead vocals from Robert Wyatt. Tom reveals that Wyatt was a regular visitor to Peel Acres and still occasionally calls now (he’s known to leave wonderfully long answerphone messages).
Track 6: We Shall Overcome - Mahalia Jackson
The next pick is “The Queen of Gospel”, Mahalia Jackson - who is considered one of the greatest voices of the 20th century and one Damon has known since a child. With a singing career spanning over 40 years, she also took an active role in the American civil rights movement and sang just before Martin Luther King Jr delivered his famous “I Have a Dream speech”.
Damon is a fan of early gospel vocal quartets, and says his favourite classical piece is A Child of Our Time, by British composer Michael Tippett - which includes sections of spirituals. Which leads on to talking about polyphony - that is, combining a number of parts, which each form an individual melody and harmonise with each other. He references composer Pérotin, who developed early polophonic work in Notre Dame, Paris in the 12th century.
Track 7: From Poems and Songs of Middle Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
The A side of this 1967 album features writer J. R. R. Tolkien reading poems from his The Lord of the Rings and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil books. Side B features songs from Middle Earth, with music composed by Donald Swann - who features on piano, accompanying the fittingly named singer William Elvin.
Track 8: Alone Again Or - Love
Damon’s final choice, by the LA psychedelic rock band Love, was apparently a tour bus favourite for Blur. This track appears on their third album Forever Changes which, despite only moderate success in the 1967 charts, is regularly named among the greatest albums of all time.
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Post by stu77 on Feb 7, 2022 0:21:43 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Mar 5, 2022 12:07:40 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Mar 5, 2022 23:39:44 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Mar 8, 2022 19:53:54 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Mar 13, 2022 15:23:02 GMT
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Post by stu77 on Mar 16, 2022 17:41:52 GMT
Does anyone ever catch Dotun Adebayo's overnight show on 5 Live?
I've heard him singing bits of EMI and also Complete Control. They have a great regular world football phone-in with Tim Vickery (an English journalist who lives in Brazil) and also a great feature called Virtual Jukebox where listeners select songs.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Mar 16, 2022 17:49:38 GMT
Not a big radio listener but that sounds good
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Post by stu77 on Mar 30, 2022 19:22:25 GMT
Is the use of the ‘P’ word ever acceptable? Prompted by the recent allegations of racism at Yorkshire CCC by cricketer Azeem Rafiq, Rajan Datar and producer Rajeev Gupta go on a journey of personal exploration. Like many South Asians in the 1970s and 80s, Rajan was routinely called the P-word as he walked to and from school, but a new generation of young British Asians say they now claim the word and it can be used within the community as a sign of power. Rajan finds out for himself how true this is and does a context in which the use of the word is acceptable actually exist? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015vdx
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Post by stu77 on Mar 31, 2022 11:03:09 GMT
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Post by wardance on Apr 23, 2022 21:26:23 GMT
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