Join John & Sue for a selection of the best of new music on the Americana scene.
I had a few favourites in tonight’s show, and here’s the video for one of them, the new single by The Raveonettes:
If you want to hear the show again, or missed it, you can do so for a few weeks on the BCB Listen Again site.
And here’s a list of all the tunes I played tonight:
Whisper it quietly but the current Bradford music scene is as healthy as it’s been for quite a while.
Not only are Terrorvision and New Model Army still going strong but the new crop of unsigned groups is brimming with talent.
So we’ve decided to put together a Bradford Beat special showcasing the cream of the present generation.
Tune into the show on Thursday April 7 from 8pm to 9pm and you’ll hear tracks from the likes of Talk To Angels, handmadehands, Operator Six, Chris Patrick, Hoover Dams, State of Error, Blue Roses and plenty more.
Blowin Weekly Extra
9-10pm Sunday 3 April 2011
Blowin online http://blowin.podomatic.com
BCB 106.6 FM and www.bcbradio.co.uk
A fence post, recently
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Here again is that short film that I linked last week.
The tune is credited to Baloji and features Royce Mbumba – it’s called Le Jour D’Apres / Siku Ya Baadaye aka Independence Cha Cha.
Baloji isthe tall one and Royce Mbumba the one with the golden voice – more info on Royce please!
Independence cha cha!
http://matsuli.blogspot.com/2011/03/baloji-cha-cha-cha.html
A new Fleet Foxes video was revealed today:
Fleet Foxes – Grown Ocean from Fleet Foxes on Vimeo.
I’m looking forward to their new album. There’s actually a Fleet Foxes single coming out on Record Store Day, as well as loads of other amazing treats.
Here’s what I played tonight:
So, having acquired a tape to CD converter, courtesy of Jenny Jet, I played a fair few tracks from 20+ year old mix tapes made by my friend the late, great, Jas Toomer. You’ll notice the sudden drop in volume and sound quality, which of course only adds to the nostalgia!
We also dedicated our show in part to the 400,000+ people who marched for an alternative to public spending cuts. We were there – here’s a kazoo solo, from Emma Bob III!
And this is what we played:
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Blowin Weekly Extra
9-10pm Sunday 27 March 2011
Blowin online http://blowin.podomatic.com
BCB 106.6 FM and www.bcbradio.co.uk
Bark
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*Listeners outside the UK may like to know that our clocks went forward last night*
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Enjoying Stephan Mathieu’s sound files here
www.bitsteam.de/wp/?page_id=78
thanks to Phill
Originally this post had a lame “Two Ronnies” style pun about 7 inches being enough for anyone in the title – but frankly I’m better than that and so are you.
Anyroad, after Simon Ashberry’s claim on this very blog here, that 2011 was turning in to a cracking year for music – excellent records of every stripe have rained down upon our grateful upturned faces like er…rain and happily a good number of these have been shiny black 7″ singles as I was getting a bit concerned that we were going all 1973 with all the LP tracks we’ve been playing.
So, tonight started off as a singles only programme and then transmogrified ( I love typing that word. I’m tempted to do it again) in to a mix of 7″‘s, 12”s (stop it!) LP tracks, downloads and wax cylinders (alright, that last one was a lie)
To hear the whole hideous farrago again go to http://www.podcast.canstream.co.uk/bcb/index.php?id=611
Hello you,
Hope you enjoyed the show…Jasmine Kennedy’s session sounded great. She’s got such a soulful voice – listening back to the tracks made me really smile. If you missed the show, you can listen again via www.bcbradio.co.uk click on ‘listen again’ and scroll down for The BCB Sessions, 23rd March, 9pm. Thanks Jasmine for popping in. She’s got some gigs coming up so for the dates go to http://jasminekennedy.co.uk/home
If you’d like to get your music on the show – perhaps record a session – then get in touch. Just email me: laura.rawlings@bcbradio.co.uk and I’ll get my people to talk to your people and we’ll sort it. No, seriously, it’s not that complicated….
So this is what we served up:
Pete and the Pirates – United
The Death Set – We are going anywhere men
Love Inks – Black eye
Jasmine Kennedy interview
Jasmine Kennedy (BCB Session) – Good for each other
Smith Westerns – Weekend
Husky Rescue – Fast lane
Battles – Ice cream
Jasmine Kennedy (BCB Session) – Dinner for breakfast
About Group – Don’t worry
Maia (session track from the archives) – Sidelines (from Hudds. Ones to watch. They’re playing in Hebden Bridge in April so if you’re free go see http://www.myspace.com/maiatheband)
Clock opera – Let the lifeboats go
Jasmine Kennedy (BCB Session) – Cardigan sweater
A fine selection of tunes gleaned from Word magazine compilations, generously donated to the Going North from Nashville collection!
Dave Rawlings Machine: To be Young (Is to be Sad)
Aimee Mann: 31 Today
Kill it Kid: Heaven Never Seemed so Close
Ben Kweller: Fight
Chatham Country Line: Chip of a Star
Great Lake Swimmers: Pulling on a Line
Sun Kill Moon: Moorestown
The Voluntary Butler Scheme: Tabasco Sole
Mavis Staples: Eyes on the Prize
Hey Negrita: One Mississippi
Drever, Mc Cusker &Woomble: Into the Blue
Le Reno Amps: If You Want a Lover
The Smoke Fairies: Frozen Heart
Carlene Carter: Why be Blue