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Buffet #75 – The one where we missed six f-bombs

Funny story. Because we broadcast between 7-8pm we have to watch our language. The occasional small swear (a ‘shit’, for example) is acceptable , but ‘f***s’ and other swears are not, so we always fuzzy them up when there’s a record we really want to play. This means you know they’re there, but the sensibilities of the young and easily offended are somewhat protected.

However, for this week’s show, having already bleeped a track by Afghan Whigs and another by Sufjan Stevens (who hardly ever bloody swears) we somehow let six f-bombs through. SIX! And when I say somehow, what I actually mean is Boris didn’t notice them despite previewing the track several times. When I listened back later and heard the sweet soprano of FKA Twigs unleash a string of dirty f-bombs and, what’s more, in the context of singing about very graphic sex, I had no choice but to alert BCB and ask for guidance. Thank you to lovely Mary Dowson, Head Honcho and Goddess of Wonderfulness for stepping in. She took a decision to cut the track and stuck a lovely bit of Stevie Wonder on at the end (thankfully not Ebony and Ivory).

So, if you’re here to listen back to Buffet and want the sanitised version, you can listen here

But if you want to hear FKA Twigs mimicking early Prince, but without the humour (ie. singing about sex in a high-pitched voice and saying ‘Motherf***er’ a few times) you can listen to the show here

And here’s our full track list:

1. Courtney Barnett – Pedestrian at Best
2. Viet Cong – Bunker Buster
3. Bjork – Stonemilker
4. Novelist x Mumdance – 1 Sec
5. Afghan Whigs – Be Sweet
6. Ibeyi – Ghosts
7. Gruff Rhys – Liberty (Is Where We’ll Be)
8. FKA Twigs – Two Weeks (only on Mixcloud)
9. Tanya Tagaq – Uja
10. Thee Oh Sees – The Dream
11. Sufjan Stevens – No Shade In the Shadow of the Cross
12. Nadine Shah – Fool
13. Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba – Siran Fen
14. Stevie Wonder – Superstition (only on BCB listen again link)

Please join us for more japes on 22nd March! Or in the meantime follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

Cheers! x

Buffet #65 – the one where we played some mental math Metal that sounded like gipping

So this month BCB have been repairing some studios, which means we had the novel experience of recording our show onto Mini Disc. Not that you’ll notice. We are still Masters of the Shambolic and the music is (mostly) flippin good

This is what we played:

1. Fugazi – Facet Squared
2. Fugazi – Public Witness Programme
3. Perfect Pussy – Driver
4. Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Body Electric
5. Kate Tempest – The Beigeness
6. Teho Teardo & Blixa Bargeld – What If…?
7. The Torero Band – All My Loving
8. Lucius – Turn it Around
9. Death From Above 1979 – Trainwreck 1979
10. Cilice – Mental Breakdown
11. Ben Folds Five – Do It Anyway
12. Slow Club – Suffering You, Suffering Me
13. The Afghan Whigs – These Sticks
14. Land Observations – On leaving the Kingdom for the well-tempered continent

We are back on 10th August! Join us for music and mayhem!

Buffet presents “Cover Versions – sometimes they’re not shit”

Now then! If you tuned in to Buffet – we thank you. Or if you want to listen, the link is here.

We dedicated a whole show to cover versions – often they are crap, but ours range from the bonkers to the sublime. This is what we played:

1. MINOR THREAT – Steppin’ Stone (best known by The Monkees)
2. JOHNNY CASH – The Mercy Seat (originally by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds)
3. TRICKY – Black Steel (originally by Public Enemy)
4. COME – I Got The Blues (originally by The Rolling Stones)
5. CHUCK D & HENRY ROLLINS – Rise Above (originally by Black Flag)
6. DISPOSABLE HEROES OF HIPHOPRISY – California Uber Alles
7. CICCONE YOUTH – Addicted to Love (originally by Robert Palmer)
8. TONY OSBORNE ORCHESTRA – Hard Days Night (originally by The Beatles)
9. NEKO CASE – Alone and Forsaken (originally by Hank Williams)
10. SNUFF – I Think We’re Alone Now (a take on the Tiffany version)
11. PAUL ANKA – Smells Like Teen Spirit (originally by Nirvana)
12. AFGHAN WHIGS – My World Is Empty Without You (originally by The Supremes)
13. THE SHOP ASSISTANTS – Train From Kansas City (originally by The Shangri Las)
14. LEATHERFACE – Talkin’ Bout a Revolution (originally by Tracy Chapman)
15. FATIMA MANSIONS – Long About Now (originally by Scott Walker)
16. FRANK SIDEBOTTOM – Indie Medley: Love Will tear Us Apart/How I Wrote Elastic Man/Take The Skinheads Bowling/Big Mouth Strikes Again (originally by: Joy Division/The Fall/Camper Van Beethoven/The Smiths)

We’re back on Sunday 13th July 7-8pm. Thanks!!!

Shipley Record Club on Buffet (#59)

This month on Buffet we were joined by Lyndon Marquis (AKA Boris) to chat about the Record Club. They meet in the Kirkgate Centre, Shipley on the last Saturday of every month to play full length LPs, giving us at Buffet an excuse to dig out some old vinyl. Listen to the show and check out what we played:

1. 50 Foot Wave – Long Painting
2. John Grant – Ernest Borgnine
3. Galitza – Stargazers Know This Stuff
4. Neko Case – Local Girl
5. Burning Codes – She’s The Only One For Me
6. Marnie Stern – Nothing Is Easy
7. Lungfish – Descender
8. Chelsea Wolfe – Winter
9. Count Basie – I Wanna Be Your Man
10. tUnE-yArDs – Gangsta
11. Nisennenmondai – Soundtrack 4 For Nobetsumakunashi
12. Afghan Whigs – What Jail Is Like
13. Buffalo Tom – Witches

We’re back on March 7th with an International Women’s Day special – see you then!

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