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Forgive me for being a proud Dad but I’ve just had my kids over in the Bay Area for 4 days so you can forgive a little nepotism, this track “A Hell of a Night” was written by my eldest, Noah Tilson Brown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today we speak to Actress Becky Wright about her love of horror movies and how they have portrayed women through the ages. Music: There is nothing like loss or longing to get folk committing their feelings to song or poetry, Composer Alexandre Desplat has done an amazing reworking of "You'll Never Know" by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. Which was based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war brid...

Today we speak to Shannon Boodram the internet’s most sought-after, certified sex educator, dating expert and lifestyle personality about the changing attitudes to beauty, colourism and her work as a sex educator. Today’s show marks a change to Friday 15, the interviews will now be longer and the tone a little more intimate. I’ve discovered after 60 odd shows that its not my job to be interview bu...

Australia's Emma Louise has been making the rounds in her native country since age 15, this is synth soaked “Freedom” which was chosen by listener Audreyanne Covarrubias Jimmy Cliff , is a Jamaican reggae musician, one of only two living musicians to hold the Order of Merit , the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government. This is “Sitting in Limbo” from the 1973 Album the Harde...

Blues, rock and lots of soft soul sum up the American rock band Alabama Shakes sounding as it if was recorded in shoe box “Guess Who” is a lollypop for the ears. Some 8 years after the first Hip Hip party in the Bronx in 1973, Debbie Harry scored the first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number one using rap vocals in a track with “Rapture”, most said it would never catch on. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Lovebirds and Stee Downes' intoxicating house-pop ditty " Want You In My Soul " hits you like a fully produced steamroller, its heavy bass and light vocals are a delight. 1972 was a high point for Stevie wonder, the horns blaring, “ Superstition ” is a funk soaked track from his purple period, this is Todd Terje Re-Edit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

" Matador " Spanish for "Killer", or "bullfighter" was written by Flavio Cianciarulo, bass player of Los Fabulosos Cadillacs , from Argentina . It was first released in 1993 The New Pornographers - "This is the World of the Theater" " Cola " was produced by CamelPhat and Elderbrook , and was released in 2017. It features vocals from Alexander "Elderbrook" Kotz, who was also a co-writer of the trac...

Simple Things is a seminal studio album by the Eletronica outfit Zero 7, the single "This World" released in 2001 features vocals by Mozez. German-Canadian-English singer-songwriter Alice Merton co-wrote " No Roots " with producer Nicolas Rebscher, it’s a clever blend of pop and elements of dance, released in 2017 it was a minor hit throughout Europe. The sun shines on “ Everyone Falls In Lov...

Today we speak to Nathaniel Wayne about the appeal of Doctor Who. An utter masterpiece, Bitty McLean’s “Walk Away From Love” uses Alton Ellis's “Get Ready” sample from 1967, with the lyrics of David Ruffin’s 1975 soul classic “Walk Away From Love”. War & Leisure is the fourth studio album by American singer Miguel, released on December 1, 2017, It’s a R&B, psychedelic funk sound board this...

" The Way You Move " is a song recorded by Big Boi of the American hip hop duo OutKast , "The Way You Move" is one of the two lead singles from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , OutKast's double album project which includes a solo album from each member. Pronto punk in 1969 The Stooges classic “I wanna be your dog”, sits at the intersection of 3 cord shoutiness and 60’s psychedelia, enjoy! Tom Misch’s...

Today we speak to Ali O’Grady about loss, compassion and thoughtfulness. “A Walk” by Tycho real name, Scott Hansen was released on Ghostly International records in 2011, it’s one of those minor electronic classics that has been sampled on at least 16 records to date. "Come as You Are" by American grung sters Nirvana was written by frontman Kurt Cobain and though an undoubted classic its similarity...

1994 when aged of 4 Tinush Salehi started playing the piano. The Berlin producer is responsible for the deep house classic Struggle that lifts Aretha Franklin vocals from the dance hit A Deeper Love, which as you’ve probably guessed was released in 1994.   "Zombie" is a protest song by Irish rock band The Cranberries. It was released in September 1994 as the lead single from their second stud...

Trans-Europe Express  charted at 119 on the American charts and was placed number 30 on the  Village Voice 's  1977  Pazz & Jop  critics poll. Two singles were released from  Trans-Europe Express :  "Trans-Europe Express"  and "Showroom Dummies". The album has been re-released in several formats and continued to receive acclaim from modern critics. In 20...

Moon Safari is the debut studio album by French electronic music duo Air , released in 1998. On 14 April 2008. Moon Safari was acclaimed by critics and remains Air's most renowned release, this is the album's opening track “Le Fem Argent”. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion is an American alternative rock trio, formed in 1991 "Bellbottoms" opens the album and features a string section arrangement by...

MFSB, officially standing for "Mother Father Sister Brother", was a pool of more than thirty studio musicians based at Philadelphia’s famed Sigma Sound Studios. Mysteries of the World was a track taken from your last album in 1980 called Mysteries of the World “Breathe " is the title of the debut single by the French dance music group Télépopmusik . It features guest vocals by Angela McCluskey who...

99.9% is the debut studio album by Canadian electronic music producer Kaytranada , released on May 6, 2016, the track “Weight off” was produced with the group badbadnotgood this is their version of that mellow funk boogie track. Sounding like the bastard child of the 60’s psychedelia and the early 80’s british maudlin pop Holy Wave surprisingly hail from Austin Texas this is the haunting beautiful...

n 2017 th"Slave to the Rythym" was the first single from  Grace Jones ' album  of the same name , which was released in 1985. The song and the album were written by  Bruce Woolley , Simon Darlow,  Stephen Lipson  and  Trevor Horn  and produced by Horn. " Papua New Guinea " is a 1991  song  by the  electronic music  group  Future Sound of...

La Ritournelle "La Ritournelle" is a track by Sébastien Tellier from his 2004 album Politics . The track has received much critical acclaim, La Ritournelle is one of the most beautiful, symphonic electronic tracks you’ll ever heard. Composer, guitarist and skateboarder Tommy Guerrero is the maestro behind the downtempo classic "Loco's Lament" which is a western inspired art rock groove. Kiko Bun K...

SBTRKT  is the musical project led by Aaron Jerome . " Hold On " ft. Sampha a small but also a big minimalist slice of the electronics, it was released on March 2012. That's Entertainment " is a 1980 song by British punk - mod revivalist group The Jam from their fifth album, Sound Affects . Although never released as a domestic single in the UK during the band's lifetime, "That's Entertainmen...

"What About this Love"Larry Heard (born 1960, Chicago, Illinois) is a DJ, record producer and musician, widely known for the Chicago-based house music he produced during the mid-1980s and continues to produce today. He was a leader of the influential group Fingers Inc.and has recorded solo under various names, most notably Mr. Fingers."Move Your Body ". Marshall Jefferson (born, 1959 in Chicago, I...

Pyrex hails from Toronto - "Make It" mixes piano, a jazz chord progression and a childlike mournful flow style to maximum effect."Love Is the Drug" from art rock band Roxy Music' is neither rock or funk taken from the 1975 album Siren."Lalah" Hathaway is an American singer of a fine pedigree She is the daughter of soul singer Donny. On "Surrender" Hathaway works with producer Pharrell Williams to...

Today we speak to Robbie Lyle the founder of Arsenal Fan TVLondon-based French native Nicolas Laugier, is The Reflex, he takes his cue from the first wave of disco remixers by using only the original sounds from the master tapes Michael Jackson's 1979 hit "Rock with You" is a perfect example of his deft art. Formed in 1992 The Cardigans hail from Sweden, "Erase/Rewind" is found on their 1998 album...

Idiosyncratic, out of syncopation "All my friends" by New York dance meisters LCD Soundsystem features a beautiful and iconic intro. It was the second single from their second studio album Sound of Silver in 2007. "Welcome to Jamrock" by Grammy-winning reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley brought the drop back to reggae in 2005. Quite simply this is the most influential piece of Reggae music pro...

Today we speak to Theatre critic Nicky Sweetland about the world of London West End Theatre. Black Coffee is a South African record producer and DJ, who began his career in the mid 90’s. He is probably South Africa’s biggest deep house producer and this track “Buya” just takes my breath away, it features Toshi Tikolo on vocals. An example of producer as band member, Bernard Edwards of Chic was beh...

"I Can't Go for That" is a song by the American duo Hall & Oates. The song was released as the second single from their album, Private Eyes in 1981. The song became the fourth number-one hit single of their career on the Billboard Hot 100"Daft Punk Is Playing at My House" is the fifth single from LCD Soundsystem, released on February 21, 2005. The track reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and...