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The White Stripes classic “7 Nation Army”, got an amazing lo-fi soul make over courtesy of British funksters Nostalgia 77 in 2005Cameos classic "Word Up!" was covered by Scottish band Gun. Taken from their album Swagger, it was released on July 1, 1994, and reached number 8 in the UK singles chart."Teardrops" appeared on Womack & Womack's fourth studio album, Conscience in 1988. The songwriters Ce...

Britain's SG Lewis is a producer, songwriter and DJ with an emotive, atmospheric approach to dance-oriented, electronic-based music, typical of his output is the track "Warm"."Teenage Kicks" was the debut single for Northern Irish punk rock/new wave band The Undertones. in 1978.Singer songwriter Wande Coal spans the genres of Genres AfroPop, Afrobeat and R&B the track "Iskaba" features Dj Tunez. E...

"The Sun Rising" is a hit single by UK band The Beloved. It was their first top 40 hit in the UK, Charting in November 1989. "Nobody Speak" is a slice of gangstagrass by American music producer DJ Shadow, featuring rap verses from American rap duo Run the Jewels. Relseased in 2016 The song was first a part of Run the Jewels' Record Store Day release,"Think (About It)" is a funk song recorded by Ly...

Andrea Benini is better known by his stage name Mop Mop and is an Italian musician and producer. He performs with his band, the Mop Mop Combo, this is the beautiful Kamakumba."Message in a Bottle" was released as the lead single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc by the Police in 1979.Pharrell Williams scored the oscar winning film Hidden Figures as the composer and was the producer...

Today we speak to podcaster David Crowther about England, and where the blurred line of Britishness starts."Wicked Game" is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak, released from his third album Heart Shaped World (1989). Despite being released as a single in 1990, it did not become a hit until it was later featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart. Sir Sly is an American indie pop band...

The ever beautiful This Is Not America" is performed by the jazz fusion band the Pat Metheny Group and sung by David Bowie, its profound, timely and meaningful. The Arctic monkeys burst onto the scene with "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" It debuted at number one on the UK Chart in October 2005, The song was ranked number 7 on NME's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Written by Daf...

Today we speak to Dr Sally Ann Huxable the Principal Curator of Modern & Contemporary Design at National Museums Scotland and Editor of the Review of the Pre-Raphaelite Society about the enduring appeal of the Pre-Raphaelites. Rihanna’s beautiful Same ol Mistakes is a note perfect cover of Tame Impala’s 2015 original. Are You Looking For Action? was written by Sergio Pizzorno of Kasabian and is th...

Stephen Bruner (born October 19, 1984),[2] better known by his stage name Thundercat, is an American multi-genre bass guitarist, producer and singer from Los Angeles, California. This is them changes"Lights Out" is a song by English hard rock band Royal Blood. Featured on the band's 2017 second studio album How Did We Get So Dark? The song was released as the first single from the album on 14 Apri...

Today we speak to Roger Griffiths The team Principal at the Andretti Formula E team about Formula E,Daniel Norgren, is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Howling Around My Happy Home was released in 2013"Insomnia" was recorded by British dance group Faithless. Released as the band's second single, it became one of their most successful. It was released in 1995. It is consistently cited as one of the gre...

Today we speak to Dana Gerber-Margie, co creator of The Bello Collective the website and newsletter that reviews podcasts about podcasts. Lion Babe is an American electro soul duo from New York City . They are made up of singer Jillian Hervey and record producer Lucas Goodman. The track "Rockets" featured Moe Moks on vocals Cold War Kids are an American indie rock band from Long Beach , California...

Today we speak to Jacqueline Bertho local councilor in Saint Guen in Britanny about local and national politics in FranceJacob Banks is a British singer-songwriter from Birmingham. The album The Monologue was released in January 2013 it’s second release titled "Worthy", was debuted by BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe as his "Next Hype show. Stevie Wonder vs The Clash - Uptight. Jack The Video Ripper aka D...

Always be there is a searing track on Remedy the debut studio album by the English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx which was released in 1999Number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart "Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. "Crying Over, reachED #11 on the UK Singles charts in 1974 and was featured on the...

Today we speak to Fiona Siobhan Powell Producer/On-Air Host at WVIA-FM about National Public Radio in the US.21-year-old producer Tom Misch dropped ‘Beat Tape 2’ in August 2015, a collection of songs and beat sketches. Beautiful escape shows his neo soul influences and his range. The Quantic Soul Orchestra is a live band project of musician and DJ, Will Holland. Holland has recorded under several...

Today we speak to Alison Gerlach serial Entrepreneur and Strategy Consultant on how to value your worth. Electric Feel" is a song by the American rock band MGMT, released as the second single from their debut studio album Oracular Spectacular in 2007"Riders on the Storm" is a song by American rock band The Doors. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, L.A. Woman (1971)...

Today we speak to veteran reggae musician Fil Callender of The In Crowd about his life in Jamaican music. Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. The pioneer of Banku Music, Skin tight is a perfect exponent of 2017 Afro Beat. Mama Said is the second studio album by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz, released in April 1991. Mama sai...

Today we speak to Claire Astbury, External Affairs Manager at National Housing Federation about the UK’s housing crisis. From the album Emergence, Parks on Fire blends cinema noir and drum and bass released February 2008 it was written, programmed and mixed by Trifonic."Rise" by post-punk group Public Image Ltd was written by John Lydon, about apartheid in South Africa It was one of the group's bi...

Today we speak to Keri Davis BBC scriptwriter about the joys of working from home."Retrograde" is a song by English electronic music producer and singer-songwriter James Blake. The song was released as a digital download on 11 February 2013 as the lead single from his second studio album Overgrown"Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a song by the English punk rock band the Clash, from their album Com...

King by Brummie reggae artists UB40 is a track about the late Martin Luther King, Jr., and the state of mourning of a nation after his death. The Young Ones "Young Folks" is the first single from Peter Bjorn and John's third album, Writer's Block (released in 2006). The single features Victoria Bergsman as guest vocalist. South African producer and vocalist Michael Ashe produced the deep house son...

Today we speak to funny woman Maddy Anholt about living in Big cities and eating McDonalds for the first time. Karim Kharbouch is better known by his stage name French Montana. An American hip hop recording artist who was Born in Morocco, he immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 13 years old. The track Unforgettable also features Swae Lee. Nominated by listener Kosmo "Who Kno...

Today we speak to Thomas Daly about the start of the new Baseball seasonHéloïse Letissier is best known by her stage name Christine and the Queens. The French singer, songwriter and producer was born in Nantes, from the album Chaleur Humaine this is it"Hesitation" is a track by Pacific Northwesterners Beat Connection. They blend simple but melodic electronic riffs that sound almost British."Brick...

Today we speak to Luisa Reynolds about being 48 with 5 lovers."Once in a Lifetime" was released the Talking Heads, in 1981. Produced by Brian Eno. The track mixes, disco and 80 synth pop and was named one of the 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century by NPR.Chaka Khan's solo debut album, was released in 1978 it featured the crossover disco hit, "I'm Every Woman", written for...

Today we speak to podcaster A.Ron Hubbard about the TV smash, the Walking Dead and why we are going off it. Multi-instrumentalist, producer and DJ, Adam Gibbons (aka Lack of Afro) is produced the 70’s sounding breakbeat monster The Outsider in 2007 for his debut album Press On. Featuring jazz-funk, and proto-rap Gil Scot Heron’s 1971 album Pieces of a Man album has had an outsided influence on sub...

Today we speak to Actor Isobel Middleton about the demise of space. The Divine Feminine is the fourth studio album by American rapper Mac Miller. The album's first single, "Dang!" was released on July 28, 2016. The track features guest appearance from American recording artist Anderson Paak, "North American Scum" is a post punk electro soup by The LCD Soundsystem. It was released as the lead singl...

Today we speak to Terry Saunders one-third of the For Formula one's sake podcast about the new F1 season and why the sport that we love is so boringMiraa May’s haunting vocals soar on I Don't Want Ya (Didi), a piece of music that beautifully mixes Dance Hall, Bhangra and street soul. Mainline is a track by English indie combo Teleman. The group consists of Thomas Sanders (vocals, guitar), Jonny Sa...

One of my favourite ever mash ups Marvin Gaye meets Bob Marley Healing In Vain is probably one of the best mash up’s ever created from the Bangers r Mashed Crew it blends a soul and reggae masterpiece into a perfect whole. RIP DJ DerekVincent Jamal "Vince" Staples is an American rapper from Long Beach, the single Bagbak was released in Feb 2017.Out here in the fields / I fight for my meals / I get...