"A London-based band who met through musical endeavours across the city, The Shallows is made up of four members, Tom Skelton on lead vocals, Russ Cragg on guitar, Joe White on bass and Al Hewitt on drums. Taking their influences from the likes of The Strokes, Neu!, Two Door Cinema Club and The Smiths, The Shallows focus is writing great music, with solid vocals. The About Time Vol 1 EP was recorded at Youths (Killing Joke, Paul McCartney, The Verve) studio in Spain at the beginning of 2012. There are two more EPs still to come. The focus of their [...]
The release of Sparrow and the Workshop's third album is still a good month or two away, but as anticipation builds to a near hysterical fever pitch* there are a few ways in which you can ease your anticipation, at least for the immediate future. For Southern types, the band will be playing two London shows around the album release. The first is a late-notice show at the Shacklewell Arms on Wednesday 10th . It's only a fiver in and there aren't that many tickets available, so if you intend going I recommend you [...]
As part of BBC 6 Music’s David Bowie week, Gilles’ significant record is Bowie’s 9th studio album ‘Young Americans’ which came out back in 1975. The album features a host of legendary musicians including John Lennon, Luther Vandross, the drummer from Sly And The Family Stone, Andy Newmark, and legendary producer Tony Visconti on the boards, with Gilles playing his favourite 3 tracks from the now legendary LP. Coupled with tracks from the new Bonobo album and a brand new track from Kyodai the show pomises to be a good’un. Enjoy! Listen HERE [...]
Words: Saam Das If you're a regular consumer of new music, you're probably be wondering why we're claiming East India Youth is "new". But with East India Youth 's official debut release not out till later this month, I think we can stand our ground. The 'Hostel' EP showcases the eclectic experimental sound of East India Youth , mixing electronica and prog in a surprisingly romantic manner. William Doyle [...]
Photo Credit Elyssa Iona "Trim the Barber are a Psychedelic Post-Punk 4-piece from East London UK. The lush musical euphoria of shoegaze meets the cold atmosphere of minimalist post punk. Their self titled debut EP was released in spring 2012 and received positive press online as well as local and international publications such as Total Guitar, Zero Tolerance, The Hackney Citizen and TNT. Known for explosively loud chaotic audio-visual live performances and global radio plays on BBC 6 Music, NME Radio, XFM, Q Radio and Amazing Radio, the group has played around the UK over the [...]
So on Sunday evening, we took part in the BBC 6 Music Blog Awards which was rather fun yet again. Others included this year included The 405, Punktastic, The Quietus, One For The People, For Folk's Sake, The Blue Walrus, Fresh On The Net and some by the 6 Music team themselves. The show was a raging success and it's always a pleasure to take part in. There were a few technical mix ups but hey, it wouldn't be live radio and an awards ceremony without a few of those now, would it?! To see the winners [...]
“Bobby Friction is renowned for his specialist knowledge of British Asian and South Asian music worldwide and currently presents the drivetime show on the Asian Network every weekday. He will be sitting in for Gilles Peterson playing an eclectic selection of beats.” Tracklist Laura Mvula - Green Garden - RCA The Maytals - Monkey Man - Quality Television Alice Coltrane - Journey In Satchidananda Frank Ocean - Super Rich Kids - Mercury Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill - EMI [...]
Alison Mosshart La vocalista de The Kills y The Dead Weather suplirá como locutora al cantante de Pulp durante el programa de radio que tiene Jarvis Cocker en la BBC 6 Music cada domingo. Esto debido a que Jarvis se ausentará por tres semanas a partir del 10 de marzo. Mosshart dijo sentirse honrada y agradecida con 6 Music por haberla invitado. Dijo también que tratará de cuidar la silla de Cocker , mantenerla aceitada y que se vea bien. [...]
Has it really been a year since we last did this? Oh how time flies when you're having fun, that's how the saying goes, isn't it?! Anyway, the good folk at the BBC and the amazing 6 Music have been kind enough to ask us back for another round of awards and we're having our own category again and need to get you guys involved once more. Last year we picked ... The Album of the Year That You Never, Ever Skipped a Track On...Ever. And the winner was Bon Iver's beautiful self [...]
Award season is coming to a close for another, well, almost. That's right, there's one more event for your calendar and that's this Sunday (24/02) for the second ever BBC 6 Music Blog Awards . continue reading >>
This week Gilles catches up with Brooklyn's finest, jazz vocalist, Jose James. The two discuss his past, as well as his recently released album, No Beginning, No End, which includes a formidable list of collaborators, pianist Robert Glasper, bassist Pino Palladino and Chris Daddy Dave on drums. Tracklist Sheila Rickards - Jamaican Fruit Of African Roots [Sheila] MORRI$ - White Hood [Nightslugs] Kalabrese Feat. Kahn - Feeding Me [Rumpelmusig] Letherette - D&L (Dorian Concept Remix) [Ninja Tune] Veence Hanao - Chasse & Peche [White] [...]
BBC Radio 6 Music have revealed the schedule of their upcoming week of live music at their famous Maida Vale studios. Among those taking part in the 'Live at Maida Vale' series of events are Suede , The Cribs , Richard Hawley , Foals and Everything Everything . Also booked are Laura Mvula, Alice Russell and James Hunter, Roots Manuva and The Invisible, The Strypes and Palma Violets. [...]
According to the new Rajar figures reported by the BBC News, digital radio in the UK now accounts for a third of all the country's listening. With BBC 6 Music overtaking Radio 4 Extra to become the leading digital-only station. That's a... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]
La estación empezó el 11 de marzo del 2002 Esta semana anunciaron que la BBC 6 Music es la estación más escuchada por Internet en todo Reino Unido. El día de hoy, la estación publicó su Top 100 de las mejores canciones de su primera década. ¿Cuál creen que sea el número uno? ¿ Oasis, Radiohead , Kings of Leon , The Strokes, The xx ? Descúbranlo a continuación. 100. Okkervil River – Calling and Not Calling My Ex 99. Lower Dens [...]
Goldfrapp Un nuevo anuncio ocurrió el día de hoy a través de la BBC 6 Music . Se trata de Goldfrapp , dúo el cual, a través de su integrante principal, Alison Goldfrapp , reveló que se encuentra trabajando en un nuevo álbum. Sin dar muchos detalles, Alison confirmó que se encuentran en Londres trabajando en la mezcla final del álbum pero no divulgó más datos como fecha de lanzamiento. Estamos en la etapa de mezcla. Nosotros lo escribimos y nosotros lo grabamos, después lo mezclaremos y luego regresaremos [...]
BBC 6 Music are celebrating ten years in existence by counting down the greatest tracks of its lifetime. The songs, as voted by the station's presenters and listeners, are currently being unveiled on air today (1 February). You can listen live here . And check the results so far below: 85. Phoenix - 1901 86. Primal Scream - Country Girl 87. Janelle Monae - Tightrope 88. Kanye West - Jesus Walks 89. Daft Punk - Robot Rock 90. Paul Weller - From the Floorboards Up [...]
BBC 6 Music celebrated ten years in existence by counting down the greatest tracks of its lifetime. Among those hitting the top spots were The Flaming Lips , Radiohead , The National , LCD Soundsystem and more. Number 1 spot, however, went to Coldplay for their 2002 track, 'Clocks'. The songs, compiled by the station's presenters and then ordered by its listeners, were aired on [...]
BBC 6 Music has been confirmed as the biggest digital radio station in the UK, according to the recent Rajar report. The report shows that the station, which was facing the axe just a few years back, attracts 1.9 million listeners a week - more than next leading competitor Radio 4 Extra. It also says that listening figures for the channel are up 31% on last year's. The station, launched back in 2002, was under threat in 2010 after a BBC review of its outputs. Elsewhere in the national [...]
This week Gilles focuses on the music, playing live tracks from Flora Purim, Sun Ra and Marlena Shaw in tribute to Claude Nobs, the man behind the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, who died this week. There's a play of jazz poet Jayne Cortez as well, who also passed away recently. On the new music front, there's plenty to discover, with new music from BadBadNotGood, Flume, Machinedrum, Laura MVula, and Nosaj Thing, alongside current favourites from Toro Y Moi, Chris Turner and Lulu James. Lovely stuff. DJ Day - Welove [White] [...]
For the eighth year running, 6Music DJ and musical tastemaker Gilles Peterson will be returning to KOKO on Saturday 19 th January for his annual Worldwide Awards. Armed with a credible and inimitable line–up, the awards will showcase the year’s best emerging artists alongside more established musicians from the worldwide underground. The intimate celebration will feature live performances, special one-off collaborations and DJ sets from a plethora of the world’s best artists, championed by Gilles throughout the year. The Gilles Peterson Worldwide Awards is thrilled to announce that Neneh Cherry will be joining the bill and performing a [...]
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