Archives for April 2010

Hello blog pals, even the blog pals who gave me a hard time for filling in for Jonathan Ross on Radio 2 a few weeks back and creating some toe curling radio by trying to cheer up the miserable Modfather with some light Grease-based humour. Boy, there's really no pleasing some people!

Anyway, it's that time again. I'm recording my 5th Big Mix Tape this week and the working title is Wave Of New Relations. It's that most Nick Hornbyocious of mix tapes: the compilation for a new boyfriend or girlfriend with all the musical double thinking and showing off that entails. I have a fairly clear idea of what I'm putting on there but if you have any tracks that you think I would be insane to miss, please do let me know. I'm also compiling a list of songs that should not under any circumstances be used on a compilation for a new romantic friend. That's a friend with whom you have recently become romantic, not a member of Spandau Ballet. Anyway your suggestions for songs to avoid on the New Relations mix would be extremely welcome.

Finally I would be deeply indebted if you could contribute a few questions for my guest this week, the journalist, radio & TV documentary maker, author of books like Them and The Men Who Stare At Goats, and tickler of conspiracy theorists, extremists and nutbars both harmless and frightening: Jon Ronson. There's a lot to ask him about and I'll do my best to put as many of your enquiries to him as I can, after I've concluded my own addled and rambling interrogation obviously. I'll do my best to avoid Grease jokes.

Thanks!

Love Adam oOO000OOoxXXXxo0ox

Welcome to Louis Theroux! The world renowned journalist and presenter of bizarre, compelling and sometimes disturbing documentaries helps Adam create a road trip themed compilation tape.

As always, you can download the podcast here

TRACKLISTING

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Born To Run

David Bowie - The Secret Life Of Arabia

Randy Crawford - One Day I'll Fly Away

Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin

Kraftwerk - Autobahn

Pavement - Range Life

Frank Black - (I Want To Live On An) Abstract Plain

Captain Beefheart - My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains

Neutral Milk Hotel - Two Headed Boy

Boards Of Canada - Happy Cycling

Bob Dylan - Black Diamond Bay

Elliott Smith - Independence Day

Neil Young - Roll Another Number for the Road

Elton John - Rocket Man

Chuck Berry - Route 66

David Byrne - Freeway Son

Brian Eno - On Some Faraway Beach

Roy Rogers - Tumbling Tumbleweeds

Supergrass - Faraway

British film director Garth Jennings helped Adam compile a tape filled with music for a sunny occasion. Garth made his name directing music videos for Blur, Radiohead, Beck, R.E.M, Supergrass and more recently Vampire Weekend. You may also have seen his wonderful film, Son of Rambow.

You can download the podcast here and as always you can get in touch.

TRACK LIST:

The Summer Wind - Frank Sinatra

A Place in My Heart - Orange Juice

Busy Doin' Nothin' - The Beach Boys

Man Around the House - Grace Jones

Train to Rainbow City - The Pyramids

Burro - Beck

Everybody Loves the Sunshine - Roy Ayers

Sunny Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day - Sir Douglas Quintet

Guest - Garth Jennings

Strawberry Letter 23 - Shuggie Otis

Theme For A Nude Beach - B52s

The Ballad of Dorothy Parker - Prince

The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls - Tortoise

The Jag - The Micronaughts

Marrakesh Express - Crosby, Stills and Nash

The World's Strongest Man - Scott Walker

Groovin - The Young Rascals

Kada Manja - The Very Best

Flash in the Pan - Waiting for A Train

Low Rider - War

Sea Legs - The Shins

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Adam Buxton's Big Mixtape this week, could also appeal to little people. It's called Toddler Tunes and features great music that babies and young children may enjoy. Adam will be joined by Gaz Coombes & Danny Goffey from Supergrass, a.k.a. The Hot Rats.

You can download the podcast here and as always you can get in touch.

TRACK LIST

All Together Now - The Beatles

Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellenbogen By The Sea - Max Bygraves (1954)

Bad Guys - Paul Williams (Bugsy Malone OST)

The Man Who Invented Himself - Robyn Hitchcock (from Black Snake Diamond Role, 1981)

Mobile Phone - Kevin Eldon & The Cassettes

Baggy Trousers - Madness (Absolutely, 1980)

Tell All The People - The Doors (Soft Parade, 1969

Out Of Space - The Prodigy (Experience, 1993)

Theme from 'I Dream of Jeannie'

Hawaiian War Chant - Spike Jones and his City Slickers (1964)

Ocean Man - Ween (Mollusk, 1997)

Dancin' - by Gaz's daughter

Seems To Be On My Mind - Suburban Kids With Biblical Names

Steady As She Goes - by Danny's son Alfie

Playground Love - Air

Me and My Arrow -Nillson

Make Up - Lou Reed (Transformer, 1972)

Fingerbib - Aphex Twin (Richard D James Album, 1996) Not Yet 3 - Jonathan Richman (Jonathan Sings!, 1983) When The Fields Were On Fire - Virginia Astley Summer Of Their Dreams - Virginia Astley I've Just Seen a Face - The Ukulele Beatles

In honour of Adam's new Sunday show 'Adam Buxton's Big Mixtape', Team Laverne invited him to take part in this week's Memory Tapes.

Check it out on Lauren's blog

Welcome to the first of Adam Buxton's Big Mixtape shows. The multi-talented Julian Barratt helped Adam kick things off with a show dedicated to weird and wonderfully flavoured music in the shape of Øddens.

You can download the podcast here and please do let us know what you think!

TRACK LIST:

Everything In Its Right Place - Radiohead

Gossipo Perpituo - Jean Jacques Perrey

Cabin Essence - Beach Boys

Adam's Mega-Mix

Pnoom (Moon Up Mix) - Can

Boat Of Car - They Might Be Giants

The Game Of Eyes - Gorkys Zygotic Mynci

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - Gil Scott Heron

Miss Gradenko - The Police

Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush

Harry Irene - Captain Beefheart

Wine Women & Song - Moon Dog

Blade Runner Main Title - Vangelis

Cossack's Are - Scott Walker

Programme - Silver Apples

Untitled - Oren Marshall

Triumph Of A Heart - Bjork

Technique - Prefab Sprout

This World Of Water - New Musik

Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Peter Gabriel

Heroes - Peter Gabriel

New Career In A New Town - David Bowie

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Prepare yourself for an Easter treat over the next three weeks. If you missed some of the early Adam & Joe 6 Music podcasts, then here's your chance to listen to and even download them. Over Christmas, we re-released podcasts 1 - 10 and this Easter we'll put out numbers 11 - 20. You can either listen to the programmes or download them here or via your usual podcast method!

Unfortunately the podcasts will only be available for seven days after the programmes broadcast, so get in there fast before they disappear. The shows include the origins of STEPHEN!, Glastonbury and some fantastic Song Wars battles so they are worth owning if you don't already.

There is also a special three hour compilation edition of Adam & Joe on Saturday 3rd April in their usual slot of 10am.

And don't forget, the dozen Easter Egg podcasts will include the first episode of Adam Buxton's Big Mixtape - the show starts at midday on Sunday 4th April and you can get the podcast here .

Happy Easter everyone!