Blog posts by year and monthJuly 2012
Posts (7)
Warm up for for #BlurattheBeeb
We are currently sat at Maida Vale buzzng for Blur who are about to perform their very first live session for BBC 6 Music before another set for Radio 2 - but in anticipation we thought we'd send you back to January 26, 1997 and Nottingham in particular. This is what their track list for t...
#Lashes6Music - help choose the Ultimate Bat for Lashes Playlist
It's been three years since we last heard from Natasha Khan, but this week the lady better known as Bat for Lashes burst back with a brand new track and some eyebrow-raising album artwork which has got everyone talking. Laura has been everywhere since it was uploaded on Monday, from Pretty Mu...
#Lashes6Music - help choose the Ultimate Bat for Lashes Playlist
It's been three years since we last heard from Natasha Khan, but this week the lady better known as Bat for Lashes burst back with a brand new track and some eyebrow-raising album artwork which has got everyone talking. Laura has been everywhere since it was uploaded on Monday, from Pretty Mu...
#DeepPurple6Music - what happened on the show and where you can find it
After the sad news of Jon Lord's passing earlier in the week, a celebration of the pioneering musician and his band Deep Purple seemed like the logical thing to base the playlist on this week. Tom was off sunning himself so Jon Hillcock stood in and also ran down some of the tracks which have ...
#DeepPurple6Music - help create the Ultimate Deep Purple Playlist
This week rock music lost one of its true greats after Jon Lord - former keyboard player with Deep Purple - passed away at the age of 71. Best known for his pioneering hammond organ playing and fusing prog rock with flourishes of classical music, Lord's contribution to rock was immense. Laur...
#Field6Music - pick the 6 Music playlist with the Brewis brothers
Once again on Now Playing we are putting control of the show into the hands of some musicians to see if they're musical selections are as good as the music they make - and this Sunday it'll be the turn of Field Music. The Brewis brothers from Sunderland first came into our lives in 2005 with...
#RollingStones50 - help build the Ultimate Rolling Stones Playlist
This July at 6 Music we're dedicating a month of shows to celebrate 50 years of the world's definitive rock 'n' roll bands; The Rolling Stones. A young Mick and Keith became friends in Dartford at the turn of the '60s, and bonded over their growing infatuation with the blues. Two of their firs...
