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The devil's got all the best tunes! Or has he? On our companion episode to songs about heaven we choose 5 completely different tracks as we try and answer the question.

Playlist :

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3sMz1kEn7ofN0jV7Q0brNW?si=yvvc9qccRUO7IHUBHR58pg

Shared : AC/DC, "Highway to Hell", (Official video)

https://youtu.be/l482T0yNkeo?si=d9aAEVGTD1mfKu28

Dave, Robert Johnson, "Me and the devil blues" (Audio)

https://youtu.be/3MCHI23FTP8?si=3xQ4SmcQryjp7jdg

Mark, The Future of the Left , "You need satan more than he needs you" (Unofficial video)

https://youtu.be/VjNtFMzthwQ?si=tjrCgozU4GiJXl-L

Mark, Tricky, "Hell is round the corner" (Official video)

https://youtu.be/E3R_3h6zQEs?si=Kuo7LLxDpPC2sA9e

Dave, Rush, "YYZ" (Live video, Rio)

https://youtu.be/1eSlvoO3Vw8?si=usylpyz4FgI_isXU

Extras:

mclusky, Live show (great 4k video) Paris, 2024

https://youtu.be/gZ7txNkZB1A?si=rly2blCCATV8Fd6b

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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The majority of religions have a concept of an afterlife, where we are rewarded for good deeds on earth. We don't know much about religion on the show, but we do know about music. Here's 5 tracks that may or not be about heaven.

Shared : Pixies, "This monkey gone to heaven" , (Official video)

https://youtu.be/EHC9HE7vazI?si=fMpN76LOo16jfP5A

Dave: OPM "Heaven is a half pipe" (Officially terrible video and song )

https://youtu.be/jCSJzw6QM_Q?si=lyGCvdp5ptEZ33IL

Mark : Iron and Wine, "The Trapeez swinger" Live on KCRW

https://youtu.be/W6HTMNe6omY?si=p6euvsl96J_eY5MK

Dave: The Staple Singers "On my way to heaven"

https://youtu.be/1S5TYxkHg2g?si=8hOVM1Tf-W9PI_bD

Mark: The Chills, "Heavenly pop hit", (Official video)

https://youtu.be/GJxdex3QHog?si=AC1V7c_NqX6SJnUP

Extras:

Pixies, "Loud Quiet Loud", documentary

https://youtu.be/bIFV8mA__6A?si=CQaiWPR9pFID1fmv

The Cure, "Just like Heaven" (Official video)

https://youtu.be/n3nPiBai66M?si=QNKSWr6P94GjHQn7

Heavenly Pop Hit (Flying Nun records story) documentary

https://youtu.be/GJxdex3QHog?si=AC1V7c_NqX6SJnUP

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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Time, we can't escape it and everyone seems to always want more of it. It's also inspired many a song. Here's five we chose to unpack the topic.

Link to playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2C49nesfu4FiVy7KUqAKjb

Shared track : Eddy Current Suppression Ring, "Get up Morning" (Official video)

https://youtu.be/B9VDoK4UDjI?si=ZiSOlqLmKGT6U8JP

Dave: XTC, " Day in, day out" (Audio)

https://youtu.be/QtvHH2sa8D0?si=pUAPa2V-CaJrzH6N

Mark : Snapped Ankles "I want my minutes back" Live on KEXP (You tube) live at Studio 9294 in Hackney Wick, London 2019
https://youtu.be/UW4dQwQo-8o

Dave : The Strokes, "12.51" (Official video)

https://youtu.be/LPAVDHo1Elc?si=i-hcAIbs1updGYTl

Mark : King Creosote and John Hopkins "John Taylors month away"
How we wrote sessions (The Guardian, interview and track) You Tube
https://youtu.be/LJ723RFTe4Q

Extra bits and bobs:

Eddy Current Suppression ring , Live ''Super8 Diaries fundraiser'', 2007 , full set
https://youtu.be/HgCJLAMJCRI

Japandroids "Younger us", Live at Lincoln Hall - Sound opinions
https://youtu.be/sNGusAH3bOI

The Earlies "Morning Wonder", (official video)
https://youtu.be/ShObiF3Fgpk

King Creosote and Jon Hopkins NPR tiny desk concert Sep 2011
https://youtu.be/ej8vMh28SJY

XTC, "This is pop", Documentary

https://youtu.be/QtvHH2sa8D0?si=pUAPa2V-CaJrzH6N

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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In all cultures, friendships are important, these relationships continue throughout a person’s life. We've chosen 5 songs, exploring some of the different elements of friendship.

Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RNNqEkr93e3bWvBgACnow?si=GK0DC0kYTLSeXq85FXD9gg

Shared : LCD Soundsystem, "All my friends", Live Glastonbury 2024

https://youtu.be/WqxRFxseT98?si=PlUZXExJA-keLTXo

Mark: Red House Painters, "Michael", (Audio)

https://youtu.be/SYjc_ZpU-_A?si=Lv46guM0vcJvCXhR

Dave: PUP. "If this tour doesn't kill you, then I will" (Video)

https://youtu.be/8IM472k0Md8?si=IUhoO5odFP6Z0DHl

The Libertines, "Can't stand you now" (Video)

https://youtu.be/CqM11bt9QvI?si=PEqMvEvJvj4Mf6MA

Mark: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "I see a darkness" (Video)

https://youtu.be/4iV4NwSbscg?si=cn3fR3fLlEPcB7AE

Dave: Echo Kid, "How you doing friend", (Audio)

https://open.spotify.com/track/67iscMAGLwZKB1bKazoINH?si=9048e2d05f8544f0

Extras:

John Lennon on his feud with Paul McCartney and tensions between the Beatles

(Video)

https://youtu.be/8c0RYMpSEQE?si=0_cYueszBS9MzLDS

LCD Soundsystem, "Too Old To be new Too New To Be Classic" Short documentary(Video)

https://youtu.be/uzNDuKgoJf8?si=p8OFbt2mGr9GbQ4X

Bonnie "Prince" Billy, "The making of I see a darkness", Life of a record - Interview

https://youtu.be/rz6k3RexdSk?si=uYelyuqR1xyZL-RJ

Libertines, Pete Doherty and Carl Barat talk about their friendship - Louis Theroux (short interview)

https://youtu.be/j4kGbyzRbJ0?si=K5B9gABENBpAwj31

Sun Kil Moon, "Ben's my friend" (Audio)

https://youtu.be/U9RfKKfNT0Q?si=MJqfyb2feSX8QIZL

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
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Cult leaders often use music as a tool to unify their followers on an emotional level and it is used as a control mechanism. But is any good? We have chosen 5 examples of music created by cult leaders and followers or people who have escaped.

Playlist : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KpaIaXfOQUdlz110TpsGj?si=68f5234945d941ec

Shared :Charles Manson, "Look at your game girl", https://youtu.be/ncufspI_d60?si=ZhiKhbfuwbkUWWeM

Dave : Christopher Owens,"I can feel heaven", https://youtu.be/uIpzFOvwP88?si=_Nx4xOW5FcarsY5K

Mark : Source Family short video footage of some Live shows: https://youtu.be/WhBdWDLOgDo?si=OPw17ewh2LQ4ZOZv

Mark :Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon and the World Spirits live, Austin Psych Festival 2009 https://youtu.be/X-Nxs8Ps8ZU?si=EK6G1h1JCl87CWu4

Dave: Beck, "We live again", https://youtu.be/dFfAic-wsw8?si=O5kVwUElHH48p3FI

Dave: At the drive in, "One armed scissor" (official video) https://youtu.be/7NYbojdoAQE?si=oG973_4rXBaQut2k

Mark : Adrianna Lenker, "Ruined", Official video https://youtu.be/6iJmIL83vas?si=h0CFpl9F09KAXqvb

Extras:

Cult fiction: Neil Young, talks about Charles Manson (short video)

https://youtu.be/W92sIuPLJfc?si=ne7FeovpP31cAG_H

Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon invades London (short documentary) video: https://youtu.be/mylmobI0GVM?si=DliO72VwmN4q1474

Review with Myles Barlow, "Starting a cult", (Great Australian comedy show) Video: https://youtu.be/jRZIIms7MCU?si=mxtTNAiFaKh_-Sys

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
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Dave's challenge is a tough one, he has to convince Mark that Bruce Springsteen is actually fantastic. Bear in mind, this is someone he has no interest in. Dave's only got 5 tracks to do it.

Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47u1BGPGqtBeFQv2gDoj11?si=6hTtsiUmTD6t3-_eZvI63g

Bruce Springsteen "Darkness on the edge of town", live MTV plugged https://youtu.be/ifi5Uf73bec?si=539oN6ENY6eSrcsS

"Born to run", (official video) https://youtu.be/IxuThNgl3YA?si=_kOxUVRGPs63zI-b

"The ghost of Tom Joad", Solo with explanation of songs origins https://youtu.be/rF9jQHwRbDk?si=L_YWVW_iohdQaCI7

"State Trooper", (Audio) https://youtu.be/wpvXfLlcHwc?si=T1cPWWH0ryueFwE-

"Badlands", Live 1979 No Nukes concert https://youtu.be/LzsAPhGpMkA?si=d7dg--ooANh79LcF

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
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Mark's challenge is to convince Dave that Reggae is great. A genre he has never listened to or knows anything about. He's got 5 tracks to do it.

Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ce99AcpUj3Txz7qeJuhoS?si=GagevQsGTuuBzeZl8rv-Zw Track 1: Toots and the Maytals, "54-46 was my number",(Audio) https://youtu.be/wNxNwvjzGM0?si=0kg_-GspZQEXSAPe Track 2: The Slickers, "Johnny Too Bad", (Audio) https://youtu.be/J4QviLqgY8M?si=XQYSnc3pW07rJpeC Track 3: Desmond Dekkar,"007 (Shanty Town) Official video https://youtu.be/kpVxwWQjIy0?si=mg5XfdkDfuGj4iXK Track 4: Lee Scratch Perry, "Soul Fire" (Audio) https://youtu.be/U-JmjBJAorU?si=lNhYG_-Df1JL4wI7 Track 5: Max Romeo, "Chase the devil" (Video) https://youtu.be/XcMNfX5yh28?si=PHAGxwyWt7d1yKLs

Extras:

'The Harder they come', An amazing, gritty Jamaican movie. Full movie, highly recommended. https://youtu.be/774yn0FO0mY?si=tODovdyvEj7ooLsV

"Reggae, a brief history", short doco https://youtu.be/aESKQxeWCZQ?si=r8L2F9S9XAi6WqEL

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
David Lee Owen

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On today's episode we are discussing whether plants like music, are they sentient and can they also make music? Chat includes: The CIA, Stevie Wonder, Woods, Vampire Weekend, Hurray for the riff raff and The Band.
Massive playlist here:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3MZNeXDCcTA3qG3LKMyR8o?si=0Ayg19CWRHq4j7sWvha2dQ
Track 1, Shared: Stevie Wonder, "The Secret Life of Plants", (Video)
https://youtu.be/PveWXfUZEJg?si=chOg6ibU7FUn2f5m
Track 2, Mark: Woods, "Seed" (Audio)
https://youtu.be/SQmhZa3u6IE?si=JQf5MGGkXVHBmF3y
Track 3, Dave: Vampire Weekend, feat. Steve Lacey", Sunflower", (Video)
https://youtu.be/sKDesEcDrcc?si=slxWr8Wma0fKrucG
Track 4, Mark: Hurray for the riff raff, "Rhododendron", Live on KEXP
https://youtu.be/WjgHj4_zB8Y?si=Tz-PHnXgkSkpBeZI
Track 5, Dave: The Band, "Whispering Pines", (Audio)
https://youtu.be/cML_5PgazW4?si=Hw9hZCUEtgQN41-O
Extras:
TED talk: Electrical experiments with plants that count and communicate | Greg Gage:
https://youtu.be/pvBlSFVmoaw?si=6dpvMhO0aklTL2ni
Plantwave, MIDI Sprout:
https://www.midisprout.com/
Making music with plants, Motherboard episode (You tube)
https://youtu.be/wYU18eiiFt4?si=1AijKESoTaD6jaLK
Mort Garsen, "Swingin' Spathiphyllums",
https://youtu.be/C1yzxgNLChI?si=u7Xu0OjgHhR-N1o2
Jacques Dutronc + Thomas Dutronc,"Les Cactus" (Video)
https://youtu.be/b6A-Enj9NuM?si=qZAWaIXMzuzbyVWb
Iron and Wine, "Passing afternoon", Live
https://youtu.be/dGYVj1bzsoc?si=MEV1j6b4858QYNBY
Nick Drake, "Fruit tree"(Audio)
https://youtu.be/lBBeyHk8Gmw?si=wLZenP8gs6IpDnlM
Ween, "Push th'little daisies"
https://youtu.be/gPjPb3nNprg?si=JEg9X4VEyzM9v4_d
Bonnie Prince Billy" Willow, Pine and Oak", (Video)
https://youtu.be/GiY-nWCW5lA?si=ufiox-yPBntezhAe
Belbury Poly, "The Willows".(Audio)
https://youtu.be/s5y8nd92Daw?si=_5cTHREy4HrTdKOo

Theme tune and all music heard on the show performed by:
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