Pop needs to get political again

Rocking Cambodia: Rise of a Pop Diva (BBC)

Chris Snipes: Our Town Episode 7 - William S. Burroughs & Lawrence

DJ Spooky - Of Water and Ice (Free Download)

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Rinse FM - Hyperdub (8/3/15)

See if you can spot the Secret Service man?

Charlie Drake - You Never Know

UK comedian Charlie Drake (1925 - 2006) released this odd single in 1975, featuring an unexpected array of musicians including Phil Collins, Robert Fripp, Keith Tippett, Sandy Denny and Peter Gabriel, who produced and co-wrote the song! A contemporary promo sheet also lists Brian Eno as a player. An unusual aspect of the career of all involved. Phil Collins explained the recording on his website:
"It did indeed feature Robert Fripp, Percy Jones, Keith Tippett, me and Peter G. A friend of Pete's, Martin Hall wrote the song, or possibly co-wrote it with Peter, called You Never Know. Apparently Charlie Drake, who was a huge comedy star of the 50s and 60s, wanted to make a record. How he ended up with this line-up I have no idea! It seems the most obscure set of people to make a comedy record. On the day Charlie, who was quite small, turned up with a brand new denim outfit for his rock debut... it was quite touching to see him at it. Percy Jones and I were already in Brand X by then. The whole session was one of life's interesting snapshots!"

Black Cab - Sexy Polizei (Live @Shebeen Melbourne 25/1/15)

You can listen to my recording of the whole show below:

Upcoming:

Kill The Baby

Written, Directed & Produced by Alex Kavutskiy & Ariel Gardner

The Pop Group (Gareth & Mark) - Echelon

Have the Pop Group finally become a pop group?

Selma: Then & Now

50 years on, the Obama and Bush families lead the march

Winning Korean team salute the crowd in Cologne

Awkward

A.M.O.R., Nightwave, Nancy Whang, Mamacita & Coco Solid - Transition

Produced by Violet. A cover of Underground Resistance's Detroit techno classic Transition made solely by women, in celebration of International Womens Day. This year's theme for IWF is "Make it happen" and this track that we all love and that influenced us deeply seemed like the perfect way to soundtrack our love for all women around the globe

The Pop Group - Live @The Corner Hotel Melbourne Australia (7/3/15)

Dave Graney, Gareth Sager, Mark Stewart and Neneh Cherry last night

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We Are All Prostitutes
Citizen Zombie
Thief of Fire
Mad Truth
Words Disobey Me (Dedicated to Tracey Pew)
Age of Miracles
She Is Beyond Good & Evil
Shadow Child (Dedicated to The Boys Next Door)
Spanish Inquisition
Sophia
Nowhere Girl
Trap
We Are Time
Encore:
Where There's A Will (Video)

Mark Stewart - vocals
Gareth Sager - guitar, keyboards & clarinet
Bruce Smith - drums
Dan Katsis - bass
Alexi Shrimpton - guitar and vocals
(An exceptional live mix from Charles Poulet)
...and from the night before in Sydney

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