Send us a text Art and music share a deep, interwoven relationship, with each often inspiring and influencing the other. Visual artists find inspiration in music's rhythm, melody, and emotional depth, while musicians draw from the visual world to create sonic landscapes. Here's 5 examples right here. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YDOmAFPjv7LCCaxHTOKZN?si=71df36d85749404b Shared: Modern Lovers, "Pablo Picasso",(unofficial video) https://youtu.be/Kc2iLAubras?si=DcYOjU...

Send us a text Butts, bums and arses, whatever you call them, we've all got one. We are all pretty fascinated by them, judging by the numbers of songs written about them. With mixed results. We choose five of them. Average playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qc32YlqYZdD46EZpVnbyX?si=788736e154ea4dfa Shared: Sir Mix A Lot, "Baby got back" (official video) https://youtu.be/X53ZSxkQ3Ho?si=-wYwVAbIwqH9Uhls Mark : The Mummies, "Your ass is next in line" (Liv...

Send us a text 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=3xQ4SmcQryjp...

Send us a text 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?...

Send us a text 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 : Snappe...

Send us a text 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...

Send us a text 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,"...

Send us a text 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 ...

Send us a text 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 &nb...

Send us a text 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:...

Send us a text 2024 was an absolute ripper for new music. We got together to share some of our favourite tracks. Here's a couple of belting playlists for you: Mark's 24 from 24 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5fwvm6Pb16DcYqAcUJNZp8?si=NKXqKU59QdqVmlroQGbZ7g Dave's 24 from 24: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zEMGTq6O4Qcl3GKr9Nk4Q?si=KZxajlI-Qo-Au9Zsq8Jq7A Shared tracks: Waxahatchie, feat. MJ Lenderman,"Right back to it", (Live on the lateshow) https://youtu.be/DDTwEi1leyI?si=...

Send us a text The obvious follow up to our last episode, songs about being a kid. Now we turn our attention to the parents. Or rather songs that explore the experience. Choosing tracks ranging from the sickly sentimental, to the dilemma of what to say when your kid asks you if you've ever taken drugs. Episode playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TTOkpF2x2OrBAMp3N1Tbc?si=Gffqw_eoTfOXHv2Bl3LCYg EPISODE TRACKS: Track 1: Shared, Cat Stevens, "Father and Son", (Video) https:/...

Send us a text Songs about childhood often have a bitter sweet scent of loss. Beautiful nostalgic fragments of early memories from a time long gone. We took five songs that have this in common, just the locations and the people change. Check the playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2uOY3PVTUvm3TBWqC2rvPJ?si=gZtlVjChSmSu3RJ66aHMyg Track 1: Shared : The Go Betweens, "Cattle and cane". 'the acoustic stories 2005'. interview and acoustic version (live...

Send us a text Welcome to our third exploration of underground music scenes around the world. This time we take a deep dive into what is happening in the Spanish capital, Madrid. It is safe to say it completely exceeded expectations and it was a real struggle getting it down to just 5 songs for this episode. The playlist is an absolute belter, check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ZvMLAEqmvxy6mxH4ps45d?si=NkhaP4ulRbKtuuShJayWIw Track 1, shared : Hinds, "La For...

Send us a text We might not be quite as focused on snacks as Scooby and Shaggy but we had a lot of fun with this topic. We suffer for our art on this show, eating a classic yet disgusting Aussie snack before recording. Can you guess what is was? Check out the snacks playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G85ole6eZukiaXfXOHz1C?si=cddf7d434c034267 Track 1: Shared track : The Undertones, "Jimmy, Jimmy and Mars Bars", Live on TV (video) https://youtu.be/TsF-TE1FLJw?si=l...

Send us a text It's been a lot of fun checking out a bunch of songs about the paranormal, spirits, ancient beliefs and a lot of witches. There's a huge number of them, just look at the play list. We've picked five to dive into. Make sure you check out the playlist for the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rbmUeARy87J2uJveZSfQY?si=c2bcc2d24e004792 Track 1: Shared, Screaming Jay Hawkins ,"I put a spell on you", (Granada TV video) https://youtu.b...

Send us a text Its safe to say that us humans have always been curious about what exists beyond what we can see with our own eyes. By 1400 BCE, discovered Hindu texts show that we were already beginning to map the space around us. Astrology can be broadly considered the search for human meaning in the sky. It makes sense then, that artists, including musicians and film makers, have always found huge inspiration in the space around us. It also makes for some great metaphors. On this epis...

Send us a text Given his somewhat unhealthy obsession with music documentaries, Mark takes the lead on this episode. Focussing on five lesser known documentaries, covering the stories of some really interesting bands. From the challenges of touring in a small van, for weeks on end, to dealing with profound loss. All these films have something in common, they are all: fascinating, entertaining and heartbreaking . The thread that links them all is they are all artists with an uncompromisi...

Send us a text In this episode Dave takes the lead to discuss his love of 80's Cartoon Theme Songs. Song 1 - Transformers (1984) Transformers: Generation 1 - Theme Song | Transformers Official (youtube.com) Song 2 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) 4K - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Intro - AI Upscale (4K) Test Demo (youtube.com) Song 3 - Duck Tales (1987) DuckTales - Theme Song | Disney+ Throwbacks | Disney+ (youtube.com) Song 4 - Inspector Gadget (1983) Inspector Gad...

Send us a text We got together to share a bunch of tracks and albums we've been digging over the first half of 2024. Check out the playlists here: Mark's Mid term report, 2024: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3f3xYr8Jzxj9Kl1XdDkSjz?si=566fc01ed29a41e2 Dave's best of 2024: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1A2PHKpQRf1gOyh6z9MdXC?si=09a94fa1b9ae4832 Track 1: Dave, Waxahatcee, "Right back to it", https://youtu.be/YL3iHhERWJw?si=6upqipdFd6hxAdC3 Mark, English tea...