Lauren Laverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/ Lauren and her team keep you updated on the latest from the show and their picks from the best of the net, the show starts here! en Copyright 2013 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:18:34 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.33-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss MPFREE EP: 8TH FEBRUARY 2013 And so here it is once again... Capping off the MPFree EP this week is a song from New Zealanders Phoenix Foundation.

 

They release their fifth album at the end of April and this track is a litte heads-up to that fact.

 

Your free downloads this week are:

 

Bite - Native America

New Dimensions In Sound - Public Service Broadcasting

Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards (Chrome Canyon De-Mix)

Alice Russell - Twin Peaks

The Phoenix Foundation - The Captain

 

Some tracks may no longer be available for download.

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-ep-8th-february-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-ep-8th-february-2013.shtml mpfree Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:18:34 +0000 MEMORY TAPES: 8TH FEBRUARY 2013 This week's guest is Ron Petto, who writes...

 

"Last week, while going thru some boxes in my basement looking for a particular old cable for my turntable, I came across a long lost cassette tape I had made for my then 4 year-old son.

 

"When Evan was born, I swore he would not be listening to Barney or anything like that, especially in the car.

 

"In Boston, we had a great, now departed, alternative station named WFNX. Whenever they played " Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham, I could hear Evan screaming along when Tracy sang "I'm losing my mind! Everything's fine!!!"

 

"So I bought the cd, and made a tape of other songs I felt he (& I ) would like to listen to in the car. My son is now turning 21 next month, and he is an obsessed music fan, like his father. He even has a blog where he writes about music & other pop culture."

 

Lovely stuff. The tracks are...

 

Side A

Step It Up-Stereo MC's

Connection-Elastica

Tonight Tonight-Smashing Pumpkins

Lovefool-Cardigans

Strange Attraction-Cure

Big Bang Baby-Stone Temple Pilots

Sugarcoated-Aimee Mann

Sharks Can't Sleep-Tracy Bonham

Only Happy When It Rains-Garbage

Mint Car-Cure

Hot-Squirrel Nut Zippers

 

Side B

Volcano Girls-Veruca Salt

Living In Sin-Luscious Jackson

Mother Mother-Tracy Bonham

If I Could Talk I'd Tell You-Lemonheads

A Forest-Cure

Blue Skies-BT w/ Tori Amos

Radiation Vibe-Fountains Of Wayne

Voices Carry-Til Tuesday

Naked Eye-Luscious Jackson

De Doo Doo Do, De Da Da Da-The Police

 

Hey, why don't you email Lauren your Memory Tape - we just need a tracklist and the story. Do it.

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/memory-tapes-8th-february-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/memory-tapes-8th-february-2013.shtml memory tapes Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:20:59 +0000 MPFREE: 7TH FEBRURY 2013 Your MPFree today comes from Alice Russell who, along with James Hunter, will be joining Craig Charles for a live session from Maida Vale on Saturday as part of 6 Music's week of live music from the historic BBC building.

 

This track comes from Alice's 5th solo album To Dust which is released on 25th February through Tru Thoughts Records.

 

Alice Russell - Twin Peaks

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-7th-februry-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-7th-februry-2013.shtml mpfree Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:20:22 +0000 MPFREE: 6TH FEBRUARY 2013 Your MPFree today is a remix of Tame Impala's Feels Like We Only Go Backwards, the original of which featured on their album Lonerism.

 

The remix comes courtesy of Chrome Canyon who's a producer / DJ based in Brooklyn and signed to Stone Throw Records. The track was pretty woozy to begin with, but now it's even woozier....

 

Tame Impala - "Feels Like We Only Go Backwards (Chrome Canyon De-Mix)

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/your-mpfree-today-is-a.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/your-mpfree-today-is-a.shtml mpfree Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:20:08 +0000 MPFREE: 5TH FEBRUARY 2013 Your MPFree today comes from Public Service Broadcasting, who are set to release their debut album 'Inform - Educate - Entertain' on Monday 6th May.

 

Ahead of the release of the album and next single 'Signal 30', released the 15th April, the band are offering a reworking of old favourite 'New Dimensions In Sound' as a free download.

 

The free download is also to promote the bands upcoming mammoth UK tour in February and March, see dates below:

 

21st Feb - The Railway, Winchester

23rd Feb - Churchill Arms, Alderholt

27th Feb - Moles, Bath

28th Feb - The Phoenix, Exeter

1st March - Plugh Arts Centre, Great Torrington

2nd March - Mojo Rising Festival, Falmouth

7th March - The Brewery, Kendal

8th March - The Brickyard, Carlisle

 

There are a lot more dates, details of which are on the link below, where you can also get the download...

 

New Dimensions In Sound - Public Service Broadcasting

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree5th-february-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree5th-february-2013.shtml mpfree Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:30:02 +0000 MPFREE: 4TH FEBRUARY 2013 Your MPFree today comes from Dog Bite who is currently making a name for himself as 'Toro Y Moi's favourite band.' There are obvious comparisons between the two, as you can hear for yourself below...

 

This track is the third single to be taken from Dog Bite's debut album 'Velvet Changes" which is released today on Carpark Records.

 

Dog Bite - Native America

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-4th-february-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-4th-february-2013.shtml mpfree Mon, 04 Feb 2013 11:22:50 +0000 MPFREE EP:1ST FEBRUARY 2013 This week it's a special MPFree EP becuse there is no free download for Friday. However the four we did provide for you were still amazing, and make up for the lack of one today...

 

Here is a reminder of the four tracks:

 

One Way Trigger - The Strokes

Million Fans - RDGLDGRN

Hoooooray - Coma

Cirrus - Bonobo

 

Some of these tracks may not be available for download.

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-ep1st-february-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/02/mpfree-ep1st-february-2013.shtml mpfree Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:48:31 +0000 MPFREE: 31ST JANUARY 2013 Thursday's MPFree comes from Simon Green a.k.a. Bonobo with his new single 'Cirrus', the first from his upcoming album 'North Strides' out the 1st April.

 

It's been three years since his debut 'Black Sands' and was an album that saw him tour the world with his fantastic live show for well over a year.

 

He is set to tour America and Europe with the new album too, here are the UK dates:

 

18th May - Roundhouse London

20th May - Rock City, Nottingham

21st May - Plug, Sheffield

22nd May - Manchester Ritz, Manchester

23rd May - The Picture House, Edinburgh

24th May - The Sage, Gateshead

25th May - Love Saves The Day, Bristol

 

Get the single for free right here, you have to provide your email address but it's worth it...

 

'Cirrus' - Bonobo

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-31st-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-31st-january-2013.shtml mpfree Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:43:28 +0000 MPFREE: 30TH JANUARY 2013 Midweek MPFree time and today we have some electronic pop disco house from Cologne based duo Coma, with their new single 'Hoooooray'.

 

Their new album 'Technicolour is released on April 15th on German label Kompakt and to celebrate they have made this single available as a free download.

 

The album features guest apperances from Vimes and MIT frontman Edi Winarni, and 'Hoooooray' is no exception, with cameos from ADA and ROOSEVELT...have a listen...

 

Hoooooray - Coma

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-30th-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-30th-january-2013.shtml mpfree Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:31:32 +0000 MPFREE: 29TH JANUARY 2013 Today's MPFree is 'Million Fans', the first release from RDGLDGRN's self-titled debut EP, released the 12th February on Fairfax Recordings.

 

The single and all the tracks on the EP feature Dave Grohl on drums. He met the Washington trio in LA at the old site of the Sound City Studios where Faifax temporarily moved to record the album. Grohl happened to be there recording his new documentary...and the rest is history so they say.

 

RDGLDGRN are currently on an extensive your of the States. If you can't make any of these, and can't wait for the EP, get the free download below...you have to provide your email address but it is very much worth it.

 

Million Fans - RDGLDGRN

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-29th-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-29th-january-2013.shtml mpfree Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:30:00 +0000 MPFREE:28TH JANUARY 2013 Good Monday to you! Today's MPFree comes courtesy of The Strokes with their new single 'One Way Trigger'.

 

This is the first material from the band since their 2011 album 'Angles' and for the big fans they have a brand new album due for release this year.

 

The new song is available for free from their website right now, follow the link below and see what you think...

 

One Way Trigger - The Strokes

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree28th-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree28th-january-2013.shtml mpfree Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:30:00 +0000 MPFREE EP: 25TH JANUARY 2013 It's been a very varied week of downloads from slow soulful covers, to guitar driven power houses and also some piano driven disco thrown in for good measure.

 

Finishing off the week is the new one from Matthew Hubert with 'Suddenly', a track from Accidental Records comprehensive overview of Huberts works between 1996 and 2006.

 

Enjoy it, and while you're there you can download the rest of the weeks tracks...

 

Jessie Ware - What You Wont Do For Love

Harper Simon - Bonnie Brae

Black Rebel Motorcyle Club - Let The Day Begin

Grizzly Bear - Gun Shy(Lindstom Remix)

Matthew Herbert - Suddenly

 

Some tracks may no longer be available for download.

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-ep-25th-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-ep-25th-january-2013.shtml mpfree Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:30:09 +0000 MEMORY TAPES: 25th JANUARY 2013 This weeks guest for Memory Tapes is John Hutton, who writes...

 

"Not much of a story here, nowt lifechanging here or anything. I'm reminded of this mix, though, because there's the possibilitly of snow in the next few days and I remember first sticking this on the old iPod and wandering out into a surprisingly heavy snow fall. The sort of snow where the roads are totally deserted - I was living in a little village having just finished at Uni in London - and the snow damps all the sound. It wasn't planned but this mix turned out to be grand listening in such conditions.

 

I really liked the symmetry thing going on here, with the odd chirping at either end. Can't for the life of me remember which version of Albion I started with, but it was one of the many acoustic sessions uploaded here there and everywhere. I definitely remember the second version of Albion was the album version - I was a massive fan back in those days and I recall how narked off some folks were with the whining, unhinged and lengthy intro to that particular version of the song that totally made it for me.

 

Anyhow, a lot of these songs take me back to the little flat I shared with a mate in Muswell Hill, and the time another mate stayed and brought his entire CD collection with him - in the process opening my ears up to an astonishing amount of music I'd never even heard of. Exceptional times.

 

Here's John's CD track listing:

Albion - Pete Doherty

Aerial Tal - Kate Bush

Washaway - (reprise) - Joe Purdy

Moon Mall - Johnny Greenwood

Star Star - The Frames

Ataronchronon - Boards Of canada

Sleeping In - The Postal Service

Twilight - Josh Rouse

Under Your Breath - Whiskeytown

Wurlitzer - David Gray

One Man Guy - Rufus Wainwright

Kids Will Be Skeletons - Mogwai

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

#16 - Aphex Twin

The Only Living Boy In New York - Simon & Garfunkel

Ostrich & Chirping - Elliot Smith

Albion - Babyshambles

Bonus Tracks:

1/1 - Brian Eno

Merry Go Round - Babyshambles

 

We always like to read your stories and track listing - why not email Lauren with both now?

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/memory-tapes-25th-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/memory-tapes-25th-january-2013.shtml Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:15:00 +0000 MPFREE: 24TH JANUARY 2013 Warped Record's Grizzly Bear have unveiled a new remix of their atmospheric track 'Gun Shy' by Norwegian disco aficionado Hans-Peter Lindstrom.

 

Lindstrom has transformed a rather somber reflective piece of warm piano-driven disco, which treads a similar path to his and Todd Terje's recently released 'Lanzarote'

 

The track originally appreared on the Grizzly Bear's 2012 'Shields' album but is unrecognisable, see what you think...

 

Grizzly Bear - Gun Shy (Lindstrom Remix)

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-24th-january-2012-1.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-24th-january-2012-1.shtml mpfree Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:05:40 +0000 MPFREE: 23RD JANUARY 2013 Good day to you. Our MPFree for you on Wednesday the 23rd January is the new single from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

 

Their new single 'Let The Day Begin' is the first single from the bands upcoming album 'Specter At The Feast', due for release March 18th.

 

They have a European/American tour coming up, which you can buy tickets for on their website, dates are as follows:

 

10th March - Limelight, Belfast

11th March - The Academy, Dublin

13th March - Usine, France

14th March - Caprices Festival, Crans Montana, Switzerland

15th March - Le Trainon, Paris(sold out)

16th March - Le Trianon, Paris(sold out)

18th March - Magazzini Generali, Milan, Italy

....the list goes on and on and on finishing in LA, California on the 1st June.

 

You have to provide your email address via the link below in order to download the single, but it's worth it...

 

Let The Day Begin - Black Rebel Motorcylce Club

 

]]> Jon Teamlaverne https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-23rd-january-2013.shtml https://bbcbreakingnews.pages.dev/blogs/laurenlaverne/2013/01/mpfree-23rd-january-2013.shtml mpfree Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:30:59 +0000