The latest edition of Birth of the Cool - available for one week from the date of publication. 22/6/2025

Friday, 20th June 2025 (In order of appearance)... 01. Skunk Anansie - Yes It's Fucking Political 02. Disturbed - Asylum 03. Slash - Doctor Alibi (feat. Lemmy Kilmister) 04. Motörhead - Ace of Spades 05. Tenacious D - Dio 06. Dio - The Last In Line 07. Tenacious D - Tribute 08. Deep Purple - Highway Star 09. Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator (Single Version) 10. Judas Priest - Visions 11. Rammstein - Mutter 12. Michael Schenker Group - Armed and Ready (Live) 13. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 14. Madrugada - Vocal (2010 Remaster) 15. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 16. Peter Gabriel - Digging In the Dirt (Live) 17. The Notting Hillbillies - Railroad Worksong 18. Zakk Wylde - Between Heaven and Hell 19. Tom Waits - House Where Nobody Lives 20. - Rick Rubin on Hurt J Cash 21. Johnny Cash - Hurt 22. Jesse Welles - War Isn't Murder 23. Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses - The Weary Kind 24. Don Mclean - Vincent Please remember and say "hello there" to someone who is alone this time of the year. - Balou Look out for each other. It's ok to be alone. It's not ok to be lonely! Child abuse and it's effect on generations are close to my heart. If you need help or information regarding child abuse please visit the NSPCC . You can contact the NSPCC Helpline by calling 0808 800 5000 , emailing help@NSPCC.org.uk or completing our report abuse online form . We talked about homelessness and I want to share and keep sharing the Shelter UK link here. If you or anybody you know has an issue with addiction get in touch with https://www.aa.org/ https://www.prevent-suicide.org.uk/ https://www.samaritans.org/scotland/how-we-can-help/if-youre-having-difficult-time/ The Starved Peasant ©2011-2025 Uwe "Balou" Bartsch. All rights reserved.…

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Playlist from Wednesday 18th June 2025 Norman Greenbaum / Spirit In The Sky Equals / Black Skin Blues Eyed Boys Steely Dan / Reelin' In The Years The Specials / The Lunatics (Live at Coventry Cathedral) Mark Ronson (Feat. Amy Winehouse) / Valerie Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Spanish Flea Smokie / Who The F*ck Is Alice? Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa / I'll Take Care Of You Joan Armatrading / The Weakness In Me Honest John Plain / ‘70s Girl Lush (with Jarvis Cocker) / Ciao! Yvonne Fair / It Should Have Been Me Natalie Cole / Pink Cadillac Radiohead / Fake Plastic Trees The Reytons / Trials & Tribulations Scott Lavene Feat. Craig Finn / Paper Roses John Cooper Clarke / I Wanna Be Yours Kae Tempest / I Saw Light FONTAINES D.C. / In ár gCrolthe go deo Faithless / Drifting Away (Paradiso Mix) Lovin’ Spoonful / Summer In The City Frank Sinatra / You Make Me Feel So Young Sinéad O’Connor / You Do Something To Me Rodney P / Murderer Style The Beat / Tears Of A Clown John Prine / Ain't Hurtin' Nobody Emmylou Harris / Tougher Than the Rest Shawn Mullins / Shimmer Kirsty MacColl / Don't Come The Cowboy With Me Sonny Jim! Al Green / Take Me to the River Texas / Tired Of Being Alone MFSB / Summertime…

Sunday Brunch is once again over for another week, but if you either missed it or you can't quite believe what you heard the first time around, the show will be available as a free podcast once it's uploaded to the ether on Sunday afternoon. (Link Below) Here's this week's playlist: 1. Dixie Dregs – Take it Off the Top (excerpt) (Intro) 2. Rick Wakeman – The Journey to The Centre of The Earth pt. 1 (Prog Prologue) 3. Sting – Shadows In the Rain (Featured Album) 4. Marmalade – Reflections Of My Life 5. Genesis – Never A Time 6. Show of Hands – Secret World 7. Peter Gabrel – Father, Son 8. Harry Chapin – Cat’s In The Cradle 9. Ant Phullips – Silver Song 10. The O’Jays – Love Train 11. Steely Dan – FM (No Static At All) (10 O’Clock Solo Spot) 12. Camel – One Of These Days I’ll Get An Early Night & Robert Plant - In The Mood (The Sunday Segue) 13. Sting – A Children’s Crusade (Featured Album) 14. The Beatles – The Long And Winding Road (Rocket III) 15. America – A Horse With No Name (Rocket III) 16. Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch (Rocket III) 17. Big Big Train – Hedgerow (BBTea Break #1) 18. Big Big Train – Uncle Jack (BBTea Break #2) 19. Big Big Train – Summoned By Bells (BBTea Break #3) 20. IQ – The Wake (Live@11) 21. IQ – The Magic Roundabout (Live@11) 22. IQ – Widow’s Peak (Live@11) 23. Sting – The Dream of the Blue Turtles/Fortress Around Your Heart (Featured Album) 24. Joan Armatrading – Show Some Emotion 25. Jeff Buckley – Lover You Should Have Come Over 26. Horslips - Ghosts 27. Yello – The Race (R3 Reveal) 28. Fleetwood Mac – The Chain (R3 Reveal #2) 29. Rush – The Seeker (Last Minute Rush) 30. Dixie Dregs – Take it Off the Top (excerpt) (Outro) The Rocket 3 (as suggested by Tom) proved to be a bit of an uphill struggle for some, with Dangerous Dave B, Angus, Lord Mavin, David E (No relation to Shiela E), Jet Set Jo & Jeff and Forbes taking the chequered flag, while many got a DNS. Here's where to find the podcast--->…

Tortoise - Djed James Holden & Wacław Zimpel - You Are Gods The Cure - Alone (Four Tet Remix) These New Puritans - Bells Underworld - Dark & Long (Drift 2 Dark Train)

The Mixed Bag once again travels through the decades of my life--there were just too many glaring omissions from the last show. I still can't fit everything in, but here's another batch of excellent songs Everyday People-- Sly & the Family Stone (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay-- Otis Redding You Really Got Me-- The Kinks Tangled Up In Blue-- Bob Dylan Rock With You-- Michael Jackson Bring On The Night-- The Police Rescue-- Echo & the Bunnymen The Whole of the Moon-- The Waterboys Bizarre Love Triangle-- New Order Faith-- George Michael Fight The Power-- Public Enemy Santa Monica-- Everclear Everlong-- Foo Fighters Brian Wilson-- Barenaked Ladies Empty Sky-- Bruce Springsteen You Got Me-- The Roots Reckoner-- Radiohead Islands-- The xx Stay Useless-- Cloud Nothings Black -- Dave MYSTERY-- Turnstile…