Episode 17 - Sampling & 'The Amen Break', John Frusciante, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Episode 17 - Sampling & 'The Amen Break', John Frusciante, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

In this episode, I try to get my head around sampling and copyright law with regard to music, and end up learning about one of the most sampled recordings of all time, 'The Amen Break', which for years has been uncredited by producers from hip hop to drum 'n bass. We are also gifted with new releases from wily guitar wizard John Frusciante - all for free, and far-removed from his work with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Lastly, we remember the watershed moment in art-punk trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs career, where silky synth anthems began to assert their dominance on 2009's It's Blitz!.

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Episode 15 - John Mayer & Grateful Dead, Grimes, Radiohead

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Episode 15 - John Mayer & Grateful Dead, Grimes, Radiohead

This week, I try to understand why some bands choose to soldier on after original members have passed away, with the news that guitar sensation John Mayer has joined the Grateful Dead off-shoot group Dead & Company. We also try to make sense of eclectic synthpop sorceress Grimes' new album Art Angels, and put on our tin-foil hats for a musical conspiracy theory concerning Radiohead in this week's retrospective.

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Episode 14 - Adele, Eagles Of Death Metal, Bruce Springsteen

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Episode 14 - Adele, Eagles Of Death Metal, Bruce Springsteen

This week, I look at the musical phenomenon that is Adele, and how her first release in 3 years still has the music industry on the edge of its seat. We also buckle up for another wild ride with Eagles Of Death Metal on their new album Zipper Down, and take a snapshot from an oft-forgotten moment in Bruce Springsteen's catalogue, 1987's introspective Tunnel Of Love.

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Episode 13 - Usher & Nas, Jakob Danger, Bloc Party

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Episode 13 - Usher & Nas, Jakob Danger, Bloc Party

This week, I see the future of music videos in Usher and Nas' new anti-police brutality protest anthem, which uses your computer's webcam to force you to not look away from the victims of such injustices. We also discover that Billie Joe Armstrong of 90's pop-punk rabble-rousers Green Day has a teenage son (!) whose real name is Jakob Danger (!!) and the kid can write some pretty decent tunes (!!!). Lastly, I profess my undying love for Bloc Party's 2005 debut album Silent Alarm (and try to keep it as objective as possible).

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Episode 12 - South African Music, The 1975, Johnny Cash

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Episode 12 - South African Music, The 1975, Johnny Cash

Fresh from a vacation to my home country, I ponder what it means to make South African music, and offer 'The Answer' to any listeners interested in finding some great South African artists. We also deconstruct The 1975's brand-new pop-funk single 'Love Me', and delve into the archives of Johnny Cash's legacy-saving American Recordings series, focusing on 1994's stripped-down masterpiece of the same name.

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