lost in the wood

1st may playlist

2010-06-04T12:39:00.001-07:00

don cab - got a mile, got a mile, got an inch
flying lotus + thom yorke - and the world laughs at you
love - your mind and we belong together
death sentence panda - 99 jxg
drive like jehu - step on chameleon
the liquidator
can - soup
mclusky - alan is a cowboy killer
cloud - all city
mi ami - cut men
king curtis - memphis soul stew
rodan - tron
caribou - sun
swans - breathing water
dinosaur jr - in a jar
men without hats - the safety dance
tokimonsta - let me trick you

Art Detection Services Ltd on Lost in the Wood !

2010-05-01T01:54:00.000-07:00

Two long weeks ago , art detector and lover of Busta Rhymes, Matt Moore, came down to the studio to BRING DA HYPE regarding his uber successful 'Good Art Gallery' which is now open in the Created in Birmingham Shop. Those art detector tubes of his containing the magic fluid really do work !! The day after the show I brought in a crumpled knapkin with added doodles and, despite popular opinion, it was certified as definitely NOT art.
Look how happy he is with his stack of cookies YEAH :

Listen back to the whole show here (there wasnt actually a show on the 24th April as I was away last weekend, so if you click on that you may end up with The Feeling or something similarly shitawful)

17th April Playlist:
Decent Skin - Bastro (David Grubbs and John McEntire)
Israelites - Desmond Dekker and the Aces
Rattled by the Rush - Pavement
Mystic Circles - John Zorn
You Me - Adebisi Shank
UFO - E.S.G
Today , Gestation - Qui
Doki Doki - Laura J Martin
Brain - Steve Reid & Four Tet
C.R.E.A.M - Wu Tang Clan
Sport - Kong
He's So Fine - The Chiffons
Kuke Kule - Konono No.1
Velouria - Pixies
Shoot - Sonic Youth
The Intro and the Outro - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Matt's Choice!)
I Feel For You - Prince

AAAAAAAAAnnd , todays show is on.. today! at 5 - 7pm ! www.rhubarbradio.com - with the usual mix of amazing music and talking bolllox.

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THIS IS TODAY ------ ! THE IMPROBABLE MACHINE!

Those lovely fizzPOP folks will be in residence at The Lombard Method artist studios in Digbeth, Birmingham between the 1st and the 16th of May.

To kick things off with a blast of awesomeness today between 12 - 6pm , they are attempting to build an IMPROBABLE MACHINE in the style of William Heath Robinson. Or, if you like your cultural references slightly more contemporary, in the style of Fischli and Weiss’ Der Lauf der Dinge (The Way Things Go), the Honda Cog advert or that video from OK GO (which I'm not going put up because that band really piss me off as they get mounds of cash thrown at them to make vaguely interesting music videos, and subsequently they get all this attention for their "wacky" promos but, actually, they're just a bit shit). Basically, it'll be like an enormous game of mouse trap.

entry is free, but they really need you to bring some random stuff to help make the contraption truly great. Here are some suggestions, but we’re sure you can find some good stuff if you rootle around in the garage or poke around in some skips as you walk through Digbeth on your way in!

cardboard, lots and lots of cardboard!
tubes and drainpipes
umbrellas
strings
springs
magnets
buckets
wheels
marbles
golf balls
footballs
balloons
plastic sheeting or tapaulin
lego
any other toys or tracks
miscellaneous items and fancy goods

(personally, I would never part with my dear lego , but hey, sup to you !) see you there !
xx

Stinky Wizzleteat on Lost in the Wood

2010-04-16T17:50:00.000-07:00

(sorry in the delay in posting this , I've been galavanting around Lincolnshire)

Alllll the way back to last Saturday saw Birmingham-based sludgemathawesome trio Stinky Wizzleteat enter the Custard Factory for a little chit chat. Over the course of the show, John (the drummer) managed to run infront of a wedding photo shoot that was happening nearby, we discussed childhood cartoons of our yoof (including Sharky and George, The Angry Beavers and Captain Planet) and a ridiculous and wholly unncessary amount of love was expressed for pop-punk. You can still listen back to the whole show here. DO IT !

Playlist for the show :
A song by Small Brown Bike (Stinky Jim's choice - I am rubbish and can't remember the name of the song)
Short Circuit - Growing
Sheriff Jessum - Pink and Brown
Dub on Fire - King Tubby
Vague Recollection - Kid 606 and Dalek
Earth Died Screaming - Tom Waits
Smuck - Ikonika
In the Mean Time - Helmet (Stinky Jim's choice once more)
Unwind - Sonic Youth
Megtilda - Stinky Wizzleteat
Umaduna Omnyama - Ubhekitsche Namajongosi
How Long - Charlottefield
Bill's Mom Likes to Fuck - A Minor Forest
Yo! Bumrush the Show - Public Enemy
Hands that Mold - Dystopia (Stinky Neil and John's joint choice)
Harvey Keitel in Taxi Driver - Stinky Wizzleteat

Stinky Wizzleteat are playing the Swinging Sporran TONIGHT , for FREE , alongside 5 other bands.

Some interesting things that have happened recently :
1. My nine year old brother Robert taught me how to ride a bike. I am 22 years old.
2. I found out I have ATP press passes WOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOO - so yeah , expect some ATP related radio comin'atcha cleopatra next month.
3. there was some sort of election debate or something ...

ANYWAY , on this weeks show - TODAY at 5 - 7 pm :

arty!
x

Soweto Kinch on Lost inthe Wood !

2010-04-09T02:30:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday Birmingham bwoi, MOBO award-winning , sax maestro lovely chap Soweto Kinch (yes, thats right Soweto flipping Kinch) popped by the studio to tell all about his annual Flyover Show, which on Saturday 29th May underneath the Hockley flyover in Birmingham .

Now in its third year the unconventional inner city festival transforms the grey space beneath the Hockley Flyover into an oasis of cultural expression, celebrating generations of black British music and art. For the first time this show explores the specific theme of black female identity. The headline artists, include current Mercury Prize winner Speech Debelle, Eska Mtungwazi and Bridgette Amafoh, all successful and highly original creatives, achieving widespread recognition without compromising their art or femininity.

There'll also be poetry, street art, dancing, and whole SMORGASBORD of badass Jamaican foodstuffs.

Also in the studio last Saturday was Bristol's Rosena Powell, who is a wonderful vocalist and lo-fi bass guitar strummy lady (more details sooon on her work). As Soweto is a professional MC who I've seen perform many a time at the massively entertaining LiveBox, I thought why not utilise his exquisite rhyme-spitting skills during this weeks big question , Who Is Soweto Kinch ? Rosie fearlessly took him on , despite no formal training in this area , and ingeniously did an extended metaphor rap, likening Soweto to a doberman pinscher. I think also this idea was subconciously ingrained into her grey matter whilst watching this short Chris Morris film the day before courtesy of Antonio Roberts.

Anyhoo, Soweto was a great sport despite all the shenanigans we threw at him, and you can listen back to the whole show here.

Playlist of muzak (not so much this week due to all the chitter chatter) :

Sweatmother - Tobacco
Poison Dart - The Bug feat Warrior Queen
Jasier - Monster Killed By Laser
Mt. Saint Michel - Alarm Will Sound (aphex twin cover by 20 member chamber orchestra!)
Mr. Wendal - Arrested Development
Seamonkey - Moderat (Surgeon Remix)
Congestion - The Devestation
10.30 Appointment - Soweto Kinch
Crowning Orbs - Zomes (Lungfish guitarist project - checkitt!)
Here Comes All The People - Liars (by Atlas Sound)
The Candle - Deep Puddle Dynamics (anticon supergroup!)
Tokyo Eye - Sonic Youth
Everybody Saw You - Ruby Andrews
The Virgin Bride - Oxbow
Mellow Yellow - Donovan

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TONIGHT :

The sludgey stoner behemoths will be making the walls wobble of the Asylum tonight, limited tickets will be available on the door. Support is from Totimoshi and Stinky Wizzleteat.

SPEAKING OF WHICH : the stinky boys will be in the studio THIS SATURDAY on Lost in the Wood fresh from opening for eyehategod! If I can get them to stop swearing quite as much (which is saying a fair bit, coming from me) they shall be discussing their upcoming 7" release, shit they dig and how they are "a major influence on the Beatles." MUCHO AWESOME.

If you can't make eyehategod (although, really, you should) Stinky Wizzleteat will be playing at the Sunflower Lounge in Birmingham on Saturday evening right after Lost in the wood! You really should go to that too.

Don't forget to tune in this Saturday 5 - 7 pm www.rhubarbradio.com !
x

I've been away for a while...

2010-04-05T05:54:00.000-07:00

But have had a much-needed kick up the bum area to get this in gear..

Two weeks ago we did a show to coincide with (the now finished flatpack festival http://www.flatpackfestival.org.uk/) where we played music made for films (or used in films) ONLY (except.. thats kind of a lie.. we also played songs from tv shows as well). Two of my lovely chums Leah and Mark came down to guess the films (although they were pretty shit at doing that), and my mate from up norf Stu was also around to help keep things clean (although he was pretty shit at doing that .. at one point Leah was on HER PHONE to rhubarb radio's very own Waylind from WHOMANITY (http://www.myspace.com/whomanity) going "what film is this from .."doo doo dooo doo doo ") She got Magic Dance from Labyrinth in approximately o.2735 seconds though, which was rather impressive.

listen back to the whole show here : http://www.rhubarbradio.com/programmes/lostinthewood/2010/03/27/ (gigantic apologies about the fuzzing crappo noise during the first half of the show . BIG PROPS to dolhasz for coming down to pull out a single wire and fix it in an instant.)

Incase you missed it during the show:
Way Down in the Hole - The Blind Boys of Alabama ( from THE WIRE)
Talk Show Host - Radiohead (from ROMEO AND JULIET)
Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr (from ... GHOSTBUSTERS)
Lux Aeterna - Clint Mansell (from REQUIEM FOR A DREAM)
Il Buono, Il Cattivo, Il Brutto - Ennio Morricone (from THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGGO)
An Ending (Ascent) - Brian Eno (loads of films, I chose 28 DAYS LATER)
I am A Man of Constant Sorrow - The Soggy Bottom Boys (from O, BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?)
Trapped in the Closet Chapter 9 - R. Kelly (from the hip-hopera TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET)
Ping Island - Mark Mothersbaugh (from THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU)
The End - The Doors (from APOCALYPSE NOW)
Svefn-G-Englar - Sigur Ros (from VANILLA SKY)
Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears (from DONNIE DARKO)
Little Green Bag - George Baker (from RESERVOIR DOGS)
The Devil May Care (Mom and Dad Don't) - The Brian Jonestown Massacre (from DiG!)
In Dreams - Roy Orbison (from BLUE VELVET)
Magic Dance - David Bowie (and assorted muppets) (from LABYRINTH)
Suspiria - Goblin (from SUSPIRIA)
The Harry Lime Theme - Anton Karas (from THE THIRD MAN)
Bookstore, Row & Phone Call - All by Jon Brion (all from ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND)
This Land - Hans Zimmer (from THE LION KING)
The Staunton Lick - Lemon Jelly (from the TV show SPACED)

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OTHER EXCITING BIRMINGHAM THINGS WHILST I'VE BEEN RUBBISH AT UPDATING THIS BLOG :

1. WE ARE EASTSIDE

We Are Eastside – Birmingham’s Creative Playground

"Underneath Eastside’s arches you’ll find a whole host of organisations making and presenting film, music, visual arts, digital media, craft, literature, and photography – and some great pubs and cafes too. We Are Eastside is a guide to some of these hidden treasures."

All the happenings around Digbeth and beyond have been nicely coagulated into this guide/blog to keep you updated of where to go, what to eat and what not to miss! The area is undergoing a great regeneration from crumbling warehouses and derelict factories to urban art centres, creative projects and all-round awesomeness.

Please check out the website for more info: http://www.weareeastside.com/

2. fizzPOP Theremin Day 24th April

unfortunately all tickets for the workshop are sold out but tickets for the live performances are still available!

When: Saturday 24th of April, 8-11pm
Where: The Edge, Cheapside, Birmingham. B12 0QH
Cost: £6
Number of places: 40
Bar: drinks will be available, as will opportunities for you to make a donation…
More information:
http://www.fizzpop.org.uk/

Theremin Day is in two parts: an afternoon workshop in which you can
build your very own Optical Theremin, followed by an evening of
audio/visual delights from the following performers:

Ms. Hypnotique – Theremin liveset
"Hypnotique plays all instruments, producers, writes and sings.
Theremin, voice, clarinet, saxophone, viola, keyboards, ARP Odyssey
synth, Juno 6, glockenspiel, percussion. Hypnotique does all artwork,
art products, merchandise and press. She currently is working with
guest producers Joe Ladyboy and John Callaghan."

Mr. Underwood – Performing Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music, for Optical
Theremin and torch

Pete Ashton - Music for Thingamagoop"

if you're still none the wiser about what a theremin is , heres someone playing the Legend of Zelda theme with one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJYho56INKU

thats all for now .. possibly!
x

Playlist 12th September

2009-09-19T02:10:00.001-07:00

Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly
Tobacco - Side 8 (Big Gums Version)
Cocteau Twins - Pearly Dew Drop Drops
Techno Animal - Robosapien
The Ruby Suns Feat. Esau Mwamwaya - Birthday
Animal Collective - Summertime Clothes (Zomby Analog Lego Remix)
Busdriver - Me Time
Daedelus - Sundown
Eric Copeland - Green Burrito
Nas - The World is Yours
A Silver Mount Zion - 1,000,000 died to make this sound
Tycho - Adrift
Ruins - Real Jam
Banjo or Freakout - All I need (radiohead cover)
Sonic Youth - Within you without you
Tera Melos - A Spoonful of Slurry
Squarepusher - North Circular
The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby ( because the Aretha Franklin version was an epic fail )

Playlist 5th September

2009-09-06T10:48:00.000-07:00

El Guincho - Antillas
Tugboat - El Scorcho (get other weezer 8 bit stuff here FREE: http://www.ptesquad.com//)
Giraffes? Giraffes! - tomhankssemantics
Sigur Ros - gobbledigook
Sonic Youth - Candle
Venetian Snares - Koonut Kalifee
Modeselektor feat. Thom Yorke - White Flash
Delroy Wilson - This life makes me wonder
Xiu Xiu - I luv the valley, OH!
Mogwai - Like Herod
Dr Dog - Me and my girl
Liars - Army of me (get the whole of the bjork covers album here : http://stereogum.com/bjork/)
Gaslamp Killer - Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Theme De Yoyo
Jesus Lizard - Karpis
Oxes - Half Half & Half
Nisennenmondai - Ikkkyokume
Lilys - Nanny in Manhattan
Zach Hill - Dark Art
Shangri-Las - Leader of the pack

ZOK.

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Playlist 29th August

2009-09-03T02:10:00.000-07:00

Mount Kimbie - Maybes
Four Tet - Smile around the face
Toots and the Maytals - 54 - 46 was my number
Fuck Buttons - Colours Move ( NOT more which is what I said because I clearly cannot read!)
The Magnetic Fields - Josephine
Starkey - Creature
Zu - Beata Viscera
Gold Panda - Quitters Ragga
Cannibal Ox - Raspberry Fields
Spiritualized - Good Dope / Good Fun
PRE - Teenage Lakes
Fela Kuti - He Miss Road
J Dilla - Nothing Like This
Rapeman - Steak and Black Onions
Why? - These Few Presidents
CuJo - the Sighting
Piglet - Bug Stomp
Elliott Smith - Somebody that I used to know
Chavez - Break up Your Band
Merzbow - Merzbeat
Starpower - Sonic Youth
British Sea Power - Atom

BLAP.

!!!!!!

2009-08-27T03:23:00.000-07:00

rhubarb radio is a bit poor.. this will hopefully make us a little less so - please attend come dance with us

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Playlist 22nd August

Hudson Mohawke - ZoooOOOooo0000m
Melt Banana - Green Eyed Devil
Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube
Slint - Carol
Thom Yorke - Harrowdown Hill (The Bug Remix)
Bibio - Flesh Rots Pip Sown
Love - Seven & Seven Is
Dalek - Ever Somber
Drive Like jehu - Luau
Caribou - She's the One
Nina Simone - Aint got no , i got life
Don Caballero - Pal, you didnt need that eye surgery
The Pharcyde - Drop
Herman Dune - I wish I could see you soon
Everytime I die - Ebolorama (Dale's choice!)
Polvo - Sure Shot
Ghost Hunter - Island Barbados
Dangerdoom - Old School
Sonic Youth - Tuff Gnarl
High Places - A field guide
New Order - Age of Consent

SHAZAM. x

a snippet of beat cypher #6 13th August

2009-08-21T08:10:00.000-07:00

Me and Vee and Ore in a tiny basement full of clives. those eagle-eyed may be able to see us bopping in the audience

Playlist 8th August 2009

2009-08-20T15:46:00.000-07:00

Marnie Stern - the devil is in the details
Bullion - I just wasn't made for these times (kind of talked over)
Flying Lotus - GNG BNG
Lightning Bolt - Assassins
Sonic Youth - Sugar Kane
Babe Rainbow x Wavves - Weed Demon
Caspa - Louder
Exuma - Exuma, the Obeah man
Poison the well - Botchla
Themselves - Live Trap
Bjork - Innocence
Os Mutantes - Minha Menina
Hella - Been a long time cousin
Grouper - We've all gone to sleep (didnt mention this AT ALL whoops !)
Galaxie 500 - 4th of July
Big Black - Bad Penny
Rustie - Dog Mask
El-P - Step-father factory
Breeders - Le Roi
Tortoise - Gamera
Aphex Twin - Heros
Simple Minds - Don't you forget about me.

THE END .

Tonight

2009-08-13T08:19:00.000-07:00

HELLO ! and welcome to Lost in the Wood!

2009-08-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

The wait is over ... this Saturday 8th August 5 - 7 pm , Lost in the Wood begins !

Join me for 2 wonderful hours of uncompromising but delightful music, with the help of Lianne, Sam and Vakaren (if we can get her out of work).

Music that will hug your ears, music that will hurt your ears !

Here is a space for our lucky listeners to post comments , requests, marriage proposals and even embarassing body queries are welcomed.. but will be laughed at most probably..

http://www.rhubarbradio.com/ - just click on the schedule page , our details should be up shortly!

Peace x