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I though they are really good at what the do... and she is great drummer and singer. But not shocking as such.

Music is absolutely, definitely, categorically not a competition. Anyone who thinks so is not a real musician. Anyway, can't chat here all day, need to work on my entry for this months Basschat composition competition.

In my bands it’s who plays the last note is the best.

I'm midway through Billy Bragg's book on skiffle music. Skiffle is associated with washtub bass (although a lot of acts in the book used double bass too)... Anyone here had experience of washtub bass? Tell us about it... and also about he technique. For example are you playing actual pitched notes?

Agree... but it's better than saying 'these bad boys'

Might explain what the controls do, but doesn't explain why you would or wouldn't switch it off if you could.

And here's the source material of one of Fatboy's biggest tracks: Camille Yarbrough - Take Yo' Praise

Fatboy Slim was on the BBC Radio 2 Blues show a week or two ago. He's a big blues fan and like s to listen to stuff far away from the music he makes... so very rough and low-tech blues. We don't get may mash-ups in the Blues thread, but Norman (AKA Fatboy) played this that he made using the instrumental track from the Stones "Wild Horses" and the Van Morrison "Brown Eyed Girl". Works pretty well IMO.

There's four part doc on hip-hop on BBC Four (and Iplayer too of course) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0dj6ysm

UFO had an LP called 'Force It', which had a visual pun in the sleeve art - lots of bathroom taps (american 'faucet' sounds like 'force it'). Sleeve art also included some nudity, so I wont include an image here.

The Jags - No Tie Like A Present

Band name rather than album name. Robert Wyatt’s post Soft Machine outfit was called Matching Mole - which sounds like ‘machine moule’, French for Soft Machine.

HMHB also had album called Back in the DHSS.

Blurb: "Daddy's Taking Us To The Zoo Tomorrow" - the antidote. Techie stuff: DAW - Studio One Drums - MT Powerdrums Guitars - Squier tele, Vox Standard 25 Bass - Vantage Avenger Vox: Shure SM58

The 2003 debut album by The Fiery Furnaces "Gallowsbird's Bark. Any fans here of FF or the Friedburger's solo work? Here's a couple of tracks: Asthma Attack, Don't Dance Her Down.

For me, missing a gig is only ok occasionally. I’d expect that a band I was in would do min 90% of gigs with the full main line up. I guess the 10% would be shared out between the members.

If he doesn't have a gig bag, that could be a good option. Gig bag or a Zoom-style multi effect would be my top two, with cleaning kit quite a long way behind.

Or , further, choose the pickups attached to the bass we like the sound of. Without even knowing how much the pickups contributed to that sound.

Reminds me of this from David Mitchell

Let's hope that the radio stations can choose something better - HHSL is totally unrepresentative of his work.

Correct! Maybe the original clue alluded more to the Experience.

I can only half-remember one clue... goes something like this: Funnily enough he never played there, just the Isle Of Wight (NB - that was the clue that made me get it)

Don't leave that hanging!

Ok, so we're boasting about our 6 music achievements now are we? Good, here I go ! 🙂 Couple of comment read out: one Lamaqc (or Lammo as we 6'ers call him 😉) , one Tom Robinson. Won the Marc Riley "Who's on My T-shirt" a few years ago, including an on air chat with Marc. See picture of the shirt ... can you guess who it is? My favourite band is the Fall so it was big moment for me, but a bit embarassing when he asks who my favourite band is. Got selected for a feature on Tom Ravenscroft where you pick two songs from a particular year, plus a significant object from that year in your life. On air interview included - pre-recorded though. Both the songs I chose where ones I first heard on John Peel, so was dreading making some clumsy comment/reference about his dad. (Songs were: "Mind you Own Business by Delta 5, and Heidi's Head by Kleenex)

Remember that he was involved with the early punk scene, so he does have some music credentials outside funk and soul. His Trunk of Punk feature is great! (Trunk of Punk - listener or sometimes a guest chooses 3 punk tracks, daily feature)