#6music

[mr-craig]

Cardiacs and Tim Smith’s Spratleys playing live on the radio tonight! I never thought I’d see the day. (Okay, hear the day.)

[sunburnacoustic]

Hey Muse fans, Lammo’s on 6Music tonight and he’s doing a 2003 throwback (listening to Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever To Tell in full) but he’s also bringing back sessions from his time on air, including Franz Ferdinand’s and Muse’s! Live right now (I’ll try and tape it)

(Added it! Check the third reblog)

[denimbex1986]

'Long before he was best-known as one of Ireland’s greatest acting exports, Cillian Murphy had another brush with fame.

The Oppenheimer actor is a household name thanks to his star turns in shows such as BBC drama Peaky Blinders and films including Inception and 28 Days Later – but acting isn’t his only talent.

Before finding fame on the small screen, a teenage Cillian formed part of the jazz-inspired band the Sons of Mr Green Genes.

The group, who took their name from a Frank Zappa song, even once appeared on Irish channel RTÉ, where Cillian did the best he could to explain their unique sound.

In a video which has reemerged on social media following the release of Oppenheimer, Cillian describes their experimental approach as “not [under] the constraint of any formula”.

“It came from the whole spirit of jazz, which is the freedom to express yourself on your instrument, which has been lost,” he lamented.

Cillian then explained how “it can be argued through the ’80s and through the early ’90s [bands were] playing to a pop formula.”

“This is the freedom to go a bit further,” he said. “Obviously It has its roots in jazz and ’70s music but it’s moving on and becoming popular now.

“I think it’s great because people of our age are beginning to appreciate musicianship as opposed to a catchy tune.”

Unfortunately, the Sons of Mr Green Genes never quite hit the big time, despite once being offered a record deal.

Cillian later told 6Music’s Steve Lamacq: “We were obsessed with Zappa when we were kids.

“Do you remember like the sort of early-mid-90s, when acid jazz was a big thing? That was a big influence on us. I think being in Cork in Ireland, we were probably a bit late to the party with that sound.”

While his music career fizzled out, Cillian soon discovered a love – and talent – for acting, making his stage debut in Edna Walsh’s Disco Pigs play in 1996.

His latest movie, Christopher Nolan’s biopic Oppenheimer, arrived in cinemas last month and has already broken records.'

[theroyalmail]

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uni comedy flashbacks of our lot howling "SHE ONLY CUMS WHEN SHE'S ON TOP AH NO" at the top of our lungs on some sticky indie dancefloor... always entertaining 😂

[bestbitterplease]

Bonnacons of Doom, my new favourite band at the moment, scribbled by me. First heard in December on bbc Riley and Coe, which is also quite quite brilliant. Go listen.

[d834256]

Wise words from Tiga

“Remix - from the Latin “Re” to improve upon, to reimagine for a reasonable fee. And "Mix”, Greek for the soundtrack of your life”

- Tiga, 6mix, 4th of May, 2012.

[drrubberfunk]

I Made You A Tape!

Where I discuss the longest running mixtape project of my life, how it ended up on actual cassettes, and where you can get one!

[dracolizardlars]

I find it funny that out of the 70 or so musical artists I listen to only an entire 3 of them are American btw. That's equal to the number that are Australian.

[notasapleasure]

from the basic to the profound(ish? pretentious, anyway) - my recent shazams playlist

[yourfriendandmine]

The Tim Key / Lauren Laverne supercut

[lyeekha]

mark lamarr played a version of Ballad Of A Thin Man i havent heard before and fuckin scrAMBLING to spotify to Deploy

[wehavecomeforyourprivateschools]

Headteachers have poor taste in music, arts and culture. I know this for a fact cos I listened to 6music and every one phoned in that got through the selection process was a fucking headteacher. So us unassuming 6music listeners got an insight into their ugly lives.

It clearly highlighted poor morals and a violent nature to these headteachers, based on their music selection. All cokeheads too of course. I mean one could even say this awful demographic is the source of xenophobia in the UK.

[toomuchracket]

It's 6Music band t-shirt day, who is our nerdy sweetheart wearing?

fucking love 6music actually. obviously, this is matty's superbowl - for weeks he's been going through his extensive collection, narrowing down options to wear to work today, like proper fretting about it lol bless him. last night, he was still deliberating between glassjaw and mazzy star and fugazi and green day, and it wasn't until literally 5 seconds before getting into bed that he was like "mazzy star. that's the one". that is in fact the one he's wearing when you leave for work, but mid-morning he sneaks away from his desk and when he comes back he's... wearing green day? and then after lunch, fugazi? and then, around 3:30pm, glassjaw? now, you (in your my bloody valentine shirt) have been SWAMPED with back to back phone interviews today, so even though you noticed the outfit changes you couldn't bring them up to matty until you'd finished, at which point he's in the glassjaw shirt humming to himself at his desk; you're like "sooooooo. the outfit changes?", and matty goes scarlet like "oh! you noticed" and shyly faffs with his shirt like "yeah, i felt bad that i could only wear one t-shirt today. s'a bit silly, i know, but i do love them all". you WERE going to make a joke, but his sweet sincerity completely wipes every reaction other than cooing at him from your mind lmfao. he's just too adorable!! so yeah. that was matty's roster today lol <3

[freeuselandonorris]

having the absolute time of my life with 6music’s noughties bangers day 🪩