Celebrating the female of the species…Wed 9th March

Hello!

Really loved doing the show this week – chatting to BCB’s finest female DJs and playing some of their favourite songstresses. We celebrated International Women’s Day on The BCB Sessions – only broadcasting the voices of the fairer sex. It’s almost impossible condensing everything I’d like to play into an hour but here’s what made the mix:

Broadcast – Still Feels Like Tears
Gossip – Listen Up (live in Liverpool version)
Garbage – Only Happy When It Rains (Selected by Alissa Juvan, one half of BCB’s Fabric show)
Lush – Single Girl (back to 1996….)
Kaito – Should I (Chosen by Katie Jennings, one half of BCB’s DIY or Die show)
Anna Calvi – Blackout (atmospheric, immense…brilliant)
Blue Roses – Does Anyone Love Me (Acoustic BCB Session – shiny and gorgeous!)
Roisin Murphy – Ruby Blue (Selected by Sally Cooper, blogger, presenter/producer of many a BCB show)
Bat For Lashes – Horse and I (another one of mine…takes me right back to sitting on the carpet at the Brudenell Social Club being mesmerised along with many other people by N Khan in tight white jeans).
Nina Simone – Feeling Good (Chosen by Emma Adams, one half of BCB’s Buffet duo..we’re feeling good)
Peaches – Downtown (it was either this or suck on my ***** !@%&)
MIA – It Takes A Muscle (Had to play MIA…she’s ace)

Of course I’ve missed out loads of great female artists so I’d like to do it all over again with the women I missed  – who should be in the mix next time? Suggestions please….Joan as Policewoman, Cat Power?? Your thoughts please. You don’t have to be a lady to contribute. Thank the lord.

If you missed the show you can listen again….hopefully this link will take you to it

http://www.podcast.canstream.co.uk/bcb/index.php?id=413

but if it doesn’t work then go to http://www.podcast.canstream.co.uk/bcb/ and it’s listed under our specialist music heading – look for The BCB Sessions and then the date, i.e. 9th March, 2nd March.

Now then, I got myself in a pickle the other day and lost my playlist but there’s good news, it’s re-surfaced. I’m so happy. Here’s a choice selection of the tracks I played on last week’s show (2nd March):

The Leisure Society – This Phantom Life
Austra – Beat And The Pulse
Modified Toy Orchestra – Fanfare For The Common Man
Interview with Duane Simon followed by session track, My Love Is Your Love (recorded at BCB Towers)
James Yuill – Crying for Hollywood (radio edit)
Caitlin Rose – Own Side Now
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – I Wanna Go All The Way
Papercuts – Do What You Will
Live chat with Pat Fulgoni (Timeless Music Project and Kava Kava) about Yorks and NE bands heading to SXSW.
David Thomas Broughton – Perfect Louse
Phew! We’re all sorted. Don’t forget if you’d like to come in and do a session or you’ve got some music you’d like me to play on air then email me: laura.rawlings@bcbradio.co.uk

I’m back next Wednesday night at 9pm with a session from Joe Tilston!

Until then,

Lx

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2 thoughts on “Celebrating the female of the species…Wed 9th March

  1. avatarAlbert

    Good stuff Laura. Cat Power definitely next year, maybe also Dusty Springfield and PJ Harvey. According to a recent poll, you might want to consider, erm, Leonna Lewis too…hmmm, pity Emmeline Pankhurst never made any records.

    I don’t know if you’ve thought ahead, but because next year is a leap year, IWD will literally leapfrog Wednesday and be on Thursday.

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