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Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie are joined by Las Vegas singer Shamir, who grew up in the desert in a place called Northtown, opposite a pig farm.

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie are joined by Las Vegas singer Shamir. He grew up in a desert in a place called Northtown opposite a pig farm. He began writing songs at the age of 8 and describes himself as "musician, comedian, singer, rapper, twerker, chef, writer, filmmaker, tumblr". He was recently was named as one of the artists to look out for in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Sound Of 2015 Longlist. Also there will be the trusty never-ending feature The Chain, which links together one record to another using YOUR suggestions.... And also Teatime Themetime, when you pit your musical wits to be first past that Chocolate Bourbon post and gain glory round the biscuit barrel.

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Tue 19 May 2015 13:00

Music Played

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B.Goode

    • Chess.
  • Songhoy Blues

    Soubour

    • Transgressive Records.
  • Gorillaz

    On Melancholy Hill

    • Plastic Beach.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 1.
  • TLC

    No Scrubs

    • (CD Single).
    • Laface.
  • Roots Manuva

    Facety 2:11

    • Big Dada Recordings.
  • Du Blonde

    Hunter

  • Buzzcocks

    Everybody's Happy Nowadays

    • EMI.
  • The Vaccines

    Dream Lover

    • Columbia Records.
  • Keston Cobblers’ Club

    Wildfire

    • Tricolour Records.
  • Public Image Ltd

    Rise

    • Public Image Ltd:Greatest Hits So Far.
    • Virgin.
  • The Cribs

    Different Angle

    • Sonic Blew/Sony Red.
  • Metronomy

    Everything Goes My Way

    • Because Music.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    Roses In The Hospital

    • Columbia.
  • Nadine Shah

    Fast Food

    • Apollo.
  • Nick Lowe

    I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

    • Demon Records.
  • The Chemical Brothers

    Sometimes I Feel So Deserted

    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Hawkwind

    Master of the Universe

  • Odyssey

    Going Back To My Roots

    • 10 Star Soul #2/10 Soul Stars #2.
    • Stardust.
    • 5.
  • Shamir

    Call It Off

    • XL Recordings.
  • Simple Minds

    Promised You A Miracle

    • The Best Of Simple Minds.
    • Virgin.
  • Jamie xx

    Loud Places (feat. Romy)

    • Young Turks.
  • Paul Weller

    Long Time

    • Saturns Pattern.
    • 004.
  • The Foundations

    Build Me Up Buttercup

    • Million Sellers Vol.12 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.
  • Florence + The Machine

    Ship To Wreck

    • Island Records.
  • Everything Everything

    Regret

    • RCA.
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Just Like Honey

  • Air

    La Femme d'Argent

  • EELS

    Mr E's Beautiful Blues

  • LoneLady

    Hinterland

    • Warp Records.
  • Soft Cell

    Bedsitter

    • Vertigo.

Broadcast

  • Tue 19 May 2015 13:00