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Tar Macadam and the Devil's Tower

Guy sends birthday greetings to JR, Luke Skywalker and the man who gave us Tar Macadam.

There will appearances from Simon Armitage, Roddy Hart and the Beckapedia plus music from the likes of Prince, New Order and David Bowie.

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Music Played

  • Prince & The Revolution

    Pop Life

    • Paisley Park.

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Spell

    • EMI.

  • The Beatles

    Fixing A Hole

    • Apple.

  • Jimmy Cliff

    The Harder They Come

    • BR Music.

  • Beastie Boys

    Sure Shot

    • Capitol Records.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • Castle.

  • Muireann Bradley

    Dancing On My Grave

    • Fontana Records/Verve Forecast.

  • Bert Jansch

    Finches

    • Sanctuary Records.

  • Interpol

    Hands Away

    • Matador.

  • Chris Thomas King

    Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

    • Mercury.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Fight The Power

    • Epic.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Black Magic Woman

    • Warner Strategic Marketing.

  • Alexander Carson

    Prelude in G Minor

    • Self release.

  • Momoko Gill

    Heavy

    • Strut.

  • Widowspeak

    Everything is Simple

    • Captured Tracks.

  • Big Thief

    Los Angeles

    • 4AD.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    State Trooper

    • columbia.

  • Raavi

    The Upside

    • Mtn Laurel Recording Co..

  • Trad.

    Polegnala e Todora (Love Chant)

    Ensemble: Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Vocal Choir.
    • 4AD.

  • Kate Bush

    Flower Of The Mountain

    • Noble & Brite Limited.

  • Fontaines D.C.

    Starburster (6 Music Session, 15 Jul 2024)

  • Fontaines D.C., Grian Chatten, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Carlos O’Connell, Thomas Coll & Alexander Jesson

    Marriane (6 Music Session, 31 Jul 2026)

  • Rosko Piko

    Beautifully Wasted

    • self release.

  • Villages

    Hymn After Hymn

    • Sonic Records.

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

    • FACTORY.

  • The Dø

    Dust It Off.

  • PJ Harvey

    The Garden

    • Island.

  • Led Zeppelin

    What Is And What Should Never Be

    • Atlantic Records.

  • The Verve

    Life's An Ocean

    • Hut.

  • Kim Jung Mi

    Haenim (Sun)

    • Lion Productions.

  • David Bowie

    Oh! You Pretty Things

    • EMI.

  • David Bowie

    Eight Line Poem

    • Parlophone UK.

  • David Bowie

    Life On Mars?

    • EMI.

  • Brian Patten & Linda Thompson

    After Frost

    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).

  • Laura Veirs

    Laura Veirs - Watch Fire

    • Bella Union.

  • Orange Juice

    I Guess I'm Just a Little Too Sensitive

    • Analogue Enhanced Digital Limited.

  • My Brightest Diamond

    The Top of the World

    • Asthmatic Kitty Records.

  • CMAT

    EURO-COUNTRY

    • CMATBABY.

  • The Beach Boys

    God Only Knows

    • EMI.

  • Alexandra Savior

    The Harvest is Thoughtless

    • Alexandra Savior/RCA Records.

  • Yazmin Lacey

    Wallpaper

    • AMF Records.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire

    • Asylum.

  • Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Piano version)

    • Virgin.

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