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Ep 564 - Funky Frank Kicks off the Weekend

Funky Frank has a Friday Mix for us and Craig Charles joins to chat ahead of his Marvin Gaye special this Weekend. Plus, The Open Arms, the 6 Music virtual pub is open!

Shaun kicks off the weekend by handing over 6 Music output to his uncle Frank who has 3 incredible soul and funk tunes for is as part of Uncle Funky Frank鈥檚 Friday Floor Fillers. Plus, our resident poet Murray Lachlan Young joins with another poem to wrap up the week. There is a final play of our Liked and Shared track of the week. This week it's the new single from Piroshka. Scratching At The Lid is released on Bella Union and is the first single from the band's second album, Love Drips And Gathers, out 23rd July. The album builds on the acclaim of the band鈥檚 2018 debut LP 鈥淏rickbat鈥 and the reputations of the former members of Lush, Moose, Elastica and Modern English.

Shaun is also after your Middle Age Shout Outs and another caller joins for Small Claims Court. Plus, this weekend is the 50th Anniversary of Marvin Gaye's What鈥檚 Going On. To celebrate, the album is today's Album of the Day and Craig Charles joins to chat about a special he has on his Saturday programme.

All this is of course soundtracked by the greatest playlist in music radio, and includes GoldSoundz 鈥 30 minutes of 6 Music bangers at the start of the programme.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 21 May 2021 13:00

Music Played

  • Sea Power

    Who's In Control?

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.
  • Parquet Courts

    Wide Awake

    • Rough Trade.
  • Pip Blom

    Daddy Issues

    • Heavenly Recordings.
  • The Sonics

    Have Love Will Travel

    • Etiquette Records.
  • Hot Chip

    Huarache Lights

    • DOMINO RECORDING CO LTD.
  • Manix

    Feel Real Good

    • KMS.
  • Faith No More

    From Out of Nowhere

    • The Real Thing.
    • Slash, London Records.
    • 1.
  • Elbow

    The Bones Of You

    • CD SINGLE.
    • FICTION.
    • 1.
  • St. Vincent

    My Baby Wants A Baby

    • Loma Vista Records.
  • Asian Dub Foundation

    Buzzing

    • FFRR.
  • Sofia Kourtesis

    By Your Side

    • TECHNICOLOUR.
  • The Bangles

    Going Down To Liverpool

    • CBS.
  • Pigeon Post

    There Was Only You

  • My Morning Jacket

    Holdin' On To Black Metal

    • V2 / Cooperative Music.
  • Sports Team

    Happy (God's Own Country)

    • Holm Front / Island Records.
  • Billy Nomates

    Heels

    • Invada Records.
  • Greentea Peng

    Kali V2

    • EMI.
  • The Stone Roses

    Made Of Stone

    • Silvertone.
  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Embraceable You

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    Bring On The Dancing Horses

    • Korova.
  • beabadoobee

    Last Day On Earth

    • Dirty Hit.
  • Charlotte Adig茅ry

    Bear With Me (And I'll Stand Bare Before You)

    • DEEWEE.
  • Marvin Gaye

    Wholy Holy

  • Neneh Cherry

    Manchild

    • Now.
  • Courtney Barnett

    Pedestrian at Best

    • Marathon Artists/House Anxiety.
  • Villagers

    The First Day

    • Domino Record Co.
  • Prince

    Let's Pretend We're Married (7 Edit) (2019 Remaster)

  • Piroshka

    Scratching At The Lid

    • Love Drips And Gathers.
    • Bella Union.
  • Gruff Rhys

    Loan Your Loneliness

    • Rough Trade.
  • Joni Mitchell

    Free Man In Paris

    • Reprise.
  • Nas

    I Can

    • Columbia.
  • Joel Culpepper

    Thought About You

    • Pepper Records.
  • Fonda Rae

    Over Like A Fat Rat

    • Vanguard.
  • Cassiano

    Onda

    • Polydor.
  • Alicia Myers

    You Get The Best From Me (Say, Say, Say,)

    • MCA Records.
  • Cocteau Twins

    Iceblink Luck

    • 4 A.D.
  • The Beatles

    And Your Bird Can Sing

    • Parlophone.

Broadcast

  • Fri 21 May 2021 13:00