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JOURNEYS IN SOUND - ED O'BRIEN: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th May 2026
Ed O'Brien of Radiohead shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, he dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him.
The Radiohead guitarist tells Nemone how his latest solo album Blue Morpho was born out of a lockdown depression, and how deep breathing, cold water and advice from Thom Yorke aided his recovery.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Shy One, Max Cooper and Bonnie "Prince" Billy.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Incantations [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Teachers [Transgressive]
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water [Now]
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven [Parlophone]
The Beatles - Paperback Writer [Apple]
Bauhaus - She's In Parties [Beggars Banquet]
Ed O'Brien - Sail On [Capitol]
Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) [Motown]
Swervedriver - The Other Jesus [Creation]
Radiohead - Planet Telex [Parlophone]
Radiohead - Let Down [Parlophone]
Ed O'Brien - Blue Morpho [Transgressive]
Ed O'Brien - Obrigado [Transgressive]
Elis Regina & Antônio Carlos Jobim - Águas De Março [Philips]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - MAX COOPER: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 13th May 2026
Max Cooper shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Max Cooper dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him.
Electronic royalty Max Cooper talks about how he combines ideas about physical form and human emotions into his compositions, and how he tweaked his famous audio-visual live show to play the Royal Albert Hall.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Shy One, Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Max Cooper - The Shape Of Memory [Mesh]
Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First [Virgin]
Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy [Premiere]
Enya - Boadicea [WEA]
Philip Glass - Koyaanisqatsi [Island]
Three Drives - Greece 2000 [Massive Drive Recordings]
CJ Bolland - The Prophet [Internal]
Wink - Sprung Minimism [Ovum Recordings]
Liquid - Sweet Harmony [XL Recordings]
Vaetxh - List Of Lists [Detroit Underground]
Max Cooper - Harmonisch Serie [Traum Schallplatten]
Max Cooper - Order From Chaos [Mesh]
Max Cooper - Spectrum [Mesh]
Max Cooper (feat. Tawiah & May Kaspar) - My Choices Are Not My Own [Mesh]
Max Cooper - Obsessive Compulsive Order [Mesh]
Max Cooper (feat. Sorcery) - This Is A Bridge [Mesh]
Ben Lukas Boysen - Only In The Dark [Erased Tapes]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - BOB MOULD: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 3rd February 2026
Bob Mould of Hüsker Dü and Sugar shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Bob dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him and sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life.
Following Sugar's return after a thirty-year break, Bob reflects on his life and career as one of alt-rocks pivotal figures, looking back at some of the records and moments that shaped him, and looking ahead to Spring live dates with Sugar's original lineup.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Sampa The Great, HAAi and Beverly and Elizabeth Glenn-Copeland.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind [Creation]
The Beatles - She Said She Said [Parlophone]
The Fifth Dimension - Carpet Man [Liberty]
Cheap Trick - Downed [Epic]
Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop [Sire]
Pere Ubu - Modern Dance [Blank]
Hüsker Dü - Statues [Reflex]
Minor Threat - Straight Edge [Dischord]
Hüsker Dü - In A Free Land [New Alliance]
Hüsker Dü - Too Far Down [Warner Bros.]
Hüsker Dü - These Important Years [Warner Bros.]
Bob Mould - Turning Of The Tide [Capitol]
Sugar - A Good Idea [Creation]
Deep Dish - Stranded [Deconstruction]
Garbage - Special [Mushroom]
Daft Punk - Face To Face [Defected]
Sugar - Long Live Love [BMG Rights Management (US) LLC]
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow [Creation]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - VIV ALBERTINE: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th October 2025
Viv Albertine of The Slits shares the pivotal moments that have made her the artist she is today.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Viv dives deep to share her story and the songs that have moved her and sound-tracked the ups and downs of her life.
She practically shouted her entry into the world, cash poor and seeking culture as a child in Muswell Hill, North London, and subsequent life as guitarist in the Slits in her first fist waving book Clothes Clothes Clothes, Music Music Music, Boys Boys Boys. Alongside Ari up, Tessa Pollit and Palmolive, Viv Albertine navigated her was through the music industry in the 70s and 80s, divorce - her parents and the later her own, motherhood, creative doldrums and finding her mojo again. More of which is detailed in To Be Thrown Unopened - her second book.
Here she selects the music which accompanied those formative experiences, the inspirations for some of her own musical process and how she's learned to take care of herself through it all. With tracks from John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Pentangle, Pattie Smith and Razzy Bailey.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Brett Anderson, Jehnny Beth and Sofia Kourtesis.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
The Slits - Typical Girls [Island]
The Beatles - You Can't Do That [Parlophone]
Pentangle - Light Flight [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Cream - White Room [Polydor]
The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko [Apple]
The Slits - I Heard It Through The Grapevine [Island]
Patti Smith - Gloria [Arista]
The Slits - Instant Hit [Island]
Linton Kwesi Johnson - Want Fi Goh Rave [Island]
The Slits - Ping Pong Affair [Island]
Leila - Underwaters (One For Keni) [Rephlex]
The 1975 - Love It If We Made It [Dirty Hit]
Razzy Bailey - I Hate Hate [Jukebox Entertainment]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - SOFIA KOURTESIS: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 8th October 2025
Sofia Kourtesis shares the music that has sound-tracked her life with Nemone. The Peruvian DJ and electronic extraordinaire delves into the influence her South American family and culture is part of her musical education.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Sofia dives deep to share her story and the songs that have moved her over the ups and downs of life.
Now based in Berlin, she talks about the mentors and collaborators that have influenced her career more recently, and what led her to make her latest EP Volver, in part inspired by the Pedro Almodóvar film of the same name. In this deeply personal episode, Sofia also talks openly and honestly about grief, and the struggles of moving forward after loss.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Jehnny Beth, Sofia Kourtesis and Viv Albertine.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Sofia Kourtesis - Home Is Where I Can Dance [Studio Barnhus]
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit [DGC]
Kraftwerk - The Robots [Cleopatra]
Joy Division - Shadowplay [London]
2Pac (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) - California Love [Death Row]
Beastie Boys - Intergalactic [Grand Royal]
Sofia Kourtesis - La Perla [Technicolour]
Björk - Stonemilker [One Little Indian]
Omar-S - Thank U 4 Letting Me Be Myself [FXHE]
Ellen Allien - Sehnsucht [BPitch Control]
Sofia Kourtesis - Madres [Ninja Tune]
Sofia Kourtesis - By Your Side [Technicolour]
Sofia Kourtesis & Daphni - Unidos [Ninja Tune]
Caribou - You Can Do It [City Slang]
SOPHIE - It's Okay To Cry [Transgressive]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - BOBBY GILLESPIE (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 13th January 2025
Bobby Gillespie, the Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the frontman of Primal Scream, shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist he is today.
Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Bobby dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him and sound-tracked the ups and downs of his eventful life. He also reveals how personal experiences and emotions are woven through his own work.
Primal Scream's music has soundtracked parties and raves for the last five decades with tracks such as 'Loaded', 'Movin' On Up', 'Country Girl' and 'Rocks'. With Bobby being the sole continuous member of the group, The band's sound has taken many exciting directions, with the release of albums such as Screamadelica, XTRMNTR and Riot City Blues. They released the disco-infused album 'Come Ahead' in November, their first in eight years.
Bobby shares his memories of childhood, growing up in the tenement blocks of Glasgow, his family's dynamics, the death of his father, addiction, and how the love of his wife and children spurred him on to rehab. He also shares his passion for football and how it has shaped his view of being in a band and his musical process.
In this series Nemone also talks in depth to musicians Beth Ditto, Kelly Lee Owens and Sharon Van Etten.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Primal Scream - Movin' On Up [Dino]
The Corries - Flower Of Scotland
The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love [Polygram Tv]
Ray Charles - Your Cheatin' Heart [Castle Communications]
1910 Fruitgum Company - Yummy Yummy Yummy
The Beatles - She Loves You [Apple]
The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man [London]
Johnny Cash - San Quentin (Live)
Sex Pistols - Did You No Wrong
Primal Scream - False Flags
Primal Scream - Ready To Go Home
Primal Scream - Circus Of Life
Primal Scream - Heal Yourself
Primal Scream - Don't Fight It Feel It [Creation]
MC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Laura Nyro - The Bells
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - GRAHAM COXON (320kbs-m4a/138mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 7th October 2024
Musician and songwriter Graham Coxon of Blur and The Waeve shares the pivotal moments that have made him the multi-talented artist he is today. Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, Graham dives deep to share his story and the songs that have moved him and sound-tracked the ups and downs of his eventful life. He also reveals how personal experiences and emotions are woven through his own work. It's a chance to understand his relationship with music more intimately, to learn more about how he has used sound to communicate, and how he has reached the place we meet him in.
The multi-instrumentalist began his musical adventure by playing saxophone on his schoolmate's first records. With that friend, Damon Albarn, he went on to form one of Britpop's biggest bands, Blur, with gargantuan success through the 90s and 00s. Graham has released eight solo LPs, TV film scores, been in The Jaded Hearts Club alongside Muse's Matt Bellamy and Miles Kane, and has created his own graphic novel and album 'Superstate'. Graham is now one half of The Waeve with Rose Elinor Dougal, his partner in life as well as music. The couple released their second album 'City Lights' last month.
Graham shares his memories of childhood, growing up on army estates and his early musical mentors. He also talks about living with anxiety, the circumstances that led him to rehab, his romantic and musical partnership with Rose, and the stories behind the tracks on their new album.
In this series Nemone will be talking in depth to Nadine Shah, Joan As Policewoman and Simon Raymonde formerly of Cocteau Twins and now head of well respected label Bella Union.
If you need support with some of the issues in this programme visit bbc.co.uk/actionline.
The WAEVE - City Lights [Transgressive]
Blur - Beetlebum (Instrumental) [Parlophone UK]
The Beatles - Lovely Rita [Apple]
Hot Butter - Popcorn [Compact]
The Ruts - Staring At The Rude Boys [Virgin]
Soft Cell - Tainted Love [Vertigo]
Blur - There's No Other Way [Food]
Graham Coxon - Livin' [Parlophone UK]
Blur - The Everglades (For Leonard) (Instrumental) [Warner Music UK Limited]
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Blow By Blow (Live)
The WAEVE - Kill Me Again [Transgressive]
MaCarthy - Red Sleeping Beauty
My Bloody Valentine - Feed Me With Your Kiss [Rhino/Warner]
Pixies - Where Is My Mind? [4AD]
Blur - Coffee & TV [Food]
Blur - Tender [Food]
The WAEVE - You Saw
The WAEVE - Can I Call You [Transgressive]
The WAEVE - Song For Eliza May [Transgressive]
Talk Talk - Myrrhman [Polydor]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - SIMON RAYMONDE OF COCTEAU TWINS AND BELLA UNION LABEL BOSS (320kbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 9th October 2024
Simon Raymonde, Cocteau Twins bass guitarist and keyboard player, shares the pivotal moments that have made him the artist his is today and the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life with 6 Music's Nemone.
Simon, the son of the late arranger and composer Ivor Raymonde, was a member of Scottish band Cocteau Twins from 1983 to 1997 with Robin Guthrie and Elizabeth Fraser. In 1997, he set up independent record label Bella Union with Robin Guthrie. Since 2000, he has run the label on his own and continues to discover, produce and remix many bands, including Clearlake's Cedars, James Yorkston's Moving Up Country, the first two albums by John Grant's first band the Czars, and three albums by the Duke Spirit, including the hit album Cuts Across the Land.
Fleet Foxes' 2008 self-titled debut became Bella Union's first platinum-selling album in the UK. The label has subsequently released music by Father John Misty, Beach House, Mercury Rev, M. Ward, John Grant, The Low Anthem, Laura Veirs, The Flaming Lips, Lanterns on the Lake, Marissa Nadler and Jambinai, to name only a few. Simon also runs management company Bella Union Artist Management with his wife, Abbey.
Simon's memoir 'In One Ear: Cocteau Twins, Ivor Raymonde and Me' was released last month. In this hard-hitting programme, he talks to Nemone about his relationship with Dad Ivor, his childhood friends and the abuse he suffered at boarding school. He talks about the inner-workings of The Cocteau Twins and what led to the dissolution of the band. He also shares his song-writing process and why he set up Bella Union.
Featuring music from Dusty Springfield, The Sex Pistols, The Blue Nile, Scott Walker, Brian Eno and the extensive Cocteau Twins back catalogue. He also shares his 'Self Care' track.
If you’ve been affected by some of the issues raised in this programme you’ll find details of support at bbc.co.uk/actionline
Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Oomingmak
Dusty Springfield - I Only Want To Be With You [Mercury]
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations [Capitol]
Cocteau Twins - Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops [4AD]
Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant [Virgin]
The Blue Nile - Stay [Virgin]
Paul Buchanan - Mid Air [Decca (UMO)]
The Slits - Typical Girls [Island]
The Human League - Being Boiled [Virgin]
David Bowie - Fantastic Voyage [Parlophone UK]
Patti Smith - Gloria [Arista]
The Drowning Craze - Storage Case [Beggars Banquet]
Cocteau Twins - Millimillenary [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Ivo [4AD]
Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas [4AD]
John Grant - Pale Green Ghosts [Bella Union]
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal [Bella Union]
Scott Walker - Boy Child [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime [EMI]
Alan Price Set - Simon Smith & His Amazing Dancing Bear [Old Gold]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - PAUL WELLER: THE MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS OF MY LIFE (320lbs-m4a/137mb/60mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 15th May 2024
Paul Weller shares the pivotal moments that have made him the multi-talented musician and composer he is today. Talking to Nemone who combines her roles of DJ and practising psychotherapist, Paul reveals how his relationship with music has grown over the six decades he's been releasing and the experiences that have had an impact on his work.
The prolific award-winning singer songwriter, affectionately known as 'The Modfather' by his fans, burst onto the music scene back in the late 70s fronting The Jam. A string of hits followed such as 'Eton Rifles', 'A Town Called Malice', 'Going Underground', 'That's Entertainment' and 'The Bitterest Pill'. This led to further musical adventures with The Style Council in the 80s and solo material under his own name from 1992 onwards. Nemone and Paul chat in his studio ahead of the release of new album '66'. They talk about life growing up with the Wellers in Woking, teenage musical influences, the impact of The Jam's success and band's subsequent split, working with his musical partner-in-crime Ocean Colour Scene's Steve Craddock, the joy of playing live, the process of writing songs and the making of the new album which will be released the day before his 66th birthday on the 24th of May. Paul also talks about how life has changed since giving up alcohol and how he tries to look after himself.
During this intimate conversation Paul picks music that has sound-tracked his life from The Beatles, Little Richard, The Four Tops, The Who, Sex Pistols, The Clash and Frankie Knuckles, and shares his love of artists such as Liam Bailey and Vegyn. He also chooses his ultimate 'Self Care' track, one that helps him relax and re-set.
Paul Weller - Rise Up Singing [Polydor]
The Beatles - She Loves You (Mono / Remastered) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
Little Richard - Good Golly Miss Molly [Acrobat]
Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) [UNI/Motown]
Small Faces - Tin Soldier [Sanctuary]
The Kinks - Dead End Street [Sanctuary]
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows [Universal Music]
Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock [RCA/Legacy]
Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog
The Who - My Generation
Dr. Feelgood - She Does It Right [EMI]
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
The Clash - White Riot [Sony Music UK]
The Jam - That's Entertainment [Polydor]
Ocean Colour Scene - The Circle
Paul Weller - Soul Wandering
Paul Weller - I Woke Up [Polydor]
Paul Weller - The Changingman [Universal/Island]
The Jam - A Town Called Malice [Polydor]
Paul Weller - Nothing [Polydor]
Frankie Knuckles (feat. Satoshi Tomiie & Robert Owens) - Tears [Telstar]
Vegyn (feat. John Glacier) - A Dream Goes On Forever [PLZ Make It Ruins]
Ed Harcourt - Duet For Ghosts [Point Of Departure]
JOURNEYS IN SOUND - DAVID HOLMES (320kbs-m4a/130mb/57mins)
BBC Radio 6 Music broadcast: 14th May 2023
David Holmes shares the pivotal moments that have made him the multi-talented DJ, musician, and composer he is today. Talking to Nemone, who combines her roles of DJ and qualified psychotherapist, David dives deep to share his extraordinary journey, from his childhood in Northern Ireland to tackling his mental health in more recent years.
David began DJing in Belfast at the age of 15 and by the mid-90s was releasing his own mercurial tracks such as 'Rodney Yates', 'My Friend Paul' and '69 Police'. From his 1995 debut album 'This Film's Crap Let's Slash the Seats' onwards, David has created sublime cinematic worlds in the ear of the listener. He is intimately associated with film music, having scored Steven Soderburgh’s 'Out of Sight'. He won an Ivor Novello Award for his score for the film '71' and an IFTA at the Irish Film Awards for his score to Steve McQueen's award-winning film 'Hunger'. David also scored all three series of 'The Fall', starring Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan, and won a Bafta with Keefus Green for their work on BBC One's hit drama 'Killing Eve'.
David's 1997 Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1, a mix of northern soul, psychedelic funk and hip hop, is legendary, and his single 'I Heard Wonders' formed the musical backbone to Danny Boyle’s vision for the London Olympics in 2012. His band output includes The Free Association and most recently The Unloved. He’s produced Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, is currently working with both Sinead O’Connor and Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie on their solo work, and we will be treated to another David Holmes release before the end of the year.
During this intimate conversation, David shares the songs that have sound-tracked the ups and downs of his life, as well as his ultimate 'Self Care' track.
David Holmes - I Heard Wonders [Mercury]
David Holmes - Hey Maggy [Late Night Tales]
Terry Riley - Rainbow In Curved Air [Columbia Masterworks]
Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno [Mercury]
Sex Pistols - Holidays In The Sun [Virgin]
The Beatles - She Loves You (Live At The Hollywood Bowl) [UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)]
David Holmes - 71 (Original Soundtrack)
David Holmes - The Trunk Scene (Out Of Sight Soundtrack) [Geffen]
The O'Jays - For The Love Of Money [Philadelphia International]
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin' [EMI (USA)]
The Who - The Real Me [Polydor]
Lee Dorsey - Ride Your Pony [Gulf Coast / Prime / Vector]
Phuture - Acid Tracks
The Clash - Hateful [Columbia]
David Holmes - Rodney Yates [Polydor]
The Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch II [Renaissance Dance]
David Holmes (feat. Raven) - Hope Is The Last Thing To Die [Heavenly]
Harpers Bizarre - Witchi Tai To [Warner]
David Holmes (feat. Raven Violet) - It's Over, If We Run Out Of Love [Heavenly]
Primal Scream - Invisible City [First International]
Roy Montgomery - Along The Main Divide
Charlie Megira - Tomorrow's Gone
