The show: Failing to bridge the generation gap

Can men of advanced years continue to broadcast saucy tunes made by young people without appearing, at best, odd or, at worst, creepy?

We’re not sure, so we invite you to listen to all of Posi+ive by Babeo Baggins in your own time.

https://soundcloud.com/babeobaggins/sets/posiive

 

And here’s today’s playlist in full…

Direct download: The_Joint_2015-09-12-12-14.mp3

12pm – 1pm

1pm – 2pm

The Show: Dumpling, wine and records

Dumpling, wine and records at Black Estate
Dumpling, wine and records at Black Estate

And here’s the playlist in full…

Direct download: The_Joint_2015-09-12-12-14.mp3

12pm – 1pm

1pm – 2pm

 

The show: Why don’t you just quit iPhone

If Mark E Smith isn’t enough to warn you of the perils of iPhones then maybe Girl Band might convince you of the dangers of working in children’s television?

And here’s the playlist in full…

Direct download: The_Joint_2015-08-08-12-14.mp3

12pm – 1pm

1pm – 2pm

The Show: Cocktail hour

Can someone mash these up for us to create a gay cocktail bar?

And here’s the playlist in full…

Direct download: The_Joint_2015-08-01-12-14.mp3

12pm – 1pm

1pm – 2pm

The Show: Rat Boy Hype Men

This amazingly scientific chart of the phenomenon known as 'vocal fry' is courtesy of Science News.
This amazingly brilliantly scientific chart showing the fingerprint of the phenomenon known as ‘vocal fry’ is courtesy of Science News.

Fraserhead here. Four years behind the times as usual because I’ve only just found out about the phenomenon of the vocal fry register and how it is terrible for young women in the USA to practice it (but it’s okay for men to do so). Happy to admit that “vocal fry” has never bothered me but “upspeak” does get on my tits. Some reading for your Sunday morning below…

NPR: From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We ‘Policing’ Young Women’s Voices?

Naomi Wolf: Young women, give up the vocal fry and reclaim your strong female voice

Al Jazeera: Stop telling women how to talk

And here’s the playlist in full…

Direct download: The_Joint_2015-07-25-12-14.mp3

12pm – 1pm

1pm – 2pm