Wednesday 22 May 2013

May 15 2013 'Women and Children First' aka 'Eat Your Heart Out'

Another diverse show - From Lemmy to Little Richard to black rock legends 24-7 Spyz. In the news Kate Middleton to Syria - I leave no stone unturned.





Playlist:
KRS One - Out For Fame
Motorhead - Killed By Death
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Lenny Kravitz - It Ain’t Over Til it’s Over
Iron Maiden - Killers
24-7 Spyz - Pillage
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Kriss Kross - Jump
Ghostface Killah & Mary J Blige - Take Me As I Am

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May 8 2013 'None More Black' featuring the Queen, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill


Alex Ferguson retires. Another arrest made in the Operation Yewtree derived  investigations - Jimmy Tarbuck. FBI ups reward for Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard) to $2 million and first woman on USA's most wanted terrorist list. More deaths of black and mentally ill in custody in the UK and ...Charles Ramsey. 









Playlist:
Queen - We Are The Champions
Marvin Gaye - Save The Children
Lauryn Hill - Neurotic Society
Jay-Z - 100 dollar bill
Mysonne - Open Letter Freestyle
Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black

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Thursday 25 April 2013

April 24 2013 'Richie Havens passes, Public Enemy enter the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Rolf Harris gets nicked'

This show finds me in contemplative mood, as I muse on the passing of Richie Havens, the Divinyl's Chrissy Amphlett and the arrest of Rolf Harris as part of operation Yew Tree. I also discuss rapper DMX's trials and tribulations and TMZ's reports on the Boston Bombing suspects. Congratulations go out to Public Enemy for their induction into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame and will listen to Annie and Dave tell us about the rain - even though it's sunny (of course it rained later in London)!

Playlist:
Public Enemy feat Anthrax - Bring The Noise
DMX - Slippin
DMX - Ain't No Sunshine
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine
Richie Havens - Here Comes the Sun
Eurhythmics - Here Comes the Rain again
Divinyls - I Touch Myself
ACDC - Jailbreak
Ransom - His Shoes
Richie Havens - Eleanor Rigby

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Thursday 18 April 2013

April 17 2013 'More Bombings and a Funeral'

*WARNING* Contains independent thought and opinions and some very powerful music!


image source: mirror.co.uk

It's been another hectic week in transatlantic news.

On 16 April there were bombings of the Boston marathon causing the tragic fatalities of 3 people including an 8 year old boy and injuring over 140 others (CNN)

On 17 April Lady Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest in London - amid continuing debate over her controversial legacy.

In other news: Jay-Z 'pens' and Open Letter on 11 April, addressing his recent 5 year wedding anniversary trip to Cuba with wife Beyonce, that stirred up so much comment.

And of course Tesco - the UK supermarket Goliath, tucks it's tail and runs out of the USA.

In the Yinka and the ID tradition the music is cross-genre - check out the storming Ike and Tina version of the Stones classic Under My Thumb.

I tackle these topics in my own (un)usual way. This is a must hear edition - you may agree or vehemently disagree with any or all things i say - please leave a comment and weigh in- and if you enjoy the show please share and spread the word.

 Playlist after the jump

Friday 12 April 2013

Mar 13 2013 'Living Colour VIVID 25 year anniversary' episode

This is a very special edition of the show. 
Wikipedia: Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by free jazz, funk, hip hop, hard rock, and heavy metal. Their lyrics range from the personal to the political, in some of the latter cases attacking Eurocentrism and racism in America. The band was discovered by Mick Jagger while playing a show at punk club CBGB's in 1987 & rose to fame with their debut album Vivid in 1988 

I was honoured to be granted an exclusive interview with Living Colour's Vernon Reid and Corey Glover - right before they went on stage at Koko in London on Friday 8 March 2013 to perform their seminal, debut album VIVID in it's entirety to a packed house. They discuss topics far and wide with candour and humility. I've spoken with Vernon on a few occasions & our conversations are always enlightening but to have Corey join the discussion was something new. Enjoy!

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Mar 20 2013 'The UK Budget 2013 Episode' feat special guest Nicole Finnerty

The UK Budget 2013 Episode - Mar 20 2013


image source - guardian.co.uk

This week I have a special guest in the Studio - Dubtastic Music's Nicole Finnerty who plays tunes from her upcoming EP.


image source - dubtasticmusic.com

Also there's my thoughts on the budget, the Bolshoi ballet acid attack drame and more.

Phil Lynott for Chancellor!!

Playlist after the jump

Mar 27 2013 -The 'Tale of Two Millibands' episode feat Abu Qatadar

A Tale of Two Millibands


image source - guardian.co.uk

In this week's show I talk about the uncommonly cold weather (it's Britain I HAVE to talk about the weather!) The leader of the UK opposition's older brother quitting politics, Abu Qatadar escaping extradition, Dionne Warwick owing the taxman and more. I also play the latest exclusive from incomparable mashup-meister Phil Retrospector, and quite by coincidence awesome music from Chloe Charles - Julian Lennon's step sister.


Playlist after the jump

April 3 2013 - 'The Michael Philpott Episode' feat £7 per day IDS

The Michaell Philpott Episode - April 3 2013


image source - thetimes.co.uk

It was another crazy week. 'Shameless' Mick Philpott, his missus and a mate went down for killing 6 of their children in a botched attempt at arson with the purpose of framing Philpott's estranged lover. Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith claims he could live on £7 as more cuts are made to welfare in the UK. it's the usual quagmire - I'm here to help you swim through with a mix of topical tunes including newcomers from Manchester - Where's Strutter?


Playlist after the jump

Welcome to the new Yinka and the ID blog!!

Hi.
It's Yinka! Wassup! Welcome to the new Yinka and the ID radio show blog! 

For those of you who got here and know nothing about me I'll run it down for you real quick:


I broadcast a weekly radio show ‘Yinka and the ID’, Wednesdays at 530pm on London’s award winning Arts station Resonance FM. On the show I discuss current affairs, music and arts in a transatlantic context, drawing on my knowledge of music and culture in London and New York and I have broadcast the show from both cities. The aim of the show is to be informative yet irreverent. I write, produce, broadcast the show myself. This includes jingle production and engineering. I interviewed cultural icons including: Two time Grammy award winners Living Colour; DEATH (Detroit proto-punk rockers and Jack White favourites). I have covered historic events, where I interviewed members of the public, such as: US Presidential Elections - 2012 and 2008; Trayvon Martin Shooting US - 2012; Occupy Wall Street US 2011 - I was the first person to report directly from the Wall Street camp for Resonance; Student Protests UK 2011 - I reported from the scene as the protest happened and interviewed protesters.


So that's dealt with. Why the blog? Well I decided to put all the shows WITH tracklists in one place - finally.

Please bear with me as i add the shows restrospectively in as quickly as I can - the newer shows will be going up first.

Each post will always have a Soundcloud version of the weekly show, with Mixcloud versions being added as soon as I can get them uploaded.

So now you;re here, what are you waiting for - check out my first post now:

April 10 2013 - The Thatcher death episode - 'We are grandmother'





April 10 2013 - The Thatcher death episode - 'We are grandmother'

Yinka and the ID April 10 2013 - We are a grandmother


The first woman Prime Minister of Britain (1979-1990)Thatcher dies at the Ritz Hotel in London 8 April. Tributes flooded in from world leaders. Parties were thrown in Brixton, Glasgow and elsewhere
By the time of my show a £10 million taxpayer funded state funeral is announced - the President of Argentina is not invited. Parliament is recalled and a 7 hour session on speeches - not all tributes ensues.


I approach the issues with my usual deference and  sensitivity.

 
Playlist after the jump