Not only has Mr Fab got a timely Summer bootleg compilation out called Beach Blanket Bootlegs (surely Beach Bootleg Babylon would be a better name?) with some very fine selections, from Who Boys, Pilchard, Partyben, Eve Massacre, Jet Set Alex et al, but then again I would as it includes my Godlife bootleg (Blur vs Beach Boys).

Thanks Mr Fab!

It's rare that I actually talk Clash-things and Joe Strummer here on Radio Clash - I feel guilty about that; the man and the band were great and I'm squatting the name. Then again rather than nostalgia I try and embody the likes of Strummer and Peel in my music choices; I want to excite people about music new and old like they did.

A few Saturday's ago I saw the new Julien Temple film 'The Future is Unwritten' - if you have a chance go see it, even if you know little about Joe or the Clash it's such a positive film - here is what I wrote:

Amazing, best film this year so far. Words do not say how good this film is, it really manages to sum up Joe in his own words, and include many people from his past, and create a few laughs and unknown bits about the man.

It's mostly based around his World Service radio spots - I have 4 of these and they are GREAT listening, he was a brilliant radio DJ and an inspiration to Radio Clash, along with Mr Peel. I wish I could be as verbose and wise in my links!

Oh and as soon as the DVD is out expect loads of White Riot boots. Someone SOMEWHERE has early video of the Clash in the studio with Joe doing the vocals with no backing....which started the film. Wow. I'd love to see that video.

What I liked about it most was the message - the future is indeed unwritten and people are the key. I was walking around after without my iPod glued to my ears and went to XXL after because of that, the film gave me confidence and made little old sociopathic me see that people are where it's at.

I bought the soundtrack today; nice that it features the demo of White Riot, and the music and chat from the World Service broadcasts, have you ever wondered what those sounded like in full?

Well, if you're subscribe to the feed or download the files below now you just might find out

Listen to one of the inspirations to Radio Clash, along with Mr Peel. I wonder if there are more?

• London Calling Show 1 (MP3, 26Mb)
• London Calling Show 2 (MP3, 27Mb)
• London Calling Show 3 (MP3, 27Mb)
• London Calling Show 4 (MP3, 27Mb)
  

Yes RX is standing for the 2008 US Presidency! Not sure about nuking China, but he's got my vote (if I could vote in the US, well it seems anyone can except the people who should, so why not?) on the drugs question...

You can see more here and here.

Supposed to be part of RC 121 but it all got way too long, so here it is as a separate long mix. Swap with your friends! Or swap FOR your friends! Sell them into slavery, I don't care...

As it's Gay Pride Month, here's another alternative love/hate mix about Gay Pride - called Gay Shame  again in honour of Duckie, who aren't running one this year. So maybe this mix will do?

Or maybe not?

It's a sequel to this mix/podcast I did back in March 06 - which I thought was called Gay Shame but that's the subtitle of one of Jeb's mixes - oops. Bad, bad, bad memory! Jeb's mix certainly inspired this one...as well as my love of campy silly music that I've played throughout Radio Clash.

Don tiny white tee, tiny black thong, stupid hat and those really annoying whistles here: (45mins / 37Mb) http://media.libsyn.com/media/radioclash/gayshame2_mix.mp3

Tracklist:

• Kinsey Sicks - Gay Sera Sera (live - from Boyz 2 Girlz)
• Kay Why? - Brothers Butch (From the Closet to the Charts)
• Eric Idle - Gay Animal Song
• Bill Hicks - Gays in the Military
• Scissor Sisters - Bicycle of the Devil (demo)
• La Terremoto De Alcorcon - Sin Afeitar (Gloria Gaynor Homenaje)
• Strawberry Shortcake - I Was Born to Disco
• Michael Gum - Lovefool
• Peter Grudzien - White Trash Hillbilly Trick (From the Closet to the Charts)
• William Shatner - Keep it Gay
• No More Abba
• Nation - Waterloo
• Hidden Cameras - Ban Marriage
• Graveworm - It's a Sin
• Tornados - Do You Come Here Often? (From the Closet to the Charts)
• Cinerama - All the Things She Said
• Magnetic Fields - No One Will Ever Love You (from 69 Love Songs)
• Buy My Pride (with Spoken intro live - from I Wanna Be a Republican)
• Jay and Silent Bob ending

Kirk at Wireless

Noisy squelchy blog house via Daft Punk's amazing 02 Wireless gig, a Justice gig, some Goblin stealing, pretend that we're dead and an Olympics rant, ooh the (gay) shame! And after it gets messy we philosophise about the nature of the universe, or something.

Prime of your Life is 42: (52Mb / 1:09) http://media.libsyn.com/media/radioclash/rc_121.mp3

Notes

• Daft Punk live @ Coachella 2006 excerpt
• 02 Wireless report!
• CSS - Pretend that we're Dead
• team9 - Pretend We're Scrubs
• Justice - Phantom vs Daft Punk - The Prime of your Life
• Goblin - Tenebre
• Simian Mobile Disco - Tits And Acid
• Hadouken! - That Boy That Girl
• Foals - Hummer (McSleazy Mix)
• Rezillos - Getting me Down
• Justice gig
• I hate the Olympics rant
• Gay Shame mix
• Ronnie Spector - You Can't Put Your Arm Around a Memory
• Slade - The Shape of Things to Come
• Dave Soldier and Kurt Vonnegut - Annihilation Life
• DJ Magnet - love comes running up that hill quickly
• Goblin - Oblio
• Jarvis - Quantum Theory
• Anyone got any Jarvis tickets spare?
• Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop