mari62 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Mika had tweeted about an upcoming podcast, so here it is! "Making radio podcasts that will be serialised and put in my website. Just finished the first one this am. Old school radio show. Stay tuned 28 Jun 12" Mika's Tunes - Listen to an exclusive podcast from the pop singer With new album The Origin Of Love on the way, it seems we'll be hearing a lot from Mika come September. However as something of a musical warm-up, plus to explain where he's coming from, the singer is launching new podcast Radio Mika and has given the play of the first part, Babs To Madeon Via Beirut, exclusively to Q. You can listen to the full show below, but here's the man himself to explain exactly what it's all about... Mika: "I started off in classical music, was thrown into it actually, kicked out of school at the age of 10 unable to read or write, the next best thing was to make music, so I sang. "I worked as a classical singer and wanted to write pop songs. I grew up listening to jazz, soul, reggae, pop, 60s rock and everything else. It wasn't about lifestyle or icons, it was about music. As we moved from place to place, it was my tape collection that I kept bringing around with me. "To this day the music I make is a result of this clash of cultures and the constant desire to figure out where I come from. Making these radio podcasts is a perfect way to explain and explore the strange tapestry of music that I find inspiring or that just make me feel good. From Streisand to Cornelius, this is the antidote to snobs and their boxes." http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/07/mikas_tunes_-_listen_to_an_exc.html =============================================================================================================== We'll gather all episodes here, hoping that we'll have plenty of them! Episode 1 : Babs to Madeon via Beirut d/l link: http://www.mediafire.com/?nhfxoby6nxh5biz Transcript http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3737194&postcount=40 by Christine With subtitles: Radio Mika Episode 1: Transcription by Christine, sync by Elwendin Direct [YOUTUBE]5StHkIJQL4w[/YOUTUBE] Edited August 2, 2014 by mari62 updating content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 i so love it.. nice to hear his voice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom_kimool_boom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) and this (just a news) http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/07/mikas_tunes_-_listen_to_an_exc.html i think i need a transcript,anyone? Edited July 9, 2012 by boom_kimool_boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anney Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 It´s great! I wish it would be more about his own music... but I like how he shares his tastes and it´s not a simple "I´m a star look at me and my awesomeness" broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mari62 Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 and this http://news.qthemusic.com/2012/07/mikas_tunes_-_listen_to_an_exc.html i think i need a transcript,anyone? thanks, first post updated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 omg that last "song" made me insane!! ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 omg that last "song" made me insane!! ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah... It's very COOL !! Laurie Anderson - O Superman [YOUTUBE]vzYu88jIDYs[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 It's very COOL !! Laurie Anderson - O Superman [YOUTUBE]vzYu88jIDYs[/YOUTUBE] No it's madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 So he's talking about Barbara Streisand and not Babspanky? Hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom_kimool_boom Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 thanks, first post updated your welcome omg that last "song" made me insane!! ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah... exactly! it's more than annoying! if mika has a taste like this then i should leave him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertina Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 So he's talking about Barbara Streisand and not Babspanky? Hmm when I saw Babs I was all :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 No it's madness I remember when this song was #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I remember when this song was #1 Have that song been #1 somewhere????? Omg:aah: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Have that song been #1 somewhere????? Omg:aah: Yes, here in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippieibbie Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yes, here in the UK. Omg in which century??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabine64 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Yes, here in the UK. This explains everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 It's very COOL !! Laurie Anderson - O Superman [YOUTUBE]vzYu88jIDYs[/YOUTUBE] No it's madness He actually bought me once more with this. Laurie is great. She has very original approach to music, artistic, experimental. You shouldn't judge her so easily. Her concert is one of the best I've seen. But it's not a typical rock, pop concert or anything like that, and you have to know what to expect when you go to see her. She uses video a lot an lyrics are very important. I'm not surprised at all that Mika likes her. Oh yes, one more plus for her - she's Lou Reeds wife. What a couple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Omg in which century??? In the 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAK1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 He actually bought me once more with this. Laurie is great. She has very original approach to music, artistic, experimental. You shouldn't judge her so easily. Her concert is one of the best I've seen. But it's not a typical rock, pop concert or anything like that, and you have to know what to expect when you go to see her. She uses video a lot an lyrics are very important. I'm not surprised at all that Mika likes her. Oh yes, one more plus for her - she's Lou Reeds wife. What a couple! Indeed. She was well ahead of her time with her music. Quite an innovator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatagordinha Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 O Superman, brilliant record and just a little bit scary. Apart from stuff like Kraftwerk and a few other electronic innovators, you just didn't get vocoded vocals back then and it was unnerving but also very cool. I remember when it was #1. Along with Tubeway Army's 'Are Friends Electric?' from 1979, it was like listening to the future, back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I always thought Laurie Anderson was interesting although it's not something I would listen to while trying to muster up energy to clean the house. I couldn't understand the criticism of Make You Happy - saying he was jumping on the bandwagon to try to get in the charts or that it's autotuned. These vocoded vocals have been used for decades and it's different from that "Cher effect" autotuning that's been so abused the past few years. I think as long as it's used sparingly it can be very effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kumazzz Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I remember when this song was #1 wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O_Superman It was not #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellody Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 i love the fact that he does a radio podcast! i just hope it won't continue with the songs like in this first episode... i loved the first 2 songs, the next 2 were ok, and the last one was horrible imo. - so if it continues going downhill from there in part 2, i don't wanna know how the next songs will sound... but i guess not... if every part is a mixture like this first one, and it sounds like that'll be the case, i probably will find at least one song that i like in every episode. in any case i love hearing what he has to say about the music he chooses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naectegale Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 It's been years since I heard "Oh Superman" There's a very good reason for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloise.shaw Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Oh wow! I lovvvved that He talked about interesting music, there was somethong for everyone. Then, when he started talking about O Superman, I almost died. I hoped he'd play a steve Reich song, but never mind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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