With the release of the incendiary biopic of the radical Northern Irish hip hop group, Kneecap, Holly & James take a brief look at Hibernian rap, the slow choking of non-English languages, party drugs, and the Tumblr brain that will never let its owner be.
They also spend twenty minutes trying hard to be fair about the Oasis reunion that had been announced on the day of recording, but struggle as that band is the Gothic return of the unkillable 1990s and everything that has made Britain what it now is. Where was I when you were getting high? I was there, mate. I was with you, I brought the stuff. You’re worrying me, we’ve been together all day.
Songs extracted in this episode include:
The Shiznit – Snoop Doggy Dogg
The Beat That My Heart Skipped – Scroobius Pip
AI (Save Yourself) – Kid Bookie
Salt Coast – Kae Tempest
Punk’s Dead – Soft Play
Equal Rights – The Lonely Island
Salonika – Lankum
Belfast Brigade – Christy Moore
Better Way to Live – Kneecap feat. Grian Chatten
Guilty Conscience – Kneecap
Fuck RTE – TPM
Death to the Landlord – Meryl Streek
Forgive the Cnts – Jinx Lennon feat. Miss Paula Flynn
Gates of Heaven – The Mary Wallopers
Mr. Wells – The Fast Show
Peter and the Wolf Remix – DJ Slam
Horse Outside – the Rubber Bandits
Jobseeker – Sleaford Mods
He’s a Man – Bob Vylan
Smarties – Skonezy
All About Eve – Marxman
The Man From the Daily Mail – Blackthorn
