2015-03-08: It's International Women's Day, so first we appreciate some music made by women from all around the world: from Japan, Cuba, UK, France, Australia, USA, Germany and Belgium. Jarvis reads Ray Bradbury's 1953 story Powerhouse, in which a woman sheltering in a power station has a transcendent experience, understanding the divine power of machines and human connection. We also learn about the Biocomputer Music project — inspired by a dish of slime mould, Professor Eduardo Miranda has created a computer program that responds organically to piano music. And Jarvis recommends a documentary about performing powerhouse Mr James Brown. Birthdays: Angie Hart, LaMarcus Adna Thompson, Bob Brozman, Dick Hyman, Gábor Szabó, Jeffrey Eugenides (discussing character development), Gary Numan (who thinks his early fame made him reclusive) and Micky Dolenz (discussing the peculiar phenomenon of The Monkees).
Kazumi Nishida - Chant I: Making of Cyborg [M-01]
Ibeyi - Eleggua
Jane Weaver - Don't Take My Soul
Brigitte Fontaine - Brigitte
Frente! - Bizarre Love Triangle
Irma Thomas - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand)
Elke Sommer, Gert Wilden and Orchestra - Einsamer Sonntag
Blondy Brownie - Quand la nuit
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Electricity
'Powerhouse' by Ray Bradbury, read by Jarvis Cocker (part 1)
Spiritualized - Electric Mainline
Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers - Roller Coaster by the Sea
Bob Brozman and Papua New Guinea Stringbands - Youth Development Song
Professor Eduardo Miranda - Biocomputer Music
Hawkwind - Opa Loka
Silvertones - Make It Funky
'Powerhouse', part 2
Muddy Waters - Tom Cat
Dick Hyman - The Minotaur (excerpt)
Gábor Szabó - Walking on Nails
Air - Playground Love (Vibraphone Version)
Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric
'Powerhouse', part 3
The Velvet Underground - Beginning to See the Light
The Monkees - Daily Nightly
Karen O - Indian Summer
Marianne Faithfull - Broken English
