Laurie reveals her inner geek ahead of her Delusion show at the 45th Brighton Festival and her major hatred for the mp3...


Laurie Anderson

Mount Kimbie are about to start working on a new album now they are back off tour. 
They've been sharing their feelings about the post dubstep tag they've been labelled with, along with their former collaborator James Blake, they're regarded by some as pioneers of the genre but one half of the duo Kai Campos says the post dubstep genre is nonsense. Quite a bit of pressure on these guys when it comes to the follow up to their debut Crooks and Lovers...6 Music's Jo Youle chatted to Kai all about it: 

Mount Kimbie

As Bjork premiered her brand new album, Biophelia last night in Manchester, she has also been lined up for Bestival this summer.

Hear all about the making of the record and signing for the Isle of Wight, right here, in this BBC 6 Music podcast. 



BBC 6 Music News Podcast  - Bjork special

Everyone thought she was back on form, after pictures of her were splattered across the papers here, looking a picture of health on the Carribean island of St Lucia.

Rumours surfaced she has set up a studio there and was working on the follow up to her 2006 album, Back to Black.

As I arrived on the Island I actually almost ran into her, tanned, long limbed and saw she was staying 2 cottages along in the 5 star complex I had been flown out to cover the St Lucia Jazz festival.

From my upstairs roof terrace, I could see her out on hers, smoking and chatting to friends, her band and a very big bouncer.

 Speaking to the tourism minister for the island, I was told she was getting along famously with locals and as a Thank You, had offered to headline the Jazz Festival.

However, with the world's media looking on, including me, with high expectations, Amy appeared to have morphed into her old London self.

Gone was the healthy sparkle and its place and wobbly, glassy eyed mess. I felt so sad.

Vox popping after there was a lot of anger in the crowd, but all I felt was that Amy was not born to perform. It isn't not something she appeared to enjoy...and felt the need to get smashed before every gig.

This is the report I filed for 6 Music back in 2009 just after the show....


St Lucia Jazz Festival Amy  Winehouse FEATURE 100509

Primal Scream are working on a new album. Bobby told me they hope to have it out next year at some stage but are in "no rush". Hear more above

Primal Scream Album News

As part of the Smirnoff Experience team in New York, aside from interviewing the godfathers of hip hop from Nas, N*E*R*D, Dizzy Rascal, Grandmaster Flash, SpankRock & Amanda Blank, Jo was given the vague task of hunting down some "original" nightlife in the city. Have a listen and see how she fared...

Smirnoff Experience NYC Podcast 01 - Original Nightlife - Grandmaster Flash & Hot Chip

Just before the 44th Brighton Festival kicked off this summer, Jo Youle went to catch up with this year's curator, Brain Eno.


In conversation with Brian Eno

Jo catches up with the godfather of Hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash in downtown New York as part of the Smirnoff Experience series and gets the inside story from N*E*R*D and Nas on why they took on a gig for a drinks brand, and just how much work went into the unique performance. 

Smirnoff NYC podcast 02 -Nas, N*E*R*D, Dizzy Rascal & Grandmaster Flash

A selection of this week's music news, as Jo Youle gets the scoop on the new Portishead album, Unkle's move to the seaside near her Hove home and the latest on who Tiga is remixing.

Jo Youle Music News Mash up - Portishead, Tiga & Unkle

James Murphy quashes those rumours the band is finished despite rumours this is the third and final LCD album. The DFA label chief also talks about who he plans to work with next and lets slip who he just missed out on producing as well as plans for a festival...

LCD Soundsystem Podcast

This week Jo Youle hears from R.E.M boss man Bertis Downs about their brand new album, Collapse Into Now, Tricky Talks about re-connecting with his old band Massive Attack and the 33 Chilean miners release sinpires The Pixies to play their longest ever gig in Santiago.


6 Music News Podcast Tricky, R.E.M., Bowie and The Pixies

BBC 6 MUSIC Screamadelica - Justin Robertson & Andrew Weatherall

On November 27th 2010, 14 countries around the world swapped nightlife for one night only. The best of British Nightlife was packed in a crate and send to Miami and Jo was at East London's Troxy to catch the best of what the states sent to London with curator Zane Lowe.

Smirnoff Nightlife Xchange Project

Jo Youle is Head of Pioneer DJ Radio, as well as a freelance music journalist, podcaster for Essential Ibiza, radio presenter on Ibiza Global Radio & now also runs music led Vinyasa flow yoga classes - JoGa Beats.
As well as working for BBC 6 Music hosting the 6 Mix & as part of the music news team, Jo also had a weekly dance music radio show on Brighton's Juice 107.2 - The Remix.
She is now living in Ibiza teaching her unique style of beat led yoga, as well as heading up multiple radio projects
http://soundcloud.com/essential-ibiza-radio & teaching JoGa Beats: www.jogabeats.com 

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