The Music Lab with James & Alex

This month, Alex raves about Amazon Original series Invincible & the late, great Tony Allen, James praises Floating Points' new collaborative album Promises & rails against Rod Stewart, Papa Thurman Recommends us a song by The Move, plus a bit of waffle about silly song titles & band names.To hear the show with the full & complete music, head over to our Mixcloud page.STUFF FROM THE SHOWSongs DiscussedCage The Elephant - Broken BoyAlfie Templeman - Everybody's Gonna Love SomebodyTony Allen feat. Ben Okri & Skepta - CosmosisSupreme Sol & Handbook - Talk Show Host (Remix)London Grammar - Californian SoilPapa Thurman Recommends: The Move - Cherry Blossom ClinicThe Black Keys - Crawling KingsnakeSilversun Pickups - CannibalFloating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra - Promises, Movement 1Francis Bebey - Fleur tropicaleEgo Ella May - Table For OneThis Month's HomeworkInvincible Season OneAlfie Templeman - Happiness In Liquid FormTony Allen - Wolf Eats WolfTony Allen & Moses Boyd Masterclass for Boiler Room & Guardian GatewaysThe Move - Cherry Blossom Clinic RevisitedFloating Points - PromisesEgo Ella May - Girls Don't Always Sing About BoysThe Music Lab Podcast PlaylistSocial MediaFacebookTwitter

He wears many backwards hats and goes by many names: Jimmy The Gent, Jimmy Slay, Rusty Sierra. The Music Lab simply knows him as their mate Jimmy. In this stacked episode, James and Alex sit down with Boston's number one DJ Jimmy May to talk about his career, the various projects he's been a part of over the years such as Cool Beans and 50 Sniffs, his experiences as a touring DJ, his decision to become a counsellor and more.Along the way we play selected highlights from Jimmy's back catalogue, Jimmy & James share music they've been listening to from the likes of The Distillers, Desmond Dekker, XOA & 2manydjs, Papa Thurman Recommends a track that can only be described as epic, and, miraculously, Alex sits back and lets other people talk. Mostly.STUFF FROM THE SHOW:Rusty Sierra - The Fever Shedhttps://open.spotify.com/album/0XxrlMwmMcLjacUe1QUxafCool Beanswww.coolbeansproductions.co.ukhttps://www.youtube.com/user/coolbeanstelevisionCheese Riot - Angry, Bored & Mildly Annoyedhttps://youtu.be/c9I-EO4K0U850 SniffsB.S.T.N.:https://youtu.be/0m9Bp61GE8gFish Chips and Donkey Ridez:https://youtu.be/ADtADJOJZUUFifteen Minute Fictionshttps://anchor.fm/jimmy-slayJimmy The Genthttps://itsjimmythegent.bandcamp.com/SETLIST:R.L. Burnside - Let My Baby RideRusty Sierra - South of SomewhereCheese Riot - Angry, Bored & Mildly AnnoyedDesmond Dekker & The Aces - 007 (Shanty Town)Bombay Bicycle Club - LunaBreakbot - Baby I'm YoursTungz- Do You Like It?Yard Act - Fixer UpperAvelino - Higher PowerRenaissance - Mother RussiaThe Cool Beans Roadshow - Not Enough Grime About PorcupinesRusty Sierra - English Cricket2manydjs - Dreadlock Holiday/Independent WomenKindness feat. Seinabo Sey - Lost WithoutAshnikko - DaisyThe Distillers - Drain the Blood50 Sniffs - Big Mac DaddyXOA feat. Anthony Joseph - Storm WindowsDelvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Inner City BluesSOCIAL MEDIA:Facebook.com/RVMusicLab@RVMusicLab on Twitter