West Is West actors Om Puri & Aquib Khan
Gruff Rhys offers his Most Played tracks, plus the Video of the Week is Metronomy's She Wants and Nemone chats to actor Om Puri OBE about his latest movie West Is West.
Actor Om Puri OBE talks to us about his latest movie West is West, the sequel to the brilliant East is East. He also became known internationally for starring in many British films such as My Son the Fanatic (1997), East is East (1999) and The Parole Officer (2001). As well as these he appeared in Hollywood films including City of Joy (1992), opposite Patrick Swayze; Wolf (1994) alongside Jack Nicholson and The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) opposite Val Kilmer. In 2007, he appeared as General Zia-Ul-Haq in Charlie Wilson's War, which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
Tune in each day to hear tracks chosen by Super Furry Animals front man Gruff Rhys. Gruff Rhys checks in with third solo album, Hotel Shampoo, his most ambitious and fully realized yet. As well as the intentions above, Hotel Shampoo is inspired by, and takes its title from, Gruff's extensive collection of mini shampoo bottles and complimentary hotel products acquired whilst touring the world. "Having never kept a journal these items have become like diary entries, triggering memories of all those buildings and random people I've met and inspiring songs on the album.
Plus Video of the Week is She Wants by Metronomy, an electronic music group formed by Joseph Mount in Totnes, Devon, England in 1999. Their music consists of instrumental electronic music and more recently, with the release of Nights Out, vocal electronic pop music. Mount also releases remixes under the name Metronomy, and has remixed many artists including.
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Beastie Boys
No Sleep Till Brooklyn
- Licenced To Ill.
- Def Jam.
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Lykke Li
I Follow Rivers
- LL Recordings.
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Prince & The New Power Generation
Cream
- Paisley Park/Warner Bros.
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The Kinks
Waterloo Sunset
- Essential.
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Manic Street Preachers
Postcards From A Young Man
- Postcards from a Young Man.
- COLUMBIA.
- 2.
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The Charlatans
Love Is The Key
- Universal Music.
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Orbital
The Box
- London.
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Gruff Rhys
Sensations In The Dark
- CD SINGLE.
- Ovni/Turnstile.
- 1.
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The Smiths
How Soon Is Now?
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PJ Harvey
The Words That Maketh Murder
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Reverend and the Makers
Heavyweight Champion Of The World
- CD SINGLE.
- WALL OF SOUND RECORDINGS.
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The Bongolian
The Riviera Affair
- Blow Up Records.
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Ringo Deathstarr
So High
- So High (Single).
- CLUB AC30.
- 1.
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The Fall
Hit The North
- Beggars Banquet.
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R.E.M.
Mine Smell Like Honey
- Warner Bros..
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Lia Ices
Love Is Won (Radio Edit)
- Grown Unknown.
- Jagjaguwar Records.
- 1.
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Bright Eyes
Shell Games
- Download.
- Polydor.
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Mungo Jerry
Alright, Alright, Alright
- 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973.
- Connoisseur Collection.
- 1.
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Elvis Costello & The Attractions
High Fidelity
- Universal Music.
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Elbow
Neat Little Rows
- CD SINGLE.
- Fiction.
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The Velvet Underground
She's My Best Friend
- Verve.
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Cloud Control
There's Nothing In The Water We Can't Fight
- CD SINGLE.
- Infectious.
- 1.
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The Cardigans
Erase/Rewind
- Stockholm.
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The Style Council
Headstart For Happiness
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Fyfe Dangerfield
Faster Than The Setting Sun
- CD SINGLE.
- Geffen.
- 1.
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Matt and Kim
Cameras
- Different.
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3
- Papillion.
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Holy Ghost!
Do It Again
- CD SINGLE.
- DFA/Cooperative.
- 1.
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MEN
Who Am I
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Basement Jaxx
Jus 1 Kiss
- XL.
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Cut Copy
Where I'm Going
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Beck
Tropicalia
- Geffen.
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Deerhunter
Desire Lines
- CD SINGLE.
- 4AD.
- 1.
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The Zutons
Valerie
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Silvery
Two Halves Of The Same Boy
- CD SINGLE.
- BLOW UP.
- 1.
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Crystal Fighters
At 成人快手
- Star Of Love.
- Zirkulo.
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- Tue 15 Feb 2011 13:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music