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Always Check the Label: Stones Throw Records

Peanut Butter Wolf joins Huw to talk about his legendary record label, and Radiohead's Ed O'Brien answers this week's 'Song I Wish I'd Written'.

Peanut Butter Wolf joins Huw to talk about his legendary record label.

Stones throw is the highly influential independent music label founded in 1996. It began in Los Angeles and grew out of the underground hip-hop scene. The label has launched or supported a number of influential acts, including Madlib, J Dilla and MF DOOM - it's a real cornerstone label for underground music.

Plus, Huw has brand new music from Kneecap.

Huw has another brand new quiz is created by the Music Quiz Generator, giving one of you the opportunity to win a Music Sounds Better With Huw pinbadge. And we declare that your evening has begun with the Home Run playlist at 5 o'clock.

Plus Radiohead's Ed O'Brien takes part in this week's Song I Wish I’d Written.

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Music Played

  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    The Cutter

    • Korova.

  • Metronomy

    The Bay

    • Because Music.

  • Jack White

    G.O.D And The Broken Ribs

    • Third Man Records.

  • Pharoahe Monch

    Simon Says

    • Rawkus.

  • M.I.A.

    Bamboo Banga

    • XL.

  • Kelela

    idea 1

    • Warp.

  • Digable Planets

    Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

    • PENDULUM.

  • KNEECAP

    Irish Goodbye (feat. Kae Tempest)

  • Bloc Party

    I Still Remember

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Wichita.

  • Honey Dijon

    Satisfied (feat. Jacob Lusk)

    • SOS.

  • Big Thief

    Vampire Empire

    • 4AD.

  • mary in the junkyard

    Crash Landing

    • AMF Records.

  • Mudhoney

    Touch Me I'm Sick

    • Subpop.

  • Death Cab for Cutie

    Punching The Flowers

  • Happy Mondays

    W.F.L. (Vince Clarke Remix)

    Remix Artist: Vince Clarke.
    • LONDON.

  • The Juan MacLean

    Happy House

    • CD SINGLE.
    • DFA/Cooperative.
    • 1.

  • Kendrick Lamar

    HUMBLE.

    • Polydor.

  • Radiohead

    Just

    • Polygram TV.

  • Beats International

    Dub Be Good To Me

    • Go Beat.

  • Lambrini Girls

    Cult of Celebrity

    • City Slang Records.

  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Stockholm.

  • Getdown Services

    The Radiator

    • Breakfast Records.

  • Santigold

    Lights Out

    • CD SINGLE.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Wesley Joseph

    Pluto Baby

    • Secretly Canadian.

  • Liz Lawrence

    Exploded Into Flowers - Radio 6Music Session - RX 20/04/2026

  • ROSALÍA

    Focu 'Ranni

    • Columbia.

  • The Chemical Brothers

    We've Got To Try

    • Virgin EMI.

  • Jordan Rakei

    Family

    • Ninja Tune.

  • Swim Deep

    Mud

  • Peanut Butter Wolf & Charizma

    Keep on Rockin It

    • Stones Throw Records, LLC.

  • Madvillain

    All Caps

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • Mild High Club

    Tesselation

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • Campus Christy

    Just A Dream

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • Steve Arrington

    I Love This Music

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • DJ Harrison

    Sweet Sticky Thing

    • Stones Throw Records.

  • The Joy Formidable

    Whirring

    • A Balloon Called Moaning.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 5.

  • Iceage

    Star

    • Mexican Summer.

  • Thin Lizzy

    Sarah

    • Thin Lizzy - Black Rose.
    • Vertigo.

  • Man/Woman/Chainsaw

    Nosedive

    • Fiction Records.

  • Tara Clerkin Trio

    Somewhere Good

    • Somewhere Good.
    • World of Echo.

  • Dead Pioneers

    Never Alone

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    BBC Radio 6 Music