The Joy of 6
A chance to hear some of the big interviews held at 6 Music with artists who have made, and continue to make, their mark on the musical world.
The Joy of 6 - 03/05/2010
Highlights and interviews from Future of Music Election debate with Fergal Sharkey and Richard Bacon. Plus the Villagers talk to Lauren Laverne and the Crookes talk to Rich Hawley.
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The Joy of 6 - 07/12/2010
In this weeks Joy of 6 Chris Martin delivers the Coldplay Christmas single to Steve Lamacq. This week's sessions come from Villagers and Sleepy Sun.
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The Joy of 6 - 10/05/2010
Featuring Slash talking about recording his new album, Michael Palin talking to Jarvis Cocker about Ernest Hemmingway and The National talking to Lauren Laverne.
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The Joy of 6 - 13/04/2010
A chance to catch up with three great interviews from the past week on 6 Music, including MGMT, Lou Rhodes and Sir Peter Blake.
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The Joy of 6 - 14/12/2010
Featuring highlights from the week's best interviews and sessions on 6 Music.
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The Joy of 6 - 17/05/2010
Featuring highlights from Lauren Laverne's interview and session with Foals, Gary Lightbody on working with Peter Buck of REM, plus Thurston Moore and James Murphy.
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The Joy of 6 - 20/04/2010
Paul Weller talks to Steve Lamacq about his new album, Lauren Laverne talks to Doves, and Bernard Butler discusses his guitar playing on Suede's Animal Nitrate.
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The Joy of 6 - 21/12/2010
Featuring highlights from the week's best interviews and sessions on 6 Music.
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The Joy of 6 - 26/04/2010
Featuring 6 Music's exclusive interview with Lou Reed, plus interviews and tracks from Steve Mason, Frankie and The Heartstrings, The Travelling Band and Murray Lachlan Young.
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The Joy of 6 - 31/08/2010
Another chance to hear Lauren Lavern's sessions from Everything Everything and Funeral Party. The Mercury nominees I Am Kloot and Biffy Clyro and from the First Time Bill Drummond.
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The Joy of 6 - Billy Bragg and the Joy Formidable
Tom Robinson chats to Billy Bragg about his career to date, plus The Joy Formidable are in session for Huey Morgan.
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The Joy of 6 - Bombay Bicycle Club, Arcade Fire and School of Seven Bells
Featuring Bombay Bicycle Club, School of Seven Bells and the best 6 Music interview highlights of the week.
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The Joy of 6 - Brian Eno & Ray Davies
Brian Eno talks to Jarvis Cocker about his new album, work methods and favourite artists, plus Kinks man Ray Davies chats to Huey Morgan about his new collaborations.
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The Joy of 6 - Chemical Brothers, Best Coast, Glen Matlock and Solomon
Chemical Brothers chat to Lauren Laverne about Another World and what's next for them, Best Coast play two tracks in the 6 Music Hub and Glen Matlock chats to Sean Keavney.
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The Joy of 6 - Chemical Brothers, Teenage Fanclub and the Sugarhill Gang
Featuring Teenage Fanclub and Sugarhill Gang in session for Lauren Laverne, plus the Chemical Brothers talk to Steve Lamacq about their new album Further.
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The Joy of 6 - Colorama, Janet Street-Porter and Girl Peculiar
Janet Street-Porter talks to Sean Keaveny, Girl Peculiar in session for Marc Riley & Colorama in session for Marc Riley.
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The Joy of 6 - Dead Weather and The Best Glastonbury Interviews
Featuring Glastonbury interview highlights from Slash, Wayne Coyne, Kate Nash, The Cribs, Laura Marling, Avi Buffalo, Mystery Jets and Mr B the Gentleman Rhymer.
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The Joy of 6 - Divine Comedy, Half Man Half Biscuit, Allo Darlin, Sleigh Bells
Featuring Sleigh Bells, The Divine Comedy and Half Man Half Biscuit in session for Marc Riley, plus Allo Darlin in the 6 Music Hub with Lauren Laverne.
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The Joy of 6 - Eels, Freelance Whales, Weller and Mumford and Sons
Featuring Eels live in the Hub with Lauren Laverne and Freelance Whales chatting to Nemone, plus Paul Weller and Mumford and Sons discussing their Mercury-nominated albums.
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The Joy of 6 - Gil Scott Heron, Holly Miranda & Pains of Being Pure At Heart
Chris Addison, Holly Miranda & Pains of Being Pure At Heart.
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The Joy of 6 - Howard Marks, Athlete, Badly Drawn Boy, Duane Eddy
Howard Marks chats to Shaun Keaveny, Duane Eddy talks twang with Cerys Matthews, The Crookes visit Suggs, and Badly Drawn Boy and Athlete are live in the Hub with Huey Morgan.
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The Joy of 6 - Interpol, XX, Stephen Fry & Harry Shearer
Interpol are in The Hub, The XX talk to Lamacq and Shaun Keaveny speaks to Spinal Tap bassist and Simpsons actor Harry Shearer, plus he also talks pantheons with Stephen Fry.
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The Joy of 6 - Jagger Wood Chemical Bros Arcade Fire Page Byrne
Highlights of the best interviews and documentaries from 6 Music in 2010, including Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Bernard Sumner, Chemical Brothers, Warpaint, Lou Reed and Jimmy Page.
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The Joy of 6 - Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones - Led Zeppelin Loaded
Jimmy Page talks to Lauren Laverne and John Paul Jones talks to Shaun Keaveny, plus Big Boi chats about his new solo work and there's a session from Mystery Jets.
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The Joy of 6 - John Lydon, Lykke Li, Thelma Housten, Sleigh Bells
John Lydon talks about his new scrapbook, Sleigh Bells and Lykke Li visit Nemone, The Vaccines are Lamacq's favourite new band, and Thelma Housten speaks to Craig Charle.
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The Joy of 6 - John Lydon, Richard Ashcroft, The Doors & The Coral
John Lydon talks PIL and Richard Ashcroft discusses his new RPA album, plus there's highlights from The Doors, The Coral and Sage Francis.
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The Joy of 6 - Kings of Leon, Jonathan Richman, This Is England
Kings of Leon's Nathan and Caleb talk to Steve Lamacq about their new album, Jonathan Richman chats to Cerys, and This Is England's Thomas Turgoose and Vicky McClure talk to Nemone.
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The Joy of 6 - Manic Street Preachers, Ninja Tune, Karen Elson
James Dean Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers talks about their new album, Karen Elson and Edwyn Collins are live in the Hub, and Ninja Tune talk about their 20th anniversary.
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The Joy of 6 - Manics Marr Suede Butler Lydon Coyne Dead Weather
Highlights of the very best interviews and documentaries from 6 Music in 2010 including Manic Street Preachers, Johnny Marr, Sleigh Bells, John Lydon, Suede, Eno and Dead Weather.
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The Joy of 6 - Mick Jagger, Eric Idle, Peter Hook, Broken Social Scene
Featuring interview highlights from Mick Jagger and Huey Morgan, Peter Hook and Steve Lamacq, Eric Idle and Lauren Laverne, plus Broken Social Scene in session.
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The Joy of 6 - Midlake, Magic Numbers and I Am Kloot
Featuring Midlake in session for Lauren Laverne, The Magic Numbers live in the Hub with Huey, and the freshly Mercury-nominated I Am Kloot in session for Marc Riley.
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The Joy of 6 - Ozzy Osbourne, Gorillaz, Rolf Harris and James Yuill
Ozzy Osbourne talks to Shaun Keaveny, Gorillaz talk to Steve Lamacq and Rolf Harris talks about his career, Glastonbury and recording with Beatles, plus James Yuill is in session.
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The Joy of 6 - Ronnie Wood & Brian Eno
Ronnie Wood talks to Cerys Matthews about his album and Jarvis Cocker chats with Brian Eno about Small Craft on a Milk Sea.
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The Joy of 6 - Ronnie Wood, Walkmen, !!!, Squeeze
Cerys Matthews has an extended interview with Ronnie Wood, plus The Walkmen, !!!, and Squeeze are live in the 6 Music Hub with Huey Morgan.
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The Joy of 6 - Squarepusher, I Am Kloot, Heaven 17 and Mystery Jets
Squarepusher talks to Nemone about his latest project, Heaven 17 chat to Andrew Collins, I Am Kloot plays two live tracks for Lamacq and Mystery Jets are live in the 6 Music Hub.
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The Joy of 6 - State of Independants & British Sea Power
Laurence Bell from Domino, Toby L from Transgressive, Martin Mills from Beggars Banquet and Steve Lamacq discuss the state of independant labels, plus British Sea Power in session.
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The Joy of 6 - Surfer Blood, Junip and The Klaxons
Surfer Blood and Junip are live in the 6 Music Hub with Lauren Laverne, plus Klaxons talk to Steve Lamacq about their new album.
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The Joy of 6 - The First Time With Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry talks in depth with Matt Everitt about some of his firsts.
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The Joy of 6 - Tom Jones, Faithless and Slow Club
Tom Jones, Faithless and Slow Club grace Lauren Laverne's Hub. Tom Jones sings two tracks from his new album, and Faithless play two new album tracks and talk to Jo Good.
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The Joy of 6 - Warpaint, Marcia Griffiths, Tame Impala, Steve Mason
Warpaint are in the 6 Music Hub with Huey Morgan, Marcia Griffiths talks about performing with Bob Marley, Tame Impala chat to Nemone and Steve Mason is in session with Marc Riley.
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The Joy of 6 - Warpaint, Suede, James May and Slash
Warpaint round up their year with Nemone, Suede are in session for Steve Lamacq, James May and Richard Hammond chat to Nemone, and Slash is on the phone to Andrew Collins.
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The Joy of 6 - We Are Scientists, James Lavelle and Martin Freeman
Featuring an interview and session from We Are Scientists, James Lavelle talking to Nemone, I Am Kloot in session and Martin Freeman having a laugh with Lauren Laverne.
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The Joy of 6 - William Orbit, Nick Cave, Janelle Monae
William Orbit chats to Nemone, Nick Cave is in conversation with Jarvis Cocker and Janelle Monae performs two tracks in the Hub with Jo Goode.
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The Joy of 6 - Yazoo, Charlatans, MGMT & Dum Dum Girls
Featuring The Charlatans live and in conversation with Andrew Collins, Alison Moyet talking about the Yazoo re-union album, MGMT chatting to Nemone and The Dum Dum Girls in the Hub.
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