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The Strokes Mixtape!

An hour celebrating The Strokes, with bands who've influenced them, like The Ramones, to friends and rivals like The Killers and Kings of Leon, to covers and solo records by band members.

Produced by We Are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music.

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Music Played

  • The Strokes

    Under Cover Of Darkness

    • CD SINGLE.
    • ROUGH TRADE.

  • Kings of Leon

    Molly's Chambers

    • Crash! Indie Anthems 1982-2004 (Var).
    • BMG.

  • Hot Hot Heat

    Bandages

    • Subpop.

  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    Y Control

  • Arctic Monkeys

    Do Me a Favour

    • Wash & Go Sampler.
    • Domino.
    • 004.

  • The Rapture

    House Of Jealous Lovers

    • Vertigo.

  • The Strokes

    Heart In A Cage

    • Rough Trade.

  • The Clash

    Clampdown

    • Epic.

  • Guided by Voices

    I Am a Scientist

    • Bee Thousand.
    • Matador Records.
    • 018.

  • Blondie

    Sunday Girl

    • NOW That's What I Call Unforgettable (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Julian Casablancas, Santigold & Pharrell Williams

    My Drive Thru

  • The Killers

    Mr Brightside

  • Ramones

    Sheena Is A Punk Rocker

    • The Ramones - All The Stuff And More.
    • Sire.

  • Sonic Youth

    Bull in the Heather

    • Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star.
    • DGC.
    • 2.

  • Albert Hammond, Jr.

    In Transit

    • Yours to Keep.
    • Rough Trade.
    • 002.

  • Remus, Eric Biondo, Leah Paul, Martin Perna, Yoshi Takemasa & TV on the Radio

    DLZ

    • Dear Science.
    • 4AD.
    • 010.

  • The Velvet Underground

    Sweet Jane

    • Lou Reed - NYC Man.
    • BMG.

  • Daft Punk

    Instant Crush (feat. Julian Casablancas) (feat. Julian Casablancas)

    • Columbia.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 31 Jul 2026 22:00
    BBC Radio 6 Music & BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Wed 5 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Today 23:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever
  • Mon 24 Aug 2026 12:00
    BBC Radio 6 Indie Forever

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