Listen to Iggy Pop's BBC 6 Music show on the history of the saxophone
19 May 2014, 14:21
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
Standing in for Jarvis Cocker all year on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Sunday Service, Iggy Pop explored the history of the saxophone on air over the weekend.
Featuring the likes of Charlie Parker and John Coltrane, the two-hour “Sax In The City” show saw the Stooges singer delve into his own collection, offering an overview of how sax music has been incorporated with jazz, pop and rock over the past 40 years.
Listen now over at the 6 Music website.
Latest
- Citizen announce tenth anniversary edition of Everybody Is Going To Heaven
- John Maus details forthcoming album, Later Than You Think
- Blonde Redhead share new single, "Rest Of Her Life (Choir Version)"
- KNEECAP join forces with Mozey on new single, "THE RECAP"
- The Lemonheads announce first album in almost two decades, Love Chant
- Royel Otis detail second album, hickey
- Live Aid show to be re-broadcasted in celebration of its 40th anniversary
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday
Read next
Listen
There's a new idol to worship, and he goes by Cain Culto
meg elsier puts pedal to the slacker metal on “sportscar [scrapped]”
Retail Drugs breathes fire in the blown-out alternative rock “manny”
Fabrizio Cammarata offers a sacred soundscape in “Asanta”
Verve-signed Aron! releases debut EP Cozy you (and other nice songs)
Gracie and Rachel deliver folk-pop for the future on "WTF"
Reviews
Tropical F*ck Storm
Fairyland Codex
20 Jun 2025
Loyle Carner
hopefully !
19 Jun 2025
Yaya Bey
do it afraid
18 Jun 2025
Haim
I quit
18 Jun 2025
