Do The Green Thing: Lastest Audio Content

An Easy Meat Calling

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:39:56 PDT

One night in his sleep BBC journo Ed Butler hears the reverby voice of a meatless god. "Ed it's time to make people eat less meat. It's killing the planet. Global warming, you know." So armed with charm, conviction and a few white lies, Ed hits the streets of Britain to try and persuade hapless meaty strangers to go Easy. Hear how he gets on.

Walk 105, The Musical Walkcast

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:28:08 PDT

What's a walking beat? Around 105 beats per minute, which is the beat that Howie B (http://music.aol.com/artist/howie-b/88230/main), Roger Eno (http://www.myspace.com/musicbyrogereno) and others dabbled with - and look what they produced. Featuring 17 tunes by 17 artists and mixed with mastery by Paul Gathercole (http://www.myspace.com/agkmusic) and Bruce Bickerton http://www.alucidnation.co.uk/home.html), 'Walk 105' is a soundtrack that keeps your feet moving and your thoughts ticking. --------------------------------------------------------------- ================ FULL TRACK LISTING =================== 1. Animat : Hummingbird Highway 2. Input Junkie : Amble 3. Howie B : Walk About 4. Cantoma : Maja 5. Five Minute Pop Promo : Steve Hawkins 6. Tuggy : Drum mix 7. Pitch Black : Lost in Translation (International Observer meets Horace) 8. AGK : Velada (Ackers & G mix) 9. Chris Pettit : Thirst 10. Alucidnation : Lazy Bastard 11. Lol Hammond / Roger Eno : Hip hop flipperty flop 12. Jake Bickerton : Walking Tour of Wissant 13. Jon Hopkins : Glasstop 14. R.O.C. : Balloon 15. Laura B : Walk to work 16. The Soundbeams : Blue Dream Mix 17. Roger Eno : Appollonius

Walking Words

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:29:46 PDT

Things happen when you walk - the eye sees, the mind wanders and the brain starts rhyming 'dairy farm' with 'hairy arm'. To that end, John Hegley, Tracy Chevalier, Martin Jones, Molly Mackey, Fiona Dunbar and Scroggs' Eye View have written and recorded some words and rhymes for your walking pleasure.

Asking For Tap

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:40:29 PDT

Why is it so hard to Ask For Tap in a restaurant? Are we scared that it makes us look poor? Are we frightened that it breaks the seventh law of social aspiration – thou must ask for an exotic mineral water and pronounce the name to perfection? Are we worried that, out of nowhere, we’re suddenly going to develop a stammer on the T? Journalist and radio presenter Ed Butler investigates on behalf of Green Thing.

A Short Sharp Shower with John Hegley

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:25:55 PDT

Britain’s funniest poet takes off his spectacles, picks up his ukulele, steps into the shower and sings a 33 second ode to the Short Sharp Shower cause. Only Hegley could rhyme “shower” with “flowerpots” and that’s exactly what he does. http://www.johnhegley.co.uk/

A Short Sharp Shower with Jonesy

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:05:26 PDT

Imagine Jacques Brel crossed with Jacques Cousteau and you’re close to Martin Jones’s affecting love song to the water he wants to save in a Short Sharp Shower. “I want to thank you for giving me a little part of you to wash the little parts of me.” Beautiful stuff and special thanks to Alfie Thomas for recording and producing it. http://www.joneseyandjonesey.com

A Short Sharp Shower with The Meenies

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:25:08 PDT

In only 30 seconds of explosive thrash rock, The Meenies make a profound and excellent point – “Just cause you’re naked, don’t mean you gotta shake it.” It’s a fair cop. When you can pleasure yourself by saving the world’s water, why do it any other way? Many thanks to Mooncalf Music Studios. http://www.myspace.com/themeenies

A Short Sharp Shower with Zeep

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:05:36 PDT

So you’re in the shower with your loved one and things are getting steamy. Does that mean the shower has to drag on and on? Not according to renowned bossa masters and Green Thing friends Zeep who have created an impeccable slice of Short Sharp Shower chill.

A Short Sharp Shower with Tom and Guy

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:27:21 PDT

Tom Williams of Tom Williams And The Boat knows all about water and uses this cracking new tune to deliver a radical watery pov - “don’t stand in the shower all day, washing’s overrated anyway.” Exactly. Many thanks to him and Guy Denning and The Granary Studios. www.myspace.com/WilliamsTommusic www.tomwilliamsandtheboat.co.uk www.thegranarystudio.co.uk

Eazy On Da Meat da mp3

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:12:13 PDT

Tune by Tom ‘Scratch’ Skelton, vocals by Dan “it’s a rap” Lapaine and rhymes by Tom T-Bone Edmonds. Wordz is as wordz does: I’m a beast of a man I’m an animal lover I love beef, pork, duck lamb and mutton, its mother But with a vegetable assist I can meat resist No fingerlickin chicken wing Instead I’ll do the green thing Make no mistake I can have my steak tomorrow Without the rib hardship or sirloin sorrow Today I’m on the temporary veggie bus So join with me in the chorus….. I’m not a sandal wearer but I making my meat rarer Gonna follow the root of beet and go easy on the meat Two all beef patties and special sauce Half a pound of whopper not an ounce of remorse You ain’t kiddin me I love my steak and kiddiney PIE That’s a factor of the circle of life Animal eat animal with fork and knife But today I’m going salady It’s not a meatless malady I ain’t no social leper Cause I eating a red pepper…. I’m not a sandal wearer etc

Meat Aversion Podcast

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:29:14 PDT

The worlds first meat aversion podcast is just over 4 minutes in length but is guaranteed to put you off meat for just over 2 hours. Take just before lunch or when craving something meaty. Narrated by Dr Martin Jones, MMSC.

Heroes Take The Stairs (the very short song)

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:39:57 PDT

Yes it’s short, but in terms of stair-treading lift-trashing meaning, Justin Hawkins’ song says it all. Short Sharp Rock Magazine has already called it a “the most profound 12-second song you will ever hear” and StairAnthems.com have called it “anthemic.” Both are overwhelmingly right.

Heroes Take The Stairs (the podcast) 9m

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:43:31 PDT

Nothing is more persuasive than the truth. With that in mind, Green Thing has made a completely fabricated but glorious set of stories about stairs that were taken and lifts that were forsaken. Stories written and read by the talented Martin Jones, podcast mixed by the brilliant Alfie Thomas, musical sting by the inimitable Justin Hawkins.

Pass The Hat (part 2)

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:03:35 PDT

Part two of the story of an old thing. Follow it as it gets passed from the head of lift engineer, to a sheep herder and onto the head of a rock star called Pete. Stories by A Patchy Indian (read by Linnet Macintyre), Pete Kirby, Dylan Davies, Rachel Shaughnessy and Hugh Crispin (read by Aaron Wilmer). The narrator is Jessica Shortall. Big old thing thanks to them all.

Pass The Hat (part 1)

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:46:09 PDT

The story of an old thing as it gets passed from hand to hand - or head to head - through the years. Stories by Preethi Nair (read by Jessica Shortall), Rupert Widdicombe, Christopher Vaughan and Adam Morgan - and special thanks to Jason Jarrett and Iain Grant for their help with the recording.

Some Dark Thoughts

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:02:24 PDT

Turn your lights off, switch your mind on and let your mind wander to the darkest corners of absurdity and humour because that's where it wants to go. And for some pointers, download the podcast and listen to the dark and dangerously funny thoughts of Steven Qua (www.squa.co.uk) (read by Fay Ripley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay_Ripley), Simon Munnery (http://lat.notbbc.co.uk), Mat Zucker (http://www.agency.com/facts/people.asp), Martin Jones (www.joneseyandjonesey.com), Katharine Jenner (www.francisboutle.co.uk/booklist/jenner/index.htm) and Tom Edmonds (http://blog.zopa.com/archives/2007/07/27/cheese-2). Contains dark stuff.

In Golden Brogues

hello@dothegreenthing.com — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:29:58 PDT

What do you get if you play a washtub, a melodica, some sandpaper and a toy guitar to a walking beat? You get 'In Golden Brogues,' a piece that seems to walk you to many places in the space of nine minutes. According to writer/performer Graeme Miller, "it's a piece about pedestrian bliss - moments when you can un-plod and sync your footsteps with the passing landscape." And it is.