NewsJagger SwackedNo idea what Swacking is, but I think I'll play some Stones tonight. So I'm 50% correct. Another live guest this week in the shape of Robb Peters, an upcoming UK hip-hop artist who has recently qualified for the National Final of the UK Live & Unsigned Competition. His performance in the Regional Final was a spectacle to behold, a blend of creativity, character and enticing unpredictability. Six Degrees of Seperation is back too! This week we go from American acoustic artist Elliot Smith to Finnish operatic metal legends Nightwish. I also have two songs about a snake I want to play. An Unbiased Retrospective View on the Clyde Welly Throwing Gala of 1974 Another fine act to bring to you! This week its Mr Fynn! As the name suggests they are a four-piece with a female singer. A good bit of rock with some bite injected into it, they have also just got through to the national final of the Live & Unsigned Competition! In other words out of over 10 000 entries they have got down to the last 15. http://www.myspace.com/mrfynnThis week I want to play some Radiohead, Wildhearts and there is a rumour that I am a Tom Waits fan. If you want to chat to me on air then add studio@gu2.co.uk to your MSN's. Tonight 7-9pm on www.gu2.co.uk or 1350am/mw I was naked when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray... This Friday all I ask of you is to listen to my show when I will be presenting the astounding Lindsay West to you! This girl is so good that one of my friends who saw her before actually came back to Uni almost a week early to see her at Fahrenheit. So good that when discussing her with local musician and promoter Byron Johnston, we even got our diaries out to see who could lay claim to seeing her first (I won!) Other madness etc.
Andy Vale's Perfumed Garden Gnome Show
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Allow the often bearded Andy Vale to guide you through some of the grandest sounds of the 20th century. The only musical boundaries of this show are that it has to have been written or released in the 20th century and not be naff. We delve into some of the obvious classics as well as picking up some timeless gems which you probably missed. In a matter of minutes we could go from The Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1919 to Oasis in 1999 via Blues, Metal, Reggae, Grindcore, Country, Dub, Dance, Rock, Opera, Classical, World, Psychadelia, Punk and many of their sub-categories. Perhaps even slip in some of that wildly under-appreciated genre, Porn Groove. A Facebook group? Oh go on then http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7293190975
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Six Degrees of Seperation: We try and find a link between two seemingly unrelated artists in six interesting steps of musical relevance. Examples include Bob Marley to Britney Spears, Johnny Cash to Queen and even Elvis Presley to Andy Vale. Feel free to email in your own suggestions.The Live Bit: History has been peppered with that delicate beast of 'Live Albums' While some of these are just tinny third rate versions of their studio counterparts, I endeavour to find the ones which are so good you can't listen to the album versions without a slight sense of emptiness. Ones which are so life-like you can almost smell the aroma of partially cooked burgers and spilt beer. Once these have been located I play two tracks off one and fully expect you to rush out and buy it.A Track From A CD That I Nicked Off My Dad: A track from a CD that I nicked off my Dad.Local Look In/Fahrenheit 55 Revisited: In complete contrast to the rest of the show I save a portion of my show to showcase local and/or upcoming artists. I'll always play a couple of tracks, maybe even exclusive live ones from Fahrenheit 55 as well as the occasional interview. |
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