Heavyosity
Posted: 15/02/2013 Filed under: Frome FM, Music | Tags: Armageddon, Black Sabbath, Edgar Broughton Band, For One Night Only, Fuzzy Duck, Hawkwind, Leaf Hound, The Groundhogs, The Gun, The Pink Fairies 1 Comment
If you missed my latest Frome FM radio show (shame on you), you will no doubt be happy to learn that it is now available in the station’s online archives. Yes siree. This time round, my playlist consisted of late 1960s and early 1970s British heavy rockers, with tracks by the likes of The Pink Fairies, Deep Purple, The Groundhogs, Armageddon, Hawkwind, Black Sabbath, The Gun, Leaf Hound, Fuzzy Duck and the wonderful Edgar Broughton Band (pictured above). Get listening here.
Let there be house
Posted: 21/01/2013 Filed under: Frome FM, Music | Tags: Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Fingers Inc, For One Night Only, Frankie Knuckles, Marshall Jefferson, Nitro Deluxe, Sterling Void, Todd Terry Leave a comment
Now I know you are all regular listeners to my monthly radio show on Frome FM. You can hear it online, so there really is no excuse for you not tuning in, even if you live on the other side of Somerset. Or the world, come to that. Anyway, if you’re not always able to listen in, you’ll be glad to learn that Frome FM have recently added an archive area to their site and you can find my latest broadcast there. This show features the old skool house pioneers, with tracks by the likes of Fingers Inc (pictured above), Marshall Jefferson, Frankie Knuckles, Nitro Deluxe, Sterling Void, Todd Terry and Farley “Jackmaster” Funk. Flick on your jacking switch and hear it here.
50 tracks in 90 minutes
Posted: 05/12/2012 Filed under: Frome FM, Music | Tags: Air, David Bowie, De La Soul, For One Night Only, Janis Joplin, Napalm Death, Stiff Little Fingers, Wreckless Eric 2 Comments
A quick plug for my last radio show of 2012, which is on Frome FM this Sunday (9 December) from 10.30pm to midnight. I generally dip into a different genre of music each month – the show is called For One Night Only – but as it is my final broadcast of the year, I thought it would be fun to see if I can play 50 tracks in my allotted 90 minutes. It’s not even a full 90 minutes as it goes, because there are a couple of minutes of adverts in there too.
To add an extra little fizz of excitement to the occasion (come on, admit it, you’re as excited about this as I am), I’ve set myself some rules for the show. These are:
- No manual fade-outs, so any fade has to be part of the actual track
- No more than three tracks to be played back-to-back at a time
- Only one song per artist, so I can’t just play loads of stuff by Napalm Death
- I have to announce the artist and title of every track I play
I’m still putting together the playlist, but it’s going to be a right musical jumble. David Bowie, Janis Joplin, De La Soul, Wreckless Eric, Stiff Little Fingers and Air will all be in there. And don’t work yourself into a tizzy if I play a track you hate. It’ll be over before you know it. Two minutes tops. A lot less than that in most cases.
You can hear the show live online by clicking the Listen Now button at the Frome FM website, or hear it after the event by going to Programmes, then Music, then choosing For One Night Only from the list on the left and selecting the date 9 December.
For One Night Only
Posted: 25/04/2012 Filed under: Frome FM, Music | Tags: Different Sounds, For One Night Only, Ian Leak, Jimjam Wigwam, Mary Monday, Penetration, The Clash, The Killjoys 6 Comments
There’s some sort of cruel madness gripping Frome FM, my local community radio station. It’s the only explanation for them asking me to present a show. My show is called For One Night Only, because I’m going to dip into a different genre of music each time, and I’ll be on air once a month. The first one is a punk rock extravaganza – I shall be including the above singles by The Clash, Penetration, The Killjoys and the marvellous Mary Monday – and it goes out this Sunday (29 April) at 10.30pm. Do please try to contain your excitement until then.
You can tune in to hear the show live at the Frome FM website – hit the Listen Now button over on the right of the page – or listen to it on demand after Sunday by going to the Programmes Menu, then the Music Menu, then choosing For One Night Only in the list on the left. Easy peasy. And if you can’t stomach the idea of 90 minutes of either (a) punk or (b) me, you’ll find some other mighty splendid programmes in the Music Menu. I’d especially recommend Different Sounds, which is hosted by Mr Ian Leak, and The Jimjam Wigwam Show, which is hosted by Mr Jimjam Wigwam (of course).
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