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Three Shows Coming Up Over 3 Days

Old, Gold 'n' Rare on Monday 27.05.13 is another packed session of new songs, rare recent tracks and, of course the 'lost' gems from the 1960s. We start with the likes of, Alison Moyet, Barry White, Dave & Ansel Collins (not the track you think), Gabrielle Aplin, Hugh Laurie, XTC, Depeshe Mode and much more. It all kicks off at 8pm so please do join me, if you can. I'll be presenting two shows over this weekend of 'The Forgotten 80s' along with the rest of the 1 Radio DJs. My first show will be at 6pm on the Saturday, while show 2 will be Sunday at 8pm. www.1radio.org DJ Martyn Brown
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Back To Normal For Old, Gold 'n' Rare Show

After our 100th show last week with all it's special features and the week before playing an hour of 1960s well known hits, it's back to normal tonight at 8pm GMT with Old, Gold 'n' Rare. This week I feature Caro Emerald, Depeche Mode, Joe Satriani, The Veils, Rod Stewart, Soft Cell and Woodkid during the first hour and then we see the return of the popular 'Top 5 Singles From This Very Week In A Mystery Year' where you can guess the year and what song was at the No1 position. Also our feature, 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was, But You Didn't' is another gem. The second hour is back to the 1960s rarities that continue to amaze listeners who think, 'Why wasn't this a hit?'. I will also be playing some 1950s rockabilly as that is becoming popular lately, it seems. Please join me at 8pm to 10pm GMT on Monday 13th May for Old, Gold n Rare www.1radio.org PS: Don't forget about the Forgotten 80s Weekender which is broadcast over 25th & 26th May. My show is on the Sunday but I'll be listening in all weekend in order to cover for anyone who can't make it for any reason. Yes, I have my 'emergency stand-in' playlist sorted as well. Do join us if you can. All the top DJs will be there.
Posted by DJ Martyn

The Vamps

Around 14 months ago I saw the YouTube channel of Bradley Will Simpson who was a little under 16 years old. I was so impressed with his unique voice and his acoustic cover of "A message to you Rudy", I bought his CD. I featured most of the tracks from the CD on my Monday Music & Request Show and played 'Bobble' & 'Boom Boom Kapow' regularly on other shows I did, mainly the Saturday Future Stars when that was running. I did message Bradley on Twitter joking that he needed a backing band. Fate seems to have lent a hand and he answered a message on Facebook from someone looking to start a band up. Originally with just three members, Bradley, James McVey & Tristan Evans they started posting videos on YouTube, calling themselves 'The Vamps'. They added Connor Ball to the line up, got a recording deal with Universal Music and went off to the USA to record their first album which should be released in September. In such a short space of time they have gone from being total strangers to best friends and are currently touring the UK with McFly. In June they perform at Chester Rocks festival along with The Wanted and they have recently been added to Alton Towers Live in July and will be performing alongside Olly Murs, Rizzle Kicks and more. It seems so unreal that little over a year ago Bradley was making YouTube videos in his bedroom and is now performing along side some of the biggest names in the music business. From those early days when I first heard Bradley I knew he was destined to make it in the business but even I never expected it to happen this quickly. More info and tour dates on their website http://www.thevamps.net
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Show 100 For 'Old Gold 'n' Rare'

I will be presenting my 100th show for 1Radio on Monday evening at 8pm where I'll be playing the best of 'So You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was ... But You Didn't' feature and also some great tunes that mention '100', which isn't as easy as you may think :-) Do come along to the Shoutbox on 1R at http://www.1radio.org/s DJ Martyn
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Old, Gold n Rare - Changes To Middle Bit

Tonight's Old, Gold 'n' Rare show brings back the popular 'forgotten' and rare songs from the decades between our usual mix of newer releases and the 1960s. Over the past few months I have tended to play very well know hits and new releases that I think deserve to get an airing, however, originally I would feature the 'not so well known' tracks or songs that were big hitters at the time of release but just don't seem to be played anymore. To this end, I've brought back this more popular format and you'll hear the result during the show tonight on 1Radio. Of course we have our session of 1960s rarities and the feature, 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was ... But You Didn't', which always starts a debate lol. DJ Martyn: Old, Gold n Rare 8pm UK Time. Tune in tonight http://www.1radio.org/s and join in the fun.
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The Doo-wop & Oldies Club

Starting on Sunday 21 April 2013 I will be presenting a new 2 hour show called The Doo-wop & Oldies club. The show will concentrate on the 1950s & 60s harmony groups and also some of the more mainstream rock 'n' roll classic artists such as Little, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly & Chuck Berry. These were the pioneers of modern rock & pop music and without their influence it is doubtful the Beatles or Rolling Stones would have been as famous as they were. So please join me 6-8pm on Sundays the best oldies you've never heard. If you really enjoy this type of music then like my FaceBook Show Page https://www.facebook.com/1RadioDooWopClub
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Idle Talk 14 04 13 Lies

This weekâ��s Idle Talk is all about lies. Nicola is cohost (unless Iâ��m lying!). Lying is generally considered wrong but what if by lying you could prevent a greater evil? Would this still make the lie wrong? Kant would argue that even lying in this circumstance would be morally wrong. We examine how Kant believes we should form more rules and examine in closer detail why lying becomes problematic issue for Kantian ethics. We also examine challenges from consequentialism. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DOWNLOAD MP3- http://wp.me/p2Mf24-yg
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Idle Talk 07 04 13 The meaning of meaning

On this weekâ��s show we ask, what is the meaning of meaning? To answer this we also had to tackle questions such as â��what makes a statement meaningful?â�� and â��what is it something to be meaningful?â��. â��From where do statements derive truth value or meaning. For example we all know what the statement â��the cat sat on the matâ�� means but how exactly do we know? we concentrate on AJ Ayreâ��s solution to this problem, the verification principle. We also be discuss whether or not the names of fictional characters, like Harry Potter (sorry heâ��s not real, deal with it!) are meaningful. Such characters do not exist in real life, yet still we understand sentences about them. To help us with this issue we where be joined by Daisy Dixon, a philosophy and art under graduate from the University of Reading. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DOWNLOAD MP3- http://wp.me/p2Mf24-yc
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Oldies Nights Are Monday Nights on 1Radio

Pow! It's Monday again and that means it all kicks on on 1Radio with Colin John at 5pm, Ceejay at 6pm, myself, Martyn Brown at 8pm and DJ Mac at 10pm for an amazing evening of oldies, requests, competitions and Shoutbox interaction. The Golden Power Hour, Monday Music & Requests, Old Gold n Rare plus Listen & Relax â�¦ what a line up for a Monday funtime on 1Radio.org. Old, Gold 'n' Rare tonight features the usual hint of newer songs to get us underway, though. I like to do this to contrast with the 1960s rarities we play during the second half of the show. Today you can hear from Caro Emerald, Laura Mvula, Michael Buble, OMD (amazing), Rod Stewart (he's back â�¦ big-time), Dido, Jake Bugg and more. We have the top 5 singles from this very week in our mystery year competition plus the ever-popular, 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was â�¦ But You Didn't' feature and, yes, it's another cracker. The non-stop 1960s rare tracks follow where you'll only get to hear them on 1Radio so, tune in and don't miss out on the weekly trip back to the decade's recordings that maybe SHOULD have been a hit. www.1Radio.org/s See you tonight, folks!
Posted by DJ Martyn

Top 5 Competition Tonight On Old, Gold n Rare 8pm

Tonight's Old, Gold n Rare show at 8pm GMT sees the return of our feature 'Top 5 Singles From This Very Week In A Year Gone By' where listeners can guess the year and what was No1 at that time. Our mystery year isn't too old but may get you thinking. See if you can get the year and the No1 artist and song title without looking it up on Google, that's the challenge. We also have the usual, 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was, But You Didn't' feature and this weeks is a gem. Basically, I choose a song that everybody knows and that most people believe to be the first version of the song but, I dig out the original version which wasn't necessarily a hit but is surprisingly good, none the less. The 1960s rarities happen in the second hour where I squeeze as many tracks in as possible so you get a chance to hear songs that you simply won't hear anywhere else but on 1Radio.org. Thanks go out to Rockin' Rob Gallon for finding two particularly hard to get tracks so that I can play them for my listeners on a Monday night. At the top of the show it's the more recent releases or those songs you can't really class a oldies or brand new so, there is something for everyone who doesn't want to hear the obvious, 'played on every show, every day' type tracks but, rather, those that don't get their fair share of airplay or are just never heard anymore. See you tonight on The 1 www.1radio.org/shoutbox 8pm GMT (Monday)
Posted by DJ Martyn

DJ Recruitment ! Now Open !

1Radio.org are now recruiting new DJs once again! If you have what it takes to present live radio shows over Internet Radio, then this could be for you. All you need is a good microphone voice, appropriate software and mic at your computer, a good sized & good quality music collection with time to give each week for free. In return you will gain experience and a good following of people who enjoy listening to the music you like to broadcast. Apply now, before the DJ recruitment doors close once more; http://1radio.org/about/join_us.php
Posted by DJ Martyn

Vinyl Impressions - 1970s Disco

Friday 19th April 2013 at 12pm (GMT) we bring you another Vinyl Impressions show but with much more notice this time. Our last Vinyl Impressions â�� Vinyl Novelty was at just one day's notice as it was an impromptu slot filler, however, this time it's Vinyl Impressions â�� 1970s Disco and Mr. DJ is planning well ahead lol These won't all be the obvious tracks as you will have heard those regularly on conventional radio pretty often so, I've selected most of the tracks to be those that you don't hear very often these days. I have included some favourites, though so you can disco dance round the home or office to impress your friends and neighbours. Tune in at 12pm on the day for an hour of 1970s disco music and stay with me for the second hour where you can select the vinyl records that you would like to hear then and there in, The Vinyl Frontier â�� At Your Request through until 2pm.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Gig Guide: 4th - 11th April 2013

Thursday 4th April - Ill Nino @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - David Ford @ Hare & Hounds, Birmingham - Enter Shikari @ Dorking Halls, Dorking - Buzzcocks @ Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton - Loom @ Horn, St Albans - Imagine Dragons @ Academy, Liverpool - Walk Off The Earth @ Academy, Newcastle Friday 5th April - Hawkwind @ 53 Degrees, Preston - The Rainband @ The Verge at The Rifleman, Stalybridge - The Wildhearts @ Academy 1, Manchester - King Charles @ Central Station, Wrexham - Joe Brown @ Alban Arena, St Albans - David Ford @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - Lady Fortune, Anison and Wolfclub @ Rattlesnake of Angel, London Saturday 6th April - The Chase @ Cargo, London - Ellie Goulding @ Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast - Beth Orton @ The Junction, Cambridge - Misfits @ The Ritz, Manchester - Simple Minds @ Civic Hall, Wolverhampton - Swans @ Academy, Bristol - â�¦and the Hangnails @ Fibbers, York Sunday 7th April - The Ataris @ Fleece, Bristol - John Smith @ The Musician, Leicester - Mary Epworth @ Leaf, Liverpool Monday 8th April - Showcase Live @ Under The Bridge, Chelsea Football Club Ground - Fuzzy Lights @ Cookie Jar, Leicester - The Sheepdogs @ Haunt, Brighton - White Hills @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds - Teleman @ King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow Tuesday 9th April - Heat @ Stereo, Glasgow - Little Comets @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - Palma Violets @ Electric Brixton, London - To Kill a King Plus Fitz @ Temple, Birmingham - The House of Love @ Fleece, Bristol - Die So Fluid @ Roadhouse, Manchester - Kate Nash @ 53 Degrees, Preston Wednesday 10th April - Ben Montague @ Dry Bar, Manchester - British Sea Power @ Rescue Rooms, Nottingham - Jesca Hoop @ Takk, Manchester - Josephine @ Band On The Wall, Manchester - Tracer @ Tunnels, Bristol - To Kill A King @ Scala, London Thursday 11th April - Fossil Collective @ Bodega Social, Nottingham - Hancox and Radio Nasties @ Exchange, Bristol - The Fratellis @ Electric Ballroom, London - King Creosote @ Cluny 2, Newcastle upon Tyne - Fang Island @ The Kazimier, Liverpool - Skid Row @ NQ Live, Machester - Tribes @ Academy 2, Oxford
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Easter Holiday Old, Gold 'n' Rare

I hope you're all enjoying your Easter holiday weekend. Old, Gold n Rare this week (Mon 1st April 8pm UK Time) features one of the best unsigned bands I've ever heard, Pump Action Radio with tracks from their brand new EP available from iTunes. As usual we start with recent 'Gold' tracks but start going back with the amazing music that, for whatever reason, wasn't a chart success. I suppose there's only room for 40 songs in the current top 40 :-) We've got a couple of gems from Rod Stewart, one you may not have ever heard before. The 'middle bit' of the show is neither new or very old and features the interesting stuff. You'll see what I mean when you hear it. As always, the rare 1960s tunes feature in the second hour of the show and where you'll hear our feature, ' So you thought you knew who the original was.... but you didn't'. This regular feature is really catching on and getting a lot of feedback. Finally, as it's a holiday there is a special feature in this week's show where we take you back to your childhood, well, we do if you're in your 40s, 50s and higher as we play a mash-up of 'Children's Favourites' that you simply won't hear anywhere else in this format. This is an exclusive mix of tunes that will have you singing along like never before, I promise you. So join me for Monday's Old, Gold 'n' Rare show and be entertained for a solid two hours. www.1Radio.org/s Monday April 1st 2013 8pm to 10pm GMT
Posted by DJ Martyn

Gig Guide: 29th March - 4th April 2013

FRIDAY 29 MAR 2013 â�¢ Chas n Dave, Holmfirth Picturedrome, SOLD OUT â�¢ Connie Lush, Nantwich Crown Hotel, from Â£16.50 â�¢ Eels, O2 Academy Bristol, SOLD OUT â�¢ Everclear, O2 Academy 2 Birmingham, phone venue â�¢ Inspiral Carpets, Manchester The Ritz, SOLD OUT â�¢ Jake Bugg, York Barbican, phone venue â�¢ Molly Jones & Lee Southall, Liverpool The Zanzibar Club, From Â£5.50 â�¢ Rebecca Pronsky On The Verge, The Verge at The Rifleman, from Â£11.00 â�¢ Robin Trower, Waterside Arts Centre, CANCELLED â�¢ The Gaslight Anthem, London Troxy, from Â£25.50 â�¢ The Pretty Things, Derby The Flowerpot, from Â£16.50 â�¢ The Toasters, Manchester Star and Garter, CANCELLED â�¢ The Wonder Stuff Acoustic Show, Nantwich Civic Hall, from Â£16.50 SATURDAY 30 MAR 2013 â�¢ A Whole Lotta DC, Manchester The Ruby Lounge, from Â£8.25 â�¢ Bitter Strings, Nottingham The Rescue Rooms, phone venue â�¢ Caged Asylum, Manchester The Ruby Lounge, from Â£6.60 â�¢ Inspiral Carpets, Holmfirth Picturedrome, from Â£22.00 â�¢ Limehouse Lizzy, St Helens Citadel, phone venue â�¢ Man Like Me, Nottingham The Rescue Rooms, phone venue â�¢ Proud Mary, Manchester Night and Day CafÃ©, from Â£9.90 â�¢ Robin Trower, Holmfirth Picturedrome, CANCELLED â�¢ Shakatak, Nantwich Civic Hall, from Â£17.60 â�¢ Skeletor, O2 Academy 2 Oxford, phone venue â�¢ Steve Harris British Lion, Manchester Club Academy, from Â£17.75 â�¢ The Gaslight Anthem, London Troxy, from Â£25.50 â�¢ The Stranglers, Manchester Academy 1 SUNDAY 31 MAR 2013 â�¢ Easter Rock, Heywood Civic Centre, from Â£16.50 â�¢ Love/Hate, Wakefield, The Snooty Fox, from Â£11.00 â�¢ Mike Peters - The Alarm Acoustic, Nantwich Civic Hall, from Â£17.60 â�¢ Simple Minds, Newcastle City Hall, from Â£43.25 â�¢ Wild Belle, Manchester Deaf Institute, from Â£8.75 MONDAY 01 APR 2013 â�¢ Everclear, O2 Academy 2 Bristol, phone venue â�¢ King Charles, Nottingham The Rescue Rooms, phone venue â�¢ Sad CafÃ©, Nantwich Civic Hall, from Â£17.60 TUESDAY 02 APR 2013 â�¢ Hawkwind, Cardiff Coal Exchange, from Â£22.00 â�¢ Imagine Dragons, O2 Academy Bristol, phone venue WEDNESDAY 03 APR 2013 â�¢ Everclear, O2 Academy Oxford, from Â£18.95 â�¢ Hawkwind, Bath Komedia, from Â£22.00 â�¢ King Charles, O2 Academy 2 Leicester, from Â£11.50 â�¢ Misfits, O2 Academy Islington, from Â£21.25 â�¢ Walk Off The Earth, Nottingham Rock City, from Â£16.50 THURSDAY 04 APR 2013 â�¢ Dive Bella Dive, Manchester Sound Control, from Â£6.60 â�¢ Everclear, O2 Academy Islington, from Â£20.10 â�¢ Fuzzy Lights, Manchester The Castle Hotel, from Â£5.50 â�¢ Hats Off To Led Zeppelin, Manchester The Dancehouse Theatre, from Â£7.70 â�¢ Imagine Dragons, O2 Academy Liverpool, phone venue â�¢ Ligabue, London Royal Albert Hall, phone venue â�¢ Walk Off The Earth, O2 Academy Newcastle, from Â£17.25
Posted by Kieran Lewis

So You Thought You KNEW Who The Original Was ...

Tomorrow's Old, Gold 'n' Rare show ( 25.03.13 at 8pm GMT www.1radio.org/s) brings yet more amazing tracks that will keep us glued to 1Radio for the two hour session with interest. The usual newer tunes get us underway with numbers from Rod Stewart, Bastille, Bonnie Tyler (yes, she has a new album out), Dido, The Hurts, Stereophonics, The Purple Doves and Teddy Thompson. And that's just for starters. Then we have some older tracks that you may have missed or that you probably haven't heard for some time. The Beatles get a look in this week (I rarely play Beatles on the OGR show, for some reason, so I make up for that tomorrow) and, as always some super-rare 1960s music. We have an update on last week's feature, 'So You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was â�¦ But You Didn't', whereby a very alert listener has found some exciting information. And the twist is, I have found some exciting info on the track in question as well. Don't miss it, you must tune in! Finally, thanks to everyone who tuned in on Friday for my 'The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request' show where it got it's second highest ratings ever! Wow, thanks for the requests, too. You can download that show from www.martynbrown.podomatic.com at any time. See you Monday at 8pm.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Gig Guide: 22nd - 28th March 2013

FRIDAY 22ND MARCH â�¢ Indie-pop quartet Bastille will be playing the Academy Oxford tomorrow night. Donâ��t attempt to buy tickets though as theyâ��re sold out. â�¢ At Manchesterâ��s Ritz, NMEâ��s Godlike Genius Johnny Marr will be being quite vocal. Tickets from Â£25.75. â�¢ Fresh from the recent release and success of Opposites, Biffy Clyro is going to be impressing a crowd at Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff from 7.30pm. SATURDAY 23RD MARCH â�¢ The Railway Inn in Winchester hosts alt-rockers Republica. Formed in 1994, and still going strong â�� tickets Â£13.44. Strictly 18+. â�¢ Powerfully voiced Gabrielle Aplin is playing an intense set to a crowd at the Trinity Arts Centre in Bristol. Itâ��s advised to phone the venue. â�¢ Of Robots in Disguise fame, Sue Denim is at the Barfly in Camden. Tickets from Â£6.95. SUNDAY 24TH MARCH â�¢ Kicking off at 7pm, Palma Violets are in Middlesbroughâ��s Empire venue. 14+ and Â£10.25 unreserved standing. â�¢ Described as playing English Americana and with â��genuine depthâ��, David Ford will be at the Deaf Institute in Manchester. â�¢ With tickets from Â£27.60, Bristolâ��s Academy is where youâ��ll find rock outfit Skunk Anansie. MONDAY 25TH MARCH â�¢ In Leeds, check out Space at the Brudenell Social Club. Starting at 7.30pm - tickets from Â£15.40. â�¢ American rock-band Everclear will be playing to a crowd of rock fanatics in Academy 2, Newcastle. Tickets start at Â£18.95. TUESDAY 26TH MARCH â�¢ Starting at 7pm, rock veterans Stereophonics are performing a sold out gig in Blackpool. â�¢ If youâ��re near Manchester Academy 3, you can see Kodaline - with tickets from Â£11.25. â�¢ At Norwichâ��s University of East Anglia, Eels are starting at 7.30pm. If you want to see them, tickets are at least Â£25.85. WEDNESDAY 27TH MARCH â�¢ Evans The Death are at the Night and Day CafÃ© in Manchester from 7.30pm. â�¢ Academy 2 Newcastle sees The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, known for hits such as â��Face Downâ��. Tickets for just under a tenner. â�¢ If youâ��re looking for something a little bit more heavy, how about Daken in Londonâ��s Monto Water Rats? THURSDAY 28TH MARCH â�¢ In Birmingham, Swedish death-metal band Scar Symmetry are at Academy 3. If you want to find out more, please phone the venue. â�¢ The Gaslight Anthem will be playing Manchester Academy 1, with tickets from Â£23.65.
Posted by Kieran Lewis

New Music

On The Music Wire, I'll be putting more of an emphasis on unsigned music from now on. So, if there are any unsigned bands / artists who want their music played, please email kieran@1radio.org with a bio, a few tracks and an ID saying: 'This is [INSERT NAME HERE] and you're listening to The Music Wire on 1Radio.' I'm open to all sorts of genres and will get back to any enquiries within a maximum of 48 hours.
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Catch-up of Sunday Night Quiz Show now available.

To hear this week's edition, you can find it at http://www.mixcloud.com/musicwire/the-music-wire-sunday-night-quiz-show-17032013/.
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Totally jealous of whoever's going to Reading or Leeds

So, Reading and Leeds is happening on the 23rd - 25th August. And, guess what? I can't go. Why? Because even if I could, I would literally be a sad loner because my friends are going to Download. Looking at the line-up gave me some amazing vibes. The two events will see Green Day, Twin Atlantic, Skrillex, Fall Out Boy, Biffy Clyro and Bring Me The Horizon play inevitably sell-out crowds. That's to name a few. Don't get me started on others. Instead of actually going, I will most likely watch highlights on TV while looking like a complete fool in the middle of my bedroom moshing. Yep, that's going to be a really fun weekend for me. For the people at the festivals, it will really be fun. This year, the two festivals are really cracking down on official ticket purchasing. But, there's a problem every year. It's called people. These people will buy tickets to sell them on. With the enormousness of the internet, it seems almost impossible to regulate. However, if they manage to find a way to deal with this then they will genuinely sell out to people who want to see their favourite bands. I think sell out festivals actually show a lot about live music. It's something that's still going strong despite falling physical sales. Watching something online just doesn't have the same effect as going to a live event where you can actually engage with the surroundings and energy of it all. Even if I can't get the full live experience this year, I'm determined to find a friend who is willing for to be dragged along to a festival at some point next year. Fingers crossed. P.S. If you're going to any festival this summer, enjoy (but spare a thought for me)...
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Gig Guide: 15th - 22nd March

15th March Bullet For My Valentine - Manchester O2 Apollo Theatre Ian Hunter - Wolverhampton Wulfrun Hall Stornoway - Norwich Open Vigilante and Western Bears - Monto Water Rats Bouncing Souls - The Institute Library Birmingham Lawson - Cardiff University Students' Union Lewis Watson - Lincoln The Platform 16th March Amplifier - Preston 53 Degrees Falling Red - O2 Academy 2 Newcastle Josh Flowers and the Wild, The Jericho Tavern Limehouse Lizzy - The Flowerpot, Derby Damage - London Jazz Cafe Miss May I - Bristol Exchange Enslaved - Limelight 2, Belfast 17th March Motion Static + Death Makes Pretty - Monto Water Rats Cockney Rejects - O2 Academy 2 Bristol Eels - Manchester Academy 1 Status Quo - Wembley Arena The Brew - Manchester Academy 3 Made in Belfast - O2 Academy 2 Liverpool Skunk Anansie - O2 Academy Newcastle 18th March Cody ChestnuTT - Bush Hall, London The Stranglers - O2 Academy Oxford Wild Nothing - The Kazimier, Liverpool 19th March Finch What It Is To Burn - Manchester Ritz Palma Violets - Exeter Lemon Grove Frontier Ruckus - Manchester Ruby Lounge The Heavy - Bath Komedia The Travelling Band - The Thekla, Bristol 20th March Biffy Clyro - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle FM - O2 Academy 2 Newcastle Tom Baxter - Manchester Ruby Lounge Dopamine and Support - The Club, Cardiff Long Distance Calling / Solstafir / Sahg - Ivory Blacks 21st March Deicide - The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham Robin Trower - O2 Academy Islington Sam Lee and Friends - Liverpool Epstein Theatre The Bouncing Souls - Sheffield Corporation The Gaslight Anthem - O2 Academy Bristol Frontier Ruckus + My First Tooth + Silent Sea - York Fibbers Eva Plays Dead - Eddie's Rock Club, Birmingham
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Vinyl Impressions - Special 'one-off' show today at 12pm

Today we have an extra hour of vinyl music, all starting at 12pm. This 'bonus' hour in the schedule is the occasional 'Vinyl Impressions' show and will be featuring novelty records. The Vinyl Impressions show is all about vinyl music. We've had Vinyl Rock, Vinyl Reggae, Vinyl Beatles etc. but this 'one-off' show is about Vinyl Novelty. Yes, those songs that appear in the pop chart and you wonder how. But, secretly, you quite 'like' the song â�¦ you just weren't going to admit it to anyone, though. This hour of vinyl records are all songs that come under the 'novelty' heading where some have become classics and other just really annoying. Have fun! DJ Martyn PS: The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request, follows directly at 1pm, see you there!
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28th February 2013

Catch up at www.mixcloud.com/musicwire/the-music-wire-live-show-28th-february-2013/ Today's show was action-packed (as always), featuring the gig guide and an exclusive interview with founder of PsychoBabble Records Sam Bigwood. You can listen to the full interview in the player to the right. On 17th February, indie-rock band The Maratonesâ�� new album was released. What made this release different from any other preceding it was that it was the first for new Exeter record label PsychoBabble Records. Sam Bigwood - an Enterprise Academy student at Exeter College - created it to promote local music and to help bands struggling to record or release their music. Bigwood is enthusiastic about the local music scene and hopes that PsychoBabble will be able to benefit it in some way - especially with bands that may be at a disadvantage due to the expenses associated with recording and releasing albums. He is keen on keeping the label inclusive of bands and artists interested in recording or releasing their music that need the support to do so. To find out more about PsychoBabble Records, visit www.facebook.com/PsychoBabbleRecords or www.twitter.com/PsychoBabble4. - Read the full story at The Exeter Daily. www.theexeterdaily.co.uk/news/local-news/exeter%E2%80%99s-newest-record-label-seeks-develop-local-music-scene Gig Guide Friday â�¢ Caitlin Rose - The Ruby Lounge, Manchester â�¢ Kanye West - Hammersmith Apollo, London â�¢ Olly Murs - Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield â�¢ The Joy Formidable - Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton â�¢ Amy Macdonald - Symphony Hall, Birmingham â�¢ Slash - Winter Gardens: Empress Ballroom and Arena, Blackpool â�¢ Yellowcard - Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow Saturday â�¢ Don Broco - Manchester Academy 3, Manchester â�¢ The Darkness - O2 Apollo Theatre, Manchester â�¢ The Rubys - The Good Ship, London â�¢ Bastille - Oran Mor, Glasgow â�¢ Tall Ships - Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham â�¢ Funeral for a Friend - The Roadmender, Northampton â�¢ Trashy - O2 Academy 2, Oxford Sunday â�¢ Bonecrusher Fest - Nottingham Rescue Rooms, Nottingham â�¢ Of Monsters and Men - University of East Anglia, Norwich â�¢ UFO - Institute Library, Birmingham â�¢ Cody Simpson - Opera House, Manchester â�¢ Twisted Wheel - The Venue, Derby â�¢ Sigur Ros - O2 Apollo, Manchester â�¢ Willy Mason - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth Monday â�¢ Attention Thieves - Sound Control, Manchester â�¢ Mmoths - Start The Bus, Bristol â�¢ The Courteneers - The Pyramids Centre, Portsmouth â�¢ Lewis Watson - Temple Institute - Birmingham â�¢ Lianne La Havas - O2 ABC, Glasgow â�¢ The Stranglers - The Garage, Aberdeen â�¢ Deap Vally - King Tutâ��s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow Tuesday â�¢ Eric Martin - Rock City, Nottingham â�¢ Lawson - O2 Academy, Bristol â�¢ The Travelling Band + Ellen & The Escapades - Cluny, Newcastle â�¢ Duke Special - The Musician Venue & Bar, Leicester â�¢ Mixtape - The Keys, Middlesborough â�¢ The Script - Odyssey Arena, Belfast â�¢ The Bootleg Brothers - Royal Albert Hall, London Wednesday â�¢ Neyo - Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle â�¢ The Last Carnival - O2 Academy 3, Birmingham â�¢ The Robert Cray Band - St Davidâ��s Hall, Cardiff â�¢ Turin Brakes - St Mary The Virgin, Ashford â�¢ Foals - The Institute, Birmingham â�¢ Mindless Behaviour - Shaw Theatre, London â�¢ Josh Kumra - Borderline, London Thursday â�¢ The Enemy - Forum, Hatfield â�¢ Stereophonics - Waterfront Hall Auditorium, Belfast â�¢ Johnny Marr: The Messenger - The Brudenell Social Club, Leeds â�¢ Andrew Bird - The Hare and Hounds, Birmingham â�¢ Jessie Ware - The Ritz, Manchester â�¢ Halestorm - O2 Academy, Oxford â�¢ Enemies - Night and Day CafÃ©, Manchester
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Old, Gold n Rare on Monday!

Just preparing Monday's Old, Gold 'n' Rare show which includes another Top 5 from a mystery year where you can have a go at guessing the year and what was No1 from this very week in that year. Our weekly feature, 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was â�¦ But You Didn't', is back with a couple of surprises as well. This is where I play a well known song but only by the ORIGINAL artist and not the well known big hit that everybody believes was the first ever version. This feature really does bring up some gems, I must say. We start with new songs from Olly Murs, Gamu Nhengu, Gary Allan, Christina Perri and Joe Cocker (the gold) before we start rolling back the years for more hidden classics. As always, after the competition, it's 1960s all the way, with facts and figures about each artist that you didn't know you didn't know. I've added a couple of amazing Northern Soul tracks just for good measure. Please come on in to the shout-box at 8pm until 10pm for another session of Martyn Brown's, Old, Gold 'n' Rare show â�¦ it's every Monday evening: http://www.1radio.org/s I have already uploaded some shows to www.martynbrown.podomatic.com if you'd like to download them to listen from your mobile device.
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Gig Picks: 22nd - 27th February 2013

Friday 22nd February - Kaiser Chiefs @ Wolverhampton Civic Hall - Pure Love @ Temple (The Institute), Birmingham - Your Demise @ Nottingham Rescue Rooms Saturday 23rd February - Belnash Songwriters Fest - Kim Richey @ The Black Box, Belfast - Example @ Earls Court London - Aphrodite @ Bistro Live, Leicester Sunday 24th February - The Joy Formidable @ Nottingham Rescue Rooms - Of Monsters and Men @ Manchester Academy - Cosmo Jarvis @ Exeter Cavern Club Monday 25th February - Funeral for a Friend @ The London Garage - Jake Bugg + Guests @ Cambridge Corn Exchange - Lawson @ O2 ABC, Glasgow Tuesday 26th February - Stornoway @ Mr Kyps, Poole - Frightened Rabbit @ The Picture House, Edinburgh - Stooshe @ Institute (The Library), Birmingham Wednesday 27th February - Richard Hawley @ Colston Hall, Bristol - Reel Big Fish @ The Ritz, Manchester - Exit Ten @ Underworld, London
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Tax isnâ��t always bad

Well, one word can be used to sum up The Tax: dramatic. A combination of indie, pop and rock (as well as countless others), this North London band have been featured on BBC Introducing and have completed 'Somebody Is Watching You' in the last few months - a five-track masterpiece of an EP which also happened to be mastered at the one and only Abbey Road Studios. Well, thatâ��s got to be a good start from a band who released their first song in early 2011! Whatâ��s surprising is how they've managed to combine so many genres into such a neatly wrapped package. Theyâ��re not straining themselves to be like someone else which means itâ��s difficult to put a clear label on their music. Really leaking through is a layer of cinematic sound created by a tight combination of keyboards, guitars, drums and vocals which donâ��t fail to impress. I say cinematic because the first visual image which floated into my mind was some sort of movie action sequence of epic proportions to which The Taxâ��s â��We Tell You a Lieâ�� was blasting away in the background. Another way to describe this quintet is Adele mixed with Led Zeppelin which then collided with Oasis - showing just some of their favourite artists and influences. With ever increasing amounts of music available itâ��s important to be able to stand out and The Tax have found a way by not being afraid to experiment and stretch the boundaries already set even further than before. These are exciting times for the band as a lot of interest has developed in the music industry around them so who knows what the future may holdâ�¦ Bold to say the least but not in your face unnecessarily, this is a band thatâ��s really worth a listen. www.facebook.com/thetaxband www.soundcloud.com/thetaxband www.reverbnation.com/thetax
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Listen again- Idle Talk 03 02 13 â��Why is saving two is better then one?â��

â��Why is saving two people better then one? A matter of fairnessâ�� This week we are talking normative ethics. Imagine this scenario: A Coast Guard sees two ships in trouble and can only rescue one. One ship has 1 person aboard the other has 2. Most people would agree that Saving two people is the fair thing to do. This is something that is often taken as an obvious truth but is it? In this episode we attempt to rationalise this assertion. We first look at the We shall first examine contractualist and utilitarian response to this issue. We then contrast this with Scanlonâ��s position which claims that we can justify saving the greater number of people because they have more claims to being rescued. Our guest this week James Kirkpatrick a philosophy masters student at the University of St Andrews. James raises some reasons for Scanlonâ��s account for saving the many over the few is unfair. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DIRECT DOWNLOAD- http://www.rhodders.com/podpress_trac/web/2041/0/idletalkpodcast03-02-13.mp3
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Listen again- Idle Talk 27 01 13 â��Being inFORMed of Platoâ��s Caveâ��

Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. This week we tackle one of philosophyâ��s most famous allegories, Platoâ��s cave. Something we have often alluded to on the show but never actually bothered to sit down and explain. The allegory of the cave gets us to question our access to knowledge and even the very reality of the physical world. We first set the scene for the Cave by first trying to answer â��how is it that we come to recognise everyday objects? For example Donald Duck, a rubber duck and a living duck are very different things. Yet some how we still recognise them as â��ducksâ��. Plato would answer this by appealing to what he called the â��formsâ��. Behind every concept or object in our visible world there is an unseen reality, like a blueprint from which we recognise everything from. This discussion of the forms leave this deep into a discussion about the Cave. Do we ever escape the cave and join the realm of the forms? Listen and find out! Nicola is co host. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DIRECT DOWNLOAD- http://www.rhodders.com/podpress_trac/web/2028/0/idletalkpodcast27-01-13.mp3
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Listen again- Idle Talk 30 12 12

A very sombre topic this week, insanity of the law. Using the tragedy of the high school shooting in Newtown Connecticut as a backdrop we ask the following: Should those who kill because of a mental illness be dealt with as murderers or as unfortunate victims of their condition. Are they more in need of medical treatment than condemnation and punishment?are they to be considered responsible for their actions? We discussed the current state of insanity laws in the UK and some of the history of this law. We also talk about part of the history and development of the law with a discussion of the Mâ��Naghten rules for determining insanity. The debate is rounded off by discussing the opinions of psychiatrist and philosopher of mind Hanna Pickard. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DIRECT DOWNLOAD- http://www.rhodders.com/podpress_trac/web/1958/0/Idletalkpodcast30-12-12.mp3
Posted by Rhodders

Back on 1Radio

Hello everyone, You may have noticed that I'm back on a certain 1Radio taking over random slots. I say random because the next show I'm presenting is Sunday at 9am (UK)... But anyway, today was the first edition of the 'Thursday Thing at Five' (cool name - huh?) and I played an awesome track by Fall Out Boy called My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark. Now, Fall Out Boy have been on hiatus for a while so I was ecstatic. When I saw it was on YouTube, I watched it straight away and was lost for words. It's a bit of a change in style but I must admit that I quite like it as it reflects the direction that type of music is going in. A lot of people didn't like it and claimed to be 'die-hard fans' but this doesn't seem right as if you're a 'die-hard' fan you'd stick by them and accept it's part of their creative journey instead of slate them. This is the type of thing which really annoys me. I'm all for constructive criticism but people who have nothing better to do than slate music they don't like seem obnoxious to me. Anyway, you probably don't want to see me rant anymore so I'll stop. So, thanks to everyone who listened today and supported me on my first of many new shows for 1Radio. Have a good week. Kieran :)
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Beware on ebay

Shopping on line is a great way to grab a bargain but it appears that the number of sellers peddling counterfeit goods on ebay and other auction sites is on the increase. The main targets are memory cards and flash memory sticks. I recently saw some Toshiba 32Gb flash memory sticks for Â£8.99. As normal I was a little cautious because of the low price and checked the Toshiba website to make sure these dongles were available. When I saw them on the Toshiba site I felt a little more confident so ordered one. It's primary use is to use on the new TV my brother bought and when it was recognised by the TV I was happy enough and gave the seller a positive rating and then proceeded to order a second one. Without really testing it I once again gave the seller a positive feedback and 5 star ratings. I then loaded several Gigabytes of music on it and this is when I found something was wrong. Only a few GB of the music was showing up in Winamp, all other tracks had zero as the length. Further investigation led me to a program called Htest2w, a freeware package with rave reviews for finding counterfeit memory sticks, MP3 players etc. The process took 3 hours but I found, as someone had posted on the sellers feedback, these memory sticks were reject 8GB pre-programmed to look larger than they are. When I contacted the seller with my findings they insisted these were genuine and that I had simply had a faulty one. When I pointed out the fact that I had two exactly the same, they didn't respond. I manged to contact ebay who took the listing off in a matter of minutes. When I informed the seller they would be reported to trading standards I got a full refund. What I am uncertain about is did this seller buy these in good faith, thinking they were genuine or were they out to try and make a quick buck? I gave the seller enough information so they may test them and return them to the people they got them from and hopefully get their money back. Sadly I think the distributors are organised criminals so I don't hold much hope of that happening. The basic rule has to be, if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. Having said that I have had a lot of really good deals off ebay and only a couple of bad experiences. I found cables are always a good thing on ebay having paid a mere Â£2.99 for a 20 metre Cat5a LAN cable which would have cost around 10 times that in a retail outlet. All the SDHC cards I have bought also checked out as OK and most of those came from ebay, but I have been informed that around 90% of all memory cards and Flash drives on ebay are counterfeit so approach with caution.
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Top 5, 1960s to 2000s & Rare 45s - Old, Gold 'n' Rare is back!

Old, Gold 'n' Rare tonight has another interesting mix of music. Of course, a couple of tunes that received a Gold Disc from the music industry, some older tunes that time seems to have forgotten and, as always, a blast of 1960s tracks that you simply won't hear anywhere else. Tonight we feature Jake Bugg (the most amazing guitar player currently on tour in UK), Madness, Prince, Sinead O'Connor and our regular competition where I play the top 5 singles from this very week in a year past ... can you remember the year and what was at No1? Also the Monday night Old, Gold 'n' Rare feature, "You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was, But You Didn't" is back with a cracking tune and one that I didn't know about, either. See you Monday 8pm to 10pm live on air. http://www.1radio.org/s If you are on a mobile device http://www.1radio.org/mobile PS: Your Vinyl Record requests can be played on my Friday lunchtime show (1pm GMT) "The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request", every week.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Tonight's Show - 8pm to 10pm Live! Old, Gold 'n' Rare - Martyn Brown

The Old, Gold n Rare show tonight with me, Martyn Brown is at it's permanent time of 8pm to 10pm on a Monday evening (UK Time). We have the 1960s rare tunes which includes a track from an album by a very well known artist but was never released although the single we play was. There is the usual 'You Thought You Knew Who The Original Was ... But You Didn't' feature, too. At the top of the show there is a good mixture of newer tunes and the 'forgotten' gems that grace the record case but are not played nearly enough. Two country tunes that'll have you tapping your feet for sure are included later in the show. Listen out for the Northern Soul track from the USA that is a real collector's item and worth around Â£100.00 if you have a copy. All in all, a great mixture of music that has either won the music industry's Gold Disc award, is old or is extremely rare and sought after. See you tonight or any Monday on http://www.1radio.org for amazing vinyl records and much, much more! Martyn PS: You can 'book in' your request for the Friday Vinyl request show at any time by going to: www.vivaradio.co.uk/playlist.htm Choose from the playlist by pointing and clicking on any of the 1000s of tracks on vinyl disc or select your own artist and song-title. I'll see your selection and get it ready for the show.
Posted by DJ Martyn

50th Show For 1Radio

Friday 18th Jan 2013 and I will reach my 50th show on 1Radio during the 1pm to 3pm slot. While others are reaching 500 shows, I'll be celebrating 'The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request' with an extended two hour show. With a mere 450 shows to go to catch up with other DJs, I feel it's just too long to wait so, 50 shows will feel good for me :-) Hopefully I'll see you there!
Posted by DJ Martyn

Monday Nights - 1Radio Power Station

Great line-up of music on 1Radio.org tomorrow night; 1700: The Golden Hour - Colin John 1800: Monday Music & Requests - DJ Ceejay 2000: Old Gold N Rare - DJ Martyn 2100: Total 90's - DJ Mark 2200: Mac's Music - Listen & Relax - DJ Mac 2300: The Selection - DJ Vakart http://www.1radio.org/shoutbox 1Radio is the place to be for your music memories online .... LIVE BRAND NEW! Facebook page for Vinyl Music Shows: www.facebook.com/vinylfrontiermusicshow
Posted by DJ Martyn

Windows Phone Development - Update 12/01/2013

So, here we are again, a week on. Development has slowed down due to the focus on other issues. However, I was able to get the form half working. Now, you are currently able to go to a Contact Form, and while it hasn't been completed yet, it is being worked on. My current stumbling block is around the audio. I can't get that stream to start playing, so this may require taking chunks of code for the AudioStreamingAgent and manipulating it to work for our station. Of course, the challenge gets even better. As there will be swaps between AudioPlayerAgent for the bridge and AudioStreamingAgent for the actual stream itself. This has the potential to go very south very fast. But we'll see what happens.
Posted by Paladinleeds

New Regular Time Slots For Old, Gold n Rare

Old, Gold n Rare will now be broadcast live at the regular timeslot of 8pm on Mondays. The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request will be 1pm on Friday afternoons. Knowing when the programmes will be broadcast should create a good stability for listeners where, at least they'll know what they are getting and when. Other presenters will have their shows fixed too so that the whole schedule will be able to be followed with consistency. I along with may other listeners am enjoying the new 1Radio Replays which features previously broadcast programmes and runs through the night time hours. I love listening to these shows over again where I quite often find something that I missed the first time around. Well done 1Radio for starting 2013 with such a positive move.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Windows Phone Development - Update 05/01/2013

So, I've decided I'm going to blog on my progress with the app. I've started learning the basics of Windows Phone development and been messing around with a load of settings. But finally, 6+ months of being mystified, I finally made a big breakthrough (for myself) and got navigation working. I can now go between the various "pages" of the app. Think of each page of the app as like the 1Radio website. You link between each page. So you have your section for contacting the manager, your section for contacting the developer, etc. Separate pages that have to be hyperlinked together. After plenty of "WTF" moments breakthroughs are happening. Wonder how long this will last for though?
Posted by Paladinleeds

Idle Talk 23 12 12 Christmas Special â��The false premise of presentsâ��

â��Oh come let us Adorno him!â�� Itâ��s our Christmas special. At this time of year it is customary to buy lots of presents, this weekâ��s topic was â��The false premise of presentsâ��. We examine Adornoâ��s â��Articles may not be exchangedâ�� form his book â��Minima Moraliaâ��. In this he argues that the art of gift giving is lost. Capitalismâ��s obsession with material goods and exchange values has reduced what was once a very human and compassionate act to a mere transaction or social habit. People give only to receive, do not consider the receiver properly and therefore treat the receiver like an object. Is Adrono correct or is he being an old Scrooge? Speaking of whom, we also briefly discuss Charles Dickensâ�� A Christmas Carol and its links to capitalism. Nicola also pops in to talk about Christmas presents. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DIRECT DOWNLOAD- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhodders/~5/cwGUAskaVcE/idletalkpodcast23-12-12.mp3
Posted by Rhodders

How hackers exploit 'the seven deadly sins'

An interesting story from the BBC's Tech dept. The phenomenon of "social engineering" is behind the vast majority of successful hacking. This isn't the hi-tech wizardry of Hollywood but is a good, old-fashioned confidence trick. It's been updated for the modern age, and although modern terms such as "phishing" and "smishing" are used to describe the specific tricks used, they all rely upon a set of human characteristics which, with due respect to Hieronymus Bosch, you might picture as the "seven deadly sins" of social engineering. Read the whole article here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20717773
Posted by DJ Martyn

Important Change Of Rules On Image Site

If you use the very popular Instagram at all, you really need to be aware of some changes that they're recently made to their terms... Basically they now say they have the rights to sell any and all of the photos you put on your instagram account, without letting you know AND without paying you anything for it... and there's no way for you to opt out, other than deleting your account by January 16th! Read more here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559710-38/instagram-says-it-now-has-the-right-to-sell-your-photos/ To upload your images AND get paid, go here: http://www.istockphoto.com/
Posted by DJ Martyn

Windows Phone development - Starting Soon - UPDATE

So, this will be a small blog post but I would like to say that I am planning to be getting started on the Windows Phone app development in the near future, likely after my interview transcript is done. Now, for this to work cross platform, I will be requiring some other developers on board as I am planning to tackle Windows Phone only. By pooling all my resources into Windows Phone I will be able to squash bugs easier as I won't have multiplatform bugs to fix. Edit 16/12/2012: unfortunately due to circumstances beyond my control this app will have more limited functionality, if I can even get it working..
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Listen Again- Idle Talk 09 12 12 "self-inflicted health conditions"

This week's topic is self-inflicted health conditions and the right to treatment. Should, for example, smokers get lower priority treatment from the NHS because their illness is a result of their choice to smoke? To what degree is it reasonable to hold patients responsible for there well-being? We discuss Ofra Golan's paper "The right to treatment for self-inflicted conditions". Which question is whether the condition being self-inflicted is relevant and that healthcare should be provided on a needs basis on the grounds of quality. We also talk to occasional cohost and freelance illustrator Nicola. Being a type 1 diabetic she gives us an insight on possible issues of unfairness regarding allocation of medical resources to type 1 and type 2 diabetics. Please post your comments on any issues raised in the podcast below. SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com DIRECT DOWNLOAD- http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rhodders/~5/XOmR799hB28/Idletalkpodcast09-12-12.mp3
Posted by Rhodders

â�¦ And Vinyl-ly

Oh yes, I couldn't resist it â�¦ I'm trialling a new programme which I've entitled 'Vinyl Impressions' in order to make use of the thousands of vinyl records on my play-listings here on 1Radio. I have been trying out the request format, using the list, on 'The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request' and it seems to be going down fairly well. So, to this end, I thought of presenting a vinyl show but without the requests, instead, playing the songs that are unlikely to be requested (due to the fact that they were not big hits and, therefore, not well known) and would give most listeners the chance to hear some of the vinyl records, perhaps for the first time or to hear tracks that are just not played very often. I must clear up one thing, though, these are vinyl records that have been recorded onto my hard drive digitally from the original vinyl pressing, just so that I can have them in a database to enable me to actually broadcast them. It wouldn't be practical to have thousands of records in my studio and have to search through each box to find the record I wanted to play. So, over the years, I've transferred them over to my computer. They are, however, all recorded from my collection of physical vinyl records that I've been collecting since the 1960s. I aim to launch this new 'Vinyl Impressions' show early in 2013 but the pilot will be broadcast on Thursday 29th November 2012 at 10am, right after the Breakfast Show where I hope this will give continuity to 1Radio and me some listeners :-)
Posted by DJ Martyn

The Story Behind The Vinyl

A few people have asked if I actually play physical vinyl records on 'The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request' show. These included Jonathan Sawyer, the DJ who followed my last Vinyl show. I'd explained to him that all my vinyl records have been transferred from vinyl to DAT and then, eventually, into a digital format so that I could play them on my radio shows. The whole idea of taking three years to transfer, literally, thousands of records onto digital was to enable me to play them on the radio shows and, before that, save me carrying dozens of boxes around with me on mobile disco roadshows (hence the DAT (Digital Audio Tape) transistion to start with. I also used Sony MiniDisc for some years as well (great for editing and displaying the track playing/time remaining feature). Mr. Sawyer took great joy at announcing that he was REALLY playing vinyl on his show when he started with a vinyl album track, rather than a digital copy of a vinyl record, like I do. This was funny and made me laugh. But the whole reason I was happy to invest 3 years of my life transferring my real vinyl to digital files was to get away from having to rig up a turntable in my studio, cue in records that needed to be manually loaded in the first place, only to have them skip should I accidentally knock the record player (which Jonathan Sawyer actually did while his vinyl version of Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' was playing. This ruined the listener experience of the song as we heard the music 'jogging' all over the track for a few seconds until the needle finally settled into the groove again. I have spent 30 years messing with vinyl and putting up with the shortcomings of playing them so, as Jonathan demonstrated, the days of playing the actual vinyl live on-air should be well and truly over. He is too young to remember what it would have been like ... the carrying around of thousands of records (in case of requests), the spilling of beer from drunk customers all over them, the scratches and splits, the damaged sleeves, the lending of records to other jocks that you never got back, the poor quality sound, the hole not in the middle, the lost records (some you just could NOT find when searching), the price you had to pay for new releases ... the list goes on. Give me 'digital vinyl' anytime, I'd say. If you ask Jonathan nicely, he might play another track from his Simon and Garfunkel vinyl album but ask him to play any of the other few thousand tracks that you have in mind and I think it just may have to be a digital version, I'm afraid .... these vinyl records are so very hard to get hold of, after all. Keep up the good work JS, I love your banter and the quizzes, too. Even the music without the scra-scra-scratches is great to listen to. :-)
Posted by DJ Martyn

Listen again- Idle Talk 18 11 12 "I believe in miracles..."

SUBSCRIBE on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com This week's topic is religious experience. We attempt to answer questions such as What is a religious experience? Are religious experience is genuine? Can they be used to prove the existence of God? The discussion then looks more closely at miracles and David Hume's argument against the plausibility of miracles. Naturally Rhodders use the topic as an opportunity to over use a clip from particular hot chocolate song! Our guest this week is Peter Hardy a teacher specialising in philosophy. He defends miracles against humans attack and attempts to argue for why belief in miracles could be rational..
Posted by Rhodders

Rhodders does Simon Bates' "Our Tune" feature

There are some moments in radio that are just so brilliant, so innovative, so creative that time slows down and humanity as one turns it's head toward the radio. This is not one of those moments. This morning, during my mid-morning madness show A listener, (Clug80's Will!) suggested that I should have a go at Simon Bates' legendary Our Tune radio feature. This is what happened. Sorry! Hear the clip on my site- http://wp.me/p2Mf24-rd
Posted by Rhodders

Wonderful Response To Vinyl Record Request Show

I have booked in several Friday lunchtime shows to see how 'The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request' show fares. I had a wonderful reception for this new 'request a vinyl record programme' today where everyone on the Shoutbox made at least one request which enabled me to keep the show going without having to add in all but the very first track. As I mentioned on the show, I love this sort of interaction as it gets me to play songs I wouldn't normally select. Whenever I look through my music I, almost automatcially, dismiss hundreds of songs in order to find the one I'm looking for but, of course, I'm bypassing some cracking tunes by doing this. I'll trial the format for another month to see if it's worth adding the rest of my old vinyl collection to the playlisting pages but, early signs are, that it looks pretty popular. Thank you to all who tuned in, I really appreciated that.
Posted by DJ Martyn

The Vinyl Frontier - At Your Request

On Friday 9th November at 1pm I am presenting the first 'Vinyl' programme which enables the listener to request any song listed on my database of vinyl record music. These are tracks that I used to play on my mobile disco over the years, so there are all types of genres from pre 1950s right up to the late 1990s. I ran my mobile show for around 35 years so there were plenty of vinyl 45s and LPs to lug around and where I've converted them to digital format. I have added only some of the tracks onto the database at 1Radio to see how popular the new (for me) request feature becomes. I will add more over the coming months. Of course, listeners don't have to choose from the list, they can request whatever they like but I do find that, if you have choices of tracks listed, the interaction is much better. What sort of show is it going to be? ... That's up to you :-) Hopefully you can join me on Friday at 1pm. See you there!
Posted by DJ Martyn

Internet Radio Updates

I have just updated my Scoop.it 'Internet Radio Broadcasting' site which is getting a lot of views and signed-up followers of late. Internet Radio is a passion of mine and it's great to be able to curate the latest stories and news. The URL for the site is: http://www.scoop.it/t/internet-radio-broadcasting Let me know what you think ... constructive critism welcome.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Adding Music Tracks To New Request List

I've now had a new feature installed on 1Radio.org whereby listeners can browse through songs that I've previously played during my programmes in order to make a music request. As I haven't been with 1Radio for very long, the list is a little short so I've decided to add my vinyl record collection to it. These are tracks that I've converted from analogue to digital format so that I can play them on my radio shows. However, this is a time consuming task due to the limitations of the system when transfering text from my computer to the website's database. So it will be a while before the A to Z is complete. I've chosen the vinyl lists because they are the tracks that aren't played very often nowadays and so it will be good to hear them again, if requested. Listeners can still request songs that are not on the list, of course, but it's a good guide to what I have ready to play at any time outside of the 'pre produced' shows. I will add a few tracks from each letter of the alphabet over the coming weeks and months to keep it balanced. If I added them in alphabetical order (A then B, then C, then D etc.), all the requests would be from A to D or something :-) and we can't have that. So a few from each letter should start the requests coming in steadily. You can email me your requests ahead of any show giving the name of the artist and songtitle (along with any dedications) to martynbrown@1radio.org If I can plan your request ahead of the show date, that gives me a more positive chance to fit it in. I'll update you when I have added more tracks.
Posted by DJ Martyn

My Halloween Show Was 'Tricked'

If I WAS superstitious I would say that the Halloween show I presented on Wednesday 31st Oct was definitely a TRICK rather than a treat. The strange set of circumstances that prevented me starting my show on time were incredible, to say the least. Iâ��ve been Internet Radio broadcasting for over a year now and never had any problems with my computer. Halloween nightâ��s live show, though, was riddled with problems. I donâ��t think anyone noticed but everyone would have noticed the non starter at 5pm. I think I finally got things working at about 5.20pm. I wonâ��t bore you with the details but just to say that the events leading up to not being able to get past the hard disk check that Windows insisted on asking me to perform or not, were so unlikely, itâ��s not true. But I got to the point where I was recommended to have the disk check but could bypass it by pressing any key on my keyboard. Thatâ��s where the problem lay. My keyboard didnâ��t go â��liveâ�� until two seconds after the Windows countdown had completed. It â��thoughtâ�� that I hadnâ��t pressed a key. But there was I banging every key in sight for all I was worth but, no, the keyboard lights didnâ��t come on until after the hard disk check had started. This took what seemed like forever to complete where, annoyingly, I restarted it as my show's start time got too close for comfort. I shouldnâ��t have done that as it started performing the disk check all over again. Watching all those numbers count up â�¦ stage one, stage two, stage three was Sooooo frustrating as, all I wanted to do was get on air. It rebooted after the check (nothing was wrong, by the way, but it insisted on doing the flipping check anyway) and I eventually got started. Shifting music, jingles, scripts etc. around, in order to fit in with the 'new' timings, during a live broadcast doesnâ��t half interfere with oneâ��s concentration, I can tell you. Papers falling off my desk, dropping the microphone several times and my backup computer constantly going into screen save mode all added to the mayhem. As I said, I donâ��t think anyone noticed my panic but isnâ��t it funny that my Halloween Special programme was somewhat haunted?
Posted by DJ Martyn

Halloween Special

I'm looking forward to Wednesday's Halloween Special, which has now been extended by one hour! You won't be hearing the obvious tracks but the more obscure songs that feature titles associated with what one might think when thinking 'Halloween'. With some surprise tracks mixed with new and older sounds, it will be a lot of fun. Do tune in on Wednesday 31st Oct 2011 from 5pm to 7pm for 1Radio's Holloween Special with myself, Martyn Brown.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Saturday Night's Alright For ... Playing Requests

Another impromptu performance tonight, both from DJ Aaron and myself Martyn Brown. When I listen to other DJs working hard and with so many in the Shoutbox, it's hard not to boot up my DJ rig and keep the party going. Thanks to all those who stayed with me on Saturday 20th at 10pm for an hour of everything haha. Keep it 1Radio
Posted by DJ Martyn

Good Afternoon!

Now there's a first ... an afternoon show for an hour. One of the DJs posted in the forum that afternoon slots ought to be filled as there are quite a number of listeners from outside the UK who are already enjoying the morning, early afternoon slots from the existing DJs. However, most of the UK presenters are working at their dayjobs, of course. So, filling the slots might not be as easy as some people would like. I found myself with a hole in my work schedule on Friday 19th Oct 2012 and so, rather than sit down and take it easy, I booked an impromptu slot from 1pm to 2pm and played a mixure of brand new and older music. The DJs who had been broadcasting earlier had a great number of listeners and I thought that I may 'keep things going' with a trial Lunchtime Show. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the Shoutbox getting busier as, of course, nobody knew there would be a show at such short notice. The general feedback was that a regular show at that time would be a good thing and where, although I couldn't promise to do such, I could see their point. I also learned from Shoutbox feedback that there were no country music shows on 1Radio so, I will ask a friend if he would like to present his show to the world. Although not currently active (he was a former community radio DJ) I will try and twist his arm to give 1Radio a try. Thanks to everyone who tuned in today, most encouraging.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Review: Miss FD - Down In The Dungeon

Well, having recently stumbled upon a new track, let me first say it's a very nicely done track. Admittedly it's not my favourite genre, but the track itself is something epic. Designed for Halloween, I would say it hits that theme very well. There's also a music video that I have attached. First of all, let's look at the main focus, the artist herself. The introduction, where she reads from the book, almost like she's reading a story to us all. A very nice touch if you ask me. You can tell it's Gothic from what she's wearing. The black dress really seems to play on that nicely. On a side note, I absolutely love her hair on this video! Back on topic, she seems to have a flirtatious movement to her in the video, thanks to her body and eye movements. Combine that with the Gothic theme and the chorus's first line "Down down, down in the dungeon" and it screams out sadomasochistic tendencies to me. She then sits as part of a circle, hands connected with everybody, which shows an idea of a ritual. I am in love with this, but it makes me think she's either trying to use spirits to seduce the other people there, or she's trying to sacrifice them. Linking nicely into the next part. You then see other men and women in the video too. All in red or block, which again adds to the Gothic theme quite nicely. You don't hear them, only see them. But they really add to the song. You've got to admit, there's so much mystery surrounding them. It all fits in as part of the song I guess. Perhaps we could have heard a little bit more about them? Now, for the scene. It's set in what appears to be either a church, or some sort of basement that has been "Gothed-Up". Again, fits in with the nature of the song, no arguments there. I wish I could have been in that video personally, would have given me so much insight into the Goth culture, but I digress... Looking at some of the CGI and the special effects. For example, the graveyard shot in which you see these spirits rising. She had just mentioned about the legends of these spirits, and that they were having a gathering in a haunted house. In all fairness, it is extremely creepy, but that's the tone behind the song so full marks there. Also, the way the scene comes in on the paper and then flicking to her reading, with extracts of the text popping up. This is extremely well done, and adds to the feeling of her reading. This naturally, also adds suspension into the song, as you think "Well if it's written in the book, what could happen next?" Now, the final section naturally, is the audio. I think the song is beautifully sung. However, I think there should have been more variety of words in the chorus. It's an even bigger problem in the middle part. "The candles flicker blink and wink in the haunted house tonight, and from the darkness and the shades, the haunts come to life" 4 times one after another, it gets kinda repetitive. Of course, it doesn't change the fact the vocal chords are beautifully hit throughout the song, and it sounds creepy but energetic. So, overall, I would like to give this song a 9.5/10. The repetition on the bridge, and to a lesser extent the chorus (although there was more variety in the chorus), was what stopped it from getting full marks. Aside from that, it was brilliant. Very entertaining, but can someone PLEASE get the damn chorus out of my head? It's completely jammed in there! I definitely recommend giving this song a listen. You will enjoy it if you like electro or goth music. As an aside, I did originally pull this through my Zune Music Pass, and loved it so much I decided to actually buy a copy from outside of my pass. Well worth it for me! You can find Miss FD online at these places: http://www.MissFD.com http://www.facebook.com/MissFDMusic http://www.twitter.com/MissFDMusic And if you're interested in buying a copy of the song... iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/album/down-in-the-dungeon-single/id549704075 Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Down-in-the-Dungeon/dp/B008SAN8O4 Please take note that Zune/Xbox versions are UNAVAILABLE. UPDATE: I have recently been made aware that the ritual part of the song is actually a sÃ©ance. Thanks to Miss FD for making me aware of this.
Posted by Paladinleeds

1st 2 Hour Show

I was really looking forward to my first two hour slot on 1radio.org as it gave me a chance to fit in the music and competitions that I would normally feature in a show. I don't know why, but I seem to 'rush' through the hour long shows trying to squeeze in all the music I've researched on so, having an extra hour really does make all the difference. I started with more recent tracks with the 'not often heard' music to follow. The first competition was to guess the mystery voice which nobody did in the first hour but, playing it again during hour two brought a worthy winner of the prize â�¦ getting a request played on the 'non request' show lol. The second competition was me playing the top 5 singles of this very week in a year gone by, guess the year and, what was No1 in that week. The interaction from the people on the shoutbox was excellent and where someone did guess the year correctly. I do like the interaction from the listeners and, although the competitions are just for fun, people still tend to partake and enjoy them. During the second hour, I was able to play the music from the 1950s and (mainly) the 1960s that were great tunes but never became hits for whatever reason. Quite a number of listeners said that they preferred that part of the show so, I will add more rare sixties tunes into future shows, for sure. I had the added bonus taking over the next hour slot and so was able to play any requests that people wanted. It was a great evening and, as DJWesty pointed out, the listener figures were higher than ever for each hour of the day â�¦. great news for us and all thanks to the loyal followers who tune in each time. 1Radio wouldn't be here without you and we appreciate you listening in. To keep up to date with all things 'Martyn Brown Show' please join my newsletter. http://www.vivaradio.co.uk/newsletter
Posted by DJ Martyn

R.I.P. Zune Music, Hello Xbox Music!

So, some of you may remember an article I posted about Zune Music Pass. Well, I received an email from Microsoft over a month ago about Zune being sent to the graveyard. I shall attach the email I received at the bottom of this blog post. Also attached is the introduction video for Xbox Music. Also is it just me or is there no rewind/fast forward buttons in Xbox Music? Or at least, not in the promo video... So, what does this mean for us users? Well, for those of you currently using the Zune Music Pass, you guys are unaffected. It seems to only affect songs that we have purchased outright from Microsoft (well that's my copy of Nicki Minaj - Starships that I purchased from Zune done for should I ever lose it...) I can also assure you that my Zune music play count has mysteriously gone missing. So, I can no longer keep track of how many songs I've played. This resulted in quite a few frustrated users over at a tech forum that I frequent, especially as they held competitions for how much music you could listen to. Funnily enough, any music sourced from outside of Zune didn't count towards this. Fortunate as due to Zune settings jingles managed to worm their way into my playlists... I need to finish moving them! Social tab for the Zune desktop client has also magically disappeared. This was something I found quite nice, even though I very rarely used it. Of course, with iTunes being the dominant music store, this Social tab found very little use. But it was still nice for keeping up to date with the music habits of my friends on Xbox Live. Xbox Music is also rumoured to launch with a free, ad-supported streaming version of the Music Pass. What does this mean as far as downloads go? This I am not currently aware of, but I will certainly keep trekking the tech blogs to see how this all pans out. Any of you use the Zune HD? Well, it's time to get rid, because Microsoft are as good as bricking those devices, as apps will no longer be able to be installed onto a Zune HD. As of yet, I am not sure if this affects your music collection, but if Microsoft are bricking one of the major parts of the Zune HD, I expect they'll do the Full English in terms of bricking... Zune's 3 device limit seemed to be flawed somewhat. I tried everything I could to get the Xbox 360 attached to my devices (a nice combination of HTC TITAN with Windows Phone, Windows 7 PC that I will be upgrading to 8, plus the Xbox 360), but to no avail. I even tried streaming music from Zune... So of course, this has me completely stumped. I will instead save the third device for a Surface tablet I will be looking to purchase. __________________________ Dear Paladinleeds: As we prepare for the exciting launch of Xbox Music later this fall, we want to make you aware of some pending changes to the Zune Music service that will be made on August 31st. Specifically, the following features will no longer be available: â�¢ Sending and receiving messages, inviting friends, sharing the songs, playlists, and albums you are listening to, and viewing past play history â�¢ Mixview playback and channel playlists â�¢ Apps for Zune HD â�¢ Purchasing music videos or streaming them as a part of Zune Music Pass from the Zune PC software â�¢ Re-downloading, re-activating, or re-licensing previously purchased music videos if / when you upgrade your PC These changes will NOT affect music streaming or downloading as part of Zune Music Pass, impact songs that you have purchased from Zune Marketplace, or change your ability to stream music videos on Xbox 360. We thank you for being an important part of the Zune Music community. Soon weâ��ll have more to share about Xbox Music, our brand new service that lets you access the music you care about on Xbox, phones, and tablets, plus a whole lot more. Sincerely, The Zune Music Team
Posted by Paladinleeds

Make Your Own Themed Blog

The 'Scoop.it' platform is ever-growning and now you can have your own free blog to curate information and news all about your chosen niche subject. Mine is Internet Radio and yours could be similar or something entirely different. http://www.scoop.it/t/internet-radio-broadcasting It's fun, especially when you visitor rate goes up and you start getting people subscribing to your chosen subject. You can even add your own content so, why not tell people about your shows on 1Radio.org?
Posted by DJ Martyn

Make Your Own Breakfast Show For Media Students

MEDIA and business studies students are getting the chance to tune in to the world of radio and produce their own breakfast show - thanks to Real Radio Yorkshire. Itâ��s about to run a five-day course to give an experienced insight into how a commercial radio station operates. Read More ... http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/students-get-real-lessons-in-radio-business-1-5007209
Posted by DJ Martyn

New SAM Version

Interesting post about a virtual version of SAM DJ software. This is good for visually impaired presenters .. Read More: http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2012/10/10/new-online-radio-software-touts-ease-for-visually-impaired-deejays/
Posted by DJ Martyn

Internet Radio Broadcasting - How To Get Invovled AND Get Paid

About 36 years ago I ran a mobile disco and kept it running right up until around 2007 on a part time basis. I've collected thousands of records and played in all sorts of places from shop windows to major auditorium venues. I've worked with BBC radio presenters and even had my own spot on Independent Local Radio back in the early 1980s. During the 1980s, I went self employed as a 'DJ' and ran my own little agency. I did get a buzz out of performing live and getting the wedding party going where I even had a go at Karaoke and sang my heart out to pub audience â�¦ we had some laughs. So what's all this got to do with radio broadcasting or, more precisely, Internet radio broadcasting. Well, once it's in your blood, playing records to an audience of listeners that are clearly enjoying what you're playing, does give the 'feel good' factor and this is enough to spur you on and keep going, month in, month out or, in my case, year in, year out. So my history of experience is obviously useful for me for broadcasting. Radio is the next step up from mobile DJ-ing, you could say. I could apply to all the physical radio stations around the country but, as they get a great number of former or existing mobile discotheque DJs asking for a position on the roster of presenters every day, I'm unlikely to be considered. They don't particularly like mobile DJs anyway as they all think that radio is the same but performed from a studio when, in reality, it's an awful lot more involved than that. Presenters are not DJs and few DJs can become radio presenters. This is where Internet Radio comes in. Sat at your home or office computer, you can gather your audio files together, load them into a music player and play them to the world. Add a microphone and, possibly, a script to the list and you could be staring in your own radio show. It's like a mobile disco but without all the setting up and pulling down of equipment each booking. This appealed to me back in the mid 1990s, so I joined 'Live365.com', one of the very first Internet Radio stations to appear online. I uploaded as many songs as I could for the space that I'd paid for (not much) for one year. I must say, it got quite a following and I enjoyed it. I based the show on 'working from home' running your own home-business. This attracted people who wanted to advertise on my show and so I took on 30 second commercial slots to accommodate these business types. Sadly, the powers that be at Live365.com said that I'd have to pay several thousand dollars extra per year if I took on advertising. I couldn't afford this at the time and so got disheartened and, eventually stopped broadcasting. I even performed interviews with business people and dropped their promotions into the conversation but Live365.com listened in and said that even that wouldn't be allowed without the extra fee. At least I knew that I had an extra listener during that period (smile). Some years later, I read an advertisement on Gumtree.co.uk asking for DJs for their radio station. I applied and got the job on a Monday nights between 7 and 10 o'clock. This was exciting for me as I had the software, a microphone and enough enthusiasm to make the best of it. Then came the 64,000 dollar question â�¦ How do I earn money out of this? It's a known fact that no Internet Radio station will pay you for your efforts as they pay for the bandwidth, storage space and licence to run the station, but it does give the DJ a chance to play his taste in music to an audience that appreciates it and tunes into their show each time. It doesn't have to be music, it can be a discussion show or talk show as they are commonly referred. The station owner allowed me to take advertising on as 'payment' for my services. So, every so often I would play a pre-recorded commercial from a local business in my area. Some advertisers were getting results from this (I don't know how as the listener count was pretty low â�¦ sometimes just a dozen people tuned in) but, even if they didn't, it was a nice branding exercise and gave me great experience of putting a radio programme together. As my confidence grew, I started doing more shows and producing one-off specials for later broadcasting on the station. Also, my live shows were repeated at other times of the day so that people in different countries could benefit from my output. Ratings for the repeated shows were often higher than the live versions, strangely enough. How did I earn money from this? I run my own local community magazine and it was often difficult to get new advertisers. So I changed my sales pitch to announce that they would get a 'complimentary' radio commercial if they placed an ad in the magazine. This worked a treat where they would also tune into my show and tell me what they thought of it. I was able to bring in more advertisers more often, so it was working well for me. It also gave me experience in making up the commercials for the different business types. I use the free software program, Audacity to make up the 30 second commercials as it's easy to use and doesnâ��t cost anything to run. A little bit of editing and saving the file ready to broadcast was a breeze. I did this for a whole year without missing a single programme slot and also making up several specials, especially at Christmas time. I recorded every single show and played it back to see where I could improve on things. Yes, I made plenty of voice-over mistakes and timing errors in the music but that is all a part of broadcasting. Everyone who noticed enjoyed these minor mistakes but most people don't even notice. I also had a radio website that featured links to iTunes and Amazon etc. where I could collect payments in commission each time a CD or DVD was purchased through my link. Of course, I mentioned the site address at specific moments in my programme which would drive people to take a look and buy. The power of radio is incredible. I featured a local unsigned band and interviewed them. The next thing they knew was that somebody from a local BBC station had heard them on my show and wanted to feature them on their FM radio show. How good is that? A features editor from a national magazine also asked to interview me after hearing the online radio show. This all proved to me that, although you don't get many listeners (compared to FM radio stations) the listeners you DO get are important and can create untold interest. You do tend to get loyalty from some listeners who will listen to nobody but you or the station you perform on. Back to how to earn money from your station â�¦ commercials (if allowed; some stations don't allow you to promote products or services) are an obvious way but your listener may be listening only because your programme is 'commercial free' unlike the FM stations offline where they get fed up with, seemingly, non stop ad breaks. Websites; This is right up any Internet Marketer's street, why not have links from your station page to your own personal DJ blog? The blog can be monetized by aforementioned affiliate links to Amazon music/books or similar so you gain commissions on any sales. Also, give out announcements about how to get a particular album or book and send them to your links page. Video linked from YouTube.com creates useful backlinks to your sites. Facebook works wonders to get your personality and feedback across. Twitter can be used for anything to do with your show, including the aforementioned affiliate links. Some DJs have a 'Top Ten' chart where a link is placed next to each song on a page so that the reader can purchase it then and there â�¦ right while they're 'hot' and ready to download the music. You can make a chart on absolutely anything, it doesn't need to be the current pop hits, it can be a Top Ten of 1960s songs, for example or about any pop singer's autobiography books. Anything will sell if you give the reader an appropriate reason to buy it. To get bigger commissions, how about featuring equipment like Internet Radio receivers, broadcasting software, music editing kit and so on? This will really boost your income. Have Google Adsense or similar on your sales pages, too. I get regular cheques from Google for doing this on my various websites. But, Martyn, I'm not a DJ! From what I see and hear from most other 'DJs' on both the new radio station that I am on and from the thousands of others around, you don't need to be. Just having a music collection and plenty of enthusiasm is enough to get your own show. Of course you need broadcasting software but you don't need your own radio station, use someone else's. Looking up 'Internet Radio Broadcasting', or similar keywords, on any search engines will list radio stations that require people to do their own shows. Look on Gumtree.com to find station controllers advertising for presenters. You can practice from home before sending in a demo file so that you know what sort of thing you'd like to do. Once accepted, the world's your oyster, literally as anyone in the world can tune in. Internet Radio broadcasting is something different for the Internet Marketer to try. It's a nice change from ebooks, courses, seminars, webinars etc. but you can make these products yourself for others to benefit from once you've gotten your feet under the table and have become experienced enough to become an authority on the subject. There, another way to monetize your Internet Radio programme, offering mentorship on how to do it. I will give you a link to one such station that has a Public Performance Licence and a licence from the Performing Right Society (watch out for those that donâ��t, it's a serious offence to broadcast without these) so that you can take a look at how you can get involved. To become a broadcaster: http://www.vivaradio.co.uk/broadcast.htm Useful site for those who are interested in broadcasting: http://www.thepips.co.uk Martyn Brown
Posted by DJ Martyn

The Hidden Legend

Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams (July 13, 1915 -- September 14, 2002) was an American blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist and songwriter. In his Honkers and Shouters, Arnold Shaw credits Williams as one of the first to employ the honking tenor sax solo that became the hallmark of rhythm and blues and rock and roll in the 1950s and early 1960s. His early career started when he performed with Clarence Dorsey and King Porter before forming his own band in 1947. He scored one of the first big hits of the R&B era in 1949 with â��The Hucklebuck", an adaption of Charlie Parkerâ��s â��Nowâ��s The Timeâ��. The single spent 14 weeks at #1 on the U.S. Billboard R&B chart. He used the billing of Paul Williams and his Hucklebuckers thereafter. Other Top 10 hits were â��35-30â�³ in 1948 and â��Walkinâ�� Aroundâ�� in 1949. Saxophonists Noble â��Thin Manâ�� Watts and Wild Bill Moore, trumpeter Phil Guilbeau, and vocalists Danny Cobb, Jimmy Brown, Joan Shaw, and Connie Allen were among Williamsâ�� band members. Paul and his band accompanied many big names of the time, such as Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, Dinah Washington, The Clovers and many more at The Apollo Theater in New York. Many of the 'Show Time At The Apollo' early 1950s film shorts can be found on YouTube. He became a part of rock history on 21st March, 1952, when he was on the bill at the 'Moondog Coronation Ball'. This was a show at the Cleveland Arena promoted by Alan Freed and now known as the first rock concert (Cleveland is now the home of The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame). The show was supposed to feature Paul's band, Tiny Grimes, Varetta Dillard, and the Dominoes, but his band was the only act that performed that night. Because of overcrowding the Fire Marshall's cancelled the show. When fighting broke out Paul and his band played all the way through until it ended. The band also toured on 'The Biggest Show of Stars' in the late 1950's with artists such as Chuck Berry LaVern Baker,Frankie Lymon, Clyde McPhatter, Fats Domino, The Drifters and The Everly Brothers. He later became part of the Atlantic records band and in the 1960's was Musical director to Lloyd Price and James Brown. He passed away in 2002 at the age of 85. http://paulhucklebuckwilliams.com/
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Success on Show Two. I Thank You

Wow! That's all I can say. What a fantastic response to my second show on 1Radio, I really enjoyed it. The hour does go amazingly fast so, it's two hours next week at 8pm. Monday 15th October 2012. Thanks for tuning my way on Old, Gold n Rare Martyn
Posted by DJ Martyn

Show 2

I've hit the landmark of show number 2 .. now I know that other DJs have gotten to 500+ shows but, hey, we've all got to start somewhere. Seriously, though, show 1 was great fun and I got plenty of support from you guys, which was great. Just to let you know that Old, Gold n Rare is back on air tonight at 8pm for an hour and I'd love you to join me. Fairly fast-paced but with some great rare tunes to play for you together with a couple of listener requests from last week. The first part of each show will be recent or newer songs but, once we hit the halfway mark, it's rare (normally) 60s music that you simply won't hear anywhere else. Keep it 1Radio.org with Martyn Brown every week, if you can. Talk soon
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Show Feedback

My very first show on 1Radio.org was a fantastic success with people tuning in from around the globe â�¦ and my next door neighbour as well, as it happens. I busily text all my friends and aquaintances just in case as I didnâ��t want there to be an emtpy chat room/shoutbox on the website while I was broadcasting. The only problem was my iPhone told me that one of my promotional messages hadnâ��t been sent â�¦ so I sent it again. It still alerted me to the fact that my message to the group had not been sent, so I sent it once more. This followed replies from a number of recipients saying, â��We know you have a show tonight becasuse youâ��ve sent the reminder THREE TIMES! So, apologies to those who got more than one message about my forthcoming first show â�¦ I blame the technology. Thank you to all those who tuned in to 1Radio.org where the very first Old, Gold n Rare show went very fast and without failure. To be honest, all I wanted it to do was connect to the server OK, after that I was pretty confident. But, if you take longer than 5 minutes to connect, the server cancels your show. Phew! Everyone on the Shout was very complimentary where I even got emails chatting about the show and the music that the listener was involved in. I love the show feedback, keep the emails coming and do join the show's mailing list if you'd like to keep up to date. http://www.vivaradio.co.uk/newsletter.htm The next show is Monday 8th Oct 2012 at 8pm. The following week, 15th Oct it will be a two hour slot, hooray. Hopefully see you then. Thanks for listening!
Posted by DJ Martyn

1st Show Great Fun! Thank You

I must admit, that was a crazy start. I was learning the control panel in the back-shop while running the show and it all got a little hectic. I will play the requests that came in, on Monday's show at 8pm as I ran out of time. I'm used to 3 hour shows but will try and grab 2 hours slots (maximum allowed on 1Radio.org) as often as I can. A BIG thank you for your support, kind words of encouragement and requests. I really enjoyed my first show on 1Radio.org. See you next week.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Magical Unseen Beatles Footage

Fascinating news about the 'Unseen Footage' of the Beatles has come to light. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/the-beatles/9580070/Beatles-mystery-tour-footage-shown-for-first-time-online.html Above link should take you to the news article about the rare footage, this link below should take you to the video itself http://thespace.org/items/e0001554 If not, try this one: http://thespace.org/ and Beatles clip should still be on main page. Enjoy this Magical History Tour!!!
Posted by DJ Martyn

Old, Gold 'n' Rare Comes To 1Radio

It's great to be accepted by 1Radio after sending in my demo file where by first show is Thursday 4th October 2012. I must say, I'm really looking forward to it and would love you to listen in and partake. The format of the show is basically, 'Old', most of the tunes are Oldies of some description â�¦ but, just in case you like new or recent tunes, I have included 'Gold' as well. These are songs that sold so many copies that they earned a gold disc or some recognition of good sales. Any new *hit* song will have achieved this status, for sure. The 'Rare' part are the records I play that are normally from the 1960s which are collectable rarities on the original vinyl record. It's all about the music but, just for good measure, we have the odd competition to partake in .. it's great fun. This competition could be a Mystery Voice, Top 5 singles from a mystery year, Guess the year, Song going backwards, Spot the intro and so on. The prize is normally an instant request on the 'non request show' lol and, if I'm feeling generous you also get Chocolates via email. But the chocolates are Virtual chocs and not for real. It still feels good to get them, though â�¦ I'm told. We do like a good laugh at times. Tune in Thursday 4th October 2012 if you possibly can www.1radio.org at 9pm GMT. This first show is an hour but I plan to do 2 hour long shows in the very near future if I can book the slots in on time â�¦ see the schedule for future show dates. Finally, if you like what you hear, why not join the Martyn Brown mailing list. I promise that you won't be bombarded with junk mail, just the occasional show updates and any exciting information about Old, Gold n Rare programme. I will update the blog here on 1Radio.org regularly.
Posted by DJ Martyn

Andy Muscat

In this week's show there was no unsigned top three although this was for a very good reason. I had an excellent opportunity to talk to Andy Muscat, an unsigned singer-songwriter from Portsmouth with over seven years of performing experience, who has an exciting few months ahead. He also played a live set which can only really be described as awesome. If you missed the interview and set or want to hear it again, there's absolutely no need to panic as it's available to listen to on this page. There's also a video of him performing Shelter From The Storm if you want to hear more. What was brilliant about the interview was that he gave really interesting answers and you could also tell just how committed he is to creating music that makes a real impact. As well as this, it was good to see that the twenty-one year old found time to have a chat, especially while he's busy doing so much including preparing gigs at prestigious venues and recording new tracks. I would tip Andy Muscat to be one to watch in the next eighteen months as he seems to go the extra mile in order to create original music which will sound familiar almost instantaneously. The addition of a backing band is a positive development that will really start to pay off soon. I wish him the best of luck, especially with his upcoming 100 Club gig on Sunday evening. Find out more about Andy Muscat at the following links... http://www.andymuscat.com/ http://www.facebook.com/andymuscatuk http://twitter.com/andymuscatuk http://www.tourdates.co.uk/andy-muscat http://www.reverbnation.com/andymuscatuk http://www.youtube.com/andymuscatuk http://www.soundcloud.com/andymuscatuk
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Unsigned Top Three - 23/08/2012

This week's unsigned top three is a pretty epic combination in my opinion... Without further ado, here's some information about this week's trio. ALICE NIAMH At the age of 16, Torquay-based singer-songwriter Alice Niamh has already been signed to New Atlantic Records in Exeter. Recording heartfelt music is what she does best and she has currently recorded the two singles 'The Wind Blows' and 'Wonderland' with a lot more excellent music surely coming soon... ----- http://aliceniamhmusic.moonfruit.co.uk/ http://www.facebook.com/AliceNiamh1 BEDFORD Bluesy-rock done the proper way, and that's just the start with Bedford. The Australian duo create an authentic sound and with the industry know-how they've made it work. Their second album 'Whatever It Takes' was recorded and produced by some of the music industry's best names. ----- http://www.bedford.net.au/ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bedford/132991930077378 DAN BROWN Someone who isn't short on guitar skill is Dan Brown - another fantastic singer-songwriter. His music has recently been included on this year's 'Rock the Record' compilation showcasing the best in upcoming talent, to support Bristol charity Off The Record. You can find out more by following the link below. ----- http://rocktherecord.bandcamp.com/track/let-me-smoke
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Bargain Oldies Albums

For people like me that love all Genres of music, keeping the collection going can prove to be quite expensive, or that is what you would think. Being a huge fan of Doo-Wop and Rock 'n' Roll I have over the years amassed a large collection of hits from the 1950's and 60's. I thought there wasn't much I hadn't got but still find the odd rare gem tucked away on a compilation album. For anyone starting off in Radio, Internet or otherwise, a good knowledge of music is a great asset and there are bargains to be had if you look. Recently on iTunes, looking for something unrelated, I came across another two albums which seem unbelievably cheap, yet are a great addition for any collection. 1959 Jukebox has no less than 158 tracks, all original recordings, for the amazing price of Â£4.49. that is under 2p per track. It contains classic hits from Adam Faith, Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, Tommy Steele, Ricky Nelson, Fats Domino, Duane Eddy and many more. Although most of this music is over 50 years old it still has a following and is a must for any DJ that does requests. Despite having most of these tracks already I have purchased it because there are several I don't have and it works out cheaper to buy the entire album than the few I don't have. Check it out yourself. http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/1959-jukebox-hits/id389142804 The second of the bargain albums I stumbled on is The Number 1 Doo-Wop Album of All Time. This has 200 tracks but again only Â£4.49 This does contain a few re-recorded tracks but the majority are the original recordings. Tracks from The Penguins, The Platters, Marcels, The Clovers , some very early Drifters tracks and many more. Doo-wop has a huge following, just check out the views and comments on Doo-wop tracks on YouTube. Again well worth adding to the collection if you fancy presenting an oldies show. View the complete track listing here: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/number-1-doo-wop-album-all/id413051126
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Kieran's Unsigned Top Three: 16th August

Want to find out more about the artists played in the Unsigned Top Three on The Music Wire? Here's your chance! PICKING VIOLETS With influences such as Sheryl Crow and One Republic, Picking Violets are - pardon the clichÃ© - a dynamic duo. Erica Stone and Kelly Weston moved to Nashville as the small town they lived in wasn't feeding their hunger for music. Moving to Nashville was probably the best decision they made because it allowed them to develop their own style based on country music with a twist (in the form of pop music) which makes their sound memorable and unique. ---------- http://www.facebook.com/PickingViolets http://www.myspace.com/pickingviolets MCEVILLY JONES Another duo this time but a completely different genre. Originally from Manchester, the pair have fused music rooted in jazz with rock and the result is the sound you hear which sounds multi-dimensional. Every lyric is emotional. What McEvilly Jones isn't is a one-trick pony, some songs have major attitude problems while others are more subdued. I think this means another triumph for the upcoming music scene in Manchester! ---------- http://www.mcevillyjones.com http://www.facebook.com/mcevillyjones THE BEACONS Finally, we come to the Exmouth-based band known as The Beacons. The thing that is striking is how they've created a sound crossing over multiple genres - it's punk because in places anger is released in dangerous amounts but at the same time it incorporates folk, indie, rock and more. One thing is certain, there's a lot of energy there which happens to be more than a bit infectious. If you like Kasabian, The Kinks and Two Door Cinema Club, you'll definitely love this. ---------- http://www.facebook.com/thebeacons http://beaconsbeaconsbeacons.tumblr.com
Posted by Kieran Lewis

Teenhoot / Hootfest

Friday 6th and Saturday the 7th of July saw the biggest teen event at Rocketown in Nashville. The Hootfest was the largest Teen Hoot event so far with 22 artists from around the world coming together for two nights of music. Of the 22 young artists there were six that I have been privileged to interview on my Solid Gold Sunday show. When I developed the concept of Solid Gold Sunday I had no idea just how successful it would be. The first week I had young Jack Bromby talking about Radio and Satellite frequencies. That was more of a test run really to see how well Skype would sound on air. The second week I interviewed a local artist and 1Radio regular David Young. Then things went quiet. The third week was just a music show. I had been sent a link to a YouTube channel and when I saw the two artists performing their cover of Big Sean's 'My Last' I knew they would be great to Interview. Problem was how would I get in touch? They had so many subscribers I felt they would probably take months to read my YouTube message. Fate lent a hand and the following day Dylan Holland announced he had a manager. With two days of contacting them the interview was arranged. I had no idea, and was caught totally off guard, by the popularity of Dylan. He was the first artist to max out the shoutcast server. We did a full two hour show, and from that point people were sending me messages wanting to get their artists on the show. I have met many wonderful, talented young people through the radio show and to watch them perform at Hootfest 2012 made me proud that I had helped some of them begin to live the dream. Tyler Matl is probably one of the hardest working artists in Nashville. I introduced him to Teenhoot creator David Malloy during the new Years eve Future Stars special. Peyton Sander, Dylan Hyde, Austin Corini and the UK's own Ollie Garland performed before 1,300 screaming teen girls over two days and thanks to so many people giving their services for free people around the world were able to watch it live as it unfolded. The picture and audio quality was perfect and even though it didn't end until 5am UK time I felt compelled to watch it to the end. We in the UK have nothing like this. Best of all, there was no trouble, and everyone I have chatted with said it was a great event. I hope to get David Malloy to do an hours Interview some time in the future and find out more about the hard work everyone puts in to make TeenHoot a success.
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Karaoke Challenge 2012

The votes have been cast and the winners announced. Click the link opposite to hear how it all panned out... Here them all in full at http://1radio.org/karaoke2012
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A Look Into Zune...

http://asset2.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33750785-2-300-DT4.jpg Go on, how many of you recognise the device on the left and how many recognise the device on the right? So, Microsoft had these Zune devices in the US, but they never made it into the UK. I never owned one of these Zune iPod-like devices, the iPod Touch-esque one being the Zune HD. But as everyone knows, I do have a Windows Phone, which has a Zune built in, a la iPod for iPhone. So, 5 months into owning the device, I am going to look through it's music features. Now first of all, it has to be said that Zune does not have the marketplace of iTunes. Indie artists will happily submit to iTunes but if like me you're a Zune user, touch luck. Of course, this is due to the way Apple managed to market the iPod as the ultimate MP3 device, smashing the likes of Sony who arguable had better music players. Everybody knows iPod/iPhone/iTunes, most people do NOT know Zune (or even Windows Phone for that matter, although Nokia are fast changing that!), and therefore the money for indie artists is with iTunes. Now, with that negative out of the way... When you use the Zune desktop software you're treated to a glorious Metro user interface that just screams to be touched, in fact, you may recognise the user interface from the Xbox 360 already, especially if you have a Kinect, or from your phone, if you're one of the 0.5% of the smartphone population with a Windows Phone (note, the percentage may not be accurate), or you may have seen it on the Windows 8 Developer/Consumer preview, if that interests you. Indeed, it is part of the interface that will be standard for Windows products, and I find very intuitive. In terms of music quality, well, I find it the same as any other media player, which is generally quite good. The Music Pass is a great addition for the Zune, but more on that later as the benefits are truly felt on the mobile side of the Zune. Just remember, if you use a Zune device (including Windows Phone), then this will be the software that you use to manage your device. Of course, when we step away from Zune desktop and onto the mobile version... Well, this is a big one, as your whole consumerate wishes are granted by Zune. You want to listen to music or watch a video? Zune's media will take control. You want to use Facebook as an application? You need to use Zune Marketplace to install the app. While the Zune Marketplace is slim pickings as far as apps are concerned, the apps are generally of good quality and are mostly designed to take advantage of the Metro user interface. Lots of flicking, lots of quirky animations, lots of swiping. Of course, what is a media based brand without a media player on all the devices powered by it? Well, it has to be said, companies like HTC are allowed to get involved with the camera and sound, and indeed HTC have with their "Camera Modes" and "Sound Enhancer", which believe it or not I don't use the latter, and infrequently use the former! But the music player on the Windows Phone is solid, has all the basic functions. It is worth noting though, that to "scrub" through a track, you tap and hold the Previous Track or Next Track button, which you shouldn't miss. All rudimentary functionality is present, nothing much else to say really about that. However, your music experience can really be enhanced by the Zune Music Pass. Now this media pass, costing Â£8.99 a month, or Â£89.90 a year, grants you unlimited music streaming and downloads (which are provided in WMA format, and are DRM protected, with a bitrate of 192kbps). Not bad value if you ask me. They are linked to your Windows Live ID from what I can tell, yet they work in Windows Media Player, which I haven't linked to Windows Live, yet try and load them onto my HTC tablet, and they will not play ball. Maybe Android can't handle WMA files? All in all, I find the Zune ecosystem to be very powerful and full of potential. The interface is a dream to use, and is really worth considering.
Posted by Paladinleeds

Nonsense

English writer, illustrator and poet Edward Lear was born 200 years ago this week. He popularised "nonsense lyrics" and the limerick.Â Lear wrote rhymes and poems that often had the structure of conventional writing and poetry but used made up words, or confused their meaning or used phrases and expressions in illogical or misleading ways. This "Literary Nonsense" has influenced a lot of musicians and performers over the years - Paul Simon, TRex, Talking Heads and the Beatles to name a few. Wordy Wrappinghood (Tom Tom Club) and Golden Brown (The Stranglers) are two personal faves.Â What songs with meaningless or unfathomable lyrics are you fond of? Let me know at nonsense@1radio.org and I'll assemble them into a show of night time nonsense. ASIDE: Does anyone remember the animated series "Tomfoolery" from the 70s based on the verses of Edward Lear, Lewis Carrol and others? I've just found one clip on YouTube. I hope there's more. It's a fun example of the art of nonsense.
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Heroes and Legends Weekender Poem

Scottish poet and longtime supporter of the 1 May Thomson has penned another piece to mark our Heroes and Legends weekend. All credit to 1Radio poet laureate May for creating something so quickly. The poem has been penned in less than 24 hours. Please send comments and feedback direct to May at survivorsburg2006@yahoo.co.uk More of her poetry, writing and pics can be found at http://www.survivorsburg2006.com/
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Alonestar made it

Well after two failed attempts, due to forces beyond our control, we finally managed to get Jethro Sheeran a.k.a. Alonestar, to do the long awaited interview. Even then it wasn't without it's problems as the Skype phone Jethro was using had very poor sound quality. He was further hindered by not being able to find a Skype application for his version of the iPad operating system. Eventually one of his friends came to the rescue and loaned him her Mac computer. Far from the planned Interview I had written down, we chatted like we had known each other for years and I found him so easy to get along with. He has had such a varied career working in TV advertising with brand campaigns such as Calvin Klein, Diesel & Lacoste. He also had minor acting roles in TV shows such as Casualty & The Bill and worked on Music videos with The Sugarbabes, Jamiraoquai & Blue. He is good friends with all the members of Blue and still keeps in contact with them. Alonestar currently has two albums on iTunes, Warriors and Isophase Light, with a new single due out in March and a full album in April / May. He will be joining me again at some point and said he may get his cousin Ed Sheeran to join us. Watch this space.
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Napster becomes Rhapsody

I've long been a fan of the Napster service and all its incarnations. http://www.napster.co.uk/ Its desktop software has always been glitchy unfortunately, but its mobile app was superb allowing me to download or stream millions of tunes. And I did. Several thousand a week for many years. Napster in Europe has now been acquired by Rhapsody. Rhapsody has not been available in the UK so I can't comment on what that service is like. However, visiting their dotcom today, my firewall starts screaming about incoming requests and dodgy packets etc. That doesn't look good, does it? There's no UK specific site and if I follow the redirects I end up at a page for RealPlayer. Yikes. I've not dabbled with that pile of junk software since last century. The official blurb from Rhapsody/Napster talks about improved software, increased performance, new apps and a host of other tech benefits. A better desktop client can only be good news. What's not so clear is what happens to my unlimited downloads and streaming package. Only time will tell what this means for music hungry consumers and former Napster UK subscribers like me. Watch this space.
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Over 30 years looking to find a masterpiece.

Back in 1974 I was working away for a short period of time and in the residence I shared with a few others we had a record player. One of the guys had a really good collection of records which was my first step into a new realm of music. On offer he had Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells' and 'Hergest Ridge', Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side Of The Moon', which I had heard before, and an album called 'Love, Devotion, Surrender' by Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, along with their respective bands. When the contract finished and I had to return home I negotiated buying the album from the guy but he wouldn't sell it so for over 30 odd years I have been trying to get this album. It didn't help much my getting the title wrong, I kept asking for 'Love, Peace & Surrender' by Santana. I had all but given up on ever finding this masterpiece but did a google search recently, with the wrong title as always, and saw the original title and collaboration between the two artists. A quick search on iTunes revealed it was available for the bargain price of Â£6.99. At long last I have the album which for so long was eluding me but it sounds as good today as it did all those years ago. It had been re-issued a few times on CD with the bonus tracks but I hadn't seen it anywhere. Further research showed that the album itself wasn't greatly received by Santana fans. They were apparently, disappointed; according to Thom Jurek, Love Devotion Surrender was a "hopelessly misunderstood record in its time by Santana fans" From a personal point of view the album is a masterpiece that was overlooked by the music world and only Santana & John McLaughlin fans would have heard of it.
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Bargain buys a plenty

For those who, like me, love the old rock 'n' roll there are plenty of great value albums on iTunes. One such album is 'Atlantic Record Story' which is 100 original recordings from the 1950's & 60's. Tracks from the Robins, later to become The Coasters, ex-drifters lead singer Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles, Big Joe Turner, LaVern Baker, The Drifters and many more. Atlantic records were one of the best labels for early Rhythm & Blues and launched the career of the legendary Led Zeppelin. This album is 100 superb tracks including originals such as Big Joe Turners 'Shake, Rattle & Roll', LaVern Bakers 'Jim Dandy', The Drifters 'Save The Last Dance For Me' and many more. So how much does this gem of 100 tracks cost? Â£15.99? maybe Â£19.99? Well no, this bargain is just Â£6.99. That equates to just Â£0.0699 per track. Available on iTunes, this is highly recommended if you want to do an oldies show or if you just love the old rock 'n' roll music.
Posted by DJ Ceejay

Rhodders at breakfast video clip "On Air Archaeology"

Podcast on iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com AND http://radio.rhodders.com tune in live at http://1radio.org/refer/?ID=3585665f YES I accidentally left the voice changer on, but I think it makes it sound more like an archaeologist! A clip form Rhodders breakfast show. This Christmas Rhodders received a Jurassic giants fossil kit. Essentially a lump of rock with a small plastic dinosaur stuck in the middle. Rhodders finds is an archaeologist and tries it out live on the breakfast show.
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Rhodders at Breakfast video clip

A clip form Rhodders breakfast show. Rhodders and Jonathan discuss a fat woman who choose to get offended at a comedy night Rhodders was performing at.
Posted by Rhodders

Mobile Site Update

Hey guys, As you may not be aware I am developing an updated mobile site for use on 1Radio.org - with the intention of bringing the brand mobile as opposed to being an extension for the current users. I am planning to upload a ZIP file later on as a progress report. As the whole site is beyond my spectrum of knowledge, I am instead setting the foundations from which Tim can further develop. Why a mobile site, you ask? Well the applications will be built from the mobile site, as this is a solid base in which to work on an application. However I plan to pay attention to design standards of the application (e.g. Metro for Windows Phone) in order to bring a familiar interface. Tim is supporting me in the project and hopefully we will be able to release the applications as official (but one can dream can't they ;) )
Posted by Paladinleeds

Rhodders at Breakfest clip

Im very excited to be back on 1Radio doing a few Breakfest shows over Christmas. In case you have not heard my oh so high brow breakfast show here is a short video clip. Here I discuses a news story about a man in China being caught on speed Camera squeezing his passenger's boob. Mine while the listners are hunting of a leaked nude picture of Scarlett Johansson!
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1Radio nickname quiz

Listener and 1Radio Poet Laureate May has given new nicknames to all the 1Radio DJs... Can you identify who's who? A few have been revealed already, but can you identify the rest? Send your answers to survivorsburg2006@yahoo.co.uk asap. May will reveal the winners on Xmas Eve. 1) Huggy Bear --> Spike 2) Twang --> Mark Ervine 3) Skippy --> The Doc 4) 007HOG 5) POP 6) HotPot --> Gareth Edwards 7) The Cowboy 8) Pyro --> Garry Evans 9) Cassanova --> Will Reid 10) TheDame 11) JimC 12) Moal 13) Tommy 14) McKilty 15) A M kid 16) Mr Knot 17) Daisy 18) Smoor 19) Lilly 20) Snowman 21) Shakespeare 22) HippyProfessor 23) SweatAngel 24) Marilyn 25) WonderWoman 26) The Compass 27) Popeye 28) Olive 29) LadyAir 30) Teddy 31) Minstrel 32) BettyBoop 33) Grandpa 34) Bandit 35) HighTower 36) Junior
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Rhodders exclusive: Rise of the Planet of the Apes interview

For those of you who missed the moment when I went Hollywood here is a chance to hear my interview with Ceasar form The Rise of the Planet of the apes.
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Ey up its AUPEO!

AUPEO! is another personal radio service along the lines of Pandora and last.fm. Select a genre or an artist and AUPEO! will create a playlist of music based around your selection. You can even skim through music based on your mood and disposition. As you would expect, AUPEO! has a raft of apps and widgets to help you listen on the go, through your internet tv, tablet or other mobile device or to embed its service in your own website. AUPEO! works on personal music DNA, which allows you to 'love' or 'ban' individual songs. The selection software then remembers this and adjusts your playlist as necessary, building a playlist of music around your personal taste and preferences. As a result, they claim to offer over 100 compilation genre channels, as well as thousands of artist channels. Use AUPEO! to listen to free, legal music and discover new artists and bands. Find out more at https://www.aupeo.co.uk
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Making Music with Audiotool

Audiotool is a free, online music-production and creation app that offers all the functionality of a desktop audio workstation. Authored in Flash, Audiotool allows musicians and wannabe composers a fun environment to create beats and rhythms using a collection of drums, synths, effects and samplers and tying these together using an online mixer and sequencer. The interface is overwhelming to start with and there's a lot to take in and experiment with. Thankfully, the creators provide useful tutorials and Youtube videos that will help you understand the interface and get you up to speed in creating your first basic loops and sequences. The really appealing aspect of Audiotool is that the various effects and tools are visualised like their real world, hardware counterparts. This makes using the tools fun, simple and engaging. The service is free to join and if you set up an account you can share your musical creations with friends and even collaborate. Find out more at http://burn-studios.audiotool.com/
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Finding music with Discovr

Discovr is a super slick music discovery app for Apple devices. I've been playing with the iPad version for a few weeks and have to say I love it. The premise is simple. Type in an artist or band name and you're presented with artists with a similar sound, genre or musical connections. The lovely aspect of Discovr is how the artists and songs are presented in a beautfully flowing bubble chart with connections that can be dragged, pinched and clicked to reveal more details and explore music. The app integrates nicely with Last.fm and other online sources for artist info, related blog posts, reviews and other external links. It also provides short music clips and taps into Youtube's vast archive of clips. The whole collection of info is beautfiully presented in a smooth, slick interface that just begs you to click and explore. The interface really lends itself to discovering music and idly paging through artist repetoires. I use it regularly for playlist inspiration as I seek music for a particular theme, time period or genre. Wandering around the music universe with Discovr is addictive and, just like the web, you can spend ages surfing around, discovering music and seeing where the musical connections take you. At 59p, its an absolute snip. Find out more at http://discovr.info/
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VinylLove - putting the snap, crackle and pop back into your music collection

Do you secretly long for the snap, crackle and pop of old fashioned vinyl? Lots of us do apparently. And to scratch that itch, VinylLove for iPad is a fun little app that turns your MP3 music collection into a bygone box of scratchy and hissy vinyl. Someone call Chris Matthews! The app itself resembles an old fashioned record player complete with turntable, stylus arm and a dog-eared box of album covers that you can thumb through using cover flow. It looks and feels fab and skimming through your music collection has never been such fun. If you've ever encoded real crusty vinyl into your pristine prefect PC, you'll know how quaint yet warm vinyl sounds in a "digital meets analogue, I'm gonna mess your mind" kinda way. The faint crackle and pops that's digitally added to your music give it an unusual depth and turns all the songs on your iPad into more textured pieces. It's as if each MP3 has a real history and life of its own. Ok, so thats just Marketing bullshit. And yes, it's all a little bit gimmicky. But so what? VinylLove for iPad makes for a fun, retro listening experience and provides a tiny bit of nostalgia for anyone who once had a real record collection. Find out more and buy the app at http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vinyllove/id418338216
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The sounds of the 20th century

A year ago, I produced a special show called 50 years in 50 minutes - an hour long dip into the past charting 50 years of news, events, top tunes and other archive material. http://1radio.org/50years50minutes The show took me about a week to research and a couple of days to assemble. It was a masterclass in editing. Given the time and effort to produce my sixty minute show, I wonder how long its taken producers to assemble the new BBC series "The Sounds of the 20th Century"? The series, a brand new commission by legendary producer and former Radio Academy supremo Trevor Dann, airs tonight on BBC Radio 2 and promises a fascinating journey through the soundscape of the last 50 years of the last millennium. Devoting an hour-long episode to each year, its sure to be comprehensive and diverse. If it's anything like Dann's ground breaking series "25 Years of Rock", first aired on Radio1 in the 1980s, then we are in for a real treat. More info on the series and a dedicated blog can be found at http://sottc.wordpress.com/
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Mashing it up with Hit'n'Mix

Enjoy listening to mash-ups? Ever thought of creating your own? A new bit of software offers just that possibility. Hit'n'Mix tears apart MP3s and CD tracks and unlocks their basic building blocks. The vocals, instruments, percussion and ambient noise are each broken down into separate tracks which can then be individually manipulated to create new pieces of work. The software provides a visual representation of a track where indivual components can be copy, pasted, shifted or removed. The results seem impressive. There is a basic version available for free with a limited feature set. The paid for version includes extra functionality such as removing notes, copying vocals between tracks and saving your creations in MP3 or WAV formats. Hit'n'Mix is a fun bit of software for aspiring Mashup makers and those wanting to play around with sound and create interesting variations on a particular song. It provides a fun and inexpensive short cut into the world of mixing, sampling and mashups. It might even add an interesting dimension to the 1Radio playlist if our DJs get a hold of it. Find out more and download a trial version at http://www.hitnmix.com
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Identifying music with Soundhound

Everyone knows Shazam. But have you tried Soundhound? It's no dog. http://www.soundhound.com/ I've been using the free app for a few months now and have to say I'm really impressed. Like Shazam, you only have to point it at a tiny clip of music and it will identify the artist, song title and provide a link to buy it online. So far, I've found it much faster and more reliable than Shazam. But unlike its competitor, you can even sing or whistle a piece of music and it will do its best to identify. Amazing. So far, its worked a treat on even the most awful renditions I've offered it, even when deliberately missing out lyrics or just humming the tune. Badly. Alternatively, if you know what you are looking for, just speak the artist or song title, and it will trawl the database and bring back suggested clips.You get a 30second clip, Youtube videos and other useful info abt the artist, albums etc. But, the biggest winner in my book is that its ad-supported and totally free and allows unlimited song identifications. The Shazam app offers five free tries per month. Get it!
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wireless podcast

Heres a fun thing... http://thewireless.deepcobalt.com/ The bods at the World Service built this gadget to help you sample the vast variety of podcasts produced by the BBC. The interface is an old fashioned wireless that skips between random podcasts at random points - just like a spot of channel surfing on the radio dials of old. Hear something you like the sound of? Simply hit the space bar to have the pod play out from the start. Oh what fun!
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The 1Radio.org App

Ok, so Stephen has kindly asked to help build an app for some platforms that will let you access 1Radio listener features on your mobile device. Presumably, this app will support for the following: Webcam Show features Show live stream Requests Private Messages Show Info Schedule and many more. DJs BTS stuff (show bookings, promos, show editing, etc) would be left out of this app, it would be designed for listening. So, my question to you is, if this app was to come out, would you get it. What mobile platform you on. For example I'll be using BBOS5 (BlackBerry Curve 8520), to be BBOS6 (BlackBerry Torch 9800), and QNX (BlackBerry Playbook). Comment below :D
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Rhodders' top 10 songs from 2010

Here is a chart of my top 10 most played songs on 1Radio this year + a comment on what I think of the song. Don't for get tome comment your self! Hear my top 10 with this Grooveshark playlist- http://ping.fm/t2eWj 1. Yeasayer â�� Ambling Alp Very proud to have this as my most played song, an awesome and unique band. 2. The Cure â�� High: My favourite Cure song of all, totally mesmerising. 3. Coconut Records â�� Itâ��s Christmas: A festive fancy I only discovered in the last week and played non-stop! 4. Aqua â�� Barbie Girl: Totally ashamed, I blame DJ P! 5. Kings of Leon- Notion: Donâ��t Knock it!!!! 6. The Rolling Stones â�� Under My Thumb: A bit on the misogynistic side but Brilliant. 7. The Lightning Seeds â�� Pure: A blast of pure 90s nostalgia. 8. Eels â�� Mr. Eâ��s Beautiful Blues: Clever, sad lyrics set to an upbeat tune 9. Kraftwerk â�� Computer Love: The fathers of electronic music 10. James â�� Not So Strong: One of my fav 90s acts is back with a wonderfully catchy song
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TuneWiki - A way to see lyrics, as they're spoken

Now, having recently invested in another free app for my BlackBerry smartphone and finally getting the damn WiFi working back home again, I decided to try out this TuneWiki. TuneWiki is an app (available on a variety of platforms) that streams mobile content from shoutcast servers, amongst other things like linking you to YT videos about the song. But where TuneWiki really comes into it's own is in that it STREAMS the lyrics from it's lyric database as it plays the song. It probably uses a method like Shazam in order to recognise the song. But I've not really tested it's effectivity extensively yet, however on a rival station I was listening to for a bit, it picked up the song (pop song), and streamed the lyrics to go with it. Nice, well, you can download said app from here: http://www.tunewiki.com/apps.aspx Happy karaoke singing ;)
Posted by Paladinleeds

Gavin Blunt's First Blog!

Hi everyone and welcome to my first Blog here on 1Radio! It's been a while since I last presented on 1Radio, but I'm returning to the airwaves on Sunday 28th November at 11am! I'll have a lot more for you to check out during my shows this time too in the new look Shoutbox - I'll have my Webcam running throughout each show, so you can see what I'm getting up to inbetween the talky bits, plus you'll now be able to find out a bit about each of my show Features, in that section too! It'll be Christmas soon too, so if you haven't been out and started shopping - now's the time - I'll probably remember mine on December 24th! Anyway, that's all for now, but please do listen to my first show back here on 1Radio, on Sunday the 28th at 11am! Bye for now! Gavin.
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Shuffler - a radio station made from blogs

Here's a curious thing... http://shuffler.fm Shuffler claims to be an internet radio station made entirely by music blogs - a blogradio if you will. It's basically a glorified RSS reader that scours the web looking for blogs featuring links to music - when it finds it, it categorises the music in genres and then lets visitors to the shuffler site discover the track and read the blog from which it was pulled. There are apparently thousands of music blogs in Shuffler. When you click a channel, it will will take you from blog to blog, playing track after track. You are basically channel surfing the music web. Granted, it's an unusual way to find new music, but in practice it's very hit and miss. The genre classifications seem very wild of the mark and often, you'll click the play link only to wait minutes whilst the software skips you thru blog after blog seemingly unable to play any song on any page. Eventually it will come to rest at page where the music plays. You listen. And a few minutes later, the whole thing starts again. Whilst a fun idea in principle, it's not a great experience in practice.
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Tuneup - the easiest way to manage MP3 tags

If you broadcast on 1Radio and seen your music incorrectly tagged, or if you have listened in to a show only to be frustrated by the lack of decent now playing info, then you'll appreciate how important it is to have accurate MP3 & ID3 tags. If you take any pride in your MP3 music collection at all, then you ought to care about keeping the tags in order - without them, artist and title info is not correctly displayed and artists miss out on royalties as we are unable to accurately report what we have played. If you manage your music collection in iTunes and enjoy browsing your collection with the gorgeous coverflow, then you'll just as likely care about keeping the cover art in order too. Tuneup is a great bit of software for doing just that. It integrates seamlessly with your iTunes or Windows Media Player and will help you tidy your MP3 tags and attach the relevant album art. Its easy to use and virtually perfect in identifying incorrectly labelled music. It "listens" to the song and runs its audio fingerprint by the mighty Gracenote DB to identify the tune. So even if you have partially correct tags or no info whatsoever, chances are Tuneup can identify it. Give it a spin at http://www.tuneupmedia.com and download the free trial good for a limited number of clean ups. If you like it, buy the full version (and quote the discount code MIDNIGHT) to get a further 20% off. You'll not regret it. And neither will we or our listeners - as it will help keep our now playing info accurate, up-to-date and useful!
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Anger Management for Online Trolls

Interesting article at http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/10/troll-anger-management/ Definitely would help some of the ex-DJs who regularly troll this site and post messages using fake names or spoofed identities.
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A farewell to summer: Podcast and video of Rhodders' Summer Sunshine show

It's that supposedly beautiful time of year again. Where things go brown, shrivel up and die. Autumn is upon us and summer is on the way out. Let's remember, for a moment, what a great summer its been on 1Radio. Packed with loads of great shows, new presenters and most importantly new listeners! My personal favourite part of the 1Radio summer has to be the "Summer Sunshine Weekender". I thought to myself, â��Wouldn't it be great if we put the entire studio outside in the garden and had some sort of barbecue party?â�� When Producer Siobhan, co-host Rob and I were actually standing on the patio, up to our armpits in cables and equipment, we wondered whether this had been such a great idea! After some feverish activity, the show went live and the world and his wife were invited into my garden via 1Radio and a video stream. It was the maddest couple of hours I've ever had. At one point, the Umbrella (â��Ella ella, ay ay!â��) we were using as a sunshade was knocked over by the wind and sent our expensive Webcam flying! It could have landed in the pond! Thanks to all who tuned in and wrote in you made the show a great success. Please post a comment! View the video and pictures- http://rhoddersfm.rhodders.com/home/?p=493 Hear the podcast- http://rhoddersfm.rhodders.com/home/?p=500 iTunes- http://itunes.rhodders.com
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Rhodders at the Reading Festival 2010 Video

It is rapidly becoming a tradition that every year I go to an enormous noisy muddy field to see some of worlds best bands. Armed with my trusty camera once again I decided to film a "Rhod Report"! The aim was to sum up what a great time we had. It includes an exclusive interview, an ExposÃ© on ticket touts, an encounter with a festival "Bozo", clips of my favourite bands from the weekend + much more. I advise you look at Peers! - http://www.myspace.com/wearepeers/ Hope you enjoy the video and please post a comment! You can also view it on FACEBOOK- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=515378142#!/video/video.php?v=10150250545855494
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LFO Lead Singer Dies

Reported by TMZ Rich Cronin from the '90s boy band LFO died today after a long fight with leukemia, Rich -- who wrote LFO's hit "Summer Girls" in 1999 -- suffered a stroke after a lengthy battle with leukemia, according to his brother. We're told he passed away in a hospital this afternoon. Cronin was 35.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

Wyclef Jean is running to be President of Haiti

Reported by music-news.com, he 40-year-old musician was greeted by dozens of cheering supporters as he arrived at an electoral council office in Port-au-Prince to formally announce his candidacy for the Viv Ansanm (Live Together) political party yesterday (05.08.10). Speaking of about his decision, Wyclef said: "It's a moment in time and in history. It's very emotional. "I would like to tell President Barack Obama that the United States has Obama and Haiti has Wyclef Jean. 'My focus on helping Haiti turn a new corner will only grow stronger." It has long been speculated that the former Fugees star would put himself up to be President of Haiti, and he has admitted it was the earthquakes that ravaged his home country earlier this year that made him apply for candidacy. He said: 'f not for the earthquake, I probably would have waited another 10 years before doing this.' The singer will run against his uncle Raymond Joseph, who is Haiti's current ambassador to the US, ex-Prime Minister Jacques-Edouard Alexis and former diplomat Garaudy Laguerre in the November elections. Wyclef, who was born in Haiti but raised in New York, has resigned as chairman of Yele Haiti - the foundation he established to help the disaster-stricken nation.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

Introducing Facebook Questions

Facebook has begun a gradual rollout of its new Facebook Questions feature that allows members to get answers to their queries from the entire Facebook community of 500 Million users. Similar to Yahoo! Answers, Facebook Questions gives users the opportunity to ask questions just by clicking the â��Ask Questionâ�� button on the homepage. Questions is also available on friendsâ�� profiles just as you would post on someoneâ��s wall. Questions can be posed on a number of things such as - photos - online polls - discussion topics - or just about anything Questions by you or others can be followed so that you are notified whenever an answer is received.
Posted by 1Radio Admin

J's Requests Show

Everyone like's getting music request and that is great I would like to start a show where people can control the airwaves where they can send in dedications and music request by voice messages. So at anytime when I am on the air you can send one to me:)
Posted by DJ Jimmy

RIP Lincoln Barrington (Sugar) Minott (1956-2010)

Sugar Minott, a Jamaican singer/songwriter, producer and DJ who played a major role in the spread of dancehall reggae in the 1980s, died yesterday in a Kingston, Jamaica hospital aged 54. He was recently said to be suffering from a heart condition after cancelling a planned US tour in the next few months. Born Lincoln Barrington Minott on May 25, 1956, his first break came as part of the vocal group the African Brothers featuring Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. During the 1970s, Minott recorded for Studio One Records - the pioneering sound system and successful recording label of the mighty Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. Minott belonged to the old skool of dancehall performers; a select band which included such luminaries as Barrington Levy, Freddy McGregor and Johnny Osbourne. I was pleased to feature all three artists as well as Sugar Minott in my recent show on International Reggae Day. Minott's greatest songs in my opinion are the hypnotic Herbman Hustling - no prizes for guessing the meaning of the lyric - and Dancehall We Deh. His most popular and well known song must be the 1981 cover of the Jackson Five's "Good Thing Goin', which saw crossover success in the main stream chart. A new Album from Minott, "New Day," was expected to be released in coming weeks.
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Childhood Memories

~~~~~~~~~ TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED THE 1930s, '40s, '50s, '60s and '70s!! They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. Then, after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, locks on doors or cabinets, and, when we rode our bikes, we had baseball caps, not helmets, on our heads. As infants and children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, no booster seats, no seat belts, no air bags, bald tires and sometimes no brakes.. Riding in the back of a pick- up truck on a warm day was always a special treat. We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actually died from this. We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter, and bacon. We drank Kool-Aid made with real white sugar. And we weren't overweight. WHY? Because we were always outside playing...that's why! We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. No one was able to reach us all day. --And, we were OKAY. We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps.. and then ride them down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes.. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. We did not have Play Stations, Nintendos and X-boxes. There were no video games, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVDs, no surround-sound or CDs, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet and no chat rooms. WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth, and there were no lawsuits from those accidents. We would get spankings with wooden spoons, switches, ping-pong paddles, or just a bare hand, and no one would call child services to report abuse. We ate worms, and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and -although we were told it would happen- we did not put out very many eyes. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them. Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers, and inventors ever. The past 50 to 85 years have seen an explosion of innovation and new ideas.. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to deal with it all. If YOU are one of those born between 1925-1970, CONGRATULATIONS! You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good. While you are at it, forward it to your kids, so they will know how brave and lucky their parents were. Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it ? ~~~~~~~
Posted by Tez

Next week show theme is...

Dance you have voted and here are the resluts: Dance (2 votes) Country (1 votes) Christian (1 votes) Thanks to who voted keep voting and you never know your theme could win. J's Dance collection will air May 24-27 at 5-7am uk check the schedule.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

International Reggae Day

I will be taking part in this day event at 4-6pm I will be playing the best of the decades of reggae.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

Monle

Heres an impressive app. Monle is a four track, non-linear audio editor for the iPhone and iPod touch. You can record new audio, import prerecorded audio, cut it up, rearrange it, add fades, set volumes, zoom in and out, mix everything down, share audio with other applications, and send the audio wherever you want via FTP or wifi. The app is a bit pricy at £ 5.99 but will be useful for people who capture audio on the fly with their iPhones such as interviews and sound bites. More info at http://monleapp.com/
Posted by 1Radio Admin

Theme Week

Hi I would like to know what type of music you like and it could be featuring in a weekly bases on J's Collection vote below http://1radio.org/poll/?PollID=123 post other in comments.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

Rock Week 17-21 on J's Collection

I will be playing a hole week worth of rock and asking you what artist you like and taking your requests.
Posted by DJ Jimmy

A True Friend

Hi everyone. After my 1 hour broadcast last night, I had some time to reflect on the events that took place, and the emotions that I felt. I am a weird sort of man, I guess. I definitely do NOT fit into the "norm" of society. I am a Christian FIRST, a husband second, a father third, a friend fourth and a person LAST! I seem to care about EVERYONE, whether they are good or bad, have done right or wrong. What I mean is that over the course of my life, I have learned to FORGIVE and move on, and also have learned to BE FORGIVEN! While I have been a presenter here at 1radio.org, I have seen many things, some of which I will probably never understand. Everyone acts like an ass at least once in their lives, some more than others. Some have just kept acting out KNOWING what the outcome may be while others have acted out while in a bad state of mind. The bottom line is that BOTH can have severe consequences. First and MOST importantly, is that my boss is a fair, understanding man who gives many chances. The problem is that some people just don't know when to shut up and stop perusing a topic, while others, caught up in there own personal emotions, act out before thinking. What's done is done, however some as in myself, feel the need to just express their own feelings and that is ALL I am doing in this post. NOW! For the "True Friend" part of this post. I was touched to say the least, when a member of the 1radio family emailed me this email: {Hi Tez My Father passed away tonight peacefully about 2 hours ago. I'm just home from the hospital and wanted to tell you first as you have been a great friend. I sat with him all day from 8am this morning when the hospital called holding his hand, he struggled with breathing it was heartbreaking but they gave him something to make him sleep and he passed away to god quietly and peacefully. Just wanted to let you know tez, thanks for all your prayers. god bless dusty.} As I sat there NUMB from the news, I was crying. I had become a friend of this man through his MUSIC, and his presentations on 1radio. How could this be you may ask? I have no idea, except that of God. How can I connect so passionately with a person I have never actually met? He continues to write: {Thanks tez I,m ok i just wanted to hear from you so i could cry. its been a long day and a sad one, it was quite sudden but he has been struggling for a while, my father touched me on the forehead took off his oxygen mask and refused to let me put it back on, put his head in my hands and passed away an hour later. I think he knew. Its ok tez i didnt give much out on my fathers health but it was still a shock today. My actions have spoke for themselves over the past few weeks on how i couldnt come to terms with what was happening and i was stupid letting it out through drink etc. I'm not alone in losing parents and people so i should act with more dignity, but hey when you go on one you go. I respect you so much is why i had to tell you and the way you put things over. I'm not as one with god as you know but i will be one day, i need to find him. Can you play a song for my father on your next show please let me know when it is. I'm a bit numb at the moment tez but it will pass and i will celebrate my fathers life. I'm not angry i'm nothing at the moment just sad. love you as a member of my family, i told them about you, they send their love to you tez. and we WILL meet some day not much i can add now have to come to terms now with whats happened not sure what more to say now so i will go for the now tez. blessings dusty} A man apologizing, understanding what he did and why, and am I the ONLY ONE who sees all of this? Maybe....maybe not. The bottom line is that while I MUST (and DO) respect the decisions of others, I also can't help but think that this person is GENUINELY sorry for what he did, and had an underlying issue that brought him to that level of anger. I KNOW, as I had a similar experience. He then requested that I play "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. A TRUE Friend? A TRUE friend indeed. THIS is something that I would NEVER give up for anything. The ability to love and care about someone else, forsaking your OWN personal issues for that of another friend. I am NOT a writer, nor do I have ANY talent in putting words on paper. ALL I can do, is speak from my heart, and that is what this is. So, those of you who HAVE a "True Friend"?? Be blessed, because there is NOTHING more fulfilling than that! (in the proper order of God, Spouse, Children. FRIENDS, then self!)
Posted by Tez

Red Bull shine as their opponents try to make up ground

Red Bull look in fantastic shape as they storm to a gain 1st and 2nd place on the grid, with nearly a secondâ��s gap between 3rd place. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel have claimed their 3rd 1-2 of this season; but this time with Mark Webber in pole position (his 2nd of the season). In 3rd place was McLarenâ��s Lewis Hamilton followed closely by Fernando Alonso and then his (Hamiltonâ��s) teammate and Championship leader Jenson Button. The most surprising event of qualifying was that the Williams of Rubens Barrichello was the unlucky victim to fall out of Q1 along with all of the new teams. In a interview with the BBC, he said that the main reason was because of traffic and also the upgrade did not perform as expected. On the other hand, Nico Hulkenburg, the second driver for Williams, managed to come a respectable 13th, despite not have any upgrades and having a crash in the 2nd practise session. As upgrades were concerned, every team have brought them to Barcelona with some teams being limited because of the volcanic eruption and the disruption it had caused. A good example of this was that Virgin Racingâ��s Timo Glock got an upgraded car when his partner, Lucas di Grassi do not. Out of all of the teams, the most effective package still seemed to be at Red Bull. They have improved everything in relation to the aerodynamics, apart from the front wing. "The modifications, all but invisible to the naked eye, add up to a huge step forward." - Andrew Bensonâ��s Blog Finally, it was interesting to see, that with a car tailored to him, Michael Schumacher out-qualified Nico Rosberg for the first time this season with his best qualifying performance so far. Is this a turnaround for Schumacher? We will find out in the race tomorrow!
Posted by DJ Javo

Sky2 to become a Sky1 Timeshift.. for the majority of the day.

From May 10 2010 Sky2 will stop broadcasting as it does now offering a chance to see programmes from the Sky1 schedule at different times, instead it will become for the majority of the day simply a +1 hour timeshift of Sky1. But it will break out of doing this when it still broadcasts a different programme choice in some prime-time slots, also according to next weeks edition of the Radio Times The classic Sky1 7pm Simpsons block won't be timeshifted, instead at 8pm on the revised Sky2 will show a different choice of Simpsons episodes. Up until fairly recently Sky2 had never shown The Simpsons. Sky2 has for most of its history been a mix channel showing Sky1 shows in alternate slots, however there have been cases of the channel getting a programme of its own. Once a farm based reality series that was commissioned for Sky2 and only shown on Sky2 was considered bad enough to appear on a list show that was based around a countdown of the worst TV shows of all time. Unfortunately I don't remember the programme's titles and I can't find any information online about it. The History of Sky2 Sky2 first launched alongside Sky1 in 1996 when Sky was still broadcasting in analogue, it only lasted then for a short time because then Sky channel manager Dawn Airey claimed it just diluted Sky1's ratings. Later in the digital era, Sky One Mix appeared doing the same thing as Sky2 used to do and it was later renamed Sky2 so we effectively got the channel back again. In 2005 Sky also launched Sky3 and offered its programmes free on Freeview, the programming on Sky3 often draws from Sky 1's library of home grown shows albeit showing them much behind their Sky1 airings, Sky3 has offered Freeview viewers the chance to see such Sky1 shows as Brainiac, Toughest Pubs In Britain & Conspiracies for example. These shows would once have only been available to see on pay tv.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Is Your Marriage Fireproof??

Hi everyone, Due to the strange and evil encounters that have consumed my marriage and family this past week, God has put on my heart what I believe to be an â��eye openingâ�� and â��revitalizingâ�� idea for my next DJ broadcast venture! This DJ would LOVE to share his trials and tribulations with all of you. I believe that there will be something for everyone! Tonight embarks on a NEW journey, a journey into yourself and your relationship with your spouse! We will be addressing LOVE (or the lack of love) towards your spouse and be delving into a book titled â��The Love Dareâ�� By opening up my life and relationship with my Wife Deb and our children, We hope to touch the hearts of those that are either hurting inside, outside, troubled, confused, withdrawn and more! For me, I have been through the loss of my 19 year old US Navy Corpsman son on August 17th, 2003, and earlier that SAME year, the loss of our 1 month old grandson. The VERY same year, I had to undergo my SECOND treatment for Hepatitis C which consisted of a self-injected chemo therapy. After a near perfect marriage for 6 years, I suddenly found myself just going through the motions and rituals of being "happily married" while not enjoying my wife and family for what they are to me. This broadcast will touch upon this and delve straight into the "root cause" of what was to be the next NINE years of my "happy" marriage. I hope that by telling my story, and my God given solutions and "guidance", that at least ONE couple may be touched by nit and their marriage may blossom into what mine has become. So, tune in, sit back, RELAX and join in as you may be led to do so. To BETTER follow along with these broadcasts I have purchase3d and uploaded the e-Book version of "The Love Dare". You can download the PDF from here http://www.cybersoundsaudio.com/DJTez/Downloads/The-Love-Dare.pdf
Posted by Tez

John Cleese's real life "Rat Race" trip

Celebrities of course weren't immune to the immense disruption caused by the cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash which grounded millions of travellers in destinations across the globe and prevented them returning or travelling to airports all across Europe, far from it. Whitney Houston was a bit put out when she had to make do with an Irish Sea ferry crossing for her and her entourage and half of the wrestlers in WWE were stuck in Belgium and as they couldn't Smackdown out of there the event of the same name had to be compromised. But when Chris Moyles the BBC Radio 1 breakfast sensation found himself stuck in New York unable to return to his regular London series it was a more of a opportunity, he got permission to do the show live from New York via satellite with the rest of his sidekicks remaining in the London studio, he even had a comedy song knocked up about his predicament. But some celebrities just wanted to get wherever they wanted to be, and they were prepared to go to great lengths to do it at any cost. The British comedian, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers & Rat Race star John Cleese was in the Norwegian capital Oslo during the week of disruption but needed to get back to London for some undisclosed business. Faced with not only the closed Norwegian airspace but also the overbooked ferries that prevented him from making a seafaring hop across the North Sea back to Blighty, one of his assistants suggested a much more drastic idea, a taxi trip. So Cleese booked himself on a cab and in the true style of one of the characters from the 2001 movie "Rat Race" Cleese gave a Norwegian cabbie the fare of his life. His epic road trip must have took in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and then onto the Belgian capital of Brussels where Cleese finally got himself back on a train towards London, they might have even taken a short cut through Holland, since they are not in my Facebook contacts I can't ask them. The epic pan-european cab ride cost Cleese a cool 3300 pounds or 5100 dollars and the journey was accomplished in half a day. SOURCES Daily Telegraph Digital Spy Forums Various WWE websites
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

The "Downfall" of Hitler parodies on Youtube

If you have been a Youtube viewer for any decent length of time you most likely cannot have failed to notice the numerous Hitler parodies that have been uploaded all using the same extract from the film "Downfall" using the scene where Hitler gets mad . The original film is about the fuhrers last days when all his plans are falling apart but of course in the parodies his overreactions are about things that are much more trivial and there lies the comedy genius. For the last few years Youtube users have been uploading roughly the same extract from Downfall and replacing the subtitles to put words into Hitler's mouth usually with absolutely hilarious results. Since approximately 2006, Hitler has been angry about just about everything from being banned from Xbox Live, problems from using Windows Vista, Kanye West's outburst at the MTV awards, the launch of the Ipad and of course the Iceland Volcano interrupting Air travel. But now the makers of Downfall, Constantin Films seem to have finally woken up to the parodies, I don't know where they have been all this time but they don't seem to be showing much of a sense of humour now, even though according to a Daily Telegraph article Downfall's director claims to enjoy the parodies although he has to turn the german audio off as he watches because he understands the language and this he says takes away the humour. EDITORIAL If anything the parodies work to promote the film, I bought the DVD of Downfall myself after watching the parodies because they made me curious about the original, I can't think of any reason why the parodies would be harmful to the film company financially, it's likely to work quite the opposite. Surely copyright is best suited to mainly situations where things are copied verbatim and therefore preventing others from profiting from original work or trying to pass themselves off as the authors and creators, rather than throwing a hissy fit over the harmless fun of an internet community who not only don't profit but help the film by making others aware of its existence. The copying is not verbatim and couldn't replace the original, it is pure satire. To spot that the particular section of Downfall could be used in such a funny way is creative genius in itself and it is its own creation and it has taken on a life of its own, for the film company to try and restrict that is a very regressive and aggressive step which will spoil their reputation and make them appear very precious, in fact come to think of it their unnecessary copyright claim makes them appear like the fuhrer themselves.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Biased much?

Breeze, An online music station has become the first known station to openly come out in favour of one political party over another. Its front page pledges full support for David Cameron and the Conservative Party in the run up to the 2010 election. Political bias is illegal for regular broadcast stations on AM/FM & DAB licensed by OFCOM but it is an option for internet radio stations which are not subject to no regulatory controls and enjoy freedom of speech. Other examples of presenters or stations using the internet for radio freedom include Allan Lake who after leaving the nationally broadcast Absolute Radio formed his own internet radio station No Rules Radio citing the fact he was now entitled to freedom of speech and could now do a radio show which would have broke many OFCOM rules on things like swearing on air for example. He was aiming for the Howard Stern style of shock jock broadcasting which had been broadcast on US radio stations until Stern decided to go to satellite to avoid the FCC regulator his shows kept having run-ins with. In another example Play Radio used to offer the Play Talk station within their suite of stations, many of its presenters and callers wouldn't have been at all OFCOM friendly in terms of language, political bias etc. When Play Radio became the first internet radio group to gain an FM licence in 2009 (in the Southampton & Winchester areas) Play Talk shortly after bit the dust, but its content wouldn't have stood a chance on FM anyway. The UK isn't a place where people can feel free on the air and they can't come out in direct support of a political party on a regular station, but when it comes to actively promoting one party over another on a music radio station is it even an effective approach? On a music station, does politics need to even be a part of the picture? If half the potential audience would rather have Labour or the Lib Dems then perhaps they'd rather not have your station, own goal? If the Green Party had their own online stream I could see it working, but on an online music station it could be pretty counter productive to put it mildly.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Windswept route in Scotland, The A9 to get radio

3 new FM transmitters are to open to fill a huge reception gap on one of the most major trunk roads in Scotland. The stretch of road between Pitlochry and the Inverness which goes through some of the most lonely parts of the Highlands has long been a complete radio deadspot, at least for FM for decades. The A9 is one of Scotland's busiest roads and whilst it may be almost completely desolate and windswept in some locations, it has commuters and servicers belting up and down it heading up to the Highlands capital of Inverness and back to Scotland's central belt, and they have had to turn to their MP3 players for entertainment. But by the end of Summer 2010, the 3 new FM transmitters that will open along the route will relay BBC Radio Scotland. It isn't yet known whether BBC Radios 1-4 will also be relayed on them but the service would feel a bit threadbare without those, at least it will give A9 drivers vital weather & traffic info whenever hazards occur on the very exposed and lonely road. In Winter 2010 temperatures dropped to lower than -20 C along the route. It is quite unusual nowadays for FM coverage to be expanded rather than DAB. STORY: http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.5825 Random scene from the A9 facing northwards from Google Street View http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=56.913346,-4.235631&spn=0,2.110748&t=h&z=10&layer=c&cbll=56.913346,-4.235631&panoid=R11rNptfcukV3qzyVzsXsA&cbp=12,216.34,,0,0.02
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Radio Times, something's different!

So I open up the week's new copy of Radio Times and think hmmm.. they've made a few changes, spruced things up a bit. Of course I didn't, my first thought was if it ain't broke, don't fix it! but what I should have been thinking was, oh my, they've tweaked things a tiny bit, what is now broke? The first thing I noticed is that there is now a big "F You!" section for the unemployed, retirees and the school, college & uni avoiding great british youth. What had occupied 2 pages has now been reduced to a single column to the left of the main listings, I'm talking about Daytime TV, which is now being given only slightly more importance than "Regional Variations" in the new mag layout, and that goes for Saturdays and Sundays too! Off work and wondering what old western might be on BBC TWO and want to get a bit more info about who starred in it and find out which side of World War II it was made on? No get lost and go out and enjoy the sunshine you pleb!. The two page spread where the oh so unimportant Daytime TV used to be is now only given a mean space on a page which now consists of primetime listings of exclusively the main channels of BBC ONE-Five. The listings of the main Freeview channels which used to sit in a small section to their right have now been given their own two page spread. Now that I can't complain about, it's progress, thanks to digital switchover even the most technology hating, luddite hermits have to welcome the likes of BBC THREE and ITV2 into their homes, thanks to the Government's Stalin like efforts to do away with their good old analogue channels. These Freeview channels now have their own 2 page spread and that space they deserve, Satellite & Cable channels from Sky & Virgin Media are no longer squeezed in with them and they go to their own 2 page spread, result everybody now has an easy page to consult whether they actually bother paying for TV or not. Although I have to say if various other guides manage to list a lot more channels then why can't RT manage to at least double this space, whilst Radio Times must be one of the best listings guide in the world in terms of the quality look and feel of the mag, it does seem to have a rather elitist attitude when it comes to what channels are "worthy" enough to appear in the satellite & cable listings. Too bad if you're a Challenge fan we prefer to list endless cookery, property & antiques channels, that's more tasteful, once again you pleb! Crime, Nickelodeon & the Disney channels don't get a look in. OK so if those changes were cool, what was their rationale for relegating the daytime TV listings? More choice that's what, now what was once half a page or less has been expanded to a full two page spread. So as all the highlighted Choices are most likely to be in the evening, you could say that evenings now effectively have 3 3/4 pages and daytime just a 1/4, unequal but in the age of unparalleled catch up TV, who will ever eventually bother to watch it live anymore especially in the daytime? That must have been in their minds when they decided to launch a catch up TV page picking highlights from such watch it again players as the BBC Iplayer and 4 On Demand. SO it's a changing magazine to reflect changing times, less and less people are going to be watching anything live, I wonder what will happen ultimately when live TV itself gets less and less popular. Will Radio Times relegate the listings of the main channels to a single side column and then have the rest of the listings as an A-Z directory of programmes in demand, this could be the beginning of the end for the Radio Times.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

TV's Holiday Avoidance

This is a real quick blog to talk about a new trend I've noticed recently with our TV companies which I'm going to call Holiday Avoidance. This refers to the practice of TV companies these days of deliberately not scheduling the best films and series they have the rights to to enhance the holiday schedules of the likes of Christmas, Easter & Bank Holidays but instead choosing to shove them out on a regular day. In less than one week after ITV offering us an appalling schedule for both Good Friday and Easter Monday (aside from the last A Touch Of Frost two parter and the new Chris Tarrant fronted gameshow The Door on Good Friday admittedly) they are to play out two of the latest Harry Potter films on Friday 9 April and Saturday 10 April. Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire airs on ITV1 on Friday evening and the network premiere of Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix goes out on Saturday evening. These two films however would have fitted the concept of Easter family programming like a glove, instead on the two extra holiday days of Good Friday & Easter Monday ITV1 chose to wheel out its regular daytime schedule as if they didn't exist, this unceremonious Good Friday schedule complete with the usual daily helpings of Loose Women & Dickinson's Real Deal (oh party!) was also the one that kicked off ITV1 HD when it launched on Good Friday. Of course it is probably the world of commercial reality when it comes to the best slots for advertisers when it comes to ITV making decisions like this, but I'm not so sure why it should particularly affect either Easter or Bank Holiday programming. Christmas is almost an understandable case, ITV have put out some notoriously awful Christmas Day programmes and suffered some abominable ratings in the past in comparison to the BBC thanks to their decision to schedule all their best stuff in the run up to Christmas, not during the actual holiday we celebrate. The reason for it comes down to advertising of course that holy grail for all channels not lucky enough to be funded by a licence fee, people are panic buying like hyenas during the run up to Christmas and it all settles into a depressing lull the moment the calendar hits the 25th, why would advertisers be the slightest interested in buying slots on a day where everybody is knee-deep in the latest consumer goods having completely shat out their bank accounts over the months before. It's the reason why ITV's schedules for Christmas Day and the rest of the holidays often resemble televisual leftovers. But why does the same logic apply to Easter & Bank Holiday shows, surely it's business as usual or do they think people are calling up for debtbusters loans en masse because they've overdone it on their easter egg spending. Remember the time when we joked that every Bank Holiday meant a Bond? that's never going to happen again, now every Bank Holiday just means another episode of Bargain Hunt closely followed of course by Dickinson's Real Deal which now is no longer content squatting on Bank Holiday afternoon is getting a primetime installment too. Vive La Revolution! NOTE: ITV1 did air Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban on Easter Saturday Afternoon
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Five-a-day?

HEALTH NEWS: 5-a-day regime may have no health benefits. Doctors claim eating five different potato dishes in one day may have no lasting benefit. Until fairly recently, it was considered perfectly acceptable to eat a daily mix of chips, sautÃ©ed potatoes, roast potatoes, baked potatoes and wedges as part of a healthy lifestyle. Nutrionists now warn that large quantities of the McCain vitamin have very little benefit unless eaten as part of a balanced diet. They now suggest supplementing your daily potato intake with battered fish, pies or lashings of vinegar.
Posted by 1Radio Admin

How free is DRM-free?

Many of the online music sellers maybe moving to DRM-free downloads, but did you know that your MP3s can contain personal information identifying you as the owner of the music? Whilst the ability to play your purchased music on any device is great, some music publishers still demand the ability to see how their tracks are being used and to identify those responsible for illegally uploading tracks and sharing them with others. Most users who buy music don't know about the digital watermarking of files, or donâ��t care. Unless those files are uploaded to BitTorrent or other P2P networks, there isn't much to worry about, right? But with more and more music services moving to the cloud so that we can access our stuff anywhere and at anytime, should we be concerned about yet another invasion of our digital privacy?
Posted by 1Radio Admin

ITV - It's just another weekend for us! (Easter 2010)

It's Easter Weekend but if you pick up your copy of the Radio Times and take a look at ITV1 you might think that the schedulers at ITV had completely forgotten it. It's business as usual with a vengeance, on Good Friday fans of ITV's usual daytime fare had nothing to worry about at all as their favourite staples like Dickinson's Real Deal and Loose Women were not cancelled for the Bank Holiday whilst the BBC at least showed Disney's Camp Rock & The Sound Of Music. ITV screened a repeat of the first ever A Touch Of Frost against this, but thanks to weekday afternoons now being the home of persistent reruns of series like Midsomer Murders rather than CITV this didn't really stand out at all. Then ITV went into teatime with the usual Alan Titchmarsh Show and then the rest of Good Friday's schedule only offered You've Been Framed in place of the news. Things were saved slightly later on with the premiere of the new ITV game show and Chris Tarrant & Amanda Holden vehicle The Door whose challenges bring back memories of The Krypton Factor. On Easter Monday ITV1 makes the same dismal effort, with the same moribund regular weekday schedule in place despite the Bank Holiday and not even the James Bond film in sight like we would have got in days gone by, the first piece of programming that even slightly says "Bank Holiday" was You've Been Framed again at 6.30 and that's because they didn't need to play the news. Again just as with Good Friday the only effort is in the evening where the last of the brand new two parter of A Touch Of Frost plays, apparently this episode is to be the last ever time we see David Frost as Inspector Frost on our screens so this could probably be counted as a Bank Holiday special, but why the complete disregard for daytime on Bank Holidays these days? Not everyone can or will go out and for some it really is a genuine day off, so why the non weekend programming? and nothing at all for all round FAMILY viewing, David Dickinson does not count! and what typical british family wants to see a load of Loose Women! ITV3 saves the day slightly as it is the best channel in the ITV lineup for treating the days as a Bank Holiday on Good Friday it offered Roald Dahl's the BFG & Smokey & The Bandit, on Easter Monday it was Up Pompeill, Carry On Cleo and various On The Buses series and films, Ok maybe not that good then! Us British people love to complain, but ITV in this case are an organisation that is helping along the demise of the British Bank Holiday with their lacklustre, apathetic and truly inadequate scheduling on their flagship channel. So come on ITV get a bit more patriotic and put something decent on on a Bank Holiday, we don't want to see your daytime wallpaper!
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Streetview goes 3D?

Not sure if its an April Fool joke or yet more functionality from the Google boffins, but... Browse an address in the UK - and now theres an extra icon to activate 3D. I'm not geeky enough to have a pair of red/blue specs so I cant verify if it actually works. Give it a go and see what you think. http://vakart.org.uk/download/streetview_3d.jpg In other April Fools news, whats up with the Youtube logo today? Perhaps the clue is in the filename... http://s.ytimg.com/yt/img/logo_april_fools-vfl157034.png
Posted by 1Radio Admin

We Love New Music: Show 1

So the 1st show is gone - thanks to all you who tuned in! We played some great new music tonight, including the new songs from Kate Nash, MGMT and We Are Scientists. We ran out of time for the new Pendulum song so it's attached to this blog. We also played great tracks from new artists: Jes Loren, John E Black, Crystal Antlers, Cults and Weed Diamond. Next week we'll have a personal jingle from Crystal Antlers and maybe a few others! As promised here are a list of all the songs out for d/l this week which we've chosen: Scouting For Girls - This Ain't A Love Song // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=886AQqcM8Tk&feature=related Audio Bullys - Only Man // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nm3URgZzCI Plan B - She Said // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQjh9H-ymK4 Kids In Glass Houses - Matters At All // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MRAc9-Q9C0 Alex Gardner - I'm Not Mad // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ly_Us6MOEM
Posted by Mark & Tom

Scotland's STV to lose the right to make its own news.

Did you know that soon ITV may no longer be making its own regional news in some areas of the country as there is a scheme to contract out the production of the bulletins to other groups? There are three trial areas of the country which are mooted to try the new scheme, Scotland, the NE & Cumbria & Wales. With ad revenues falling ITV management have made noises about wanting to have the requirement of having to provide regional news dropped, instead of that certain areas may have their news bulletins made by another company on ITV airtime. ITV PLC the owner of all the ITV franchises in England & Wales have already made some savage cuts to its regional news. The Devon & Cornwall bulletin has been axed and the area is now lumped in with the Bristol news team creating a bulletin which has to cover everywhere from Gloucester to Cornwall, a rather massive area for one bulletin to cover. Similarly Cumbria & the Border areas of South Scotland have had their bulletin merged with Newcastle. It remains to be seen but in some areas the new contractors could be quite an improvement given that the ITV service has taken such a dive. The decision in Scotland seems odd though, given that STV news has been doing pretty well and is quite a good service offering 3 split bulletins from different areas of Scotland. It's a rather unprecedented and unfortunate situation STV the holder of the channel 3 licence (ITV) in Scotland has likely lost the right to make its own regional news bulletins to a group comprising of DC Thomson, the Herald and Times Group, Johnston Press and Tinopolis, some of whom are involved in publishing and in scottish newspapers such as The Courier for Tayside and Fife. Contracts to make regional news had been put out to tender in three trial areas, Wales, the North East & Cumbria & Scotland, it has led to the rather strange situation where STV has lost out on the ability to make its own news for its own channel, losing to a rival group who are involved in certain other scottish newspapers. STV had put in a joint bid with Bauer Radio & ITN to continue to make its own news for its channel in Scotland, if they had been selected they would have provided extra bullet opt-outs in Inverness had they been selected to continue to make their own news. In Wales, ITV Wales News may be produced by a group called Wales Live who are comprised of the holder of the Northern Ireland ITV franchise UTV and the NWN newspaper group who have such titles as the Wrexham Evening Leader in Wales. The Tories have indicated that they plan to abolish this scheme so if they win in May we may never see the results of this come to our screens.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Historic S4C channel to close on analogue from 31 March..

A historic TV channel is to close at the end of March 2010 as a result of digital switchover. For years viewers in Wales and in some border areas have had access to one of the most unique channels in the world that offered a hybrid of english and welsh language programming. In 1982 when Channel 4 first launched, Wales was given its own new channel which would be the home for welsh language broadcasting, as there wasn't room for this and the new Channel 4 in Wales, the new channel S4C would be a hybrid of both the welsh language programmes and Channel 4's output. As a result viewers got one of the most diverse channels in the world. Viewers who lived in one of the many border areas that could receive both Channel 4 and S4C such as Liverpool, Cheshire & Bristol had access to an extra channel which often worked as a sort of early Channel 4 catch up service. S4C's own welsh language programmes such as its soap Pobol Y Cwm & Sgorio would be given primetime slots but Channel 4's output had to go somewhere otherwise Welsh viewers who could only get S4C would miss out completely. This led to some interesting scheduling on the S4C schedule such as the scheduling of Brookside at 10pm and many of the primetime series and films that Channel 4 showed being shown very late at night or even in the daytime. It sometimes meant very good programmes getting shown in the daytime and after Christmas/New Year S4C was sometimes still showing C4's Christmas films and shows well into January! Such an arrangement is unlikely to ever existed in any other part of the world and as such S4C was a highly unique channel. But the writing was on the wall for the future of S4C's split service with Channel 4 when S4C launched its digital channel. With the launch of Digital TV in Wales both on Terrestrial and Satellite, Channel 4 was now available to all for the first time and S4C Digidol (Digital) now became a welsh language channel only broadcasting completely in Welsh for 12 hours a day. With the switch off of the Wenvoe transmitter in South Wales at the end of March, Wales will be completely digital, (S4C analogue had already disappeared from North Wales transmitters in December 2009 thus removing S4C Analogue from viewers there in North Wales & NW England) But for anybody who will miss the unique Channel 4/S4C combination there is some good news on the horizon, HD channels are due to launch on Freeview but there won't be space for both Channel 4 HD and a S4C HD channel, so guess what will have to happen again? Yes that's right a hybrid channel of programmes from the two again! S4C Analogue will live on.. in HD!
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

ITV to drop "The Bill" after 27 years (1983-2010)

ITV is to drop the police drama The Bill after 27 years due to falling ratings. In 2009 the drama was reduced from several episodes a week to just one that went out on thursday nights at 9pm but this failed to bring back the audiences that ITV management was looking for. The Bill was originally commisioned after the success of a one off drama Woodentops in 1983. In 2009 up in Scotland before ITV's decision to pull the serial the holder of Channel 3 there, STV had already made the decision to drop The Bill and replace it with its own Scottish programming. As reported on Digital Spy Now available on Soundtrack News to play during your own show. NOTE: this is the first bulletin I've recorded after straining my voice (hoarseness) recording a Detention With Mr Dodd (I'll be making that a news item by itself).
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

The Great (Fire) Wall of China

Looks like the repercussions have started. Following Google's high profile departure from China, people are noticing some pages at google.com have apparently been hacked. One page in question is the list of Google execs at http://www.google.com/corporate/execs.html which first appeared in Chinese but has been fluctuating through various other languages for hours. Some have suggested the site has been hacked whilst others think it could be DNS shenanigans at the top level domain registries. Either way, it looks like Google will remain in the spotlight for some time for its withdrawal from China. Update: Google have said its not a hack but a bug with translation software. Some coincidence, huh?
Posted by 1Radio Admin

Nintendo - DSiXL (Nintendo Hardware Review)

THE HARDWARE It has been less then a year since the first DSi hit UK shores in April, yet Nintendo have already recently released another version of their popular console in the form of the new DSi Xtra Large or XL. Whatâ��s the big difference I hear you cry! Well to be honest the really isnâ��t one, other then the fact it is double the size of the previous consoles. However is this a bad thing? Nope not at all. When I first used the original DSi I thought it was good console but only a good console, not a great one. Why? It didnâ��t seem fresh enough. It felt to hold exactly the same as the lite and somehow it just didnâ��t keep to expectations. However if the DSi XL had been released first then that definitely would have. It size and sleek feel is frankly perfect. I canâ��t imagine going back to a smaller size now. The screen size really makes a hue difference and enhances the games ten fold. The bigger stylist is also more comfortable to use and looks better. The sound has also improved again. The only real problems I have with the DSiXL, is the lack of Gameboy slot. It was removed from the DSi because of lack of room, so why is it still not there in a DSi thatâ��s Xtra Large? Another problem is that that the camera wasnâ��t improved and that does show on the huge screen. However despite the button being the same size they still feel completely fine and I wouldnâ��t want them any different. THE SOFTWARE The DSIXL has all the stuff its predecessor had and more. To start off we have the camera function, which is even more accessible, then before allotting you too much more precise edits to all the pictures you take thanks to the bigger screen. Then we have the sound function, which still for some unexplainable reason only plays AAC files not MP3. The recording function however is still s enjoyable as before but the isnâ��t any improvement from the last DSi. The Shop, picot-chat, downloads and Internet channel are still there, this time with the Internet preinstalled. No big difference here and you still get a nice 1000 Nintendo points free to spend at the shop. Speaking of the shop one piece of software you will want to get free is the Flip note Studio, an animation software that was available for the DSi original but is made even better once again thanks to the huge screen. Next we have the two new pieces of software for the DSi XL. The Dictionary and the little bit of brain training. Both of these originally you had to pay for so you getting quite a good deal here. The dictionary is my favourite of the two, being able to translate all words in to that of different languages and having a fantastic feature of being able to take a picture of a word and then look it up! Brain training is unfortunately basically the same as the actual game and nothing special. Finally we come to playing actual games and I have to say this is where the new console shines the most. I booted up The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks and it was like looking through a window into another world. The screen really makes everything clearer, brighter and better. Pixels are made bigger but I didnâ��t really notice it ROUND UP Overall I have to say I recommend this console. It fixes most of the problems I had with the DSi and really adds to the experience. But with rumors of the DS 2 being just round the corner and possibly released this Christmas in Japan, who knows whether its reign of glory will lastâ�¦
Posted by DJ Javo

Men & Motors to close from April 1, Five HD to launch July

The last of the original Granada Sky channels, Men & Motors is to close on April 1 2010, its EPG number on Sky (178) will be used for ITV1 HD which will launch on Sky HD on the same day. Meanwhile Five will launch a HD channel on Sky from July 2010. Background Men & Motors was originally part of a set of channels launched by Granada in partnership with Sky back in 1996, it has managed to survive the longest with all the other channels such as Granada Talk TV, Granada Breeze having long since closed. Granada Plus (later just Plus) became a popular channel playing many of ITV's classics such as The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes and re-running classic episodes of Coronation Street & Emmerdale. It's life was cut short abruptly in 2004 when ITV3 launched. In order to gain a space on the Sky service immediately ITV decided to pull out of Plus, the channel's last programme was an episode in Pie Of The Sky and any viewers didn't even get to see the end of the episode as the channel was yanked off air midway through it. Men & Motors which used to air a lot of the programmes and series that have now gone to ITV4 will have a more dignified exit.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

BBC ONE becomes BBC Sports ONE on 20th March

BBC ONE is to broadcast the most continuous schedule of sport and sport related programming in its near history on Saturday 20th March. Kicking off (oh a pun how hilarious!) at 12.15 with Football Focus the rest of the day's schedule is comprised of nearly 13 hours of almost unbroken sport until 1.05 am excluding The National Lottery draws and the news which will of course feature a sports update in it. At a throw you might even say the national lottery draw is competitive. During Saturday three live Six Nations Rugby games will air and even before they begin there will be a programme about Sport Relief and later the whole marathon of sport will round off with just over 2 1/2 hours of football highlights thanks to the trusty double bill of Match Of The Day and The Football League Show. For those non sports fans out there it's a good job that there are a lot more channels to choose from these days or else Points Of View wouldn't be able to cope. ITV will be competing with a showing of the first Harry Potter film and the usual Saturday night favourites including Harry Hill & Ant & Dec. A showing of Casino Royale, the first Bond film to star Daniel Craig will go up against BBC ONE's football dominated evening later on. Also Channel 4 are showing the film Titanic for the first time on their network from 7pm (the film has previously been shown on BBC ONE & Five). Next Saturday's schedule 12.15 Football Focus 1.00 The Best Bits Of Sport Relief 2010 2.00 Six Nations Rugby Union Wales V Italy 4.30 Six Nations Rugby Union Ireland V Scotland 7.00 News with Sports Update 7.10 Regional News and Regional Sports Update 7.15 Six Nations Rugby France V England 10.00 The National Lottery Draws 10.15 BBC News with Sports Update 10.30 Match Of The Day 11.50-1.05am The Football League Show
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

BBC to make Kenny Everett film

Good to see that BBC4 are planning a bio film on the life of Kenny Everett. http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/mar/15/kenny-everett-bbc-to-make-biopic Oh wait. It'll focus on "Everett's troubled childhood at his Catholic secondary school on Merseyside where he was picked on for his diminutive size and his effeminacy". Great. Let's expect stuff about homosexuality, drugs and his relationship with Freddie Mercury. Wouldn't it be good if, for once, they focussed on Everett's media career and his massive contribution to popular radio. http://vakart.co.uk/everettweb
Posted by 1Radio Admin

Happy Pi Day

Google nerds around the world are celebrating pi day. The Americanised version of today's date (3/14) resembles pi to 2 dp, and so, its another excuse to replace the Google logo with a geometric cartoon. http://www.google.co.uk/logos/piday10-hp.gif That is, except in the UK, where today's Google Doodle shows a cuddly little sheep in honour of Mothers day. http://www.google.co.uk/logos/mother10-hp.gif Ah bless. Spike will be pleased ;)
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Community Radio Station in Derbyshire takes the Big Top 40 show.

Amber Sound, a community radio station broadcasting to the Amber Valley in Derbyshire has begun airing the Big Top 40 Chart show on Sundays from 4pm to 7pm which is a show that is also broadcast on over 140 commercial radio stations in the UK. The show is made in the Capital radio studios in London and is intended for broadcasting to the UK commercial radio network so that they can compete with BBC Radio 1's Top 40 show which goes out in the same time slot. This syndication of a commercial radio show is a first for a UK community radio station. In the area of Derbyshire that Amber Sound broadcasts in, the Big Top 40 show can already be heard on Derby's RAM FM and the East Midlands variant of Heart, it brings into question just exactly what can community radio stations choose to air when they were originally licensed to serve their communities and bring choice to the radio dial? Already some community radio stations up and down the land have been airing various syndicated shows which are often shared between several other community radio stations and made by people outside their stations and areas (a practice which some find controversial enough by itself )but never before has a station actually simulcast a show which is made for and by the commercial radio network, and also never before has a community radio station simply aired the commercial top 40 chart alongside their neighbouring stations. The style of community radio stations varies greatly up and down the UK, some have highly eclectic programme schedules complete with all kind of specialist music shows and may even feature comedy and drama whilst others are often almost a relative clone of a lacklustre hits based crunch and roll ILR station, going by their website Amber Sound seems to be the latter type. Although maybe now that the whole concept of ILR stations has been left in the dustbin by the nationally networking likes of Heart, community radio stations like Amber Sound have more of an argument for being a very populist "David" station at a local level playing the safer big hits to replace what the "Goliath" big boys such as Heart have taketh away.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Pink Floyd win landmark legal case

Pink Floyd have won an interesting legal case against EMI that could have ramifications for the entire online music industry. The Floyd recently argued that music tracks from an album should not be sold individually without the artist's permission. Their battle stems from a long running dispute over royalties and that mystical beast "The concept album" which often comprised of one or two long musical pieces with no clear distinction between tracks - see Ricky Rodgers for more on concept albums ;) The Floyd insist that certain works - like their seminal "Dark side of the moon" album - are seamless, complete works and that slicing and dicing the album into individual tracks damages artistic freedom and control. What do you think? Are the Pink becoming too precious?
Posted by 1Radio Admin

Google Reader Play

The eggheads at Google have a new toy for us. http://www.google.com/reader/play/ Google Reader Play lets you view items in a new TV-like interface displaying only one story at a time, focusing on pictures, videos and maps. Unlike the usual Google Reader which uses RSS and other magical gubbings to navigate you around latest news and articles, Google Reader Play requires no set-up and learns your preferences as you go along.
Posted by 1Radio Admin

The War Has Begun

I'm not sure how many of you are aware, but one of our DJs has made a group saying to remove all things DragonForce. Fair enough, he may dislike them, but should they be deleted? In outrage of this, some DJs are now stepping up to the plate and throwing a huge backlash against this group. I myself for example, am trying to get a huge rally of support going for DragonForce, and have decided on tactics to try and beat DragonForce into the DJ that made the group against them. Stay tuned, this station is gonna get controversial with a Pro-DF vs Anti-DF style dispute. Expect a lot of stuff being said about DF, they could just become the highlight of the station for now!
Posted by Paladinleeds

James Cameron - Avatar (Film Review)

Avatar Review -- Intro Ok so thereâ��s movies and then thereâ��s Avatar. Have you seen it yet? If you havenâ��t then you my friend have not lived for this is truly an experience that if you miss you will regret for the rest of you life. Unless you live under a rock it is impossible to not have at least seen or heard the hype train chugging its way across the world of media discussing James Cameronâ��s new movie. With amazing effects and a whole series of films using this newly created history of the Navi it seems Avatar is set on becoming the Star Wars of the 21st century. But is it really all that good? Well letâ��s find out. Effects Well this is the big one so lets get this out of the way first. There has been a lot of claims about how this movie is the most realistic any movie has ever been and that the technology behind it is also the best the film has ever seen. It also is the first movie to ever have used a camera specifically developed for 3D film. Created by James Cameron himself (who incidentally is now working on a 4D camera as well) The question is however does this all hold up to these claims when youâ��re actually watching the movie? Well actually, Yes, Yes it does. The film seems to swallow you in this amazing new world, with so much depth that you feel like you are in the movie. A shot, which is returned to often, is that of our main character Jake Sully giving a video log. The amount of depth in this one shot is incredible and always amazing to watch. As for the planet itself, it looks beautiful with colours everywhere and although you can connect certain plants with those on earth there is always something different at the same time. Possibly one of the best things is the lack of shots designed to fly into the audience, these are absent entirely and really shows that this 3D camera has been used professionally and the effect is not just a gimmick and hopefully will become industry standard. Design Design is where I feel this movie suffers the most. Despite how beautiful the film looks and how magical the world seems, there is a distinct feeling that weâ��ve seen it all before. Where you ask? Well a variety of places but the one place I seem to find the most similarities are within video games. The humans are populated by Marines, wearing oxygen masks because they canâ��t breath the planets air and the first machinery you a fully introduced to within the film is a futuristic helicopter. Immediately your mind will drift to such games like Metroid or Halo. From the general mechanical design of the vehicles to the suits the Marines where they seem to look very Halo-ish and to be honest Iâ��d rather see something new. When we get to the Jungle that too seems far too similar to thousands of RPGs, Adventure games and one again very Metroid like. Finally we have the Navi themselves and one has to ask if James Cameron was even trying with these guys. The first thought that entered my mind when I saw them was the game World of Warcraft and how ridiculously similar they look to both the Night Elves and to an extent the Draynigh. They just seemed to stereotypical as did their home, a giant tree. So on the design front thereâ��s nothing we really haven't already seen. Story Ok Iâ��m not going to lie. The Story is cheesy. Very Cheesy. It has tons of cheesy Stereotypical lines and moments throughout the entire film. From â��I didnâ��t sign up to thisâ�� to catching a rare mythical creature to save the day, this film has a phenomenal amount of cheese. Does this make it a bad story? Of course not! Sure the dialog can almost be painful to listen to at times as can watching certain plot points but the fact is it works and it works really well. I actually enjoyed the story more then many other films because it is the classic story told since the dawn of time of a young hero defeating all odds and saving the planet. Thatâ��s why this film is so good. Because we never get tired of the classic battle between good and evil. At same time though there was parts of the story that didnâ��t seem probable to me and moved to fast. An example would be that would be after Jake Sully has been banished from the tribe and is all alone. I wont ruin how he returns to the others for those of you who have not yet seen it but the way the Navi seem to forgive him so easily just doesnâ��t seem possible. Apart from these minor blips though the majority of the story is great fun, despite how cheesy it can be. Conclusion I honestly canâ��t stress enough how badly you need to see this movie, if you havenâ��t already. It really does deserve the praise it is getting and you need to see the film in 3D and in cinemas since I donâ��t believe you will manage to get the same effect with the eventual DVD release. Is the film perfect? No of course not. But is it worth your money? Yes. Is it worth seeing more then once? Yes. Is it now a classic? Well that was decided before the film was even released. Overall I can give this movie a 9/10 rating. Itâ��s by no means perfect but itâ��s the closest many movies have ever gotten.
Posted by DJ Javo

Key 103 Manchester's reception to be wiped out in the North Wales Coast.

A quick blog to report this bit of news, the good news and the bad news, the good news is that a new community station on the North Wales Coast serving Rhyl & Prestatyn called Point FM is to open and this is likely to provide a good alternative hopefully to the Heart North Wales Coast station that only offers a local breakfast show and a shared drivetime show with the other Heart stations in Wrexham and the Wirral to the area with the rest coming from that London. The bad news though is that the new station will broadcast on 103.1 FM almost right on top of Key 103 on 103.0 FM from Manchester which is quite receivable in some parts. When I went to school in the quite nearby Denbigh I could easily pick up both Radio City 96.7 from Liverpool and Key 103 Manchester on a regular ghetto blaster, driving from Bangor east on the A55 back towards Conwy you instantly lose reception of Heart Cymru which also happens to broadcast on 103.0 FM and start to pick up Key 103, now large parts of the North Wales Coast will have this reception wiped out, 103 FM up the Great Orme in Llandudno must now be a complete signal jam on 103 FM. Is this crazy or what? there must be plenty of other frequencies to squeeze a new 25 watt community station in on without going right on top of a fairly weak but receivable out of area station, I thought the idea of community radio was to increase choice not take it away. I'm all for new community radio stations especially in areas only served by Heart but that is not the way to go about assigning their frequencies, suffice to say If I happened to live in that area I would be miffed. Key 103's signal also suffers from other community stations which have also been assigned ridiculously close frequencies that exist almost right on their patch, Chorley FM in Lancashire is on 102.8 FM and Canalside Radio in Macclesfield, East Cheshire (Key 103 used to be easily picked up) is also on 102.8 FM madness is the only word for it! OFCOM as stated by a Digital Spy forum member on the topic seem to have a habit of doing this, close to where I am 7 Waves Community Radio broadcasts on 92.1 FM, on the west coast of Wirral it's signal gets absolutely hammered by the 92.0 FM signal of BBC Radio 3 from the Llandonna transmitter in Anglesey, North Wales which is broadcast at a power nearly a thousand times greater than 7 Waves so really blasts in across that sea. What's the betting that Rhyl and Prestatyn's new Point FM on 103.1 will also block reception of Key 103 in West Kirby and Hoylake in West Wirral? Key 103 has historically also suffered from Beacon Shropshire being given 103.1 causing a right signal clash across most of Cheshire where you have to turn the radio around to choose which of the two stations you want to listen to, maybe OFCOM have had it in for Key 103 because of James Stannage's former controversial phone-in or something who knows. Luckily there is a slight reprieve, Bauer are now streaming all their big city stations in England and Scotland at 112kbps MP3 quality online, can't easily get that in the car though yet can you? Plug for my Facebook radio player Go to the Asterick Jones profile on Facebook and you'll find a radio player complete with many internet radio stations including 1radio, commercial stations from the UK (including those Bauer ones) and some from the US, playable in the page.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

News: The BBC questions the future of digital station 6 Music and more

The BBC have announced a list of possible cutbacks to their services which includes the axeing of two digital radio stations BBC 6 Music and the Asian Network, the closure of a percentage of BBC websites and a reduction in their spending on sports and import programme rights. Causing the most controversy is the possible axeing of the digital and online station BBC 6 Music. The station which plays a mix of so-called alternative music genres and whose specialist output sits somewhere between BBC Radio 1 and 2 has a relatively small but very loyal fanbase. After the plans for its closure was announced by BBC director general Mark Thompson a Facebook group campaigning to save it has managed to get the support of over 100,000 members. Mr Thompson has also outlined the possibility that up to a quarter of the BBC's websites may be withdrawn and that there will also be a cut on the corporation's spending on both sports rights and import programme rights such as US series.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

RadioDNS officially launched

A new technology called RadioDNS which allows internet-connected radio sets to gather information from terrestrial broadcasts has enjoyed its official launch. RadioDNS enables an internet-connected radio to work out which station you are listening to over the air, and match that with the station's website and public information such as Now Playing and display the info on screen. The PURE Sensia already uses RadioDNS to display visuals when you listen to stations like Absolute, Heart and NME; and uses technology similar to RadioDNS to display station logos. More info about RadioDNS online - including a five minute video - can be found at http://radiodns.org/ A demo of the PURE Sensia can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XSHMMTXZd8
Posted by 1Radio Admin

Microsoft - Project Natal (Xbox Hardware Preview)

Natal, or project Natal is an innovative new piece of hardware to accompany the Xbox 360 and enhance your playing experience. The idea behind it is that it will scan yourself and items you possess into the game and therefore no controller would be required as you are essentially it. From looking at the trailer, the feature that I find most attractive is the facial recognition so that when you enter the cameras vision, it will detect who you are and sign you in. Although I do not know how this will work when two people enter the room at the same time. Also, I like the fact that it claims to capture the bodyâ��s full movement doing so will enable you to use your whole body as a control method and not just parts of it. However whether they perfect this is yet to be seen. On the one hand if itâ��s too sensitive, it might perform actions that you did not intend to happen and at the same time if it lacks sensitivity it may not realise the actions that you are performing, and thus ruin the game experience. But knowing Microsoftâ��s success with previous hardware, I expect they will be able to pull it off. That concludes my preview of Project Natal as very little information has been shared about it however I am sure gamers everywhere are anticipating its release. To see the trailer, click the link: http://www.microsoft.com/uk/wave/video_files/project_natal/Default.html
Posted by DJ Javo

Nintendo - Media Conference Summary (Feb2010)

Nintendo is the oldest developer weâ��re looking at and thus knows how to keep us in suspense and how to get the hype going. They recently held several media summits around the globe to discuss what we can expect to see in this half of 2010 and what we were told will bring a smile to any Nintendo Fan. Whilst we didnâ��t get hear anything really new and impressive, like a new console. We did get told of some Wii Ware titles but the major news is in the form of both the new Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid Other M getting release dates. Super Mario Galaxy 2 also got a new trailer and game play video and we saw some very interesting things. First of all we now know that this game does feature a lot of call backs to other games in the Mario series having locations from Mario Sunshine and Yoshi Island recreated in planet form. We also know that Levels have a mid-point as a flag and star at the end again similar to previous titles. Despite early worries this would just be the same game as before but with a couple of extra feature I feel we can definitely now say that this will be a new Mario experience. It is confirmed for release in the UK on June 11 and May 23rd for the USA Metroid Other M also got a fair bit of attention and although no new trailer was given we did get some cool info. First of all the game will be released on June 27th for the USA but sadly the UK only got told it would be in Q3 of the year but possibly the most interesting is the fact the game uses a 3D perspective, 2D perspective and First Person, with the ability to swap between them at any time you wish. The game is supposed to be a very emotional story and should give a lot more character to Samus Aran. Whilst some people may find the lack of Zelda Wii news disappointing it is likely because we are due a huge announcement in this years E3 and that weâ��ll get it this Christmas. Finally remember that the new Nintendo DSi XL is out next week and expect to see a review shortly.
Posted by DJ Javo

Sega - Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Multiple Platform Review)

Sega have recently given us some very interesting, blast to the past news. Although we have only seen a few seconds of game play the world has now been gripped by Sega and their decision to return back to its roots in the upcoming downloadable title. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 â�� Episode 1. Despite only just being announced controversy has already arisen about it as well as rumors and suspicions. First of all we know that this game is entirely 2D and the only playable character is Sonic and that all enemies and locations have taken a retro spin dash back to the past. Has Sonic and Eggman though? Nope. They still look like their current look and Eggman is still caused Eggman not his old name of Robotnick. This displeases me. Also they seem to be having problems with Sonicâ��s in game physics. His run is sluggish and he looks like heâ��s slowly jogging not running. Also his figure of 8 running style isnâ��t there to mention his perfected jump from the previous Sonic games has lost its sense of speed. Finally the biggest problem in the view of many of the fans is the lack of playing as the Classic Sonic Design On the positive however it does seem to be shaping up quite nicely. The graphics do look good and it does indeed seem a true successor to those great games that dominated the 1990s and Sega has made it clear that this game is intended for old fans. Another positive is that Sega is taking in all feedback so we can expect to see improvement. However the strangest thing that we have seen from Sega has nothing to with Sonic in anyway. At the end of trailer we see the title can be downloaded through Wii Ware, Xbox Live and the Playstation Network however on symbol at the bottom of the screen cannot be seen and is covered by a padlock. Could this be a new Sega console on the horizon? Weâ��ll just have to wait and see.
Posted by DJ Javo

Media Molecule â�� Little Big Planet (Sony PS3 Review)

â��If you were to stand on LittleBigPlanet and try to imagine a more astounding, fantastic, and creative place, full of enthralling adventure, uncanny characters, and brilliant things to doâ�¦ you couldnâ��t. All imagination is here, and what you do with it all is entirely up to you.â�� Yes the game is LittleBigPlanet. In this game, you control a small character, which is either a Sackboy, Sackgirl (or neutral Sackperson). This game comes with a set of levels that have been created by the developers, but as it centred on user generated content, a big part of the game is to create your own objects and levels. All of these levels are based around a puzzle. After you create them, you can share them online and play with other players. Like the Xboxâ��s personal avatars, your sackperson can be customised to make him look however you want. You can collect clothing and other dress up items as you explore the world in addition to purchasing extra ones from the PSN store. Overall it certainly is a different game, which can be used by all ages but is likely aimed at a younger audience. I would recommend buying it however I feel there are better games and hardware soon becoming available such as other stuff weâ��ll be looking at, that is more worth spending your money on. In the end it gets 4 out of 5
Posted by DJ Javo

BBC - Doctor Who Series 5 (TV Preview)

Intro Perhaps you saw yesterday the new trailer for series 5 of the BBC hit show Doctor Who and if you didnâ��t then go find it right now! This is the second glimpse of the eleventh doctorâ��s adventures that weâ��ve seen and whilst very little footage from the actual show was seen we did get some little hints as to what we are to expect. Because there appears to be a huge amount of worry about whether the new doc Matt Smith will be able to pull off the role of the doctor after David Tenantâ��s spectacular departure weâ��re going to have a look at what weâ��ve seen so far and whether itâ��s good or bad. The Doctor â�¢ First of all we know heâ��s the youngest doctor yet. This is causing some worry if he has the experience and look of a doctor. â�¢ I do have a few worries because when you compare him to the original doctor from the 1960s black and white series youâ��ll see that this frail old man that we saw back doesnâ��t seem to have transitions that believably into the new action packed one â�¢ However the BBC so far have managed to successfully pull of 10 regenerations already so if anyone can do it, they can â�¢ We know his personality is that of an older doctor trapped in a younger body. He is more violent. â�¢ There appears to be romance between the companion and the doctor Overall I think he will be a good doctor. Not as good a tenant but considering how good his performance has been on other programs I think he might just be up to the challenge The Companions â�¢ The new companion is called Amy Pond. Sheâ��s a Scottish policewoman. â�¢ She rescues the doctor from a burning Tardis. â�¢ My biggest concern is the romance between herself and the doctor. Weâ��ve already seen this with both Rose and Mather itâ��s not that new. â�¢ River Song from the silence in the library returns. This incarnation is from before those episodes. She seems to be in the army. â�¢ K9 may reappear. So may the companions from the previous series The Bad Guys â�¢ The Daleks are back and the story is set in World War 2. Winston Churchill thinks they are good. The Weeping angels also return. â�¢ A second Tardis is in the series â�¢ Classic baddies are back in the form of the Silurians; a reptilian race â�¢ A mysterious giant skull was seen in the trailer resembling the sycorax from the Christmas invasion. What else we know â�¢ The Tardis has had a revamp on the outside and inside. The console room now has two floors. The outside resembles the classic design. â�¢ There is a brand new Time vortex design and logo â�¢ This series has a vampire story. â�¢ The doctor breaks his screwdriver and makes a new one. It is not the one river song had. â�¢ Tom Baker (the forth doctor) may be playing the master So there we go it's shaping up to be quite a series! Can't wait for it!
Posted by DJ Javo

Microsoft - Windows 7 (OS Review)

Here goes my short review of Windows 7... The first thing that I notice is that the UAC (User Account Control) is tuned down a little from what you saw in Vista. Also, itâ��s faster and it works, unlike most of Vista (in my opinion). With Windows 7, little features have been added. The first to come to mind is that the taskbar shows your programs in groups, and without the text to explain it, so just a plain and simple icon. Another feature which is very simple, but I find extremely useful is the little â��show desktopâ�� button on the end of the taskbar. It can be very handy when you need to quickly open up a new program or file from the desktop. We now move on to the window â��snappingâ��. If you drag your window to the side of the screen and release, it expands into half of the screen, and if you do it onto the top, it expands into the whole screen. This, once again is very handy, especially when copying files from one place to another. It also comes with a new set of desktop backgrounds which are pretty swish in my opinion. Rating 9 out of 10 A very good OS, miles ahead of Vista, very fast and efficient. The UAC is still a little annoying but not as half as bad as it used to be. This will be great once all programs and drivers/hardware extend there compatibility to Microsoftâ��s new OS.
Posted by DJ Javo

Apple - iPad (Technology Preview)

As a computer know-it-all, I was personally very excited on what Apple will be announcing as their â��new creationâ��. Now the geeky side of us know that there was going to be an Apple Tablet of some kind, and we saw the â��fakesâ�� which came out (and I did see some great ones). So 6pm in the UK arrived and it was time to see their new creationâ�¦ As expected, it was the Apple Tablet, but named the iPad. Steve Jobs (The CEO of Apple) gave us a guided tour of what the iPad can do, and trust me it might be an large iPod Touch, but if you look further we can see already there are differences in speed, how it can be used, and not forgetting the new shops available. Everything has had a revamp, the App Store for iPad is like a website, easy to read, easy to buy what you need. Even the iTunes Store/Music had a total revamp, looking a lot better, clearer to read and looks like iTunesâ�¦ the way many people did desire! Finally we have the new store, like reading books but really donâ��t like the thickness? Well there is a store for that! The iBook Store, which I personally hope appears on the iPhone very soon, be brilliant being able to have a more portable version of reading books! So enough of what Apple provided, what did the App people get on with? Well they have worked extremely hard (2 weeks in fact!) in creating apps ready for the iPad. We saw some racing games and examples of iPhone apps on iPadâ�¦ what? Yep thatâ��s right! Developers are already working on porting their apps to iPad with new features! We also saw some new games. Gameloft introduced Nova, EA re-released Need for Speed. The back to Apple, they already introduced a lot, but now to the workforce, iWork is coming to the iPad, and its looks like itâ��s going to be amazing if they perfect it. For about Â£15 for all of them, that is a bargin! But we are not finished there, whatâ��s the price for the iPad? Many people expected between $600 and $1000, but fir the 16GB iPad, its $499, 32GB is $599 and 64GB is $699. English prices we are looking between Â£200 and Â£400â�¦ a total bargin! After the announcement of the price a video was shown which gave the summary of the iPad. If you would like further information, head yourself to http://www.apple.com/ipad. Watch the video and see what you think. Expected Release Date: Late March / Early April
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Zero 7 â�� Yeah Ghost (CD Review)

Yeah Ghost is Zero7â��s fourth album, and unlike other reviews, I like it. There seems to be less vocals in this album and I have recently found out that they have lost their vocalist â��Siaâ�� to a solo career (guardian website). My personal favourites are Swing and Mr Mcgee although the overall essence continues through the album although the flow is not quite there. If you like this kind of music I would definitely recommend a band called Air. Swing reminds me of Airâ��s style when listening to it. The instrumental are brilliant with the electronica parts shows. Well thatâ��s the end of my short review. Hope you enjoy it.
Posted by DJ Javo

Muse â�� The Resistance (CD Review)

When the bombastic British super-trio Muse is at its fist-pumping best, it produces the type of fantastic music which really could start a revolution to new music. Muse has been fighting them with its anthemic, sci-fi agitprop for years. On its latest offering, â��The Resistance,â�� the battle rages on, music like Coldplay and Radiohead, we can sense that their legacy should continue with the great tracks such as â��Uprisingâ�� and â��United States of Eurasia.â�� What is interesting is that Muse has used lines from George Orwellâ��s â��1984â�³: â��They will not force us, they will stop degrading us/They will not control us, we will be victorious,â�� he assures â��usâ�� on album opener â��Uprising.â�� While â��The Resistanceâ�� occasionally plays like the soundtrack to some as-yet-untitled sequel to â��The Matrix,â�� the skittering slow boil of â��Undisclosed Desiresâ�� and the ragtime influenced â��I Belong to Youâ�� never made a vague call for revolution sound so actionable. Overall, I think this album shows Muse on their top form as usual. I personally believe that this album is far better than some of the music which has been released this year! Rating: 4 Out of 5 Good: The album is brilliant, artwork is sweet as well Bad: The last 3 tracks donâ��t really hit meâ�¦
Posted by DJ Javo

News: A man from Ohio bulldozes home rather than the bank foreclose on it.

An Ohio man has bulldozed his $350,000 home rather than have the bank foreclose on it. Terry Hoskins said he owed $160,000 dollars on the house but had spent a fortune on attorneys and had finally had enough. He bulldozed his home in Moscow, Ohio which is approximately 25 miles south east of Cincinnatti at the beginning of February and left messages for the bank and its attorney to be found there.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

News: The Sci-Fi Channel to rebrand as

The Sci-Fi Channel in the UK is to be rebranded to the word syfy spelt s-y-f-y from the13th of April. The channel has already been rebranded in the US and it is thought by its owners NBC Universal that the rebrand to sy-fy spelt with unusual letters will help the channel have more mainstream appeal. Syfy will begin showing genres such as fantasy, supernatural series and action and adventure. When the channel rebrands in April it will bring with it the UK premiere of the alien invasions eries V and Human Target an action series.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Get more out of your broadcast audio with Sound Solution - Guide and my customised presets

I have been meaning to create a guide for the use of Sound Solution for some time and share my presets so here it is, I hope you find it useful. I've been working on some Sound Solution presets and I thought I would share them with you. I have programmed these presets and I can assure you, it takes hours and hours of listening before you get the result you desire, so I'll save you the trouble and help you create broadcast audio that sounds like an FM station! THE GUIDE. Sound Solution is a plugin which can enhance your broadcast audio, it can add clarity and punch to vocals and bass, set a constant level and give you a customised unique sound, almost all broadcast radio stations do this, the reasons vary from wanting to make sure classical music can be heard in car over the engine to giving the audio that much more life and vibrancy, and boy does it do that!, once you've used this you'll never want to go back to the dull old normal sound. I don't just use Sound Solution for broadcasting, I use it for just listening to music too. The vast majority of all radio stations process their audio for clearer and more powerful sound, now you can join them. Whilst many professional stations use an actual piece of hardware to do this job, Sound Solution is a free piece of software which performs the same functions and it does an equal if not a better job. It offers a multiband compressor/limiter/expander/stereo seperator/bass boost/automatic gain control all in one - to get these functions in hardware could cost you over 100GBP, Sound Solution is a remarkable piece of free software when you consider this. In fact I bought a second hand Behringer Multiband compressor and audio processor from Ebay for 80GBP and it doesn't offer everything that Sound Solution does. SOUND SOLUTION INSTALLER Use either (SOUND SOLUTION SETUP) http://www.tmsweb.dnsalias.com/downloads/Sound_Solution_1.31b_setup.exe or (SOUND SOLUTION DLL) http://www.tmsweb.dnsalias.com/downloads/dsp_ss131b.dll - JUST THE DLL. MUCHFX - (DOWNLOAD THIS ALSO YOU'LL NEED IT LATER) http://sourceforge.net/projects/muchfx/files/ HOW TO INSTALL Although it can be used with other pieces of broadcasting software, Sound Solution is primarily designed as a plugin for Winamp, which means you need a copy of Winamp to install and use it. There are methods for getting it to work with for instance Sam Broadcaster and Zararadio, but they are a little too complicated for this quick guide. To Install Sound Solution for Winamp either use the auto-installer or download the dll and place it in Winamp's plugins folder (C:/Program Files/Winamp/Plugins). If Winamp is running, close it and reopen it. Highlight Winamp, right click and choose Options, Preferences from the menu and select plug-ins, within that select DSP/Effect you should see Sound Solution 1.31 listed as one of the plugins. Now you should have Sound Solution 1.31 listed as one of the plugins, select it and you have Sound Solution, aah but there's a problem! since you use the Shoutcast DSP for broadcasting you now find you can't run that and Sound Solution at the same time. Luckily there is a solution, that's what that MuchFX is for, install that plugin and you will be able to run Shoutcast DSP and Sound Solution at the same time. MUCHFX Guide Select the plugin in Winamp's preferences as described earlier, when the muchfx window appears, press the + button on the bottom left and add both the Shoutcast DSP and Sound Solution and tick them. NOTE: annoying as it is, you'll have to select Sound Solution individually in Winamp's plugins menu first as a plugins settings can't be edited within MuchFX. HOW TO INSTALL THE SOUND SOLUTION PRESETS Download the preset files linked to in this guide, they are .dat files with a number, for Sound Solution to recognise them they need to be placed in Winamp's root folder (C:/Program Files/Winamp) don't put them in the plugins folder they will not be detected there. Now they will appear in Sound Solution as their respective numbers. DOWNLOAD THE PRESETS CHART - ss1 - Good for Chart and Dance music, very clear vocals, oomph in the bass ranges. http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss1.dat 107_POWER - ss2 - Channel 107's/Soundtrack Radio's new preset for chart music, gives clarity but is not too heavy on the bass. http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss2.dat CHART_AIR - ss3 - Very loud preset, use for dance tracks with lots of power. http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss3.dat 107_SOFT - ss4 - Channel 107's/Soundtrack Radio's preset for atmospheric music, good for many uses and genres as a less aggressive preset which can give a lift to many styles of music. http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss4.dat STATION - ss5 - Good for Rock music. http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss5.dat SPOKENWORD - ss6 - Give spoken word a lift http://www.soundtrackradio.com/soundsolution/ss6.dat If you want more presets contact me as I have another 50 which I did not design or search the web, some of these extra presets are based on famous processors such as the Orban. DJ's on 1radio who already use Sound Solution I do obviously (AJ, Soundtrack Radio) DJ Mal - (The Smooth Music Show) DJ Tez - (Gr8 Tracks. Teztament Radio) BUT WHAT ABOUT ME? I DON'T USE WINAMP FOR BROADCASTING! There are some methods for getting it to work with other broadcasting software as mentioned earlier, it can be installed as a plugin for Sam Broadcaster, but as Sam Broadcaster seems to have its own processing that is very hard to completely remove it isn't ideal, Winamp+Sound Solution is the easiest solution. It is possible to use a Line-In plugin for Sound Solution to process live audio rather than Winamp audio but this comes with some complications such as a delay while it processes the incoming audio. I can't help you much, in fact the reason I have stuck with Winamp for broadcasting is because I want to stick with Sound Solution, but there are some neat tricks with Winamp that I'll discuss in another guide that almost turns it into radio automation software. Guide written by AJ Sound Solution presets customised by AJ Coming soon: some comparison audio, haven't got time tonight it's 4am!
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Channel 4 & E4 to lose Friends from 2011

Channel 4 & E4 in the UK are to lose the rights to the US sitcom Friends to Comedy Central from Autumn 2011. Friends has been such a regular in the E4 schedules since the channels launch in 2001 that the announcers have even made a joke of it gagging that the tapes must be worn out by now on air, the double bill of Friends episodes every weekday at 5pm and 8pm will be no more from 2011 but may well be shown quite heavily on Comedy Central. Season 10 of Friends was the last season made in 2004 but Friends repeats have up to now continued to score high ratings for the E4 channel. It has been speculated that while freeview viewers in the UK don't get Comedy Central they may be able to watch Friends on Viva in 2011 which is a channel also owned by Comedy Central owners Viacom.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Sky Movies to launch Showcase and slightly revamp channels from 26 March

If you're a subscriber to Sky Movies in the UK you might be interested to know that they are going to make a few slight changes to the movie channels from the 26th March. First off they're getting rid of both Screen 1 and Screen 2 and replacing them with a new channel called Showcase and Sky Movies Crime/Thriller. Showcase will show certain new series in a boxset form a la HBO in the states and it will also feature movie seasons. Screen 2 becomes Crime/Thriller, meanwhile Action/Thriller becomes Action/Adventure and Sky Movies Drama now becomes Sky Movies Drama/Romance, there will be HD versions of all. Thanks to Digital Spy for the news. My take on it is that this improves the movie channels in general, I particularly like the idea of Crime/Thriller, not sure about Drama/Romance as an awful lot of drama has nothing to do with romance and I hope that's not going to put them off showing these films. The showcase channel could be quite controversial with Sky subscribers who won't be happy about regular TV series tnew hat could have been shown on Sky1 being shown as "boxsets" on the Showcase channel which is an obvious attempt to create the UK equivalent of an HBO channel, but I thought that the idea of Screen 1 and Screen 2 was a bit bland so I'm glad they are being ditched for more genre screens.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Who saw SeeSaw?

Video-on-demand service SeeSaw launches today with 3,000+ hours of content, including programmes first broadcast in the past seven days such as Home and Away, Neighbours, Hollyoaks and Skins. SeeSaw has secured output deals with Channel 4 and Channel Five to offer archive and watch again programming as well as material from BBC Worldwide and independent producers. Sadly, SeeSaw has not stuck a deal with ITV. SeeSaw is a free service and promises no display advertising and only a few ads within programmes with commercials placed in the pre- and mid-roll slots. Today's launch follows a period of beta testing, with an invite-only trial of its website for about 10,000 users that has been running since late January. The service has been built from the bones of the abandoned Project Kangaroo proposal - the video on demand service planned by ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide which collapsed last year. Expect to see lots of coverage for SeeSaw. It will soon begin a Â£5m ad campaign that will include a massive TV spend. http://www.seesaw.com/
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The Brits 2010

So 'the biggest night in the UK music calender' is over for another year - and what have we learnt? Well Gaga domination is no longer a threat but reality and someone out there actually likes JLS enough to give them 2 Brit awards in lieu of real music talent! So maybe I'm not JLS' biggest fan, I'll admit some songs are catchy, but when you look at the awards they won and who they beat it does seem stupid! Florence ended up with one award instead of the three I predicted, while JLS got 2 more than the nada I also predicted. It's a sad day when JLS are determined more worthy of a Brit award ahead of Florence and the Machine, a girl with real TALENT and promise. I was so glad to see Florence win the big award, album of the year! Enough about JLS anyways, the other big story was the Gaga domination. Lady Gaga walked away with 3 awards, and you have to say deservedly so. Once again I'm not her biggest fan by a long stretch of the imagination but she has a great voice and produces some very catchy and great pop songs. Losing out to the Gaga isn't something to be upset about - and she was genuinely touched by each award she got - coming to tears shows she actually cares - not the same can be said for Mr Gallagher! In the words of Peter Kay - 'What a kn*b'! It didn't go off without a hiccup, the start was far from smooth, with history repeating itself for Sam Fox, and I must say Peter Kay wasn't the best host in the world. As promised on our show earlier, I did sit in front of the tv all night, pancakes too - and twitter aimlessly about the awards! What else is there to do?! (twitter.com/markusredhead to read!) I'll leave with the Critic's Choice winner, Ellie Goulding - she really is one to look for in the future
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demr Heart,

Where I live I can pick up three versions of Heart directly over the air, Heart Wirral on 97.1, Heart Wrexham (officially NE Wales & Cheshire) on 103.4 and Heart North Wales Coast at 96.3. I was up at the insane time of 5am and I flicked over to Heart's North Wales Coast version (using my new Facebook radio player if you really want to know) and I heard some music on Welsh on a show called "Cwl Cymru". I looked further into this and found that it is an hour-long Welsh music show aired every morning at 5am and every Sunday morning at 7am, I then found out that it goes out at a much more sociable time on Heart's 103.0 frequency which covers the Welsh heartland areas of Anglesey and Gwynedd. On this station Cwl Cymru can be heard as part of the drivetime show every day at 6pm. But Heart's North Wales Coast frequency of 96.3 which once used to be Coast 96.3 covers a much less hardcore area of Wales taking in Conwy County and Denbighshire, however it does fill in for areas of Anglesey that cannot get Heart Cymru on 103 due to the lie of the land. However this Heart relay is much less Welsh, it doesn't air the welsh language shows that go out on Heart Cymru on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and the only show it does air Cwl Cymru goes out at 5am, a time where it might as well not be broadcast at all. So whilst in the Welsh heartlands along the north west coast Heart continues to part provide a station which offers welsh music and programmes in welsh, it's 96.3 relay for the North Wales Coast east of Llandudno UNFINISHED
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Google at the Super Bowl

Google is said to have paid $5M for its ad spot in yesterday's Super Bowl. The minute-long clip, which centres entirely on the search engine, is Google's first and biggest dip into TV advertising and is said by some to be an indication that its feeling the heat from competitors, particularly Microsoft's Bing search engine. Running an advert with this level of spend and visibility marks a significant turnaround for Google, which has regularly turned its nose up at offline advertising in favour of word of mouth and viral marketing. The Super Bowl outing is part of a larger of advertising campaign undertaken by Google in recent months.Google's Chrome browser and its slew of productivity tools have been promoted in newspaper and magazine ads as well as on billboards. The whole thing seems a bit of a u-turn for Google. Last summer, Google's CEO Eric Schmidt slated Microsoft for trying to spend their way to a market-leading position. "You don't buy it with ads," he said. "You earn it, and you earn it customer by customer, search for search, answer by answer."
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Soundtrack Radio - Playlist Chart 2009

I didn't get round to doing a show for this chart, but this is the Playlist Chart of tracks with the most influence on Soundtrack shows for 2009. This chart won't necessarily make logical sense to you. 01 Problem Child - The Beach Boys - Problem Child 02 The Royal Marines Band - Rule Britannia! (British National Anthem) used on BESTnews - Live at Tony Blair Academy 03 Mamma Mia - Thank You For The Music 04 Slumdog Millionaire - Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) 05 My Name Is Earl - My Name Is Earl Theme - What Goes Around, Comes Around 06 Hannah Montana Movie - Miley Cyrus - The Climb 07 Slumdog Millionaire - M.I.A - Paper Planes 08 Malcolm In The Middle - They Might Be Giants - Boss Of Me 09 Final Fantasy XII Piano - The Royal Capital of Rabanastre 10 Supermarket Sweep - Will You Dance With Me 11 Fred Figglehorn - Christmas Cash 12 Sonic Unleashed - Apotos Windmill Isle Day 13 System Of A Down - Chop Suey as featured on Celebrity Sketchbook - Wogan Rocks On Down. 14 sarcasticgamer.com - I Hate This Wii 15 Stevie Wonder vs Leona Lewis - For Once In My Bleeding Love 16 1Radio - Stop The Shoutbox! 17 The Noveltones - Left Bank Two 18 The Producers (2005) - Springtime For Hitler 19 Herp Albert - Spanish Flea 20 My Name Is Earl - Sammy Davis Jr - Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette 21 Disney's Mulan - Reflections 22 1Radio - 3 No Shows, That's Real Bad 23 Josh Tobin - She Frickin' Blocked Me 24 Avenue Q - The Internet Is For Porn 25 Kurt Hugo Schneider - Michael Jackson Medley Acapella 26 Daniel Sloan - TV Child 27 The Brentwoods - Kenan & Kel 28 Martyn Barker Band - Mr Slowman 29 Dana Lyons - Cows With Guns (thanks to playback on Planet Texas's Really Big Show) 30 Kindergarten Cop - Kindergarten Cop Theme 31 Oingo Boingo - Weird Science 32 King Of Queens - Theme 33 Kyle Justin - The Angry Video Game Nerd (2008's No.1) 34 The Addams Family - Deck The Halls 35 Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 36 Ultan Conlon - Comet 37 Weird Al Yankovic - The Night Santa Went Crazy 38 Tay Zonday - Chocolate Rain 39 Rod Bullimore - Castrated Love Song 40 Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel - Feat Charice - No One
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Robbie Williams confirms â��Morning Sunâ�� as Sport Relief single

Robbie Williams, who celebrates 20 years in the music industry this year, has given his new single 'Morning Sun' to Sport Relief as their official charity single for 2010. The song will be released on March 8, before Sport Relief weekend which falls between March 19 and March 21. In conjunction with Virgin/EMI Records, all of the record company profits and artist royalties from digital single sales of the track in the UK will go to the charity, as will income from the writers and their publishers â�� Robbie Williams and Farrell Music, Danny Spencer, Kelvin Andrews and Chrysalis Music, Richard Scott , Scott Ralph and EMI Music Publishing, Don Black and Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Robbie said today: 'I am very happy to donate my time to help Sport Relief and I thank my co writers for doing the same. Please join us in helping this very worthwhile cause'. Williams is involved with many charities including his own charity Give It Sum and also is Patron of the childrenâ��s charity, The Donna Louise Trust. He is an ambassador for the global childrenâ��s charity Unicef. This week he will also record a solo contribution to 'Everybody Hurts', the Helping Haiti charity single. Robbie will accept the Outstanding Contribution To Music award at this yearâ��s Brit awards. www.robbiewilliams.com
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GOODLAUG - Taking The P TV Listings New Year's Eve 2009

Christmas & New Year - remember that, it's such a distant memory that it seems like back in the stone age now, but what was on TVC1 at the end of 2009? Better late than never here's the listings as they finally come to 1radio.org TVC1 - New Year's Eve 2009 Listings - Happy New Year 10.25am The Jeremy Kyle Panto - Cinderfella My Sister's a lazy, dirty stop-out. Jeremy Kyle stars as an ugly sister in Cinderella, he admonishes his little sister for being too lazy and workshy to get a real job and accuses her of being more interested in the local nightlife than her local duties. She is given a DNA test to see if she really did turn into a pumpkin. 12.10pm Michael Palin's Afghanistan Stroll 4/4 In the final episode, Michael Palin has finally been freed by the Taliban but only after an SAS operation costing in excess of 100,000 GBP. He enjoys his freedom by taking some time out to stroll around the Afghan capital of Kabul, along the way he buys himself a new flask having had the last one confiscated by his captors. 1.10 2009, That Was The Year That Was Year-defining events such as the death of international singing and dancing sensation Michael Jackson & the global outbreak of the swine flu pandemic are fondly remembered. Peter Snow presents moving clips and reveals his favourite tragic moment from the year. 1.45 Lunchtime News While you eat this lunchtime why not get some news down you, with Alistair Stewart 2.05 FILM: Chimney Bobbins (1977) Dick van Dyke stars as a lovable chimney sweep who unsurprisingly lives in a chimney, that is until it is actually used and then he faces homelessness, but now that he no longer needs to sweep his own chimney can he sweep enough chimneys to afford the rent on a new place? 4.10 Celebrity Songs Of Praise Andrew Lloyd Webber directs the hymns in style during a celebrity extravaganza involving Anneka Rice, Ricky Gervais & Bruce Forsyth who introduces the Don't Stop Movin' Dance Team. Live from Chester Cathedral. 5.15 Celebrity Match-Up Game The contestants have to correctly match up infamous incidents with the celebrities that perpetrated them. With Vernon Kay. 6.00 The Best of TVC1 News at Six Huw Edwards looks back at the best news clips of the year. 6.28 The Best of TVC1\ Weather The most accurate weather forecast of 2009 is revealed. 6.30 Happy New Year, wherever you are The nation's regional news presenters look back at the most entertaining stories of the year. 7.00 The New Year One Adrian Chiles hosts a New Year's Eve party early in the studio and does the countdown leading up to the end of the programme at 7.30 rather than Midnight 7.30 The Most Disgusting New Year Muck The team behind Urban Muckspreaders look for the house that was in the most horrifying mess in 2009. 8.00 The Search for a Star The programme that doesn't want a singer, a dancer or an actor, but simply wants to make someone a star. Could making a Youtube video which shows you as the life of the soul of the New Year's Eve party make you a star? Tonight's edition aims to find out. 9.00 PREMIERE: FILM: Bridget Jones' Party In a 4th sequel to the original diary, Bridget Jones now single again decides to throw a lavish cocktail party for herself and all her singleton friends in the hope of finding a man in a film almost entirely set within Bridgets kitchen in her London flat. DID YOU KNOW? That the scene where Bridget Jones rings directory enquiries and asks them "Do you know where I can find a man" has been voted as the viewers favourite scene from the film. 10.30 Newsnight New Year Bonanza Jeremy Paxman sits ashen faced in the studio as he remembers some of 2009's highs and lows including the moment when conservative party leader David Cameron was caught putting an unfinished Apple Crumble into a duffel bag in a top London restaurant. 11.00 The Greatest Year Of Our Lives A montage of the most inspirational moments of televisual history in 2009 set to a continuous soundtrack of Take That's Greatest Day 11.30 The Idiot's Guide To The Credit Crunch In a cheery documentary for the new year, financial expert Martyn Lewis presents a beginners guide to the Credit Crunch and how we can best understand it. 11.55 Mini Big Ben Chimes A clock belonging to a lucky viewer will be filmed live by TVC1's exclusive mantelpiece-cam to herald in the New Year 12.05am John Peel's It's Just Another Year This vintage documentary narrated by John Peel tells the stories of those who buck the trend of New Year's Eve including a 50 year old man from Derbyshire who has never gone to bed later than 7.30pm and of course New Year's Eve is no exception, and the tale of a worker in a calendar plant in South Yorkshire whose production goes into overdrive at the end of December, most New Year's Eves he can remember he says he has worked a double shift. 12.55 FILM: Squawkers (1992) When a small Californian town is plagued by a deadly new breed of killer crows scientists develop giant tree-sized plastic bags to try and catch them which they hang between the trees and the ground.. Sally Field, Natalie Portman, Jeff Goldblum 2.05 2010 Things That Might Happen With the new decade now just upon us experts attempt to predict likely scenarios that will shape the next 10 years based on current events. Amongst the predictions touted are mobile phone based laptops that are smaller than a beach pebble, a Chinese invasion of America and 100 million unemployed. There is even a suggestion that by 2019 towels will become intelligent and automatically heat themselves up. 3.10 Have I Got A Mess For You? Angus Deayton, Aggie MacKenzie, Dominic Littlewood, and Richard Wilson take cameras to th sites of some of the messiest aftermaths of New Years Eve parties up and down the land. As the parties conclude they stand there in the middle of messy floors reminding the hosts of just how much mess they will have to face in the morning. 3.45 You're A Year Older A litany of famous celebrities line-up on screen to remind you that you are getting older along with unflattering memories of New Year's Eve gone by. 4.20 It's 2010 and time to get your act together! Information about job vacancies and lifestyle tips with Richard Madeley to get you started on a more functional, useful and less self-indulgent lifestyle for the new year before its even barely begun. 4.50-7.10 TVC News 24 The first news updates of the year from the rolling news station, already there's been a tornado in Kenya and a helicopter crash in Northern Pakistan. COMING IN 2010 Don't Stop Movin' with the S Club Team S Club 7 are reforming in 2010 but they are looking for a new member and it could be you! The group are holding West End auditions for somebody who can dance, sing & spin, if you can do all 3 at the same time then you might be in with a chance! Garden Idol Gardening series have never been quite so intense. Contestants do up their gardens in front of a panel of celebrity judges, the eventual victor with the most spectacular garden will win a trip to Madison Square Garden. With Chloe Madeley and Dermot O Leary. Who Really Wants To Be A Millionaire? A documentary by Martin Bashir telling the story of a group of people who for one reason or another only found unhappiness after becoming substantially rich. Johnny Vegas Manages To Get To.. Despite having to pay the equivalent of three airfares per journey thanks to his oversized body throughout 2010 Johnny Vegas will be exploring such hip and happening places as the seaside resort of Mombasa, Kenya and the high altitude delights of Kathmandu, Nepal. The first program in the series will be a little more down to earth though as Johnny samples the delights of Blackpool which is a place he claims to have always aspired to visit since his parents could never afford to go there when he was a child despite the fact that they lived in nearby St Helens. Listings written by Asterick Jones (who else would write something like this)
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Snow 2.0

The snow was fun. For about 5 minutes. And when it was still the build up to Christmas. Now it's just a pain in the ass. And here's real time proof from our friends at twitter... http://search.twitter.com/search?q=fucking%20snow
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A wintery night in the UK

A winter's night, the threat of snow prompting a weather forecast and the talk/competition of how many socks people are wearing! That's what occurred on today's Mark & Tom show, the 1st normal show of the year - and sadly the last for 2 weeks as we take a break for educational reasons! (To keep you updated I'm still wearing my 3 pairs of socks, but have added slippers to the arrangement to make it more stylish!) As I type the snow is falling outside, but there is no way Kent will reach the 30cm Helpsy is boasting! Even the light fall of snow we're getting will put Kent to a standstill - public transport won't work, school's will most likely close, roads won't have been gritted well enough - the story each time. Despite the forecast it still takes the UK by suprise, and I never understand why! Maybe it's just another British trait, predicting something, hyping it up but deep down thinking it won't happen and then when it does being amazed! Currently on facebook everyone's statuses seem to be 'IT'S SNOWING!' Number 1, i have eyes - Number 2, it was predicted don't sound so amazed - Number 3, we don't put up when it's raining or sunny - cos there is a weather forecast to tell me that - so why when it snows?! There was already snow lying on the ground before it started again! The most British thing I think I've ever seen was in Paris this Christmas when I was at Disneyland. There is an attraction called Stitch live, which is an interaction thing with the audience, so they put on some shows in english - hence the whole crowd was British (with the odd Dutch person). As good Brits do, we queued amazingly in the waiting line before being let into a holding room to wait for the show. Rather than filling the room (as we were meant to) we just queued in the room, meaning not everyone could actually fit in! How much more British can you get?! As we're off for 2 weeks I'll leave you with some little presents, this is one of my favourite tunes at the moment and is the video attached to the blog. It's by a band called Delphic and is called Doubt. Here meanwhile are some links to videos of some fun in the snow from this year and last down in my area. This is from December (when I wasn't there, made by Tom) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cr5KMlf7Ho This is from early 09 (made by Mark) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8y6Yywt5yM Until the 26th, Mark Today's Tracklisting: Kaiser Chiefs - Never Miss A Beat 3Oh!3 ft Katy Perry - Starstrukk Mumford and Sons - Winter Winds Friendly Fires - Kiss of Life Dizzee Rascal - Holiday Empire of the Sun - We Are The People Wiley & Chew Fu - Take That The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays Chipmunk ft Talay Riley - Look For Me Hot Chip - Over & Over Sidney Sampson ft Wizard Sleeve - Riverside The Big Pink - Dominos The MacCabees - Can You Give It Spandau Ballet - Gold
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Christmas TV in 2009 what do you think of it?

If the noughties have been the decade of the War Of Terror and if the Bush administration has fought the War On Drugs then over Christmas as one poster on Digital Spy put it every year when it comes to Christmas TV, schedulers are fighting the war on boredom. And will they win this year? well that depends on how much you like your sitcoms, dance specials, heartbreaking urban disasters or "animated claptrap" as another poster on Digital Spy put it. So Asda have been blaring out Slade out their tinny speakers in every store in the land since the 6th November (anecdotal evidence), but you haven't been feeling particularly festive out. Well now that the obligatory festive TV mags are out Christmas feels close enough to almost unwrap the cardboard boxes from Amazon and if like me you've had a quick thumb through the guide you've probably developed an opinion pretty quickly. So what are the delights and magic that are bound to enchant from all over the schedule I'll let you know where I stand after I've given you a quick overview of things. The biggest channel in the UK is BBC ONE right so it is the place for the biggest programmes, that might depend on what night you choose to view. Christmas Eve is quite a promising night on BBC1, things kick off with Shrek 2 at 6 leading into the obligatory Eastenders and a now completely expected dose of Christmas My Family at 8. This time the festive episode is set in the future so that the Harpers can look back and show us the hilarious results of their disastrous christmas pasts, Victoria Wood's Mid-Life Christmas follows this and then there's a spot of QI which is like getting a quick oilchange for the brain and then by the time you're ready to go excited to bed you can relive The Impressions Show with a highlights package. I found that a fairly appealing schedule so when I saw BBC1's lineup for the same times on Christmas Night itself I wished I could swap the schedule over with Christmas Eve. If you're favourite programme from the BBC is Doctor Who then you'll probably warm to the schedule as the beginning of a two part special for that kicks off the evening and from then on it becomes a fairly lacklustre affair given the magnitude of the day, there is a festive Strictly Come Dancing which will be a hit with many and then its time for a very unfestive visit to Albert Square where they have been saving up the shit that's about to hit the fan for the hard worn characters. Is it there to give you that "at least my life is not anywhere near as bad as that feeling"? Even if it is it's not much of a barometer is it because to be as depressed as the average Eastenders character you'd have to had spent the day being homeless in hell selling the Big Issue in a lake of fire, so it's pretty bloody easy to have a better life than the average eastender. But after suffering the tormented souls of Albert Square it's time to visit the working class with a difference, light hearted humour being poked at a humble existence. At 9pm Like last year The Royle Family get another outing, it only seems to live on now in christmas specials and maybe that's just as well as the northern family christmas is the ultimate tradition, it looks like a promising episode with Barbera wishing she could go abroad whilst Jim would rather see the world through the vista of a hi-def TV. Hopefully like last year they won't quite go to town so much with jokes about the dumbness of the characters, it got incredible and it infringed on the feeling that we were enjoying subtle observations. it's getting late now surely there's not any more programmes, of course there is, this is Christmas Night for petes sake! But the 10pm choice of programme is a bit bizarre to say the least, I know Gavin & Stacey but they've chosen to put a regular episode of Series 3, OK it's probably a damn good episode but it's Christmas it's gotta be festive or it's against the law! At 10.30 though it's straight back to entertainment with a festive theme with a Christmas special devoted to just one of Catherine Tate's characters, the Nan. Will the joke wear thin over 40 minutes, tune in and find out. And if you're tired by now you certainly want to stay up until the opening hours of Boxing Day just to sit through another showing of Speed. So BBC1 on Christmas Night doesn't have too many surprises nor anything which will really grab your attention and provide an "it" factor for family viewing, it's all programmes which you could probably take or leave but then that's the kind of night it is, Christmas for many is over already after the Christmas dinner so who cares what's shown on the telly as long as it's something. Have you noticed I haven't even mentioned ITV yet? ITV and christmas haven't always exactly fitted each other like a glove, there was that disastrous 1993 schedule where the whole of Christmas evening was filled with nondescript films such as National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation which even National Lampoon fans say is not their favourite. That year Christmas Day fell on a Saturday and ITV just went for a slightly modified version of a regular Saturday schedule substituted cheap made for TV films, no soaps and even a showing of Movies, Games & Videos on Christmas Day! It was so bad that even the ITC told them that next year they'd better buck their ideas up. And the reason for this, advertising. ITV has long since figured that the good money is made in the run up to Christmas, not the day itself where everybody is now spent out, the result has been years and years of ITV schedules that usually get slaughtered by the BBC as ITV sling any old thing on. This year hasn't been that different notice the Star Wars and Harry Potter showings on regular Saturdays through the autumn, ITV's christmas day doesn't even attempt to cash in on The X Factor by running a highlights programme or something. ITV's christmas day then is unsurprisingly fairly average and just functional, they have the terrestrial premiere of Happy Feet in the afternoon thrown up against BBC1's The Incredibles, Coronation Street and Emmerdale fill 2 hours before a totally unexpected festive Mr & Mrs Show comes on at 8 (I couldn't fathom this) and slammed into the schedule at 9 like a bodyblow of averageness is a new Poirot. Whatever you think of Poirot and his cheeky crime solving it doesn't exactly scream the world Christmas does it, and Christmas could do with some light hearted family entertainment where everybody gets to have a bit of a laugh, exactly what does Poirot bring to Christmas Day TV?. The late film choice, Gladiator at 11.15 is decent and if you fancy staying up that late to watch it as you don't have work the next day then you'll be rewarded with a good film, I came to the conclusion that this film is the best thing on ITV1 all day. And were ITV better on Christmas Eve like I thought BBC1 was, the shortest answer to that is no, the longer answer is the fact that they're going to put Taggart on at 9pm. Hardcore urban grittiness on Christmas Eve? no thanks, how about something a little more lighthearted to keep us in the mood, on the 23rd at 9 ITV1 is showing Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason, compared to Taggart that'd be a lot more apt, so for ITV1 swap the 24th with the 23rd. And what about Channel 4, this is an alternative channel at heart and although it may have made more and more forays in the recent past into the world of mainstream TV it's role at Christmas is usually relegated by the mainstream family choices of BBC1 and ITV1. They have the alternative christmas message as usual up against the Queen, last year it was a leader from Iran so I don't think they'll be able to top that this year, and there is a surprising choice at 7.45, a repeat showing of the documentary of the TV presenter that had acid thrown into her face by an unscrupulous contact from her Facebook list. It's probably the choice of most poignant documentary of the year, it's not family viewing as that's maybe what they are trying to avoid but anybody seeking solace in 4 could probably do worse than watch this very compelling and emotional documentary, And what about Five, the nation's fifth channel. Five struggles to get a look in at the best of times so they have often really struggled in making Christmas Day their forte. One christmas in the early history of Five that I did tune in they seemed to have adopted the attitude that the only reason anybody could possibly have been tuned to Five on Christmas Day would be that their box had developed a peculiar fault that locked it on Five for the day. As Michael Jackson's Moonwalker began one christmas I was thanked by the announcer for actually choosing Five on Christmas Day, it felt quite heartwarming, it's nice to be appreciated by a channel. But have things come on since then, they have and they haven't because that's the way it is with Five, something comes along once in a while it might draw a few crowds and then it all disperses again and they go back to being the nation's most forgotten mainstream channel. Christmas Night sees them try to use our enthusiasm for Abba to come over to the Five side with a night of programmes from 9pm onwards including at 10 Mamma Mia! Where Did It All Go Right. I haven't mentioned BBC2 on the big day, sorry. But then that's probably because the only bus pass I have ever had is when I manage to sneak on without the driver noticing. Sorry that is unfair, but BBC2's daytime schedule does almost like the same lineup of films that you would see on TCM from day to day, where Bing Crosby looks young. In the evening it switches from these classics to some quite good alternative comedy shows. One thing I did like about BBC2 this year is while BBC1 is stook in boring Breakfast as usual until 9.15 even though it's Christmas Morning for god's sake, BBC2 is showing Wainwright Walks followed by Great Railway Journeys, the only way to get a more gentle introduction to Christmas Day would be to get tickled awake by a feather. And what about Boxing Day surely the channels are completely worn out now and haven't got anything left to offer? BBC1 doesn't have to worry about studio lights and the fees for big entertainment stars on Boxing Evening because Johnny Depp fills almost the entire airtime with a 3rd slice of Pirates Of The Carribean. ITV though suddenly actually get a bit festive, it's a bit bloody late, where were you yesterday and on Christmas Eve you scrooges? On boxing evening the mood on ITV1 becomes considerably more light hearted and family orientated with helpings of Harry Hill, You've Been Framed and the Ant & Dec Christmas Show, there's even a light entertainment special called the All-Star Impression Show, during the whole evening there's not a grisly murder solving detective in sight, oh wait I've just noticed 10.45 Above Suspicion. ITV can you stop being obsessed with murder for just three nights of the year? If you're viewing a bit later though you could do worse than go to BBC TWO for a slice of old fashioned christmas entertainment that'll knock these young fangled stars into shape, it's the Morecambe & Wise Show first shown 36 years ago. And what about the rest of the holiday. Well there is a time between Boxing Day and New Year's where you can probably just relax, the hard work is over, this time of year is called Betwixtmas and as it's not just the end of 2009 but also the end of what we now belatedly call the Noughties I have never seen so many different list shows and reviews on different channels, it's reasonably easy to make the clips are there for you and history writes itself, if this is a guilty treat of yours then this is the christmas season where you will truly be able to indulge. And finally a quick look at New Years BBC ONE shows the first film of the Pirates Of The Carribean trilogy and then Graham Norton starts the calendar flipping festivities, Jools Holland will be hootenannying as usual showing you that music at New Year doesn't have to mean playing Agadoo and ITV have er. something about murder probably and then a compilation show leading nearly up to Big Ben which reviews the decades adverts, so if you've bought the new innovations of the decade such as Sky+ where you can actively avoid adverts are you now going to spend New Year's Eve in watching a celebratory programme about them? Channel 4, a cool alternative channel should probably be more at home at New Year than at Christmas, up against the review of adverts on ITV is a review of actual TV shows from the decade that were interrupted by ITV's said adverts, if you're staying in or going out to a place where you can watch Channel 4, what programme are you going to choose? Five has a Michael Jackson concert and then shortly after Midnight it runs again what it's been running every night despite it being christmas, a phone-in supercasino show, I'll take that as a bah humbug from Five. The festive season hasn't even started and I'm sick of TV already.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

A Bit of time off

So we've had a week off from the show due to me not being around the Tuesday just gone but no need to worry we will be back next Tuesday at the normal time of 6pm right here on 1radio.org! So what have we been up to in the past week well, I (Mark) decided that Ke$ha couldn't be cooler than me just cos she has a $ and not an S in her name. As such I took actions to make my name M@Â®k - before realising I couldn't change my name on facebook to that so gave up quiet quickly! Tom has been doing Tom stuff, other than that I can't say for reasons of security (mine incase I get it wrong!) As a final comment to cheer you up and make you feel warm inside watch the amazing video of the shocked kitten I've attached - if you claim not to laugh, or at least smile, at it then I just won't believe you! Until Tuesday Mark
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Most popular Google searches of 2009

Google released its annual list of the most searched words and terms this week, giving a snapshot of the stories and trends that have captured the publicâ��s imagination. The survey revealed that Stephen Gately, the singer with the boyband Boyzone, was the â��hottest topicâ�� of the year, after millions flooded the site for news of his death in October. Top searches 2009 1 Facebook 2 BBC 3 YouTube 4 Hotmail 5 Games 6 eBay 7 News 8 Google 9 Yahoo 10 Bebo The biggest stories (fastest rising news searches) 1 Swine flu 2 Susan Boyle 3 Jade Goody 4 Robert Pattison 5 Rihanna 6 Michael Jackson 7 Google maps 8 Twitter 9 Stephen Gately 10 Iran Google also produced a regional map of the most popular searches. http://extras.timesonline.co.uk/pdfs/googling.pdf
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If you smoke, don't buy a Mac!

So in what ways can you do something that is your own fault that will invalidate your warranty on a piece of equipment without you realising it? Doing an unauthorised modification? fiddling around with the back? accidentally dropping it down a flight of stairs? How about being a smoker and lighting up in the same room as the Mac, does that sound innocent. Smokers are already finding the world an increasingly difficult to live and smoke in, they can't do it inside pubs, their own offices, some rental properties or even airplanes or cinemas anymore. Smoking is now even banned in certain parts of the Houses Of Parliament but now smokers morale is about to take another bodyblow. They have effectively been prohibited from buying a Mac because should it go wrong Apple won't fix it claiming health concerns for the repair workers. No repair worker has ever smoked have they? but now along with Ebay sellers declaring their products smoke free now Apple want their machines for repair to be smoke free too. PC's with Windows are definitely now a smokers computer of choice and it adds to the long list of why Macs really aren't cool, they certainly aren't the choice of society's rebellers, I can just see the non-smoking campaigns of the future. Don't smoke kids, or you won't be able to buy a Mac! And if stiny breath and stinky clothes wasn't uncool enough, you'll never be able to buy the coolest kit on the block! http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=4&entryid=3207091
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

And we're live...

Today marked a breakthrough in the history of The Mark & Tom Show - all be it one which was quieter than expected! For once the mics were working live, so now more pre-recording and all that jazz!! Good show today, a complete mix of music as per normal, from Dizzee Racal in the people's choice to Muse, a vault from 1960, and Tom's vault jingle - a true gem? Maybe not but still something special! For the rest of this week Tom is sorting out the disco going on in the school hall, dj-ed by Tom & I - plus some other guests! 3 days of sorting out lights to make it a decent atmosphere - not helped by the strobe being broken, what's a disco without a stobe?! As for me this week, I'll be roped into helping Tom with the set up before the party starts Friday night! Saturday night Tom & I are reuniting with Alex & Tim, whom you may remember off our Mark and Tom vs in October, to play a 18th party with our band. Between now and Saturday learning some tabs might be useful - in my opinion blagging it is underrated and under used! To set you up for a party this week why not listen to a tune that can't help but GO OFF big style - Prodigy's Invaders Must Die! Mark
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Blog Roll

Blog roll has a whole different meaning with the publication of a new paper created entirely from blogs. The Blogpaper is a freesheet that consists of material drawn entirely from bloggers. You can find it online at http://www.theblogpaperblog.co.uk It launched in London last week and is distributed at four tube stations. It has no editor and the contents of each edition is determined by the vote of bloggers through the theblogpaper website. The first issue can be seen at http://www.theblogpaperblog.co.uk/content/theblogpaper-beta-no1-out-today
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AOL not dead

So AOL is still alive? Who knew? In a last ditch attempt to remain visible in the digital landscape, AOL has rebranded itself. Variations on their new logo can be found at http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2009/11/23/1258969873651/aol-new-logo-001.jpg This video opposite shows their new logo in action. "The plan is to display the logo against various backgrounds to demonstrate that aol. is a starting point for your internet experiences". Quite. My only memory of AOL was the millions of CDs they would push through my door each week (which incidentally made excellent coasters) and the massive merger with Time Warner. Their new logo does nothing for me. That's no surprise, since it was devised by Wolff-Olins - the wags behind the scabby London 2012 logo. Say no more. http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/images/2007/06/04/2012_logo_white_385x450.jpg Sadly, the whole thing seems as pointless as choosing which font to use for a brass plate on a coffin.
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BBC to launch iPlayer for entire UK Radio sector

The BBC is to launch a radio player allowing internet users to listen to more than 400 commercial and BBC stations. Tim Davie, BBC director of audio and music, said today that the project would give web users access to a raft of Ofcom-licensed national and local UK stations, including brands such as Classic FM, Capital, Heart and LBC. The Smooth and Real Radio station networks will also be included. Due for launch early next year, The UK Radioplayer will be a pop-up console able to stream more than 400 national, local, community and student radio stations, offering a unique, constantly-updated live and on-demand audio service, according to the BBC.
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NME names top albums of the decade

Music magazine NME has published its list of the top albums of the noughties, as voted for by leading figures in the music industry. Guitar-led rock acts dominate the best of the decade list with nine out of the top 10 places. The year 2002 is the most well-represented in the list with eight albums, including releases by Interpol, The Streets and Queens of the Stone Age. NME editor Krissi Murison said: "This is the definitive word on the greatest albums of the noughties - as voted for by everyone who helped make music brilliant this decade." Find out more at http://www.nme.com/list/albums-of-the-decade/158049 But wait, theres more. The NME Top 100 tracks of the Decade are coming soon...
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Would you pay 200GBP for a Beatles pen drive?

Because that's exactly what you can do from December 7th, the 200 pound USB drive in the shape of the apple comes preloaded with 14 stereo remasters of the Beatles albums both in MP3 format at 320kbps and the lossless FLAC format recorded in 24bit sound as opposed to the 16bits used by CD, however the sample rate stays at 44.1 KHZ like CD. In addition to the music you'll also get mini documentary films and liner notes. The glorified USB pen drive is a 16GB one. Ever since the early days of file-sharing and mp3 I always wondered whether mass back catalogues would eventually be sold in MP3. This is the first such product I've seen even though it comes at a humbling price. An interesting question for anyone buying it would be, does it function like a regular 16GB pen drive? and what might happen if the pendrive corrupts with a virus. Presumably the tunes aren't DRM protected and so are fully backupable. Audio purists are said to prefer the mono masters of The Beatles because more time was spent on them by engineers as the predominate way of listening in the 60's was on mono equipment like one speaker turntables. Luckily for them they're coming out soon too but not on a USB pen drive that could be easily lost down the back of a sofa or mistaken for a Beatles keyring. You can buy it here. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beatles-2009-Digital-Remaster-Version/dp/B002VH7P4O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1258494127&sr=8-1 Digital Spy Reaction http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=36739121#post36739121
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TubeChop

Want to repost a YouTube video, but wanna cut straight to the best bit? You can use YouTubes special parameters described in my previous blog post at http://1radio.org/blog/view.php?ArticleID=74 Or you can use TubeChop. TubeChop lets you easily chop a funny or interesting section from any YouTube video and share it with your online buddies. Find out more at http://www.tubechop.com/
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Well what a worthwhile evening

An evening of productivity, tropicana disasters and lots of laughter! That's what an evening or planning, and fixing technical problems led to - but I can now say that The Mark & Tom Show should now be fully functionable in the mic department! After fixing that Tom & I decided it would be a wise idea to record some jingles for The Vault in advance, so we did - we didn't however factor into our decision just how long it would take! We wanted to suceed in recording 2 jingles, with about 30secs of us and a min of just the backing song for The Vault. Sounds easy enough. Version 1 was to elevator music - this took 20mins in total! Version 2 was our special xmas vault jingle, this took us 32minutes!! 5 minutes of this in the middle was laughter after Tom made me laugh while drinking resulting in Tropicana flying everywhere! This led to 10mins after of failed attempts due to laughter at the preceeding Tropicana incident! To fully appreciate this you need to listen to the 50mins or so of outtakes - this will soon be up on youtube in a condensed version! Until next time, enjoy yourselves Mark
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Compare my radio

Compare My Radio is an online application from the boffins at Absolute Radio that tracks UK radio stations' "now playing" information. It allows you to get an instant snap shot of whats playing right now across all stations and whats popular in the last day, week or month. It also shows how many different tracks are on the playlist for each station. The fun part is that if you get tired of hearing the same songs all the time on your regular station, then you can use the site to check out the "variety" level of other stations to see if they better match your listening requirements. Find out more at http://www.comparemyradio.com
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Why hello there

Hello lovely 1radio followers, and welcome to our new blog! We have moved from the world of blogger onto the lovely 1radio website, but no need to fear avid reader for it shall not change what we write! So today's show! Much better than last weeks, mainly because I didn't end up finishing it manically depressed! The Vault was back, including a feeble live attempt at a jingle from Tom - he will do better next time, I will make sure of that!! We also spoke about pencils full of lead - more of this in 2 weeks when we return after a night at the theatre next Tuesday! As much as we would love to be with you Marcus Brigstock is in town and it would be rude not to see him! Cheers Mark 10th November tracklisting: We Are The People - Empire of the Sun Acceptable in the 80's - Calvin Harris Farewell to the Fairground - White Lies Spiralling - Keane Pencil Full of Lead - Paulo Nutini Always Right Behind You - The Zutons Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin The Vault Fire - Kasabian What A Wonderful World (Radio Edit) [feat. Ron Carroll] - Bob Sinclar & Axwell Back of the Van - Ladyhawke Undisclosed Desires - Muse Not Fair (Far Too Loud Electro Remix) - Lily Allen The People's Choice
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GOODLAUG - Neighbours Radio

GOODLAUG Comedy on 1Radio NEIGHBOURS RADIO In The News: Simon Evans, a London DJ from Bromley has launched a controversial new online radio station which he has titled Neighbours Radio. The station is being part run by the DJ and is going out live from his home every night from midnight. It is broadcast both on an illegally modified itrip transmitter conencted to a car battery and streamed on the web. The station has a policy of playing nothing but a combination of dance music and metal and this DJ doesn't use headphones, instead he uses his bass reflex Denon Hi-Fi. His immediate neighbours of course weren't happy about it at all, after threatening to come round to put an end to the Denon kit and sabotage his phone line, they tried to use a court injunction to revoke Evans' internet connection and to put a stop to the mysterious vibrations around their houses at 3AM. The DJ, Simon Evans claims he started Neighbours Radio because he suffers from acute insomnia and that in response his neighbours grew a conifer so high that it brushed against his bedroom window. He had a large CD collection and several thousands of MP3's downloaded from various sources including Rapidshare and Limewire, so he decided to put them to good use. In its time on air the station has developed a considerable listenership on the web and around the Bromley area due to it's specialised hardcore dance blended with heavy metal. "it is particularly popular with late night taxi drivers" he says. Meanwhile the decision is pending as to whether the PRS should rip up his internet broadcast license and whether the ISP should cut off his internet connection. The DJ's Neighbours, Mr & Mrs Pendlesbury also were keen to point out that he hoovered at 5AM and was caught training his dog to bark at 4AM. And on one New Year's Eve, he allegedly did a Neighbours Radio broadcast from the roof, placing speakers on the tiles, one neighbour who lives across the street said "Neighbours Radio is deafening, nevermind the ridiculously illegal broadcasts on FM I can hear it clearly without even turning on the radio but when I do turn the stereo on and tune it to Neighbours Radio it's so loud that it's distorted" Outside of court Evans' declined to comment except to say "catch the mix in the house every night from 2AM!, it's massif innit!". Outraged letters to the editor of a local newspaper from where the show originates.. Dear Bromley Echo â��I am writing in order to convey the outrage of a small residential street of Bromley where I live. We are a group of semi-detatched houses with moderately sized gardens, there are a few trees and the property value of the area is actually quite considerable. However all this recently started to change when a certain neighbour named Simon Evans moved in. Now every night from after Midnight comes an earsplitting row from his house. I am just settling into sleep when Dizzee Rascal echoes across the street. We the residents are usually subjected to hours of dance mixed with thrash metal from the wee hours into the morning light, little bits of voice which sound like a fairground announcer come over, and I for one believe banging my head against my bedpost would be a better night's sleepâ��. Angry Percy Whitehall. â��I am writing in regard to DJ Simon Evans who as you know broadcasts live from his home to an audience of several hundred thousand. His home radio station isn't exactly discrete though, he broadcasts using a state of the art Denon system which has speakers bolstered into it which are half the size of a wall of a house. Though usually based in his bedroom, Evans' has been known to take his show external broadcasting deafening audio garbage from a speaker resting on the chimneypot. Not a thought is given to those that are ill fated enough to surround him, and those whose property values have taken a skydive after a local newspaper publicised the station (Neighbours Radio)We have tried to put a stop to his activities in court. But he has continually ignored police, a county court judge and even a fire crew in his absurd resolve to go on with his unbelievable radio station of ignorance and contempt. Now as an insult to injury, he has taken his regular TV aerial down and replaced it with a pole resembling a cellular phone mast which he has glued to his external brickwork in an effort so it's believed that his show can still be received in as far as Ipswich. I am writing in the hope that a campaign can be started in this newspaper, to end Infernal Racket Radio , or as some neighbours have put it(Rather Listen To A Cat In Agony Radio). I actually live next door to this guy, Mercifully not the adjoining wall, but the other side. Nevertheless the living room still feels like a broken funfair ride whenever this radio station starts. I have given up trying to sleep normally at night, I have now taken up nights in a factory, it is a lot superior to being at home I tell you. It was that is, until last Monday when I got back from work at 10AM and settled down in bed to get my days' sleep before the next shift. Just as I pulled the covers over the walls started to rumble then the next thing I heard was "the Bank Holiday special, Neighbours Radio goes 24/7", I fistgrindedly wished guns were legal in Britain, but I resolved to get one anyway. I am afraid that at this point I went outside and found a pile of bricks and then did the obvious with itâ�� But One resident did more News Story from The Bromley Echo: A London DJ Simon Evans, the owner and broadcaster of Neighbours Radio which goes out live nightly from his home, has allegedly received death threats and bomb threats from his vigilante counterparts in the local area. The threatening phone calls allegedly received have caused alarm with the area's public servants. Mr Simon Evans was quoted as saying "I have a different postman every week, when they learn it's my house on their rounds they refuse to do the round in case they're carrying a Kabul no more or a diseaseolope." Neighbours Radio whose broadcasting hours were 2am-6am, has recentlyÂ gone 24/7 to the delight of fans, but to the disgust of virtually the whole of the Bromley area. One neighbour said "he must be buying more and more powerful amplifiers, because it's getting louder every week" Another local resident said "The vibrations from the speakers have put a crack in my house". Neighbours Radio's extended hours have already caused the situation to start to come to a head in the area, yesterday morning a Ford Sierra with no numberplates drove into the side of Mr Evans house, the masked driver then exited the car, brought a compact ladder out of the boot and ascended to Mr Evans' roof and then went on to severely vandalise the transmitter. The Ford Sierra caught fire and was gutted, police have not been able to identify its owner or the driver. DJ Simon Evans declined to comment except to say "that as long as it's a free country, I'll continue to provide free music" The neighbours are trying to get yet another injunction and some who have joined militaristic vigilante groups have gone on try much more, the story continues... The outraged postbag to the paper has been filled with many letters The first letter is from a Mr Edward Stourhill who lives close to Evans. "I have followed the court case with interest, however it is a verdict which has left me with little or no faith in our justice system. As we have no real noise legislation, the court had little to throw at Evans, even though the judge really wanted to. However his erecting of a colossal satellite dish may prove to be his undoing, as it directly contravenes local planning laws, I have heard that the dish in addition to receiving TV Broadcasts from the Middle East, will be used as a transmitter for the station. I have heard on the grapevine that Evans is applying for an RSL off the Radio Authority in addition to the internet broadcasts after the positive outcome of his case, but upon tuning my Denon SQR747 FM tuner at 4AM when I had nothing better to do, I discovered Neighbours Radio broadcasting pirate. I decided to report this, because any further illegal activitiy will get the authorities' backs up. This situation of noise at night and a legal system powerless to do anything about could only exist in Britain.Â Down with capitalism" The next letter is from a Samuel Underhill. "I run a nursery class close to the location of Neighbours Radio, and children who come from that street come in each morning bleary eyed. When asked why they didn't get much sleep they just reply with the jingle from Neighbours Radio. One lives so close that the transmissions resonate in his watch. The magistrata at the local court did not consider the broader social aspect of Mr Simon Evans' activities. Though I normally listen to Radio 4 and watch Question Time every Thursday, I will be one of the local activitists ready to drive my car into Evans' wall". Another letter, it comes from the street's oldest resident Hilary Jacques (102) "I am 102, and so as a consequence don't have any hearing, however my sense of touch has not declined in my winter years. In my bed at 2AM on a night of broadcast my bed shakes like it's in Kobe, Japan at the time of an earthquake. I have never wanted to live in an old folks home, as I took part in the London Marathon every year until I was 93, but I will now do anything to get away from that monster Evans". The story has even made The Sun: LAST NIGHT A DJ WRECKED MY LIFE Police in what was formerly the sleepy London suburb of Bromley are now being issued riot gear, and in their possession has also come CS Spray and Tear Gas, because the street of Simon Evans is beginning to resemble a crowd of the rowdiest England football supporters in front of vulnerable Euro supporters. The local residents surrounding the broadcasts of Neighbours Radio have changed from quiet members of the rat race of suburbia to ubiquitous thugs sporting baseball bats and spikes in their shoes. Tonight (Saturday) a crowd is gathering outside Evans' home and he is in the process of barricading himself in to prepare himself for the broadcast. Evans has had personal threats of violence and his postman reports mail intended for 'Evans being ripped from his bag one morning by a crazed vigilante and strewn across the street. The anti-Evans crowd fed up to the back teeth of his nightly broadcasts of Neighbours Radio that can be heard clearly half a mile away, are holding a vigil involving a bonfire and an effigy of Evans and radios and Walkmans are being rituallistically smashed down on the street. But if this wasn't enough, hardcore fans of Neighbours Radio are also planning a demonstration to retain the radio station and have already had clashes with police. Neighbours Radio has built up a fanbase from all across the country, and the Pro-Evans and Pro-Neighbours Radio brigade have come down to London on coaches and buses, some of them have claimed to be armed. The use of the word uproar might not be enough to describe the clashes of this group and the local residents.. The story continues... stay tuned for more. Original written in 2001 updated in 2009 http://www.soundtrackradio.com/GOODLAUG
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

Twitter Tim.es

Another day, another twitter accessory. The Twitter Tim.es lets you follow friends as you would expect, but delivers the content in a newspaper format - showing news items and blog posts from people you follow sorted by how recent they are how often they've been (re)tweeted. To rank items more effectively, Twitter Time.es is not only using your direct followers but crawls the followers of your followers as well, which helps you find people and tweets that might interest you at the same time. At the moment it takes about half an hour before your personal newspaper gets delivered. It is then updated every half hour. I guess it's only a matter of time before Facebook will pick up on this idea, adapt its status and news processes yet again and cause further consternation amongst its membership. Find out more at http://twittertim.es/
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The show that nobody wanted to listen to.

The Brothers Bonfire Night Madness for Guy Fawkes night became the worst rated show in soundtrackradioshows history on 1radio.org after it failed to keep an audience for all 3 of its slots. The "Brothers Bonfire Night Madness" show was broadcast on 3 seperate slots in an attempt to get an audience. The first slot was on Wed 4 Nov 11pm when it retained 2 listeners for the "A Brother & His Firework" episode but then it failed to rise above 0 for the Madness episode premiere of "The Lookalike". Then in an attempt to get listeners for that episode the show was booked again in a spare slot at 1am on the same night, this time it failed to get anybody at all and the output was switched to music. Then on Bonfire Night it was given a final chance to get some listeners, it was booked only at the last minute 15 minutes before 9. The 9pm broadcast on Bonfire Night itself began with 2 listeners who dropped off as soon as the episode started. It truly was the show that nobody wanted to listen to, but Soundtrack Radio is planning a podcast anyway. So if you're curious enough to hear what you didn't want to listen to, then check the Soundtrack Radio Facebook group and the 1radio forums for the podcast release.
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Google doodles

Is it me or does Google seem to be sporting a new cartoony logo every week? Yesterday it was Wallace and Gromit. Today its the Cookie Monster. Once upon a time, the Google Doodle (as it is known) was only rolled out for international holidays, special anniversaries and major events. Nowadays, there seems to be a new graphic every 15 minutes. Meanwhile, an interview with the originator of the Google Doodle can be found at http://www.google.co.uk/doodle4google/doodler.html I've also found a montage of past creations on Youtube. See the clip above.
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The Halloween Museum - Modern-Day style Cinderella Story

If you listened to The Halloween Museum on October 31 at Midnight you may have heard the scary stories from real life. The first one in the show more or less took the form of a short story. Here it is for you to read. A Modern Day Cinderella style Story Maryâ��s life is a modern day Cinderella style scenario she works as a maid in a gigantic manor house owned by her two sisters in Surrey. Her two sisters are management consultants for a company which has been contracted by the New Labour government to run training schemes for the unemployed. As more and more people are becoming unemployed every day the enterprise for New Start Inc is a cash cow as their supply of â��customersâ�� never runs out and their cut from the proceeds has been more than generous enough to buy a sumptuous country manner in Surrey. But for Mary the story hasnâ��t been as much of a fortunate one, whilst her two sisters are rolling in it (one family tradition has always been the family moneyfight held every New Yearâ��s Eve), she has not been endowed with the same success. Early into her 20â��s she attempted to open her own hair salon in Reading but it failed after she was sued for leaving too many knots in customers hair (one particularly knotted woman from Slough tried to claim Â£20,000 in damages). After being left with no finances and substantial debts after the out of court settlement in 2006 Mary found herself unemployed and with no prospects as she had not taken a single qualification in her life (primary school records indicate that she had even failed her swimming badges). Her sisters and family were not at all pre-disposed to generosity and never had been and so they had steadfastly refused to use any of their new incoming wealth to aid Mary instead they offered her a job within the house as a maid so she could earn her keep. And if this were not bad enough as the family were far too mean and financially possessive to hire more employees around the house to do a range of duties Mary found herself having to do literally every household chore and her duties ranged from everything including doing the washing up, cleaning the soot from under gas fires to rearranging the snooker balls on the family table into the right order. Whilst only contracted to work a 12 hour day she found that on most days she could not get all her work done in less than 16 hours, so after making her own bed every night she fell into it exhausted often crying herself to sleep weeping tears into her pillow which she would have to wipe down the next morning. But Mary was diligently saving up her money, she had in the back of her mind a fun night out in a Reading nightclub where she might meet a boy and break away from the hell of the place. It was this thought and rather flimsy plan that kept her going throughout all the hellish hours of drudgery where the clock seemed to go backwards rather than forwards (but then it was because it actually did. The thing was an old antique grandfather clock passed down from the familyâ��s Victorian descendants which had developed a fault where the minute hand actually did go backwards but it was worth far too much moolah to introduce it to the tip)). Her plan was only to earn enough money to afford one night out in a Reading nightclub and by the end of October 2008 she was nearly there, with just one more pitiful wage packet from another week of hellish mansion upkeep she would be free for a few short hours to go out and wave her stuff around for the local Reading lads and enjoy a promiscuous night of it. That week finally came in the beginning of November, and in the days before it she was so excited that she could barely concentrate on her demanding jobs and that would be her undoing. She was due to go out on the Friday Night but it was on her grueling shift on the Thursday that she made the error that would cost her her few hours of weekend freedom the following night. One of her many many jobs (she has 103 different duties to be exact) was to sort the rubbish according to type for the local recycling requirements. This meant that strictly no paper content should end up in the plastic bin and so on. But that morning there had been a particularly savage amount of junk mail offering this and that and the other, and as soon as her sisters saw the pile they wanted it binned out of their faces immediately and that is what Mary who was excited about her forthcoming night out did and then went straight back to her other duties. But what she had failed to notice was the tiny plastic insert that this sort of rubbish mail uses to show the address, she had filed it in the paper bin but the little plastic insert contained within the little piece of useless mail would go on to cause the most trouble. When she woke up on Friday Morning she was immediately excited about her night out now right in front of her but when she went down she didnâ��t see the same dirty kitchen she always saw but the same dirty kitchen with two of her angry sisters in it, there was also a councilman drinking a cup of tea. It was the incorrectly binned junk mail with the little clear plastic insert, she had filed it in the paper bin when in fact the correct classification for it should it have been â��miscellaneous crapâ�� as it contained both paper and plastic and therefore it was difficult to decide exactly what kind of crap category it belonged in. As it turned out the council had been doing their annual recycling inspection only the previous day in a bid to find out who in the local area was attempting to flout the councilâ��s recycling policies by trying to bin the wrong crap in bins they didnâ��t belong in. Mary whose head had been more full of fantasies about her forthcoming Friday night out than her immediate job in hand (correct crap analysis and placement in rightful bin) had inadvertently done just that. Now she and the family were about to be punished. The council were very strict on recycling offences, it meant a humbling fine, as it was the environment that was at stake and once this planet is gone you donâ��t get another one. The levy was Â£2000 and Mary whose family had always been neurotic about money of course made sure that the money was paid back only through the sanctioning of her wages. In about 2012 she reckons she might be able to afford another night out. By AJ
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BBC TWO gets switched off like a light switch in the North West & North Wales.

On the late night of Tuesday 3 November after more than 30 years of broadcasting across the North West England and parts of North Wales in Analogue PAL BBC TWO just switched off as simple as that, sure it continues on in Digital, Satellite and ONLINE but it marks the end of an era in broadcasting history. Midway through a regular news item on the BBC News channel the signal for analogue BBC TWO simply switched off as if somebody had flicked off a light switch which is as simple as the digital switchover event itself is in the end. There was no countdown, no notice for viewers to retune and no on screen about the impending doom of the analogue signal. There had been intermittent onscreen banners which pointed out the digitaluk helpline on BBC ONE and TWO, and S4C's analogue signal in Wales (said to last until March 2010 in some areas) carries a permanent switchoff onscreen logo which depicts a TV. But it's how unceremonious the actual switch off of BBC TWO itself that was quite remarkable. In just a months time in early December the remaining analogue channels BBC ONE, ITV 1 & Channel 4 & Five will go off in the North West region. Will they go off with the same anti-climax, I would bet on it, but wouldn't a short documentary about the history of Television and analogue signals and a look ahead to the digital future followed by a countdown to the switch off be a much better way to turn off the switch off event into an occasion to mark its significance in the UK broadcasting history timeline. With all the resources the BBC has surely has the resources to make a quick short documentary like this, I would volunteer to help make one in time for BBC ONE's switch off. This perhaps 20 minute long switch off documentary could be made in time for the next switch off in December and it could be aired in all the subsequent ones in the rest of the country. Perhaps It should be aired on analogue only and not be made available online or on the digital versions of the channels so that you have to actually watch in analogue to view broadcast history being changed. BBC TWO (North West) - flicked off in the middle of BBC News overnight BBC TWO Wales - flicked off in the middle of athletics coverage.
Posted by Michael Plevin (AJ)

US radio station fined £10m

The family of an American woman who "Held Her Wee for a Wii" has received almost Â£10million in compensation. The Wii was a competition prize offered by Sacramento radio station KDND-FM, for a promotion which took place in January 2007. A California court found the station and its owner liable for her death a few hours after the competition finished. She died of acute water intoxication. The radio station said the contestant, mother of three Jennifer Strange, should have known the contest might be dangerous. KDND, also known as The End, sacked 10 employees because of the stunt.
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Sky launches iTunes Rival

UK Satellite Broadcaster Sky is the latest company to offer an online music download service. Launching next Monday, subscribers to the new "Sky Songs" service â�� who will not have to be existing Sky customers â�� will pay a fixed fee of up to Â£7.99 a month, entitling them to download one album or up to 10 songs, and to stream as much music as they like. Downloading more songs will cost extra. The downloads will be in MP3 format and without DRM - a major selling point meaning music can be loaded to almost any device. Sky has reached agreements with the major music labels â�� EMI, Sony, Universal and Warner â�� as well as smaller independents, to make available new releases and artists' back catalogues, a total of more than 4m tracks. Sky's new service comes hot on the heals of the upgraded Napster service. Napster has always offered unlimited streaming and downloads in protected WMA format but now boasts over 6 million tracks available in MP3.
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Chicane - Hiding All The Stars

Loving the new track from Chicane. This video, like the previous one for Poppiholla, borders on the controversial. Far more controversial, in my opinion, is the riff on Gary Numan's Cars track.... thats so old! I was at school when that came out and was one of the first things I ever bought on vinyl :) A fantastic track. Love it.
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Internet Radio Awards

The Internet Radio Awards are back again. To vote for 1Radio, please follow the link from the now playing page at http://1radio.org/listen/nowplaying.php - you MUST use this link, otherwise your vote wont get counted. Last year we came third and had a noticable increase in listeners as a result. Help us reach the top spot this year by voting each week over the next month or so. Remember to click thru ONCE every week to help build up our ratings. Thanks Tim
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RIP Chas & Dave

Legendary hairy rockers Chas & Dave are no more. After 30 years of dodgy pub piano heavy tunes they have decided to wind up the band. To mark the event, 1Radio will NOT be playing any of their back catalogue. And any DJ who does will find they are no longer part of 1Radio's fabulous line up :)
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Are Justin Timberlake and Rihanna an item?

Are Justin Timberlake and Rihanna secretly dating? The two pop superstars have been working together on Rihannaâ��s new album, but according to Heat Magazine their relationship has reportedly blossomed into a romance... â��Justin and Rihanna have been seeing each other for the past few weeks,â�� the magazine says. â��He is really into her and itâ��s only a matter of time before he dumps Jessica.â�� Rumours of Timberlake and girlfriend Jessica Biel have circulated since he appeared at the Emmys Sunday night without her. One thingâ��s for sure though, J-T and RiRi are heating it up in the studio. Timberlake told reporters at the Emmys, â��Itâ��s the next step for her. Itâ��s a little more grown-up. Itâ��s got some edge to it.â��
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Another Spice Girls reunion???

Get ready to Spice up your life, once again. According to Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, â��90s group Spice Girls have been discussing the possibility of another reunion. Appearing on UK TV show This Morning the other day, Halliwell said â��Right - now, Iâ��ll be honest: We are gathering information about a possibility, but I donâ��t like toâ�¦ when you are evolving a plan, you donâ��t want to share it with the world.â�� The comments came after Geri, Mel B, Mel C and Emma were spotted dining together in London recently, without Victoria, however. Halliwell added that â��We are friends first and foremost. Obviously a career and music evolved through that friendship I think. Whatever happens afterwards is a bonus. We always talk about creative plans.â�� Scary Spice Melanie Brown also added her two cents on Twitter, tweeting â��Spice girls, stadiums?????????? Had dinner with the amazing melc emma and geri I love them so much.â�� As you may remember, the Spice Girls first reunited back in 2007 for a world tour and a new song.
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twitter does voice

From tomorrow, Twitter users in the US will be able to make direct phone calls to each other for the first time. To make a call, you send a tweet with "@call @username" in it, where the 'username' is the twitter name of the person you want to call. That will initiate a free two-minute call via provider third party website Jajah.com. The Twitter users need to follow each other and both be Jajah users as well, although their phone number won't be revealed. The announcement is the second this week to show a voice over IP company dipping a foot into the live stream of the social media sites. A few days earlier Vivox, a Boston-based company that provides already a large voice network for gamers and works with Second Life, revealed that it is developing a service for Facebook that will permit high-fidelity conversations with anyone on your Facebook friends list. Since the technology is not offered by Facebook itself, however, users will have to download an extra plug-in. Voice over IP companies reaching out to social networks is an interesting development. If if works, Skype might face serious competition, as might the mobile phone networks. It is still to be seen how they will react to these services, which are available smartphones as well as on the web. The iPhone, for example, forbids voice over IP calls using AT&T's 3G network. To get around this, Jajah.com has only offered a web application for the iPhone for some time.
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Absolute launches new comedy from Iain Lee

Absolute Radio is launching a late night comedy show fronted by presenter and comedian Iain Lee. Iain Leeâ��s 2 Hour-Long Late Night Radio Show Starting at 11 show will be â��a mix of witty chat and irreverent listener interactionâ�� combined with music. The new show is part of Absolute Radioâ��s push in to comedy, having already signed the likes of Dave Gorman for his new Sunday morning show, Frank Skinner and one off shows from the likes of Lee Mack and Matt Berry. Lee, who currently hosts a Sunday night show on the station, will broadcast on the station Monday-Thursday, 11pm-1am, from 12 October. More at http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/
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Google Fast Flip

The latest innovation from the Google Labs is Fast Flip. http://fastflip.googlelabs.com/ Fast Flip offers a very visually orientated reading experience - similar to the one we know from print. Fast Flip allows you to search on a news topic then click through the results from major stories visually just like reading a newspaper - except the stories are taken from a variety of websites. The number of sites used on Fast Flip is fairly limited at the moment - with the BBC the only UK site it seems to use. Have a browse and tell us what you think.
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Facebook shows yet more twitter envy

Facebook continues to update itself to look a lot more like Twitter. Last week, Facebook added two new, Twitter-like features. Users can now â��tagâ�� friends or companies that they mention in status updates, and they can use a paired-down version of the site called Facebook Lite that resembles Twitterâ��s stream of status updates. It includes photos and comments, which are not available on Twitter, but disposes of other distracting sections that clutter the traditional Facebook homepage. To tag another Facebook member in a status update, users type the @ symbol before the friendâ��s name. The @ symbol is a convention that Twitter users started. Facebook has long allowed people to tag friends in pictures, but until now, not in status updates. When people are tagged, they get notified by e-mail, the update appears on their profile pages and their names are hyperlinked to their pages. Facebook made other Twitter-like changes previously. In March, it updated usersâ�� homepages to show the full stream of updates from all friends in real time, instead of just the updates selected by an algorithm. And last month, Facebook allowed brands and celebrities to send status updates directly to Twitter without visiting Twitterâ��s site. Likewise, Twitter users can send tweets to Facebook.
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How not to be remembered

BBC continuity announcer Peter Jefferson, known as the â��Voice of Radio 4â��, is to leave after 45 years at the corporation. In a previous post at http://1radio.org/blog/view.php?ArticleID=67, I mentioned how Jefferson recently swore on air after crashing the pips. It was hardly an incident but the press are linking it with the fact that Jefferson has now been given his cards. Whether true or not, how sad then that a long serving presenter with a previously unblemished record should only receive coverage for his swearing and not his long service to radio. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/radio/voice-of-radio-4-to-leave-after-swearing-on-air/5005692.article
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GOODLAUG - Celebrities vs Plebs, why are celebrities infinitely superior?

Why Celebrities are infinitely superior. A guest writer from HOT magazine tells us why he thinks that Celebrities have got the edge on plebs Andy Hardshaw "I work with celebrities every day, when you get used to that kind of pedigree, you soon don't want to bother even tripping up on an ordinary person" * * CELEBRITIES - why they've got the edge on plebs! In other words why you're a pleb and celebrities are infinitely superior to you in almost every conceivable way. If you never made it, here's a page that should make you feel loads better. It's an even bigger reality check than when you realise that its a bailiff knocking on your front door and he's never polite like the postman. Celebrities feel good all the time, they don't need any re-assurance, while you feel crap because you are crap, you're just feeling the facts.* * * *We couldn't be any more frank than that and here's why. Forgot the class system, you can be in any class you like, Working, Upper or Middle, but there'll always be one of two categories, *the nobody and the somebody, you're either worth something or not and here's the reason why the nobody is out of the league of the somebody. *And where the Nobody gets it's name from.* IT"S A PERPLEXING QUESTION BUT WHY ARE CELEBRITIES WORTH SO MUCH MORE THAN YOU? Celebrities have an imagination and have actually written the music, acted the part, sang the track you are listening to. You rely on their entertainment for a diversion from your dull life while the celebrities are the world of entertainment, so they never get disillusioned, bored or despondent every waking moment for a celebrity is like a breath of fresh air. Celebrities create all the music you listen to and all the entertainment that comes out of your screen that you habitually festoon your eyes on in preference to the drab four walls that surround your soulless plasma screen that you got from Argos, all you can ever do is watch or listen to somebody else's work, you could never create it, as creating entertainment is so intricately complex that only a few special chosen ones can ever master it, so you'll never be anything to write home about, you're just one of the masses. Celebrities are worth a 1000 of you. Even your Youtube videos have about 10 views between them.`` THE REASONS! * A Celebrity's autograph is immediately worth something, it would fetch a mint if it was listed on Ebay. When you sign something, it usually to sign your life away for a debtbuster loan, at this point of course your autograph isn't worth the paper it's written on. And while your mortgage is continually going up because of inflation, causing you to live in smaller and smaller houses, celebrities have invested their money and they're getting bloated by inflation, and need a map to be printed by their estate agent to find their way around their new mansion. * Celebrities don't have to pass their driving test because they can hire a chauffeur, you have to sit their on your test hoping that you'll become famous like Maureen from Driving School by getting an entry into the Guinness Book Of Records about your amount of test failures. * Celebrities can enter any pub or club and get treated like royalty, if the bouncer of a nightclub doesn't take a shine to you, you can get treated like you just spat on royalty. * You watch TV to escape from real life, celebrities actually appear on TV and get to escape from real life. They don't have a real life, their life is too good to be described as "real". * If a celebrity doesn't enjoy what they were doing they can just quit, try something else or move on, you would lose your house, or any other loan secured on it. * A celebrity never needs to use public transport, they can leave anywhere at will, while you stand around getting hardrained on until as and when the bus company feel like arriving. * If a celebrity appears on radio it is a rare opportunity to see the inside the mind of a figure the public holds close to its heart, if you appear on radio, you'll get busted for illegal broadcasting. * If you are interviewed for TV, most of your dialogue is heavily edited and they cut to the chase, but when a celebrity is interviewed however it is seen as an "exclusive" and is often later released on DVD. * Celebrities are hunted down by obsessive fans, if anyone bothers to hunt you down, it's because you owe them money or they want to punch you. * Your family can't even be bothered to watch your newly shot holiday video, but when they hear Robbie Williams is on ITV they instantly flip the channel. * If one of a celebrities possessions breaks they can just go out and buy a new one, if one of yours breaks you have to claim on the insurance, and get treated with Al-Qaeda like suspicion as to whether you are trying to do the insurance company over. * Most celebrities have a voice that people like to hear the audio of, if you raise yours you get told to keep quiet we're trying to watch the TV, there are celebrities on the TV they aren't dancing out your voicebox unless you are a wannabe Rory Bremner, but that line of work is taken. * Celebrities win awards at major award ceremonies all the time, but the only accolade you have to your name is "employee of the month". * If a major natural disaster was ever to occur in your area, local celebrities would be airlifted out first and you would have to find your own way. * Celebrities often have gardens the size of a small english county, you on the other hand filed a neighbour dispute when your neighbour put up a new fence an inch to the left. * At your funeral the priest struggles to remember the details of your life while he spends his spare time reading the biographies of famous celebrities. * Celebrities are famous for being known, but you're only known for wanting to be famous. * Celebrities are often successful in business, you're only successful because someone else is successful in business, ie your employer. * All those celebrities must wear out the treasury printing all those banknotes, but you're the only reason why there are still denominations of 1p and 2p. * Celebrities often have an entourage, and if you got a position in one that's the closest you'd get to a celebrity. * Celebrities get paid to be themselves and have a personality, you get paid to shut up and get on with your work. * If a celebrity releases a single it usually makes the top 10, even if they are primarily non-music, yours would flop outside the top 40. * Celebrities appear on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here and some want to leave while you would prefer to stay in the spotlight, because you're not a celebrity. * Celebrities can sue anybody that rubs up them the wrong way and slap them with a defamation suit, you have to write a letter to the local paper. * If a Celebrity runs out of money, they phone up their agent while you have to claim benefits and show up at a job centre every 2 weeks, someone like Madonna doesn't have to get out of bed for less than Â£10,000. * When celebrities appear on tv they get laughs, but the only time you'd get laughed at on TV would be your appearance on "You've Been Framed" and no they are not laughing with you. * You read about celebrities in magazines, the only time they read about you is when you get arrested for a serious crime. * Some celebrities appear on TV every day, but the only TV you've most likely appeared on is CCTV and now that it's 2009 youtube on some teenage bedroom PC monitor, but if on CCTV a famous celebrity was spotted walking down your local high street, the guards would actually bother monitoring them. * Celebrities never have neighbours they don't like because they can afford to move, you however can hear your neighbour's toast pop up. * If you want to buy something worth more than your income, you have to watch Daytime TV to find a good loan company, celebrities get on the phone to their agent and then on down to Selfridges. If you need any more reasons, you're even less likely to ever become a celebrity Just another hint for our final thought, the word "celebrity" is defined as someone who is celebrated, now consider your life for a second. Do you feel like celebrating? BONUS REASONS FOR 2009 Even unknown Bollywood movie stars are more famous than you, and we're talking about in Sunderland where nobody's heard of them. * In work when your boss gives you a command you do it or lose your job, if a celebrity doesn't want to do something they are their own boss and sometimes they can't even convince themselves to do something. A bit convoluted that one. * Here's a thought for next time you watch Shrek, even animated characters are more famous than you will ever be. * It likely makes no difference to your favourite celebrity whether you live or die. * Mathematically speaking Prime Minister Gordon Brown or President Bush is more popular with the public than you are, because they've at least heard of them. * If a celebrity makes an ass out of themselves they get ever more famous while you would get further ostracised from society. * When celebrities commit crimes they get short sentences whilst you get short shrift! * All these words mean practically nothing to an established celebrity and make not one iota of difference to their ecstatic mindblowing lifestyles, recession, credit crunch, swine flu, jobs market, downturn, climate change, global warming, ID cards, benefits culture, pensions crisis, . You spend your waking life with these words going round in your subconscious involunatarily informing you about how shit your life will become. Celebrities never let trifling little things like those worry them as they have such a deep bank of financial security that even the most neurotic celebrity like Woody Allen can employ someone else to worry for them. * While you dream of becoming famous while some celebrities dream of NOT being famous anymore.. oh! well this had better be the end of the blog then! *EXTRA Words you would never hear on a sensational news report. Upswing Upcession Pensions Relief Climate Normalisation Icecap Dominance. Ocean Tailback Credit Boom HEADLINES YOU WOULD NEVER SEE Jobs Market Swells University Leavers Prosper In Record Numbers Hosptials Critically Acclaimed Renationalisation Celebration The World's Oceans are receeding, rejoice! Antarctica's Getting Bigger! Shame as MP doesn't claim enough expenses The BBC - The Future Is Secure! England Exit World Cup after 1 game, oh well! You win some, you lose some! Mamager consoled by fans who understand Foreign Minister worried about a shortage of immigration, appeals to China! In Teenagers We Trust - the new generation that is outperforming dated standards in civilised behaviour. It's OFFICIAL! Exams aren't easier! but students are outperforming their parents and grandparents! Tory party leaders claim privatisation plans are inadequate! Originally Written in 2005
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Latest 1Radio Stats

1Radio goes from strength to strength. We currently have over 200 active DJs broadcasting at least one show per month. To date, 500 DJs have broadcast more than 50 shows. 20 DJs have broadcast more than 100 shows. 10 DJs have broadcast more than 300 shows and 2 DJs have broadcast more than 500 shows. Who will be first to reach the 1000th show?
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How He Did It: The Secret Behind Derren Brown's Bullshit Explanation

IT'S the question everyone is asking: How did Derren Brown manage to come up with such an obviously bullshit explanation for his tedious lottery trick? Like Brown, I successfully predicted last Wednesday's lottery numbers by waiting until after they had been drawn. Millions of viewers were stunned by Brown's claim that he got 24 people to think of six numbers each and then worked out the averages to predict the lottery result in a technique known to psychologists and mathematicians as 'automatic bullshitting'. Dr Tom Logan, a parapsychologist from Reading University, said: "There are a number of techniques one can use to come up with an explanation like this including so-called 'false walls', hypnosis and picking some random words out of a hat. "But the most common method is simply to assume that everyone is a total fucking moron who will believe anything you tell them as long as you have a mysterious goatee beard and use utterly meaningless phrases like 'wisdom of crowds theory'." Bill McKay, a TV viewer from Darlington, said: "That explanation was so bad that I actually think he might be Jesus after all and he's just trying to throw us off the scent." Emma Huddersfield, from Doncaster, added: "There are so many things about the universe we do not truly understand. Like why do I keep watching Channel Four when they haven't made a decent programme since Johnny Vaughan left the Big Breakfast?"
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Youtube factoid

Heres a little something I discovered when posting Youtube URLs. If you want to direct someone to a particular point in the movie, you can attach #nnn to the end of the URL where nnn is the offset in seconds. So for example the following link will load the video and scrub the player head to the 10 second mark. Nice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZCHX5ffEI#t=10 This also got me wondering if there are any other useful tricks. Indeed there are. You can find them at http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-youtube-url-tricks-you-should-know-about/
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GOODLAUG - Taking the P TV Listings 2009

DISCLAIMER: This article can't offer the same formatting as the same content on the GOODLAUG website. Some items in the article may not be politically correct. TV CHANNEL 1 TUESDAY 5.30 Morning Weather The latest UK, European, American, Canadian, Chinese, Indian, Russian, Australian, Japanese, Turkish, Mexican and South African weather. WEATHER SUBJECT TO CHANGE DUE TO NATURAL VARIATIONS. 6.00 The Psychedelic Bears The uber cool bears travel to Iceland on a family holiday. Subtitles, HD, Widescreen, maybe. 6.30 NEW SERIES: The Sillies The first in a new multi-million pound claymation series aimed at toddlers that critics claim will teach them absolutely nothing except how to stare at some pretty colours on a television screen and not bother Mummy. Blue. Tommy learns about the colour blue and it makes him sad. 7.00 The Creatures Of Sandringham Common. An animated series about the woodland creatures who are unfortunate enough to inhabit a military training range. After an untimely explosion Badger faces a future without his set but can he persuade the other creatures to lend their burrowing skills? 7.25 Blue Repeater A classic edition of Blue Peter from the 1960â��s, in this edition the presenter explains why hippies are a bad influence for todayâ��s youth. 8.15 The Girl With No Mum A hard hitting series set in a highly orthodox orphanage in West London. Charlotte befriends a spider but is then told by the orphangeâ��s nuns that she canâ��t keep it in her room, so she hides it down her pants. 8.45 Oh F***levision! In a new US remake of the classic childrens slapstick comedy the Chuckle Brothers are put in charge of important projects. Today the brothers are tasked with the launch of a new football stadium for the New York Yankees. HD, Widescreen 9.15 Frontline Boredom As the nationâ��s schoolchildren wind their way through the school holidays, Robert Kilroy Silk invites The nations parents and children into the studio to explore ways in which they can resolve the boredom they face during the annual summer holidays. Widescreen, Subtitles, HD Are you bored, are you challenged with nothing but the tedium of your own persona ? are you a mom or a dad who is now wishing that they never got pregnant in the first place if you had only knew the horror that would be school holidays. 10.00 My Illegal Family (r) A lighthearted sitcom about a family of illegal immigrants from Dictatistan. Double Bill. The man who is renting the Harpha family his loft finds he has to install loft insulation to conform with local environmental regulations or his house will be taken off him by the council. Even though there are 16 of them The Harphas have to adjust to living in his pantry until the work is complete. Subtitles, Widescreen. MY ILLEGAL FAMILY â�� THE COMPLETE SERIES 1 is available on spinning disc now. TRIVIA: The working title of this comedy series was â��When you shouldnâ��t be hereâ��. 11.00 The Life Of Flies (r) Another chance to see Sir Davidâ��s Attenborough epic 27 part series on the anatomy of flies in Great Britain. 1. The Landings. Sir David Attenborough explores which kind of manure attracts the most files and visits a special landfill site which has been commissioned solely to attract flies to be studied by Cambridge University. Next week David Attenborough investigates the assertion that cack is natures dating service exclusively for fiies. Repeat, Subtitles, HD 12.00pm Working Over Lunch A man eats a pineapple Muiller yoghurt whilst working on a report in a firm of solicitors over what should have been his lunchtime break and Adrian chats with a representative from Sega Games who has unveiled ambitious plans to launch a new gaming console the Geromino which is only capable of playing old games from Segaâ��s catalogue against the highly dominant Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii & Xbox 360. 1.00 A Political Lunch with Tony Blair Robin Stateson meets up with Tony Blair in a top London restaurant for an expensive lunch and listens to the former PMâ��s thoughts on what he would have done about the Credit Crunch had he remained in power. Subtitles, HD, Widescreen. 1.30 Good Times A nostalgic soap set within a gated community in South Africa at the time of Apartheid. Les learns that a local black is planning to go out with his daughter, to the shop! The boyfriend is played by Samuel L Jackson. 2.00 Jeremy Kyle In The Afternoon Now that a high court judge has ruled that his confrontational morning chat show is too aggravating for the morning slot, Jeremy Kyle retires to a more relaxed afternoon slot. Jeremy Kyle offers a young couple from Swaffham a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits as they inevitably come to blows over their differences as he has been ordered to do by the judge. 3.00 What Britain Used To Be Like, innit Andi Peters returns to the interiors of Television Centre to front a new youth oriented history series exploring Britains roots and heritage. Today he investigates the murderous reign of Bloody Mary by returning to a London cemetery to dig up some of the paupers heads that she chopped up for relatively minor crimes. 3.40 What The Dinosaurs Did For Us. Adam Hart Davis investigates what life was like 65,000,000 years ago for the dinosaurs that roamed the earth. In the first episode Davis investigates what used to happen when a T-Rex was sick. HD, A Revised Repeat from 65,000,000 years ago. 4.15 Chuckinâ�� Challenge. The average house in the UK contains over 4 binbags full of rubbish and thatâ��s just talking about whatâ��s on the shelves. David Dickinson helps a family clear out its trash from a boxroom and then helps them attempt to sell it down a landfill site. The Ronson family talk to an investor who is interested in purchasing the methane from their rotten consumer products to an investor who is seeking to further the destruction of the ozone layer. 5.00 Celebrity Guests and Talking To Them TV1 couldnâ��t come up with a name for their new flagship afternoon chat show by the time we went to press. Joining Kaye Adams on the sofa today is the Pope and George W Bush. 6.00 Six O Clock Live News The news live as it happens with Adam Forshaw and David Crockett. Today a plane flies into Tehran. 6.30 Bingo Club Live Following the closure of the nations regional news teams last week to cut costs, Greg Scott comes live from Morecambe Bay bingo hall every weeknight and is offering you the chance to win Â£28,000 just by picking his balls. 7.00 Dealbreakers After the cancellation of the longrunning Weakest Link, presenter Anne Robinson returns for a newly titled first run series of the former consumer watchdog series Watchdog. 7.30 Westenders. A new middle-class version of the soap formerly set in Londonâ��s East End. Barbera canâ��t sell enough tickets for her west end musical to make ends meet so she decides to commit fraud. 8.00 Wish You Could Get Here A new travel series which promises to visit all the places that you can no longer afford to go to due to the Credit Crunch presented by Jeremy Vine. Today Russell Brand visits Vladivostok in eastern Russia and discovers that the time zone that the far eastern city is located in is weird. 8.30 University Challenged The quiz show that pits a panel consisting of members who have all dropped out of university against real university graduates. With Jeremy Impatient Paxman. Subtitles, HD 9.00 NEW SERIES Knickerdropping Consequences A groundbreaking series about underage teenage pregnancy and the loss of virginity at a record breaking young age. Courtney is 13 and has already had seven boyfriends and had sex more than 7 times, and after not being able to afford a DNA test her family is now planning to decide which of her ex-boyfriends is her babys father by a throw of a dice. Subtitles., HD, Widescreen 9.30 Sky Cops A docusoap following a group of community policeman whose duty is to uphold the law and stop civil disorder in the sky. A group of disorderly pilots are rounded up and locked up by airport security for anti-social behaviour after joining a mile high club. 10.05 News at 10.05, sorry weâ��re late. Tonight China has replaced Beijing with Shanghai as its capital and Japan has declared war on whales on the ocean. 10.45 The National Gambling Results Tonightâ��s national lotto balls are revealed by a big balltossing machine presented by Graham Norton. 10.55 Police, Stop, Scum! â�� CCTV footage of the scum of society as they prowl Britainâ��s streets performing their dark deeds. Donal McIntyre stars as the cameraman. 11.35 Emmerjail A late night spin off of the popular rural based Yorkshire soap. Robert Sugden continues his incarceration at HM Leedswoods Scrubs prison. Whilst excercising in the communal gym Robert accidentally breaks a jailmateâ��s pool cue which he then has to defend from entering his own rear. 12.00am Most Haunted Live Tour with Billy Connolly. Billy Connolly takes on the helm of the acclaimed supernatural investigation series. Westminster Abbey. Billy Connolly investigates the ghosts of the past as he stays the night in the dark dark abbey. 1.05 FILM: Donâ��t S**t On Your Own Doorstep. (1991, PG) Mob thriller starring Robert De Niro. After finding out that his milkman has in fact been a hitman and that he is being targeted by him on a hitlist, De Niro arranges for his adversary to be assassinated on his own doorstep. 2.50 FILM: Meet The Geriatrics. An ageing Ben Stiller stars in this seventh sequel , with Pamâ��s parents now languishing in a nursing home, Greg can finally pluck up the courage to ask for a divorce without getting the crosseyed look from his intimidating father in law Niro. 4.05 Nighttime Powerpoint Slides. A guide to the forthcoming delights of TV1â��s schedules provided by this simulcast with the listings pages of TV1â��s website. 5.05 Jobs For The Unemployed A look at the nations last remaining jobs. 5.30 Credit Crunch Morning News A look at which businesses have been struggling in the past 24 hours , including at 5.45 The closedowns and consolidations roundup with Evan Davies. TV CHANNEL 2 TUESDAY 6.00am Programmes For more information on the morning programmes in this slot see todayâ��s Sky Digital electronic programme guide or consult a listings guide from a daily paper. 10.00 Just F*** Off Out Of My Face Or Iâ��ll Knife You, Innit! Andi Peters investigates why modern inner city youth is so prone to violence these days, in each edition he will ask whether a different culprit is ultimately responsible. In todayâ��s edition Andi plays a 24 hour marathon of the video game thatâ��s been dubbed â��sickâ�� by the Daily Mail, the Grand Theft Auto series and is then given a knife to assess if he feels more violent. Subtitles, HD, Widescreen. 10.30 Whatâ��s It like being Prime Minister? David Blunkett talks about the stresses and strains of having the top job in Britain and is despondent when he reminisces about the time he was able to take three trips to Barbados a year rather than two that he currently does. 11.00am Bass Pub Snooker Cueoffs 2009 Live coverage of the annual public house snooker championships. Today Phil Powers wrestles a snooker table placed on a subsiding pub lounge room floor with a pool cue which he is constantly having to manoeuvre away from the windows which surround his snooker table of play. The last time he put a window through in this pub when he was playing another snooker tournament with the same cue he was threatened by the landlord with a piece of the glass from the very window he had accidentally shattered. AS COVERAGE IS LIVE, THE SPORTING ACTION CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE EXCITING OR INTERESTING. 2.00pm Backbenchers Questions to the Prime Minister Live Live coverage of Backbenchers question time from the Houses Of Parliament, Westminster. A low status Labour MP who is currently refusing to obey the party whip because his policies are anti-tory in nature is fighting a last minute appeal to get his legislation accepted by the PM when a fathers 4 justice campaigner interrupts proceedings by throwing a blue powder into the house this time instead of a purple one. 3.00 Murder, It Was Angela Lansbury visits the lavish home of a Hollywood film star whose recent life has resembled the plot of her latest film which is revealed to be a big budget murder mystery project. Angela discovers why she died in such a spectacular way. FOR AN ACCOMPANYING VIDEO OF THE SERIES YOU CAN BUY MURDER, IT WAS THE COMPLETE SERIES BOXSET FROM ALL GOOD WEBSITES. 4.00 The Antiques Of Our Generation After presenting News At Ten for over two decades Sir Trevor McDonald is reduced to presenting this programme. He furiously attempts to value a clock which the owners believe makes the same sound as the News At Ten gongs every hour. COULD YOUR USELESS JUNK POTENTIALLY BE LAPPED UP BY SOMEBODY ELSE JUST BECAUSE ITâ��S BEEN LABELLED AN ANTIQUE? WEâ��LL TELL YOU POLITELY IF ITâ��S SHIT OR NOT! CALL THE NATIONAL ANTIQUES ADVISORY SERVICE ON 020 02450151. 5.00 The Nationâ��s Favourite Bathrooms Dom Littlewood takes a whistlestop tour through some of the nationâ��s most eccentric and loved bathrooms. His first stop is Gillingham in Kent where the owners have installed a home theatre system opposite their shower. HD, Subtitles, Widescreen. For a free slightly soggy brochure please call 020 0200200, Calls will cost Â£something/min. 6.00 A Super Dysfunctional Family An ambitious 52 part animated series that was commissioned immediately after the loss of The Simpsons to another channel to replace the Simpsons. Bort finds out that his father has been fired from Sellafield Nuclear Power Plant in Cumbria after failing a safety inspection. 6.30 Answer Me Back Dermot Murgahan hosts the quiz in which contestants must answer before the question. The contestant to answer the most correctly will win the question. HD, Subtitles, Widescreen, One Colour. 7.00 A War To Remember A select group of octogenarians tell us about their favourite memories from World War I even though some of them were not alive during the Great War. Percy remembers waking up in the trenches and mistakenly concluding that he was back in his own garden. 7.30 A Day In The Life of my pointless existence. Griff Rhys Jones meets members of the public who claim to have the most â��pointlessâ�� occupation. 1 Bic Pen Pusher. Griff Rhys talks to John a pen factory worker from Glamorgan who has spent the last 26 years testing whether pens work before they are shipped off for distribution. HD, Subtitles, Widescreen, Black & Blue. 8.00 NEW SERIES: Garden Makeover Laurence Llewellyn Bowen aids a family from Canterbury who want to turn their entire garden into a patio. HD, Subtitles, Widescreen. 8.30 NEW SERIES: Food and Drunk Jilly Goolden returns to our screens for the first time in over 15 years with a refined guide to the various ciders that are available in Britainâ��s off licence and also in the concluding half of the programme she guides us through the most preferable in after drink snacks. Repeat, Subtitles, HD For a free booklet sponsored by Bargain Booze please write to a stamped address envelope in TVC Centre, London W1A CHOICE: 9.00 Dragons Drug Den A reality series following a Chinese drug entrepreneur and his colourful customers who operate out of a back yard in the Chinese city of Beijing much to the disdain of the local secret police and the quarterâ��s residents. HD, Subtltles, Widescreen. 10.00 Benefit Bouncers The governmentâ��s message with regard to welfare now from September 2010 will be, If you claim benefits, youâ��ll get busted. In 2009 a new agency of benefit bounty hunters was established by the DWP who work on commission whose payment depends on the number of people they can dissuade from claiming on the welfare system. IF YOU CURRENTLY CLAIM BENEFITS AND NEED HELP TO STOP YOUR BENEFIT ADDICTION THE CALL THE NATIONAL BENEFITS HELPLINE ON 020 02000200 WITH DETAILS OF THE BENEFITS YOU CLAIM AND THE AMOUNTS YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED. 10.30 Newsfight â�� All the top political fights of the day with Peter Snow. Today Conservative vs Labour, Peter Snow invites Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg to discuss the situation. 11.00 NEW SERIES: Billy Connollyâ��s World Tour Of Albert Dock The first programme in a groundbreaking 13 part series in which the seminal comedian from north of the border takes us through every nook and cranny of Liverpoolâ��s prime tourist attraction whilst regaling us with inspirational stories. 1 The Big Beatle Yin. Billy Connolly fondly remembers the dislike he had in the 1960â��s for the Beatles whilst he takes us through a tour of a museum dedicated to the band. 12.00am When Louis Theroux Crossed Glitter The acclaimed documentarian meets the man behind Gary Glitter, Paul Gadd and spends a weekend in his company in the streets of Bangkok. At times it is uncomfortable viewing. IF YOU ARE OFFENDED DURING THE PROGRAMME PRESS THE RED BUTTON WHERE YOU WILL BE GUIDED TO THE OFCOM COMPLAINTS CHANNEL. 12.30 Street Crime South Africa Donal Macintyre takes a Sony Handycam out on to the violent streets of Johnannesburg. Within minutes his camera is nicked and held to ransom by a prison gang so the majority of the programme was filmed in audio. HD, SUBTITLES, REPEAT 1.01 Donâ��t Look Down! Deathdrop special. An investigation into the highest cliffs in the world, In his second programme tonight, Donal Macintrye attempts to scale the great white cliffs of Dover with nothing but his bare hands. 1.30 Fire, Damage, Devastation TV1â��s very own Jim Bowen is on tour with Lancashire Fire Brigade on their duties through the early hours of the morning. Tonight a housefire in Blackpool threatens to become a blockfire but will the team which is now nearly exclusively made of volunteer firemen from the community due to budget restraints be able to stop their game of poker on time to go out on call? 3.10 Nightscreen in association with Argos The latest pages from the most recent Argos catalogue with products and gadgets to browse from In the early hours of the morning. TO ORDER CALL THE ARGOS HELPLINE. 5.00 A Repeat, Probably. Subtitles, HD, Widescreen, maybe 5.30am NEW SERIES In God Above We Trust The first in a new six part series of the public service commitment commissioned religious and social affairs magazine. Sir Harry Seacombe asks who is God, and why have we never met him? Sir Harry speaks to a Christian pensioner from Essex who claims to have met God personally and has drawn a picture of him in his personal diaries. for more http://www.soundtrackradio.com/GOODLAUG
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Rhod Report: Reading Festival 09 (video)

Some bright spark once said a picture contains a thousand words, a video contains thousands of pictures there for a video must contain about a million words! With this in mind I recorded a few of the more (or less!) lucid moments from Reading Festival 2009 to try and sum up the atmosphere of this amazing place! Please comment on the video, also you tell me your festival highlights. Includes Kings of Leon, Passion pit and The Rakes. You can also view it on FACEBOOK- http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=253800005493&ref=mf Enjoy! Rhodders
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C4 goes 3D

Channel 4 is going 3D and ordering a week's worth of shows that can be viewed in 3D on standard TV sets. The broadcaster is planning a week of peaktime 3D programming this autumn featuring footage of the Queenâ��s Coronation plus a Derren Brown spectacular. The centrepiece of C4â��s season is the series The Queen in 3D. It will showcase a 3D colour newsreel of the Coronation shot in 1953 and a new 3D fi lm shot by Arena TV at the Garter Ceremony at Windsor Castle in June. Derren Brownâ��s 3D Magic Spectacular will feature specially shot tricks from a range of magicians, plus archive 3D footage. The shows will air alongside some classic 3D movies converted to the new format. The content is watchable without the glasses but has slightly increased contrast.
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pips get bleeped

Listeners of BBC Radio 4 got rather more fruity language than they were expecting on Tuesday when the veteran continuity announcer Peter Jefferson swore thinking his mic was turned off after nearly crashing the pips at the top of the hour. 'The continuity announcers have to do all their own technical operating these days, which I think worries a few of them who are rather more superannuated than the others,' one BBC insider said. A BBC spokesman apologised for any offence caused. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6055249/Radio-4-presenter-turns-air-blue.html
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A retrospective of the past few weeks: Rhodders is 3RD best, New Co-host, Rhodders on Kerrang radio

As I write this I am sitting in a caravan in Wales! The weather was lovely but now by some huge twist of fate it is raining! It is nice to take some time out from the madness that is the show and reflect on the past few weeks. Quite a few things have happened...in chronological order... NEW CO-HOST Once in a while to keep the show from going stale I open the co-host corner so a fresh co-host can waft and breeze in to the studio (I think you get the metaphor now!) Well my school mate of 5 years Hugo, at last has been made an official co-host.All he needs to do is write his profile for the site! He has now been on 2 shows and what with an endless stream of anecdotes, an actor's way of talking (and generally being over dramatic!) and a huge appetite for nonsense he fitted in great! NEW FEATURE The geniuses that run the show have come up with a brand new feature. Ladies and gents I give you the Vicar of DribblyÂ©! This involves the listeners phoning in to confess their sins and seek advice from Gods rep on earth (well the small rural parish of Dribby!). When we debuted this feature it went very well, with wretched sinners queuing in lines on the phone (pun alert!) to speak to the vicar sitting calmly in the studio. I wil make a note to have him back at some point. RHODDERS IS 3RD BEST! A few weeks back 1Radio launched a voting poll where listeners to the station could vote for there favourite DJ/presenter. Out of 30 DJs I was voted #3. Of course I am very grateful for the number of people who took the time to vote for me, but I would have liked to come first. Instead of acting like an adult and being thankful I am going to sulk, blame society and, in true adolescent style clam that "none of you people understand me or my show!" Well done to Sven. To hear exclusive interviews with myself and the other top 5 DJs go to http://1radio.org/bestdj Oh and one more thing, how the hell did Kid Craig NOT manage to make the top 5? Did he forget to ask for votes?! RHODDERS ON KERRANG RADIO If you haven't listned to the breakfast show with Simon James and Hill then I strongly suggest you do. At first it may seem that Si James, Hill and their co-host Danielle come across like a bunch of grumps, akin to the old men in the Muppets! But soon you're sucked into their surreal and witty world. The hosts have a genuine chemistry that is so often forced on many breakfast shows. Anyway, I had been listening for a while and they started to follow me on Twiter so I tried my luck and I messaged them to ask for an interview. Stupidly, I leave Danielle out of my email, Danielle sounded a bit put out about that when they read my email out in the air! They said they wouldn't come on my show but I could come and ask them all one question each! So on a Friday morning at 7:15AM they rang me up. It was a lot of fun; they gave some very funny answers. It was like listening to the show but with the ability to butt in and talk to the radio! I am so happy they were nice enough to let me on. I played this out on my show and it will be available on my podcast at some point in the future. Well that is it for this addition of the Rhod Blog. In later posts I may write reviews of radio shows from the main stream media. Please don't forget to comment! Rhodders
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BBC Hosts Beatle Week

Never-before-heard outtakes and conversations from the Beatles' final Abbey Road recording sessions will be broadcast for the first time next month as part of a week of programmes about the Fab Four on the BBC. A new documentary, The Beatles on Record, will be narrated entirely using archive recordings of John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as their producer Sir George Martin, and aims to give a concise history of the band in the recording studio. The documentary, directed by Bob Smeaton, who worked on the Beatles Anthology project, will be broadcast on BBC2 next month in the run-up to the release of the band's remastered back catalogue and the Beatles Rock Band computer game. Other highlights of the BBC's Beatles Week include the first TV showing of the documentary, The Beatles: The First US Visit, the film that charted the band's arrival in America in 1964. BBC4 will also show the Storyville film on how the Beatles' music may have contributed to the collapse of the USSR, as a generation of Soviets were influenced by their music, as well as a new compilation of archive footage featuring a range of artists such as Sandie Shaw and The Carpenters who have covered their songs over the decades. BBC2 will also re-show Timewatch: Beatlemania, looking at how at the height of their popularity in 1966 the band quit live shows after having played more than 1,400 gigs, toured the world four times and sold 200 million records; and the action adventure spoof Help!, directed by Richard Lester.
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C5 joke goes above heads

When Channel Five showed Groundhog Day, the broadcaster thought it might be fun to show the same ads, in the same order, during each commercial break. Just like what happens in the Bill Murray movie, right? Except the gag was lost on some viewers, according to calls on the broadcaster's duty office. "I think there's been some technical mistake. Can you let somebody know that the same ads are being repeated during each ad break?" said one viewer. "I enjoy the movie you have on but I'm confused that there doesn't seem to be any variation in the ads," said another. "The ads were being repeated so often I genuinely thought I had entered a Groundhog Day situation." As Murray says in the film: "People like blood sausage too, people are morons." Fun idea or did they simply not have enough advertisers willing to buy space in this old, clapped out movie?
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GOODLAUG Comedy on 1rado - What's on premium TV today?

GOODLAUG.COM WHAT ELSE IS ON TV TODAY? ABOUT OUR PREMIUM CHANNELS (CHANNEL PAY-PER TELEVISION) The world of Channel Movies can be added to your package for only 90 a month which is only the cost of 12 DVDs but we show far more films than that! And if that's not enough you can now subscribe to the new service Channel Premium Screen which shows a rotation of the newest pay per view films 24 hours a day. To be eligible to order the brand new blockbuster films from this service direct to your TV screen you need to subscribe to the service at 15 a month and then the movies will be available at only 4.99 each. ** If goalkicking is more your thing then Channel Sports can be added for 85 a month and for that we just stick a camera in front of anything competitive and if we don't show it live we show it highlighted. There's coverage of everything from Aardvark hunting to chimpanzee tennis but we mainly show football as that is what you have told us you want to see. And if there's nothing on that suits you at any given moment this autumn sees the premiere of our new channel Channel Sports Goals, showing nothing but goal replays 24 hours a day. We hope this will satisfy your insatiable sports appetite no matter what time the clock says on the wall. TV HIGHLIGHT INSIDE VIEW After seeing the ratings for Panorama shoot up after John Sweeney's famous shouting episode in the scientology edition of the series, TV chiefs have decided to make a little something more of it and the result is John Sweeney's Shoutback. Starting this Thursday at 11pm and continuing for another 11 weeks this will be a studio discussion show with a difference. The general argument in each show will be won by the contestant who has been shouted at by Sweeney the least. This should be a good day for those great philosophers out there who are as quiet as a mouse! John Sweeney himself was reputed to be made up by the offer of this new series, "I have always wanted to go up against that smug and self-satisfied Dimbleby" he said as he walked away from our reporter with his back to him at TVCCentre. John Sweeney's Shoutback, Thursdays 11pm only on TVC1! WHAT ELSE IS ON? SATELLITE/SKY/CABLE CHANNEL MOVIES CHOICE - MOVIE PREMIERE - STAR WARS EPISODE VII - THE LAST HOPE TONIGHT, 8.00PM & RANDOM MULTISTART Everything seems so final about the epic Star Wars series but George Lucas keeps turning around and making another one and the latest result of that is airing tonight for the first time on British TV. Lucas has taken the controversial step of joining forces with the Star Trek franchise after the said franchise cashed its chips in last year meaning that no more Star Trek series, films and/or merchandise will ever be created again. A film critic from the Empire had these comments. "I love the synnergy between Star Wars and Star Trek now that they've joined hands, it feels like two worlds colliding, this film is so empowering." Will we ever quite get used to seeing Patrick Stewart shake hands with Luke Skywalker? The answer to that is uncertain but this film that cost $990,000,000 and was created over the last 5 years will leave you mesmerised anyway. 6.00am The That's So Raven Movie - That's So Frisco Ray, Eddie & Chelsea from The Disney Channel finally hit the big screen, in a storyline looking back over their many TV episodes Raven recalls her hilairious incidents and views clips from the new series in her visions. (2004, U) 8.00 Five On Kirrin Castle Movie adaptation of a book in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton. Smuggler's want to get their mits on Kirrin Island, but can the five adventurers including a dog stop them. (2001, U) 10.00 Supercat Family adventure about an ordinary pet cat which has extraordinary superpowers but only uses them when it feels like it. One night the house is engulfed in flames but the cat has gone out. Starring Jeff Bridges & Macaulay Culkin. (1996, PG) 12.00pm Scooby Doo 3: Up and at 'em The third entry in the new franchise based on the mystery cartoon series reintroduces the character of Shaggy who is played by Johnny Depp. 2.00 The Great Space Hoax A dramatisation of what would have happened inside the NASA organization had they faked the 1969 moon landings Starring Neil Armstrong as Neil Armstrong & Gene Hackman as the US president. (1997, PG) 4.00 Robot Mom Family drama about a robot mother's struggle to be accepted by her human family. With Sally Field, Ted Danson (1998, U) 6.00 Back In Black (MIB III) Will Smith & Tommy Lee Jones are back in black again for a second sequel. Aliens are running amok in the White House and are in key positions. Agents P & Q must do their best to withhold this knowledge for the protection of the public. (2004, 12) 8.00 PREMIERE Star Wars Episode VII - The Last Hope The world needs saving yet again and with the death of the original star wars crew, the members of the space ship enterprise are the last hope. Guest starring Patrick Stewart, William Shatner & others of the star trek cast. also showing at 8.15, 8.30, 8.45, 9.00, 9.15, 9.30, 9.45, 10.00pm on Channel Movies 2-10. (2006, 12) 10.00 Enemy of the Patriot Starring Harrison Ford and Sylvester Stallone. An Afghani dictatorship threatens to bring the US's airports to a standstill and terrorists threaten to hijack 7 planes. Four international terrorists succeed in hijacking various flights until meeting up with special FBI agents Luke and Frank who have boarded the flights surreptitiously. (2002, 15) 12.00am The Inside Job Prison drama starring Morgan Freeman & Eddie Murphy. Stanley having been on life for over 40 years, begins to fear that escape is impossible, that is until he befriends quiet retiring bricklayer while in forced labour. (1993, 15) 2.00 All Quiet in the Neighborhood Whimsical drama set in South Central LA starring Sean Penn. After hearing the last shot of a gun battle gang member Carl begins to realise that he is alone in the neighborhood after losing his close friends & family. (2000, 18) 4.00 It Runs In The Family Drama about a family who have practised marathon running for several generations. Starring Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones & Liniford Christie. (1997, PG) 5.30 Red Carpet News The latest news from Tinseltown, including live coverage of celebrity hotspots including cafes, photo shoots and film sets. CHANNEL MOVIES 2 5.00am That's All Folks MGM musical celebration of the best endings of glorious technicolor films (1941, U) 7.00 An English Manor A tale of two victorian children who invent their own secret world which can only be accessed at the bottom of the garden. Penelope Keith, Keith Richards (1991, U) 9.00 Family Ties A dysfunctional family always on the brink of an argument agree to be literally tied together for a fortnight to see if they can work on their differences. Frankie Muniz, Kevin Spacey, Reese Witherspoon, Diane Keaton (2005, PG) 11.00 Dragoneye Fantasy about a dragon who lives in San Francisco and is placed at odds with the authorities when a local boy discovers him and they try to evade capture. Voiced by Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan (1998, U) 1.00pm A Thirst for Love An alcoholic father loses his job at the local quarry and is forced to choose between drink and family love in his small Pennsylvanian home. Robert Duvall, Sally Field (1987, PG) 3.00 A Settlement for Sam A 12 year old boy from Illinois sues his parents for malpractice when they fail to pick him up from the mall. Macaulay Culkin (1991, U) 5.00 A Space For Adventure A young boy dreams of going up into space, when he is recruited by NASA to be the youngest person in space he is enthralled. Frankie Muniz (2001, U) 9.00 You Haven't Died Enough The 22nd James Bond film starring Robbie Williams. (2005, 15) 11.00 Magic Maker Comedy about the owner of a porn film business who decides to create the world's first porn musical. Starring Steve Martin, Woody Allen & Pamela Anderson. (2001, 21) 1.00am Restless Spirits Haunting chiller about a group of ghosts who haunt each other but no-one else. Starring Bruce Willis (voiceover), Meg Ryan & Derek Acorah. (2003, 15) 3.00 The Serrated Samurai The legend of a serrated samurai, capable of cutting bread from across a room as told by Jackie Chan & Bruce Lee. (2001, 18) 5.00 Old Chokey Stories of the past told by an old man sat on an electric chair. featuring recollections of 1930's America. (1999, PG) CHANNEL LIVE! 1 ALL THE SPORTS, ALL THE TIME 6.00am National Dominoes League Coverage from the prestigious event held annually in Preston, Lancashire. 8.00 Watersports World Boat racing from Lake Ambleside, Cumbria. 9.00 Tiger Woods' Golfing Legends Tiger Woods in profile. 10.00 Chester Chess Championships. Day 67 of the championship gets underway with an unexpected check. 12.00 Simpsons Road Rage Cup Day 1 of the 31 stage showdown between the famous shows characters on a simulated racing game. 12.30 The Glossop Gallop! Coverage of the bi-yearly horse racing competition from the Peak District town. 1.30 Cricketeering from Pakistan. Cricketing news magazine from Islamabad. 2.00 BET Live! All the horse racing results as they happen live from the monitors of the largest Ladbrokes betting shop in the UK in Central London. 4.00 Jetskiing with Paris Hilton Paris Hilton enjoys herself at a premium ski resort in the French Alps. 4.30 Powersliding Live from Cheshire, Vauxhall Novas and souped up Peugeots are put to the ultimate test in the street racing finals from Swindon. 5.30 Balls! at Teatime Daily sports phone-in. 6.00 Footballers Reflect Big name stars from the world of League 1 football reflect on all the frenetic action over the weekend. 6.30 Cribs! Michael Owen The premium footballer shows our team all around his luxury pad just outside Crewe. 7.00 The Big Game Warrington Town vs Northwich Nomads Including at 7.00 The Big Match build-up and the kickoff at 8.00 10.00 The Big Game Highlights Manchester United vs Liverpool As Channel Live! only has one feed it was unable to bring you this game at the same time as the other fixture featured earlier, however here are the full highlights! 10.30 Pub Quizmasters The Pub Quiz championships sponsored by Bass. Live from Lincolnshire. 11.30 Tractor Pulling A group of farmers get bored and pull their tractors rather than drive them. 12.30 Grappling Through The Night Wrestling from the WWC (World Wrestling Corporation) 4-6am Teleshopping Products that are a load of balls!
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Listener wrestling

Absolute Radio has come up with an unconventional way to win more listeners. Beat the crap out of 'em. Absolute Radio DJ and one time guest of the Rhodders, Iain Lee, invited members of his audience to come in and have a wrestle. And by the looks of the video, his invite wasn't so much tongue in cheek as arms round neck - and face slammed into floor. There's a particularly gruesome moment around the 6min 15 secs mark when the poor listener gets crunched into the floor of what looks like the Absolute Radio lobby. Let's hope he's still listening â�� if he can still hear properly.
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here comes.... Facebook Lite

Facebook is preparing a service called "Facebook Lite" - a stripped-down version of Facebook, intended for deployment in countries around the world where bandwidth is limited, and where always-on broadband connections are a rarity rather than the rule. It is also aimed at mobile phones. Hundreds of people in India are understood to have received invitations to try the service out in the past couple of days - but the link failed because it was not ready to run. Non-invited users who try to access the stripped-down site - at http://lite.facebook.com - are simply redirected to the main Facebook site. Facebook "Lite" is a fast-loading, simplified version of Facebook that enables people to make comments, accept Friend requests, write on people's Walls, and look at photos and Status updates. The "Lite" version is also expected to use smaller pictures and lower-resolution videos in order to speed up downloads of the page.
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GOODLAUG Comedy on 1radio - What's on TV Today?

This is the first in a new strand of comedy blogs from GOODLAUG.COM the home of the Madness series. Ridiculous TV Listings from 2005 New edition coming soon. This is in the style of Charles Brooker's spoof on Radio Times and TV (TV Go Home), this was first published in 2005 and now finds it's way onto 1radio. MONDAY TODAYs CHOICE 9.00pm The National Advert Awards Sir Trevor is back with more irresistable commercials. Who will walk back to their advertising agency with a trophy this year will it be Douglas the star of "I can't believe it's not butter" or will it be the creative guys behind Churchill Car Insurance. There is only one way to find out. 6.00am Early Morning Learning Elmoâ��s Now I Know My ABC Elmo, the former star of Sesame Street takes us on a magical journey through the alphabet kingdom where after the completion of each quest, a new letter is discovered. Todays letter is A. 6.25 Kindergarten Etiquette How to behave yourself in kindergarten and get on with your peers. 7.00 WAKE Lively early morning magazine with Chris Evans and Billie Piper. 9.00 NEW SERIES Konversation with Kilroy Veteran presenter Robert Kilroy Silk returns to the screen in a new series of confrontational chat shows whilst Jeremy Kyle is off sick. Today's topic is Asian Single Mothers on Benefits 10.00 The Young & The Beautiful Glamorous Australian soap set in a community of houseboats moored off Sunny Bay. Kyle is wondering what to say to his father after he drove his red Porsche into a lifeguard. 10.30 Space Invaders The Harriet Family from Folkestone live in a somewhat cramped environment so they enlist the help of Carol Smile and decide on a complete clearout of their belongings to reclaim their Feng Shui. 11.00 Move Your Feet with Junior Senior. The former artist of chart success encourages some long term down & outs to finally find paid employment. 11.30 TV Job Centre The Virtual employment service with a brand new series to help candidates find a job within a week. Frank who formerly worked as a cleaner finds work in a pen factory. 12.00pm Lunchtime Live All The days politics and social advice with Fern Britton. 1.00 The Political Wrap Political commentator Adam Boulton is on hand to discuss what will go wrong with todays politics. 1.30 Movie For A Rainy Afternoon The Great Orient Express. (1899 BW, U) Some unknown actors star in the first film ever made. About to be passengers of a train are horrified when they see the Orient Express heading towards them at a life-threatening 12 MPH, will the train coming towards them on the screen hit them? Mono, Subtitles, HD 2.30 The School Run Just before keys turn in the ignitions of 4x4s up and down the land, two female stars from Emmerdale are on hand to talk about the days topical interests for females. 3.00 Murder On Cliff View A feature-length Murder, It Was special starring Angela Lansbury. Arribella pushes an rich elderly man off a cliff whilst he is walking his dog and then spends the rest of the episode wondering how she did it. 4.00 BFS TV (Back From School) Klub Kelloggs The Adventures Of Coco Pops & The Ready Brek Rebels. A double bill from the teams of cartoon superheroes. The Coco Pops find themselves being lowered into a volcano by their archnemesis Derek the manager of the Advertising Standards Authority but as there is lava instead of milk in the volcano how will they survive? 5.00 Dart Kitchen Vernon Kay who has recently been outed as having a passion for darts joins Ainsley Harriott in the only TV kitchen to come complete with a dartboard. Ainsley demonstrates how to make an apple crumble whilst Vernon tries to score 180 behind his head. 5.30 Nightly News The latest sensational news with Alistair Stewart & Peter Buerk. Today a close analysis of Drawing Pins, the hidden danger. 6.00 Sunny Bay. Daily Australian melodrama. Jacqui discovers she is pregnant, but who could possibly be the father when she is a lesbian? 6.30 Regional Affairs The stories where you are, a compendium of the top regional news stories of the day wherever you are from the Shetland Isles to Central London. With Gordon Burns. 7.00 Coronation Street vs Emmerdale The first in a week long series of hour-long specials in which the cast of Coronation Street meet up with their rural counterparts in Emmerdale. When Jack arrives home to find that the Woolpack has had the heart ripped out of it by a fire he is hospitalised. But he finds himself cheered up when the estate agent visits him and hands him the deeds of a fire-charred Rovers Return in Manchester. 8.00 Who Wants To Be Fabulous? The game show that aims to make viewers dreams come true with a prize fund of Â£1,000,000 if they can correctly answer one question. 9.00 The National Advert Awards This years prestigious ceremony is introduced by Sir Trevor McDonald. Amongst the categories are the best use of pop music in a commercial, the most persuasive phoneline for a daytime loan company & the most high-pitched voice in advertising. 10.00 News at 10.02 Sir Trevor McDonald is late, the veteran newsreader presents the days most topical news live from the set of the National Advert Awards. 10.30 Big Ben Weather. The latest weather for the capital live from the weather vane on the top of Big Ben. 11.00 Oi! Caught on CCTV. Donal MacIntrye hosts another daring series in which he attempts to capture the most violent individual caught on camera outside pubs and clubs from the UKâ��s most notorious towns. 12.00am Phone It Right Greg Scott is back behind the phonelines and is waiting for your personal answer tonight on this live participation viewer quiz. TEXTS cost Â£1.50/minute, other networks may vary. 4.30 Kilroy An uncut version of this mornings confrontational talk show. Rptd from earlier Viewer discretion is advised, Bad Language throughout. TVC1 takes no responsibility for children viewing recordings on Digital+ recorder boxes later in the day 5.00 Pages from the Internet A look at some of the top pages from TVONE.COM. 5.30 TVONEâ��s Early Morning Newspapers All the headlines and stories from the newspapers you are about to buy. 5.45-6am Daybreak News & Farming Update TUESDAY TODAYS CHOICE A Man & His Needles - The Pete Doherty Story 1.30am A preview tape was not available as we went to press, but a journalist from the Daily Mail saw Doherty enter TV Channel Centre with a rucksack of needles. This promises to be controversial viewing even if red liquid doesn't spout from a suddenly projected needle less than 5 minutes into the broadcast. Doherty is a man with both a turbulent history and present and this makes for earth shattering TV. 6.00am Early Morning Learning Recipeasy Educational cooking series for young toddlers. Today Emu is cooking some biscuits but is the oven really the best place for broken packets of McVities. 6.30 The Role-model Turtles The Teenage Mutant Ninja Hero Turtles are back in business dispensing road safety advice to the members of one kindergarten in the West Midlands. 7.00 WAKE The lively breakfast show starts with a bang with its first 10 minutes being devoted to a live alarm clock at full volume before presenters Chris Evans and Billie Piper give us the latest showbiz and traffic news. 9.00 Kilroy Sir Robert Kilroy-Silk continues his week of standing in for Jeremy Kyle. Today: the Benefits of being old and unemployed DO YOU HAVE AN EGO, ARE YOU AN OAP? THE KILROY RESEARCH TEAM WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. CALL IN AT 09008787787 OR WRITE TO Kilroy Productions, Veritas UK Ltd. 10.00 Knock It Through - Divide & Conquer. New groundbreaking DIY series in which viewers homes are transformed by knocking walls through with the TVC1 sledgehammer. Carol has always wanted a bigger kitchen and now that her kids have left home she no longer requires all the space in her living room, what will be her reaction when part of the living room is reduced to plaster whilst the kitchen is made twice the size as the team Knock It ThroughTM. Subtitles for the blind, Dolby Digital 10.30 Sickcheck Mark Ramsey the star of Doctors accosts the workers of an oil rig to assess whether they have any significant ailments. IF YOU HAVE ANY AILMENTS THE RESEARCH TEAM WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. WRITE TO TVCCENTRE OR CALL IN AT THE TVC SURGERY IN CENTRAL LONDON. 11.00 Boot Sale Challenge David Dickinson dresses up as Del Boy from Only Fools & Horses at a car boot sale behind a pub and attempts to sell knock offs of his own antiques. 11.30 The Young & The Beautiful Tifanny threatens to split up with Kyle after he spends money planned for their wedding repairing his fathers completely waterlogged red Porsche. 12.00pm Lunchtime Live! Noon news and views, how will Gordon Brown feel after the losing the election to Michael Howard and should using a mobile phone whilst walking a dog be banned after a spate of attacks from dogs whose owners attention was diverted by the call on their mobile rather than their dogs frenzied barking? 1.00 The Political Wrap Adam Boulton speculates about what the new Michael Howard era of conservatism will bring and talks politics with his guest Tony Blair. 2.00 Movie for a Rainy Afternoon Singin' In the Salt Mines! (1962, U) An early John Wayne movie in which the undauntable hero works a 12 hour shift in an unventilated salt mine. His drudgery seems unending until he meets the girl of his dreams. BW, Subtitles, HD, Monaural Audio. 3.00 Prime Ministerâ��s Shoutout. PM Gordon Brown bellows at his opposition in the House Of Commons in This live coverage of Prime Ministers question time. 4.00 Bake It! New afternoon home cooking series presented by the master of confectionery Jeremy Sweet. Fern Britton is invited to try some Ukrainian truffles. 4.30 BFS TV Gutted! A mobile phone based texting prank show in which kids perform outrageous pranks by with just the use of mobile phone texts. If the victims fail to realise they've been pranked they come face to face with a gunge tank instead. 5.00 Dart Kitchen. With Ainsley Harriet at the cooker and Vernon Kay at the dartboard. Jim Bowen is invited to taste test some vol-au-vaunts whilst simultaneously trying to avoid flying projectiles. 5.30 Nightly News Sir Trevor McDonald is live from New York in the wake of this afternoons assasination of George W Bush. Meanwhile the sports correspondent comes live from Swindon where the Powersliding championships are being held. Followed by Big Ben Weather & Pollen count. 6.00 Sunny Bay The small Australian town is rocked by the news that they are going to be merged with the cast of Home & Away. 6.30 Where You Are! All the stories for wherever you're watching with longstanding news presenter Gordon Burns 7.00 Coronation Street vs Emmerdale In the second in the series of week long specials Jack finally splits up with Diane by throwing her out of a first storey window at the top of the Rovers Return. Meanwhile Kevin Webster sets up a garage in Emmerdale to rival Debbie's concern. 8.00 Busted Gritty police drama set in the backstreets of Royal Tunbridge Wells DC Mark Sun is forced to arrest his own son after he is accused of drug Trafficking. 9.00 Nurses who Shoplift. This shocking expose lifts the lid on those that supposedly give us our greatest care whilst simultaneously lifting razors from Tescos. 10.02 News at 10.02 With Sir Trevor McDonald. Will Gordon Brown win another term as PM in todays general election? 10.30 High Class A group of prostitutes who charge more than Â£50 an hour reveal the ins and outs of their business. Followed by Big Ben Weather 11.00 Beirut Humurously named documentary that aims to find the most volatile town or city centre in the UK on a Friday & Saturday night. Donal Macintrye armed with hidden cameras takes to the streets of Bradford only to have his camera nicked with the rest of the documentary having to be filmed with mobile phone footage. Subtitles, AD, HD 11.30 Did You See That? Derek Acorah from Most Haunted is reunited with the camera again and is joined by several ghosts on screen. However he comes across a potential problem when one of them won't sign a release form. 12.30am The Televisual Academy The open-access university of high learning whose only membership stipulation is an aerial. A Guide To Wikipedia. A look at the best way to use the encyclopedic internet resource Wikipedia in your university research and hand written essays. 1.30 A Man and his needles - The Pete Doherty Story A rare exclusive interview with the shambolic member from the Babyshambles who is sharing more than his needles with celebrated interviewer Louis Theroux. 2.00 Phone it Right! The questions return through the night with viewers once again providing the answers. 5.10 Pages from the Internet! Self explanatory early morning series created using unregistered Fraps software. 5.45-6am Daybreak News From the now demoted Alistair Stewart.
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Rhodders is powerless!- Show Aired Friday 24th 09

George Bernard Shaw said "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." That is certainly true of myself and my show show as it is so innovative it has been responsible for all kinds of failures: failures of judgement, failures of good taste, failures of responsibility and now even a power failures! Yes the show has reached such a level of innovation that it caused a power cut comparable to the New York blackout! This power failure struck twice, once in the middle of the interview with musician Hattie Snooks (http://www.myspace.com/hattiesnooks) The power cut out a second time during the interview with Jamie Warren (a nutter travelling to France with only Â£5! http://thejamiewarrenshow.com). So much the theory of lightning never striking twice. Perhaps the guys at my local power plant found me boring and pulled the plug! Other than these very frustrating tactical mishaps it was a fun show and I really enjoyed myself, the callers were very funny. Another thing which had been bugging me lately is the fact I have had to make everybody resubscribed my podcast- http://rhoddersfm.rhodders.com however I am really pleased to say that the number of subscribers and downloads are shooting up to their original rate. So please subscribe and download and hopefully you will blast the show into the stratosphere! That is all for this weeks Rhod Blog, dont for get to comment! If you want to have a go at writing an entry for the Rho Blog please contact me. Rhodders
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1Radio Top500

1Radio celebrated its first birthday in July. To commemorate the event, we've created a Top500 chart of the most played, most requested and most listened to tunes from the last twelve months. The chart runs from 11pm UK on Friday til midnite Sunday. 20 DJs will share 50 slots and bring you the entire chart. Each DJ only knows the music in his or her segment. So it will be as much as a surprise for them as it is for the listeners. Hope you can join us...
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rock, roll, radio and a new cohost -radio show aired on Friday 17th 09

Approaching the show I was feeling refreshed having just come and back from a week of sheer laziness in the Lake District. It was set to be an exciting show, as not only would talented musician Dan Shears be on ( http://myspace.com/danshearsmusic) but I would also have a new co-host. It's always interesting when some one new takes up residence in the co-host corner. Either you both gel and become "at one with the show" or you fall out, talk over each other and generate more awkward silences then a standup comic at a funeral! Luckily having known Hugo for 5 years (no he hasn't turned loopy yet!) I knew we would have plenty to talk about. It turned out Hugo did a great job and judging by the response and the chatroom he didn't in rage too many of the listeners. BEHIND-THE-SCENES Hugo came up by train on Thursday afternoon from the middle of nowhere (generic area of countryside where there is no hot water, public amenities, electricity, or even Internet!). We then spent hours recording some new jingles. Well by that I mean wasting hours tuning Hugo's ukulele! After all that I am very pleased with the two new jingles we managed to produce. One features a Darth Vader spoof, the other a extremely silly de ditty sung by myself and Hugo, accompanied by the ukulele, kazoo and various sound effects. Listen out for these future shows. For the rest of the night we continued our diligence by holding a very long "production meeting" for the show in the local pub! Our staunch work ethic continued on a Friday when we emerged about midday! The afternoon was as follows: I rang guest confirm interview, Rang Bobby (amazing fact) to confirm he hadn't been blown up in a science experiment, rifled through hundreds of newspapers and web sites for news articles (which we ran out of time for!), wrote final show running order and made playlist. THE SHOW The show was fantastic fun the phone-in topics were "what is the worst disaster you have caused in a science lesson?" and "what is your best excuse for not doing homework". The former included such responses as blowing up a desk with magnesium, throwing sodium as a teacher, and creating hysteria by claiming a fake experiment was about to explode! Responses to the latter topic led me to believe that the RhodHeads is blunt and unimaginative as a bus. There excuses included "I can't be bothered to do your homework Sir" and "sorry Miss I was too busy playing computer games! Bobby's Amzign Quiz saw Hugo pitted ageist Ray from Perth. This feature fell off the rails, by the end I did not care who had won! Our Guest Dan was ace, he put up with quite a bit of our stillness and played along valiantly. As always, feedback and ideas of the show are always welcome. send them to radio AT rhodders.com Rhodders
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Boyle beats Barack

Who is the most powerful person in the free world? If you thought it was US president Barack Obama, you would be wrong. It is, of course, Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle. When the White House told US TV networks to clear their schedules for a live presidential address to the nation, the powerful NBC network said no. The reason? It had an exclusive interview with Boyle for that night's edition of America's Got Talent. The White House swerved, and rescheduled Obama's address an hour earlier! Boyle 1 Barack 0.
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Thieves stop Heart

Heart Radio in Peterborough, along with its sister stations Gold, Lite FM and Kiss were all off-air for a prolonged spell last week after transmitter cables were stolen. Reams of copper cabling were ripped out after a BT cabinet at the transmitter site was vandalised. It apparently took almost half a day before anyone noticed and the station resumed broadcasting!
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MJTunes

A new web radio station celebrating the music (or cashing in on the death) of Michael Jackson has surfaced. http://www.mjtunes.com offers a playlist consisting entirely of MJ tunage. It's testament to Jackson's rich back catalogue and to the people behind this online station that you can listen to MjTunes for days and not hear the same track twice. As well as the well known hits they also draw from remixes, obscure 12-inch B-sides, soundtracks, collaborations and foreign language versions. There are also spoken word bits between tracks â�� snatches of interviews, creepy tributes, vintage trailers of Moonwalker ("he comes from a place beyond the stars") and ads for such concerns as Jackson Village, an establishment that promises "Michael Jackson with a German accent". I don't know how long the station plans to broadcast, but for fans of the mighty MJ, the station provides a much needed respite from the constant media intrustion and speculation. If nothing else, it provides an amazing opportunity to sample the massive catalogue of music that Jackson leaves behind.
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Happy Birthday USA

Today marks the 233rd Birthday for the United States. Folks will celebrate the event with family gatherings, cook-outs and fireworks. Some will make their way to Liberty Island, NY home of the Statute of Liberty. In fact, the National Park Service estimates some 200,000 people will visit the island today. Of those about 2,500 will get inside the statute and about 250 will make the trip all the way up to the crown. Not a bad ticket if you can get it!!!
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Bobby's Amazing Blog (concerning show aired on Friday June 26th)

Hi there! A week or so on from having finished the last of my A-levels, I keep finding my mind uselessly wandering onto syllabus related topics, panicking that I may have forgotten to include that particular scrap into an examination answer. The past week has been spent in idleness but on Wednesday, I go to Rothhampstead (science research centre) to assist this Adam guy on his beetle project. I enjoyed last Friday at Studio Rhod, and have been procrastinating about writing up this bog (I never could keep a diary). Speaking of diaries, I always find that when the authors encourage or give you permission to read their diary, the forbidden pleasure associated with violating someone personal (or the publicâ��s privacy), is gone. You realise there is no longer any hope of finding anything incriminating (unless they are stupid enough to record such thing in a designated â��diaryâ�� book), or finding anything saucy. Thus, I hate autobiographies, as usually the view is heavy distorted thorough a lens of pride, as boring people make themselves appear more outrageous and interesting, whilst the interesting are either legally immune or do not publish except posthumously. Having got this far, I just want to note that the ants I collected yesterday for my ant farm arenâ��t moving anymore, so once again Iâ��ve induced insecticide, so Iâ��ll just try again tomorrow. Anyway, I did enjoy the show, probably about time to rig a quiz in Rhodâ��s favour, as he has now lost 3 times in a row! Gary, was a swell guest (note to Rhod, need to find more Garys!). On a positive note, Iâ��m growing a beard again (perhaps you saw it on the webcam) and soon I will have recruited half of Dudleyâ��s literate population and the entire Rhod team into a pirate crew large enough to pilot our own 12-man Somalian pirate boat. Pirate radio will return! Bob
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Poolside Postcard

PT's Really Big Show returns July 6th. Yes, the hiatus is over and I really enjoyed the time off. It wasn't just time away from broadcasting, it was a break from the the PC in general. Response to emails slowed to a crawl, almost no instant messaging, no website updates. It's really amazing just how much time we spend online. Maybe a bit too much. Surfing online was replaced by time poolside with a cold drink in my hand, a few good cigars and the breeze rustling through the banana trees. Some important stuff, like breaking in a good pair of flip flops and straw hat were also accomplished during the break.
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The Rhod is back!

On Friday the 19th amid a fanfare of jingles and over the top voice-overs I made my triumphant return to the radio! Due to exams I had been off the air for weeks and weeks and therefore was a bit apprehensive about coming back. Finishing your exams is a very liberating experience; I can now stay in bed, stay up late and drink without feeling guilty because I should be revising instead! I was on a high for basically the the entire show and the listeners were great. Considering that I had not been doing my regular show for a while the turnout was pretty good. Here are a few goals for my show this summer 1. make the show as big as possible by stepping up the promotion. 2. shift that huge back log of podcasts! (this is a nightmare at the mo as I have had to chance podcast hosts but the itunes store still has the old feed, what a nerdy conundrum! 3. Bring on bigger and better guests. 4. get more the cohosts in more regularly 5. come up with some new innovative features to get listeners involved. I am started to use Twitter during the last show http://twitter.com/rhodders it was fun reading out the @replys and looking to see how many thousands of Twits are picking there noses! 6. try up date the blog most weeks, if one of YOU want to write up one of my shows or supply any thing for the Rhod Blog let me know. ether comment or email radio AT rhodders.com I will get some cohosts to write it as well at some point. That's about it for this weeks Rhod blog! As always any comments and feed back on the show or blog is welcome. Rhodders
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iPhone v3 even better for web radio

The Apple iPhone 3GS now lets you stream MP3. This means you can listen to web radio without the need for a special app. Although there are many free web radio apps in the Apple store, you couldnt previously listen to web radio AND surf or do other tasks. The app player had to remain at front to be active - effectively stopping you from doing anything else. Now that streams play natively, you can click the home button, return to the home screen and do other stuff without the audio switching off. Just return to the Safari browser to switch it off the MP3 audio.
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BBC iPlayer gets Flash

The BBC iPlayer has now includes Flash-based streams for live radio as well as on-demand programmes. This should effectively allow you to listen to all of the BBCs radio stations on many more devices than previously - even if you are outside the UK... and a better quality. Which is nice.
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Crazy Simulcasting on Liverpool Radio stations.

In Liverpool there is one company that has quite a dominance in the Mersey radio scene and that company is the German Bauer Media. It happens to own not only Liverpool's flagship station Radio City 96.7, but also the newly licensed CityTalk105.9 & Magic 1548, it's a trio of Radio City stations. CityTalk 105.9 launched in 2008 promising to be a 24 hour speech station for Merseyside but it was not in fact a new station, it had existed before in 1989. When local stations were required to use or lose their AM frequencies in that year, Radio City instead of putting out a gold service as many other stations decided to do opted instead to create a talk service. It lasted less than a year before they decided to launch City Gold and now history is repeating itself. 1990 & 2009 have a lot in common they are both years of recession conditions and now the new CityTalk is finding out that both listeners and advertisers are drying up. As one person said on a forum "the station seems to pick its moments'. It's response has been to try and get OFCOM to let it save some money by simulcasting Magic 1548 at off peak times, that was refused but they are now allowed to play some music classed as soft pop and simulcast with Radio City 96.7 more often. The crazy situation has led to them creating a programme called the Magic Music Machine rather than directly relaying Magic 1548 and linking up with Radio City 96.7 for not just the football coverage as they did from the outset but also sharing the Pete Price late night phone-in and most staggeringly simulcasting The Big Top 40 on a Sunday Afternoon which is only on about a hundred more stations in the North West. So now there is a transmitter in Merseyside throwing out 8Kw of power to a station no one is likely listening to when it's most popular programmes are more conveniently located on the main Radio City 96.7. Now there are lots of times in the day where the output on both 96.7 & 105.9 is exactly the same, had OFCOM caved in to Bauer's demands to simulcast Magic 1548 the Liverpool area would have more choice as the Magic programmes would be able to go out in clear FM stereo rather than crackly AM or elusive DAB. SIMULCASTED SHOWS 96.7 - 105.9 Pete Price Phone-In (Sundays-Thursdays 10pm-2am0 Saturday Sport Coverage The Big Top 40 (Sundays 4-7pm) The Magic Music Machine (a voicetracked show which is exactly like Magic 1548, but it isn't) Weekdays 7pm-10pm, 2am-6am
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POPcorn News - Goodbye Marcher Sound, Wirral's Buzz 97.1, Coast 96.3 & Champion103

It's the quiet end of an era in the North West & North Wales as 4 of the area's local commercial stations become amongst the latest to become part of the national Heart brand. Each station will continue with only a local breakfast show and a shared drivetime slot with Lee Thomas, the rest of the hours will be the schedules of the national Heart network. Marcher Sound was founded by a group of redundant steelworkers from Shotton Steel Works in 1983 and in it's early years shared evening programming with Liverpool's Radio CIty. Based in Wrexham it was the first local commercial station in North Wales and it also covered Chester. Later in 1989 when stations were required by government to provide something alternative on both their AM and FM frequencies, Marcher Sound(later became Marcher Gold) became the home for older tracks and the FM service became MFM. In 1993 Marcher began to expand with the launch of Marcher Coast saving the North Wales Coast from Bangor to Prestatyn and the launch of spin off shows for Wirral off its 97.1 frequency. In 1998 the Marcher group expanded again with the launch of dedicated bilingual station Champion 103 serving the heavily Welsh language dominated Anglesey & Gwynedd. Then in the next year the Marcher Group expansion plans completed with the 1999 launch of The Buzz a dedicated station for the Wirral which was spun off from MFM97.1 which was already opting out from the main MFM for the area. At one time MFM had a late night psychic phone-in show and came live from a local nightclub. Things began to change quite dramatically when the Marcher Group were bought out by the GWR Group in 2001. This group favoured networking in off peak times and already had a large roster of stations throughout significant portions of England. It wasn't at all long before the Marcher stations were taking GWR's evening networked programmes that were going out across the country. Curiously though because of the licence requirements at the time a local overnight show remained on the Marcher stations from 1am. This survived until 2007 and was presented by Chrissy Burns. Odd to find national evening shows and then a small local show with familiar places namechecked at 3am. The local character of the stations began to diminish under GWR ownership as not only networking, but also groupwide playlists and straplines were brought in, the station sound became the same as many others in the country but still the local breakfasts, daytimes and drivetimes remained. Wirral's Buzz was for a time reduced to just its own morning output, with drivetime linked with MFM however for a couple of years it regained its own drivetime. In the meanwhile the GWR group got bigger until finally in 2005 it was swallowed up by the Capital group or maybe the other way round, this formed Gcap Media the biggest commercial radio group in the UK. Things were now shaping up for the events that led to the eventual Heart takeover. In 2008 the balance was tipped so that the localness of the stations became fringe, all across the GCAP the mid morning show was replaced by a national show and at around the same time a new drivetime show presented by Lee Thomas began on the Marcher group stations stripping the individual stations of their unique drivetime shows. The stations were now primed to be part of the Heart network. In the same year GCap Media were bought out by Global Radio and the masterplan became to clone the format of their successful London station Heart 106.2 across the approximately 40 local licences across England and Wales they now owned. They did this in 3 phases, rebranding 3 seperate sets of stations at 3 seperate dates. About a month before the rebrand, the stations identity is dropped and it becomes effectively known as "Heart Is Coming" The 4 Marcher Group stations are amongst the stations to have held out the longest as they were in Phase 3. But from Monday June 23 they become part of a national station with only a local breakfast and drivetime, the same structurally as they were for approximately 12 months before the rebrand. Effectively the stations ceased to be Marcher stations long ago.
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Youtube - now even bigger

A new version of YouTube ~ YouTube XL ~ launched last night and will make the video site accessible on big TV or computer screens. It will run on any browser with Flash and has a familiar but less cluttered interface than the main site - eg, no comments, suggested videos and ads. TechCrunch points out that YouTube XL's advantages is that it will work on pretty much any device with a web browser, which makes it extremely accessible. Some screen grabs are at http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/0,1206,l%253D240976%2526a%253D240977,00.asp
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DjHIx on 1Radio... no really

Some months ago, someone signed up to DJ on 1Radio using the name DJHix. Nothing odd about that... until the person claimed to be THE legendary DJHix based in Northern Ireland. Not content in ripping Hix's bio, name-dropping all his celebrity mates and doing a massive copy/paste of Hix's website, the fake ID was made all the more obvious as the DJ had a strong Aussie accent. With the help of the real DJHix (who's never been to Australia), we blew the cover of the impostor and restored sanity to the 1Radio schedule. Now, months later, the gracious DJHix has granted 1Radio a special first air play of his latest mix - Turn the Tables Volume 1 - a thumping collection of summer beats. Click the link below for the next playout of this superb mix... http://1radio.org/getShow.php?HistoryID=05eea6d9-d3ce-1641-937f-8fd32ea5643c You can find out more about DJHix and download this and other exclusive mixes at his website www.djhix.com
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Amazing Radio

A new digital radio station has launched today playing nothing but new music by unsigned artists. Amazing Radio at http://amazingradio.co.uk is calling itself the world's first interactive radio station and will feature 100 percent new music and presenters who have never worked in radio before. Amazing will play new music, including indie, urban, rock, jazz and pop music as uploaded by artists looking for a break on the amazingtunes website. "It's normally impossible for new artists to get onto big radio stations. So we made our own," says Amazing founder, former BBC Producer and musician Paul Campbell. Amazing Radio will broadcast nationally on DAB digital radio for a six-month pilot on the Digital One multiplex.
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youtube goes bluetube

Youtube was apparently flooded with stacks of dodgy uploads last week in a prolonged prank called 'The Porn Day Attack'. The video-sharing website, owned by Google, has removed most of the porn clips but some content was still apparently available some days after the incident. The Guardian reported that pranksters hid the porn amid innocent footage of celebrities such as Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers. Members of the 4Chan message board, which focuses mostly on Japanese anime and manga, have claimed responsibility for uploading the porn, apparently in response to YouTube's stance on copyright music videos. No one is admitting how many videos were uploaded but it is reportedly in the thousands. It is understood the videos originated from all over the world but were uploaded on the same day in a co-ordinated effort.
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accents

Did you know the jingles on 1Radio are recorded by various people from the US, UK, NZ and Europe? Despite this international line up of voice over pros, people still complain that the jingles sound all-British or all-American. Clearly, you can't please all the people all the time.... but wait. Have you heard Amy Walker? Check the video clip opposite. Impressive huh? Amy can speak comfortably in a whole bunch of different accents, ranging from the UK and Ireland to Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, France, Australia, New Zealand, and around North America. I wonder if she could do a bunch of jingles for 1Radio?
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apprentice cafe is new tourist destination

The cafe where the losing team on The Apprentice go to bitch and moan has become something of a tourist attraction. http://tiny.cc/9e7Iy The Bridge Cafe, in West Acton, has had a bit of a clientele makeover since Sir Alan Sugar et al co-opted it for the BBC show, reports the Sun. The usual staple of "cabbies and builders" now find themselves joined by "people from all over wanting a cuppa and taking a photo".
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audioboo

Heres a fun site for iPhone and iPod Touch users that could be useful for radio. http://audioboo.fm AudioBoo is like a webcam for sound. Wherever you are, you can record little clips of audio and immediately upload them to the web where your friends, followers and others can listen in. As usual, the audioboo application links up twitter, Facebook, MySpace and every other social networking site you can think of so that all your friends can be constantly notified of your every irritating utterance. Whilst a little gimmicky, it could be a useful tool for radio where listeners could post spoken comments which can then be streamed into the show. Stephen Fry, Tony Blackburn and Chris Moyles are all using audioboo so get ready for wall-to-wall coverage.
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Rhodders at the Radio Academy Masterclass

Rhodders twitter update: on a train to Swindon for radio Academy Masterclass + Big Weekend! 7:30 AM May 9th I was up at six to catch the 7:30am train to Swindon. Youâ��re probably wondering what on earth I was doing getting up at that time on a Saturday and why Swindon? I was going to the Radio Academyâ��s Masterclass, a training day for people who want to work in radio. Despite feeling tired, I was very excited. Not only was I going to meet some of my radio heroes but I was also going to Radio 1â��s Big Weekend music festival. I tuned into Radio 1 on my MP3 player, Nick Grimshaw was busy laughing over a text he had received which said something like "in Swindon very tired I think I'll have power nap". Grim was laughing as the Big Weekend doesn't open until 12. I got to Swindon, jumped in a taxi and soon, , I was sitting in a conference room in a posh hotel and by a mad coincidence, next to the bloke who had sent that text! Rhodders twitter update: back stage at radio 1â��s Big Weekend! 9:59 AM May 9th After an introductory talk, we were soon backstage at Radio 1â��s Big Weekend. We saw each of the stages, as important looking men wearing headsets bustled around testing speakers. I even got to see Chris Moyleâ��s dressing room! As we stood in the tent containing the main stage, it felt really weird to know that soon this empty space would be crammed full of thousands of people jostling to get a view of some of the world's best music artists. Once we got back to the hotel, we had a very insightful talk from Andy Parfitt (Controller Radio 1, 1Xtra, Asian Network). Any questions we wanted to ask had to be written on paper and given to his PA to give to him. Perhaps he was worried about being asked something difficult! Then, we had a talk from Hugh Stevens and his producer, Clare Chadburn (Radio 1 Introducing). They gave some good advice about interviewing bands. Do your research. Why you interviewing them? Where are they from? Listen to your guest; donâ��t just think of your next question. Try and keep it natural. I got to speak to both Hugh and Clare after their talk and they were both very friendly. Rhodders twitter update: given my business card to Scott Mills! Hope he does not loose it! 1:00 PM May 9th The highlight of the day for me was the question and answer session with Radio 1â��s drive time host, Scott Mills. He came across as a really nice person, no big ego or airs and graces, just a genuine down-to-earth person. I remember a particularly funny moment from the talk. Some of the delegates had picked up balloons from the Big Weekend site and one of these balloons was drifting like a cross between a moth and misguided zeppelin, towards a light in the ceiling. Just as Scott started to explain about spontaneity on his showâ�¦ BANG! The balloon bursts! Scott almost jumped out of his seat. "Was that the balloon?" he said, "oh good!" A truly classic moment. He told us how he worked in radio for while, just being a "voice on a stick" until one day he had found his radio persona. He explained it was because he had relaxed and become more honest about his life on the radio. Thus, the Scott we all know was reborn! Just as he is about to get up and leave, I sneakily lean forward from my front row seat and hand him my business card. He smiled and put it in his jeans pocket. Let's just hope he doesn't leave my card in his jeans when they go in the wash! Rhodders twitter update: Watching Dizzy Rascal on main stage will he get so dizzy he will fall? He is such a rascal! 6:23 PM May 9th After all the excitement of the conference, we headed to the Radio1â��s Big Weekend. It was amazing. I got to see The Scripts, Kasabian and Dizzy Rascal who really had the crowd going "bonkers". He was slightly late coming on. It looked like the technical bods broke his mic and had to fix it! Rhodders twitter update: Snow patrol coming on stage soon, very excited!8:28 PM May 9th The headliners of the event were Snow Patrol. I have never been a huge fan but I was in awe of their live performance. It was as good as hearing them on a CD and no, they were not miming! One particularly funny moment was when Gary Lightbody (lead singer), reached out to try and grab a balloon from the audience and got tangled up with a cameraman. He apologised and got the whole crowd to cheer the cameraman. The crowd sang along to every song. They held the audience riveted for the entire set. I really enjoyed the event I would like to thank 1Radio and the Radio Academy for such a brilliant day. I will be playing some audio from the event on my show soon. Rhodders
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Should licence fee avoiders pay for iPlayer?

The BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/ is a great tool for catching up on tv and radio that you have missed. As with all things BBC, its only intended for UK audiences and - strictly speaking - those who have paid for a tv licence. Erik Huggers from the BBCâ��s future media and technology division has welcomed suggestions that the iPlayer mechanism be charged for â�� potentially by requiring users to submit their licence details before viewing content. Under current law, viewers only have to pay the fee if they own a TV, or if they watch TV content online simultaneous with broadcast. They do not have to pay if they use the iPlayer to catch up with content after it has aired. Huggers said the BBC is still â��activelyâ�� looking at launching an ad-funded or subscription version of the iPlayer outside the UK, despite an apparent lull in discussions. The corporation confirmed in November last year that it was eying an overseas launch but is re-examining how it will go about it after the OFT blocked its video on demand initiative Project Kangaroo.
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Stick-to-itiveness

Definition: Unwavering pertinacity; perseverance: "You've got to have reasonable goals and the stick-to-itiveness to get there" J. Robert Buchanan Broadcasting requires some "stick-to-itiveness" too. -- PT
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Calvin Harris does Coke

The Coca-cola company is launching a TV ad campaign featuring an exclusive track by Calvin Harris of "Acceptable in the 80s" fame. The TV ad features a Pied Piper character who plays a tune on a bizarre organ by feeding Gremlin-like creatures small squirts of Coke. The campaign, called "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, La, La, La", breaks on UK TV from 31 May. There are two versions - 30-second and 60-second versions. http://tr.im/kJd2
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Rock Profiles to return

Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams have revived their spoof music series Rock Profiles. The duo have made six new web-only sketches for comedy website http://www.funnyordie.com Each episode will feature the pair as a famous musical celebrity couple or pair of performers, including Katie Price and Peter Andre, Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow and Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty. Rock Profiles originally ran on tv in the late 90s and lampooned stars such as Elton John, Bono and Liam Gallagher.
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recycle your phone for some tunes

TV advertising is awash with websites offering cash for your clapped out old mobile phones. Today I heard of another variation - this time offering free MP3 downloads in exchange for your old dog n bone. Music streaming service We7 and recycler mopay.co.uk let users swap old phones for MP3 files from We7â��s download store to use on their computers, iPods and other music devices. Users follow a few simple steps on mopay.co.ukâ��s site, send their phone via freepost to mopay.co.uk and We7 will deliver their music credit at their online download store within 7 days of sending in the handset.
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headphone disco

Imagine a night club, packed to the gills with happy dancey people and not a sound to be heard. Headphone Disco (AKA silent disco) is the clubbing phenomena sweeping the nation. A room full of clubbers all armed with a set of wireless headphones, with two seperate DJs broadcasting live via two dedicated FM Channels. The result is delerious silence! It has to be seen (but not heard) to be believed. Find out more at http://www.headphonedisco.co.uk/
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Would You Pay For YouTube?

A couple of weeks ago, Google's CEO mentioned to investors that they might start charging YouTube's users for viewing content 'With respect to how it will get monetized, our first priority, as you pointed out, is on the advertising side. We do expect over time to see micro payments and other forms of subscription models coming as well. But our initial focus is on advertising. We will be announcing additional things in that area literally very, very soon." With the recent Disney-Hulu deal, Google is under increasing pressure to generate more revenue and at the same time attract more premium content. That means we might see payment options coming even sooner than expected, with control over the pricing models being handed over to the studios providing that content, like the way Apple caved in over variable pricing on iTunes. This raises an important question: would you actually pay for premium content on YouTube and other sites, or will this draw viewers away to other video sites?
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Let's Talk

We all know the definitions for the words cooperating and competition but have you ever heard about â�� co-op-etitionâ��? Well maybe itâ��s not really a word but it is something everyone should try. Using the world of broadcasting as an example itâ��s easy to see a friendly competition between the various on-air personalities. Each broadcaster trying to be better than their peers. But in order for an entire community to grow their must be some cooperation as well. A more experienced broadcaster offering advice to someone just starting out, or broadcasters sharing tips and tricks with each other or cross promotion. There are many ways a good co-op-etition can help lift an entire community, most of them are often the smallest of things. In a competition only one will win. In a co-op-etition the entire community wins.
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POPcorn Playlist Chart - 2008

What were some of the most influential tracks on POPcorn during 2008? 01 Angry Video Game Nerd Theme 02 Paul Reaney - A Town Like This 03 Erwin Beekveld - They're Taking The Hobbits To Isengard 04 sarcasticgamer.com - Xbox 360 Ring Of Fire 05 MoLewis57 - I Ate A Scone (Katy Perry parody) 06 Mamma Mia - Meryl Streep - Mamma Mia 07 Short Circuit - El DeBarge - Who's Johnny 08 sarcasticgamer.com - PS3 Sony You Killed Your Brand 09 Lazytown - Bing Bang (Time To Dance) 10 Hoodwinked - Todd Edwards - Tree Critter 11 Jonathan Coulton - I Feel Fantastic 12 Pokemon - The First Movie - Vitamin C - Vacation 13 Burnout Paradise - Theme 14 Ico - You Were There 15 sarcasticgamer.com - I Hate This Wii 16 Avenue Q - The Internet Is For Porn 17 Mamma Mia - Pierce Brosnan - SOS 18 Cops - Inner Circle - Bad Boys 19 Austin Powers 2 - Dr Evil - Just The Two Of Us 20 Drake & Josh - Soul Man 21 Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen 22 Alvin & The Chipmunks - Bad Day 23 Drake & Josh - I Found A Way 24 Evan Almighty - Leann Rimes - Ready For A Miracle 25 Bully - Chasing Prefects 26 BEST - Postman Pat Rap 27 The Apprentice - Theme (Dance Of The Knights) 28 The Lancashire Hotpots - He's Turned EMO 29 Legend Of Zelda Twilight Princess - Hyrule Field 30 There's Something About Mary - Joe Jackson - Is She Really Going Out With Him? 31 Weird Al Yankovic - Trash Day 32 AX - You're My Euroball 33 Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Yello - Oh Yeah 34 Dan Sloan - That's All 35 The Office - David Brent Free Love Freeway Nathan Jay Remix 36 Alvin & The Chipmunks - Funkytown 37 Sex & The City Movie Theme 38 Bully - School Theme 39 Shrek - Singing Princess 40 Sonic The Hedgehog 360 - Wave Ocean (The Waters Edge) When I find the full guide to the Top 20, I will post it here!
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The Ultimate Barrelscrapers - what does STR think are some of the worst and weirdest records of all time?

Well I'd had a rubbish night on the computer I got bluescreened twice, I didn't download some free software I downloaded a free virus, I had to cancel a show, so I thought why not play a show devoted to utter crap, that's what I did and here's a guide to it! BARRELSCRAPERS - The Countdown. 20 MXPX - Popeye The Sailorman Punk Remix of the popular Vintage cartoon theme. What would the POPeye theme sound like if it was done heavy? 19 Willy Wonka Oompa Loompa Hardcore Only the chorus of Oompa Loompa is featured in this Happy Hardcore version of the "timeless" classic Oompa Loompa from the original Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory film. 18 Weird Al Yankovic - Don't Download This Song Weird Al turns the file-sharing crisis upside down with a satrical swipe of the current situation of record company vs downloader. 17 Smart E's Sesame's Treet. Released in 1992 during the height of the "rave" era this was an "alternative" version of the Sesame Street theme. It reached no.2 in the UK Charts. 16 Monie Love - Born 2 B.R.E.E.D Released in 1993, this female R&B star tells us exactly what she would like to do. 15 The Simpsons - Kirk Van Outen - Can I Borrow A Feeling. Milhouse's parents split up and his cracker food factory employer Dad has the idea of writing a touching love song to win his wife back. It is more sugarsweet than a Cadburys bar mixed with Dolly Parton. 14 Robson & Jerome - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted How do you find instant fame as a singer, become an actor first. This duo from Soldier, Soldier sold millions when they became another artist to cover Unchained Melody again. The temptations hit was next on the list for the duo that created the culture that lead to Pop Idol & The X Factor. 13 Vanilla Ice - Play That Funky Music He will always be rememberd for Ice Ice Baby, the rap smash that nearly sampled all of the bassline from Under Pressure by Queen & David Bowie. But he changed one note of it to avoid the copyright, now the problem with a big hit often is the follow-up as we're about to hear here on this trip back to the 70's. 12 Clock - Oh What A Night Clock - so called because they go back in time and bring back the hits that should have stayed in the past. They are/were a cover group. In 1996 Clock reminded us of December 1963. Undercover are the only other act I can think of to like Clock, only exist to do covers, they had a top 10 doing that with Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street in 1992! 11 Efua - Somewhere When does talking sound good on a record when it's not rap, we're going to Efua talks us through her track. have to pass this time unfortunately. The Shamen who had a no.1 hit with Ebenezer Goode in 1992 also released a talking based track in 1993 with their release of Re-Evolution which reached no.13. with a hit based on spiritual talking. 10 The Firm - Star Trekkin' Gave trekkies their bad name and nerdy image, this is a song you have been hearing in cheesy parties nationwide since 1987. 09 Chubby Checker - The Fly Why was everything so hip in the 60,s houses were cheap, you could walk out of one job and into another and it was the era of the Beatles and the beginning of the hippy era, what was not so fly from that area, why a song about the airborne insects that's what. Come on girl and fly with me! 08 Radio 1 - I Ain't Afraid (Chowdry) Does the word Grudge mean anything to you? It will after you've listened to this inside story of one guy from Radio 1's Newsbeat, very amusing actually, it uses Kanye West's GoldDigger 07 Fast Food Rockers - Fast Food Song "Lets Eat To The Beat!" Why do McDonald's & Pizza Hut need to hire ad agencies when they have such a fine song devoted to them. Adverts for such unhealthy fun have now been banned on tv but long may they live on song. 06 Joe Dolce Music Theatre - Shaddap you Face It famously held Ultravox's Vienna off the top spot when it was released back in 1981. This Italian stereotype warmed hearts nationwide. 05 Crazy Frog Axel F Dogs and cats can hear frequencies up to 30 KHZ whereas humans can only hear up to around 20 KHZ, imagine the musical possibilities if our ears were like cats and dogs. It's an ultra catchy tune to base on remix on, but you are listening to an advert for a ringtone. Now finally there was a place other than buses or trains to listen to this great tune. 04 Mr Blobby Mr Blobby Before Channel 4 & Deal Or No Deal, Noel Edmonds was once Mr Saturday Night, the peak came in the 90's with Noel's House Party, and he had a sidekick whom the public adored. That of course was Mr Blobby and what more of an excuse do you need to come up with a christmas single. 03 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby Quite possibly the worst chart record in this countdown, even cheese isn't this cheesy. But DJ Otzi was larging it in 2001 with this one that made it inside the top 5 singles of the year. 02 Eric Prydz - Call On Me (Viper Blaster Remix) It's a remix of a remix, the chorus is sped up and so is everything else. The result is a remix that sounds like its on steroids and as 01 Freddy Got Fingered - Daddy Would You Like Some Sausage (Mario 3 Remix) In 2001, Tom Green of MTV fame made a goofy movie that critics hated and some fans found hilarious while many heralded it as the end of decent movies. It inspired someone to do a remix of the infamous "Daddy Would You Like Some Sausage" song from the movie, together with a sprinkling of a theme from the Mario 3 game.
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peel's festive 50s on spotify

The late John Peel used to broadcast a chart of his favourite records each year for as long as I can remember. Listeners would suggest songs and he'd gradually work through the most popular in the run up to Christmas. The yearly charts can be found at http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/festive50.htm Now, through the wonder of www.spotify.com, you can sample these eclectic selections in easy to consume playlists. Visit Indiefy's playlists at http://tinyurl.com/dct4zf for the links...
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if i were a boy who could sing

Its fake of course, but cleverly done. The creator explains his rationale (and bigs himself up) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8_sNkXUObQ
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POPcorn News - Bauer media the owner of Radio City, Key 103 and the rest of the Big City network buy Midands stations.

POPcorn News Bauer media the owner of the Big City radio network in the North of England is in talks to buy out several local stations in the Midlands that are currently owned by its rival Global Radio. Global Radio are currently pushing through a rebrand to the Heart name for many of its local stations that it currently owns,.but in doing so it must sell off some stations in the Midlands because it already owns a Heart FM there. So Birmingham's BRMB, Coventry's Mercia, Hereford's Wyvern & Shropshire's Beacon Radio are being sold and the interested party is Bauer media who may bring their Big City network to these stations. Stations already in the Big City network Northern England Liverpool - Radio City 96.7 Manchester - Key 103 Preston, Blackpool - Rock FM Sheffield - Hallam FM Leeds - Radio Aire Hull - Viking Middlesbrough - 96.6 TFM Newcastle - Metro Radio Carlisle, Cumbria - C.FM Scotland Stranraer - South West Sound Ayr - Westsound Glasgow - Clyde 1 Edinburgh - Forth 1 Dundee - Tay FM Aberdeen - Northsound 1 Inverness - MFR Possible additions Birmingham - BRMB Coventry - Mercia Hereford - Wyvern Wolverhampton, Shropshire - Beacon Radio Nottingham - Heart 106 Networking already on Big City stations (Northern England) weekdays 7pm-10pm In Demand with Rich & Luce 1am (2am some stations) - 6am After Hours Saturday 4am After Hours Networking on Scottish stations 7pm In Demand with Romeo 10pm Late Night Gina Mc Kie 1am-6am various
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1Radio - What's that?

This article doesn't speak on behalf of the management of 1radio.org and is written from the perspective of a 1radio broadcaster. 1radio.org is what you might term an open access station, this is a station that is very different to many others in that it gives just about anyone the chance to appear on the station just by registering, booking a slot in the schedule and then playing out a show. Therefore just about anything that you or anyone else might think of could appear on the station, the opportunities are almost limitless and so is the potential of creativity and diverse programmes that you might get. It's an open access station. AM I GOING TO BE ON RADIO 1? Maybe eventually, you never know! but this station is called 1radio.org So how does it work. BOOK A SHOW Once you register it is a fairly simple process to get your first show on air, the first thing you need to do is book a slot. There are only 24 hours in a given day and until we are given some more there will be 24 slots in one day, in any given day you can book up to 2 of these slots to do a 1 hour or a 2 hour show. You don't have to wait for your show to be approved instead you can be on in the next free hour on the 1radio schedule it's as simple as that! The flexibility of the way 1radio works is pretty good, not only can you be on in the next available hour but you can also alter your show title and/or description at any time with just a few clicks, the same is true for the small logo you can upload to accompany your show title. This can be changed at any time with just a few short operations, the 1radio website really is a very flexible and easy way to manage your shows. BROADCAST But how do you actually broadcast? The two most simple ways are to use Winamp and the shoutcast plugin to broadcast or to use SAM broadcaster. When a show is booked you'll be given the details you need to put into these programs so that they connect to the server that 1radio uses and once this is setup you'll be able to broadcast. To broadcast via Winamp download the shoutcast plugin from www.shoutcast.com and install it. Go to the output tab, click on connection and then put spring.wavestreaming.com as the address, the port number as 8863 and the password you were given when you booked a show. Put the station name as 1radio.org so that it will be identified as such when you broadcast. Sam Broadcaster: These same settings can be put into the SAM encoder if you are using SAM broadcaster. LOGGING Whatever copyrighted material you broadcast is logged and sent to the licensing agencies so that they can do their thing and distribute royalties. If using Winamp song titles are automatically streamed and this is sufficient but if you are capturing from the soundcard to broadcast for example this information will be blank in which case you should compile a manual list of songs played during your hour so that they can still be logged. I've supplied track titles in the shoutbox but you can also e-mail them through to 1radio management. INTERACT Now that you're on the air 1radio offers an easy way to interact with your listeners in your "now playing" page you will see a listener count and your show rating together with a shoutbox screen where listeners can send messages to you or between themselves. You'll be able to interact too and just so they know it's definitely you and not an impersonator your name will be displayed in a deep red colour. If the messages you receive start to get a bit unsavioury you always have the option of removing them but hopefully most of the time with 1radio being the friendly bohemian place that it is it won't come to that. ..in part 2 I'll take a look at the different services that 1radio has to offer to broadcasters and how you can enhance your show and features.
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Song Stuck In Your Head? You're Not Alone...

Ever get a song stuck in your head? It happened to me a few weeks ago. I kept hearing Fountians of Wayne â�� Stacyâ��s Mom in my head. Weâ��ve all had this happen to us at one time or another. Well maybe not that particular song but you know what I mean. Did you know this phenomenon is a result of a little glitch in your brain? Itâ��s true, its your auditory cortex, to be exact. But fear not, for there are a couple simple ways to jumpstart that glitch and let mind focus on other matters at hand: â�¢Listen to the entire song from beginning to end, or â�¢Do some math The first solution is pretty strait forward but the second one is interesting. Seems that doing math forces the part of your brain that is misfiring to focus on something else, and the song just kind of disappears from your thought process.. Have you had a song stuck in your head before? How long was it before you finally realized it was gone? Very interesting phenomenon
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Would You Pay For Social Networking??

Just how much do we like our Social Networking sites? The likes of MySpace, FaceBook and Twitter have all been in the news lately. These sites seem to be working their way into our daily lives. But the big question is how much would you pay for these services? Facebook is a prime example. Itâ��s burning through millions of dollars each month (some report as much as $20 Million dollars). As Facebook gets ready for a likely IPO one has to ask the question, how much money can they make?? Advertising isnâ��t sufficient enough to support this business model so the next step would be to some sort of subscription model. How much would you pay? $1 per month? Maybe $10 per year. Or would you stop using a social network if a subscription was required?
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Dead ringers dead

The beeb have confirmed that Dead Ringers is no more. The tv show, which starred comedians such as Jon Culshaw, Jan Ravens and Phil Cornwell, was originally a comedy show on BBC Radio 4, where it lampooned some of the stationâ��s famous presenters and shows such as The Archers. The show became a word-of-mouth hit that ran for 10 series. Simultaneously speaking in the voice of Dr Who Tom Baker, Gladiator star Russell Crowe and ex-PM Tony Blair, impressionist Culshaw said he was "absolutely gutted". :)
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Brand is back

Russell Brand makes a return to radio this weekend, 6 months after his departure from BBC Radio 2 following the â��Sachsgateâ�� scandal. His new show on TalkSport, will be a departure from the format used on the BBC. It will be co-hosted with Liam Gallagher of Oasis and the pair will talk mostly football while apparently 'adding their own irreverent twist to the latest team news, results and fixtures'. Whist I used to enjoy Brand's show on Radio 2, I can't say I'll be tuning into this one. I rarely watch footie on TV so will be unlikely to listen to it on the radio - unless of course Brand invites Jonathan Ross on the show and they phone up Beckham or the England manager.
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YoueTube Losing $1.65 Million Per Day

Its rumored that the average visitor to YouTube is costing Google between one and two dollars, according to new research that shows Google losing up to $1.65 million per day on the video site. More than two years after Google acquired YouTube, income from premium offers and other revenue generators don't offset YouTube's expenses of content acquisition, bandwidth, and storage. YouTube is expected to serve 75 billion video streams to 375 million unique visitors in 2009, costing Google up to $2,064,054 a day, or $753 million annualized. Revenue projections for YouTube fall between $90 million and $240 million. Could this be why they're playing hardball in the UK and Germany over video negotiations
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Clement Freud 1924-2009

"Just a minute" stalwart Clement Freud has died. Freud - grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud - had many interests ranging from politics to cookery, writing to broadcasting. I remember him best for his contributions to radio comedy, particularly the aforementioned "Just a minute". Click the link opposite for a classic clip...
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Beatles remastered

The entire Beatles Catalogue has been digitally re-mastered for the first time and will be released later this year. Many hope that the releases will also be made available on iTunes and other MP3 stores at the same time. All thirteen of the original Beatle albums have been given a digital overhaul. It apparently took a dedicated team of Engineers at EMI's Abbey Road four years to complete, utilising modern recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment in an attempt to maintain the authenticity of the original analogue recordings. Purists will no doubt complain that the digital clean up has destroyed some of the appeal and charm of the original and is no longer a faithful reproduction of the Fab Four sound. The packaging for the new collection will include special booklets with detailed historical notes and reproductions of the original labels, artwork and rare photos. Will you be updating your collection to include these newly remastered versions or will you stick with your existing CDs, MP3s or, dare I say it, vinyl?
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The People's Chart

PPL, the music licensing body in the UK, released a chart of the most played songs from the last 75 years for Easter. We played the top 20 on last night's Late One. The chart is interesting as it's based not purely on sales or radio plays but on all public performances - including in the office, shop, hospital radio or even the jukebox in your local pub (assuming they are licensed and correctly report usage to PPL). The full chart can be found at http://www.ppluk.com/en/News--Events/Latest-News/The-Peoples-Chart/The-Top-75/ A curious footnote is that the top two songs - Procul Harum's Whiter shade of pale and Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody - both feature the word "fandango". I wonder how many other songs in the PPL chart have used that word in their lyrics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fandango
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POPcorn News - STV buys South Park

STV, the holder of the channel 3 license for Scotland is trying to become even more independent from the network schedule of ITV1 in England & Wales by not just showing more local scottish programmes but now are buying in content. STV have acquired the rights to Season 12 of South Park and will begin airing it at 10.35pm on Monday nights from the 20th of April 2009. What a way to stick it to the network bosses at ITV HQ in London. It marks the first time South Park episodes have been seen on terrestrial TV in ages at least for viewers in Scotland anyway, they were last seen on Channel 4. If you have Sky Digital you can manually add STV. To add "STV" to other channels on your sky box, go to services, select add channels and put in the following info. frequency 10.906 Polarity: V Symbol Rate: 22000 FEC 5/6
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Consistency Pays Off For Broadcaster

Last night on PTâ��s Really Big Show I interviewed a fellow broadcaster that started small and to date over 1 million people have tuned into his show. The lesson was a simple one. If youâ��re a broadcaster seeking to increase your audience, the key above all is consistency. Finding your niche and consistently delivering your content. Captain Armagoden and the Sand Pirates isnâ��t really about a guy in a pirate outfit playing a combination of pirate tunes and oldies, its about entertaining. Armagoden has been doing just that, every Saturday evening since 2007. He has a huge base of loyal followers that has been building with increase momentum over the past several months. Of course it helps to be an entertainer at heart but the fact that there is a show every Saturday evening at the same time has been the biggest contributor to his success as an internet broadcaster. No amount of promotion will increase a broadcasters audience if the shows air irregularly (or not at all). By the way, last Saturday Armagoden had an audience of over 107,000 . Consistency does pay off.
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FM radio on iPhone?

Will the next iPhone include an FM radio? Appleinsider seems to think so. http://alturl.com/2uen Some might consider it a slightly backward step given that the iPod Touch and iPhone can already stream internet radio quite comfortably thank you very much - nevertheless, it will be another super addition to Apple's iconic music player if they do.
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My Family is back for a.. ninth series.

So My Family returns for a ninth series.The 90's decade was filled with classic sitcom idea after another with classics like Keeping Up Appearances, Men Behaving Badly< Absolutely Fabulous, 2.4 Children & One Foot In The Grave. But now in terms of a mainstream sitcom on prime time BBC ONE that attracts a big audience My Family is all we've got. And it just gets bigger and bigger it now has more episodes than some of those 90's classics together. The series started off in 2000 as a fairly moribund family sitcom about a very mainstream but slightly dysfunctional family and now it lives off its witty one liners and cleverly written jokes. It is committee written rather than written by a partnership of two or less writers and as such each line is accounted for, each joke is tweaked and every situation is completely contrived. The series hasn't been the same since the goofy character of Nick left in the mid-00's, the wackiness of the situations he got himself in contrasted against the conventionalness of the Harper family, they've tried to replace him with characters such as the Welsh Alfie but it hasn't quite had the same effect. There was also the dumb cousin Abi who has now departed as well. So what of the first episode of the 9th series with a slightly weakened cast. We quickly notice that Susan is completely missing from this episode and the whole thing evolves around Ben and his male pride as he ducks away from a fight in a pub. This situation begins with Ben and family taking part in a pub quiz, he spots a geezer who seems to be cheating with his mobile phone it all leads to a fight which Ben ducks out of. He then spends the rest of the episode trying to macho himself up ready for a confrontation so he can prove himself. The laughs the episode tries to gain for this are a little bit low and cloched, eg we find out that Ben's bully in school was actually a girl, hopefully the rest of the episodes in series 9 are going to have slightly more original ideas such as the excellent series 8 pisode where Ben tries to put his old band back together in a bid to become cool and upload new tracks to myspace. It is pretty much cliched stuff which is a slight departure from the some of the ideas for episodes in the 8th series.
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Interview with an ex-pirate

As part of our "Music of the Movies" event, we had a special show celebrating the release of the new movie "The Ship that Rocked". As well as clips and music from the movie, the show also featured a fascinating interview with 1Radio DJ Geoff Tracy - himself a pirate radio DJ in the 1980s. You can hear the full interview in our podcast pages at http://1Radio.org/podcast or using the player opposite. As always, if you have a radio or music-related story to share that would be of interest to 1Radio listeners, I'd be delighted to interview you. Interviews can be done over the web via MSN or Skype at your convenience. The interview will playout on a future show and podcast. If you'd like to take part, leave a comment on this blog and I will contact you...
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It's Not About the Music

Earlier this week YouTube announced that it will begin blocking music videos in Germany after the expiration of its 17-month contract with GEMA, an agency representing songwriters, composers and music publishers. YouTube made a similar move three weeks ago in Britain after a contract expired there. Both GEMA and the PRS were formed to help protect artistâ��s rights and ensure they are fairly compensated for their collective works. In the UK the PRS is seeking 0.22 of a cent for each streamed video. In Germany the GEMA is seeking to raise the fee to 1 euro cent for each video. On the other side of the table, Google (which owns YouTube) states that such increases are not sustainable with the current ad revenues related to the video streams. Thereâ��s a bit of a disagreement at the moment between two powerful forces leaving both the fans AND the artists out in the cold. Is this problem a lack of vision or just plain and simple greed? The one thing you can be sure of until that question is answered, artists are missing out of a paycheck but the lawyers are not.
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About broadcasting and listening with the MP3pro codec.

ABOUT THE MP3PRO CODEC. There are various ways to listen to and broadcast on 1radio but the best at the moment involves using the MP3pro codec. The standard bitrate for broadcasting on 1radio is 64K and while this may be low for the ordinary MP3 codec if you broadcast using the MP3pro codec then you can increase the quality of your broadcast and if you are listener you can get much more hi-fidelity sound if you listen with MP3pro. HOW TO BROADCAST WITH IT? Here's how to do it if you are a 1radio broadcaster. If you broadcast with Winamp you can download the SAM encoders plugin for Winamp (search Google) and if you switch to using this encoder instead of the Shoutcast DSP you will be able to broadcast in high quality MP3pro, your broadcasts will sound crisp and clear and in stereo! If you use SAM Broadcaster to stream to 1radio you will already have the option of using MP3pro to stream. HOW TO LISTEN TO AN MP3PRO SHOW? There is a downside to MP3pro however and this is the fact that the codec is not installed by default on people's computers. For anyone to listen to your broadcast in MP3pro they need to install the MP3pro codec. It is easiest to listen through Winamp, you need to visit http://www.mp3prozone.com/ to get the plugin and install it into Winamp and then you will be able to enjoy the many shows on 1radio that are available in MP3pro. The majority of Soundtrack Radio's are and I've noticed a lot of other DJ's use it by default. ANYTHING ELSE? If a show is being streamed in MP3pro and you listen without the codec you will just hear it in regular MP3 quality. I will add to and improve this article at a later date. This is just a quick guide. AJ (Soundtrack Radio shows on 1radio.org) Join the group on Facebook
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Maurice Jarre 1924-2009

French composer Maurice Jarre, best known for his music for Hollywood films, has died in Los Angeles at 84, after suffering from cancer. He is best known for his film scores for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and Doctor Zhivago (1965). More recently he provided the soundtracks to The Message (1976), Dead Poets Society (1989) and Ghost (1990). Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the father of electronic music composer Jean Michel Jarre. I will include some of the music of Maurice Jarre in my soundtrack show on Sat 4th April - as part of the "Music from the Movies" event this weekend.
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Video killed the radio star? Nah, not a bit of it...

Was at the Radio and Music Forum last week to hear the lastest musings from Radio1 supremo Andy Parfitt and Global's Paul Jackson. I posted a write up at http://www.broadcastingworld.net/news/cuttingedge.php?act=view&id=6 A highlight of the day was Trevor Horn receiving the PPL Lifetime Achievement award. Trevor wears much more respectable lenses nowadays. And don't be scared by the silver suit. For the full story of Mr Horn's amazing career, check his wiki entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Horn
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