Hello! I’m backkkkkkkk. They let me out of Alcatraz! (you can literally hear this on todays show) and i’m back in the UK after 2.5 weeks of musical adventure across the states. I’ve got stories, new bands and i’ve got MUSIC for you brought back in my suitcase of sounds ready to share with you!
On the show today The Soft Pack in conversation about new album Strapped, signing to Mexican Summer and on the glamour of touring..
Groover JD McPherson shares a musical nugget with us and our tipster this week, John Freeman tips a band who’s album I brought back from the US with me.. on the same page or what?!
There are also new musical slices of Jagwar Ma, These New Puritans, Zomes, The Pe∆rls, The Mantles, Harts and even a new north west band covering another new north west band?!?!
It’s all to play for between 1-3pm on amazing radio. http://www.amazingradio.co.uk or via our free iphone/android apps or from next week we are back on DAB in London and the South East, closely followed by Dublin, so you can tune in via DAB Radio in those areas. SO HAPPY to be able to say that!
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and repeated every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
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LAST WEEKS PLAYLISTS
03/05/13 Amazing Radio
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Findlay Interviewed :: Egyptian Hip Hop on the bandstand ::Vonpip Tips :: NEW MUSIC A-GO-GO
Oh hiiii, it’s friday and tomorrow it’s Recordstore Day AND the day I get on a flight to NYC and miss buying that Tame Impala debut EP on vinyl that I desperately want… *cries*
On the upside I get to spend 2.5 weeks in the U S of A, Firstly in New York where Frankie Rose has offered to give me her tour of Brooklyn, then to Austin where i’m meeting up with Love Inks and Feathers for hangs as well as heading to Austin Psychfest! Then onto San Francisco where I’m going to see the sights, not get locked up in Alcatraz and head for hangs with Papa Slumber from Slumberland Records, oh and then via a flight booking mishap i’ll be hanging in Philadelphia for 13 hours where i’m going to attempt to crawl up the ‘Rocky’ steps. Hopefully there will be many tales to be told! However, in the meantime that means I won’t be answering emails, coming to gigs or social networking more than holiday snaps.
HOWEVER, before I head off I’ve put together three ace radio shows for you. The first:
19/04/13 Amazing Radio 1-3pm
Kicking off with brand new music from Thumpers, it’s not out until June, but it’s in your ears today!
Today i’ll be chatting to JD McPherson on the show, one of the coolest cats around without a doubt. He’s a HUGE fan of Manchester and he tells us about his favourite Manchester bands, recording album number 2, working in Jimmy’s analogue studio and more..!
I’ll also be joined by Natalie Findlay who joins us on the bandstand this week to tell us about a raft of cool bands she’s been getting giddy over lately.
This weeks tipster in John Freeman and he has done it again and made me pronounce the unpronounceable. Another stunning female vocal that is new to my ears and hopefully to yours.
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
Yes this weeks show takes a virtual tour across the US and you will be following in my footsteps as we land in New York and explore some of the most exhilarating sounds of New York, Brooklyn and Williamsburg.
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On the next stop we will be heading to the music capital of Texas, Austin.. There will be BBQ, rays and the best psychadelic music around as we tread the boards of Austin Psychfest and play some of the finest acts playing at this years festival.
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After the mayhem and late nights of Austin, we’ll head toward the chilled vibes of California, taking in LA band Fidlar‘s musical tips on the bandstand this week before arriving in San Francisco where we will talk to local Christopher Owens about his debut solo record ‘Lysandre’. We’ll also pick up some of his tips, but on where we should head if we’re ever in San Francisco..
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Join me on virtual holiday across the US for good times and great music!
Well I’ve been on holiday for nearly two weeks by this point and to be honest I’m sure I’m loving every second. But theres a nagging dull ache deep in my soul and you know what it is? I MISS MANCHESTER. I miss the warm northern personalities, a nice warm cup of tea and the rain.. well maybe I was lying about the latter!
But I am missing the music. Not one week goes by without seeing a fresh talented new act on the streets of fair Manchester and as such i’m going to take this opportunity to get a little homesick and play some of the freshest sounds from the north west from the last few months in one jam packed show..
Findlay will join me in conversation, Egyptian Hip Hop will tip a north west artist on the bandstand and Von Pip also keeps things northern in his own special way..
12/04/13 Amazing Radio 1-3pmIt’s friday and spring is incoming! It’s forecast 19 degrees on sunday, whoop! To get us in the summer mood i’ll be airing some fresh new music from The Smoking Trees, Barbarian, Au. Ra, Evil Eyes, Spring Offensive, Cloud Boat and more. I have the debut radio play of the new Suzuki/Method single Country Cousins and more instore too!
In conversation this week Ellen & The Escapades join me to talk about debut record All The Crooked Scenes and even their progress on work on their second..
Luke Sital Singh shares a gorgeous sounding artist on this weeks show, a new voice to my ears and hopefully yours.
Vonpip is back in the hotseat to share another of his HUGE musical tips. God help us eh?!
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
On the show at Christmas Los Angeles band Fidlar told me about what Christmas means to them, they also told me about the mother of all cocktails, the ‘blushing santa’. On todays show they join me to talk about crowd surfing bouncers, playing sold out shows and generally having a merry old time!
We talk about the musical diversity of Leeds current music scene with Ellen & The Escapades who are on the bandstand this week and John Freeman has a fresh and underground sound for us in this weeks tipster pick..
If you’re feeling a little blue post Easter with a sugar comedown then this is the show for you, vibes are high and beats are HUGE at the top of the show with the likes of Tiny Dragons, HK119, Flume and Rudimental in the mix.
I’m also giddy to be airing new Blaue Blume, Spectrals, The Lake Poets, Lou Hickey (ex Codeine Velvet Club), Potty Mouth, Wampire and so much more..
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
Is it GOOD FRIDAY? No It’s GREAT FRIDAY I’m back on air on amazing radio from 1pm today with more of the best new music ANNNNNNNND it’s the shows birthday!
Happy 1st BIRTHDAY amazing radio show!!
I’ll be in conversation with Luke Sital Singh on todays show, one of Amazing Radio’s Tips for 2013 to talk about what an incredible year he had last year and about his latest single and what its actually like to play a show and be able to hear a pin drop!
Manchester band Letters To Fiesta returned with a brand new song and live dates recently and I got to catch up with them earlier this week. They join us on the bandstand today to talk about some new artists that they are excited about.
New Jersey’s finest is tipping on todays show, and the chosen artist? Well all I can say is what a voice!
So many great female vocals on the show today.. Little Sparrow, See Emily Play, Sumie Nagano and so much more. My earworm of the week from Dark Bells will make you fizz with excitement..
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
This week Taffy announced their second record ‘Lixiviate’ is due out on June 17th on the Club AC30 record label! I caught up with the Japanese four piece when they headed to the UK’s shores at the back end of 2013 to wrap up their promotions of acclaimed debut ‘Caramel Sunset’ and you can hear us chatting on the show this week about it…
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Not only are The 1975 kicking up a storm at sxsw as we speak, they are also perched on the bandstand this week. Matthew is not short of enthusiasm for new music and reels off a whole list of artists to check out as well as letting us know about someone he may be working with in the near future!
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As always you can expect some fresh north west sounds from the likes of Literature Thieves, Letters To Fiesta, Base Ventura and more. Also this weeks tipster is John Freeman, he interviewed one of Duran Duran this week and hasn’t got over it quite yet!
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
What to expect on this International Women’s Day? Well I’ve got RAD band Bo Ningen on the show today, they’ll be telling us why it’s so hard for bands In Japan to get on as well as talking about their revolving set list and second album to boot.Lucy Rose is on the bandstand this week and tells us about the record shes most looking forward to hearing in 2013..
As always you can expect some fresh north west sounds from the likes of Palmstruck, The Travelling Band, Egypian Hip Hop, Swiss Lips and Jesca Hoop. This weeks tipster is.. well is it Joe Sparrow? or is it Andy Von Pip? Tune in to find out..
With beats from Banks, grooves from Rush Midnight and chilled vibes from Vinyl Williams all in the mix, you’d be daft not to tune in…
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
Pinch, punch, first of the month! It’s March and what better way to get the month moving in style but that listening to some cutting edge sounds on the home of new and emerging music: Amazing Radio!
I’ll be in conversation with Io Echo on todays show, where Leo is psyched to introduce Io (his American family) to one of the great english cities. In addition, we talk collaborating with Jonny from The Drums and working on a full length as well as their latest EP..
Smoke Fairies were very generous with their musical tips when I caught up with them recently but I managed to narrow it down to just one band. A band with a bassoonist, extra cool points for you Smoke Fairies! I’ll be playing the bassoon loving band on the show today for sure..
As always you can expect some fresh north west sounds from the likes of Bernard & Edith, Dan Croll and more.. This weeks tipster is John Freeman from The Quietus and The Line Of Best Fit, and he’ll be tipping a new artist from the latters record label. It’s poptastic!
I’ll also be cocooning your ears with a few bands that have made a big impression on my senses this week. Want to know who? tune in for details…
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
Manchester isn’t that big a city in all reality and I spend a LOT of time out and about on the gig circuit. So why had I never come across or been introduced to The 1975? A band I first discovered on a blog last year, they are currently receiving a wealth of music industry attention and quite rightly so. This week I finally get to share when I met Matthew just before christmas for a chat about their forthcoming EP and the LP too..
East India Youth gave us an exclusive with his label news ahead of announcing that he’s releasing an EP with The Quietus Phonographic Corporation and this week returns to ply our ears with fresh tips..
This weeks tipster is Simon Catling from NME and Grey Lantern who has picked a loud and raucous Manchester act to share the airwaves with!
I’ll also be playing a range of new discoveries to my ears from as close as Leeds to as far as Australia. In the words of 2 Unlimited ‘there’s no limits’
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
It’s not very often you meet someone who grew up in the same postcode prefix as you and I was fortunate enough to get to hang with Lucy Rose before Christmas. She had a headache and was really nervous for her live show so I plied her with chocolate freddo’s and picked her brains about debut record ‘Like I Used To’, you can hear me chat to Lucy in the show today..
The Cast Of Cheers have been touring with the big leaguers of late and their bandstand for us this week reflects this, so its not that fresh but its a stone cold classic band!
This weeks tipster is A New Band A Day who has picked a scottish number for us this week, an inspired pick as always!
I’ll also be delving into the Amazing Sessions archive and sharing some fresh Manchester sounds from Bipolar Sunshine, Shinies and Emperor Zero too. Too hot to miss? You betcha..
With a stack of class new music as always, there is no better place to rest your ears every friday between 1-3pm and every wednesday between 8 and 10pm
