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FoxFest 2010
10 March 2010Early on in the latest Jonny & Alex Show on Kooba Radio, ‘Belgian Waffle’, Jonny said Carl twobob would announce one third of the bands that will play at FoxFest 2010. Carl offered up ten names during the show. FoxFest will feature 40 bands. Ten is one quarter of that, not a third. Perhaps I [...]
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Save BBC 6 Music, John Peel Radio in all but name
3 March 2010The BBC has published its ’strategy review’, “to decide what the future direction of the corporation ought to be”. The review has recommended that, amongst other offerings, BBC 6 Music be closed.
You can have your say on the proposals online, and it’s important that if you have come to rely on 6 Music as I [...]
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Save BBC 6 Music
2 March 2010The BBC has published its ’strategy review’, “to decide what the future direction of the corporation ought to be”. The review has recommended that, amongst other offerings, BBC 6 Music be closed.
You can have your say on the proposals online. Here’s what I said about the only music radio station I can listen to.
I do [...]
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BRIT Awards… what?
19 February 2010Do I need to say more about the BRIT Awards 2010 other than to remind you that Robbie “I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams” Williams received the ‘Outstanding contribution to music’ award? I don’t deny that he’s been very successful, or that many people have enjoyed what he’s created, but does he really deserve to [...]
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Breton Breton Breton
10 February 2010Breton are Fox & Firkin regulars and favourites, putting on an amazing performance at FoxFest 2009 (I’m sure we’ll be seeing them in 2010 as well). Roman’s nipples added to the excitement (maybe we’ll see them again too).
If you don’t know the band, I thoroughly recommend you watch VIRAL, a two minute film that has [...]
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