New music reviews

Its not rock but in his time Glenn Gould lived life like a true rock star. The CBC in Canada has a series of shows over the next few days that honour and try to explain a little bit about this great musician, Glenn Gould.
Well worth a listen for a change of pace. Check out […]

I found this great FREE, yes I said free mixtape website. Ever week the folks over at mixtapeshow.net put together a downloadable mixtape show. The themes change every week but the mixes are great. Make sure to check it out.

As you know I’m a big fan of Gilles Peterson’s weekly two hour broadcast on the BBC. I’ve noticed that the BBC play it again feature now has a new special option (at least it does this week). Peterson Heavy Hitter Funk Mix is 36 minutes of the two hour show that you can listen […]

Looking to move back to 77 and all that raw musical power? well the BBC has another great show buried away on its programming schedule.
Mickey Bradley from the famour Undertones punk band has a show on BBC radio Ulster. Since he was there during 77 he’s a good host. The Undertones are now most famous […]

Speaking about the whole recording process reminds me to point out that one of the legends of indy music industry is now on the BBC.
Don Letts the man, the legend behind some classic music projects is now on the BBC’s 6 Music on Friday night/Saturday morning. His show is called Culture Clash. The music selection […]

For fans of the old BBC Radio One show the Blue Room early Monday morning was a weird one.
You had Rob da Bank doing his regular slot on Radio One.
But the other half of the old Blue Room Show Chris Coco was doing a special two hour show on Radio Two. It was a special […]

Well we’ve covered Monsieur Gilles Peterson show in the past but its time again.
His Wednesday night/Thursday show this week is most excellent. So you missed it no big deal. I’m listening to it right now with the BBC websites play it again function.
Go go to bbc.co.uk (I have the UK version of the website selected […]

Moving back to the west coast of North Amewrica is a great show broadcast on KXLU out of Los Angeles, California. The station plays a complete mix of music which is common with USA college/university stations.
One show really stands out in its ability to really capture the LA community. If you have ever been to […]

One more crack at the BBC before we move away. You have to dig deep into the BBC website to find another good quality funky show. But if you dig really deep you’ll find one of the best shows on the internet if you like old funk.
So if you dig way down on the BBC […]

Although the BBC put the programming knife into the Blue Room they couldn’t finish off another one of their better shows.
They moved the Gilles Peterson show, Worldwide show, from its nice midnight Sunday slot to some crazy 2:00am Thursday morning time slot. Maybe they’re trying to get Peterson to quit but all those years […]

Ok I’m pretty much ready to fly over to London and kick some ass at the BBC. They canned one great show several weekends ago, the Blue Room, and the replacement show is plan and simple a joke. Its crap. I hope my English friends understand that - bloody crap.
I know Chris Coco was busy […]

When he was younger than present Paul Weller was indie. Right now on the BBC website you can stream some highlights from Paul Wellers recent performance at the Electric Prom series. Search the BBC website and you’ll find various samples. Good stuff for the older indie fans.