After 28 years of being on a Sunday, the UK’s Official Charts will move to a Friday as of July 10, it’s been confirmed. The move is part of ‘New Music Fridays’, which is a fancier name for the new global music release day, ie all songs and albums will […]
Is The Voice cursed? (Yes)
The Voice is a bren format. Historically, it’s always been quite easy to dismiss the show’s inability to get a career off the ground: the singles by the show’s graduates had always been shit. There hasn’t been example of a post-Voice single which should (or at least could) have been […]
Chvrches have covered East 17’s ‘Stay Another Day’ and it’s pretty gloomy
‘It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay’ interpreters Chvrches have had a bash at East 17’s Christmastime classic ‘Stay Another Day’ in a live scenario. The not-exactly-danceable but still-quite-listenable cover was of course part of Radio 1’s ‘legendary’ Live Lounge series, and Huw Stephens was involved, and it was on the […]
Radio 1 vs Capital FM: which station takes the best picture using the same ‘raw materials’?
There is a lot of rivalry between Capital FM and Radio 1 but after you take into account playlists, DJs and listening figures at the end of the day it always comes down to how a station copes when celebrities visit. This morning popular singing five-piece Girls Aloud (‘Christmas Round At Ours’, […]
BBC Radio 1Xtra will have four live shows across the UK this year
BBC Radio 1Xtra’s annual live event series will take place over four different UK cities this year, it has been announced. According to BBC Newsbeat, the first live event will take place at the Brixton Academy in, well, Brixton on November 12. The -up for the Brixton show will be […]
Annie Mac doesn’t think the charts will be around for too much longer
Radio 1 DJ and compilation album curator of note Annie Mac doesn’t hold out much hope for the charts to be honest. Poor Reggie Yates. “I feel like the charts won’t be around for much longer,” she mused to Music Week. “A lot of the charts only take in things […]
One Direction are doing some Radio 1 takeover thing
One Direction are taking over the airwaves on Youth Station Radio 1 on Saturday October 6. It’s all in aid of that Radio 1 Teen Awards stuff, with a different ‘lad’ joining a Radio 1 DJ for two hours from 8am to 6pm. According to BBC Newsbeat, Liam will be […]
The BBC spent £7m more on music radio in 2012 than in the previous year, according to a new report
The BBC’s annual report has revealed that £7m extra was spent on music radio by the organisation in the past financial year. According to a report by Music Week, the Beeb spent an extra £2.5m on Radio 1 for the 12 month period ending March 31, 2012, with a rise […]
Jay-Z will be one of the headliners at Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend thing
Jay-Z has been announced as one of the main headrs for Radio 1‘s Hackney Weekend in June. He will make his way to east London’s ‘trendy’ Hackney Marshes on Saturday 23 June to join the likes of Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Leona Lewis and will.i.am. The date coincides with Jay-Z’s […]
Radio 1’s chart show will now be available to listen to in America
Radio 1’s Official Chart show with Reggie Yates will be aired in America for the first time reports Radio Today. The weekly ‘chart rundown’ will be aired via satellite radio providers SiriusXM every Sunday at 4pm EST. Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer of SiriusXM, said: “We are always loing […]
Dan Gillespie Sells has labelled Radio 1 “psychotic”
Fans of downbeat daytime radio rejoice: The Feeling are poised to rescue the airwaves from ‘edgy music’ with their next album. Frontman and all-round dapper gent Dan Gillespie Sells says he was inspired to begin work on The Feeling’s ‘stripped-back’ fourth record as a response to what he called “psychotic […]
Pixie Lott is headlining an awards show
Hold on to your hats: Pixie Lott is headlining the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards. In what promises to be an exhilarating night, Pixie will sit on a judging panel selecting Teen Heroes, as well as singing some of her songs, the BBC have revealed. Pixie Lott understands that these […]
Half hearted Brits story
Some waffle about some awards whose shortlists are being announced this evening in the presence of Fearne Cotton and James Corden: British Male Solo Artist Example would be a good person to be nominated for this, although he is an example of an indie label making a success out of […]
Frankmusik’s back
We quite liked Frankmusik‘s new single ‘The Fear Inside’, then didn’t like it that much, then decided it was fantastic, then failed to see the point, then finally settled into the reassuring feeling that, most importantly, and for all its good and bad points, it succeeds on what we hope […]
Here is the actual McElderrised version of ‘Ambitions’
Joe McElderry‘s version of ‘Ambitions’ debuted on Radio One tonight and here’s the official stream. [youtube]7RcD559oaZQ[/youtube] As you can hear, it is fucking amazing.
The Sound Of Music Dying
You know how much we Fearne Cotton, right? We can’t get enough of her unique style and interesting thoughts on popular music. And you know what big fans we are of Scouting For Girls? With their brilliant new single about how everyone wants to be famous like James Dean […]
Scissor Sisters performing Kylie’s ‘All The Lovers’ in case you missed it
When we spe to Stuart Price about the Kylie album back in April, he said (perhaps not entirely seriousy) that during the recording sessions Kylie would sometimes slip into a Dolly Parton vocal. Eventually (Stuart said) every song considered for the album was required to pass a ‘Dolly Parton test’: […]
“It’s a good day’s work”
The Radio 1 Newsbeat website has a good article about Def Jam’s first UK writing camp. In one muggy room Danish poppers Alphabeat are writing a new track potentially for Justin Bieber. In another, soul-man Lemar is working on “two or three” tracks which might end up on new albums […]
The new Kele single is very good and you can hear that for yourself by listening to it here
As you have no doubt already heard Kele out of Bloc Party is now Kele quite literally ‘out of’ Bloc Party ie he has made the decision to concentrate for a while on a-warblin’ some solo tunes. You can tell it is in the ‘Flux’ area of things and […]
The Newsdump, April 28 2010: from a television programme from Lily to Radio 1 on the economy
Let’s inflate the washing up g of recycled news: » Continuing with her ridiculous and infuriating ‘retiring from pop’ idea, Lily Allen is filming a reality show with Channel 4. (Independent) » A video clearly violating YouTube’s terms of service has been removed from YouTube, the COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED RESULT of […]
The Newsdump, April 20 2010: from La Roux’s shit second LP to Olly Murs travelling for charity
Let’s tinkle the ivories of recycled news: » Elly from La Roux has told NME that “if I made a record like the last one again I’d be there for the dumping pile” and “I’ve gone back to playing the guitar”. (Daily Star) OH DEAR. OH DEAR OH DEAR OH […]
The Newsdump, April 14 2010: from Whitney being okay if not alright to The La’s’ box set being shite
Let’s definitely not have our photograph taken with the holiday resort tamed monkey of recycled news: » Proving that she does in fact know what’s going on, Whitney Houston opened her show last night with ‘For The Lovers’, which is VERY CLEARLY the best song on her current album. (Daily […]
The Newsdump, April 13 2010: from Pixie’s milk moustache to a punishment that is harsh
Let’s definitely not have our photograph taken with the holiday resort tamed monkey of recycled news: » Pixie Lott is taking part in a ‘milk moustache’ ad campaign. (PA) Now we’re sorry about this readers but we need to bring it up, and it’s something that we’ve always wondered about […]
The Newsdump, April 9: from Lee Ryan discussing sexual relations to Lamb Of God’s two nominations
Let’s hoist up our skirts and use the miniature step ladder of recycled news: » Lee Ryan has a song on his new album. The song is about sex. Lyrics include “take off your skirt while I’m pulling down my jeans”. (Daily Star) » Malcolm McLaren‘s death has inspired a […]
The Newsdump, April 7: from Clyro stating the obvious to a explanation of the new Cyrus
Let’s pick the small bits of plastic from the bren jewel case of recycled news: » Biffy Clyro are the last band on Planet Earth to realise that The X Factor isn’t actually a threat to ‘proper’ music. (Digital Spy) » Using some clearly made up quotes, Digital Spy have […]
The Newsdump, April 6 2010: from Madonna being the cat that got the PPL cream to Una’s dream
Let’s search a ‘reduced’ shelf for the leftover chocolate egg of recycled news: » Over the last decade Madonna‘s songs have been played than songs by other people. (BBC News) Madonna is amazing. The End. » Lady Gaga has denied that ‘Alejandro’ – aka THE GREATEST SONG IN ALL […]
The Newsdump, April 2 2010: from Example staying at jome to N-Dubz’s weighty tome
Let’s inflate then jump from a chair onto the Ribena carton of recycled news: » Crossover rap ‘artiste’ Example intends to spend this Good Friday watching a film and eating Sugar Puffs. () » Christina Aguilera has said that although she likes to write her own material, when ‘Not Myself […]
The Newsdump, March 25: from a wristband to see a band gigging to the movements of Brian Higgins
Let’s tap ‘0.7734’ into the calculator of recycled ‘news’: » Live Nation is planning to do away with paper tickets in favour of ‘smart-chip’ wristbands. (Radio 1 Newsbeat) It’s aimed at reducing fraud – you can also buy drinks and food in Live Nation venues using the wristbands, although presumably the […]
