10/25/2010 0 Comments Oxjamming in KilburnAmazing Radio hosted a stage at Powers as part of the Oxjam Kilburn Takeover on Saturday 23rd October. Bands that played on our bill included Phantom (a side project of The Maccabees drummer and Jack Penate's guitarist), Chapter 24, Red Drapes and the headliners, one of Oxford's finest new bands Spring Offensive. I took a few snaps of the night. As Spring Offensive are our Featured Artist of the Week on Amazing Breakfast this week, I caught up with them before their set. We thought it was only right to go to Funky Flavaz, an ice cream and milkshake shack over the road which also sold Halal meat! From Funky Flavaz to the stage at Powers. Spring Offensive put on a really impressive live show. They told me in the interview that they treat every gig like it's the only time they'll get to do it and that showed. They started with Everything Other Than This as a nod to Amazing Radio as well. Their manager told me they hardly play it live but did it for us as we've been playing it on the network. Nice.
Hear them on the show every day this week on Amazing Radio, on DAB for the UK and online and amazingradio.co.uk for the rest of the world, 7-10am.
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10/23/2010 0 Comments A lil bit of LissieThere is SO much passion in this song and loving the video too. Understated and awesome, the track that is...not the stalking elephant. That is far out. The song features backing vocals from Ellie Goulding as well. This is a post taken from the Amazing Radio blog.
Our guys behind The Amazing Sessions have been at it again. This time Let’s Buy Happiness, one of the North East’s hottest new acts, made the journey in to theAmazing studio. The band, who release single Six Wolves today, popped in to play us some tunes from their highly acclaimed repertoire and to catch up with Georgie Rogers of Amazing Breakfast. Sam Grant, who engineered the session, told us about the day: “On such a nice October morning you could be forgiven for labeling it a bit of a shame, cooping everyone up in the windowless bowels of the studio. But missing out on these last few days of post-summer sunshine wasn’t so bad given the occasion. In lieu of vitamin D, Chris and I were instead gifted the presence (and the music) of Let’s Buy Happiness. The band are arguably a growing force, having already exciting the ears of those at The Guardian, Record of the Day, The BBC, and of course Amazing Radio. The band exude an air of quiet confidence and there was a clear sense of cohesion between the musicians that immediately put a relaxed vibe on things. It’s hard to explain how these things transpire in the studio, but they’re certainly important to making something good and memorable. The band arrived around 10am. Introductions were made, teas were drank and equipment was dumped in the live room, then Chris and I began setting up the space while the band acquainted themselves with the studio. The first insight of any real importance into a band is obviously the game choice when they get on the Sega Mega Drive: Let’s Buy Happiness started with Fifa 95, moved on to Super Wrestle Mania and then Home Alone. (Make of this what you will, but they insist they were about to have a go on Sonic – which blatantly changes everything…) It was around quarter past 11 and, as ever, there was a short passage of boring things to do before the red light went on. Line and sound checks; Headphone mixes; level checks; comfortableness checks; quick runs through songs and sections to warm up. On this occasion all was good – which is always nice – and so we got going with recording. The next while was recording time proper. Very relaxed and unhurried, it’s important to try to create (and hold on to) a good vibe amongst everyone involved. Bonus points are awarded for causing a chuckle or chortle . So at this point, while it’d be good to go in to great detail about the recording, I hope you can appreciate it’s a pretty uneventful affair (with regards to juicy stories and witty anecdotes). You see, if Chris and I do our jobs well, on a good day with a good session there isn’t much to tell. The only events worth noting are the songs that are played! So I’m glad to say that to this end, this session was eventful. We tracked: Fast Fast Devil Show Six Wolves Wood Rings Clean Mistake Getting on for 3pm the session was about wrapped up and all involved were content with the days work. All that was left was the casual walk in the afternoon sun, over the River Tyne and up to the station for an interview with our Amazing Breakfast host Georgie Rogers. You can hear the interview, accompanied by the session tracks, weekdays between Monday 18th and Friday 22nd October from 7am on Amazing Breakfast. Before I leave you, I’ll just say, Let’s Buy Happiness are; Sarah Hall on vocals, James Hall and Graeme Martin on guitars, Mark Brown on bass, and James King on drums.Let’s Buy Happiness are also lovely people who are regularly out and about, reaching the four corners of the music world so keep your eyes open and your ears peeled for when they reach a corner near you.” Tune into Amazing Breakfast with Georgie Rogers every morning this week from 7am to hear Let’s Buy Happiness live in session. Their single Six Wolves is out now. 10/17/2010 0 Comments HUGE Track of the Week: Alice AmeliaIf you like Katy B, Magnetic Man, pop, dubstep, big beats and going wide and low then you will LOVE this week's Track Of The Week.
It's Embedded by Alice Amelia (produced by Cruso). Tune in tomorrow and for the rest of the coming week to hear it every day on Amazing Breakfast on Amazing Radio, weekdays 7-10am, on DAB for the UK and online for the rest of the world. Listen to Alice Amelia's Embedded (Produced by Cruso) 10/15/2010 0 Comments New video: Undertow by WarpaintIf you ever get a chance to see this band live you'll get why these four women are so immense. Nuff said. Check out the new video for their single Undertow. Their long-awaited much-anticipated debut album is out on the 25th October. Happy days. 10/5/2010 0 Comments Oxjam Kilburn is hereListen to Jeff Leach on Amazing Breakfast here: ![]() We have the wonderful Jeff Leach on Amazing Breakfast this Friday (8 Oct) to talk all about the Oxjam Kilburn Comedy Festival. As compere and mastermind, he's roped in the likes of Trevor Lock, Alex Zane, Gail Porter, Josh Howie and Rufus Hound to perform their unique comedy at four London events between 10-13th October 2010. Quite frankly it's a ruddy good cause. Did you know that since 2006, there have been more than 3,000 Oxjam events, raising more than £1 million for the charity. Mmmm indeed. And because of all this, Oxjam Kilburn have given us some major love on their blog. Check out their blog post below... The Oxjam Kilburn team are proud to introduce our new friends at Amazing Radio and Amazingtunes.com! On the day of the Takeover, Saturday 23 October, Amazing Radioand Amazingtunes.com will be sponsoring one of the stages at our Takeover event! These guys are the only national radio station dedicated exclusively to playing emerging and independent music, and that’s right, they’re amazing. Their Amazing Radio presenters will be also on board and will be out in force on the day, as well as talking about us on their radio station on the run up to our Takeover. In fact Amazing Breakfast, Amazing Radio’s fabulous new flagship show, will be interviewing Jeff Leach, the curator and compere for our fantastic Comedy Festivaltomorrow morning during their 7 to 10am show. He will be interviewed by their experienced music reporter, the wonderful Georgie Rogers, who has previously made listeners melt with her dulcet tones on BBC Six Music and Brighton Festival Radio. With a winning combination of Georgie’s awesome anecdotes and the finest new music from amazingtunes.com, there couldn’t be a better way to start the day! Amazing Breakfast brings you top, creative entertainment such asArtist of the Week, Gig of the Day and the amazingtunes.com Track of the Week. So Oxjammers, if you’re not already listening to this great radio station, it’s about time you got started! Listen in to hear news and announcements in the lead-up to the event, alongside the best new music from the artists involved. Follow them on Twitter and be sure to tune in for tomorrow’sinterview! And in the meantime we’ll leave you in the very capable hands of Donna Summer. What a babe. Night night. The Oxjam Kilburn Team News of the music event we're involved with coming soon. |
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