This week’s Fresh Faves were chosen by genuine readers of our Listening Post over the weekend and are reviewed here by Team Freshnet's Nico Franks: It's a Bank Holiday Monday, so whether you're prepping the garden for a BBQ, doing the DIY or waiting for the sun to eventually come out, here is the perfect soundtrack to accompany whatever you plan to do on this…
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Every Sunday night/Monday morning on BBC Radio 6 Music from 2-3am you can hear a selection of my favourite new tunes from the BBC Introducing Uploader in an hour-long music mixtape. Some of the tunes are recommended by BBC friends and colleagues, others are handpicked by me from our inbox here at Fresh On The Net. Each of these mixtapes is available free when the…
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Earlier today (3 May 2013) at Liverpool Sound City, I chaired a discussion panel on funding options for musicians and songwriters entitled Money And How To Get It. It featured Joe Frankland from Generator, Laura Whitticase from the PRS For Music Foundation and our very own Chris Bye wearing his hat as an employee of Arts Council England. At the end of the discussion we…
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THIS WEEK: BJ SMITH BJ Smith (or Benjamin James Smith) is a Balearic Folk artist based in London. He came to my attention through the fine record label he is on - Nu Northern Soul and in turn through our own Freshnet Listening Post. I like BJ's style and the warm melodic fusing of the dance & acoustic flavours in his songs.His style? - An alternative Gruff Rhys/Badly Drawn…
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