A word from the author Simon O'Hagan: I don’t want to dwell on the demise of cherished programmes, but after my post on Short Cuts, I couldn’t allow another era to end without marking it — and that’s the 6 Music show Now Playing that Tom Robinson has presided over for the past 14 years. Today is Tom’s 75th birthday — many happy returns, Tom…
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THE ECLECTIC INTERVIEWS RETURN Hello everyone, hope you are well and thanks for stopping by to check out this week’s interview. As the summer solstice approaches I’m always listening out for something special to celebrate our cosmic movement and I’ve found it. Since seeing this artist perform live and mesmerise the crowd alongside being blown away by the atmospheres and music he creates, it had…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar and gets them to tell their origin story over.a cup of tea and biscuits. Today it's the turn of Jacqui and she brought Tesco's Belgian chocolate cookies! Hello Jacqui, how are you? Nice to talk to you. I am doing good. Congratulations on the release of ‘fries, bb’, how does it feel?…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar and gets them to tell their origin story over a cup of tea and some biscuits. This week it's the turn of Sharon Katta and he brought chocolate cookies. Hello Sharon how are you? I’m doing really well, thank you! I’m grateful and excited to do this. Congratulations on the release of…
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On Thursdays, Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar and gets them to tell their origin story over a cup of tea and biscuits. This week, Fini Bearman is in the hot seat and she brought dark chocolate digestives! Hello Fini how are you? I'm great, thanks! Congratulations on the release of “Last Night Of The World” how does it feel?…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the Fresh On The Net radar and gets them to tell their origin story over a cup of tea and biscuits. This week it's the turn of FOTN moderator and poet Chris Ingram and he brought digestives for dunking! Hello Chris, how are you? Hello Del, you delicious being! I’m good, I’m buzzing, I’m fuelled…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar, and gets them to discuss their origin story over a cup of tea and biscuits. This week it's the turn of Message To Bears and he brought vegan choc chip biscuits. Hello Jerome how are you? Hi, I am very busy at the moment with various projects but all is well thank…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar and gets them to tell their origin story over a cup of tea and biscuits. This week, it's Johnnyswim and they brought Tiny Boxwoods from Houston Texas, the best cookies in the world. Congratulations on the release of “Dopamine”, how does it feel? Thank you! It’s a thrill to release it to…
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On Thursdays Del Osei-Owusu sits down with an artist on the FOTN radar and gets them to tell their origin story over a cup of tea and some biscuits. This week, Robin Phillips is in the hotseat and he brought Tim Tams and they treated them as straws in a mug of tea. Delicious. Hello Robin how are you? Feeling great thanks, slightly frantic with…
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Congratulations on the release of “Uncanny Valley” how does it feel? Thank you:) I feel a sense of relief now that the song is finally out. It’s been in the works for so long, and I’m slowly learning to accept the pace of my workflow. I’m super excited for the world to hear Uncanny Valley! What’s the story behind the song? The story behind the…
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