THIS WEEK:ROADIDENDREN Roadidendren is a rapper and songwriter from London and Luton (she says she basically rents the Tardis and splits her time between the two). For the first Prick and Ding of 2014 it is a pleasure to share the crazy good new talent of Roadidendren and her delicious Pop culture mash up.She describes what she does as quirky, opinionated, poetical rap based on…
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THIS WEEK:ALL WE ARE All We Are are a Liverpool based 3 piece & they are bloody good. I love their lush vocal arrangements & sparse rhythms,I love their rallying cries that sound like they will be soon marching down a hill & into the field where you currently stand,I love their cheeky filtered string-ting effects & I love that they are on the right…
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This weekend's live pick from Team Freshnet's Manchester correspondent - Tom Williams & The Boat- The Deaf Institute (Friday 8th June) In my recent years of putting together Manchester gig guides I’ve found that June is always rather light on live music events. The reason for this? Well more than likely everyone is gearing up for the summer of music festivals. I’ve even heard on…
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It was nice surprise to be asked to contribute to the advice section for independent musicians on the main BBC Introducing website, alongside such Radio One luminaries as Huw Stephens and Tim Westwood plus various managers, engineers, record company executives, promoters and upcoming artists. Gratifyingly, the BBC Introducing Blog has also started including the Websites Of The Week from my 6 Music radio show in…
Read MoreAt last - the start of a completely new phase for BBC Introducing. This has been under wraps for so long, I've been biting my tongue to keep from telling people until now. I'm thrilled to see the BBC increase its support for the writers and artists who actually make new music in this country, rather than continuing to act merely as a marketing arm…
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