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The Record Shop – Tracks Played 08-05-12
Welcome to the blog for ‘The Record Shop’. It’s a weekly music show that shines a light on new and vintage album tracks, EP’s and singles. Focusing on many different genres of music, handpicking the best songs just for you. This blog will be updated weekly with the latest show track listing. This weeks show features new tracks by Diamond Rugs, Andrew Combs, Loudon Wainwright II, Sweet Billy Pilgrim and Trembling Bells & Bonnie Prince Billy, plus independent classics by The Anomoanon and The Acorn. If you know of a record...
read moreLocal Dance Group Karizma Krew
Karizma Krew’s Britain’s Got Talent semi-final Bank Holiday Monday’s Britain’s Got Talent will feature local dance troupe Karizma Krew, who are fighting for a spot in the final of the hit ITV1 show on Saturday. The nine-strong Canvey Island street dance troupe, aged from 14 to 39, blend urban dance and theatre. Here is a bit about Karizma Krew: Karizma Krew are a troupe from Canvey Island of 14 to 39 year olds made up of 9 altogether, 2 male and 7 female, Brad, Lolly, Nyree, Hannah, Leanna, Tim, Eden, Jodie and...
read moreNeil Gits Some Variety On …
What a mixed bag of tunes I brought in to the studio this week ! The show took many twists and turns, leaping from one side of the dancefloor to the other and back again as we went on another magical journey through the world of 70s & 80s soul, jazz-funk& disco … and then some ! I wouldn’t know where to start to pick out some highlights, so just take a look at the playlist below for some idea and make sure you tune in at 5pm this evening (Saturday) to hear the repeat play. *Bank Holiday Monday Special At 7pm : The...
read moreScratchy Record Show
1952 saw the first ever U.K. top twenty charts, Al Martino’s “Here In My Heart” was the first song to make number 1, we play the song on this weeks show + we have 10 of your requests to play.so tune in at 4pm on Sunday & here your favourites played of both the Crooners & the RnR sections. If you want a request in future programs just E.Mail scratchy@gateway978.com & i’ll make sure it’s played for you Share/Bookmark
read moreGood afternoon today
On this grey and rather gloomy day, I will be attempting to fill your hearts with but more specifically your taste buds with good ideas for dining out and maybe offer some inspiration for cooking at home. To enable this my guest today will be Andrew Hemingway, who’s destination restaurant has been voted to the best small restaurant in Essex, Andrew has trained under Anthony Worrel Thompson and continues to have close association with Michel Roux. Andrew will be answering listeners questions, so don’t miss out, call or text the...
read moreScratchy record show
The Music of the Mid-20th.Century laid the foundations for the songs which was to follow over the decades & led to todays modern sounds. Every Sunday 4pm to 6pm I’ll take you back to those classic tracks of the sweethearts,crooners,big bands & groups of the day. The first hour we listen to the classics tracks of the 40′s early 50′s….In the second hour we go to the mid to late fifties for that good ol’ RnR. You can join in with your favourite songs from the era by sending in your requests to...
read moreNeil Gits The Flags Out
I was quite disappointed with the low number of St Georges Flags being displayed around our area whilst driving out and about last Monday – I think I was the ONLY person proudly flying them on his car all day and saw very few being displayed on private properties, but well done to the several shops and business in and around Wickford who had the famous red cross on display ! To mark England’s National Day, it was a “Full English” show and if you didn’t mark the occasion yourself and now feel guilty for your...
read moreSchools Out Special from 7-9
We have another Schools Out Specal but Bigger!! 1. We have Tom Berry’s Film Review. 2. Intervies from a visit to James Hornsby School 3. The Winners of Show Choir “Mayflower Singing live”! 3. We have 3 lads from St John’s School Coming in the Show- Ellis Jardine, Taylor Larman, Jack Snel 4. Jay’s Fun Facts and Music News. 5. Ryan’s Things to make you go “Humm” 6.Anthony’s Guess the Musis Artist 7. Owen Hunt will be doing some live sport. I think that’s it ooh no hang on...
read moreNeil Gits Patriotic…
Happy St Georges Day to you – I hope you’re marking the occasion somehow, even if its just by hanging an old Euro 96 flag out the window or maybe attaching one of those £1.99 plastic things from the garage on the car ! Here at TOGSS, I’ve decided to knock up a special “Full English” edition of the show to go out for the first time tonight at 7pm, though it won’t be “live” as i am hosting a quiz night for the Big Day at The Olde Dog in Herongate – you can listen to the show on the way...
read moreWinners of the BOTB Grand Final 2012 !!!!!!
What a great end to a fantastic evening, Congratulations to The Ends. Well done to all the other bands- Accidental Tourists, Something Simple, New Era, Pretty Strange Things, Soma Rising. If you would like to listen to any of there tracks you can down load it from Sound Cloud visit http://soundcloud.com/theendsband Add them on Facebook The Ends Band And on Twitter:...
read moreDigital TV Switchover
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