Tag: Tony Blackburn
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Closer 40
Joy Division’s Closer is 40 today…an album that means a lot to me, but reminds me of very dark times. So as a flip side of that dour darkness, to celebrate here’s George Michael and Morrissey in 1984 extolling their love – well partly in Moz’s case – for Joy Division. Closer was one of…
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The Disc jockeys (1970)
Amazing look into the working of Radio 1 in 1970 by Man Alive. Featuring the likes of John Peel, Kenny Everett, Jimmy Young, Emperor Rosko and yes Tony Blackburn, it’s a critical look at the rise of the DJ. Several of them particularly doesn’t come over that well with Peel criticising the fact that some…
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WTIL 1969
Really nicely done. Groovy! (via The KLF Facebook page) EDIT: The original track is of course Gershon Kingsley’s Popcorn. Bit of Tony Blackburn at the end, confirming it is indeed Top of the Pops.
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Happy Birthday BBC – The Listeners Archive
Forgot to say Happy Birthday BBC – a stately 90 as of a week or so ago – and with all the Savile & DLT stuff (sadly used as a hammer to beat the Beeb with by Murdoch et al as revenge for Levenson & Hackgate) it seems rather muted celebration. Apart from a song…
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Radio Clash 131: Can’t Stop the Pop!!!!
It’s Poptastic Funtastic Radiooo Claaaaaaaaaash! Coming today from the Beachy Head Roadshow, where we’ll show Noel Edmunds really how to bungy jump, and Popplasticfantastic Tony Blackburn shows us the danger of standing too close to fires. It’s the Northern Rock Favourite! (93mins, 76Mb) https://www.radioclash.com/show-archive/rc_131.mp3 Mylo / Kylie – I’m in the Mood for Love (unsuprisingly…