Start your weekend with an evening of all things hip-hop. From the classics that defined the genre decades ago to singles that have come out in the past week, nothing is off limits, nothing is too mainstream or too obscure. And, as always, requests are more than welcome.
My show revolves around music and as little talking a possible. I will play anything from 60's classics to alternative new exciting bands which I feel are pretty damn jammy and should be more widely known. If you're someone always looking for new bands to become obsessed with, or just a silly procrastination dance around your room to some nostalgic beats, then choon in and I will just keep whapping them choons out.
A 'carefully' 'crafted' mix of music, both obscure and obvious, from the 70s, 80s, and (god forbid!) the 90s.
We are York Uni's only electronic music and DJ society, and will be providing a variety of underground genres running from Jazz and Afrobeat to UK Garage and Techno. We're aiming to educate our listeners in the most obscure and forward thinking music we could get our hands on, which means we will be getting some of our favourite selectors from York and nearby cities to provide guest mixes, as we plough through the hundreds of new releases that come out weekly.
A selection of classic and/or obscure punk, post-punk, new wave and indie-rock, spanning many decades.
An incomplete round up of the week and some bits and bobs (no guarantee of any Bobs in attendance).
Hidden gem (idiom): something outstanding which few people may know about. New discoveries and old favourites we think you need to hear.
On the morning of The Great North Run, a family eagerly try and watch the race on TV, in the hope of seeing Daniel, the youngest member of the family. Unfortunately they keep getting distracted. Whether its arguing over jobs, or working through deeper issues the family has, you will become engrossed in the day to day lives of the household. With a huge cast and a good mix of humour and drama, this is definitely a story to tune in to.
Written by Joe Dolan and Directing and Sound Engineering by Beth Wiffen.
Cast include Sienna Lucrezia as Mum, Beth Prior as Carol, Leo Clasen as Mike, Matthew Chesters as Dad, Dominic Gould as Daniel, Marco Ross as the Announcer and Weatherman, Claire Geller as the Reporter, Kieran Cockburn as the Historian, Euan Brook as the Interviewer, Isaac Saward as the Interviewee and Ella Rainbird-Earley as the Girlfriend.
The Big Sofa graced the York Uni airwaves all the way back in 2001, when Rach was a psychology undergrad living in a breezeblock prison called Goodricke C Block.
Since then Rach has graduated (hurray! They said it would never happen!), moved away (now living in Mordor (Morden), London), worked three different jobs (evil corporate advertising; bonkers Virgin Radio; the BBC), birthed three kids (two boys, one girl), become a stand up comedian (three years in, still haven't done Live at the Apollo) and QUIT RADIO (sob.)
This last one makes her incredibly sad.
So Rach is ecstatic to be back behind a microphone. Join her for this one off two hour show and listen to the joy plastered all over her face.
Matt Windsor should really be writing up his thesis. Instead, he's doing yet another URY radio show, focusing on music older than him sandwiched between awkward observations about life as a washed-up postgraduate. Oh dear.