Fancy becoming a reporter for us? You can feature on air or off-air and help us cover the shire's music scene. You'll be seeking out gigs and clubs, new bands and music and interviewing some top names.
There are limited places on the team, but if you think you'd fit the bill, we're always interested to hear from you. Email us at weekender@bbc.co.uk with your contact details and mini CV.
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The best new and emerging music from Northamptonshire and beyond. We play all genres, including rock, indie, hip hop, rnb, folk, dance, trance and more.
GET PLAYED...
Weekender Introducing is here for you. That's you if you're a musician or band from Northamptonshire (sorry, if you're not local you won't got on!). We play music from all genres, so whatever you play, we'll play.
The BBC network of emerging music from across the UK. Head to bbc.co.uk/introducing to see details for all the shows across local and national radio stations, including 'BEST OF INTRODUCING WITH HUW STEPHENS ON RADIO 1
Weekender Introducing covers the best emerging music from Northamptonshire and beyond. Tune in to hear Jon and Natasha talk about gigs, clubs and music news alongside introducing the best new acts and debating music related issues.
LISTENING GUIDE
Listen Live : Fridays 6-7pm
BBC Radio Northampton : 104.2 & 103.6 FM
Live stream via BBC iPlayer
Listen On-Demand
Listen to the full show via BBC iPlayer
Or edited extracts via the podcast.
Check bbc.co.uk/weekender
Start your message with WEEKENDER followed by BAND, VENUE, DATE, REVIEW, YOUR NAME & LOCATIONS.
NEWS HOUNDS
Weekender is always on the look out for music related news, new gigs taking place, brand new club nights and spanking new music to salivate over. If you know of something and want to tell us about it, email us.
Live gig at The Charles Bradlaugh -- tonight (Friday 30th)! The Chunks, The Mobbs and The Snakeman 3! Listen to their songs on Myspace!! Good ain't they? Well you are GUARANTEED loads of fun at any gig featuring these three bands so come and find out why they are all so highly rated! See you there! Proceedings begin at 9pm!
Just wanted to let you know The Shambolic will be playing at the N.E.C. Birmingham at Music Live - The UK's Biggest and Best Music Making Event 7-8th November.
Join us in The Surface Unsigned Bar on 8th November when we will will be playing acoustic.
Book your tickets now http://www.theticketfactory.com/Series/MusicLive0911.html
Thanks for being friends guys... Hope you enjoy our music! If you like it we can send you any tracks. We will have an EP out in iTunes and the like soon too :) x
Yes it does have naked women all over it. I bought it like that. For a reasonable price. I only slightly regret it now. MISS YOU TOOOO! Be in Northampton when I am there please. xx
Hey, Thanks for playing us and plugging the gig... You only forgot Zak out of the band biog section, it's ok, it's only Zak, he sits at the back anyway and just hits the drums!
Songs of love and despair The Boiler Club Presents Unsigned Heroes SHAUGHNESSY /JUST FONTAINE Djay Damien Skelton. Live at Northampton’s Legendary Club Sat Oct 10th 08.00-12.30 Adm free.
Shaughnessy is a musician from the North West of England. It seems an obvious thing to say but with Shaughnessy, the song is king. The constant pursuit of melody and hooks keeps Shaughnessy reaching for something classic. Usually pigeon-holed by the industry as falling somewhere between Paul Weller and Damien Rice, regardless of this Shaughnessy would instead like to say that he has influences that range from - Neil Finn, Ian Brown, Neil Young, Lennon and McCartney, The Beatles, Dr. John, Steve White, Philly Joe Jones, Keith Moon, Paul Weller, The Style Council, The Jam, The Who, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Meters, Booker T and The MG's, The Funk Brothers, Galliano, Buena Vista Social Club, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Art Pepper and The Rhythm Section and many more....
Shaughnessy has supported Ian McLagan and The Bump Band, The Christians, Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros, The Proclaimers and many more in the past, along with many gigs up and down the country.
Just Fontaine. A widescreen sonic rush "Just Fontaine deal in elegant melancholy, and their widescreen sonic rush, can only be magnified by the recent addition of a multi-instrumentalist to the line up. Fans of Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, the Go-Betweens or Tindersticks will lap this up. A powerful, affecting combo”
Hailing from the new Barcelona some 75 miles north of London (that'd be Northampton then.), Just Fontaine is a slightly skewed five piece, writing and playing their brand of elegantly wasted songs of suspicion and despair.
Thanks for playing our track on your show. Twas a good show - interesting news about the festival hitting Northampton. Whatever next for Northampton, roads, electricity ?
