doing radio shows, drinking tea, listening to records, reading them books, watching the fireworks, collecting badges, phoning my girlfriend, listening to the radio, breathing in that country air, byw yn y wlad, buying skipping ropes, learning how to sit up straight, watching the time fly, deleting emails...
Music
From folk to hip hop, dubstep to indie rock, acosutic strummers to multi-coloured pop bands, grime to electronica, psychedelic to timewarped drum and bass to rock, spoken word to orchestral, i want it all. Now!
Shw ma'n keepo?
SENDING ME MUSIC? Nice one! READ ON-
I listen to as much as I can on Myspace, and I will get in touch with the bands who I will play on the radio. The volume of demos and online tracks I get sent means I can't reply to everyone with comments on the music I'm afraid. The adress to send your CD's to me is...
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Huw Stephens, Radio 1, London, W1N 4DJ
or EMAIL YOUR links to downloadable tracks to huw.stephens2@bbc.co.uk
I play new, unsigned, emerging and DIY labels on BBC Radio 1; Wednesday nights (Thursday mornings strictly speaking) 12am -2am it's BBC Introducing in England. There's a new session every week, and a DIY Label of the week too, celebrating the best in independent music.
I also present IN NEW MUSIC WE TRUST - The best of BBC Introducing every Wednesday night at 9pm on Radio 1, bringing together the best new music from across the UK.
My monthly Huw Stephens Introducing....at the Social happens on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Heavenly Social on Little Portland St in London. Check my calendar, below, for forthcoming dates. I also programme the Lake stage at Latitude, compere the main stage at Reading, and host the Introducing stage at festivals. My own festival, Swn Festival, happens across Cardiff venues on OCTOBER 22-24th 09(see top friends below!).
I present a show on C2 on BBC Radio Cymru on Monday and Tuesday at 10pm, concentrating on the thriving Welsh language music scene, and the best new music from across the world...
I write, and run a label called Am, and am very happy to be here.
I should point out here that the views expressed on these pages are my own personal ones, and not those of the BBC. Apart from comments left here, which aren't the views of mine or the BBC's, but the views of whoever left those comments. Obviously.
Hi, through JUNE AND JULY we are slashing our day time rehearsal prices. Between 10am and 5pm all our rooms are either £6 or £7 per hour including weekends. Making us one of the cheapest in SUSSEX. Plus If you buy 3 hours we will even throw in a 4th totally FREE. YES TOTALLY FREE.
OUR RECORDING RATES ARE STILL JUST AS AFFORDABLE TOO, FULL DAYS FROM £200 ALL IN.
So come and rehearse and record in one of the best equipped music complex's in the South.
Club Velocity/BlahBlah presents Saturday July 11th 2009 at Plugnplay 35 Milford Road Reading RG1 Doors 8pm £5 door £4 advance www.wegotickets.com / flyer Bands TRIPWIRES Home coming show!Local living legends. Played Reading Festival in 2008. Championed by Huw Stephens/Tom Robinson/XFM/Steve Lamacq. A must see. Think Interpol/The Cure/Biffy WOOKIES Local answer to Pink Floyd fronted by Rick Wakeman. A Nu Prog wank fest. Imagine Pure Reason Revolution without owning any records by Justice. "To be honest ladies and gents, I blooming loved it," 10/10 Maps Magazine JETS AGAINST GIANTS Like munching disco biscuits, whilst drinking brandy. Best new local band in Reading who have played least than five gigs. JOHNNY ARROW ANT THE CHEAP DAY RETURNS Johnny was recently spottedt at the Oi legend gig Hardskin taking notes. Johnny reminds us when 'indie' was a dirty word. To us they are our Flatmates. See C86 was not that bad. Club Velocity djs
i have just uploaded a remix of La Roux (In For The Kill) if you could spare sometime, would be great to hear what you think, also check out my other stuff to..
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