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Monday 14-5-12
Its Monday once again so im back. All the usual stuff, celebrity birthdays, on this day in history, our little competition and the Retro Chart which tonight was 1981. The competition songs tonight were:
Read More »Bank Holiday Monday 7-5-12
Its Bank Holiday Monday!! That gives me an excuse to do a completely different show than usual. Tonight, every song that was played was a hit from the 1970s BUT they all failed to
Read More »Monday 23-4-12
Yet another show tonight of great music. Chat room was quite busy too so why not come and join in the chat next week and listen. All the usual stuff tonight, celebrity birthdays, on
Read More »Monday 12-3-12
Hey if you have never listened to my show before, then come and listen next Monday between 6-8pm. Just look at the tonights show, as well as the celebrity birthdays, on this day in
Read More »Monday 5-3-12
Every Monday between 7-8pm is the Retro Chart, were we run down the top 40 for this day in history and play some of the songs. Tonights chart was from 1979. As well as
Read More »Monday 27-2-12
Another great show of waffle and music tonight. On this day in History, celebrity birthdays and the Retro Chart. Tonights competition songs were: Amii Stewart – Knock On Wood, Alison Moyet – Weak In
Read More »Monday 06-02-12
Usual features tonight, we looked at what happened on this day in history, todays birthdays and who we sadly lost. The 3 songs competition tonight were: O’Jays – Love Train, Fleetwood Mac – Big
Read More »Monday 30-01-12
Getting You Home every Monday from 6-8pm. If you have never listened before YOU SHOULD! Just look at the songs played tonight. The 3 songs competition were: Dion – The Wanderer, Michael Jackson –
Read More »Monday 23-01-12
After starting the new show format last week it seems to be proving popular with some good positive comments. The 3 songs competition tonight were: Aretha Franklin – Respect, Martha & The Muffins –
Read More »Monday 16-1-12
New show format well and truly up and running so if you have never listened to my show on Mondays between 6-8pm then come and join me. We have a competition at 6.20pm and
Read More »Monday 9-1-12
New year, new show format. The Monday Mash Up And the Half an Hour of features are taking a rest. In their place we have “On This Day” and the “Retro Chart”. We have
Read More »Monday 2-1-12
First show of the new year and its a Bank Holiday Special!! Every song tonight failed to make the top 10 of the charts in the 1980s. Some great songs you wont have heard
Read More »Monday 12-12-11
Two weeks until Christmas!! Thats a good reason to play some Christmas songs me thinks. I still did all the usual stuff tonight though, the Monday Mash Up was a blend of Adele Rolling
Read More »Monday 5-12-12
OMG!!! December already, started pressie buying, just 14 more people to buy for!!I have been saying its been quiet the last few weeks then tonight, we have a presenter meeting so 20+ presenters outside
Read More »Monday 28-11-11
Not Long to go now until Christmas!! I will have to start buying some pressies soon. The Monday Mash Up this week was a stramge one, The Cult – Love Removal Machine mixed with
Read More »Monday 21-11-11
Fairly quiet evening, even the chatroom was quiet. Still managed to play some great songs though. The Monday Mash Up tonight was The Monkees – Last Train To Clarksville mixed with Girls Aloud’s –
Read More »Monday 14-11-11
Very quiet in the chatroom tonight but played some great tunes that kept me amused. The Monday Mash Up tonight was B52s – Love Shack mixed with Madonna – Material Girl which gave us
Read More »Monday 7-11-11
Why do the clocks have to be adjusted?? Dont like this arriving at the studios in the dark, roll on summer 2012. Tonights Monday Mash Up was a mix of Snow Patrol – Chasing
Read More »Monday 31-10-11
ITS HALLOWEEN!! Didnt see any witches tonight but played some great music. If you have never listened before, then tune in Mondays between 6-8pm. The Monday Mash Up tonight was Nirvana – Smells Like
Read More »Monday 24-10-11
A reasonably quiet evening tonight but some great music played even if I do say so myself. The Monday Mash Up this week was Robbie Williams – Bodies mixed with Michael Jackson – They
Read More »Monday 17-10-11
After the excitment of my last 70s show last night, it was back to normal tonight. The Monday Mash Up was Genesis mixed with Katy Perry which gave us the song “Invisable Gurls”. The
Read More »70′s Show 16-10-11
Final 70s show for a while and we announced the result of the most naff 70s song tonight as voted for by phoenix fm listeners. The final list was as follows: 1. J J
Read More »Most Naff 70s Song Contest
Over the last few weeks, I have been presenting on a Sunday evening between 8-10pm a Best Of The 70s show, HOWEVER it has come to my attention that the 70s was guilty of
Read More »Monday 10-10-11
A nice easy evening, no drama’s to report. Some good music to mention though. The Monday Mash Up tonight was The Rolling Stones – Gimme Shelter mixed with Adele – Rolling In The Deep
Read More »70s Show 09-10-11
After just a few weeks the Best Of The 70s is proving to be popular, so much so that we have now decided on our final 12 songs to be voted on for the
Read More »Psychic Medium Donna Murrell
I will be interviewing International Psychic Medium Donna Murrell on tonights Getting You Home show. Listen in between 6-7 to hear Donna try to explain the psychic world and convince me that it really
Read More »Monday 5-9-11
I have a cold!!! No its not Man Flu before you ask. Its just a cold. Monday Mash Up tonight was Whitney Houston and Cher, put together we got the new song I Wanna
Read More »Monday 29-08-11
ITS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY!!! This means a special show. Tonight was “A Pile of Number 2s” a show dedicated to those songs that just failed to reach number one in the charts and only
Read More »Sunday 28-08-11
I have been asked to sit in on this sunday evening for Stephen Bealey and do an 80s show. Of course it was my pleasure. Here is the list of songs i played: Stray
Read More »Monday 15-8-11
Quiet evening tonight, not much happening but some great music played once again, if you have never listened to my show then you really should try. The Monday Mash Up this week was EMF
Read More »Monday 8-8-11
Had a few distractions in the studio tonight with various people trying to get the phones working, even so, still managed to play some great music. The Monday Mash Up this week was Pink
Read More »Monday 1-8-11
Tried to play something different tonight, hope you enjoyed listening, and if you didnt listen then why not listen on line one week…you never know, you may like it! The Monday Mash Up this
Read More »Monday 25-7-11
Listen each Monday between 6-8pm and you will hear a fantastic mix of music, just take a look at what was on tonights show. The Monday Mash Up Tonight was Motorhead mixed with Lady
Read More »Monday 18-7-11
I enjoyed tonights show, however , I have made a note not to do half an hour of foreign songs again as I cant pronounce half the words!! The Monday Mash Up this week
Read More »Monday 11-07-11
Its Monday at 6pm, yep that means im back on Phoenix for another evening. Monday Mash Up this week was Blondie’s Call Me mixed with Muse Uprising giving us “Call Me Uprising” (it took
Read More »Gary Sitting in For Taylor
Hi, the lovely Taylor had a night off tonight and I have been left in charge of the Rock Show for one week, maybe one day I may get invited back again! Here is
Read More »Monday 4-7-11
If you didnt listen tonight then you missed a corker!! The Monday MAsh up was the Jackson 5 ABC mixed with the Rebel MC Street Tuff which gave us the song “ABC Stuff” The
Read More »Monday 27-6-11
After last weeks quiet evening, I had Steve Robertson in and out the studio tonight “fiddling” and “tweaking” during my show. It didnt affect the quality of the show though (I know your thinking
Read More »Monday 20-6-11
A pretty uneventful evening in the studio tonight compared to last week. No visitors and no presenters apart from Steve arriving for his show and Ed popping in for a while. We took a
Read More »Monday 13-6-11
Managed to play some great music tonight even with the pressure of about 20 Phoenix presenters looking at me as they waited for my show to finish so we could have a meeting. Trust
Read More »Monday 6-06-11
Well another Monday and another show. Tried a new feature tonight called “A Half Hour of…… Tonight we did a half hour of solo female artists plus our usual features, The Monday Mash Up,
Read More »Bank Holiday Cover Versions Show 30-05-11
ITS BANK HOLIDAY……again! Another show special, tonights theme was every song was a cover version, I liked this one hope you did too. List of the songs below with the original artist in brackets.
Read More »Monday 23-5-11
Interesting evening, all was going well until Steve Robertson turned up and decided to connect our new stream, spent the second half of the show with Steve under the desk and occasionally getting out
Read More »Monday 16-05-11
Interesting evening tonight for me as I had Steve Robertson crawling under the desk for the latter part of the show pulling wires and trying to poke wires in various different places! Still managed
Read More »Monday 9-5-11
Many thanks to Joe Burge for coming in tonight and discussing his book about safe computing. If anyone wants anymore info about what Joe had to say then please log onto his web site
Read More »Bank Holiday 70s Show 02-05-11
After the sucess of last weeks 80s show, I decided to move back a decade and go for two hours of non stop 70s music, playing some absolute classics and some songs that have
Read More »Bank Holiday 80s Show 25/04/11
What a Bank Holiday show this was, three hours of non stop 80s music. Just take a look at the songs that were played and im sure you will be looking through your music
Read More »Monday 18-4-11
Quiet show tonight, not many people in the chat room or requests! This is what we played music wise The Monday Mash Up was a combination of The Beatles and Guns N Roses which
Read More »Monday 11th April
Well after the excitement of the last two weeks shows it was back to normal this monday with just myself and a load of great music. Hope you all enjoyed listening and just as
Read More »Monday 4-4-11 with Scales and Fangs
Great show this evening with special guests Rob and Trish Yeldham. They are specialist reptile handlers and they bought in the studio with them a corn snake, a boa constrictor and a lavender albino reticulated
Read More »Paul Hannaford Interview
Many thanks to Paul Hannaford for coming in and openly discussing his life of drugs and crime and how he has changed his life around and now is a drug and crime lecturer. A
Read More »Playilst – 21 March 2011
This Monday evening, Ed Wellman popped in to say hello, a record nine requests received for the request half hour, a new feature appeared The Monday Mash Up, the competion 3 songs from 3
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