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Live bands on the RUN.
A busy day at Phoenix FM today, as it was the start of the station legendary 24 hour caressive sessions event. From 9am Saturday till the same time on Sunday, the invited bands came
Read More »Relight the BASII gig chat
Nice little mix bag of musical items on today little show, as I had the pleasure of reliving the Basildon Synth Festival – BASII, with some of the interview I was lucky to do
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Bas II: Spacebuoy
Phoenix FM’s BAS II coverage: Front page | Ba5ic | Protege Reign | Shiny Darkness | Sinestar | Spacebuoy | Speak and Spell Click here to listen again to the interview: [Audio clip: view
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Bas II: Ba5ic
Phoenix FM’s BAS II coverage: Front page | Ba5ic | Protege Reign | Shiny Darkness | Sinestar | Spacebuoy | Speak and Spell Click below to listen again to the interview: [Audio clip: view
Read More »May we bank on it….
Well, what a busy week and indeed weekender….Friday night in Basildon listening to Tenek, Modovar and Blancmange at BASII…..and another evening of more of the same today; Methinks I won’t stand so close to
Read More »April’s an absolute shower, May BAS better….
Final weekend of April and with the drout on, and the rain falling like you wouldn’t believe, you maybe excused ironically , if I splash out the odd sarky comment. I’ve been off sick
Read More »Nice Tenek you, Tenek you nice
Love a bank holiday weekend, good weather and one that has the hint of chocolate about it – not that I’ve had any of those…. still it is early. Joining me again the studio
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Steve Strange talks to Phoenix FM
Singer, club promoter, hairdresser and all round 80s pop culture face talks to Rob Harvey about his new project
Read More »Aiming for Strange
Yet another yummy sounding show packed with great music, all to round off a really sunny spring week. An if that wasn’t enough, the show was excited even more by my special guest. Twofers
Read More »Spring will eat itself.
Hallo all, thanks for tuning in and indeed popping back to read my little blog. This spring malarky is being odd, nice sunshine and now dreary rain…. It had me all confused. We played
Read More »Arching into March
Another week over and another weekend begun…this week I met singer Charley Bird at a family funeral; not the best venue.. but technically means we are related Lots of great new eclronic music again today, and
Read More »The Eyes of March…
With a week of fairly bright spring sunshine, it really makes for a nice weekend, if only the rain would have not called… I can’t recall the last March starting so nicely…. makes me
Read More »What it feels to be Spring..
Its almost Easter and yet the weather was of Summertime…. I can’t wait for the chocolate’athon during Easter, but I’m liking the warmth of Summer – luckily with the maltesers in the fridge at Phoenix
Read More »“Settle down now”
The hot seat is certainly getting comfortable in the new studio, here at the Brentwood Centre, and it’s only the second Saturday Breakfast show. I’ve just had a ‘half term’ break, so lots of
Read More »House warming and Birthday DAY…..
What a day… 1st show from the new studio complex at the Brentwood Centre – Which I’m labelling the Phoenix Country House…. Amazing how a whole studio facilities was rearranged within 24hrs…. with only a
Read More »Feb a dabba do
Freezing weather is upon us weather we like it or not; see what I did there… I’m so dry sometimes. Well, twas the last show in the Baytree centre Studio for me, and I
Read More »“January, sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me”
Blimey if it is not the end of January 2012….. how time has flown this month; soon be Summer – brings an old song to mind, by Pilot – ‘January’ ….. January by Pilot
Read More »Running away with itself..
Stone the crows….its almost easter and it is definatly like christmas is a distant memory. For there be so much to get on with in 2012, not just my up and coming birthday and
Read More »Under starters orders…
Two weeks into 2012 already.. time is flying and so is the race to get the Olympic facility online…. and also preparations for all the Queens Diamond Jubilee events. I wonder how Brentwood will
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Last one for 2011….aww
Well here we are, the last show for me for 2011 and what an amusing little year…. no review from me, as there are enough out there, So we simply enjoyed the great music
Read More »Is it here – Chrimbo!
Christmas eve is finally here and don’t we all know it…aw..so great music and stuff to make us feel good. Well our sides are about to burst along with our poor old wallets –
Read More »Hurry up and wait….
The rush of Christmas is almost complete, so now we are almost at the ‘wait for it’ period. The big blow out and gift giving slips to one side into the real event…Hogmanay; well
Read More »December is Magic
Ah well, the Magic of December is on us and the madness of present shopping is in full effect…well for some. I’m likely to be in the dog house unless I get a wriggle on. So
Read More »The most wonderful time of the year..
Well I hope you enjoyed the show today, felt quite festive with the thought of all that Christmas shopping; albeit online – lazy I know. I did my best last week as I ran
Read More »‘Go real ah’, in the Mist
I must be odd, as I really enjoyed the foggy morning this week……that maybe because I didn’t stand out in my Gibus Hat, frock coat and Ivory capped walking cain, as I strolled through the mist
Read More »Brentwood Air Cadets fly buy
What a busy show this week….. all the usual fun and frolics, plus Joining me in the studio today were members of Brentwood Air Cadet Squadron, based in Rose Valley- Cadet Corporal Jones and Cadet Ball, who gave
Read More »Remember and reflect…
As we look to remember those who serve and had served in our Armed Forces this weekend, the show as always kept upbeat with all the music you have come to enjoy, and some
Read More »Whiz band what a sound picture….
Well it is that time of the year again, where we create the effigy of an alleged ruff wearing terrorist, cart this bungle of rubbish around for a penny and then seek to explode
Read More »Spook up your Hallowed Eve…..
We are getting ramped up with events now, such as Divali, Halloween and Bonfire night, so hallowed be this weekend as we expect spooky going’s on; well just look at my hair cut –
Read More »Hunt for Rob October…….
Spooky as it may seem I had yet more great new tunes in the show…..and this week an odd tune from a guy called Goyte; his from Belgium and lives in Australia. and has
Read More »Job lot of music…….
Well I hope I did my record bag justice today, as I have another handful of songs to be air for the first time..for Modovar from Basildon, and Frost from Norway, Low Tide Theory from Barnstable
Read More »Harvey Culture……
This weekends Club Culture will have a one off, for one show only, never to be repeated, hardcore 80’90’00′s Syntha pop, mash-up remix malarkey….. all from the sonic boom of guest DJ ‘Rob Harvey’, who is sitting
Read More »DJ Culture…
Join me this Saturday evening, sitting in for ‘Super Dave’ Rothwell on Club Culture.. Enjoy 2 hours of Synth laden indie tunes with a splash of music that you normal enjoy on Club Culture.
Read More »October’s Summer is a bygone..
It has been a funny old week, and now we are finally in a world we are used to, winter…oh ok, Autumn. Still, its nice to be in the studio as always playing great
Read More »Indian summer to Eskimo winters…..
As you know, I always open with a little comment on the weather…it may well come as a surprise to here that apparently, following on from this late flurry of an Indian summer, we are due for blankets of
Read More »September do you remember…
Another weird weather week over and a lovely little weekend to ponder – indian summer. Can you really believe it is almost time for Christmas shopping, no, nor can I and yet they are at it,
Read More »Autumnal whimsy…I think
Another weird week of weather, sun and rain….. which is confusing me; don’t know about you, is it cold or not, dry or wet. None the less music was a good as ever, with tracks old and new
Read More »Taking time to talk to Tenek…
Such the busy show…..all the usual flim flam and stunning array of music, along with a great little chat with the Peter Steer and Geoff Pinckney from the band Tenek; whom, fresh from a
Read More »Elusive exclusive is finally here….
After enjoying a short week; thanks to the last Bank holiday of the year, I was looking forward to this weekends show. Especially as this week, we had the exclusive first airplay of ’Elusive’, a track from
Read More »Viva la weekend…..
It appears V is for weekend..well just viva la weekend, if your not attending the annual V festival. Like me your be missing out on quite a who’s who of artists at the moment
Read More »The Autumn of our Summers….
Its hard not to mention or hint towards the upsetting events of last week, but for my part I must leave those kind of comments & discussions to the news people…….my shows all about music and
Read More »Rob’s about…..
Join me this Saturday for all the usual fun and frolics…… Comedy Pick…. Live Gig Pick…… Events in Brentwood and Billericay…. Travel Updates Load of great new and long loved music
Read More »August of wind…..
I’ve been loving the sunshine; well its hard not too, as we have to make hay why the sun shines, as they say. As well as the usual features on my show, I’m now keeping
Read More »Come back Summer all is forgiven….
After a full week on the Drive time show, it was nice to get back into my comfortable pair of weekend shoes that is the Saturday Breakfast… thou for some odd reason I was
Read More »Drive into the weekend…
Final day of Drive from yours truly… and as well as the usual great music we had another great little Two from one, as we heard the news that Adam and The Ants are
Read More »Drives me crazy…
Warmest day of the week so far and sadly the hottest day in the studio….but I’m not one top moan, much. Twofers today came from the emerald isle, as we played two from U2,
Read More »Drive the fair way….
Well if Wednesday isn’t the symbol of the weekend approaching, then I don’t know what else’s is. Some call it Hump day, because its the middle and not be cause they are a misery
Read More »Driving Business up……
On todays drive among the great music, we had ‘Twofers’ where we played two tracks in memorial to the late Amy Winehouse, ‘Back to black’ and ‘You know I’m no good’ . The weird
Read More »Drivin you round the bend….
1st edition of Drive all done…. and thou I can’t go into it, there was an emergency outside the studio, which I dare say you will get to read about within the local papers.
Read More »Leave it out…….
This weekend has a special feel to it for this time, as I’ve a week of lovely leave off work; well my day job. My plan was to lazy about at home and enjoy
Read More »Is there an App for it??
I’ve quite the busy weekend, as after my show I have a little bit of community work for the afternoon and on Sunday, the big question is how will the weather fair….answer is WET..
Read More »Robo bot…roll out!
Bonjour – Another wild and weather wallowing week has past, and not to mention the news press frolics…..enough said there. Twofers this week, looked at a band who I’ve had wanted to see live
Read More »Mid Summer marvellous….
This weekend I decided not mention the weird weather of the last week…but clearly as I write this I ‘ve failed, as the day started pretty warm and it would seem we are blessed with Sun….so
Read More »Mud Festival of fun…..
As some of us are aware, its the annual Glastonbury festival weekend, so the music in today show was choc full of artists playing there…. Knowing the good old british weather, I know where
Read More »Are you a vet? Vet!, I’m soaking……
Hello All, You would think that we would be banging on about the lovely Sunny June weather again, but we are spoilt for choices…That’s if your a gardener; Sun / Rain /Sun / Rain….. Lucky
Read More »Trooping the Summer….
Another week of a mixed weather, its left me feeling confused to whether it is actually summer yet or not, still it didn’t stop me trooping out the music. With lots events occurring today in and around Brentwood
Read More »Driving your business up..
On todays drive among the great music, we had ‘Twofers’ where we played two tracks in mermorial to the late Amy Winehouse, ‘Back to black’ and ‘You know I’m no good’ . The weird
Read More »Hey its the fever of Summer…
Well, what a lovely day…twas quite warm in the studio and as the show progressed it was clear the day was destined to get better; weather wise. It also be came clear from a
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Hurrah for Bank Holidays…
I hope you enjoy the Last Bank Holiday of May……I can tell you deserve it, on account that I feel I do. Weathers always a mixed bag at Bank holidays, but we had been
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Not going Gaga, but could do any day now……
Music and mirth were the order of the day….or was that Sounds and sarcasm, I can never decide. A head of Brentwood’s Race for life event, I recanted my 5 K run of last
Read More »May springs forward…
I can’t believe the speed the days are going, we are what seems like, fully into May and its almost the summer…..Phew- having said that weather was a mixed bag today. Twofers today came
Read More »The gold that is MAY and its extra holidays
After the large amount bank holiday days off we now hold our breath for a few more weeks for another…well I will be. Having said that the joy of the warm spring wether is
Read More »Get me to the Honeymoon on time
With the sound of the Bells still ringing in our ears, from the Royal wedding of the decade, its time for another Saturday show. We debated where would the happy couple be going for
Read More »Will you Cry St George for a day
St George’s day is here again and the push for having this day as a public holiday is at full tilt; ala St Patrick’s day. Naturally we like the idea, as its another day off work and all
Read More »Be a good Egg this Easter……..
Easter is almost upon us, and despite the period moving about as normal, its has the joy of schools on breaks and lovely Choccie eggs to stimulate all. In the show I tried not to drop
Read More »No fool like an April fool??…..
Well they say there is no fool like an old fool, well what if they are an April fool…. It happens every year on April 1st and people still get caught my some of
Read More »Enjoying the 4th Burfday of the Phoenix
Four years ago Phoenix 98 FM took to the airwaves and hasn’t looked back; apart from to remind us of some great moments…….so the Saturday Breakfast show had the joy of being the first
Read More »Saturday Breakfast: March 19th – Trust in charity….
The temptation to mention during the show, the mere fact I’ve another week off work was too great; but then I love to share my good news, and to make it even better we
Read More »Pet Shop Ballet?
This weekend’s ‘toofers’ was around the fact that the Pet Shop Boys are producing the music for a Ballet in the west end, so I thought why not play 2 PSB tracks – ‘What
Read More »Pinch punch day five of the month
The year seems to be flying along, we are almost at Easter and I’ve still got some sweets left from Christmas. Still one thing’s for sure we are having a busy time here..lots of
Read More »Going Underground with the Cover Up
Well, we had a bit of a lively show……in the studio was the full complement of the band known as The Cover Up – A ska based band who have supported Bad Manners and
Read More »The Birthday boy chills out
A much more laid back show was in order, as it had been my birthday the night before……age comes to us all. I had a quiet birthday but you shouild have seen the outragous
Read More »Welcome to Sunny Feb, with lots of hot new band news …
Twas quite a lively show for this first weekend of Fabulous Feb. Joining me was Lee Mayer from the band Weirdgear…….We chewed the cud on life, socail networking and the local music scene; particularly
Read More »Food for the breakfast soul
The usual malarky of took place this week with a hint of hunfer, I really need to think about actaully having a Breakfast during my show, afterall it is Breakfast. Maybe someone local to
Read More »Chilly in the City tonight…
Hello guys, What a chilly Saturday, non the less we had a warm selection of music as always. I had an exclusive version of ‘Is Love’ by the White Lies, remixed by Stereolabs. Also
Read More »Chuckle Along Your Saturday …
Hello Folks, been another slow week at the sharp end of 2011. We heard sillyness in local news around cutbacks and the possible lose or vital fire engine from Brentwood firestation; this is due
Read More »First out of the trap in lane 98 …
Well this week was the first non Christmas or holiday’esk show…..and as we dusted off the record box, we made efforts to avoid any Christmas hit lying around. My Comedy Pick for this week
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