always listening in

I’ve been rather busy of late, new job, overgrown garden and much more have got in my way a bit.

So as a little recompense to my loyal readers I’ve collected together some lovely links:

Podcasts

Channel4radio – If like me you are a lost addict then Channel 4′s podcast is essential listening. Ian Lee presents and really makes the podcast.

British MacCast – Great editing, some stutering but a great Mac podcast

Coolness Roundup – Global update podcast on really cool stuff

Another geeky one, Web 2.0 show podcasts for lots of talk on all things web related

Listen again

Sunday Best – the Battle for Babylon
The site of the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon lies only about 70km south of Baghdad where recent events have created a threat to its survival. Used as a base camp by military forces, there are reports of serious damage to the archaeological remains. Jonathan Charles investigates.

Steve Lamacq takes a look at the making of the seminal 80s dance
crossover album Screamadelica by Primal Scream.

If you haven’t discovered it yet Russel Brand on 6 Music on Sunday mornings is really, really funny. (Thanks GLR) follwed by Andrew Collins whose Sunday paper reviews are hilarious.

Coming up

Coming up later this week Giles Wemmbley Hogg Geht Zum FussballWeltmeisterschaft Weg!, Thursday at 6.30pm He’s back! Budleigh Salterton’s most famous citizen, traveller and worldly guru knows nothing about football or Germany, but from the moment he decides to book a strolling holiday in the Schwarzwald he pitches headlong into the thrilling arena of The World Cup.

And In Business, Thursday at 8.30pm the Tangled Web. The Internet is evolving into a powerful new communications medium. It is leaching power away from the old information providers in press and broadcasting and handing it to a new democracy of bloggers and communicators, now numbered in millions. Peter Day asks how established businesses will cope with this vital change in the media landscape.

MC BlueKunckles has pinned some rhymes about Boothby Grafoe

Yo Mister Graffoe,
Betta do yo math-O,
Mess with my homie,
Your ass I’ll Straff-O.

Listen up Boothby,
Y’ know what the truth be,
Yo lame-ass show,
Has a ‘Radio 2′ feel.

Word.

From the fantastic Skimpy Scrawlings:

• Skimpy Scrawlings

Jamie Theakston’s Heart 107 breakfast show has just gone national. The show is not syndicated to Heart’s other stations in across the UK but only on digital (Heart’s Birmingham and Nottingham FM stations are still local DJs for local people).

But get this – the show goes out an hour later after being edited to remove any London specific content. So if Theakston talks about a nght out he’s had in London it’ll get cut. Strange indeed. I get the feeling nobody is going listen.

Read more at mediaguardian.co.uk:

• Heart Surgery

A great resource site full of links to everything to do with radio – and I mean everything.

• Radio HQ : Radio

I’ve just heard the sad news about Linda Smith.

She was by a long way the best thing about many Radio 4 comedies – Just a minute will never be quite the same again.

• Linda Smith tribute on BBC news

The Song Tapper – Find music by tapping the rhythm of the song’s melody – Genius, mind you it didn’t recognise God gave rock and roll to you by Kiss.

• The Song Tapper – Find music by tapping the rhythm of the song’s melody.

I remember getting my first radio when I was 12 years old – wow, it was ace. A black Philips that my great uncle had been using in his shed. The thing was ancient but I loved it. I used to spend hours listening to it.

My local music station at the time Severn Sound was playing a lot of Transvision Vamp, mostly “Baby, I don’t care”. I remember Transvision Vamp just disappearing suddenly and being quite disappointed about it – only for Wendy James to pop up with a solo album a few years later and disappear again. Along with the interviewer in this piece I had a massive crush on Wendy James and I often wondered what happened to her – read on and find out what did.

• Wendy James : interview

Over at O’ Malley speaks. Kevin has just put a nifty little music thingy in his site. It plays a set of MP3s stored on the site through a little music player. Very cool.

Old skool radio 1 jingles, logos and other fun stuff.

• Radio Rewind

Found this on Flickr.