For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working on a Music As Culture project with the band UB40. They’re going to be playing a gig at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth on Tuesday to raise money to help the venue pay for a new soundproof roof over the courtyard, so that they don’t get [...]
Categories: Birmingham,Music,University
Tagged: Birmingham, culture, Music, research, UB40
This is the raw interview I did with Zane Lowe for a New Zealand radio programme called Musical Chairs. The final version will have a good deal of music and a lot of interviews with some of the people who get mentioned along the way. Since the target audience for this programme will be New [...]
Categories: Music,New Zealand,Radio
I’m a little unwell. I have Hepatitis A. That’s not good. I also have Typhoid fever, which is a pretty bad disease, so I’m told. To make matters worse, I also have Diptheria, Tetanus and Polio. I’d stay away from me for a bit if I was you. Of course, I only have little bits [...]
Categories: Travel
Just returned from London where I was interviewing Zane Lowe for a radio documentary I’m making with Sam Coley for Radio New Zealand. The programme is called Musical Chairs, and it’s a series that focuses on New Zealand musicians, and tells their story through interview and music. Of course, Zane’s not really known over here [...]
Categories: Music,New Zealand,Radio
