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Sam Liddicott

3 years

As today is the birthday of the Queen of Music ©, @KateBushMusic , I have written an essay: 63 Reasons Why We Love Kate Bush (inspired by @mrianleslie ’s engrossing essay about Paul McCartney from last year)…

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@samliddicott

11 months

Billy Nomates (Tor Maries) is one of our very best artists - someone who deserves a Mercury Prize nomination next month for CACTI. Her performance was fantastic! Too angry to write...but it is clear there is widespread misogyny and sexism. Something needs to change right now:

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@samliddicott

3 years

This feature is a review of @shaunwkeaveny 's final BBC Radio 6 Music show. A loving tribute and salute to a broadcasting great that is a huge loss to the station - though we all look forward to seeing what he does next:

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2 years

I'm immersing myself in the work of @PaulHeatonSolo for a future feature, as he celebrates his sixtieth on my birthday (9th May). With The Housemartins, The Beautiful South, and Jacqui Abbott ( @jamabing ), he is so compelling! Paul is one of the greatest songwriters ever:

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6 years

I have been speaking with @MikeyWax about his new single, Big Little Life, and whether we can see him tour. The U.S. songwriter talks about the music scene in L.A. and reveals a favourite memory from his career so far:

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5 years

As a mega Radiohead fan, I am looking forward to @thomyorke appearing on Desert Island Discs tomorrow. Catch him on @BBCRadio4 from 11:15 a.m. with @laurenlaverne (intrigued to discover which eight discs he chooses...and what his luxury item is!):

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Thom Yorke, musician

Thom Yorke, musician, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

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@samliddicott

5 months

On 24th February, Jennifer Lopez ( @JLo ) releases This Is Me...Now. I write how Lopez paved the way for other women in music, brought Latino artists/sounds to the forefront - and, almost twenty-five after her debut album, how she remains an icon and queen:

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@samliddicott

2 years

So much love for @shaunwkeaveny : Broadcaster Shaun Keaveny: ‘It’s been a huge liberation’

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3 years

Not only is @BBC6Music nineteen next week but, in a couple of weeks, @shaunwkeaveny and several of his colleagues celebrate their five-hundredth show in a new slot. I state why, during a hugely hard time, Keaveny and his colleagues deserve huge kudos:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

Drummie Zeb, lead singer of UK reggae band Aswad, dies aged 62

Angus Gaye was lead vocalist and drummer of first British reggae band signed by international label

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@samliddicott

2 years

Tune in to hear @shaunwkeaveny on @BBCRadio2 at 6 p.m., as he sits in for the legendary Liza Tarbuck (shall try and Deliveroo him something edible to keep him going!). Classics tracks, new music, chat, emails...and maybe some dead air too... x

BBC Radio 2 - Liza Tarbuck, Shaun Keaveny sits in

Shaun entertains the nation for Saturday dinner time.

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@samliddicott

4 years

New RAJAR figures show @BBC6Music has reclaimed its title as the biggest digital-only station; they also celebrate their eighteenth birthday soon. It is, as I highlight, the passion of the BBC Radio 6 Music family that makes it the world's best station:

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@samliddicott

1 year

More tomorrow... One of this year's very finest tracks, @kylieminogue 's Padam Padam, is getting so much love! Bizarrely overlooked by BBC Radio 1, I explain how social media (especially TikTok) has helped this icon's gem storm the charts:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

4 months

I will write about him more soon but, as we learned of the death of Del Palmer, I write why he was so important in terms of Kate Bush's ( @KateBushMusic ) music. A devastating loss, there was so much love for this incredible musician, engineer and human:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

Was not expecting news that we would hear a new interview from Kate Bush tomorrow. I think the last time we heard her voice in an interview was 2016. She will talk about Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) and, who knows...future plans?!

BBC Radio 4 - Woman's Hour, Kate Bush, Lynn Fitch, Cost of living, Electroconvulsive therapy

Kate Bush on making it to number 1 in the singles charts 44 years after her debut single.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

Forty-four years after her only U.K. number one (for Wuthering Heights), a second is almost in the bag...

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37 years after its release, Kate Bush ( @KateBushMusic ) is tracking for Number 1 with Running Up That Hill 📈 Read the latest Official Singles Chart update:

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2 years

Kate Bush rules. That is all.

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6 years

As @KateBushMusic turns sixty on Monday; I look at the impact she has made on popular music since 1978; why The Kick Inside is my favourite album ever; those, musical and not, she has inspired - I bring in interviews she has provided through her career:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

4 months

Not only was Del part of Kate Bush's band and her former boyfriend, he was also her engineer. A massive loss and someone, I'd imagine, Kate won't continue recording without. I will write about him very soon - like so many, the news just sinking in:

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@katebushnews

4 months

We are heartbroken to tell you that Del Palmer has passed away at home yesterday, surrounded by his family - announced today by his niece Debbii. Rest in peace, Del. You are so loved – Seán, Peter, Krys and Dave x More here:

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1 year

It's been reported BBC Radio 1 has stopped playlisting some female singers (including Rita Ora) they deem to be 'too old'. It seems many female artists over 30 are not being played. I discuss the ongoing and disgusting problem of sexist ageism in music:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

6 months

On 17th November, @KateBushMusic 's gorgeous Christmas song, December Will Be Magic Again, turns forty-three. With no music video and a low U.K. chart position, Bush did perform the track twice on T.V. I throw respect the way of a tender and beautiful song:

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@samliddicott

4 years

Happy birthday to the awesome @shaunwkeaveny . All shows/broadcasters on @BBC6Music are truly fabulous, but I have a very soft spot for Shaun's show. Tune in tomorrow between 12-4 p.m. (he does alternate weeks with the brilliant @maryannehobbs ):

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9 months

As the incredible and iconic Tori Amos ( @toriamos ) celebrates her sixtieth birthday on Tuesday, I have compiled a playlist featuring her best-known songs alongside some great deeper cuts:

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@samliddicott

7 years

Twenty years after @JeffBuckley 's death; I pay tribute to my music icon and why he is so inspiring today:

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@samliddicott

3 years

Listening back to @shaunwkeaveny 's show on BBC Radio 2 from last evening (as he sat in for the wonderful Liza Tarbuck; hope he comes back very soon) is lifting my afternoon considerably:

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@samliddicott

3 years

In my Spotlight feature now is the remarkable @Stalk_Ashley :

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@samliddicott

10 months

A new BBC Sounds-available documentary, The Rise and Fall of Britpop (), takes us inside the 1990s phenomenon. Maybe rose-tinted in some ways, among the joy and unity was regressive attitudes towards female artists. I explain more:

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@samliddicott

2 months

Recently turning forty-six, @KateBushMusic 's debut, The Kick Inside, is astonishing. Following a recent MOJO article where they highlighted the album's originality, I write why The Kick Inside is a remarkable work that has not got the credit it deserves:

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@samliddicott

2 years

Sorry to post so many tweets but, on Friday, @KateBushMusic 's Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) turns thirty-seven. This year especially, it's been such a thrill to see the song rule and break records. I know the superfans will celebrate on Friday:

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@samliddicott

6 years

The Old Grey Whistle Test is making a one-night return to @BBCFOUR on 23rd February (hosted by @WhisperingBob ). I debate why it is important this brief comeback should lead to a modern-day Old Grey Whistle Test - something we ALL need and want right now…

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@samliddicott

2 years

In the second (of three) feature that looks ahead to @BBC6Music 's twentieth birthday on 11th March, I discuss a station that has not only survived; it is a precious jewel in the BBC's crown: (IN THIS PHOTO: @laurenlaverne and @maryannehobbs )

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2 years

Surely, tomorrow can't be twenty-seven years since @garbage released their epic eponymous album?! Apparently it is...

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@samliddicott

2 years

On 11th March, the mighty @BBC6Music turns twenty! I look ahead and ask how the station might celebrate such a milestone birthday. A huge lifeline through the pandemic, I nod to those who have supported the listening family through such a turbulent time…

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@samliddicott

2 years

Dear BBC (you which are one hundred in nine days), never ever get rid of @MWGoneFishing . It seems to get more joyous and necessary by the series:

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@samliddicott

7 months

On Thursday, @KateBushMusic 's sublime The Red Shoes turns thirty (). An underrated and overlooked album, I think it has some truly astonishing moments! (Also, There Goes a Tenner, and Suspended in Gaffa have anniversaries on Thursday):

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@samliddicott

2 years

For this Revisiting... - where I look back at an album from the past five years worth another spin - is @Camila_Cabello 's incredible second studio album, Romance (2019):

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@samliddicott

2 years

Going to miss this live on Saturday (will catch it later that night), but make a date with @shaunwkeaveny on @BBCRadio2 this Saturday at 6 p.m. Standing in for the wonderful Liza Tarbuck, I am not the only one who hopes he will be back more regularly:

BBC Radio 2 - Liza Tarbuck, Shaun Keaveny sits in

Shaun entertains the nation for Saturday Dinner time.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@samliddicott

11 months

Ahead of George Michael's ( @GeorgeMOfficial ) sixtieth birthday on 25th June - and following George Michael at the BBC from last night -, I explore the influence and impact of this much missed music legend:

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2 years

Actually, as I forgot to post this earlier... On Wednesday, @DefLeppard 's classic album, Hysteria, turns thirty-five. I have been spending time with one of the all-time greats:

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@samliddicott

3 years

For this weekend's review, I have been exploring @gwenstefani 's incredible new track, Slow Clap. I also discuss No Doubt and albums like Tragic Kingdom (1995), how Stefani's faith helped her through tough times, and why she is a hugely important artist:

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@samliddicott

1 year

On 2nd February, it would have been Eva Cassidy's sixtieth birthday. A remarkable artist we sadly lost far too young (in 1996), I have compiled some tracks that showcase her incredible vocal and interpretive gifts:

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@samliddicott

2 years

1/3: Next month, it will be forty-five years since @KateBushMusic completed recording of her debut album, The Kick Inside. For this feature, I show my love for its gorgeous and devastating title track:

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@samliddicott

10 months

Tomorrow is @KateBushMusic 's sixty-fifth birthday. In my final feature before then, I celebrate the upcoming anniversary of The Red Shoes' first single, Rubberband Girl. Thirty in September, it remains one of Bush's most underrated songs:

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7 months

On 7th November, @KateBushMusic 's Aerial turns eighteen. In this anniversary feature, I discuss the homely and domestic vibes and themes that runs through some of its songs - and most of the album for that matter:

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4 months

As Donald Fagen is seventy-six on 10th January, I muse why artists do not incorporate his style/sound more into their music - and how Fagen influenced me to imagine an album. (I name-check + salute @baddantakes , @joanlemay , @PAPPADEMAS and @louhayter_ ):

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@samliddicott

2 months

21st March, 2014 is when @KateBushMusic announced through her website that she would bring a residency, Before the Dawn, to Hammersmith (it ran from August-October 2014). I look to the tenth anniversary of a day few Kate Bush fans felt would ever come:

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2 years

I know he is one of the busiest men in broadcasting, but I hope that @shaunwkeaveny gets to sit in for the legendary Liza Tarbuck (so much love to her) on @BBCRadio2 on her next week off, as his shows are amazing:

BBC Radio 2 - Liza Tarbuck, Shaun Keaveny sits in

Shaun entertains the nation for Saturday Dinner time.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@samliddicott

1 year

Inspired by Hannah Peel's ( @Hanpeel ) Ivor Novello win for her extraordinary score for The Midwich Cuckoos, she leads a playlist highlighting essential female composers. From studio albums to film, T.V., and theatre scores, their work is breathtaking:

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6 months

On 21st November, @KateBushMusic 's 50 Words for Snow turns twelve. For this anniversary feature, I have ranked the seven magnificent tracks:

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@samliddicott

3 years

As it is Lorraine McIntosh's birthday on Thursday, this Lockdown Playlist is a selection of @deaconbluemusic cuts - songs that showcase her amazing voice (alongside the band's lead, @rickyaross ):

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4 years

The terrific @GlassAnimals have just released their third studio album, Dreamland. I have been reviewing one of the album's best cuts: the amazing and intriguing Tangerine:

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@samliddicott

1 year

Amazing and shocking (though not altogether surprising) that someone doing something good and important is subjected to such things... So much anti-BBC vitriol against a human being who deserves literally no hate, mockery, or abuse. I hope @mariannaspring keeps going strong:

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The trolling in response to this - including misogynistic slurs, threatening and hateful messages - are just more proof of why investigating this is so important. Welcome trolls and stay tuned for my latest Radio 4 podcast, more upcoming investigations - and Undercover Voters.

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2 years

Tomorrow, it will be thirty-five years since @deaconbluemusic 's debut, Raintown, was released. With phenomenal songwriting by (mostly) @rickyaross , and classics like Dignity, and Chocolate Girl in the pack, it is one of my favourite albums ever:

Raintown

Deacon Blue · Album · 1987 · 46 songs.

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@samliddicott

3 years

More later... For this Second Spin, I spend time with @garbage 's Beautiful Garbage. With a 20th anniversary release due next month (), I investigate an album that some wrote off in 2001. It is an album that warrants fresh respect:

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@samliddicott

6 years

Female-led, autumn gems: @cosha , @DagnyMusic ; @iamcxloe , @CeliaPalli ; @BettaLemme , @tancredjess ; @elleyduhe , @tiagostelow ; @monowhales , @emmykinney ; @melaniebaker , @malaikaterryy ; @JerryWmusic , @YoungThievesX ; @CamdenCoxMusic , @Amb3rMark ; @Sloanpeterson ...

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@samliddicott

2 years

In this feature, I discuss @shaunwkeaveny 's marvellous new Community Garden Radio. I write why it is great to hear him back on the radio (after he left BBC Radio 6 Music last September), what comes next, and who he shares a big birthday with in June:

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6 years

The awesome @BBC6Music has provided so much guidance and inspiration for me this year. I look at why the station is recruiting so many new listeners - and how its talented and passionate presenters have made it the nation's most essential listen:

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7 years

On its fifteen birthday, I pay tribute to @BBC6Music : the D.J.s, shows and reasons it's the nation's best station:

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@samliddicott

3 months

On 12th March, Prefab Sprout's ( @Prefabsprout ) majestic debut album, Swoon, turns forty. Paddy McAloon, Wendy Smith ( @wendyfinnandmax ) and Martin McAloon ( @CulpaFeliks ) released a masterful and truly original debut in 1984. I dive deep into a classic:

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2 years

For this @KateBushMusic feature, I ask whether her 1990 single, Love and Anger (from 1989's The Sensual World), is her most underrated and under-heard:

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2 years

As part of a run of forty features ahead of @PaulMcCartney 's eightieth birthday in June, I am interviewing some truly awesome people. Now, I speak with @IAmTheEggPod 's @ChrisShawEditor about what Paul McCartney means to him:

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5 months

I have not done a Kate Bush: The Deep Cuts for a while. Here, I focus on a beautiful cut from 1980's Never for Ever: Delius (Song of Summer) is one that should be played on radio more - or at all! It is a truly wonderful song from @KateBushMusic :

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9 months

In a recent BBC Radio 2 vote, listeners declared Can't Get You Out of My Head @kylieminogue 's best song. Coming in fourth was Confide in Me... From her 1994 Kylie Minogue album - ahead of its twenty-ninth anniversary on 29th -, I celebrate her best cut:

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7 years

@shaunwkeaveny 's @BBC6Breakfast show is almost ten years old. I have been paying tribute to an incredible talent:

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2 years

I know today is (rightly) about Paul McCartney but, for Kate Bush fans - following her number one with Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) - this is recommended listening. Surely now is the time for a comprehensive and career-spanning T.V. documentary?!

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1 year

1/6: I want to celebrate a great podcast that turns five on 13th January... @ChrisShawEditor ’s @IAmTheEggPod is one every Beatles fan needs in their life:

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2 years

I'm prepared to wrestle people over this, but the lead vocal by @SusannaHoffs on The Bangles' Eternal Flame is one of the most beautiful ever in music history in my view. Just something about the way she sings... ♥️

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3 months

Tomorrow, @KateBushMusic 's Love and Anger turns thirty-four. The third single from 1989's The Sensual World, I should love for an under-appreciated track:

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2 years

For this @KateBushMusic feature, I revisit her superb third studio album, Never for Ever (1980). With Bush co-producing (alongside Jon Kelly), by all accounts, the mood whilst recording was really fun and memorable. I take a closer look:

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4 years

Radio, now more than ever, is a lifeline and comfort for so many people. I wanted to throw a salute to my favourite station of them all: @BBC6Music . ( @laurenlaverne / @shaunwkeaveny / @maryannehobbs / @CCfunkandsoul / @ChrisHawkinsUK / @gidcoe / @marcrileydj ...):

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2 years

Damn straight:

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@The_Anchoress I think she's one of the most important and incredible producers ever. Few talk about her as a pioneering and hugely accomplished producer.

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2 years

This Is Paul Heaton

This Is Paul Heaton · Playlist · 45 songs · 3.5K likes

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3 years

I'm really looking forward to @matteveritt 's The First time with... this afternoon at one on @BBC6Music , where he speaks with the brilliant @lauramarlinghq - one of my absolute favourite artists. It will be interesting to hear about her 'firsts':

BBC Radio 6 Music - The First Time With..., Laura Marling

Laura Marling reveals the pivotal moments and songs that have shaped her life and career.

www.bbc.co.uk

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7 months

A week today, @Madonna kicks off her tour at The O2 Arena... With Taylor Swift and Beyoncé releasing epic concert films, the Q of P no doubt will put one out. I remember seeing her Material Girl video when I was a child and being mesmerised. So glad she is well and back on stage!

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Now Loading………….♥️ #MadonnaCelebrationTour

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1 year

As I am forty today, I guess I could feel low because of the things I haven't said and done - but, as many say, the forties is the best decade of life... Thanks to everyone supporting my blog! As I look to tick off many 'to-dos' this year, I hope for some nice surprises too 🎂

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4 months

On 12th January, the iconic Melanie C ( @MelanieCmusic ) turns fifty. To honour a beloved artist, I have compiled a playlist with the best solo, collaboration and Spice Girls ( @spicegirls ) tracks from this legend:

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3 years

I am doing a lot of Spotlight features to proffer artists who will be worth watching this year. Today, I wanted to highlight the incredible @Sazclose :

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1 year

Although there has been some sadness in the music world today (with the passing of Burt Bacharach), it has been a wonderful day of love and appreciation for Kate Bush, The Kick Inside, and 1978. She is someone who commands so much admiration. Thank you, BBC Radio 6 Music.

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1 year

As 6 Music celebrates Kate Bush's landmark debut album The Kick Inside, which turns 45 in 2023, discover 5 things you might not know about the album. Listen to the Kate Bush Artist Icons Collection on @bbcsounds .

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9 months

I'll shut up now but, as I am deeply immersed in Kate Bush features, I forgot that, a week today, it is nine years since she stepped back on the Hammersmith stage for her first major live commitment in thirty-five years. To have been there to see Before the Dawn. (I wasn't. Grr!)

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4 years

I'm especially looking forward to this tomorrow, as I am a massive @Prefabsprout fan - a shame Paddy McAloon (the band's lead) and Thomas Dolby (the album's producer) couldn't take part. ( #timstwitterlisteningparty /)

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Another brilliant album and a very special guest for #timstwitterlisteningparty next week. Wendy Smith ( @wendyfinnandmax ) will be joining us for a listening party for Steve McQueen by @Prefabsprout . Day tbc

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7 months

I have a Kate Bush feature coming tomorrow but, as there are two Bush-related anniversaries today, I wanted to salute Don't Give Up at thirty-seven (…), and Hammer Horror at forty-five (…):

Kate Bush - Hammer Horror - Official Music Video

Official music video for the single "Hammer Horror" which was Kate Bush's third single release and first single from her second album Lionheart. It was relea...

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4 months

On 20th January, @KateBushMusic 's debut single, Wuthering Heights, turns forty-six. I ask, in a time when Hounds of Love's tracks seem to define Bush, is the 1978 classic underrated? I think that Wuthering Heights warrants a lot more focus than it gets:

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2 years

Two weeks today, the almighty Paul McCartney turns eighty... Four days before that (14th), the legendary @shaunwkeaveny celebrates his fiftieth. I had to show my respect for a broadcasting giant - and I suggest what else might be in his near future:

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4 years

For this weekend's review, I have been taking a deep look at @idlesband 's wonderful new song, Model Village. It is taken from their hotly-anticipated third album, Ultra Mono (out on 25th September):

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9 months

On 16th August, the iconic @Madonna celebrates her sixty-fifth birthday. In the first of a few features to mark this occasion, I have compiled some of her brilliant deep cuts; those songs that you don't always hear played on the radio:

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Sam Liddicott

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6 years

Thanks to @JulianWaMusic for talking about his single, Bloom, and what comes next for him. The rising songwriter recommends some artists to watch and reveals a few albums that are important to him:

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Sam Liddicott

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10 months

From 3rd November, @kylieminogue starts a residency at Las Vegas' Voltaire nightclub at The Venetian ( @VenetianVegas ). Not only will this cap off an epic year for the Pop icon; it also will expand her U.S. fanbase and cement her incredible legacy:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

6 years

What an awesome set @KamasiW (and band) performed on @laurenlaverne 's show this morning (with @gillespeterson ) - one of many reasons @BBC6Music is my station de jour (tous les jours!)! Awesome music for the hungriest ears...

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

Also...a special mention to the much-missed, erstwhile BBC Radio 6 Music broadcaster, @shaunwkeaveny , whose magnificent show has given so much joy to so many people though the years x 📻🎧♥️

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

5 years

Ones to watch 2019: @rewsmusic , @emmimusic ; @TigerMimic , @itsgracecarter ; @TheEquals , @xamvolo ; @deltasleep , @mahalia ; @EmilySpetch , @DofWmusic ; @kingnunband , @IamDIDImusic ; @FionaHarte1 , @JadeBirdMusic ; @annapancaldi , @FloodHounds and @thisisruthanne ...

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Sam Liddicott

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1 year

I respect every artist that I feature on my blog... Every feature I write, I put my all into it... Each journalist, artist, and anyone in the music industry has a dream... Mine is to meet this human being. Even if it is to say 'hi!'. Kate Bush is my music all and everything x

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 months

On 2nd April, 1979, @KateBushMusic 's The Tour of Life began with a warm-up gig in Poole. A bittersweet night at the Arts Centre, I write about the mix of emotions Bush would have felt prior to heading to Liverpool's Empire Theatre the following day:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

Apologies for frequent tweets about this song's success...but, almost thirty-seven years after its original release, it has topped its original U.S. chart position. In a country that has not always understood and fully appreciated her (like the U.K.), things are changing...

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2 years

MASSIVE NEWS! Kate has secured her highest ever placement in the US charts, as Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) enters at number 8! We cannot believe this. Huge result for Kate! Full report on our site soon.

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 months

A feature from What Hi-Fi? recommended twelve @KateBushMusic songs to test your stereo to. It made me think about Bush as an audiophile. As artist and producer, from the original albums to remastered versions, she is always thinking about sound quality:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

9 months

Tomorrow: A further salute and celebration of Greta Gerwig, ahead of her fortieth birthday on Friday. For this @KateBushMusic Deep Cuts feature, I concentrate on Heads We're Dancing. Inspired by J. Robert Oppenheimer, it is quite a timely song:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

2 years

In a new series, I am interviewing various people about their love of @KateBushMusic 's music and when they first discovered her. Here, the brilliant singer-songwriter @paulmosley reveals when he first heard her music and what Kate Bush means to him:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

1 year

A new report highlights how few women work as producers in studios. There are amazing self-producing artists like @Hanpeel , and @The_Anchoress . I write why Catherine Marks' incredible work and success will open dialogues, and inspire women coming through:

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

6 years

Last day at my current job tomorrow. I'm chasing the self-employed music journalist dream - and all the big ambitions, moves and concepts that go with it. It could go seriously wrong, mind...got to go for these things, right?!

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Sam Liddicott

@samliddicott

6 years

If you've not heard the fantastic D.J.s/producers of @BBC6Music - get involved and it will change your life. I write about the station: I wouldn't be half the writer/person I am without them. Long may they reign and inspire those who are truly passionate about music! Huge love x

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