Monthly Archives: April 2010

The Rise of Mumford and Sons

A year ago Mumford and Sons were an emerging indie band whose name would conjure up images of a firm of local chartered accountants or a posh butcher’s shop in the centre of town. Hardly a name that would define the cool face of the music industry, they have definitely proved that you should never [...]

Playlist: 6th April

The playlist is out now. AC/DC – Back In Black – Taken from the Iron Man 2 Soundtrack (19/4) “Back In Black” is taken from the album of the same name – The seventh and arguably the best of all of AC/DC’s albums, it is one of the most successful of all time (second only [...]

Nokia owners download Absolute Radio Player over 100,000 times by Dan Thornton

The Absolute Radio Player allows Nokia owners to quickly and easily stream Absolute Radio, Absolute Classic Rock, Absolute 80s and dabbl on their phone – and it’s proving incredibly popular with over 100,000 downloads of the application since it launched in January! Between the two versions of the Absolute Radio Player available on the Nokia [...]

RadioDNS Steering Board Elected

RadioDNS today announced the results of its Steering Board election. RadioDNS, you will recall, is the technology that can support applications that combine broadcast and IP technologies. Here at One Golden Square, we’re pleased to say that Ben Matthew of OGS Labs fame, has been elected onto the steering board, alongside others from the BBC, [...]

The Absolute Radio Live Amp Takes A Break

Back at the start of July 2009, we launched our first paid iPhone application, the Absolute Radio Live Amp as part of the Absolute Radio Summer of Live. Combining videos, photos, event information and a live Twitter stream it brought the excitement of live music to your mobile throughout the summer festival season and beyond [...]