Author Archives: adam

Olympic Dreams by Andrew Bailey

So here’s how the conversation went. Our new boss arrived at Golden Square with a question for his news editor… “What are we doing about the Olympics?” The Olympics? On a rock music station? Aside from throwing CD’s around the studio, I’ve never seen an enormous amount of athletic prowess or interest displayed by any [...]

Magnus Opus by Geoff Lloyd

Since the new mill owners threw this conversation wide open to us oiks working the looms, the most fiercely debated subject has been music. Somewhat inadvertently, I have emerged as a firebrand; a latter day Ned Ludd, wanting to lead a workers’ uprising to smash up the Selector computer and lay waste to all those [...]

And then there was you… by Vince Lynch

And then there was you dear fellow staff member (as well as few others). You know what makes this place. You are what makes this place… Your ears, your voices, and your drinking problems. Your real-life new and old testaments, to the importance of our corner building and its significance to everyone else. Please think [...]

The Pillars by David Lloyd

How much do those old tape machines weigh? You know, those hefty things as big as a washing machine with huge tape spools like in the Tardis. Joan needed to know for the courier service as she was borrowing a tape machine from my old friend, Hirsty, up in Yorkshire. I told her it was [...]

P!ss Up In The Park by Adam Bowie

A bit of an annual tradition here at Golden Square is that we all go to Green Park, our nearest park, for some pleasant summer drinks. We call this “Piss Up in the Park.” You might remember your local radio station used to have a regular summer event called “Party in the Park” which was [...]