Category Archives: Music

Playlist: 10th February

The playlist is out now.

30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War (29th March)
30 Seconds To Mars follow up Kings and Queens with “This Is War” which is taken from the album of the same name. During February, the band will be in the UK and Ireland as part of their world tour. They play [...]

Teenage Cancer Trust Concerts 2010

Once again Absolute Radio is teaming up with the Teenage Cancer Trust to help promote a series of gigs at the Royal Albert Hall. This morning the ten artists and concerts were announced on the Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show. All profits from these concerts of course go to straight to the Teenage Cancer Trust supporting [...]

Playlist: 27th January

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Goldfrapp – Rocket (8th March)
In their career to date Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory have built a reputation as real musical pioneers. The duo’s 5th album together ‘Head First’ is released on 22nd of March – and the lead track from it, bubbling with ‘80s synths, is perhaps their catchiest single [...]

The Tail That Wags the Dog by James Curran

The Killers – Mr Brightside reigned supreme at the top of our recent Song of the Decade (SOTD) vote. SOTD attracted an amazing 78,000 votes, making it by far the highest audience participation Absolute Radio has ever achieved in an on line promotion or event. Closer analysis reveals however that Mr Brightside was just one [...]

Playlist: 19th January

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United Nations of Sound – Are You Ready? (29th March)
United Nations of Sound is the new project from Richard Ashcroft (The Verve). ‘Are You Ready?’ is the first piece of music we’ve heard – and it has a totally rockin’ lead guitar break. A further song, the first single, will be [...]