Category Archives: Music

Playlist: 6th July

The playlist is out now. The Hoosiers – Choices (1st August) The Hoosiers return – and with an updated sound on this catchy synth-driven first single from their 2nd album ‘The Illusion of Safety’ Hurts – Wonderful Life (23rd August) Manchester duo whose atmospheric music and stylish monochrome press shots recall the 1980s of bands [...]

Absolute Radio’s 90s Weekend

If you’ve followed blog posts here recently you’ll know about the interest and excitement that our new service Absolute Radio 90s is generating. Also you’ll have seen how the service has evolved since its early test transmissions – with more of an indie-rock base, ‘dance music that blokes dance to’ and even some credible, cutting-edge [...]

Playlist: 30th June

The playlist is out now. 30 Seconds To Mars’ new track ‘Closer To The Edge’ moves up to daytime

Absolute Radio To Create Landmark Documentary, Live Aid 25 – by Tony Moorey

To mark the 25th anniversary of Live Aid, Absolute Radio has commissioned a landmark two part documentary telling the story of the 1985 event , staged to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The documentary will look at how the gig came about, what happened on the day, both on-stage and back-stage, and its lasting [...]

Isle of Wight Festival Stats by Adrian Fitch

This year’s Isle of Wight festival was a significant online success for us and built on the good work done by the team last year. The chart above clearly shows the spike we received on the Monday after the festival when listeners wanted to either relive or catch up with what they missed over the [...]