Category Archives: Music

Sony Radio Academy Award Nominations by Clive Dickens

Last night saw the announcement of the nominations for the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2010 and an amazing achievement for Absolute Radio, scoring more in one year than any commercial station in the 28 year history of the awards. In total, Absolute Radio and Absolute Classic Rock received nods in over a quarter of the [...]

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 [...]

Playlist: 30th March

The playlist is out now. Amy MacDonald – Spark (10th May) New single from the Scottish singer-songwriter’s 2nd album ‘A Curious Thing’. Amy’s recent performance for Absolute Radio, at the Hard Rock Café in London, is available to watch online now – and includes her great version of Springsteen’s ‘Dancing In The Dark’.

Playlist: 23rd March

The playlist is out now. James – Crazy (19th April) A band formed in Whalley Range, Manchester, way back in 1981, James’ long and successful career has seen 10 studio albums, 20 UK Top 40 singles and millions of records sold. They return in April with a UK tour and ‘The Night Before’ – the [...]