Category Archives: Music

Playlist: 14th October

The playlist is out now. Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (16th November) One of 2009’s big success stories, Florence releases her excellent version of ‘You’ve Got The Love’ from her Top 5 album ‘Lungs’. The song was originally a hit for Candi Staton & The Source. ‘Lungs’ is the biggest-selling debut [...]

One Year On by James Curran

We recently celebrated our first year as Absolute Radio which recalled for those in the Programming Team frantic, but energised, evenings and weekends in Sep 2008 spent readying the station for its name change and a redefined music position. One year on as part of our continuing review of the music we play we have [...]

Playlist: 7th October

The playlist is out now. Daughtry – What About Now (01/07/08) American rock band from North Carolina. You may have heard this track recently on The X Factor – its been used several times in recent weeks. The track originates from Daughtry’s self-titled debut album and was a big hit in the U.S last year. [...]

Playlist: 29th September

The playlist is out now. Green Day’s new single ‘East Jesus Nowhere’ moves up to daytime. The Parlor Mob – Can’t Keep No Good Boy Down (19/10) This track is from the New Jersey 5-piece’s debut album ‘And You Were A Crow’, though it wouldn’t sound amiss on ‘Led Zeppelin III’; good-time rock and roll [...]

Madness on Regent Street

Absolute Radio’s first birthday celebrations have started with a gig from Madness in Regent Street yesterday evening. Absolute Radio’s first birthday coincided with the Regent Street Festival, and culminated in the concert. It was all broadcast live on Absolute Radio last night, and you can watch highlights of it online right now.