Buzzin Pop Music

The assocaition between the BBC and Status Quo stretches back almost 45 years beginning with some recordings of The Spectres in 1966 before the band changed their name to Status Quo.
It was two years later when Status Quo peformed their psychedelic inspired Pictures Of Matchstick Men at the beeb in 1968 for The Dave Symonds [...]

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The fifth volume of the exceptional Radio 1 Live Lounge is released today, October 25th promising more of the same from  DJs Fearne Cotton and Jo Wiley’s radio shows.
The exclusive tracks on Live Lounge have been chosen from live guest spots on Fearne Cotton’s Lunchtime show and Jo Wiley’s weekend show where bands perform a [...]

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Apple Corps Ltd and EMI have announced the immediate release of The Beatles original 1973 compilations, 1962-1966 (‘Red’) and 1967-1970 (‘Blue’), digitally remastered for CD for worldwide distribution.
Red’ and ‘Blue’ have been remastered by the same dedicated team of engineers at EMI Music’s Abbey Road Studios responsible for remastering The Beatles’ original UK studio albums, [...]

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Before annoyingly turning up as a TV presenter on such dross as X Factor and Big Brother, there was a time when Dermot O’Leary was a promising young DJ on XFM radio and it is reassuring to know that he is still performing this task at BBC Radio2 on a Saturday morning.
The Saturday Sessions is [...]

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Remember Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is released on April 19 through Atlantic Records.
The musical companion to the cinematic romance drama starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie De Ravin and Pierce Brosnan, gathers together a stunning collection of tracks from the likes of Sigur Ros, The Sea and Cake, Luscious Jackson, and Sparklehorse.  The highly anticipated film [...]

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