We gave the new Bastille tune a spin on this morning’s show and the reaction was huge. The band have reworked Corona’s The Rhythm of the Night in a mash up with Snap’s Rhythm Is a Dancer while on paper that sounds like it shouldn’t work, the Bastille stamp and Dan Smith’s immense
Read → October 10, 2013
Union J’s dad-to-be wants an unusual name for his new baby and, sticking to tradition, wants the name to begin with J. We talked about this on the show today and came up with a couple of suggestions for JJ, including… Jamiroquai Jar Jar Binks Jesus Juk Juk Mombo Junion
Read → October 09, 2013
Fans of Australian comic Chris Lily have something new to look forward to, as the first full trailer for his latest project is unveiled. And after the relative miss of Angry Boys, its a return to a classic character and hopefully a return to form with Ja’mie: Private School Girl. The trailer
Read → October 09, 2013
The intrigue and headlines around the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ movie adaptation continued today, with actress Jennifer Ehle cast as Anastasia’s mother. Her last big performance came in war thriller ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and Ehle will be spared her blushes as the role doesn’t involve getting under the covers, unless producers plan to add
Read → October 08, 2013
Dizzee Rascal popped by The Hits Radio to chat about his new single with will.i.am and what it’s like working with The Voice judge. We discussed his efforts to crack America, his phone voice and the possibility of settling down… [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114418861″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Read → October 08, 2013
Tinie Tempah has hinted at a collaboration with Arctic Monkeys. He revealed that he likes to work outside his comfort zone when hooking up with other artists, telling Gigwise… “When it comes to collaborations, there’s no boundaries basically. Arctic Monkeys, especially after their last record – I’d love to work
Read → October 08, 2013
Dizzee Rascal told me he’s considered the idea of settling down with a family and hinted that he may have found the one. Speaking to me on The Hits Radio last week, Dizzee said… “I’ve thought about it a lot more recently… but I just understand the responsibility, that’s had
Read → October 08, 2013
As the best year of his life draws to a close, John Newman checked in to chat about the new album, gigs, singing to his girlfriend and the ‘John Newman shuffle’… [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114417120″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Read → October 08, 2013
The listeners were starting to pull away as X Factor winner James Arthur took on Hannah from Milton Keynes in this week’s Beat The Star. With the score at 3-2, could James pull it back for the stars? [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114416001″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Read → October 08, 2013
Boyband The Vamps dropped by The Hits Radio this week and I managed to grab ten minutes to put your questions to them. Listen here… [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/113846397″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
Read → October 04, 2013