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lee madge


Last Updated: 6/14/2009

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Gender: Male
Status: Single
Age: 41
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Country: UK
Signup Date: 7/29/2007

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Wednesday, August 29, 2007 

Category: Music

16th April 2007

A nightmare of a show with cocked-up timings akimbo, and the plan to play two (exclusive) tracks from Arctic Monkeys album Favourite Worst Nightmare was thwarted by thinking I had the album with me, unable to find it, announcing that the exclusive was abandoned, then finding it, hence only playing one track. This tape will definitely not be filed in the "possible demo tape" file.

Cool For Cats - Squeeze

Dancing In The Dark - Bruce Springsteen

Closer - Travis

Connect 4: Records 1 & 2

1. Express Yourself - Madonna 2. Independent Women - Destiny's Child

Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones (Request)

She Believes In Me - Ronan Keating (Request)

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley (Request)

The Sweetest Thing - U2 (Request)

Three Of A Kind: Kate Bush - The Hounds Of Love

1. Running Up That Hill ( Deal With God)

The Only Ones Who Know - Arctic Monkeys

A Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl - Teresa Brewer

Connect 4: Records 3 & 4

3. Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson 4. News Of The World - The Jam

Three Of A Kind: Kate Bush - The Hounds Of Love

2. Cloudbusting

Candyman - Christina Aguilera

Mathematics - Cherry Ghost

Three Of A Kind: Kate Bush - The Hounds Of Love

Watching You Without Me

(Connect 4 link: Newspapers; Express, Independent, The Mirror and News Of The World)

4:46 PM 
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 

16th July 2007

This is the show in which the "Three Of A Kind" feature became demoted to an occasional one. This programme was meant to feature The Beautiful South as the 3oAK, but due to a technical problem (ie; the mp3 disc wouldn't work) it was dropped like a hot potato and decided on air that it was to become something I'll do occasionally, as it sometimes got in the way of things.

Despite the technical failures, I'm rather happy with my 'performance' on this show. For some reason, my on-air presentation changes from the earlier programmes. In early editions I adopt a very dry, monotone delivery, and sound like I'm concentrating too much on not sounding like a clichéd DJ, so as a result sound stilted. Around the time of this show, almost from nowhere and totally unplanned, I sound very relaxed and natural, radio broadcasting beginning to fit like a G. I think this is because the show is also starting to take it's own shape and evolve into a programme I'm happy with.

Pop Music - M

Icky Thump - White Stripes

Rock Around The Clock - Bill Hailey & The Comets (Request)

Naughty Girl - Beyoncé (Request)

Connect 4: Records 1 & 2

1. Kiss - Prince 2. One - Johnny Cash

Seth Davey - The Spinners (Request)

I Will Follow Him - Lauren Hill (Request)

Big Spender - Shirley Bassey (Request)

Driftwood - Travis

Mama Told Me Not To Come - Tom Jones & The Stereophonics

The One U Wanna C - Prince

Alfred The Great - Cherry Ghost

Connect 4: Records 3 & 4

3. Like A Virgin - Madonna 4. Hungry Like The Wolf - Duran Duran

Prospects - Madness

A Little Time - Beautiful South

Connect 4 link: Radio Stations; Kiss (FM) One (Radio1) Virgin and The Wolf (local station to Wolverhampton)

10:18 PM 
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Monday, August 27, 2007 

Current mood:  relaxed
Category: Music

20th August 2007

Since You've Been Gone - Rainbow

Luna Mezzo Mare - Dean Martin

Merry Happy - Kate Nash

Think Twice - Sealion Dion (Request, of course a request. You didn't think I'd play such bilge by choice did you?)

Connect 4 (+3), AKA Connect 7 (for one-night only)

1. Song In Red - The Madness 2. Yellow - Coldplay 3. Pink - Get The Party Started

Hell's Bells - AC/DC (Request)

True Faith - New Order (Request, and dedication to Tony Wilson, RIP)

Let's Stay Together - Tina Turner (Request)

Hello My Darlings - Charlie Drake

People Should Smile More - Newton Faulkner

Domino - Van Morrison

Imagine - John Lennon (Request)

Connect 4 (+3), AKA Connect 7

4. Green Onions - Booker T & The MGs 5. Orange Crush - REM 6. Purple Rain - Prince 7. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

New Routine - Fountains Of Wayne

Jaqueline - The Coral

Cumberland Gap - Lonnie Donegan

(Connect 7 link; Colours of the rainbow)

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Saturday, August 25, 2007 

Random playlist from the Music Box wireless programme dated;

9th April 2007 (Easter Bank Holiday Special)

Happy Talk - Captain Sensible

I'll Be There For You - The Rembrandts

Never No More - Patsy Cline

Matrimony - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Three Of A Kind: The Career Of Paul Weller

Eton Rifles - The Jam

Connect 4: Records 1 & 2

1. Rabbit - Chas & Dave 2. Got To Give It Up - Marvin Gaye

Pass It On - The Coral

I'm In A Dancing Mood - Jools Holland and His R&B Orchestra

Red Dress - Sugababes

Things We Said Today - The Beatles

Hot Love Now! - The Wonder Stuff

Three Of A Kind: The Career Of Paul Weller

Speak Like A Child - The Style Council

If There's Any Justice - Lemar

Connect 4: Records 3 & 4

3. Chocolate - Kylie Minogue 4. Holiday - Madonna

We're All Light - XTC

Rudeboy Rock - Lionrock

Three Of A Kind: The Career Of Paul Weller

From The Floorboards Up - Paul Weller

This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us - Sparks

(Connect 4 link: Easter; Rabbit (Easter Bunny), Got To Give It Up (The Period of Lent), Chocolate (Eggs), Holiday (Easter holiday))

 

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Sunday, August 19, 2007 

Current mood:  anxious
Category: Music

Well, not really. For technical reasons (ie; my tapes are all over the place and in absolutely no order whatsoever) I will be posting up random playlists from past Music Box radio shows. This one is from 14th May 2007. And you will notice that there is not a lot new songs featured here. This is due to lack of, both funds and internet access at the time, so I was unable to either purchase music or download it. Excuse/Sticking to it interface;

14th May 2007:

E=MC2 - Big Audio Dynamite

Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (Request)

Land Of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz

Ava Maria - Hayley Westenra (Request)

Three Of A Kind: Number Ones from 1979

1. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Telstar - The Tornadoes (Request)

Love Is All We Need - Mary J Blige (Request)

Connect 4: Records 1 & 2

1. Heroes - David Bowie 2. Tumble and Twirl - David Bowie

Mathematics - Cherry Ghost

Three Of A Kind: Number Ones from 1979

2. Are Friends Electric - Tubeway Army

Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You - Andy Williams (Request)

Connect 4: Records 3 & 4

3. Life On Mars - David Bowie 4. Joe The Lion - David Bowie

Good Year For The Roses - Elvis Costello

Three Of A Kind: Number Ones from 1979

Heart Of Glass - Blondie

(The rather lame Connect 4 link: Song titles contain names of chocolate products;

Heroes, Twirl, Mars and Lion (Bar) )

Another exciting playlist from the RPG (Random Playlist Generator) soon.

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Monday, August 06, 2007 

Current mood:  blah
Category: Blogging

Dumbing down is something that has thwarted radio for some time now. National commercial stations such as Virgin and local stations like XFM have proposed that all daytime presenters are to be shed from their schedules, creating a totally music-led programme. The idea behind this, the stuff-shirts behind these stations say is that it hands over the choice of music to the listeners, which is of course bullshit. It is merely lazy, and displays a lack of creativity in a medium that should thrive on it. It will also drive listeners straight to their iPods, as daytime schedules will be filled with back to back music. Why listen to a pre-programmed bunch of songs you haven't selected yourself when you have a device in your pocket that plays the tunes you like because you put them on there. Radio needs to have a purpose; to promote new music; to inform; and most importantly to entertain. Playing a computer-programmed bank of music stinks of an industry trying desperately to keep in line with the way in which people now want their music spoonfed to them, but missing the point completely.

Anyhoo, I digress, and could rant about the state of radio (particularly commercial radio) until I bore myself and everyone to tears. I come to speak of a different, less worrying 'dumbing down' of radio, specifically hospital radio, even more specifically the hospital radio station that I work for. This spate of dumbing down is not at the hands of money men in suits, advertising execs, and A&R men, but the fault of wasps. Yes, that's right, wasps.

A wasp nest has infested studios 1 and 2 of Radio Wulfrun, prompting the emergency closure of the station until the 20th of August. Poison has been put in place to rid the invasion and will take a few weeks to completely get rid of the pesky winged bastards. Once they have gorn, the dumbing down of Radio Wulfrun will be no more.

If only such a simple solution could be applied to commercial radio to rid it of the destruction of creative and purposeful radio that currently is taking place at the moment.

 

 

9:17 PM 
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