Without doubt, the best show yet - Requests galore!!

That show was so much fun to produce I don't know how I'm going to top it. I really don't!

Why?

Firstly, the requests. The first hour of the show was dedicated to requests and in never ceases to amaze me the quality of music that the listeners to Flash 1512 ask for. Keep those requests coming in guys, it's what makes the station so unique.

Secondly, the tunes I played in the second hour of the show were so good it kinda leaves me worried that I've peaked too early. Thankfully I don't think that's the case ;o)

Getting in contact with us is easy, simply pick one of the following below:

Twitter

Facebook

Email

Website

Here's tonight's playlist. The first twelve songs were listener requests, after that it's music hand-picked by me:

1. Dead on time - Queen
2. Immigrant song - Led Zeppelin
3. Every little things she does is magic - The Police
4. Brain damage - Pink Floyd
5. Eclipse - Pink Floyd
6. The Noonward Race - John McLaughlin – The Mahuvishu Orchestra
7. Dancing in the dark - Bruce Springsteen
8. Something 'bout you I like - Status Quo
9. Golden Brown - The Stranglers
10. Tunnel of love - Dire Straits
11. Rosalie - Thin Lizzy
12. Layla - Derek and The Dominos
13. Still in love with you - Thin Lizzy
14. I heard it through the grapvine - Credance Clearwater Revival
15. Stranglehold - Ted Nuggent
16. Hey Jude - The Beatles
17. Lyin' eyes - The Eagles
18. Like a rolling stone - Bob Dylan
19. Against the wind - Bob Segar
20. Rocking in a free world - Neil Young

Have a great week guys :o)

'The Crush' on Flash

My band, The Crush, were honoured to be asked in to the Flash 1512 studios to record a one-off show dedicated to us, our music and our influences. The show went out at 7pm on 10th February 2013 and was repeated at 9pm on Tuesday 12th February 2013.

Here are the tracks that were played during the show and who picked them:

Show opens with:
Slam the Door - Original number by The Crush

Rich:
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
Voodoo Chile - Jimi Hendrix
Still got the blues for you - Gary Moore
Hey You - Pink Floyd

Duncan:
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
The Beatles - Help!
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
The Who - Who Are You? 

Pete:
Kid - The Pretenders
Look over yonder - Jimi Hendrix
The Hunter - Free
Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan 

Show No.18 done and dusted

Woo hoo!! Show No.18 is possibly my favourite show so far. Why? The music. Pure and simple. There was so much top quality music crammed in to this show that I almost didn't know where to start. Thankfully I did start and was allowed to finish too.

Working on www.flash1512.co.uk is such a fantastic experience. Being allowed to play the tunes that I know people are going to appreciate really is an honour. Long may it continue.

Here's tonight's playlist:

1. Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin
2. Don't ask me - Lynard Skynyrd
3. Never in my life - Mountain
4. Rock n Roll - Detroit
5. Be my lover - Alice Cooper
6. Turn to stone - Joe Walsh
7. Still alive and well - Johnny Winter
8. Queen of torture - Wishbone Ash
9. Hit me with your best shot - Pat Benatar
10. Rock me tonight - Billy Squire
11. Middle of the road - The Pretenders
12. Arrested for drivin while blind - ZZ Top
13. Caledonia - Robin Trower
14. Drivin Wheel - Foghat
15. 5150 - Van Halen
16. Starman - David Bowie
17. I just wanna be with you - Chris Rea
18. It never rain - Dire Straits
19. Where do you think you're going - Dire Straits
20. The Fletcher Memorial Home - Pink Floyd
21. Radio Free Europe - R.E.M.
22. Save me - Queen
23. Nude disintergrating Parachutis - Budgie
24. Rain - Status Quo
25. Wonderful tonight - Eric Clapton

Have a great week everyone. See ya next Sunday :o)

Result!!

Yes! Happy with that one. Managed to fit in a good mix of music this week (not that I don't always manage to if you know what I mean) and even played possibly the longest song ever recorded; well it felt like it anyway that being Echoes by Pink Floyd.

I've got to keep this blog short and sweet this week as time is against me. I'll try and make up for it next week though.

Here's the playlist from tonight's show:

1. Gimme some lovin - Spencer Davis Group
2. Wild Thing - The Troggs
3. Sympathy for the devil - The Rolling Stones
4. Band on the run - Wings
5. Echoes - Pink Floyd
6. Walking by myself - Gary Moore
7. Show me a reason - Luther Alison
8. Who's that coming - Rory Gallagher
9. Roll over lay down - Status Quo
10. Denim and leather - Saxon
11. Good times bad times - Led Zeppelin
12. Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan
13. Ready for love - Bad Company
14. Closer to home - Grand Funk Railroad
15. The heart of rock and roll - Huey Lewis and The News
16. Edge of seventeen - Stevie Nicks
17. I can't drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
18. Promises in the dark - Pat Benetar
19. Hard days night - The Beatles

More music than you can shake a stick at!!

Wow!! Record set this evening (well a personal best at least). 28 songs played in two hours!! How did that happen?!?!

Actually, who cares? At the end of the day I played 28 tracks of, what I consider to be, high quality rock and blues music over on www.flash1512.co.uk and I loved every minute of it.

And as I mentioned in the show, hugest happy birthday wishes to my pal and fellow band mate Pete Gosling. Hope you had a good'un mate.

Ok, here's the playlist from tonight's show:

1. We will rock you - Queen
2. Born to run - Bruce Springsteen
3. Can't Explain - The Who
4. Badge - Cream
5. Blood of the sun - Mountain
6. Call me - Blondie
7. Hold the line - Toto
8. Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
9. China Grove - The Doobie Brothers
10. Cum on feel the noize - Slade
11. Don't cry - Asia
12. Sweet home alabama - Lynard Skynard
13. Iron man - Black Sabbeth
14. Candy's gone bad - Golden Earring
15. Hey baby - Ted Nugent
16. Angel of mercy - Dire Straits
17. Wuthering Heights - Kate Bush
18. Little bit of sympathy - Robin Trower
19. Dance the night away - Van Halen
20. I won't back down - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
21. Fire in the sky - Saxon
22. Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
23. Tin Pan Ally - Stevie Ray Vaughan
24. Something in the air - Thunderclap Newman
25. One of these nights - The Eagles
26. Baby Jane - Rod Stewart
27. Get back - The Beatles
28. Wish you were here - Pink Floyd

Have a great week, guys! Keep it real.

Rich