Ben and Ben co-host the radioIf you didn't hear it live, you can now listen back to my radio show from this morning. I'm joined by best friend Ben Coole and we discuss a lot of things, including but not limited to goldfish in love, happy slapping whales and flaccid wristbands. We also play two gameshows, 'Ben or Ben?' and 'Granny Lyrics'. They are exactly as they sound.
Ben on the radio, now on SoundCloudIf you've never tuned in to my radio show to listen live (timezones can be a bit of a pain sometimes) then boy have I got good news for you! I finally got round to editing the recordings of my show, so you can now listen on-demand, whenever you want, in convenient online streaming form.
The first show I'm posting is the End of Term special I co-hosted with my good friend Lucy. We take a look back at the second term of university and share our stories, have a bit of banter, and play some tunes. You'll hear about "Chinchillas on Ice" and "Flaccid Teaspoons" and I participate in my first ever Hot Gossip segment. Oh and I even read the news for the first time! You can listen now on SoundCloud. Ta.
It's that time of the year againYes, it's time to assemble the 2012 Spotify playlist for the New Year's Eve party. The New Year party is my favourite one of the year, and has been consistently epic for the last three years. To go with it - the ultimate playlist of the tunes of the year. Making the playlist is a lot of fun for me, as it takes me back to my days as a DJ (and is also now applicable in my new radio presenting gig). So, without further ado:
It was a very successful year for party music, unlike the disappointment of last year that was single handedly saved by We Found Love, which returns in an honorary placement in the 2012 playlist. There are 64 tracks in total (SIX of which are Calvin Harris, well done lad), and I've hand picked out my Top 5.
So, here we go...
#5 Wild Ones - Flo Rida and Sia Landing in the UK in January, this was an instant infection. It was nice to hear Sia in a nightclub, that was interesting.
#4 Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen Her mega tune Call Me Maybe just misses out on a spot in the Top 5, but she gets a look in here with August entry Good Time with Owl City. Woahohohohoh oh oh oh. Who can say no to that.
#3 DNA - Little Mix Coming from the most surprising of sources, X Factor winning girl group Little Mix, DNA is such a fucking tune that it received two plays within one hour on my final radio show for 2012 (as the tune that "needs no introduction, so I won't"). It's got a hook hookier than Captain Hook. Amazing.
#2 Gangnam Style - Psy Of course. The funny YouTube video that became an actual nightclub classic. Not to mention it's going to end the year on 1 billion YouTube views which is nice.
#1 Hangover - Taio Cruz and Flo Rida My song of the year is Hangover. Which is funny because I only first heard it on Monday. Nonetheless, this is a massive song, especially when you have the bass turned up. Absolutely mental. I love it.
It's that time of the year againYes, it's time to assemble the 2012 Spotify playlist for the New Year's Eve party. The New Year party is my favourite one of the year, and has been consistently epic for the last three years. To go with it - the ultimate playlist of the tunes of the year. Making the playlist is a lot of fun for me, as it takes me back to my days as a DJ (and is also now applicable in my new radio presenting gig). So, without further ado:
It was a very successful year for party music, unlike the disappointment of last year that was single handedly saved by We Found Love, which returns in an honorary placement in the 2012 playlist. There are 64 tracks in total (SIX of which are Calvin Harris, well done lad), and I've hand picked out my Top 5.
So, here we go...
#5 Wild Ones - Flo Rida and Sia Landing in the UK in January, this was an instant infection. It was nice to hear Sia in a nightclub, that was interesting.
#4 Good Time - Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen Her mega tune Call Me Maybe just misses out on a spot in the Top 5, but she gets a look in here with August entry Good Time with Owl City. Woahohohohoh oh oh oh. Who can say no to that.
#3 DNA - Little Mix Coming from the most surprising of sources, X Factor winning girl group Little Mix, DNA is such a fucking tune that it received two plays within one hour on my final radio show for 2012 (as the tune that "needs no introduction, so I won't"). It's got a hook hookier than Captain Hook. Amazing.
#2 Gangnam Style - Psy Of course. The funny YouTube video that became an actual nightclub classic. Not to mention it's going to end the year on 1 billion YouTube views which is nice.
#1 Hangover - Taio Cruz and Flo Rida My song of the year is Hangover. Which is funny because I only first heard it on Monday. Nonetheless, this is a massive song, especially when you have the bass turned up. Absolutely mental. I love it.
Fly FM End-of-Term Special Show!So as you probably know by now (since I go on about it so much) I've made the rather marvellous career pivot into being a radio presenter. I have a weekly show on my university's radio station Fly FM, and tomorrow is the last day of term. To celebrate, the station is going to be broadcasting LIVE from The Point, our campus bar/nightclub. I'm on tomorrow (Friday) 4-5pm GMT, presenting the radio whilst getting drunk... in front of a live audience!
We'll be playing big tunes to get you ready for the night ahead, and going around with our roaming mics for a bit of fun and banter with the students. Tune in, it's gonna be an interesting one.
Ben on Prime Time!So as you may know I've been hosting a radio show for the last few weeks. The good news is it's gone so well I've been given the opportunity to cover the BIG show tonight, and since it's at a good time people in America can actually listen for once!
Tune into Fly FM from 8pm GMT tonight and join me on the Pre-Climax show. Check below for your local timezone, or RSVP to the Facebook event to get a reminder right before the show starts!
UK - 8:00 PM Pacific - 12:00 PM Mountain - 1:00 PM Central - 2:00 PM Eastern - 3:00 PM Australia - 7:00 AM
Let me know if I've missed any timezone out. Thanks!
One day to go...Until I make my debut on live radio. I'm really nervous! I've been on the RT Podcast before a few times but I've never been by myself... LIVE. Eeeek.
You can listen online this Sunday at 11am GMT on flyfm.co.uk . If you want to get a reminder to tune in, you can join the Facebook event! Every bit helps, so please spread the word and get your friends to tune in. Thanks!!!
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