Euro-tastic!
|14:09 UK time, Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Oi oi boys and girls, wherever you may be.
Eurosonic Festival in Groningen, the Netherlands was on last weekend. We took Reading band Pete & The Pirates with us and the played a brilliant gig out there, with bunting on the stage and the European massive really getting in to them. It's a festival not only for music lovers out there, but also for the European music industry, especially the live side of things.
You can hear all the music from there on tongith's Introducing in England show from midnight, including Pete and the Pirates, and on the 9pm In New Music We Trust Show...
And there's a session from Luke Leighfield - friend of Sam Isaac and recently played his 250th gig. Supported early on by Andrew Marston on the Friday Session - check his blogs below for info on his show
laters
DIY Label Of The Week is The Caspian Label - home to Sleeping States and Mike Wexler.
Our Tipster is Robert Meijerink - the man who books the bands at Eurosonic.
And let's not forget 7 Inches of Pleasure, Record of the Week and more of the best new music you've never heard!
Download the BBC Introducing Podcast from Thursday afternoon - www.bbc.co.uk/radio1
Police pay
Why is it that I have not heard any of the BBC reporters mention to the MP's that the government hvae decided not to increase Police Pay, but have increased Police support staff Pay, and back dated it to September.?
The main resaon why theu have done this is one thing and one thing alone. They have Unions and the Police don't.
Does this send a message that the support staff are recognised more that the Police they support, without the abuse, risks and assaults. This also includes the PCSO's who are non confrontational.