When you hear long-serving broadcasters in the background, in the taxi, when you get into your car, and it brings you comfort, grounding and normality… that is when you are a complete national treasure.
Imagine Sunday mornings without Steve Wright.
#ripstevewright
Especially after recent times, it’s friends and family that make everything. So
@John_J_Presley
and I thought we’d add to ours. New addition arriving before Christmas.
Tonight, between us, we are bringing you some highly honest broadcasting regarding mental health for
#mentalhealthawareness
week. I’m running the ‘Time To Listen’ feature all month and tonight
@SarahChampion
is sharing with us why the music of Tom Petty is so important to her.
He’s not left my side today so tonight’s show will be a joint effort!
A one handed, self produced broadcast from my home to yours. On air now
@absoluteradio
Tonight - we revisit the phenomenal debut from
@manics
Generation Terrorists. We’re sliding back to 1992, the band whipped their fans and the press attention into a frenzy and the music in that album that followed totally sealed the deal.
One of the best. And in my (ahem) 20
A broadcasting icon. What a trailblazer. She was the real deal.
I was honoured she was a guest on my podcast. A constant inspiration, the biggest music fan and very very funny.
@aanightingale
It's Tuesday. New episode drops of my podcast Elevenses with Danielle Perry. I am THRILLED to announce that this week I am joined for coffee by
@michaelsheen
&
@missnemmanuel
. We talk their new (excellent) Last Train To Christmas and we take on my usual 11 questions. Link in bio.
Tonight. 8pm.
@absoluteradio
The brilliant
@DaveRowntree
joins me to talk about his excellent new LP Radio Songs and the return of
@blurofficial
this summer.
In this clip I’d just asked him about how the Blur songs have grown with the band……!
One of my favourite assignments. Tim bought so many of us together through his listening parties; music fans celebrating their cherished albums simultaneously. Tonight we swap roles and I hold a listening party with Tim on the ‘97 mainstay Tellin Stories’ from
@thecharlatans
I think we all know just how much Tim’s listening parties meant to everyone from the outpouring online, after the recent news of calling it a day.
To be asked to flip it and talk the Tim in the same format is a true honour, and there is a LOT to discuss.
In light of the comments over the past few days, it's just madness to tell people in the creative sector to retrain. We must put a worth on our arts - can you imagine the 6 months we've all just had without any Music? Television? Music Radio? Please support freelancers!
High kicks and huge thanks to all who listen to my
@absoluteradio
evening show.. we’ve just filed the highest listening figures since the start of 2018.
I know I’m up against a Netflix and chill generation, so to see more and more turning to radio totally thrills me, thank you.
Tonight I’m joined by
@wearejames
on the show. Their new album comes out just after midnight; we talk about orchestral arrangements, the joy of improvising each night and shaking up the set list - both for them as musicians and their crew/lighting designers etc.
Also a story..
Took my little man for a bag of chips on the beach today. Back now for
@absoluteradio
evening show.. we’re on now! Details of a full album playback tonight of the new Blur LP The Ballad of Darren
You know what is so great? Radio is always there. We are always there in whatever guise you want us.
Just washed up to the shipping forecast.
Happy New Year everybody ❤️
Lovely afternoon hosting a listening party with dear
@Tim_Burgess
Such a seminal, fascinating album that… coincidentally a reissue of Tellin’ Stories came out yesterday
Right now back on the airwaves
@absoluteradio
with tales from
@IsleOfWightFest
I mean, maybe this photo is pointing the way towards a career reading the news, but aside from that just a visual notice to announce I’m presenting the 1-4pm shift for the next week on
@absoluteradio
Please do join me for dry wit, accidental Patridgeisms and records-a-plenty.
A devastating day. Jamie was warm, kind, stylish, funny & an impeccable broadcaster, and I’ve only known him for six months at
@jazzfm
@ScalaRadio
- what an impact he’d already made. Sending love & light to his family.. I’ll miss my daily parting link of ‘..up next..Jamie Crick.’
That thuggish, mindless reaction from some of the fans last night is just heartbreaking, and one of the reasons I was always put off the game before. Gareth Southgate and his amazing team are the polar opposite of that cheap, angry and miseducated movement.
STOP BUILDING FLATS NEXT TO MUSIC VENUES YOU MORONS. They are part of the cultural tapestry of why that area is desirable and they'll end up being shut down because of noise. It's 100% idiotic.
Here's a message from
@danielleperry
on how she will be supporting self-released music on Absolute Radio.
We look forward to receiving your music submissions.
There's a gent on the 4.48
@GatwickExpress
eating a whole brie whilst knocking back glasses of champagne. Sir, I applaud thee, especially on a Tuesday.
This isn't any Brighton - London commute. This is a
@marksandspencer
commute.
Tonight it’s the final evening show of the week. We’ve been playing tracks from the fabulous Even In Exile from James Dean Bradfield (
@Manics
)
It’s as ever a body of work with significance and a story to tell. This is a tribute to Chilean activist Victor Jara. And it’s brilliant
I’ve been sent so much music since we announced I was offering a place on my
@absoluteradio
Sunday specialist show for self releasing artists. Thank you! Been quiet on here as I’ve been listening.. but suffice to say.. an array of remarkable talent out there 📻
Also. On another note... I now have 3 chicken pox cases and 1 Covid in the house. It’s totally fine to order myself a bunch of flowers right? Maybe a new candle too? Never spent so long at home!
THANK YOU (1/3)
Listening figures day.. Both my
@absoluteradio
evening show & 1-4pm on 90s have grown significantly.
Thanks for sharing your evenings, whether you’re on the road, cooking dinner, going out or trying to persuade the kids to go to bed I value your company immensely
Belated gratitude to all who listen to my shows across the week.. record figures, big increase from last year too. In a world where listening choices are bigger than ever, thank you thank you. I still feel there is a romance to broadcasting.
#RAJAR
Today I went to a funeral and stood shoulder to shoulder with my oldest friends and it struck me that with every big event like this our history together and the shorthand gets deeper and deeper. Life is busy but we must prioritise time with our nearest.
Just over half way through hosting the broadcast of our gig with
@wearejames
So many moments in that set, it really was fascinating and brilliant to watch. Listen again via the app will soon be activated…
Blimey those 7 weeks went quick! Back from maternity leave with an extra soul in tow & a heart even more full of love. Returning to the airwaves tomorrow at 5pm
@absoluteradio
.
Just checking everything still works from my home studio in Hove. Playing serious catch up on emails!
I've been thinking about a podcast format for about five years now. On Tuesday we launch 'Elevenses with Danielle Perry'. I'm so excited it's finally got it's launch day. Trailer here and option to subscribe (please do!)
Live Music Thursday this week comes from the LEGEND, James Dean Bradfield. Listen on Thursday 23rd July from 7pm to hear him in conversation with
@danielleperry
, plus he'll be playing some of his new tracks for us 🎶
I really still don’t get tiktok.
I just tried to scroll through and saw nothing but dancing, spot squeezing and weird cooking ‘hacks’ with processed meat. Am I missing something?
Busy broadcast day today
On air now
@absoluteradio
From 1pm
@ScalaRadio
in for
@djdebgrant
And then tonight back with my Sunday show 8pm. (Best new/alternative for Absolute Radio)
7 hours on air. 3 shows. 1200 cups of coffee. Very lucky.
Listen to my hour long co-host with James Dean Bradfield's on the free
@absoluteradio
app..
Featuring tracks from
@Manics
' new album 'Resistance Is Futile', and some of James' personal favourites including David Bowie & Simple Minds
🔊 👉
Been a beautifully busy week with gigs and shows and today continues..
Looking after things at
@jazzfm
this morning then to the south bank to host a listening party with
@Tim_Burgess
- then it’s on air for
@IsleOfWightFest
@absoluteradio
this afternoon from 2pm.
Creating a lot of audio at the moment in preparation for the Christmas..you’ll be able to hear me on
@absoluteradio
@jazzfm
and
@ScalaRadio
too in the next few weeks. I’ve also just finished editing and mixing my self produced documentary on the sound of Scotland..coming soon…
And we’re off! Welcome x
Records this morning coming from the greats Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Howlin Wolf, Miles Davis too
Tilts to past homes - remember buying Nuyorican Soul in Southampton, nod to my time in Birmingham with
@mostly_jazz
New music
@BokaniDyer
@GoGo_Penguin
I've got a day off today. On my own. For the first time in about 3 years. Currently drinking coffee and eating chocolate and peanut butter cake for breakfast overlooking the sea. Do not disturb.
Tomorrow, 25.04
I’ll be hosting the
@jazzfm
breakfast show 6-9am
If you came to my house for breakfast you’d probably get Spanish tortilla, pots of black coffee & some Miles or Coltrane playing so why not join me for 3 hours of it mixed with some soul & blues too?
Exactly.
Tonight’s broadcast will be a primitive affair after a battle with 2 cases of chickenpox, 1 birthday and a new arrival of Covid today. I mean, 2022! You’ve only just started.. behave yourself!
Anyway, the best thing about radio is that it is live. It’s reflective and it’s real..
What a huge loss to music. What an incredible music engineer - who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind.
And a Shellac album due for release next week. So sad.
Tributes tonight on air
@absoluteradio
7-10pm and more on
@AbsoluteRadio90
tomorrow 1-4pm
#stevealbini
Up early doors for a 6am start
Presenting breakfast for
@BBCSussex
today
December 1st - time for Christmas to officially start. Traditions in your house? Any changes this year with all that’s going down in this complicated 2022 world?
Spent a long time today, tracing cables, checking connections, trying to remove static from a voice over recording. Hours…problem shot everything.
Then suddenly I realise the source…
1 exhausted daddy long legs going beserk behind the blind.
FML
On air 7
@absoluteradio
If any independent companies need to update their voicemail or quickly need a voiceover for any projects that are time sensitive please DM me and I’ll do my best to turn it around for you today. No charge.
Currently escaping the home chaos of that inbetween bit and on your radio; a gentle foray back into the real world with records from The Cure, Kate Bush, Chuck Berry too.
@absoluteradio
c/o
@MrTomGray
Musicians! Music fans!
I had Tom on my
@sohoradio
show the other week and he’s so on the money with this campaign. He’s so educated, researched, passionate. And he’s experienced the music industry from every side of the coin. WE all now need to be pro active.
Stop! Put the kettle on!
Episode 3 of Elevenses with Danielle Perry (S2) is now live.
This week I shared elevenses with the irreplaceable
@Tim_Burgess
Singer, musician, record label owner, coffee drinker and coffee brand owner, author, creator and lockdown saviour
Reminded by my on & off air pal
@SarahChampion
today is
#DiscJockeyDay
A tilt of the hat to some absolute legends I've worked with over the years (
@JohnKennedy
we don't have enough photos together!) I feel very lucky to say these are only a FEW of my friends I've met through work
Half term commuting is not really that much of a vibe. Too much Frozen going on. But I am on air this afternoon
@absoluteradio
Then a gig.
Stagetime 9pm
@thesociallondon
Today
@absoluteradio
turned 15 years old and I’m lucky enough to have been on air for a good chunk of that.
Working at
@absoluteradio
is: making lifelong friends; interviewing some fascinating artists; bringing as much new music to the platform as possible; working for a boss..
22 years on air, for that I am very grateful. Radio remains the most romantic of formats. From inticing a moment to soundtracking chapters; to making you stop in your tracks to creating memories never to be erased. A constant companion.
#WorldRadioDay
#WorldRadioDay2021
And just like that she’s 6. If she’s not an events organiser when she’s older I’ll be amazed. 3 days of joyful celebrations. So proud of our dear Etta xx
Studio 3.1 One Golden Square
Final week of broadcast from these legendary studios. I’ll miss her.
All week we have classic live performances from our archive. Already heard from
@thekillers
; last night
@coldplay
and tonight is the turn of
@george_ezra
@absoluteradio
now
Just suggested to the husband that if there’s another lockdown I quite fancied buying a SNES. He told me I was about 30 years out of date. Which is the best console these days? Love Grandma.
Adding another broadcast to my daily output alongside
@absoluteradio
- very thankful for more opportunity. It's a priviledge to tap into every corner of music through the medium of radio.
@jazzfm
Oh hi! 👋
Just letting you know I’m taking care of the evening show
@absoluteradio
for a wee while so Danielle can take some time off with her beautiful baby boy!
With you Mon to Thurs 7pm 📻
(Also Buckley would like you to rate his downward dog yoga move pls
It’s a 10 from me)
A dimmed radio studio is almost a second home to me. From 6am I’ll be on
@BBCSussex
with the breakfast show.
1pm
@absoluteradio
90s
7pm
@absoluteradio
And in between half term japes with my two little compadres.
📻
Inspired by my compadres
@benburrell
tweet the other day I’ve unearthed the message from E’s nursery that made me laugh more than any other this year. Children are just the best.
Mat is actually sat down here just as a side note.. anyway here I am with Brett & Mat - who actually get on famously with despite the gap!
@suedeHQ
are in session & conversation Sunday night 6pm
@absoluteradio
Quite a pleasing gradient though isn’t it..?
#autofiction
#crushedkid
Just watched Woodstock 99. So many levels of wrong. Why on earth did the founder say he didn’t know the bands that had been booked and what atmosphere they evoked? That’s my first question. I have many.
I’m a big fan of using a platform like we have to do good. And goodbye to any toxic masculinity crap surrounding talking about mental health. You are totally allowed to be sensitive & have feelings. It’s actually a very lovely characteristic.
@absoluteradio
📻
Today is THE day! I’ve been curating this for ages and I’m so pleased to be sharing it with you.
First up is Karl Pilkington. He is an absolute legend. The best company!
Episode one of
@danielleperry
's Elevenses is out NOW. And the first guest is a corker...eleven questions with the one and only Karl Pilkington. This is going to be good. Listen and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts right here 👉