The Three Drinkers in Cognac is now live on Amazon Prime. It was an inspiring and eye opening TV journey for a brandy sceptic like me. Thank you
@HelenaSips
and
@sypped
❤️❤️ Here it is:
I’d never been a
@the1975
fan until I heard this new album. I think it’s an astonishing record. Colourful. Emotional. Brave. Honest. And so beautiful it’s breathtaking. It moved me to tears by the end. And what a joy to share this with Matty. Sunday at 7pm on
@VirginRadioUK
The most emotional interview I’ve ever done in 27 years on the radio. So much love for
@Truman_Black
Matty and
@the1975
- hear the special on Sunday at 7 and watch the whole unedited thing (that’s the one) after on
Producer(s) Of The Year 2018 - George Daniel and Matty Healy ❤️💜
@Gdans1975
@Truman_Black
- Normally I find this hard to pick but you guys made it so easy this year. Head and shoulders above...bravo 👏👏
This Sunday at 9pm there’s a
@the1975
Special on
@VirginRadioUK
then at 10pm - via the listen again feature on Matty
@Truman_Black
and I go through ALL 22 tracks on the astonishing ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’ 🖤
#NOACF
Let’s not forget that the world of live music, clubs, DJs have had it worse than anyone. These are the very people that we will rely on to make us feel normal, together and in love with our lives again. So we must aim for
#NoVaccinePassportsAnywhere
🤞
@alanvibe
TOMORROW AT 9PM
🔊
@trumanblack
chats to
@eddyTM
about
@the1975
's highly anticipated and just released album 'Notes on a Conditional Form' 🎵
Don't miss them talking about writing, recording and the inspiration behind the album tomorrow night!
#NOACF
Every year on this day I play Motorcycle Emptiness by
@Manics
on
@VirginRadioUK
because poor Richey went missing today in 1995. How he encapsulates so many feelings in so few words still takes my breath away. 🖤
Just to be clear, tonight at 9pm on
@VirginRadioUK
is a one hour
@the1975
special with some old songs and a bunch of new ones, then at 10pm UK time via listen again Matty
@Truman_Black
and me go the the whole of
#NOACF
- all 22 songs. I’ll put up a link 💝
So I watched
@Everton
dismantle
@OfficialBHAFC
as an impartial supporter and I have to say Everton away fans are AMAZING! They sang so loud. Vastly outnumbered, they made the Amex their own. I hope Brighton fans are inspired by them! 💙🤍
Radio literally saved my life. Seven years ago I desperately wanted to kill myself, but my weekly radio show, the music I played, the people who made it, the lovely people who listened and got in touch, were such a constant source of joy. Thank you radio.
#NationalRadioDay
❤️
I made sure to get to the
@TheO2
early last week for the magnificent
@the1975
show because I wanted to see
@palewaves
play live. Their song of the night was One More Time, that’s why it’s my Record Of The Week on
@VirginRadioUK
❤️🚀❤️
Liam has just confirmed on their Instagram that it was suicide. This makes it so so so much worse. I’m floored. When the crying stops we all have to talk about this. And keep talking....
@suicide
@theCALMzone
💔🖤
Greg Gilbert of
@Delays_
had the most transcendently beautiful voice I’ve ever heard and it was a reflection of his very soul. My heart breaks for his lovely family, for every friend, colleague and fan.
@AaronDelays
❤️
#RIPGreg
Happy birthday to this bloody legend. The only man I know that can perfectly sing every Tears For Fears guitar solo 😂😎🏴
@Manics
❤️ Playing ‘A Design For Life’ for you on
@VirginRadioUK
in a moment. 🤘
#JamesDeanBradfield
This really got me thinking. What do you do after making the album of the decade? Where do you go? How can you avoid comparison? Here’s how. You make something so different that it defies comparison. Bravo
@Truman_Black
@the1975
🤘🖤
Wow I just interviewed Dave Gahan for a
@VirginRadioUK
special on
@depechemode
new album. That’s a bucket list tick right there. ‘New Life’ was the first 12” single I ever bought. He was bloody lovely by the way. 😍
#depechemode
#DaveGahan
I’m genuinely honoured and humbled by the fact that
@VirginRadioUK
Mid Morning has set new record listening figures in the latest
#RAJAR
results. I’m so grateful, if you’re part of the family, THANK YOU!! ❤️ x
So moved by all the tributes on the way into the church today. This crocheted Keef stopped me in my tracks. An adorable memento lying in the spring sunshine, as speechless as I was, among so many flowers, garlands, paintings and letters from tearful warriors.
#Keef
#RaiseTheRoof
Heartbroken to hear the maverick genius Mark Hollis just died. Nobody has ever made a better album than this. Thoughts are with his family and friends. I’m just a fan and will be until I die too. 💔
#TalkTalk
#RIPMarkHollis
25 years ago I was heading up the M40 to Birmingham for a DJ gig on a Friday night. Listening to
@petetong
of course. It was snowing. He played
@the_prodigy
’s Firestarter. I had to pull over into the hard shoulder for the duration to stop myself from crashing the car.
He’s got the legs, the smile, the words, the works. I bloody love this guy ❤️🏴Happy birthday Nicky
@Manics
- will be a delight to play one of your songs on
@VirginRadioUK
this morning 🥳
I personally wish you a blessed New Year. Most people copy and paste stolen messages and send them just to get the job done and impress others. Not me! I wish you all the best for 2015, you are the best dance group in Halifax. Regards, Sharon 🎉
I forgot to mention that we have hit an all time audience high on
@VirginRadioUK
mid morning, so thank you, so much, for listening. I will continue to use these airwaves to spread positivity, inspiration and love. I’m blessed to have you on the journey with me. 🙏❤️
What? I’ve been doing the mid morning show on
@VirginRadioUK
for three years this week!? Three years of Good News, great music and the best people I’ve ever worked with. Thanks to
@franciscurrie
for hiring me and
@MikeCassRadio
&
@NickDaly
for making me a better broadcaster🙏❤️
Thank you so much for listening to
@VirginRadioUK
- we’re now the most listened to commercial digital music station - and I seem to have set a new record for mid mornings 🤸🏻♂️. Honoured to be part of such an amazing team ❤️📈📊📻🎙✨🚀
Faded Seaside Glamour by
@Delays_
one of my favourite albums ever by some of my favourite humans ever. Out on vinyl for the first time thanks to
@AaronDelays
and
@RoughTradeRecs
and Greg Gilbert’s last wish. What a way to start a weekend 🧡
#delays
If you wanna know what real bravery looks like watch
@LewisCapaldi
fighting through the Tourette’s ticks on the Pyramid stage of
#glastonbury2023
- he’s nothing short of heroic. Love you man! ❤️🔥
SOOOOOOO PROUD of my Biffo winning the “icon”award at
#silverclefawards
today 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋! Thank you so much to
@eddytm
for giving a lovely speech for the numan and loving me up too so I was…
It’s just sinking in that thanks to Chris Evans auctioning the shirt off his back, Rod Stewart selling the diamanté shoes off his feet, and Ricky Wilson parting with his favourite 6 platinum discs, My Black Dog can help struggling people for a whole year. I’m humbled. 🖤🙏
Gary Numan, always ahead of the curve, pushing boundaries and giving hope to fans and beyond, to all in the live music sector. A Drive In tour was a brave and brilliant plan but of course we understand. We will be together again in 2021! 🤞🖤
I think most of you have heard about this already (I’m 8 hours behind the news over here) but the entire Drive-In series of events have been cancelled due to growing concerns about the spread of the virus. I can’t tell you how disappointing this is for everyone involved.
Very lucky to get some time with Brandon Flowers to talk about the new
@thekillers
album for a special on
@VirginRadioUK
- I’m really looking forward to it and feel a frissante of excitement and anxiousness that comes before you talk to someone whose music you really love. 💓
This man
@samfendermusic
is 100% for real. His music means EVERYTHING to him. You can hear how he wept, properly sobbed, when he got his first gig, this Sunday at 9pm on
@VirginRadioUK
when Sam takes us through his brilliant debut
#HypersonicMissiles
❤️
New hair, new job! So happy to say I’m presenting a new LIVE show on Virgin Radio Anthems from Jan 8, 2-6pm every weekday. Same show, even better music! Good News and some new razzle dazzle. Sunday specials on
@VirginRadioUK
too ❤️
So I’m going to see
@the1975
for the first time on Friday and I truly cannot wait.
#ABIIOR
is not just the album of 2018 it’s the album of the decade and, for me, the most emotional record ever made. Seeing it played live will be like a rollercoaster. Bring it! 🖤💜💙💚💛🧡❤️[]
Spare a thought for those who’ve had it tough this month. 15th Jan is the apex point for couples splitting up in the U.K. So send a text to a mate who’s struggling and let them know you’re thinking of them. Spring is not far away. We can get there together. 🌱🌸✨🌈🦜💚
This statue appeared on Jacob Wells Road in Bristol yesterday, momentously timed for
#WorldSuicidePreventionDay2020
💙 It says so much about compassion, listening, empathy, all the things we need so much right now. 🖤 (📸 BogdanM85 on Instagram 🙏)
When I say stuff like this I get hate and I get love. The love makes the hate much easier to bear. Thank you. We have to keep talking about
#mentalhealth
and
#suicide
even if we get hate for it. ❤️🙏
Wow,
@eddyTM
is just SO open on the radio, I love it.
Talking of attempting to take his own life. BUT.... he didn't, and now he has the best job in the world!
I have a tear in my eye Eddy, thank you for still being with us man!
❤️❤️❤️
I’ve had several requests to share the whole speech I gave at the
#O2SilverClefs
in aid of
@NordoffRobbins1
to introduce Gary
@numanofficial
for his Icon Award. Here it is, in full, I hope it offers you some inspiration. 🖤
We are losing our little venues at a frightening rate. If you can help in any way please do, even if it’s just sharing this. If we gave a few pennies for every time a band blew our minds in a little venue, that would be a lot right? X
@musicvenuetrust
Just listened to the new
@arcadefire
album for an upcoming
@VirginRadioUK
special and it’s gorgeous. The last song carried such emotional weight I almost wept. 🥲 Very much looking forward to speaking to Win Butler about it. 🤞
Devastating news of the loss of Andy Weatherall. A true pioneer, maverick and one of the most entertaining, intelligent and amusing men I’ve ever had the honour to interview on the radio. Our co-host show I’m Xfm was one of my dearest. Thoughts are with his friends and family 🖤
They come like buses. I waited an entire lifetime to talk to Paul Weller then it happened twice in the last year. I wait half a lifetime to interview Noel Gallagher and it happened today on the anniversary of my being at
@VirginRadioUK
for 4 years! ❤️ NG Special coming soon.
I’ll confess to feeling utterly shit the last two days but that’s OK! ‘Happy to be sad’ is a very useful state of mind. Perhaps this but of beauty in the chaos will be my turning point. 💜
#mentalhealth
The
@unkleofficial
and
@PunchdrunkUK
exhibition at
@saatchi_gallery
is game changing. A multi sensory experience that blurs the lines between art, sculpture, film, an album, a gig and a remix, even a perfume. A psychedelic, visual, aural, olfactory masterpiece. Go. Just go. 💯🎁
I’m sure most of the world will join me in wishing Donald Trump follows his own advice and drinks antiseptic. Bleach is a great antiseptic. About a pint should do it. 🤞
Today will be as heart warming as it is heart breaking. So much love and respect to all
@the_prodigy
fans coming to raise the roof for Keefy. From every tragedy something beautiful happens. You just have to look for it...won’t be hard to see it today 🙏🖤🔥🐜
You steal a clip of me on MTV as if it’s yours and you don’t have the common courtesy to tag me. Again. And again. Thank you
@RadioX
for continuing to make me feel good about having the decency to walk out when you hired ‘Xfm’s most hated celebrity’ to do your breakfast show.
This is wonderful. Braintree Council have approved the Keith Flint statue proposal 🙏🤘👏 This will be so moving for a lot of people. A focal point for the warriors. 🤜🏻🖤🤛
@the_prodigy
Devastated by the loss of Eddie. Van Halen were the first band I ever saw and to this day, the greatest gig I’ve ever seen. Playing VH on
@VirginRadioUK
is going to be hard for a while. 💔🎸
#EddieVanHalenRIP
The amazing
@SkaparisUK
orchestra taking Gary
@numanofficial
to the next level at
@RoyalAlbertHall
tonight. Hats off to all: lighting, musicians, conductor Simon, Persia Numan, GN, 💎 what an emotional and brilliant night. 🙏🖤🤪