Storm FM Blog » Mixin’ It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog The blog of Bangor's Student Sound Thu, 23 May 2013 15:41:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mixin It Ups Final Curtain.. http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1270/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1270/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 23:00:08 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1270 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> Thats right listeners, tonight’s show was the very last of Mixin it up. The end of an era has come.
Biscuit reminisced upon two years of Mixin It Up and tried to fit the songs into the feelings of saying farewell but also remembering the good times gone.

Its been a fun experience and we’ve loved every minute. Hope you guys all have enjoyed it as much as we have and we’ll see you for something new after summer!

See Below For The Final Track Listing:

  1. White Lies – Farewell to the Fairground
  2. Freakpower – Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
  3. Roll Deep – Good Times
  4. Tinchy Stryder – Game Over (Feat. Giggs, Professor Green, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Example and Chipmunk.)
  5. Example – Won’t Go Quietly
  6. David Guetta – Memories (Feat Kid Kudi)
  7. Linkin Park – In The End
  8. Bloc Party – I Still Remember
  9. Chase and Status – End Credits (Feat. Plan B)
  10. Barber – Adagio For Strings (William Orbit Remix)

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1270/feed/ 0 Biscuit Hit The Deck! http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1253/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1253/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:09:21 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1253 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> Yesterday was the big day, the day I’ve waiting for near on a month or so. Thats right it was Hit The Deck day, my musical highlight of the year so far as you may have guessed from the constant mentions during the show. I decided I’d do a little review for each of the bigger acts that I went to see. As this was a one day festival it was the best way to find some new music and acts I didn’t necessarily know about or have any experience of, hence why these are good reviews and I didn’t bother with the bad ones.

Tomorrow Brings Giants
This was a new band to me, obviously one of the smaller acts playing so probably new to many others as well. They were quite good considering though having listened to some studio stuff I would say they are a better studio band at this point but maybe in the future as they get bigger this will improve and I hope they do get somewhere.
For those that like proper singing and melody combined with some screaming.

Summerlin
Another new act to me but definitely an excellent live show. Very much a light hearted more pop orientated rock band such as the likes of All Time Low and other such feel good pop-rock bands, very good live show and good studio stuff too, check them out for sure.

Hyro Da Hero
I was sceptical of this lot. Chris was big into them but from what he’d said of it being a rap/rock mix kind of didn’t sound too appealing. I was pleasantly surprised though. The best way I could describe these is a sort of cross between Rage Against The Machine and NERD. Different to the rest of the days offerings but generally well received and worth a checkout if you not a single-minded rock head. Ghetto Ambience is the single worth listening to first.

Hawk Eye (Formerly Chicken Hawk)
Possibly another smaller act but definitely worth a mention. The setup didn’t seem great and the levels seemed sketchy so I feel they could’ve sounded better but studio stuff appears to be good.

Deaf Havana
I had heard of these guys obviously as I have one or two of their earlier albums. Their sound has however changed since then due to the departure of their screaming vocalist. The show was good and the new content that they played out, although new in sound was still worthy and enjoyable, as well as this they also played the crowd very well and the guest apparently from Young Guns during Friends Like These went down an absolute storm.

We Are The Ocean
Good band, good crowd interaction and an all round good show. Not really much to say on these.

The Blackout
Now this is a band I’ve known about for a while but never actually bothered to listen to anything of theirs. I guess I made a mistake as after seeing them live I realise that they are a really good band that really should go far. Their new single Hope is especially good and has influenced me to definitely buy their new album and pay more attention. I missed the end of their set however to get elsewhere ready for the days highlight.

Young Guns
These were the above mentioned highlight and what can I say other than WOW. Its a well known fact that as a rule bands are often either “Studio” bands or “Live” bands but these guys seem to have it all. I was worried that because they are clearly my “Band of the moment” and are rating highly on my favourites list that I had built them up so much and due the awesomeness of their album that the live show could’ve been a let down however it really wasn’t. The room was packed and everyone in there was singing, this is a clear show of the popularity of the band. Another good sign was that the live performance was actually giving me chills which is immense. They are easily as amazing live as they are in the studio and I really cannot wait to hear their second offering. Until then, I’ll be reliving their debut and trying to catch them at gigs around and about because are just that amazing.

These are roughly all the bands that stick in my mind and are worth checking out if you don’t already know of them, I know the reviews are all reasonably positive but thats because there we’re many many bands playing and I couldnt be bothered to review all those that I saw.

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1253/feed/ 0 Easter Warmup Party http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1212/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1212/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 23:00:05 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1212 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> So tonight Biscuit decided that the past few shows had been lacking in the amount of Dance and Drum and Bass that they had been playing and so declared tonight as a sort of Easter warm up party, playing out more DnB, Dance and Dubstep than usual.

Biscuit also covered his movie plans for easter such as trying to view all of the following films in the three weeks he will be home: Source Code, Sucker Punch, Limitless, Just Go With It, Tommorow: When the ware began, Unknown, Fast5 and Pirate of the Caribbean 4, Your Highness, The Green Lantern and Thor. Some challenge for both time and money inside of 3 weeks, will he manage it?
Find out when we return Wednesday 4th May!

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. +44 – When Your Heart Stops Beating
  2. Baby D – Let Me Be Your Fantasy (J Majik & Wickaman Remix)
  3. Scissor Sisters – I Don’t Feel Like Dancing
  4. Brookes Brothers – Beautiful (Feat Robert Owens)
  5. Example – Changed The Way You Kiss
  6. LMFAO – Party Rock Anthem
  7. Katy B – Broken Record
  8. Electric Six – High Voltage!
  9. Muse – Butterflies And Hurricanes

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1212/feed/ 0 Silly Voices http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1141/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1141/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 23:00:14 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1141 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> So tonight was another usual show but involved a lot of dodgy voices from Jake. We gave you details on the Foos new album, possible evanescence material and also a quick look at the big weekend line up.

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. Badly Drawn Boy – All Possibilities
  2. The Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes
  3. Foo Fighters – Rope
  4. Hadouken! – Leap Of Faith (Chase and Status Remix)
  5. Drumsound and Bassine Smith – Freak
  6. Nero – Guilt (Culture Shock Remix)
  7. The Killers – When You Were Young
  8. Blink 182 – Rock Show
  9. Evanescence – Call Me When You Sober
  10. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) Faithless – We Come One

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1141/feed/ 0 Jakes On The Deck http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1099/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1099/#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:00:46 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1099 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> So this week Biscuit decided it only fair to let Jake play with the sliders and dials and take over the main role for a bit, share the burden and all.

We played out some overdue requests and some fresh ones, played some dubstep to try and help Biscuits views on the genre, learnt about Biscuits favourite genre of music and also chatted on the fund-raising happening around Bangor last week for Comic Relief and up coming events for the Red Cross to aid in the Japan disasters. We also played Heist single “Pray For Japan” which has been released for free download in the hope that those who do so will give the money instead to the red cross via their JustGiving page.

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. The Pretty Reckless – Medicine
  2. The Horrors – Mirrors Image
  3. (AOTM) Radiohead – The Codex
  4. Coldplay – Violet Hills
  5. Heist – Pray For Japan (Charity Single)
  6. Rihanna – Rude Boy (Chrispy Remix)
  7. Paramore – Born For This
  8. Bon Jovi – Have A Nice Day
  9. White Lies – Bigger Than Us
  10. The Northern Kings – A View To A Kill
  11. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) DJ Alice – Better Off Alone

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1099/feed/ 0 One Man Show http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1081/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1081/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:00:55 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=1081 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> This week we were missing Jake as unfortunately he was ill and watching the live Rise Against gig. We hope he gets better and that he’s back on air again next week. As a result Biscuit presented a single handedly and tried not to appear too flustered.

The show detailed a lot of upcoming StormFM events for Comic Relief, chatted on Biscuits in studio dancing and singing and tried to help all of you listeners out there working gain the motivation to carry on!

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. (TOTW) The Naked and Famous – Young Blood
  2. Sterophonics – Thousand Trees
  3. Danny Byrd – Ill Behavious (Feat. I-Kay)
  4. Muse – United States of Eurasia
  5. The Agitator – Say No (Cutline Remix)
  6. Loadstar – BLVD
  7. Nickelback – I’d Come For You
  8. Lostprophets – Where We Belong
  9. 30 Seconds To Mars – This Is War
  10. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) The B52s – Love Shack

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/1081/feed/ 1 Standard Issue http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/971/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/971/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:00:07 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=971 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> This week saw discussions about Phil Collins retirement from all music, Storm FMs march push and Biscuit admitted to liking a Dubstep song!! Will the world be the same?!

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. Nickelback – S.E.X
  2. Breakage – Fighting Fire
  3. Rise Against – Drones
  4. Clare Maguire – Last Dance
  5. Dubba Jonny – Home VIP
  6. The Pierces – You’ll Be Mine
  7. Ke$ha – Take It Off
  8. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) Haddaway – What Is Love

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/971/feed/ 0 New Discoveries http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/690/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/690/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:00:56 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=690 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> So thats the end of yet another show.

Tonight we played alot of songs that were new to Biscuit and Jake and hopefully you guys too.
Biscuit also told some stories of his amazing naivety and how he missus and confuses the simplest of things!
There was also a big love for this weeks “Old Skool Anthem!”

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. Noah and the Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N
  2. Adele – Rolling In The Deep
  3. (TOTW) Mr. Scruff – Get A Move On
  4. You Me At Six – Rescue Me (Feat. Chiddy)
  5. Loadstar – Space Between
  6. Martin Solveig & Dragonette – Hello
  7. Neon Trees – Animals
  8. Two Door Cinema Club – What You Know
  9. Tiesto Vs Diplo  – C’mon (Cath Em By Surprise) (Feat. Busta Rhymes)
  10. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) Chumbawamba – Tubthumping

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/690/feed/ 0 Another Cracker! http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/670/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/670/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:00:28 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=670 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> That’s right, tonight show was another cracker of a show with some very big tunes.

Thanks to lasts nights Brit awards, we had a very “Brit” feel to the show. We kicked off with some classic British alternative with Ian Brown and Blur and this theme continued throughout then night. Tonight we discussed the Brit award winners such as Rhianna, Plan B, Tinie Tempah and Arcade Fire.
We also gave our listeners release information on Katy B, Rise Against and also Album of the month The Vaccines.

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. Ian Brown – F.E.A.R
  2. Blur – Country House
  3. David Guetta – Who’s That Girl (Feat. Rhianna)
  4. Katy B – Lights On (Feat. Ms. Dynamite)
  5. The Wombats – Jump Into The Fog
  6. (AOTM) The Vaccines – Post Break Up Sex
  7. Brookes Brothers – Beautiful (Feat. Robert Owens)
  8. Loick Essien – Stuttering (Feat. N-Dubz) (Millions Like Us Remix)
  9. Shameboy – Strobot (Netsky Remix)
  10. Chase & Status – End Credits (Feat. Plan B)
  11. (OLD SKOOL ANTHEM) Scooter – The Logical SonG

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]]> http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/670/feed/ 0 A bit of change http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/625/ http://www.stormfm.com/blog/mixinitup/625/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:00:51 +0000 Mixin' It Up http://www.stormfm.com/blog/?p=625 Like this post? Find more on the Storm FM Blog.

]]> So on tonight’s show we decided that after around a year that we fancied a new bed for our links. We tested out the likes of Gotta Be Somebody, Hysteria, The Excorist, Club Foot, Money and Tainted love. We finally never did decide so check back next week and we may have some more ideas.

Also Jake made it known that a friends relative had compared Biscuit to a movie star. We decided to open this up to our listeners to help guess as to who it could be before Jake finally announced it at the end of the show. Good opinions included: Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Stan Laurel and Hugh Grant. (Biscuit was pleased with these.) Other not so great ideas were: George Michael, Lassie. (Biscuit wasn’t so happy.) It was finally revealed to be a wind up and apparently the relative did believe Biscuit looked like Lassie….

See Below For Tonight’s Track Listing:

  1. Alexisonfire – Rough Hands
  2. Magnetic Man – Perfect Stranger
  3. The Editors – Munich
  4. Scouting For Girls – Not A Love Song
  5. Mumford & Sons – Cave
  6. Clare Maguire – The Last Dance
  7. MGMT – Kids
  8. Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody
  9. Placebo – Breathe Under Water

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