The Midnight Hour 2 year Anniversary!

Officially the anniversary of my show falls on 28th June but for various reasons, ‘accidentally’ getting cut of from the internet, having to do a totally pre-recorded show because I couldn’t be online, dashing over the other side of the city to my mates to upload the show, my anniversary show was broadcast on 7th July 2017.

Finally I’m back online, no thanks to my ISP who put me in that pickle and shall remain nameless. Talk about a communications giant that can’t communicate. Now I’m going into my 3rd year with CrowZone Radio!

I’ve got a lot of ‘Thank You’s’ so I’ll try and keep it brief. Thank you to my 2K plus followers on Twitter, you’re Furielicious! Thanks to everyone at CrowZone Radio, and my producer Diboz, for the support and guidance and generally putting up with me for 2 years lol And last but by no means least, a massive thank you to all the bands and artist who agreed to be interviewed by me, I love you all!

What are the plan’s for this year? Well, maybe a tweak or two with the show itself, and definitely more interviews. I’ve already got some bands and artists lined up. No peeking now, you’ll have to keep checking back if you want to find out more!

Be kind to each other, whatever you’re doing and catch you all next week.

 

Radio Beer Club!

Thursday 13th July is the first ever “CrowZone Radio Beer Club”!

A bit like Radio Book Club, but without the reading. We’ll be sampling 3 Golden Ales from Greene king, available at most supermarkets in a special 6 pack, including Golden IPA, Old Hoppy Hen, and Old Golden Hen.

You can taste along with us at home and let us know what you think of the beers too! We’ll also be taking requests and song suggestions around the theme of “Golden”.

 

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow at 8pm UK on http://www.crowzone.co.uk

 

Steve CZR

Rock Week

Six shows down and four to go plus a ‘Ladies Who Do Jazz’ special on Sunday – it’s been a heck of a week!  Every presenter has put a rock show together, but so far we haven”t had a song repeated – there’s just so much great music out there!  I’ve discovered some amazing new tracks (some of which were hiding away in our own library) as well as a new found love for Elastica and The Pretty Reckless.

The second half of Matt James’ show about the rock songs that have influenced his life is on at 7pm tonight, when he will bring us right up to date.  He’s followed by Steve Howe’s Rock Bazaar, which will be an eclectic mix of music and is bound to be fun.   It should be a great night!

 

Next live book review: Jan 18 2017 @ 9pm UK – The Light Between Oceans by M.L.Stedman

Radio Bookclub:

Next live book review: Jan 18 2017 @ 9pm UK
The Light Between Oceans by M.L.Stedman
A Richard and Judy bookclub favourite, Goodreads historical category winner, The New York Times bestseller, Soon to be a major film starring Michael Fassbender and Alice Vikander.
“Extraordinary and heartrending”. (MARKUS ZUSAK, author of The Book Thief).
A boat washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper’s island. It holds a dead man – and a crying baby. The only two islanders, Tom and his wife Izzy, are about to make a devastating decision. They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours. “A moving tale …prepare to weep”. (New York Times). “Unforgettable”. (Guardian).​
We’ll be reviewing this in the studio with Liz and our RBC team and you online on
Wednesday 18th January 2017 from 9pm
If you’d like to join us in the studio, drop a line to studio@crowzone.co.uk

Smudge’s Christmas Post

Welcome to my Christmas Blog.

It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and written a blog, so what, I hear you ask, brings me to write one now?

Well, one reason is to thank all the listeners to CrowZone Radio for their continued support, knowing you tune in on a regular basis makes the reason we present shows worthwhile. Thank You all for being there.

My second reason is to publicise a special show on Monday 2^nd January 2017, I am taking over the airwaves of CrowZone Radio from 10am all through the day till 10pm, a 12 hour “Non-repeat” artist Music Marathon.

I am raising money for Alzheimer’s Society, a great organisation.

I will be telling a few really awful jokes and will be setting a few pop questions for you to think about, but generally speaking nothing too serious, a bit of fun raising money for a good cause.

I am taking requests and dedications now via smudge@crowzone.co.uk

I have set up a “Just Giving” page – www.justgiving.com/CrowZoneRadio so please feel free to make a donation – all donations gratefully received.

Once again thanks for supporting CrowZone Radio – looking forward to your company at some point (if not all day) on 2^nd January 2017

Smudge.

“The Loney”–bookclub review this coming Wednesday, 19th Oct 9pm

No, not the looney, The Loney. It’s a scary sounding place in the North west coast of England. Creepy goings on and general scariness in time for the Hallowe’en season.

 

I have only just started reading it, so I’m hoping there’s enough time to get it finished for the review on Wednesday. Why not see if you can do the same? The book is available online from Amazon Kindle etc, so hopefully you’ll be able to join in the review with us.

Why I love Crowzone Radio

This may end up being a theme, because to be honest there are so many reasons I love CrowZone Radio. There are times when I’m sitting uploading, downloading, editing recording etc late at night that I wonder why we started this thing, but those times are far out weighed by the times when I sit and think ”Wow I’m glad we started this!”.

Today, Sunday morning, is one of those times and I wanted to share it with you.

Last night we were invited to a big birthday party for Radio Book Club regular, Andrea. Andrea provided the music, we provided the PA, it was huge fun.  During the party I was sat with Charlie A. who told me he has CrowZone on his radio  alarm clock and wakes up to our radio every morning. Awesome.

He then went on to tell me about a band he has been listening to, called “The Cheese String Incident”. Now I must admit I had my doubts, I often suspect comical band names as a bad sign, but I have to say I love this band! Thank you Charlie A.

This has happened so many times since starting CrowZone Radio, and I say “keep it coming”.

 

Better still – Keep it CrowZone!

 

(The Cheese string Incident will feature this Thursday on Howe Bizarre.)