Best Foot Forward
My name is Alex and this is my show.
I play brand new music and not much else.
I am especially fond of indie, alternative and electronica tunes.
I think David Meads is a lyrical genius.
I like these labels: Witchita, Domino, XL, Infinity Cat, Forest Family, Kitsune, Stolen and of course R.T.
I'm on every Monday night at 8pm
I like it when people request songs: bestfootforward.ic@hotmail.co.uk
I love it when people listen again.
My listeners say things like this:
'...you've got a good taste in music and it beats listening to Radio 1 anyday...'
'...I love listening to your voice. It arouses me....'
Blog
promotionings...
Posted Friday 3 February 2012 by Alex
From next week around college you will hopefully come across my new show posters and perhaps even a flyer or two! Props go to Jess Abley for all the design work and for taking some of the photos, check out her other awesome stuff here: http://jessabley.wordpress.com/
End of 2011
Posted Monday 12 December 2011 by Alex
What a great year for new music! Cheers to all who tuned in, hopefully you enjoyed my take on this year's best releases...make sure you keep listening in the new year and have an awesome holiday. Take it easy.
2011-12
Posted Monday 24 October 2011 by Alex
Evenin' Evenin'. Cheers to everyone who tuned in for the first 'Best Foot Forward' of the year! As usual new music was of the order including new tracks by 'Justice', 'Surfer Blood', 'M83' and 'Scroobius Pip'. This weeks bands to watch included the chillwave stylings of 'TV Girl', future pop from the hyped 'Purity Ring' and brilliant Indie rockers 'British Racing Green'. Here are the links, go mental!
www.facebook.com/tvgirlz
http://www.facebook.com/BRGBand?sk=wall
http://soundcloud.com/purity-ring
www.facebook.com/tvgirlz
http://www.facebook.com/BRGBand?sk=wall
http://soundcloud.com/purity-ring
One more show...
Posted Thursday 17 March 2011 by Alex
...before the exam period starts and I become a hermit living and breathing mathematics. So tune in next week for a South By South West special, with all the best new bands from perhaps the greatest 'festival' in the world. This monday we had bands to watch 'le Butcherettes' and 'California Wives'. Cheers to everyone who listened in, hope to have you back next week! Tell your friends and spread the icradio word!
Today
Posted Monday 7 March 2011 by Alex
I messed it up again...from about half way in there's awesome tunes (see the playlist) but before that = very entertaining silence. My bad. Bands to check out this week are 'Watch out for rockets', 'Church Of the Very Bright Lights' and 'Total Warr'...google away!
right...
Posted Monday 28 February 2011 by Alex
tres sorry but for some reason this week either me or the studio messed up and the first half of the podcast is just playing sustain and not my show. Skip forward to around 28 mins if you want to hear some awesome indie/electronica tunes or just stick on the whole thing if you fancy a cheeky bit or Rhianna and Enrique (eurgh...). Please accept my most profuse apologies for putting any listeners through such atrocities. Next week you'll get the full hour i promise!
sorry guys...
Posted Monday 14 February 2011 by Alex
...no show this week. Unfortunately due to a ton of coursework and a mate's birthday i can't make it down to the studio tonight...and i really wanted to play that new Strokes track too!
In the meantime check out these vids (after years of spotify and soundcloud i seemed to have discovered youtube!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpQ-OGZyDfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIhIi9K9JxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzA1kmH58U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yayIbyPa6sw
until next week dudes!
In the meantime check out these vids (after years of spotify and soundcloud i seemed to have discovered youtube!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpQ-OGZyDfY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIhIi9K9JxE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSzA1kmH58U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yayIbyPa6sw
until next week dudes!
White Stripes are no more
Posted Tuesday 8 February 2011 by Alex
I'm sure you've heard...the White Stripes have officially split as of last week...bad times! To cheer up listen back to this weeks show and you'll hear brand new music from the Sound Of Rum, Megaphonic Thrift and Exlovers among other awesome indie/alt tunes.
'Bands to watch' this week = indie electro outfit 'Starfucker', Singer/Songwriter/kazoo master 'Kai' and neo folk 'Cult of Youth'!
'Bands to watch' this week = indie electro outfit 'Starfucker', Singer/Songwriter/kazoo master 'Kai' and neo folk 'Cult of Youth'!
another show soon!
Posted Tuesday 18 January 2011 by Alex
Hey guys sorry about the lack of shows this term so far, back on it next week!
In the meantime check out http://www.myspace.com/upsidedowncat
In the meantime check out http://www.myspace.com/upsidedowncat
Show 6?
Posted Tuesday 14 December 2010 by Alex
Hope you liked my take on the year's best new music, though I didn't have enough time to play any Christmas songs! Bad times. Hopefully next year will be just as good!
Remember to listen again and have an awesome end of year.
Remember to listen again and have an awesome end of year.
Numero 4
Posted Tuesday 30 November 2010 by Alex
Sorry for the absence last week but cheers to everyone who tuned in last night! Check out the podcast/listen again if you fancy brand new tracks from kitsune, bear hands, girls and eux autres. Plus bands to watch.... indie rock from down under in the form of 'Gold Fields' and amazing Glaswegian folk from 'Kitty the Lion'.
Tell your friends, listen again and be merry.
Tell your friends, listen again and be merry.
Show 2
Posted Wednesday 10 November 2010 by Alex
Cheers to everyone who tuned in this week, despite some hissing/crackling in the background (no idea what that's about) I think it went pretty well =)
But yeh listen again if you fancy some brand new tracks from the likes of Warpaint, Salem, Pete and the Pirates and the Quails. Bands to check out this week = 'runaround kids' and 'cloud nothings'.
Hope to have you listening next week!
But yeh listen again if you fancy some brand new tracks from the likes of Warpaint, Salem, Pete and the Pirates and the Quails. Bands to check out this week = 'runaround kids' and 'cloud nothings'.
Hope to have you listening next week!
New year = New Show
Posted Tuesday 2 November 2010 by Alex
So kicked off the year with a new show yesterday... Cheers to everyone who listened, i'll be more prepared next time ! But yeh have a look at the playlist and do listen again
Last show...
Posted Thursday 25 March 2010 by Alex
...well for a while anyways, easter and then exams so yeh no shows for a bit; bad times!
Check out tuesday's show for indie rock offerings from 'racehorses' and another artist to watch: 'the boy who trapped the sun', i'm sure you'll love it!
Take it easy and have a sweet easter
Check out tuesday's show for indie rock offerings from 'racehorses' and another artist to watch: 'the boy who trapped the sun', i'm sure you'll love it!
Take it easy and have a sweet easter
Show 7
Posted Wednesday 17 March 2010 by Alex
Hey guys hope you enjoyed the show this week and do listen again if you want to hear brand new stuff from the morning benders, dan le sac vs scroobius pip & the strange boys among others...
Bands to watch include the poetic 'Sound of Rum' and the unbelievably catchy 'Vermicious k'nids' ; check them out!
Also shop review = rough trade West, google it...
cheers
Bands to watch include the poetic 'Sound of Rum' and the unbelievably catchy 'Vermicious k'nids' ; check them out!
Also shop review = rough trade West, google it...
cheers
In with the new
Posted Thursday 11 March 2010 by Alex
Wow I can write blogs now, hope your loving the new site as much as me! But anyways...this week: brand new music from Blood Red Shoes and bands to watch including indie-funk Parisians, 'Jamaica' and maestros of Alt-folk 'Erland & the Carnival'.
No shop review this week but tune in on Tuesday to find out what deepest darkest portobello has to offer.
Take it easy
No shop review this week but tune in on Tuesday to find out what deepest darkest portobello has to offer.
Take it easy
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