Bitter Fingers
A blog about popular song by Mark Higgins.
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Recorded by me for your listening pleasure, please find below the very latest instalment of the Bitter Fingers radio show for London Fields Radio.
This week the show is brought to you in a triumph of man over machine, as I had to reconstruct the show from the mangled remains stuck within our recording device. There’s [...]
A delightful show this week, as I was joined by my very special guest Lynn Roberts, editor of For Folk’s Sake. We got into topics including the resurgence of folk music, Laura Marling being the NME’s coolest person, and some of Lynn’s personal picks from the new band scene.
This was the first show I recorded [...]
Here, slightly later than planned, is the third volume of my radio show for London Fields Radio. This one even made the sun come out in cloudy Hackney (which I am taking full credit for).
I’m still working out exactly what the show’s about, but as always you can expect some of the finest upbeat pop [...]
So the new episode of my radio show on London Fields Radio is now up online! Hoorah. It was a lovely time recording it as always in Wilton’s Café – there’s a very convivial atmosphere in the place that makes recording a radio show a thoroughly enjoyable experience.
I even managed to shoehorn in a few [...]
Did I mention that I was doing a show at London Fields Radio this week? I think I might have slipped it in a few times, what with it being my inaugural show and all. And now you can have a listen!
Just have a click on this here thing below and you can hear Bitter Fingers [...]
Bitter Fingers on London Fields Radio
In: Radio
6 Oct 2010Tomorrow marks a very auspicious occasion as I’ll be recording the first volume of Bitter Fingers for London Fields Radio. Hurrah!
Now that may all sound very well and good but I’m sure you’re after a few more details and I’m just the gent to give them to you. Essentially I’m going to rock up at the [...]
Electric France tracklisting
In: Radio
14 May 2010So last night I once again had the privilege of taking to the airwaves on Brighton Festival Radio, for my show all about electronic French music entitled Electric France. As always, it was a blast and I played out some of my favourite tunes, as well as the seminal works of the French house genre.
As [...]
Electric France on Brighton Festival Radio
In: Radio
10 May 2010Listen from 8PM TONIGHT by clicking here!
So yes! I’m doing another show for those lovely people at Brighton Festival Radio. After my Apollo show a few weeks back, I’m going to be doing some more shows for the station, starting this Thursday with Electric France. Behold, the blurb!
Mark Higgins explores his love of French electronic [...]
The Sounds of Space: Interview with @ProfBrianCox
In: Radio
2 May 2010So last night I had the pleasure of presenting The Sounds of Space on Brighton Festival Radio. I had a fantastic time – for two and a half hours I played out tracks from Mozart to Stravinsky, and Chuck Berry to Javanese gamelan, all in the amazing setting of the Brighton Dome.
I’ll be uploading the [...]
The Sounds of Space on Brighton Festival Radio
In: Radio
27 Apr 2010Listen live from 7:30PM by clicking here!
Just a quick post about my upcoming radio show The Sounds of Space: Eno, Apollo and Voyager which I’ll be presenting this Saturday (May 1st) from 7:30PM on Brighton Festival Radio.
The show will feature an exclusive interview with Professor Brian Cox, star of the BBC’s Wonders of the Solar [...]
Welcome to Bitter Fingers - a blog about popular song. Written by the hand of Mark Higgins, it serves up the very finest in new music, radio shows, spurious comment and #1 jams.
- Owen Duff: As a musician I totally understand her desire to keep within the concept of the album, and to be fai [...]
- anmari: I remember Cheggers Plays Pop, and 1984 - can't remember the 'biggest star of 1984' though? [...]
- Gabi: Gosh, I loved this post. I t really made me LOL. Brilliant!!! (from a Wham!/GM fan!). [...]
- Peter: My favourite is M.A.G.I.C. by The Sound of Arrow. Makes feel like a child again. http://www.youtube. [...]
- Grace: What about Nick Drake?? [...]
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- “David Austin, the biggest star of 1984″
- The top five songs by Wham!
- Azealia Banks – 212
- Bitter Fingers Radio Volume 18: Quite Good Songs Of The Year
- I CAN’T STOP LISTENING TO SELENA GOMEZ
- The top five music videos where they’re driving a car, for some reason
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