Nick Grimshaw spent part of Tuesday’s show sending listeners back to 1986, digging up a BBC archive clip of Steinberg’s Tony Hastings showing off the power of MIDI to Micro Live’s Fred Harris. Nick couldn’t resist describing what radio listeners were missing out on, joking about “Tony’s slicked mullet, which is quite something and also quite speedy programming skills.” The retro dive was timed to news that Kraftwerk are returning to the UK next June, with shows announced at Halifax’s Piece Hall and Cardiff Castle.
Listen: 1986 archive synth demo
Elsewhere the Cloudbusting feature brought in a steady stream of listener shout-outs, including congratulations for Claire, who graduated with a PhD in psychology from Winchester on the day, and a happy birthday to Indy, turning 15. Nick also flagged Friday’s all-day Amy Winehouse tribute marking 20 years since Back to Black, promising a rerun of her session for Craig Charles alongside special guests.
New music got plenty of airtime too, with Nick premiering fresh tracks from Jay Gray, Walt Disco and Jonah Yano, and giving a shoutout to duo Bird (Victoria and Stone), noting approvingly that one of them works as a beekeeper and the other as a computer programmer. Listeners were also pointed towards the Mercury Prize coverage airing Thursday night on 6 Music, live from Newcastle.
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