ANNOUNCEMENT: Charity shows to be broadcast across Europe on digital satellite

The special edition of Grooveline was broadcast on Tuesday morning, and had a fantastic amount of listeners for such an ungodly hour!

Tomorrow's 12 hour show that I am presenting, plus the 6-hour show on Friday with Jen and Phil are currently being planned.

If you are in Europe, you can also hear some of both these shows on digital satellite.

My show on Thursday, and our show on Friday, will be broadcast on digital satellite from 9am till 10am UK time on both days.

In the UK, listen on Sky Digital channel 913 (Apple FM).

Otherwise, the parameters are: Eurobird satellite @ 28.5ºE, Freq: 11623 H, SR: 27500, FEC: 2/3, Audio PID: 2371

Please do get in touch during the shows! The phone number is 0118 967 5090 / +44 118 967 5090. Text BLAST + message to 83648 (UK only), or send a message through the website at www.blast1386.com

PLAYLIST: Show 33, Blast 1386, 3 May 05 1400-1600, repeated 9 May 05 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: RHIANNA - WORD LOVE
TRACK: THE STRIKERS - BODY MUSIC
TRACK: HOPE COLLECTIVE - GIVE AND LET LIVE
TRACK: SILVER, PLATINIM & GOLD - I'VE GOT A THING
TRACK: PHILIP BAILEY - MY INDISCRETIONS
TRACK: COPYRIGHT feat IMAANI - TIME
TRACK: SOULMINE - JUST DOIN'
TRACK OF THE WEEK: STEPHANIE MILLS - FREE (REMIX)
TRACK: TERRI WALKER - THIS IS MY TIME
TRACK: CONNOR REEVES - MY FATHERS SON

Hour 2

TRACK: INCOGNITO - CENTRE OF THE SUN
TRACK: JEAN CARN - TIME WAITS FOR NO ONE
TRACK: FRANK MCCOMB - DO YOU REMEMBER LOVE
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - HERITAGE
A-Z - U: UNIVERSAL ROBOT BAND - BARELY BREAKIN' EVEN
A-Z - U: UNIVERSAL ROBOT BAND - LET'S GET THIS THING TOGETHER
A-Z - U: UNIVERSAL ROBOT BAND - DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR TAMBOURINE
TRACK: SKYY - HERE'S TO YOU
TRACK: DANNY HOWELLS AND DICK TREVOR - DUSK TILL DAWN
TRACK: SERGIO MENDES - THE REAL THING

PREVIEW: Show 33, Blast 1386, 3 May 05 1400-1600, repeated 9 May 05 0000-0200

* Music from Hope Collective, Terri Walker, Connor Reeves, Jean Carn, Skyy, Soulmine, Sergio Mendes and many more!

* Track of the week: A stunning remix this week, sent to me by Expansion Records. Joey Negro on the remix here, as Stephanie Mills brings us the amazing "Free".

* Grooveline A to Z: "U" - In many ways the forerunner to Freeez, this band have has a relatively short history. However, one the their tracks is one of my all time favourites, and they have themselves a name as one of the leaders in underground disco. The Universal Robot Band are this week's featured artist.

* News, features and views from the world of soul music, and the latest in real soulful house music.

This week's show is prerecorded.

PLAYLIST: Special Charity Edition, Blast 1386, 26 Apr 05 0100-0700

Hour 1

SUNBURST BAND - WE WILL TURN YOU ON
RAMSEY LEWIS feat DONICA HENDERSON - PORTUGEUSE LOVE
MICHAEL JACKSON - BUTTERFLIES
HERBIE HANCOCK - STARS IN YOUR EYES
BRAND NEW HEAVIES - SHELTER
EARTH WIND & FIRE - WANNA BE WITH YOU
GLORIA GAYNOR - FEEL SO REAL
BLAZE - SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE
ROY AYERS - GET ON UP, GET ON DOWN
INCOGNITO - THE WORLD IS MINE
KYOTO JAZZ MASSIVE - NACER DO SOL

Hour 2

LOVESTATION - TEARDROPS
FOURPLAY - 101 EASTBOUND
HOPE COLLECTIVE - GIVE AND LET LIVE
LUTHER VANDROSS - NEVER TOO MUCH
NUYORICAN SOUL - RUNAWAY
BRAINSTROM - ON OUR WAY HOME
OLIVER CHEATHAM - GET DOWN, SATURDAY NIGHT
JAMIROQUAI - WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
SHARON REDD - CAN YOU HANDLE IT?
MUSIQ - JUST FRIENDS
NEGROCAN - AQUELA ESQUINA

Hour 3

AALIYAH - AGE AIN'T NOTHIN BUT A NUMBER
GARY'S GANG - KEEP ON DANCIN'
SHALAMAR - FULL OF FIRE
JON CUTLER - IT'S YOURS
BLAZE - BREATHE
RONNIE LAWS - ALWAYS THERE
HIL ST. SOUL - UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME
STELLA BROWNE - NEVER KNEW LOVE
ROY AYERS - SUGAR
CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR - GALAXY OF LOVE
OMAN AND ANGIE STONE - BE THANKFUL

Hour 4

INCOGNITO - STONE COLD HEART
COMMODORES - GIRL I THINK THE WORLD OF YOU
LIGHT OF THE WORLD - SWINGIN'
JILL SCOTT - GOLDEN
JON CUTLER - RUNNIN'
EARTH WIND & FIRE - SIDE BY SIDE
LEWIS TAYLOR - BITTERSWEET
PATRICE RUSHEN - MUSIC OF THE EARTH
PHILIP BAILEY - DON'T LEAVE ME
THE GAP BAND - YEARNING FOR YOUR LOVE

Hour 5

BOOKER NEWBERRY III - LOVE TOWN
INNER SHADE - OPERATOR
RAPHAEL SAADIQ - RIFLE LOVE
BOBBI HUMPHREY - BABY DON'T YOU KNOW
RENE AND ANGELA - SECRET RENDEZVOUS
BEYONCE - ME, MYSELF AND I
IMAGINATION - FLASHBACK
FRANK MCCOMB - WHATCHA GONNA DO (feat EWF HORNS)
SHAI - IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE
JAMIROQUAI - BUTTERFLY
RASMUS FABER - EVER AFTER
LIGHT OF THE WORLD - TIME

Hour 6

EARTH WIND & FIRE - LOVE'S DANCE
AUDIO CAVIAR - HOOKLINE (feat DANIEL)
MAZE - GOLDEN TIME OF DAY
EIGHTIES LADIES - I KNEW THAT LOVE
JANET JACKSON - ESCAPADE
NUYORICAN SOUL feat ROY AYERS - SWEET TEARS
REEL PEOPLE feat JAG - SECOND GUESS
INCOGNITO, RAMSEY LEWIS AND CARLEEN ANDERSON - TROUBLE DON'T LAST ALWAYS
FONDA RAE - OVER LIKE A FAT RAT
ANITA BAKER - HOW DOES IT FEEL?
COFFEE - CASANOVA

PREVIEW: Special Charity Edition, Blast 1386, 26 Apr 05 0100-0700

* Part of the special week of programmes on Blast 1386 this week, a special 6-hour overnight edition of Grooveline. You'll hear the very best of the tracks that have been played on Grooveline since it joined the Blast stable in September of last years. Simply wall-to-wall top quality music

* Some of the artists to be played on the show include: Ramsey Lewis, Herbie Hancock, Roy Ayers, Nuyorican Soul, Sharon Redd, Musiq Soulchild, Ronnie Laws, Blaze, Stella Browne, Incognito, Light Of The World, Lewis Taylor, Bobbi Humphrey, Rapael Saadiq, Rasmus Faber, Earth Wind & Fire, Fonda Rae, Anita Baker and many many many more! In fact, 65 tracks all in.

Grooveline is back to the normal slots next week.

PLAYLIST: Show 32, Blast 1386, 19 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 25 Apr 05 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: ERRO - DON'T CHANGE
TRACK: LIGHT OF THE WORLD - SOMEBODY HELP ME OUT
TRACK: FRANK MCCOMB - EACH DAY
TRACK: ROSE ROYCE - STILL IN LOVE
TRACK: PATRICE RUSHEN - SETTLE FOR MY LOVE
TRACK: TANJA DENKER - WILL I EVER
TRACK: LOGG - YOU'VE GOT THAT SOMETHING
TRACK OF THE WEEK: SOULMINE - JUST DOIN'
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - BRAZILIAN RHYME (REMIX)

Hour 2

TRACK: INCOGNITO - DON'T TURN MY LOVE AWAY
TRACK: SOS BAND - JUST BE GOOD TO ME
TRACK: JAMIROQUAI - FEELS JUST LIKE IT SHOULD
A TO Z - Q: QUINCY JONES - RAZZAMATAZZ
A TO Z - Q: QUINCY JONES - AI NO CORRIDA
A TO Z - Q: QUINCY JONES - THINGS COULD BE WORSE FOR ME
TRACK: HIROSHIMA - CHICA LATINA
TRACK: MICHAEL JACKSON - IT'S THE FALLING IN LOVE
TRACK: SHAWN CHRISTOPHER - YOU CAN MAKE IT
TRACK: USHER - WIFEY
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - LOVE IS THE GREATEST STORY

PREVIEW: Show 32, Blast 1386, 19 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 25 Apr 05 0000-0200

* Music from Erro, Rose Royce, Logg, SOS Band, Patrice Rushen, Usher, Michael Jackson Frank McComb and many more!

* Track of the week: Looking at the smaller local bands this week, and off to Germany to sample an original track from a band called Soulmine. Just Doin', complete with violin solo throughout, sounds very Incognito-like, and this pleasant track is this weeks Track Of The Week. (Thanks to Torben Zenker)

* Grooveline A to Z: "Q" - Back we go, to the letter Q. This week, Quincy Jones. Yes, it's cheating but I could think of nothing else for the letter Q! Three tracks back to back, plus a short biography.

* News, features and views from the world of soul music, and the latest in real soulful house music.

This week's show is live. Feel free to call (0118 967 5090), text (BLAST + message at 83248) or email via the website (www.blast1386.com)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Grooveline / Stephen Howie charity specials

Details are now confirmed for the special shows, during Blast 1386's anniversary week of special programmes, to raise money for the PALS and Antics UK-based charities. The shows will be as follows:

Tuesday 26th April 2005
1am until 7am
Special, all-new, 6 hour edition of Grooveline

Thursday 28th April 2005
7am until 7pm
A mix hits from the 80's, 90's and today with the best soul, funk and house cuts from the last three decades, with Stephen Howie

Friday 28th April 2005
7am until 1pm
Special extended breakfast show with Jen, Phil and Stephen

There will be no Grooveline at the usual times in this week. It returns on May 4th 2005.

Money will be raised through sponsoring DJ's for doing the special shows. If you are interested in sponsoring me (dontations currently range from between £3 and £5 from each person) then please email me at groovelineonblast@gmail.com

For more details on the special week of programmes, visit www.blast1386.com

PLAYLIST: Show 31, Blast 1386, 12 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 18 Apr 05 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: SOULSEARCHER - FEELIN' LOVE
TRACK: GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS - BOURGIE BOURGIE
TRACK: SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS - TRY
TRACK: MUSIQUE - KEEP ON JUMPIN'
TRACK: PHILIP BAILEY - SPECIAL EFFECT
TRACK: CRYSTAL WATERS - MAKIN' HAPPY
TRACK OF THE WEEK: HOPE COLLECTIVE - GIVE AND LET LIVE
TRACK: OVERSTREET FEAT SHARLENE HECTOR - THE BOTTLE
TRACK: GLEN JONES - WE'VE ONLY JUST BEGUN
TRACK: WILL DOWNING - A LOVE SUPREME
TRACK: ROSE ROYCE - MAGIC TOUCH
TRACK: LUTHER VANDROSS - DANCE WITH MY FATHER

Hour 2

TRACK: BLACKSTREET - U BLOW MY MIND
TRACK: NITIN SAWHNEY - SUNSET (MJ COLE REMIX)
TRACK: MAYSA - SOUL CHILD
A TO Z - T: THE TEMPTATIONS - CLOUD 9
A TO Z - T: THE TEMPTATIONS - TREAT HER LIKE A LADY
A TO Z - T: THE TEMPTATIONS - SOMETHIN' SPECIAL
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - THIS IS HOW I FEEL
TRACK: MARK GRANT FEAT RUSSOUL - THERE 4 ME
TRACK: THE SUNBURST BAND - HERE COME THE SUNBURST BAND
TRACK: EVELYN "CHAMPAGNE" KING - I'M IN LOVE

PREVIEW: Show 31, Blast 1386, 12 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 18 Apr 05 0000-0200

* Music from Gladys Knight and the Pips, Crystal Waters, Will Downing, Nitin Sawhney, The Sunburst Band, Maysa and many more!

* Track of the week: For the first time, this weeks TOTW is the same as last weeks. Hope Collective - Give And Let Live, a project by Bluey and many of his friends, to raise money for the tsunami appeal. The track is available to buy now on Expansion Records.

* Grooveline A to Z: "T" - More personnel changes than the guards at Buckingham Palace, but a legacy of music that will last a lifetime. The Temptations are this weeks featured artist.

* News, features and views from the world of soul music, and the latest in real soulful house music.

This week's show is prerecorded

PLAYLIST: Show 30, Blast 1386, 5 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 11 Apr 05 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: HARDSOUL WITH RON CARROLL - BACK TOGETHER
TRACK: THE TWO TONS - NEVER LIKE THIS
TRACK: MODAJI - NO DISGUISE
TRACK: CARRIE LUCAS - DANCE WITH YOU
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - COULD IT BE RIGHT?
TRACK: RHIAN BENSON - WORDS HURT TOO
TRACK OF THE WEEK: HOPE COLLECTIVE - GIVE AND LET LIVE
TRACK: D.U.S.K - PICTURE ME FALLING
TRACK: BILLY GRIFFEN - HOLD ME TIGHTER IN THE RAIN
TRACK: JASON REBELLO - SUMMERTIME

Hour 2

TRACK: TEDDY RILEY AND TAMMY LUCAS- IS IT GOOD TO YOU?
TRACK: SUNFIRE - STEP IN THE LIGHT
TRACK: INCOGNITO - I LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR ME
A TO Z - S: SHALAMAR - RIGHT IN THE SOCKET
A TO Z - S: SHALAMAR - ATTENTION TO MY BABY
A TO Z - S: SHALAMAR - FRIENDS
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - LOVE'S DANCE
TRACK: JASPER STREET AND ANN NESBY - PRAISIN' HIS NAME
TRACK: HIROSHIMA - SUP POZE
TRACK: MAZE - I WANNA THANK YOU

PREVIEW: Show 30, Blast 1386, 5 Apr 05 1400-1600, repeated 11 Apr 05 0000-0200

* Music from The Two Tons, Carrie Lucas, Rhian Benson, Sunfire, Earth Wind & Fire, Hiroshima and many more!

* Track of the week: This week, a very special track. Hope Collective, the project put together by Bluey of Incognito to raise money for the tsunami appeal, through "Playing Alive", is release on April 11th. Give and Let Live was the result, a fantastic track in itself, with a great cause in mind. Featuring Jocelyn Brown, Bluey, Charlise, Chaka Khan, Maxi Jazz, Maysa and dozens of other artists, this track cannot be missed. (My thanks go to Charlise, Bluey and Ralph Tee at Expansion Records)

* Grooveline A to Z: "S" - Without checking, I believe this band have already featured in this part of the show, before it became the A to Z. I also believe the biography is identical, word for word. Still, who cares - they're a great band! It's Shalamar.

* News, features and views from the world of soul music, and the latest in real soulful house music.

This week's show is live on the Tuesday.