ANNOUNCEMENT: Latest on the Blast situation

In what appears to be good news, at the meeting on Monday it was decided that Blast 1386 will not be closed down. The radio station will merge with it's now-sister station Tube Radio in Ealing, West London. The merged station will retain the "Blast" name. Programming will come from both Reading and Ealing campuses.

The next step is a thorough review of the programmes and schedule. With two stations, and therefore two schedules, merging I think it is inevitable that some shows will go. As both stations are student radio stations, and are there to serve students, it is my expectation that some or all non-student presenters may have to go, including me. I would fully understand the reasons if such a decision was made, but I also believe that having some non-student presenters at the station bringing in skills from outside can be advantageous to the radio station.

In the meantime, Grooveline will continue on Blast 1386, which is now under new management as agreed at Monday's meeting.

PLAYLIST: Show 75, Blast 1386, 24 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 27 February 06 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: VICTOR DAVIES - RUNAWAY TRAIN
TRACK: JOHNNY GUITAR DAVIES - I NEED IT
TRACK: FRANK McCOMB - LEFT ALONE
TRACK: 4 HERO - HOLD IT DOWN
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INCOGNITO - COME AWAY WITH ME (REMIX)*
TRACK: RAMSEY LEWIS - SO MUCH MORE
TRACK: CORRINE BAILEY RAE - PUT YOUR RECORDS ON
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INCOGNITO - EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES (REMIX)*
TRIBUTE: LYNDEN DAVID HALL - STAY FAITHFUL
TRACK: TRINA BROUSSARD - SAILING

Hour 2

TRACK: HERBIE HANCOCK - GENTLE THOUGHTS
TRACK: SYLVESTER - OVER AND OVER
HOUSE OF GROOVELINE: JON CUTLER AND JOCELYN BROWN - ONE
TIMELINE - 1998: KENNY LATTIMORE - DAYS LIKE THIS
TIMELINE - 1998: PHILIP BAILEY - HOW CAN I RELY ON YOU?
TIMELINE - 1998: DANNY J LEWIS - SPEND THE NIGHT
TRACK: RENE & ANGELA - SECRET RENDEZVOUS
TRACK: INCOGNITO - AUTUMN SONG
TRACK: BAR-KAYS - HOLY GHOST

PREVIEW: Show 75, Blast 1386, 24 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 27 February 06 0000-0200

Coming up on this week's Grooveline:

* Music from Johnny Guitar Watson, 4 Hero, Corrie Bailey Rae, Sylvester, Rene and Angela, the Bar-Kays and many more

* We feature, for the last time this month, two tracks from our Album of the Month - Incognito and Rice Artists present Feed Your Soul. This week, two remixes from Incognito taken from their last two albums

* The Grooveline timeline moves closer to the present day, with 1998 this week. Three tracks back-to-back from Kenny Lattimore, Philip Bailey and Danny J Lewis do the job

* A new feature starts this week. Each week on Grooveline we will play a hot and exclusive soulful house promo which you will be sure to hear of more in the coming weeks and months. This week, a brand new collaboration of Jon Cutler and the legendary Jocelyn Brown, titled "One"

* Some gig news, a tribute to Lynden David Hall and the usual shouts and messages

(This week's show is prerecorded)

ANNOUNCEMENT: Situation at Blast 1386

Without going into details, Blast 1386 is at the moment in a precarious position. Bob Goertz, the station manager, took voluntary redundancy and left last Friday. Since yesterday, the station has been kept on-the-air by the Student's Union at Thames Valley University in Reading.

In the long term, the university have called into question whether Blast 1386 has a future or not. If it is decided that the station *will* stay on the air, it is still almost guaranteed that a large number of things will change.

As far as I am aware, Grooveline and all other shows will continue for the foreseeable future. The Students Union are meeting with university bosses on Monday 20 February. Hopefully by then the long-term situation will be clearer.

I want to take the opportunity to whole-heartedly commend the Student's Union at TVU in Reading for taking the station into their own hands and keeping the wheels turning at this difficult time.

PLAYLIST: Show 74, Blast 1386, 17 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 20 February 06 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: FUDGE - KEEP ON
TRACK: SINNAMON - I NEED YOU NOW
TRACK: MJ COLE - HONESTY
TRACK: D'ANGELO - SEND IT ON
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: PARA:DISO feat VALERIE ETIENNE - WAITING 4 THE SUN 2 SHINE*
TRACK: MAZE - TOO MANY GAMES
TRACK: STEAL VYBE - SUPERSTAR
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - MOONWALK
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: PARA:DISO feat TOMMY BLAIZE - LET YOURSELF GO*
TRACK: VAN HUNT - HELLO, GOODBYE

Hour 2

TRACK: ERYKAH BADU - OTHER SIDE OF THE GAME
TRACK: HERBIE HANCOCK - HANG UP YOUR HANG-UPS
TRACK: JAMIROQUAI - PLANET HOME
TIMELINE - 1997: EARTH WIND & FIRE - REVOLUTION
TIMELINE - 1997: NUYORICAN SOUL - RUNAWAY
TIMELINE - 1997: ALL SAINTS - NEVER EVER (REMIX)
TRACK: CONYA ROSS - AIN'T GIVIN UP
TRACK: CARLEEN ANDERSON - MY DOOR IS OPEN
TRACK: GEORGE BENSON - IN SEARCH OF A DREAM
TRACK: ATAR & THE FUNKADROME - RUNNIN'

PREVIEW: Show 74, Blast 1386, 17 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 20 February 06 0000-0200

Coming up on this week's Grooveline:

* Music from MJ Cole, D'Angelo, Van Hunt, Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock, George Benson and many more!

* Two more tracks from our album of the month, Feed Your Soul. Both tracks are remixes of Para:diso tracks, the project of works by Bluey and his son Daniel. Valerie Etinenne provides the vocals for one track, and Tommy Blaize features in the other

* The timeline ticks on towards 1997 this week, with Earth Wind & Fire, Nuyorican Soul and the All Saints (!) reminding us of what was happening 9 years ago.

* Gig news and other announcements throughout the show

This week's show is pre-recorded

PLAYLIST: Show 73, Blast 1386, 10 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 13 February 06 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: JON CUTLER and MICHAEL WATFORD - WHATCHA GONNA DO
TRACK: JOHNNY HAMMOND - FANTASY
TRACK: RAE AND CHRISTIAN feat VEBA - SPELLBOUND
TRACK: KANO - NOBODY DON'T DANCE NO MORE
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INCOGNITO - WE GOT MUSIC (REMIX)*
TRACK: PHILIP BAILEY - MOONDANCE
TRACK: LATE NIGHT ALUMNI - I KNEW YOU WHEN
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INCOGNITO - THE 25th CHAPTER (REMIX)*

Hour 2

TRACK: GEORGE BENSON - LOVE WILL COME AGAIN
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - DAYDREAMIN'
TRACK: FLOETRY - IN YOUR EYES
TIMELINE - 1996: JAMIROQUAI - ALRIGHT
TIMELINE - 1996: INCOGNITO - ALWAYS THERE
TIMELINE - 1996: MARTINE GIRAULT - REVIVAL
TRACK: SALSOUL ORCHESTRA - IT'S GOOD FOR THE SOUL
TRACK: STACEY MALLORY - SAX MEETS HOUSE
TRACK: JANET JACKSON - SPENDING TIME WITH YOU
TRACK: THE HEATH BROTHERS - DREAMIN'

* taken from the album Incognito and Rice Artists presents Feed Your Soul

PLAYLIST: Show 72, Blast 1386, 3 February 06 1400-1600, repeated 6 February 06 0000-0200

Hour 1

TRACK: AMILLIONSONS - MISTI BLU
TRACK: S.O.U.L - BURNING SPEAR
TRACK: JAMES DAY feat JEFF RAMSEY - DON'T WASTE THE PRETTY
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: INNER SHADE - OPERATOR (REMIX)*
TRACK: LIONEL RICHIE - LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
TRACK: FRANK McCOMB - STILL HAS A HOLD ON ME
TRACK: JOSEPH DAVIS - DADDY'S GROOVE
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - ANYTHING YOU WANT
ALBUM OF THE MONTH: ED MOTTA AND BLUEY - WHERE THE LEVEES BROKE*
TRACK: KOOL AND THE GANG - GET DOWN ON IT

Hour 2

TRACK: BEVERLEI BROWN - BEST FRIEND
TRACK: THE CHI-LITES - MY FIRST MISTAKE
TRACK: LEDISI - I CAN'T LET YOU GO
TIMELINE - 1995: CARLEEN ANDERSON - APPARENTLY NOTHIN'
TIMELINE - 1995: INCOGNITO - EVERYDAY
TIMELINE - 1995: JAMES TAYLOR QUARTET - LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER
TRACK: EARTH WIND & FIRE - KALIMBA TREE
TRACK: ATLANTIC STARR - I'M IN LOVE
TRACK: KOLOR BROWN - HELP
TRACK: SUNBURST BAND - SB ROCK THE GO GO

* Taken from the album Incognito and Rice Artists Remixed - Feed Your Soul