Hello… I am Andy
I'm the editor of CMU. This blog is where I put stuff that I find and thoughts that I have. You can also use it to find out how to contact me about writing, talking, dancing (not dancing) and suchlike. Clever, huh?-
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Recently played tracks- Mansun – Wide Open Space
- Elbow – Fugitive Motel
- Fleetwood Mac – Everywhere
- Steve Mason – Boys Outside
- Incubus – I Miss You
- Sneaky Sound System – Pictures
- Stevie Wonder – Superstition
- The Smiths – There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
- The Smiths – Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - 2011 Remastered Version
- The Smiths – There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - 2011 Remastered Version
Category Archives: Stuff about me
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu live report for MTV Japan
Last week I was very exciting to have the opportunity to see Japanese popstar Kyary Pamyu Pamyu perform live in London. I wrote an article about it for MTV Japan’s English-language website, MTV 81, which you can read here. And … Continue reading
Digital Music Trends 112
I was on the Digital Music Trends podcast again last week, this time with music industry analyst Mark Mulligan and Ben Sisario from The New York Times. In the show we discussed Soundcloud’s new look, music discovery, Turntable.fm’s revamp and the launch … Continue reading
Radio 1′s Disasterpieces
Last night Radio 1 aired a documentary entitled Disasterpieces. A counterpart to Zane Lowe’s Masterpieces series, which looks back at classic albums, Disasterpieces looked at some follow-ups to great albums which were less so. It’s a fun way to spend an hour, which … Continue reading
A couple of podcasts
So, if you like the idea of hearing my voice talking about music business stuff, this is the post for you, because it contains two hours of that. Well, not two continuous hours of me talking, but two hour long … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Music, Streaming audio, Stuff about me, Technology, Video
Tagged CMU, Digital Music Trends
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Now Playing @6Music
On Friday I appeared on Tom Robinson’s new 6Music show, Now Playing @6Music, which was exciting. I spoke a little about CMU and what we do and then played three songs that we love. Choosing three tracks to play was … Continue reading
BBC Sound Of 2010 longlist announced
[I didn't write this. Andy Malt does not like to write about himself in the third person] The BBC have released the long list from their Sound Of 2010 poll, the thing where the Beeb ask 136 music pundit types, … Continue reading
News about me
[Taken from this morning's CMU Daily] Hey there people, welcome to the CMU Daily for this lovely sunny Monday morning (feel free to cross out ‘sunny’ and ‘morning’ if neither of these are true wherever it is that you’re situated, … Continue reading
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Anthony Herron's Twittering music people tips
Digital music consultant Anthony Herron has very kindly included me on a shortlist of music people he thinks you should be following on Twitter. This of course means that the list is 100% accurate. Read his post and check out … Continue reading
Calvin Harris is tall
The very first Music Producers Guild Awards took place on 12 Feb at the Café de Paris in London. I know this because I was there. I was there because CMU sponsored the Best Remixer award. Here’s a picture of … Continue reading
Posted in Music, Photo, Stuff about me
Tagged Calvin Harris, Chris Cooke, Music Producers Guild
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