Leighton Buzzard Radio Station
by Gareth Pritchard We all love Christmas at Leighton Buzz Radio, but by boxing day some of us may be looking around and thinking of the environmental impact of Christmas. I’ve come up with 5 easy ways to reduce the environmental impact of Christmas without limiting the fun and joy of christmas. 1-Buy refurbished […]
by Gareth P At Leighton Buzz radio we’re really glad to see James Bond returning to the cinema with the launch of ‘No Time To Die’, the 26th James Bond film. James Bond’s music has always been an integral part of the films, yet receives far less attention than the films’ action sequences. You know […]
by Steve Ashwell The Rock Of Ages (ROA) touring musical comedy, now on its third national UK tour, comes to Milton Keynes for five days this week. My wife and I went to see the opening night on Tuesday in Milton Keynes and it was our first experience of the show. The theatre staff were […]
by India Carden-White We’ve been busy doing our research over the past few months and there are quite a few worthy contenders for the artist of the summer, here’s the lowdown of our choices. Majestic x Boney M – Rasputin Majestic’s real name is Kevin Christie and is a house producer, as well […]
I interview Will Sergeant, guitarist and co-founder of Echo & The Bunnymen, on the Solid Rock show Wednesday 11th August 7-9pm (interview from 8pm). Will Sergeant has written an autobiography titled Bunnyman: a memoir that came out on 15th July 2021 and is published by Little Brown. It has been a Sunday Times bestseller and […]
by Steve Ashwell Bob Dylan in London: Troubadour Tales On the 24th May 2021 Bob Dylan celebrates his 80th birthday and this week Leighton Buzz Radio is broadcasting a Bob Dylan Special that interviews Jackie Lees and K.G. Miles, authors of a book published in March this year called Troubadour Tales: Bob Dylan in London. […]
by Steve Ashwell In this week’s Solid Rock show I am continuing with the series of interviews with rock music author Laura Shenton for Leighton Buzz Radio. Laura is the author of the first four books in the In Depth album series commissioned by specialist music and sport publisher Wymer Publishing. Each book in this […]
The eggscellent presenters of Leighton Buzzard’s own radio station Leighton Buzz Radio have donated a whopping 124 easter eggs to the Morrisons’ collection point in the Leighton Buzzard Lake Street store. The wonderful volunteers at our station have got over ‘eggs-cited’ with a whopping 124 egg donation to help local charities Leighton Buzzard Children’s Centre and […]
by Stephen Payne Monday the 8th of March is international women’s day, and while there are many fantastic female artists that could be written about, none have quite the powerful and distinctive voice of Bonnie Tyler. Before she was known by her stage name, Bonnie was born Gaynor Hopkins on the 8th of June 1951. Raised in […]
by Stephen Payne Last week we looked at the Animals, a Rhythm and blues band from Newcastle upon Tyne. They were one of the innovators of the 60s and part of the British invasion of the US. There were many great British bands that came out of this period. The who, the rolling stones, and […]