What's going on?

This is what's going on......

Wednesday's show kicked ass, one of our best so far (only 6 shows left till our first year broadcasting anniversary). We had;

The usual array of 1st rate breaks, beats and rhymes and some soundtrack nuggets from Roy Budd and friend of the show Mr Lalo Schifrin.

Mel (Head of The Bottomless Crates Meteorology Division) updated us on meeting Rio Ferdinand (England football captain) at Legoland.

A live call in from Dweller to accept the retiring Winner-Stays-On championship on behalf of Rick Mal (not to mention his own work on the tracks Rick flowed over) and also to introduce Organix which is now going to be a regular feature on the show (we're very happy to promote this - top, top tunes with a platform for unsigned artists to rip the mic).

With Rick Mal retiring undefeated, the Winner-Stays-On battle got two new artists in the shape of Foul Mouth & Acid Reign representing NY state versus Baron Von Alias & MistaBreeze representing Newcastle - 2 awesome tracks went head to head and voting kicked off with early heavy support to the US (including Lexi from North Carolina who called the studio within 5 mins of the votes opening - dedication!). Voting remains open till midnight Saturday - so do your bit by hitting the facebook group and posting on our wall or, if you ain't on facebook, either email us or put something up on the website chat box...

Anyway, looks like next week is going to be massive.... So, to wrap up the first show for June... here's the links you'll need;

Show download here,

Vote either on the facebook group or on the chat box at thebottomlesscrates.com (links to email myself and Dave there as well),

Links for Foul Mouth -

http://www.myspace.com/foulmouthrip
http://www.twitter.com/foulmouthrip
http://www.myspace.com/hellsheroesmusic
http://www.youtube.com/foulmouthrip
http://www.reverbnation.com/foulmouthmusic

Links for Baron Von Alias -

http://www.myspace.com/baronvonalias
http://www.itunes.com/baronvonalias

Rick Mal (undefeated champion on the Winner-Stays-On) mixtape,

Dweller - The Covered Up Mixtape 2010 ,

Info on Organix.....

Thanks again to all who contributed this week and on previous weeks - we value it all a hell of a lot and are always happy to promote good music.

Apologies if I forgot anyone or anything, shit's been hectic - in a good way!

(Image shamelessly stolen with thanks from e-milesaysongsdothematter.blogspot.com/)

Back in the room

Sorry about the recent vanishing act, just been plain old busy and what not.... Here's the last couple of shows from the 5th and 12th of April. There was no show on March 29th due to illness.

The 050410 show had a few sound issues but all was well (as well as ever anyway..) by the next show on the 12th....

050410pt1, 050410pt2, 120410pt1, 120410pt2

Far, far too many tunes to mention so I'll not even bother trying, suffice to say it's the usual formula of beats, breaks and buffoonery including a few brand new, quality hip hop tracks . Personnel wise, Super Duper YTS Reviewer Joelly-D is currently AWOL which, after a promising initial 2 weeks of shall we say unique mp3 reviews is a touch bothersome. He will of course be permitted to continue on his placement assuming he has a reasonable excuse.

Also, if you haven't already, have a gander at the slowly taking shape thebottomlesscrates.com where you now find a chatbox that is open to abuse and generally only attended in show time, a listen live link and a pair of flash decks you can mess around with... None of this is the finished article mind so don't be tutting and rolling your eyes at us. Kudos to the good doctor for putting the hours in at the HTML grindstone...

Btw, the photos are of the Eureka Tower Car Park in Melbourne, there is a new Sociopath track on the first show and they're Australian so there's a very tenuous link which sort of excuses me using them.

99 Problems, Dogging ain't one.

Monday's Bottomless Crates radio show, featuring (under) dogging, problems with a 99 and the debut of our trainee new release reviewer Joelly D.

Despite all that, it's still worth a listen.

Pt 1

Pt 2

Crate Britain

Featuring amongst a liberal sprinkling of eclectic mayhem, we present to you a pulsating megaton of UK hip hop gems from the last 20 years...... Last night's Bottomless Crates radio show....Pt 1, Pt 2.

Get well soon Keith

Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal

Last night's Crates for your bad selves... A fair old whack of A-grade old school UK, some heavyweight US classics, 2 brand new UK tracks, plus all the usual lunacy coupled with a guest mix....... here & there.

You Are Being Served

So, another Bottomless Crates radio show went ahead on Monday just gone, the previous week's show having being cancelled due to ill health. As usual, the tunes were crispy and all was going well until the guests turned up.... Find out what happened for yourself (I can barely bring myself to talk about it and am dreading the damages bill)...

Artists this week included; Ronnie Hazlehurst, Sugar Bear, The Demon Boyz, Si Begg, Dr Octagon and Coldcut among many, many others.

First part of two

Second part of two

Transmitting Live from Cruddas Park

Owrighty?

Time again to seize the day/evening and grab the chance for an earful or two of last night's Bottomless Crates radio show.

This week, we all learned a little bit of French and Spanish, were powered by drum and bass producer and all round good guy Wills (and his kettle), topical debate centered on moles vs squirrels and we inadvertently launched our very own Xmas number 1 campaign.

In amongst all that nonsense and unscripted drivel, we played top, top tunes from the likes of;

The Beat, Katch 22, Luke Vibert, Ohmega Watts, Danny Breaks, Micall Parknsun, Phryme Rhyme Masters, Main Source, Sam Sklair, Lifesavas and Osaka Monaurail plus many more...

If none of that makes sense, the following links should assist greatly;

Part One

Part Two

Do enjoy, and please don't have nightmares.

Magic Animals

What links mild mannered animal voiceover specialist, cult TV naturalist and all round good guy Johnnie Morris with death-dealing retribution machine, hardcore revenge nut and all round uber-vigilante (in his movies) Charles Bronson?

You guessed it!

It could only be The Bottomless Crates radio show from the 1st of February 2010...

From Bernard Purdie to Junior Mance via Earthling, The Mighty Ethnicz and Gordon Staples then finishing up in late eighties/early nineties Wales with The Headcase Ladz (not mentioning countless other superb artists featured along the way)...

Part the first

Part the second

Back again.

Back in fuller effect.

The Bottomless Crates radio show, tonight from 10 till Midnight, 102.5 NE1 FM.... Gonna be mighty fine!

Email studio@ne1fm.com or text 60300 starting your message NE1 for shouts and all that!

Don't forget The Bottomless Crates on Facebook, have a search about and feel free to join up, all welcome....

No Crates tonight...

Due to lack of transport (my car is unwell), TBC are not on tonight... Worry not, we return next Monday!

TBC 110110

Monday's show, with a touch of added Les Baxter for good measure.

1st Hour


2nd Hour

Oh yeah, Monday's show....

Part 1

Part 2

Mo' Crates

Last night's Bottomless Crates. You know the drill....

Part One, Part Two.

Photo courtesy of www.aziomediablog.com

TBC 231109

No news is good news.

Missed last nights big old bag of breaks, beats and stupidity?

Try again, and again....

Back LIVE tonight!

Back on air tonight 10pm to Midnight, 102.5 NE1 FM.

No names, but expect some astounding UK hip hop and a bootload of breaks..... All coming live from NE1 FM's new studio! *

*Thanks to some alternate transport arrangements (Not pictured above).

We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties....

NE1FM are in the process of moving studios so there was no show last night... Why not pass the time till next Monday's show by d/loading an old one?

Or, if you haven't already, why not join our Facebook group (there's a mystery prize for the hundredth member!).

Yesterday's Crates

She's smiling because she loves Depth Charge vs Silver Fox....

Without further a do, make much haste and pay regard to last night's Bottomless Crates radio extravaganza, available in two unequal parts both here and here.

It's a auditory gloryhole and no mistake!

Tonight's Crates...

Tonight 10PM till Midnight on NE1 FM 102.5

Featured artists this evening include;

Bob James, The Ohio Players, Funkadelic, Brothers Johnson, Barry White, Ike & Tina Turner, Braintax, Stig, Gunshot, Jurassic 5, Johnny Pate, Freshski & Mo Rock, Depth Charge and Blade...

Do join us, it's going to be both thoroughly enjoyable and good for your teeth too.

Listen again and again and.....

Hot off the presses, here's another chance to catch last night's show, it's a game of two halves although the tracks are not in any kind of rigid order.... As always, feedback is very welcome... Enjoy!

The Bottomless Crates 021109 Part One and Part Two

Tonight on The Bottomless Crates radio show...

Afternoon to y'all, tonight's show promises to be a stormer, expect tunage from (but not limited to) the following;

Kool & The Gang, Ike Turner, Eddie Kendricks, Bill Withers, The Temptations, Zapp, Herbie Mann, The Dub Pistols, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Wilson Pickett, The Average White Band, The O'Jays, Run DMC, Asaviour, Blood Sweat and Tears, Graham Central Station and KRS One.....

Look again at what you have just read. Now, just imagine all that and then some, lovingly squeezed into 2hrs of quality radio and garnished with yet more funky stuff....

We are LIVE on air from 10pm GMT on NE1 FM 102.5 in the Newcastle Upon Tyne area and if you can't pick the station up live, fret not. Come back tomorrow for the chance to listen again via the power of the interwebs.

BTW, the image of the audio set up above is (very unfortunately) not mine, check out this page for more.... the lucky sod!