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Latest News:
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Spring Term and More Rare Sessions
We hope you've had a chance to do your first show of the new term and let everyone know what you've been doing and listening to over the holidays.
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Gideon Conn Gets Rare
Gideon Conn brought his unique musical stylings to the Rare studio.
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Thank You For Making PYC a Success
Thank you very much for coming down to the first Pensioners' Yacht Club of the academic year.
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Pensioners' Yacht Club - Friday 4th Dec.
Rare FM is more than proud to present Pensioners' Yacht Club... A lovely jubbly brand spanking new club night at The Relentless Garage, next to Highbury and Islington tube station on Friday Dec. 4th. A two room oracular spectacular featuring both Live Bands and DJs.
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Into The Woods - 3rd, 4th and 5th December
Rare FM is proud to recommend UCLU Musical Theatre's first Bloomsbury show of 2009 - 2010.
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Latest DJ Blog Posts:
Posted in Live on Rare by Robbie Hayward on January 24, 2010 8:56 PM
The Bizets
Posted in Live on Rare by Robbie Hayward on January 24, 2010 8:35 PM
"You cut the legs off a desk with a breadknife?" - Saturday Jan. 23rd
Posted in The Closer Sound by Ben Lawrence on January 24, 2010 7:09 PM
A New Year, A New Hope...
Posted in Super Strings Theory by Robbie Hayward on January 23, 2010 2:38 PM
Super Strings Theory's Top 20 Albums of 2009
Posted in Super Strings Theory by Robbie Hayward on January 19, 2010 9:16 PM
Latest Reviews:
Posted in Albums / EPs by Jonathan Wilson on January 24, 2010 5:58 PM
Malcom Middleton at Bush Hall - 24/11/09
Posted in Gigs by Robbie Hayward on January 20, 2010 4:13 PM
Flight of the Conchords - I Told You I Was Freaky
Posted in Albums / EPs by Robbie Hayward on January 20, 2010 3:54 PM
Good Shoes - Under Control
Posted in Singles by Robbie Hayward on January 20, 2010 3:48 PM
You Me At Six - The Consequence
Posted in Singles by Robbie Hayward on January 20, 2010 3:22 PM
Send Rare FM your track
schedule: Wednesday
mon | tue | wed | thu | fri | sat | sun10:00
Bav and Tom's magical mystery tour
Follow us on our search to find the most musical city in the UK. Who knows when we'll be stopping in your home town?
11:00
The Long Liason
An hour of Luke & Lydia's rambling lives. Expect "witty" banter, guest features and any music we can "legally" obtain.
12:00
The Closer Sound: Best of the Rest
Coming at you for an hour of midday play, the Closer crew spin everthing that isn't covered by their other two shows for an hour of light radio diversity.
13:00
Chinese Takeaway
with Jamie Tolentino. Tired of waiting for your song? With Chinese Takeaway your song will play every time. Just send in your request and tune in!
14:00
The Riot
with Diggi. From Hip-hop to Highlife, Soul to Rock n Roll, Jazz to Dance, 3 years on, Diggi continues to bring you a mix of great music, interviews and casual chat.
15:00
Face For The Radio
with Elle. Music ranging from alternative & indie to embarrassing cheesy pop, interspersed with light hearted chat.
16:00
New old friends
Music to melt your mouth to. Psych folk, anti-folk, jeffrey lewis. Some special guests. Done.
17:00
Decadance
with Jack & Noel. Art for arts sake...an eclectic mergence of electro, noise, shoegaze, post-punk and much more. Music to make you groove, dance and soar like nobodys watching!
18:00
The Brutal Show
with Tom Webb. Like being slapped in the face with an anvil. Suggestions welcome - anything metal, hard rock, prog rock, classic rock etc.
19:00
The Cheese Grater Magazine / The Literature Show
A fortnightly rotation between: An astute combination of satire, investigative journalism and toilet humour. / Poetry, short stories, theatre, novels - you name it and we'll discuss it. In association with the UCL young writers society
20:00
Diggin' In The Crates
with Jamal. Getting behind the wheels of steel and playing the best in rare, hard-to-find and underground 1990s hip-hop.
22:00
Rock Hard BJ
with Blake and Jassa. A mix of the greatest classical and contempory rock n' roll (sex and drugs forbidden by the administration)
23:00
The Lean Machine
Get ready for fun with Stu and Ali taking over the airwaves for a crazy hour of music, top interviews, news and Luigi's cooking tip of the week.
The Joker and the Thief
The Joker and the Thief were the second UCL band to play a Rare Session.
The Bizets
The first of many Rare Sessions to feature a UCL band was The Bizets.
Gideon Conn
Gideon Conn joins Rare for an in-depth session and interview.
Hey Rosetta!
Hey Rosetta! take to the blasted heath of the UCL quad to play a couple of songs.
