Category Archives: Radio

30 days of ideas – 04: Modcasts 6

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This is not an idea about radio as much as it is an idea for radio. And it’s a very simple idea about podcasting – but not one that I’m aware that radio stations have ever thought about or implemented.
Before I tell you the idea, let me describe the issue it addresses. Podcasting [...]

Zane Lowe radio documentary 0

This audio slideshow was edited from the full length documentary – and explores the musical influences on Zane growing up in New Zealand…
Radio New Zealand has confirmed the following broadcast dates for “Urban Disturbance in Broadcasting House: The Zane Lowe Story”, produced by Sam Coley and presented by Andrew Dubber.
Part One:
4:10 pm Saturday 10 Apr [...]

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Birmingham Centre for Media & Cultural Research
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Popular music and radio in the digital age
The Birmingham Centre for Media & Cultural Research is a rapidly developing centre of research excellence based at Birmingham City University with a community of over thirty academics and research degree [...]

Zane Lowe Radio Documentary Slideshow Trailer 0

Sam Coley and I made a documentary about Zane. Coming soon…

The invention of Spotcasts 3

Today I launched a new weekly jazz show. But it’s not on the radio. In fact, all it is is a Spotify playlist linked from a Posterous blog page.
You can find the show here: Dubber’s Sunday Jazz.
It’s a two hour playlist of jazz, chosen by me. No talking – just the tunes. And [...]

Dubber vs Lowe 2

This is the raw interview I did with Zane Lowe for a New Zealand radio programme called Musical Chairs.
The final version will have a good deal of music and a lot of interviews with some of the people who get mentioned along the way.
Since the target audience for this programme will [...]

Interviewing Zane 1

Just returned from London where I was interviewing Zane Lowe for a radio documentary I’m making with Sam Coley for Radio New Zealand. The programme is called Musical Chairs, and it’s a series that focuses on New Zealand musicians, and tells their story through interview and music.
Of course, Zane’s not really known over here in [...]