Save BBC 6Music or I'll kick you in the clems

Apparently those bloody sods at the Beeb are trying to get rid of the only decent station they have, 6 Music. While Radio 1 has the odd gem (the Essential mixes, Annie Nightingale and Mary Anne Hobbs, etc.) but it doesn't have the consistency and the eclecticism that 6Music has.

BBC 6 Music was proposed in October 2000 as a "digital-only" radio station and named "Network Y". ("Network X" became BBC 1Xtra and "Network Z" BBC 7).
The first show was presented by Phill Jupitus. At the start-up, presenters included Liz Kershaw, Andrew Collins, Stuart Maconie, Suggs of Madness, Bruce Dickinson, Sean Hughes, and good old whistlin' Bob Harris.

The controllers have been playing around with the schedules since around 2006 and it never really settled down. But hopefully they can push through it and sort the station out rather than simply closing it down.

On an interesting note, the campaign seems to be run by Jon and Tracy Morter - who ran the "Rage Against The Machine for No. 1" campaign at Christmas.

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Hostage Essential Mix for Annie Mac + free new tune 'Skin Out'

Big news about the next couple of months at KOTJ: I'll be interviewing Starkey, DJ Donna Summer and Kid606; but sooner than that, the first volume of the Kick Out The Jam mix series will be hitting you square in the knackers in around a month's time with a contribution from none other than Donna Summer himself, Jason Forrest.

In the mean time, Hostage has recorded a session for Annie Mac's Essential Mix live at Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh. This is what the good chaps at Nightshifters had to say about things:

"Wow, 2010 looks to be an IN-SANE year for us here @ Nightshfters! There's a lot of awesome stuff happening for us (don't worry- we'll let you know when the time is right) but for now- what's that?- Hostage scores a live Essential Mix in Edinburgh with Annie Mac just last week! The crowd goes wild!! We ripped it from the BBC so you could have more than 7 days to check it out! haha!" - Jason Forrest

Right click + save as below to get his Essential mix and a brand-spanking new tune, 'Skin Out'. The tracklisting is in the folder with the rather snazzy artwork.

Download: Hostage - Skin Out :: Hostage - BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix