BBC Radio 1

You Me At Six Turn Avicii’s “Wake Me Up” Into A Country Song On BBC Radio 1

You Me At Six are the latest to join the long line of talent who has taken to BBC Radio 1 with a cover you would never expect, and the way they made it their own may shock you. For the last few years You Me At Six have sat on the fringe of the […]

Bastille Covers Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” With An 8 Mile Twist

Today I shopped for groceries. I normally hate doing this, but today it was ok. I think Bastille had something to do with that. For the majority of the morning and afternoon, I had Bad Blood on repeat. This is simply one of the best albums this year. It’s stunning. Listening to this while pushing […]

UTG Crush: Ellie Goulding Covers Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors”

There is no comparison to hearing a pop cover you never expected and having it instantly make the material feel new once more. It’s a rare treat no one can predict, and recently one such gem was delivered by Ellie Goulding while visiting the BBC. Appearing in the BBC Radio 1 studio with her band, […]

Bring Me The Horizon Perform “Go To Hell, For Heaven’s Sake” At BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend

Earlier today we brought you an epic Big Weekend performance from Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, but even that blistering rendition cannot hold a candle to what Bring Me The Horizon brought to the stage this weekend. One of the few truly heavy acts to be included in this year’s Big Weekend, Bring Me The Horizon […]

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Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Perform “Can’t Hold Us” Live At BBC Radio 1′s Big Weekend

BBC Radio 1 held its annual Big Weekend festival over the weekend. We were not able to go, but thanks to a series of videos popping up online this morning we are able to partake in the highlights of the event. One performance was so good it simply needed to be shared, and here we […]

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Frank Ocean Is About, “10, 11 Songs” Into His ‘Channel Orange’ Follow Up And Other Takeaways From His BBC Radio 1 Interview

Do you have 30 minutes for Frank Ocean? The R&B singer-songwriter recently sat down with Zane Lowe at BBC Radio 1 to dish about all things Ocean. Seeing as how busy Ocean has been over the last couple weeks and months, they had a lot to talk about. The first topic to come up, of […]

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STREAM: Baauer – “Slip”

Yung king of trap Baauer describes his sound as, “Hip-Hop born from The Internet”. Well we like hip-hop and it goes without saying that we’re also fans of the internet. We’re guessing you are too. We know, we know. We shouldn’t assume; it makes an ass out of you and me. But we’re guessing you’re […]

WATCH: Brian Fallon Cover The Foo Fighters

The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon recently stopped in with BBC Radio to perform a cover of the classic Foo Fighters song “Everlong”. The Live Lounge performance featured an acoustic rendition of the song by a lone Fallon, which we’re sure fans of each band will thoroughly enjoy. Fallon and the band have been quite busy […]

THE DROP: Free album + video from Kraddy, songs from Flux, Zedd and more!

The evolution of Under The Gun Review continues this week with the latest installment of our electronica feature, The Drop. Written weekly by resident basshead Jake White, The Drop is your go-to source for weekly electronic/dubstep/techno news! If you’re an emerging talent in this area or have a news tip you’d like to see featured, […]

Bring Me The Horizon Live On BBC Radio 1

Recently Bring Me The Horizon was featured on BBC Radio 1, a national British radio station, that features popular chart hits as well as alternative music daily. They performed two songs off their album There Is A Hell, Believe Me I’ve Seen it. There Is A Heaven, Let’s Keep It A Secret. You can listen […]

P!ATD playing BBC 1’s Big Weekend

Panic! At The Disco will be performing at BBC Radio 1′s Big Weekend on May 14th in Carlisle, Cumbria (UK). They will be performing with Cage The Elephant, Foo Fighters, Black Eyed Peas, and many more. For more information about the show visit BBC Radio 1’s Website.

Skream + Benga: First BBC Show

Skream and Benga, two of the founding fathers of dubstep, have been given a window on BBC Radio 1 every second Thursday of the month at 9pm. Read the full story for more!