Hello!, I'm the Head of Music for the SRA circa 08/09, innit. I act as a link between industry and student radio stations and compile the weekly SRA chart. This year we'll also be picking one single a week from an unsigned act or independent label to mail round to all our member stations. So there you go, whether you're a record company looking for station contact details, an artist looking for some promotion, or a student radio station needing a few more tunes, get in touch - music@studentradio.org.uk Safe.

[Jen]July 15, 2008 10:55 PM BYE!

Hello. I'm off. My year is up, and Tallah Brash will be your new Head of Music for 08/09... *sniff. She'll be taking over in the next few weeks but things will properly kick off again in September so if you're emailing in the near future, please be patient. I've left the office in a mess and it'll take her a while to sort my attempts at organisation. Jokes aside, she's ace and this year has been fun, so thanks to all the bands who were Track of the Week, all the people who sent me free records, and sorry to anyone who endured the two week turnaround that getting your email replied to usually requires. Have a good summer. Jen x

[Jen]May 27, 2008 01:21 AM Sunday 25th May 2008

Here's the last student radio chart for this term featuring a previous track of the week at number 8 - Woop! Enjoy! 1. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down 2. Death Cab for Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart 3. Hot Chip - One Pure Thought 4. Pendulum - Propane Nightmares 5. Coldplay - Violet Hill 6. We Are Scientists - Chick Lit 7. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - More News From Nowhere 8. Kids in Glass Houses - Give me What I Want 9. Foals - Red Sock Pudgie 10. Laura Marling - Cross Your Fingers 11. Kylie - In my Arms 12. Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong 13. The Dresden Dolls - Night Reconnaissance 14. Liam Finn - Second Chance 15. The Futureheads - Radio Heart 16. Late of the Pier - Space and the Woods 17. Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights 18. M83 - Graveyard Girl 19. Paramore - That’s What you Get 20. Jeremy Warmsley - The Boat Song **LABEL OF THE WEEK** Whether it's their shoulders above the crowd taste that leads to early releases from artists who are now in your favourites list, an ace singles club, or a great label ethic that just seems to promote and support everything ace, we had to make Moshi Moshi our label of the week for this year's final chart show.

[Jen]May 21, 2008 01:40 AM Monday 19th May 2008

**SRA APPROVED: TRACK OF THE WEEK** THE MAE SHI - LAMD AND THE LION (MOSHI MOSHI) The Mae Shi are five experimental spazz pop-punkers fresh out of LA and one of the best live bands you'll see all year. Think instruments that look like toys, crowd invasions, a never-ending fuzz of dirge guitars linking track to track, costume changes and fairy lights. Lamb and the Lion is a stabby bleeping force of vocals that switches and jerks about more times than should be musically possible in 2 and a half minutes. The single came out today yesterday on Moshi Moshi and you can catch them… 20 May - DQ, Sheffield 21 May - Roadhouse, Manchester 22 May - New Slang, Kingston 24 May - Dot to Dot, Nottingham 25 May - Dot to Dot, Bristol 26 May - Crawdaddy, Dublin And check them on myspace **ALBUM OF THE WEEK** ISLANDS - ARM'S WAY (ROUGH TRADE) As idiosyncratic as you could ask for live, on record Islands tend to deliver what you may expect from the ex-unicorns. However, this is no bad thing. Instead we find a collection of glistening and intelligent pop featuring guests from the likes of Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade without ever showing a weakness in such shimmering light. **SINGLE OF THE WEEK** LATE OF THE PIER - SPACE AND THE WOODS (ZARCOP) Literally, the fiercest driving bass line you will hear this year. This could be a Gary Numan track. It pounds, it glitches and it's a call to the floor that cannot be denied. An amazing piece of dance-pop.

[Jen]May 21, 2008 01:31 AM Sunday 18th May 2008

Hey! Here's the penultimate chart from the SRA. Last one of term is this Sunday. Listen here. 1. Hot Chip - One Pure Thought 2. Coldplay - Violet Hill 3. The Futureheads - Radio Heart 4. The Pigeon Detectives - This Is An Emergency 5. Pendulum - Propane Nightmares 6. Hercules And Love Affair - You Belong 7. Mystery Jets - Two Doors Down 8. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - More New From Nowhere 9. Goldfrapp - Happiness 10. The Wombats - Backfire At The Disco 11. Supergrass - Rebel In You 12. Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Possess Your Heart 13. Laura Marling - Cross Your Fingers 14. Portishead - Machine Gun 15. M83 - Graveyard Girl 16. We Are Scientists - Chick Lit 17. Last Shadow Puppets - Calm Like You 18. Panic At The Disco - Nine In The Afternoon 19. Cajun Dance Party - The Race 20. The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be **LABEL OF THE WEEK** This week we chose small Leeds indie Art Goes Pop as label of the week, not only for the tracks they pick to release, but for supporting small indie acts who mightn’t get a shot with a larger label. We played Bad Vegetarian by ace pop trio The Duloks and it was AWESOME!! Art Goes Pop have also released stuff from The Stinky Munchkins and the brilliant Isosceles.

[Jen]May 14, 2008 12:38 AM Monday 12th May 2008

**SRA APPROVED: TRACK OF THE WEEK** THE OUTSIDE ROYALTY - FALLING (BLOODY AWFUL POETRY) The Outside Royalty are a six piece of international proportions. Blending the elegant layers of the Arcade Fire with the lyrical whines of Pavement, they shift from epic soundscapes to gentle harmonies to driving beats in the flick of a violin bow. Already supported by Colin Murray and with a Young Knives tour under their belts they’re ready to release their masterpieces. Falling is a beautiful and surprisingly hook laden beast of an orchestral pop song produced by Phil Vinall (Pulp, Radiohead). The single is out now on Bloody Awful Poetry, and you can catch them… 15 May - Barfly, Cardiff 16 May - Barfly, Liverpool 17 May - Cockpit, Leeds 21 May - Strongroom, London Or have a look on myspace. **SINGLE OF THE WEEK** CADENCE WEAPON - HOUSE MUSIC (UPPER CLASS) Canadian Cadence is one of the best rap artists you will find. With an intense live show and a fantastic album he's certainly one to check out. House Music is a highlight from the Afterparty Babies EP and showcases not only his individual and infectious style and timing, but the generic extremes to which you can take your backing track while still producing great hip-hop. **ALBUM OF THE WEEK** CUT COPY - IN GHOST COLOURS (MODULAR) A glorious ride through a pop record which nods to both the dancefloor and the headphones. It literally sparkles in places, pulling you in, forcing your feet to move while synths whirl in your mind and the world becomes a brighter place. A consistently fantastic album perfect for bright summer afternoons and late night dark discos.