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Blab Happy were a British indie band from Leicester formed in 1987,Gregory, Andy (2002) International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002, Europa,, p. 133 comprising Mick McCarthy, Jon Dennis, Tony Owen and Jeremy Clay. [1]

26 relations: BBC Radio 1, Blur (band), Demon Music Group, Disc jockey, England, F-Beat Records, Independent music, Indie pop, Jo Whiley, John Peel, John Robb (musician), Kingmaker (band), Leicester, Leicester Mercury, Melody Maker, NME, Perfume (UK band), Radiohead, Rob da Bank, Sounds (magazine), Squeeze (band), Steve Lamacq, That Petrol Emotion, The Beatles, The Guardian, United Kingdom.

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in modern and current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7pm, including electronic dance, hip hop, rock, indie or interviews. It was launched in 1967 to meet the demand for music generated by pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claim that they target the 1529 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991.

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Blur (band)

Blur are an English rock band, formed in London in 1988.

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Demon Music Group

Demon Records is a British record label, founded in 1980 by former United Artists A&R executive Andrew Lauder and Jake Riviera, who had previously started Stiff Records.

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Disc jockey

A disc jockey, often abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays existing recorded music for a live audience.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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F-Beat Records

F-Beat Records was a record label set up by Jake Riviera in 1979.

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Independent music

Independent music (often referred to as indie music or indie) is music produced independently from commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing.

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Indie pop

Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music.

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Jo Whiley

Johanne Whiley (born 4 July 1965) is an English radio DJ and television presenter.

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John Peel

John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist.

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John Robb (musician)

John David Robb (born 4 May 1961Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave, Virgin Books,, p. 272-3 in Fleetwood, Lancashire) is an English music journalist and singer.

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Kingmaker (band)

Kingmaker were a British indie rock group, founded in Kingston upon Hull in 1990.

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Leicester

Leicester ("Lester") is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire.

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Leicester Mercury

The Leicester Mercury is a British regional newspaper for the city of Leicester and the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland.

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Melody Maker

Melody Maker was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies, and—according to its publisher IPC Media—the earliest.

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NME

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music journalism website and former magazine that has been published since 1952.

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Perfume (UK band)

Perfume were a British indie group from Leicester, active between 1993 and 1997.

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Radiohead

Radiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985.

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Rob da Bank

Robert John Gorham (born 24 June 1973 in Portsmouth, Hampshire), known by the pseudonym Rob da Bank, is an English DJ and co-founder of music festivals Bestival, originally on the Isle of Wight and now moved to Lulworth, Dorset and Camp Bestival, also in Lulworth.

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Sounds (magazine)

Sounds was a UK weekly pop/rock music newspaper, published from 10 October 1970 to 6 April 1991.

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Squeeze (band)

Squeeze are a British rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Steve Lamacq

Stephen Paul Lamacq (born 16 October 1964), sometimes known by his nickname Lammo (given to him by John Peel), is an English disc jockey, currently working with the BBC radio station BBC Radio 6 Music.

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That Petrol Emotion

That Petrol Emotion were a Northern Irish, London-based band with a North American vocalist, Steve Mack.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blab_Happy

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