Gold Radio

Gold is a collection of classic radio stations in the UK that came together in August 2007 when the Capital Gold network merged with the Classic Gold network. In March 2014, the station was relaunched as a partly-automated service, now covering fewer areas due to the shift of many of Gold's local AM/DAB frequencies to Smooth Radio. The majority of its programming is produced at Global Radio's studios located in Leicester Square, London.

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How a song intended for The Beatles became The Yardbirds' biggest hit

Aug 23, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

It's not exactly like they required any help in the songwriting department. Safe to say, there were two kinds of worlds when it comes to music - the one before The Beatles and the world after The Beatles. Together Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr were a perfect storm of effortless charm, graft and dedication, and unrivalled natural talent when it came to songwriting.
When Simon and Garfunkel reunited on stage for a crowd of half a million people

Aug 14, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

They were one of greatest duos in the history of popular music. But Simon & Garfunkel were also one of the most tempestuous duos in popular music history, despite their gentle and evocative brand of folk rock suggesting otherwise. After enormous success soundtracking much of the politically shape-shifting sixties, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel split at the turn of the subsequent decade.
When Paul McCartney cheekily joked he’d "never again" smoke cannabis after 1984 court charge

Aug 2, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

Seemingly everyone in the sixties had a dabble here and there. There was a noticeable shift towards more exploratory sounds in pop music, which in turn influenced the advent of psychedelic music that decade. One band leading the charge for that change were undoubtedly The Beatles, who moved away from the blues-indebted pop that made their name into more adventurous territory. Not to say that illicit substances were entirely behind the musical progression, but they certainly had a part to play.
Bryan Ferry announces first new song in a decade to mark release of ‘Retrospective’ boxset

Aug 1, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

His musical career has spanned half a century. And the rest. Now glam-rock's most sartorially elegant icon Bryan Ferry is celebrating the landmark with a new release. Alongside his career fronting art-rock pioneers Roxy Music, Ferry has also frequently focused on his musical efforts away from the band. His first solo album, These Foolish Things, was released in 1973 shortly after Roxy Music had broken through with their lauded single 'Virginia Plain'.
When Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page rocked the Beijing Olympics in 2008

Aug 1, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

When one Olympic Games ends, the eyes of the world switch to the next host nation immediately. In 2008, China pulled out all the stops for the Olympic Games held in Beijing that year, so had to fittingly cap off what was a spectacular competition. Film-maker Zhang Yimou orchestrated a beautifully moving ceremony at both end of the games that year, putting the pressure on for London to go one further four years later.
Watch Timothée Chalamet transform into Bob Dylan for 'A Complete Unknown' trailer

Jul 24, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

"A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall."The first glimpse of the long-anticipated biopic for legendary folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown, is here. In the teaser trailer for the James Mangold-helmed biopic, we can see Timothée Chalamet transformed into Dylan for the first time. It shows the actor performing Dylan's classic 'A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall' amid shots of the artist's early life and musical career.
Andy Summers still has regrets over The Police’s split: "No one wanted us to break up"

Jul 24, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

"I can't stand losing you". You wonder if The Police had echoed the sentiment of their 1978 single toward each other, they might not have broken up. Alas, their tempestuous inter-band relationship was sadly the reason for their demise, despite being the world's biggest band at the time. Even though the band had reached lofty heights in 1983 with their lauded album Synchronicity, led by chart-topping single 'Every Breath You Take', they couldn't keep a lid on their grievances with one another.
John Mayall, the 'Godfather Of British Blues' dies aged 90

Jul 24, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

John Mayall has died at the age of 90. The influential guitarist's death was announced by his family via Mayall's Facebook, revealing the news during the early hours of 23rd July.
The Zombies' 10 greatest songs, ranked

Jul 18, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

They were one of the British Invasion's biggest success stories. But like most bands that sought US fame and fortune on the tailcoats of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, The Zombies' story faded fairly swiftly. The five-piece baroque pop band were together less than a decade before deciding to call it a day, due to a perceived lack of interest in their music. Nowadays, that couldn't be further from the case - The Zombies are one of psychedelic pop's most enduring and influential acts.
Roxy Music will never play together again, Phil Manzanera confirms

Jul 17, 2024 | goldradiouk.com | Thomas Curtis-Horsfall

The art-rock legends have bid us farewell. In 2022, Roxy Music say goodbye to their fans with a farewell tour across the US and the UK, with a homecoming concert at London's O2 Arena to cap it all off. The tour was announced to coincide with the band's 50th anniversary, half a decade since they came together and altered the complexion of rock music.