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Freshers ‘11… What? Now?!

Every year, the whole University gears up for another intake of students. As one lot of third years pile out clutching bits of paper, another eager bunch of first years join BCU and the fun starts all over again!

Freshers ‘11 has been in Scratch pipeline for months and we’ve had a revamp to end all revamps to make sure we’re 100% ready to make it an event to remember!  When we moved studios 12 months ago, the furniture in our new home was only meant to be temporary and our engineers have spent the Summer ripping our old studio out and replacing it with brand new equipment.

All the gadgets and technology inside makes us comparable to any other station out there and truly cements us as ‘Birmingham’s Favourite Student Station’. We’ve got a brand new sound and a brand new image to move into the new academic year and we really are your one stop shop for EVERYTHING from daytime chart music through to our evening and weekend specialist output.

Whether you love Olly Murs or Wretch 32, or if you’re more a fan of Reggae, Dub Step or Jazz - there’s a home for you on Scratch. We’ll keep you up to date on student life, and if you have a topic you want to talk about then let us know!

Keep your eyes peeled for a couple of amazing competitions over Freshers too. With tickets to all the big events to give away, you’d be silly not to keep listening if you can’t get some last minute!

All in all, Scratch is the place to keep your ears glued to for your time at BCU. Have a brilliant 3 years here and we hope to talk to you soon!

Scratch x

Interview : The Naked & Famous

Last week Conor Fitzhenry and Wil Vincent went down to the O2 Academy to chat to amazing new band The Naked and Famous, to see how their finding the UK and chat about their tour and debut album!

Coming from New Zealand, the band is breaking the UK with hits such as Young Blood and Punching In a Dream. Their success has been helped along by being ranked on the BBC’s ‘Sound of 2011’ list, alongside the likes of Jessie J.

Find out more about the band online at www.thenakedandfamous.com or by following them on Twitter @tnafofficial

The Naked & Famous

NEWS : Forever 21 Launch

With the first Forever 21 store in Europe opening in the Bullring, Conor Fitzhenry and Perri Ross went down to talk to the Marketing Manager and Vice-President about how the shop is different to all the other high street clothing retailers.

They also spoke to the new face of Forever 21, Amber Le Bon, to see what her thoughts were on the shop and how successful it would be over in the UK.

What do you think of Forever 21? Just another clothes store in the Bullring or bringing American fashion to the UK? Get in touch and let us know!

The Charlatans : Interview

Adrian Percival and Conor Fitzhenry went down to the O2 Academy Birmingham on the last date of the Charlatans tour to catch up with Tim Burgess and Mark Collins to see how the tour went and what is next for the band.

Are you a massive Charlatans fan? Were you there? Get in touch and let us know!

Brum Music Month: Brian Travers Interview

Brian Travers Interview by brummydan

Whilst this year’s Birmingham Music Month may be coming to an end, the music scene in and around the city doesn’t. At the beginning of the month, Scratch’s very own Dan Richards managed to grab Birmingham-based Brian Travers - from UB40 - for a chat about the month, the Birmingham music scene and what Brum music means to the band.

You can find out more about Birmingham Music Month online at www.brummusicmonth.co.uk