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David Crane - In His Own Words

Interests:  Music is my main passion. Scooters, Guitars, Computers, Art.

Influences: Jimmy Savile, Tony Blackburn, Alan Freeman, Noel Edmunds, John Peel.

Favourite Music:  The Beatles, The Who, Small Faces, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Madness, The Specials, The Jam, Oasis, Ordinary Boys, Paul Weller (Modfather). Rock’n'Roll, Country, Doo-Wop, Ska, Reggae, Northern Soul, Motown, Rock, Punk, Rockabilly.

First Record Bought: Adam & The Ants – Kings Of The Wild Frontier (1980)

Favourite Song Lyric: “I look at the world and I notice it’s turning, while my guitar gently weeps. With every mistake we must surely be learning, still my guitar gently weeps.”  (While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles)

Most Memorable Live Shows: Bad Manners – DISC’85, Donington Park, 1985.  Lynyrd Skynyrd – Manchester Apollo, 1997.  The Offspring – Manchester Evening News Arena, 2001.  OzzFest – Donington Park, 2002.  Joe Brown / Marty Wilde – Harrogate International Centre, 2003.  Bootleg Beatles – Harrogate Internationl Centre, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007.

Favourite TV Shows: Open All Hours, Dads Army, Only Fools And Horses, Porridge, Happy Days, Friends, Father Ted, Doctor Who, Torchwood.

Favourite Movies: Quadrophenia, McVicar, Grease, The Wanderers, The Warriors, Highlander, Suburbia, The Commitments, Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Star Wars saga, Classic British war movies, Clint Eastwood westerns, Carry On… movies.

Childhood Heroes: Jimmy Savile, Kevin Keegan, The Fonz, Evel Knievel.

Who I’d Like To Meet: John Lennon, George Harrison, John Entwhistle, Keith Moon, Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Jimi Hendrix, Ronnie Van Zant, Kurt Cobain, Sid Vicious, Joe Strummer, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Otis Redding, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley.

Most Embarrassing Moment: Aged around 4 years old… Falling in the deep end of the swimming pool at Butlins in Bognor Regis and emerging at the shallow end (somehow) and pulling myself up the steps, in tears, by holding onto a shocked womans bikini. (If you were that woman, “I’m so sorry” LOL)

Favourite Books/Authors: JRR Tolkien – The Hobbit, Lord Of The Rings. Stephen King – Pet Sematary, The Stand. Maggie Furey – The Artifacts Of Power, Shadow League. James Herbert – The Rats, Lair, Domain.

Last updated on April 10th, 2010 by David Crane

September 8th, 2011 by David Crane

Ace Radio’s September newsletter is now available for download via the following link…

http://www.mediafire.com/file/rhg63lm6kjaj7bd/AceNewsletter002-September2011.pdf

For those of you that missed the August issue, it is available to download via the following link…

http://www.mediafire.com/file/9xgboep31f19c11/AceNewsletter001-August2011.pdf

July 18th, 2011 by David Crane

Firstly, can I just say a big thank you to everyone that has supported my shows over the last couple of years, your loyalty, input and interaction has been greatly appreciated!

Some of you may have noticed there has been some huge changes to the Wednesday night ”TKRS” show recently. This is due to lengthy considerations of how I wanted the show to evolve as I feel sitting still is going nowhere! Some music has been removed from the playlist and some has been made more prominent in it’s presence. I know some may not like the changes, but I needed to move with how I was feeling.

Firstly, the “Teenage Kicks Radio Show” no longer exists in it’s previous format. The show is now simply titled “TKRS: Rebel Radio”.

The most dramatic change is the move away from the Mod/Scooterist identity that the show has been displaying proudly since May 2009. Please understand that I am NOT turning my back on the Scootering scene in any way, I just feel the time is right for the show to evolve. Some bands from the Scootering scene will still feature in the shows, just not as prominently as before.

I am now playing a more Alternative mix of more recent Punk, Ska, Soul, Celtic Punk, Psychobilly and Rockabilly, and will also be featuring music from new and up’n'coming artists. Artists are still invited to send their music in for consideration of being added to the playlist and I will do my best to showcase as many as I deem suitable for broadcast.

I am totally aware that some listeners may decide that the new format is not for them, that’s ok, I’m not going to try to persuade you otherwise as you know your own preferences. If you decide you no longer wish to tune in then I will take this opporunity to thank you for your support in the past! I only hope that everybody understands the need for the show to evole, afterall, radio is all about entertainment, and if I’m not entertained with my own shows then it will become impossible for me to fully entertain you, the listeners.

Fans of the “One Step Beyond” Reggae/Ska show can rest assured that I have absolutely NO plans to alter the format of that show, it will remain as it is and will still contain the great mix of old and new tunes that you have become acustomed to hearing.

Thank you for taking the time to read this, DC.

April 2nd, 2011 by David Crane

Hi all, thank you for your continued support of the “TKRS” shows.

As you are aware, I have been running weekly competitions on the main Teenage Kicks Radio Show on Wednesday evenings with some great prizes that have been kindly donated by several generous bands and businesses. I am sure that you would join with me in thanking those people who have donated towards the prizes to let them know we are all truely appreciative of their kindness.

Sadly, these prizes are not limitless, and they are being given away faster than I can replace them. With this in mind I have taken a look at the way that I run these competitions and I have made the decision to run them just once a month for the time being. If the prize collection starts to build again sufficiently then I may be in a position to reinstate the weekly competitions, but until then I want to ensure that we don’t run out of prizes completely.

So… “TKRS” competitions will now take place on the first Wednesday of each month during the live shows on Ace Radio. I will continue to create Event pages on the TKRS Productions fan page to keep you all informed of what is happeneing on a weekly basis.

(If anyone reading this is in a position to supply any kind of prize for the competitions then please do not hesitate to get in touch with me via email, david@aceradio.co.uk All donations are gratefully recieved.)

Thank you all.

Best wishes, David Crane (DC)

March 27th, 2011 by David Crane

On April 12th 2009 that dream came true for Mark Alexander. Ace Radio took to the air at 9am on that Sunday morning with the sound of The Pointer Sisters singing I’m So Excited, a feeling that Mark must have been duplicating in his own heart!

Two years on and that little station has three awards under it’s belt including 4th place in the 2009/2010 Internet Radio Awards, 1st place in the 2010 Adult Contemporary Catagory Awards and most recently, 1st place in the 2010/2011 Internet Radio Awards.

On April 11th 2011 we will be hosting an evening of fun to celebrate our second birthday. Live shows will be starting at 4pm (UK) on that day and will be going through until midnight (or after) with several presenters hosting a show in their own style.

You are all invited to join us for the evening, please RSVP on the Ace Radio facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=190879797616459#!/event.php?eid=190879797616459

Details of the schedule are subject to change and will be updated in this thread as the evenings shows are confirmed.

Schedule:
4pm – 6pm: Pcorn Queen
6pm – 8pm: Martin Samuels
8pm – 10pm: Madge The Cat
10pm – Late: David Crane

March 6th, 2011 by David Crane

Hi everyone.

Those of you that are regulars to the TKRS radio shows on Ace Radio will have heard the on-going jokes aimed at myself concerning The Wombles.

For those of you who aren’t aware… There has been a constant demand from certain listeners to convince me to play The Wombles on my shows. My street-cred normally will not allow me to play such tracks, although on one occasion I played a tune just for the shock factor, “He actually played it!”, and i also played a Christmas tune for the same affect.

Now that Comic Relief is fast approaching I have had the idea of playing a selection of Wombles tracks during my Friday night SKA show on March 18th to help raise money for Comic Relief.

This is where you come in… If you would like to join the campaign to get me to play The Wombles on my show then all you need to do is make a donation via the link below. All money raised will be forwarded to Comic Relief at 11pm (UK) on the night of March 18th.

Now, obviously, we want to raise as much money as we can for the charity, so… The more money you donate, the more tracks I will play (up to a maximum of 3 to comply with PRS licencing regulations). The first song will be added to the playlist once the donations reach £50, and then another at £100, and another at £150.

But don’t stop there!!!

Just because we reach the £150 to add all 3 tracks into the list it doesn’t mean you have to stop donating. It’s for a good cause afterall, so donate as much, or as little as you can afford and help us raise some money for Comic Relief!

Start donating NOW and I’ll play The Wombles!

Thanks everyone.

David Crane (DC)

DONATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

I have just donated £220 to Comic Relief raised by the listeners and presenters of Ace Radio during our “Womble Quest”.

Thank you to everyone who donated. (DC)

November 29th, 2010 by David Crane

John Winston Ono Lennon MBE: 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980

It’s so hard to ‘imagine’ that it has been thirty years since John was taken away from us in such a mindless act of insanity at the hands of one of his so-called fans. I remember the day so clearly when I heard the news from my step-father, himself a huge Beatles/Lennon fan, and a major influence on my radio career. He was devastated! As a thirteen year old boy the news wasn’t a major impact on me at the time, but I felt the emotion and loss in my own way as the world mourned his passing.

Thirty years on and I have lived a life surrounded by and, at times, dictated and directed by music. I have learned to appreciate the pain and anguish in many of the songs that most people take for granted as “just a song”. My passion for The Beatles and John Lennon has grown to an almost obsessive state, and will remain with me forever.

To mark the 30th anniversary of John’s passing I will be playing numerous songs during my show on Ace Radio. These will vary from Beatles songs sung by Lennon to solo songs from Lennon himself, and also cover versions of Lennon songs by many of the artists who were influenced by him. Some people may not agree with some of the covers I have chosen, but I feel it is a very fitting way to pay tribute to a man who can honestly be considered a true music legend.

May he forever rest in peace!

David Crane

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“Remebering John Lennon” 8pm – 10pm, Wednesday December 8th 2010 on www.aceradio.co.uk

November 12th, 2010 by David Crane

Teenage Kicks is going “Back To School” on Wednesday November 17th.

This is where it all began as David Crane goes back to his school days of the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. From 2-Tone and Ska to Rockabilly and New-Wave, and even including some of the pop-chart tunes from the period, these are the songs that gave David his Teenage Kicks.

Requests are welcome during the show, or can be emailed in advance to david@aceradio.co.uk

(David reserves the right to decline any request that is deemed not suitable for the show.)

October 21st, 2010 by David Crane

Teenage Kicks – Out On The Floor:

This weeks show includes the first play on Ace Radio of the brand new Tony Christie single “Nobody In The World”.

Taken from the upcoming album, “Now’s The Time!”, it’s a fantastic soulful track that could have easily been recorded back in the sixties.

Tune in from 8pm (UK) this Friday Oct 22nd to judge for yourself.

Big thanks to Eddie and Berit from Acid Jazz for allowing us to play the song before it’s November 1st release date.

All the best, David Crane (DC)