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Edition 2 of the Yorker Artscast Available to Download Now

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Tuesday, 23rd October 2007
The newest instalment of The Yorker Artscast is here with loads of great features and chat from Tom & Ben.

The second edition of the official Yorker Artscast is now available to download. You can subscribe to the podcast by opening iTunes. Click on "Advanced" on the menu bar and select "Subscribe to Podcast" then copy the following URL into the address box and hit subscribe:

http://static.theyorker.co.uk/feeds/podcasts

Or if you're too lazy to do that simply click here to listen now.

What's in this edition?

  • Ben chats to English Folktronica legends Tunng at their recent gig in Leeds.
  • More from our regular feature "Word on the Street in the Musical Marketplace" where we ask local market traders what they think of this weeks singles releases.
  • A hilarious interview with compere Dan Atkinson and headliner Rob Deering after their performances at Freshers Comedy in Central Hall on Sunday 14th October.

What to expect in next weeks edition:

  • We head into Nexus nightclub in York to expose one of Yorks hidden student-friendly venues.
  • Another trip to the musical marketplace in another edition of "Word on the Street", asking market traders for more pearls of wisdom on this weeks single releases.
  • Ben auditions for this years Central Hall Musical Sweet Charity. Will he be good enough to get in? Download next week to find out.

Watch out for us as we travel around town and campus recording features for future editions. If you have any suggestions, would like us to do a feature on something you're working on, or would like to get involved in reporting for the Artscast then please email Tom Rogers, our Artscast Editor, on tom_rogers@theyorker.co.uk or Ben Rackstraw, the Arts Editor, on ben_rackstraw@theyorker.co.uk.

Oh, and please leave us comments at the bottom of this page telling us what was hot and what was not in this weeks Artscast.

The next edition of Yorker Artscast is released on Monday 29th October so check back then to download it.

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#1 Tom Rogers
Thu, 25th Oct 2007 12:59am

The new feature for next week is:

"Ben auditions for the Central Hall Musical"

Download next weeks podcast to hear how he gets on!

#2 Anonymous
Thu, 25th Oct 2007 10:26pm

Really excellent work guys. You should clearly mount some sort of coup against the-most-annoying-man-in-the-world from the Guardian Music Weekly. I'll be happy to lend you my ears every Monday from now on: Let's get York's week started with some musical irreverance.

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