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Rob Garvey Near Fm @theelectricwave
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Rob Garvey Near Fm@theelectricwave
3 Sep 2024
#TheElectricWave says "C ya later" tonight (Tues 3rd Sep 8.30pm) Thanks to all (the creators, the listeners) & all at @nearfm for everything over the last 8 yrs.... Maybe (& hopefully) 2025 will see us back in some form but tonight it's goodbye. Rob. nearfm.ie/livestream
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Been a while since I was on here... Congrats @bobbi_arlo on being in the running for this year's #Eurovision First played on @nearfm #theElectricWave 3 yrs ago! #justsayin :)
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This Sat #graaandstretch Bar, Pizza, Tunes... Dúbh, Newbridge. Not #theElectricWave :)
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'Penultimate' show tonight on @nearfm Over the last 8 yrs one of the consistent things on the show has been my faithful mug! ☕😁 My lil sis gave me this just after the show started.. She's no longer with us 💔, but the mug is.. thanks sis x Live 8.30pm: nearfm.ie/livestream
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Hey, did you know you can watch as well as listen to Near Fm? Yep, live audio and video (I know, I know, I know! 😀) Txt me live in studio... 087-6944500 Or DM me here, there and everywhere on Social Media for 4 more weeks ! nearfm.ie/webcam/
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Announcement! Sep'16 #theelectricwave started. Sep'24 it will stop... For the remaining 4 wks I'll be playing classic Electric Wave tracks, thanking people & explaining* all... Listen live from 8.30pm Tuesdays on @nearfm Thanks all. *May be back next yr but time will tell
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3 wks ago Thomas Mars was standing on Irish shoulders in The Iveagh Gardens Dublin... Tonight he (& the rest of @wearephoenix ) are headlining the Olympic Closing Ceremony! :)
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A little clue to the theme of tonight's Electric Wave 😁 #liveradio @nearfm 8.30pm
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No live #theelectricwave tonight... :(
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The tools of the trade are ready to go... 😊 #theelectricwave LIVE from 8.30pm @nearfm • We'll mark both Trevor Horn & Neil Tennant's birthdays, • have some New Irish & • some @wearephoenix before this wks gig Tty after @MichaeSullivan & right before Ryan #OfftheRecord
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Happy Birthday Mr. Trevor Horn! We'll be live again tomorrow in Studio 1 at @nearfm but here's our 2hr #TrevorHorn Special from last year! :) mixcloud.com/theelectricwave…

The Electric Wave Trevor Horn Special from Near Fm

The Electric Wave 'All Trevor Horn" special! 2hrs of only Trevor Horn - producer, songwriter, innovator, inventor! :) Mot of tracks played you'll know, some you may not but all simply sound fantast...

mixcloud.com
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Couldn't let today just pass... Neil Tennant 70 today! #theElectricWave did a 2hr #PetShopBoys special in '21 (40 yrs to day when Neil & Chris met) Don't think it'll be online for long ☹️, but here it is for now😃 Happy Big Birthday Neil, Rob. @nearfm mixcloud.com/theelectricwave…

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yep, unfortunately there's waaaay too much PSB on that show so it keeps being taken down :( Anyway, still Happy Birthday Neil. you can listen to 'some' of the Electric Wave shows here... just not the PSB special :( mixcloud.com/theelectricwave…
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You never really know what you're gonnaget on #theelectricwave... Only way to really find out is... to listen!:) Tuesdays 7.30 @nearfm But I can tell you it'll be 1hr of synthy electricy poppy stuff 😁😁
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Don't like the music on the radio? Try @nearfm #theElectricWave Tuesdays 8.30pm Tonight... @EmpireOfTheSun | new from favs @TheQuilz | new Irish from @MORETHECREW & @komputerdave & guess what? I've More too! 😁 • 90.3fm • #TuneIn App • ask your speaker to stream Near Fm
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The boys (Pet Shop type of course 😊) are in Ireland tonight. #Belfast enjoy! INFLUENCED is @petshopboys special on #theElectricWave The songs behind classic PSB songs.. Dublins @nearfm 8.30pm From Nirvana through Cameo & Madonna to Tracey Thorn & The Art of Noise #PetShopBoys
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Ahhh thanks @JayeDublin really looking forward to it... Will be opening with a track that's 40 yrs old today!, Got some classics that are not on streaming, some brand new sounds and generally a very #electricwavey hour!😁😁😁 @nearfm 8.30pm
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It's taken longer than planned (for very sad reasons), but next week #theelectricwave is back! New night: Tuesdays New time: 8:30pm Same station: @nearfm Same Moto for the last 8 years: "20th century synths to 21st century electro!" #cannotwait
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Rob Garvey Near Fm retweeted
Kelly-Anne Byrne@KellyAnneByrne2
3 May 2024
So well deserved, haven't stopped listening since it was released ❤
Pet Shop Boys@petshopboys
3 May 2024
Pet Shop Boys' fifteenth studio album "Nonetheless" has entered the UK Official Albums Chart this week at number 2, the highest-charting PSB album since "Very" in 1993. And in the UK Vinyl Albums Chart “Nonetheless” is number one. #PetText
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Cannot wait to get #theelectricwave back on air next month... Provisional return to air date (2nd week in May) New PET SHOP BOYS track just dropped! It's very yesterday, but nonetheless today 😁
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