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38 Phonebox Magazine | July 2025Big days out at Delapre this summerTwo massive days of summer music are coming to Northampton%u2019s Delapre Abbey this summer. Here are the detailsIndie-rock legends Ocean Colour Scene have announced they are coming to Delapre Abbey on Saturday 12th July 2025 for a special open-air performance. Ocean Colour Scene%u2019s rip-roaring live shows have long been one of the most extraordinary sights in modern rock %u2013 communal outpourings of hope and joy which boast the most life-affi rming sing-a-longs you%u2019ll ever hear.The band remain one of the most successful and much loved acts of the modern era. Having spent six years fi ne-tuning their sound, they lit up the Britpop party, chalking up three Top 5 albums: 1996%u2019s Moseley Shoals, 1997%u2019s Marchin%u2019 Already and 1999%u2019s One From The Modern. There was also a run of nine successive Top 20 singles including the immortal %u2018The Riverboat Song%u2019. In total they have had 17 Top 40 singles and six Top 10 singles.They will have support from indie rock bands The Enemy and The Twang.The music will form part of a night under the stars along with festival bars and street food. A VIP garden is also available. Tickets, from %u00a336, available from: https://www.summertimelive.co.uk/ocsnorthampton.Soultasia arrives in Nor thamptonshire t h i s s u m m e r o n Friday 18th July 2025.The UK%u2019s smash hit touring soul spectacular comes to Delapre Abbey for the fi rst time, with a starstudded celebration of soul and disco music, featuring some legendary performers.The line-up includes:Kenny Thomas%u2003%u2003%u2003%u2003Jocelyn BrownGwen Dickey (the voice of Rose Royce)Odyssey%u2003%u2003%u2003%u2003Loose EndsPhil Fearon & GalaxyWith DJ Darren Bull and Host Ian ReadingTickets start at %u00a322 for general admission, or level up to Golden Circle VIP to get Q-jump, a front row spot guaranteed for the show and access to the VIP Garden with premium bar and posh loos.Tickets for the Soultasia %u2013 Northampton show are available from: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/soultasia-northampton-tickets1290112975639?aff =pr.2025 has been a busy and eventful time so far for those involved with CRMK. From the optimistic early weeks of the New Year we were all rocked to the core with the sad passing of Paul Alexander, our treasurer and long serving presenter in February. It was therefore unfortunate that Paul did not get to experience CRMK%u2019s thirty seconds of TV fame.It was in February that we were contacted by ITV News for no apparent reason although later, we would deduce from the TV report footage, that it was all about the fact that we had repurposed a derelict public convenience into an internet radio station %u2013 albeit 8 years late! At the appointed time a cameraman arrived but there was no sign of the reporter expected who it turns out, was redirected to a more %u2018pressing%u2019 event in Cambridgeshire involving a train and someone taking pot shots at it with an airgun. The cameraman though was more than amiable and after a preamble regarding CRMK he mapped out what was to happen. In the fi rst instance there would be external shots taken of the studio before we ventured inside where Louise James was live on air. Internal shots were taken and then, when the music was playing, Kevin was interviewed under guidance by the cameraman as to what was to be said. The cameraman was at the studio for around an hour before he departed for Norwich for another report and with it, the whole experience was over apart from the actual news report to come. It was a slightly nerve-racking experience if truth be known. That said, it was an interesting all-round experience though topped off with those thirty seconds or so on TV. On refl ection it is only natural to wish that you had said something diff erent but with directed questions it is not that easy particularly when the ITV news team did the editing. Since that day in February, new presenters have come on board although one left us recently after 8 years. On the whole, being a presenter is a transitory %u2018hobby%u2019 although some last a decade or two and some never give it up. Work and time can take their toll and then there is the possibility that this particular hobby has run its course. For others it may be a lack of listeners that causes them to leave. No matter what the reason, it is hoped that the presenters concerned have ultimately enjoyed themselves. So, let%u2019s welcome CRMK %u2018newbies%u2019 Zlata, James, Nigel, Matt and Ashley to CRMK and hope they enjoy the experience.Whilst we are in a position to do so, CRMK can and will provide facilities for anyone to embark on a presenting experience regardless of how long they may stay and, as in the news report, %u201cit is perhaps something that everyone should put on their bucket list%u201d. Who knows, it may even lead to more than thirty seconds of fame!www.crmk.co.ukThirty Seconds of TV Fame?CRMK RADIO