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• Steve Mason new session for Mary Anne Hobbs to be broadcast on BBC Radio 1 tonight

  Posted on 3rd March 2010 in Steve Mason

  Steve Mason has recorded a session for Mary Anne Hobbs that will be broadcast tonight (Thursday 4th March) between 2-4am on her BBC Radio 1 show. Mary Anne has been a long-time supporter of the Beta Band throughout the years, with the band appearing several times on the Breezeblock. I imagine the new session tonight will feature tracks from Steve’s forthcoming album Boys Outside (scheduled for release on May 3rd through Domino Records). If you miss the show you’ll be able to listen again via the iPlayer from tomorrow.

  Meanwhile, Steve has been busy posting album updates to his Twitter account. Apparently he shot the video for new single Lost and Found in Snowdonia last weekend. You can follow Steve on Twitter via @SteveMasonKBT. Also, check out his new official website and Facebook page, and if you want to hear some demos from the new album pop over to his MySpace.

  Update: just spotted this Twitter exchange between Beta-fan @j0annepsi and Lauren Laverne that suggests a BBC 6Music session for Lauren’s show is on the cards too :)

  Update2: The show is now up on the BBC iPlayer to listen again. In case anyone wants to skip straight to Steve’s new songs, the first part starts around 23minutes:

  24m00 All Come Down
  28m03 Am I Just A Man

  Second part starts around 1h28:

  1h28m33 Boys Outside
  1h33m27 I Let Her In

  New single out April 19th – Lost and Found
  New album out May 3rd – Boys Outside

  Listen to two new Steve Mason demos on MySpace

  Posted on 11th July 2009 in King Biscuit Time, Steve Mason

  Steve Mason is busy recording a new album – you can follow his progress on Twitter via @KBTstevemason

  You can also listen to two new demos All Come Down and Lost And Found via Steve’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/stevemasonlovesyou

  Here’s Steve’s about me section from MySpace, which should get you up to speed:

  Yes its me- BETA BAND/ KING BISCUIT TIME/ BLACK AFFAIR. Its time to step out of the shadows and confront society. So what the hell is going on? Well, I’m about 3/4 of the way through recording a new album which i will put out under my own name, Steve Mason. The songs are fully realised in demo form but i really wanted someone to lift a little of the pressure of production of my shoulders and Richard X ( http://www.blackmelody.com ) offered himself up. So we are working through my demo’s and re-doing all the vocals and any other parts which need it. The results are amazing. Best songs i’ve ever written and they SOUND big. I reckon i will put a 4 track EP out in about 2 or 3 months then maybe one more and do the album very early next year. There will be fresh music up here very soon. But its not quite ready yet. See you on the ice…….