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The idea of the radio show Kicks was born early 1989 when Radio Centraal (in Antwerp, Belgium) expanded their broadcast schedule from 3 days each week to a whole week. Of course this expansion meant that they were looking for new shows to fill this airtime. Peggy and Bruno moved to Antwerp in 1988 and were already fans of this radio station and had already been involved in other musical activities, mostly as dj's. So it was an obvious choice for them to express their love for all underground music by creating a weekly radio show. Since Peggy and Bruno get most of their kicks by searching for and listening to the diversity of underground music they decided this would be an excellent name for their quest.
On a late Friday afternoon in May 1989 Kicks made it's appearance on the airwaves in Antwerp. After a short while their airtime changed from 1 to 2 hours weekly. After a year it was impossible for Peggy and Bruno to combine this time slot with their daily activities so Kicks moved to Wednesday from 20:30h to 22:30h.
The musical landscape in 1989 was not as diverse as it is nowadays so Peggy's approach to the underground was more inspired by metal and punk and Bruno was more active in electronic, experimental and alternative rock. Through the years this diversity in approach is still similar yet not always that obvious because the multitude of hybrid genres.
The emphasis of Kicks is of course underground music but it is not a regular music show which only mentions little information like artist and title. Kicks means you will get as much background information as possible so every listener will know where to start their search if they are interested in the music they hear. Kicks also features in depth interviews and regularly there are studio guests who sometimes perform live.
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My Blog

Playlist Kicks 17/06/2009

*Mathew Adkins: Sea Soundscape ([60]Project  cd Empreintes Digitales)+Agoraphobic Nosebleed: Moral Distortion + Hung from the Rising Sun (Agorapocalypse  cd Relapse records)*3 seconds of air: warpin...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:03:00 GMT

New Kicks Blog

Hi all,We're working on a new blog that will replace the one on our home page. Check it out: Kicks Extreme Radio Blog.
Posted by on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:06:00 GMT

No Kicks this week

There will be no Kicks this week because Bruno has to go to the hospital for a few days for yet another surgery... Next week is also still unsure, it depends how quick the recovery will be... We will ...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 03/06/2009

*Richter Band: Dance I (cd Rachot)+Satarial: In the flame of sabbath (Heidenlarm - cd Irond)*Brainticket: Jardins (Celestial Ocean - cd Cleopatra)+Bethzaida: Dividement (Nine Worlds - cd Season of Mis...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:14:00 GMT

20 Years of Kicks

Today it is 20 years ago that the first show of Kicks was broadcasted on Radio Centraal. After those years a lot has changed. Now some things will change a bit more because we will pre-record before...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 08:33:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 06/05/2009

+Wolves in the Throne Room: Crystal Ammunition (Black Cascade - cd Southern Lord recordings) *Blurt: Ruminant Plinth (The Best of Blurt - Volume 1 - The Fish Needs a Bike - cd Salamander re...
Posted by on Wed, 06 May 2009 13:09:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 29/04/2009

+Black Witchery: Unholy Vengeance of War (Desecration of the Holy Kingdom - cd Full Moon productions) *Ministry: Jesus built my hotrod (Jesus built my hotrod - cd Sire records) +Gr...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:17:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 08/04/2009

+Dark Tranquility: A Bolt of Blazing Gold (Skydancer - cd Spinefarm records) *Das Ich: Die Propheten (Die Propheten - cd Danse Macabre) +Helheim: Vigrids Vard (Jormungand - cd Solist...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:16:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 25/03/2009

*Lawrence Casserley - Jeffrey Morgan: Rhombic Rheums (Room 2 Room - cd Konnex records) +Thanatos: Apostles of Damnation (Justified Genocide - cd Deity Down records) *Wicked ...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:09:00 GMT

Playlist Kicks 25/02/2009

*Philippe Lauzier, Pierre-Yves Martel, Kim Myhr, Martin Tétreault:Chantier Naval (Disparition de l'usine éphémère - cd AmbiancesMagnétiques) +Denial of God: A night in Transylvania (A night in...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:53:00 GMT