S1 EP6: Eastman - Starting the legendary Kool FM, illegal studios and the importance of local community
Wow, what can I say about this guest. This is the guy that sparked this whole project off. The legendary Kool FM founder - Eastman. We talk about founding Kool, some of the different studios and experiences - including using a fishing rod to cast electrical cables from one tower block to another. He's incredibly humble about the whole thing considering how quite how much Kool FM has touched people's lives. I really can’t quite express how grateful I am for what he and Kool FM did for me growing up. My life would certainly be very different without them. In my eyes he certainly is a legend but he is so incredibly humble about the whole thing - it’s really very grounding. Kool FM started in 1991 and are still going. It’s without doubt London and the UK’s most iconic pirate station. There’s a great interview he did on Uncle Dugs Rinse FM show which I recommend you go and check out for details about setting Kool up but I wanted to dig in a bit deeper and find out about some of the studios they used and his recollection of the classic phoneline number . . . 0860 395 262 Come and discuss the episodes and much more on the Astrophonica Discord Follow Fracture on Instagram, Twitter, Bandcamp, Spotify, Apple Music, Beatport For more information on the project, visit 0860.fm