Camera in hand, I stared rather bemusedly at Tim as he bounced around the LUSH radio studio in a kind of Irish jig to Flogging Molly (an American Celtic punk band). Tim Holmes and James Bradbury aka The Timp and The Jimp, as they are known on air, were just starting their St. Patrick's Day special of their rock show 'Sanctuary', which at least explains why Tim was dancing… well, if you can call it that. Fleeing rock stars | | An over excitable Tim mid jig |
Sanctuary is a fairly eclectic rock show, described by Tim and James as, "Rock classics duelling with Punk orgasms". While they may have been trying to describe their musical selections, Tim and James actually reveal a lot about themselves in this description. Tim being, in James’s words, "The slightly off the wall, ranty one" whereas, James is "the more down to earth musical geek". They certainly live up to the descriptions as not only does Tim bounce all over the place, he occasionally breaks into the odd rant. Whether it be discussing the British-ness of St. Patrick or the absurdities of Conservapedia (a peculiar alternative to Wikipedia). All the while James is explaining the history of the tracks they are about to play while regaling the audience with rock related stories. On this particular occasion, the time Bruce Dickinson (lead singer of Iron Maiden and airline pilot) ran away from him. How the show was bornThe pair initially met through Leicester University's Real Ale Society and then bumped into each other at the first meeting of LUSH radio this year. Discovering a shared sense of humour and some joint musical passions, most notably Iron Maiden, they decided to create a radio show that sought to educate each other as to the other's musical tastes. | "German industrial metal does not as a rule, make a good Mother’s day dedication. " | | Matt Keighley |
They also thought that they perhaps couldn't fill an entire one hour slot by themselves (a fear that seems ludicrous when you see their off the cuff style first hand), so thought that a joint show would be a better idea. They did however, assure me that the great rapport had developed over the course of the year. It hadn't always been this manic. Apparently, they said as little as possible in their first few shows due to a combination of nerves (Tim couldn't stop shaking throughout their first show) and inexperience. Although, while much of the show seems as spontaneous as the banter flying back and forth, the show is in fact planned quite a few days beforehand, "with a pint in the Redfearn" (Leicester Union Bar). At first they used to plan out every little detail, including a script for the whole show, but have since scaled it down to a playlist with exact times for each song, along with how it starts and ends e.g. fades in/out, so that they can get their timing spot on. The St. Paddy SpecialWhile their show had a distinctly Irish feel in honour of dear old St. Paddy, they did feel it would be wrong for them to neglect Mother's day in the process.  | | James shows off his music collection |
They managed to avoid that potential neglect in as peculiar a fashion as the rest of the show; they decided to dedicate Rammstein's 'Mutter', to Mother’s day. Possibly the strangest and most disturbing dedication ever made, as German industrial metal does not as a rule, make a good Mother's day dedication. I thought by the end of the show that perhaps it would be best to continue their desire to educate the masses about rock music through this article, so I asked the guys to recommend one track each. Tim recommended 'New Wave Jacket' by the Polysics, while James suggested 'Won't Get Fooled Again' by The Who because, 'the song is about revolution, which is what rock is all about.' Catch the Timp and Jimp live on LUSH 87.7 FM. They may confuse, but they won't disappoint. | 
