As you may know, I hate oldies. Especially the tedious ones from groups like Pink Floyd. OMG, save me from the awful Pink Floyd oldies!

As you may know, I hate oldies. Especially the tedious ones from groups like Pink Floyd. OMG, save me from the awful Pink Floyd oldies!
If you’ve got a few hours you want to burn, you must check this out. It’s the timeline of every song that’s been number one
In recent times I’ve become slightly obsessed with Lilly Wood and the Prick. Well, to be more truthful, the single song “Prayer in C”, which,
On this date back in 1967, BBC Radio 1 was born. Happy Birthday, Radio 1. 46 years old, and still sounding like a modern teenager.
You’ve heard of ‘elevator muzak’, right? That’s the lounge-style stuff that’s already burbling away in a lift (the proper name for what Americans call ‘elevator’)
I recently wrote a tongue in cheek article about Radio Caroline. However this, in contrast, is a very sombre few words on a very related
It is compulsory for me to mention Radio Caroline at least once every few months, so as I listen to Carmen Allgood‘s excellent Indie Music
Is one of the problems with radio in this country, the simple fact that those in charge of it are too old to be in
Years ago, I was very very stupid. As a symptom of my stupidity I used to collect jingles. Radio identification jingles. Yes. I know. Whilst
I’m not stuck in my ways. I’m not old. But I am very sad. Jack FM has announced that it is going to expand its
Imagine the horror if, back in 1970, when those 14 souls invested all they had into building the first ever Glastonbury (Pilton) Festival, lots of
I was sitting in the Subway in Aintree retail park. Well, actually I’d popped in to use the loo, and felt I ought to buy
My life doesn’t include the Eurovision Song Contest. It hasn’t done for about 20 to 25 years. I have no interest in it whatsoever, it
In a previous article, or, ok, maybe two (here and here), I declared my love of Steve and Suzy, the Sunday morning duo on internet
They never learn do they? Old people. It’s been a while since I experienced the venom and angry that infests old people. However, I have
My search for radio that I can listen to continues. I’m looking for a radio station that combines current music with a medley of lots
I don’t see Sunday mornings that often. I tend to emerge from my sleeping pit in the afternoon. However, when Sunday mornings have to be
Back in the days when music radio was still in the hands of the creatives rather than a badly programmed computer, eccentricity was allowed to
It started as one an hour. Within a week it became two an hour. That’s two too many. I’m talking about the invasion of old
The ‘segue’ (pronounced ‘seg-way’) when applied to songs on the radio used to mean carefully playing one song after another with them intermingling as one
I’m guessing that the 1950s and 1960s were simpler times. The lyrics go, “Do you love me now that I can dance?” Yep, life was
Have I mentioned before that I own one-and-a-half radio stations? Well, I do. They are internet radio stations playing variations of dance music (what other
Coming from London, a city within which it is perfectly normal for over 60% of the radio stations available to be unlicensed, my move to
So then. After a week of Scott Mills holding the fort, Monday arrived and at 6:30 in the morning #teamgrimmy took the reins trying to
The axing of Chris Moyles from the breakfast show came as a response to the need to attract a younger audience. BBC Radio 1‘s remit
Many years ago before the mp3 was invented and the ability to ‘segue’ songs (play them one after the other with no silence inbetween) became
Why do people bother buying and hoarding things like films, DVDs, CDs, mp3s, etc., etc.? It seems to be quite a pointless and old fashioned
August 19th, 1989 is 23 earth years ago. Sigh. It’s also a radio anorak anniversary to be marked with black armbands (but only by radio
I recently wrote about how radio station bosses have deliberately destroyed the public enjoyment of the work of the radio DJ (here). The ultimate purpose
I’m an anorak’s wet dream, I am. Jeeez. Spare me. It’s August the 14th. Noooooooooo. Back in 1967 this was the day that all the
Jack FM is a music-radio format devised in America and, owing to our lack of originality in the UK, copied in its original form wholesale.
“People just don’t listen to the radio via their TVs!” That’s something I’m told on a regular basis by people who really need to get
I don’t go on about it, but I own one and a half internet radio stations. I started off helping out and so owning a
Coming from London, a city within which it is perfectly normal for over 60% of the radio stations available to be unlicensed, my move to
In early 1997 I blogged about Chris Moyles, saying: Must say a word or two about Chris Moyles’ Late Bit on Capital 95.8 FM in
I like Jimmy Carr. He mainly makes me laugh. His comedy is a little bit close to the edge, yes, but that’s much better than
Once upon a time radio audiences were measurable in their millions. This would include the audiences for offshore radio stations like Radio Caroline. Certainly during
At almost any location in London, and any time of day, even the deafest of FM radios will be able to hear between 30 and
I originally published this back in October last year… The idea that BBC local radio might cease to do much more than relay Radio 5Live
Finally nearly all the old fashioned analogue TV has gone. There’s only a couple of areas left, Northern Ireland and Newcastle. They’ll be gone by
I read with interest that some men who wear armchairs want to re-start Radio Caroline back in the North Sea as a pirate radio station.
A gazillion years ago (well, back in the mid-1980s) there were two radio stations operating from ships in the North Sea. There was the old
When Harry, the one who had all the hair, from the X-Factor created band One Direction did the ‘thank-yous’ at the Brit Awards he put his
I’ve spoken before about my personal definition of community radio (here). Well, community-access radio. But, I might be slightly wrong by not being completely inclusive.
Things are always changing at BBC Radio One. That’s what makes it interesting and ‘new’. It’s what it has to do in order to be
Nobody human knows why, but somewhere along the way, the programmers of commercial music radio stations decided they were scared of the music they played.
Why do people on music-radio talk in lumps? Why are they so afraid of the songs the radio station plays? Where does the research say
Radio enthusiasts or ‘anoraks’ won’t like my revelation much, but during the course of this article I will be stating quite categorically who owns the
I’ve spoken before about my Steve Conway Envy (here). From the results of a search across England’s England it would appear that I obesses about
I guess I could be menopausal. It must be me. It must be. Today rather than listen to any more of the Chris Moyles breakfast show
At almost any location in London, and any time of day, even the deafest of FM radios will be able to hear between 30 and
The idea that BBC local radio might cease to do much more than relay Radio 5Live has been conveniently leaked into the world of muttering
The people who run commercial music radio stations aren’t the same as the people who potentially listen to them. If they were, then they’d stop
Whilst not being a huge Amy Winehouse anorak, I did think she had a perfect voice for the style she produced and I have enjoyed
Last week it ‘leaked’ to the world that Chris Moyles had signed an extension to his contract with the BBC, and one assumes Radio 1,
The people who run commercial music radio stations aren’t the same as the people who potentially listen to them. If they were, then they’d stop
Nobody listens to a word they say. In fact, as soon as the speaking starts, they tune to something else. I have been in cars
At almost any location in London, and any time of day, even the deafest of FM radios will be able to hear between 30 and
RAJAR is the name given to the organisation that gives random people a diary and says, “Hey, stick these pretty stickers in the bits over
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
Sounds like an ideal time for a raid! Londoners have a choice of a hundred or so radio stations. They don’t know it of course,
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
It appears to be obligatory to look back on a year just gone and reflect on one’s entertainment high and lows. I don’t think I’ve
Here’s a man that ought to go far in the future: Pintsize. Pintsize is a DJ on Hightz FM (108 MHz across London town) on
Who am I? Back to the 1960s and here’s a gentleman who became quite famous, but he’s just sitting in the Magnet Club in Liverpool.
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
It’s Flashback Friday. Every Friday we bring back a golden oldie article from yesteryear. A chance for you to re-read it and see if it
Here’s my take on a couple of things RAJAR. Music radio: I’m convinced that “music radio” falls into two main styles, but hasn’t previously been
I’ve just been listening to a discussion on t’wireless about Friday’s Rickmobbing of Liverpool Street Station in London. They were desperate to make sense of
As a one time lover of Capital 95.8, I hadn’t realised how bad it had become until I accidentally subjected myself to about two hours
I’m guessing that for the last 50 years or so the yardstick for popular culture has been pop music. Pop music has always taken the
Around and about radio enthusiast sites and mass debating pits I notice there continues this horror and fear of mono. Why are (radio anorak type)
Why do I tend to hate old songs more than anything I have ever hated?
What’s going on at Radio 1? Either there is some obscure mental condition affecting those in control or it’s really really really time to cull
How to reduce your audience if you run a radio station:
I was first introduced to the Goldie Lookin Chain song “Your Mother’s Got A Penis” when I was listening to Zane Lowe (Radio One, of
From today, any song whatsoever that’s downloaded (from the legal sites being surveyed) can appear in the (singles) charts. The previous rules were that the