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!
Tag: music
Every number one song evah
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
Prayer in C
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,
Happy Birthday to the happy happy sound of Radio 1
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.
We need more singing lifts
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’)
Ronan O’Rahilly
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
Radio Caroline Extra Extra, read all about it
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
Old Guard Radio
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
Jingles jangle Radio 2
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
More radio redundancies on the way
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
Time to rebel against the machine of Glasto
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
Stop playing the damn oldies!
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
Only morons watched the Eurovision Song Contest
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
That critical Big L review
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
When old people attack!
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
Where are the radio stations with talkie bits?
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
Listen to Steve and Suzy on Sundays
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
Wot no talking radio?
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
Awful old records on Radio 1
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
Stop these bastard Segues
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
Do you love me?
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
Pirates still rule the waves
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
Wot no pirate radio for Liverpool?
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
Nick Grimshaw isn’t too grim
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
Culling the over 30s from Radio 1
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
The long non-song after a few songs
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
What’s the point of a record collection?
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
The day the cult religious broadcasts died
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
Jack off about radio station imaging
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
OMG! It’s August the 14th … all over again!
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
Radio station bosses teach listeners to hate radio DJs
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.
Radio on the TV
“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
Don’t fear the songs
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
Wot no Liverpool pirate radio?
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
The Chris Moyles Show will reign until September
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
8 out of 10 fat-cat celebrities
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
Where are the real Radio Caroline ‘fans’?
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
How to start a pirate radio station in London
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
It’s time to cull BBC local radio
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
It’s time to close analogue radio
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
Could Radio Caroline return from a ship at sea?
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.
Laser 558, the last fun 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
Capital Radio heads in One Direction
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
Radio for communities of interest
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.
Scott Mills and Chris Moyles
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
Never more than a minute away from music
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.
Radio presenters talk in lumps
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
Guess who owns the Ross Revenge
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
The day Steve Conway realised he was one of THEM
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 think I might have chucked Chris Moyles
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
How to start a pirate radio station in London
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
Yes, it’s time to cull BBC local radio
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
Stop radio station programmers being willy obsessed
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
Amy Winehouse
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
Chris Moyles is going on and on
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,
Stop radio station programmers being willy obsessed
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
Why do commercial radio presenters bother speaking?
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
How to start a pirate radio station in London
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
Background radio -v- Foreground radio
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
Why I hate old songs
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
The death of the single
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
Ofcom 87.7, home of the hits?
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,
Time to cull the old people at Radio 1
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
2010 – a year in entertainment
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
The big Pintsize Geeza
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 is he then?
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.
Your Mother’s Got a Penis
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
Justice for Lemar
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
Background radio versus Foreground radio
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
The case of the RICKMOBBING of Liverpool Street Station
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
Ten grate links in a row
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
Pop music
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
Fear of mono
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 I hate old songs
Why do I tend to hate old songs more than anything I have ever hated?
Time to cull the old people at Radio 1
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
Reducing radio audiences
How to reduce your audience if you run a radio station:
Your Mother’s Got a Penis
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
The death of the single
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
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