Next you’ll be complaining about Billy Connolly sounding Scottish!
No danger of that given he's sounded like an affected **** since the mid 90's
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Cannot believe they're moving Rad Mac. I found 6 music because I loved their R2 evening show. They were perfect for the afternoon. Even my wife who only listens to Heart FM (the shame 😀) was completely shocked. Load of bollocks.
Don't knock Cerys, she's lovely and the ideal lazy Sunday morning listening.
As a recent newcomer to the station, I have this to say: it's almost all electronica, synth bullshit. Electronica lead humbug. I had such high hopes after the whole Dublin music festival thing involving interviews with all sorts of interesting sorts and very good music. Been downhill since then.
I don't listen much in the daytime but I wish they played more evening music.
Merak
#rolls bogie
😂😂 Wonderful!!
Strange to move RadMac from the afternoon. MAH I could really do without, I would have loved to have more of Tom Ravenscroft, still it is always by miles going to be the best music station around regardless.
Or hadn’t you noticed her wittering on about every half hour or so?
Nah, I was only joking. I’ve just got a hatred of Djs, so can’t listen to the radio at all. Did listen to Tom R’s best of the year after seeing this thread and he had some good stuff (and some shite old indie sounding dreariness). Good that they’ve discovered the marvellous Sudan Archives. Only a year later than me, but better late than never eh? 😉
Rolls bogie
😆 excellent!
Cerys is good love her Welsh accent yet the one show presenter Welsh accent is like tinfoil on teeth, Geoff from the Pete and Geoff virgin show now on 5live, unusual choice for bbc as he is funny but could be close to the edge sometimes
NTS Is worth a shot for anyone looking to abandon, and is pretty open to new sounds, most of it's non DJ led chat wise, varied music, no news (frekin hate the constant interruption of the same not really news but we have to tell you this every hour all day BBC thing)
Plus monthly slots by Wetherall, David Holmes, Trevor Jackson. Autechre just did a month of guest mixes, gets a bit grime/urban for me at some times but it's my usual go to at any time of any day.
WFMU is also pretty great, and varied.
Giles Petersons Worldwide station is pretty good if your into his sounds.
Put radmac back on radio 2 evenings. That show was brilliant. Just right . Still I see it being great on a weekend morning and what I'll tune into now.
is Marc Riley OK?
don't care about the rest.
Yes!
is Marc Riley OK?
Good God, would they take his microphone away from his bloody evening interviews. It's pretty much the only thing that makes me switch the radio off. I'll be enjoying my dinner and then next minute
WHAT WAS THE FIRST GIG YOU EVER WENT TOOo
GTFO.
Good God, would they take his microphone away from his bloody evening interviews. It’s pretty much the only thing that makes me switch the radio off. I’ll be enjoying my dinner and then next minute
you don't get the reference of what he's taking the piss out of then.
I'd been hoping for a schedule change for years, only so Steve Lamacq could get moved to the late night shift where I wouldn't have to listen to his god-awful segments and terrible attempts at listener engagement (this week it was "tell us about your stories of when you forgot to take something on holiday") Can't believe he's survived the re-jig.
I used to really enjoy Keaveny and co, but in the last year their entire content seems to be based on the long-running joke that they don't have any content, which got wearisome a long time ago. Hope the move to the afternoon gives them some new energy.
MAH - Complete crap.
LL - lovely, in every possible way 🙂
The Freak Show isn't moving, good. Mr Maconie is a very nice man, this week especially.
Saturdays will still be unbearable from 9 (when I shall switch over to Danny Baker) until Giles Peterson at 3.
I can't believe that wretched Liz Kershaw has survived the changes, Reading this thread, I'm not alone in this view,
I'm mostly pro the changes. Not everything is ideal for me (why should it be?) but I do like the fact that they're breaking up the WALL OF MIDDLE-AGED WHITE GUY on weekdays that only had LL as punctuation from 7am to midnight. A bit of a change in tone throughout the day will be most welcome.
I love SK and I'm gutted he's moving, but can understand the criticism. He's the anti Chris Evans with actual good music so you can expect the playlist but with deep soul, funk and some qotsa and the cure. Perfect for the morning and Matt Everett is sound, despite his hatred for hendrix
I can only listen to 6music at drive time now but have no time for lamaq, although he's a genuinely nice bloke. You can always expect some shit britpop a la echobelly dropped in with the playlist. And his features and call ins are excreble. I enjoyed the session with idles recently
Worst though is Liz Kershaw, how did she get the gig? She doesn't even have a music pedigree to fall back on. She's always getting stuff wrong as well. Just terrible
I agree, I think ravenscroft should get a regular slot as you can tell he loves his music and I find him easy on the ear
you don’t get the reference of what he’s taking the piss out of then
At least there is some purpose to it then!
Are you willing to educate me or shall I continue to listen and suffer, knowing that my ears are not worthy to experience the aural circlejerk that is 6Music?
/edit - sorry, i forgot this 😉
Hurrah! Huey dodged the chop!
How Huey, Liz Kershaw and Golum survived this 're-shuffle' astounds me.
So Huey's safe?? Phew - only good news in this shambles. RadMac will be great at the weekends, but then they were great every afternoon! WTF am I going to listen to in the afternoons now? Can't stand SK and the other afternoon option on Radio 2 doesn't bear thinking about!!
SK has irritated me slighlty recenlty, but Matt Everret really rips my knitting. He's 6Music's equivalent to Richard Hammond and needs a good dousing in vagisol.
The afternoon show will be interesting. it's being pitched as more of a RadMac style joint presenter gig than 'joining me for music news' as Matt was in the mornings and it could have quite a different feel to the morning show.
Worst though is Liz Kershaw, how did she get the gig? She doesn’t even have a music pedigree to fall back on. She’s always getting stuff wrong as well.
She is bloody awful! My favourite was the time she interviewed Nile Rodgers:
Liz: So Nile, tell us more about er, Studio 57
Nile: It was Studio 54! Dude! How can you get that wrong?
Liz: Well, I weren't there, were I?
Nile: .... hnggh..... phhhwwww....... whatever
Nemone is great. I love her. Never listen to the show though. I get a lot of shit for that.
As a recent newcomer to the station, I have this to say: it’s almost all electronica, synth bullshit. Electronica lead humbug. I had such high hopes after the whole Dublin music festival thing involving interviews with all sorts of interesting sorts and very good music. Been downhill since then.
Ah, I guess you’ve managed to only hear Nemone and Giles Peterson then. Nemone is obsessed with EDM, and will try to shove as much in as possible even when she’s doing someone else’s show. Still, could be worse, it could be the soulless, moribund wasteland that is Radio 1/Heart/Kiss FM that people at work listen to, and which are indistinguishable from each other, except that Radio 1 doesn’t have adverts on it.
Of course there’s going to be some electronic stuff on there, there’s loads about, I even like some of it. I particularly like the Underworld/ Iggy Pop collaboration, they’re playing at the mo’.
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Thanks for the suggestion Scratch. What I've listened to so far (not much admittedly) has been pretty interesting. I like the choice of 2 feeds on the website.
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No escape from MAH at the moment - she is covering for Gideon Coe this week - they are really pushing her, but I find the 'I need to let you know..' affectation bloody annoying.
For me shame to see both Keaveny and Mary Anne Hobbs moving to slots where I'll no longer be able to listen to them live
Can't really call what the Lauren Laverne and Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie's new slots will be like as I rarely get to listen to them
Agree about Liz Kershaw - can't stand listening to her - one of the rare occasions I switch to Radio 2 instead
As a recent newcomer to the station, I have this to say: it’s almost all electronica, synth bullshit.guess you’ve managed to only hear Nemone and Giles Peterson then.
Giles Peterson is certainly nowhere near all electronica - maybe you should try listening to him...
One sentence from MAH is enough to get intensly annoyed at her condescending/faux expert/faux sexy tones.
Giles Peterson is certainly nowhere near all electronica
Long term fan of Gilles - he has an enormously broad music taste, comparable to John Peel, but coming starting from a Jazz base rather than rock. He'll happily play folk - you'll hear bits of Nick Drake, all sorts of stuff. His slightly annoying current trail says he comes in each week with a big box of records and freestyles the show like a DJ set. That means it can be really variable depending on what mood he's in - sometimes there will be a load of trad jazz, sometimes electronica, sometimes a lot of modern soul (which isn't my thing but all the rest works for me and you'll always hear something new and interesting).
My new schedule;
Monday to Friday
5am-7.30am Chris Hawkins (from 5am-7am)
7.30am-10.30am Lauren Laverne (moving from 10am-1pm)
10.30am-1pm Mark and Lard (from 7am-10am, Saturday and Sunday)
1pm-4pm Shaun Keaveny (moving from 7am-10am)4pm-7pm Ravenscroft
I don't know how to break this to you but Mark and Lard haven't done a radio show together for nearly 15 years...
Long term fan of Gilles
32 years for me 🙂
Really enjoying Tom Robinson this morning. Can we keep him there please.
MAH can GTF. At least there's no Edith bastarding Bowman to really ruin stuff though.
When does the new schedule start?
MAH was awful on the Gideon Coe show last week. I turned off after 20 minutes or so for 3 nights, the 4th, I didnt bother putting it on.
I don’t know how to break this to you but Mark and Lard haven’t done a radio show together for nearly 15 years…
Really? Next you'll be telling me Bears shit in the woods.
#rolls2bogies
I’m really lucky. I’m happy to listen to all the presenters on six...different strokes etc.
the David Holmes slot last month was particularly ace.
So Keaveny is gone from breakfast. Who's popping the champagne, who's a tiny bit sad?
So Keaveny is gone from breakfast. Who’s popping the champagne, who’s a tiny bit sad?
I'm not going to miss his impressions, Hill street Blues or 'we don't do birthdays'. The show format had grown tired and tedious, but he seemed loathe to put any effort into improving it. I have no idea if I'll prefer having LL in his place.
I don't/didn't mind Keaveny and Clinton Baptiste was good this morning.
