BBC6 Radio - comment, discussion and moans

[Favelado]

The best of all the NTS hosts, Zakia, has now moved to 6 Music. That's a real coup for them I think as she will be a household name one day for her writing and presenting skills - not to mention impeccable music taste.

It's a big loss for NTS but it will continue to be 10 times better than 6 Music even after her departure.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

The best of all the NTS hosts, Zakia, has now moved to 6 Music. That's a real coup for them I think as she will be a household name one day for her writing and presenting skills - not to mention impeccable music taste.

It's a big loss for NTS but it will continue to be 10 times better than 6 Music even after her departure.

Has she actually moved to 6 or is she just filling for GP?

 

[PursuedByBears]

I caught the last 40 mins of her show yesterday, she was pretty good

 

[Favelado]

Has she actually moved to 6 or is she just filling for GP?

She’s moved. She filled in for GP but will have a Sunday night show as of next week. She’s very talented.

 

[Favelado]

I caught the last 40 mins of her show yesterday, she was pretty good

I didn’t hear it but everything she does is high quality.

 

[the button]

The best of all the NTS hosts, Zakia, has now moved to 6 Music. That's a real coup for them I think as she will be a household name one day for her writing and presenting skills - not to mention impeccable music taste.

It's a big loss for NTS but it will continue to be 10 times better than 6 Music even after her departure.

She did her last NTS show this morning with her mum in the studio to offer emotional support. Not a dry eye in the chat.

 

[Favelado]

She did her last NTS show this morning with her mum in the studio to offer emotional support. Not a dry eye in the chat.

Yeah that's right. I was there. Same username on NTS Discord as here.

 

[Me76]

Zakia just did the desert island disco. I like.

 

[Johnny Vodka]

There are new Peel Acres episodes. Having a listen to the Helena Hauff one now.

 

[Cerv]

Grimshaw is back on the breakfast slot next week.
Fucking awful

 

[Me76]

I am at the hairdresser's and they have radio 2 on. Makes me even think of Mary Ann fondly.

 

[editor]

Whatever is playing now sounds like every cliched sample and loop from 20 years ago being played in endless repetition.

 

[PR1Berske]

Grimshaw is back on the breakfast slot next week.
Fucking awful

Lauren will be back, the cancer was caught very early on, my worry is that Grimshaw is being "live auditioned" .

 

[PursuedByBears]

Whatever is playing now sounds like every cliched sample and loop from 20 years ago being played in endless repetition.

It was bloody awful. MAH is reliably shit.

 

[Me76]

It was bloody awful. MAH is reliably shit.

I am switching her off more and more recently. She's never been enjoyable but I feel like she was tolerable before but now it's almost as if she plays weird and rubbish shit for the fun of it. Normally on the hour I have noticed.

 

[BassJunkie]

Mid-morning experimental techno tests man's commitment to being 6 Music listener

A MIDDLE-AGED man listening to 6 Music is gritting his teeth through a nine-minute experimental German drum and bass track before lunch.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I hated every second of Nick Grimshaw that I ever heard on Radio 1. And I can't stand whenever he turns up on the telly panel shows and big fat quizzes of who-gives-a-Jimmy-Carr-shit.

But, I'm going to be a bit contrary when it comes to his current 6 Music slot - he's been decent to my ear. When it's just him (instead of having co-presenters and on-air producers) he's toned down what I presume was a character he was playing - much less annoying, more personable, even likeable. Music wise, there's plenty I like and plenty I don't but that's always going to be the way.

I wish Lauren Laverne all the best and a speedy recovery; and yes I much prefer her on the morning airwaves. But Nick Grimshaw to me is actually turning out to be an unexpectedly decent stand-in.

There, I said it.

 

[PursuedByBears]

Yes he's not half as bad as I thought he would be.

I actually prefer him to LL

 

[Maggot]

Apolgies. I see it was already posted.

 

[Jennaonthebeach]

I hated every second of Nick Grimshaw that I ever heard on Radio 1. And I can't stand whenever he turns up on the telly panel shows and big fat quizzes of who-gives-a-Jimmy-Carr-shit.

But, I'm going to be a bit contrary when it comes to his current 6 Music slot - he's been decent to my ear. When it's just him (instead of having co-presenters and on-air producers) he's toned down what I presume was a character he was playing - much less annoying, more personable, even likeable. Music wise, there's plenty I like and plenty I don't but that's always going to be the way.

I wish Lauren Laverne all the best and a speedy recovery; and yes I much prefer her on the morning airwaves. But Nick Grimshaw to me is actually turning out to be an unexpectedly decent stand-in.

There, I said it.

I've come back to 6 Music - for now. Not a big Lauren Laverne fan though, if I'm allowed to say that in the current circumstances. When she comes back I'll go back to streaming Radcliff and Maconie, Iggy Pop, etc. on my morning runs.

 

[PR1Berske]

Sometimes you just have to accept that 6Music isn't like other radio stations huh

 

[Favelado]

Sometimes you just have to accept that 6Music isn't like other radio stations huh
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NTS makes it looks like Heart FM and there's a fair amount of indie for 50 year olds on there isn't there?

I will convert everyone to NTS eventually.

 

[PR1Berske]

NTS makes it looks like Heart FM and there's a fair amount of indie for 50 year olds on there isn't there?

I will convert everyone to NTS eventually.

Tbf the Vietnamese language cover of La Isla Bonita was quite the bop once it got going

 

[Favelado]

Tbf the Vietnamese language cover of La Isla Bonita was quite the bop once it got going

I love a good foreign language cover.

Here's a whole show of it if it grows on you.

Kẹo kéo - Sài Gòn Sound 7th November 2022

Playing V-Pop, Vinahouse. Mixed by Mike Phạm from Nhạc Gãy—a Ho Chi Minh city based collective and label, this one hour listening journey is a tribute to the evolution of Vietnamese popular music in the past 20 years. Consisting of iconic and karaoke-able hits across genres, the mix is aimed to...

www.nts.live

 

[Maggot]

Jamz' show today has been absolutely superb - a "women in soundsystems" special - two hours of flawless reggae plus fascinating interviews with some really excellent women. Recommended.

This is brilliant! So glad I managed to listen before it disappears.

 

[ska invita]

yes thanks from me too...ripped it (cut the bbc6 trails and news) and will upload to youtube at somepoint, hopefully will avoid copyright strike

 

[krtek a houby]

The Jamz programme was fascinating and it's something that isn't recognised enough - women artists and DJs in the reggae/soundsytems world.

Put me in the mood for some more sounds & found this mini documentary on the World Service. It highlights on Zouk, hip hop and other Black Music in Europe - again it's excellent to hear these docs on sometimes neglected genres

The Documentary - Black Music in Europe - Black music in France and Italy - BBC Sounds

Clarke Peters focuses on the era of Zouk and Kassav’ to MC Solaar, Tommy Kuti , RayJeezy

www.bbc.co.uk

It's only one ep, apparently there's a series of them but couldn't find it

 

[ska invita]

Jamz' show today has been absolutely superb - a "women in soundsystems" special - two hours of flawless reggae plus fascinating interviews with some really excellent women. Recommended.

yes thanks from me too...ripped it (cut the bbc6 trails and news) and will upload to youtube at somepoint, hopefully will avoid copyright strike

ETA: Mentions Rusty Rebel "the first woman in the UK to own a Soundsystem," ...heard her play last month on Real Roots Radio....a kiiilllleerrr show!!! Deep deep deep selection. Worth looking our for her. Hadnt heard of her before, now twice in a month

 

[Petcha]

I cant believe I'm saying this, but Nick Grimshaw is actually quite good. Not missing Laverne at all, although of course I hope she's recovering well.

 

[Nivag]

I cant believe I'm saying this, but Nick Grimshaw is actually quite good. Not missing Laverne at all, although of course I hope she's recovering well.

When I saw his mug pop up when I tuned in today I thought I was on the wrong station lol
So far so good though.