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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I too would never have heard of under-the-radar- bands like elbow, bjork, oasis, pulp and the senseless things.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
The thing is, the new stuff has so often been clearly whacked on the play list by pluggers rather than anything the DJ's are really interested in.Mark radcliffe playing some hip-hop he hates. It's good at 7-12 weekdays. But that's not what we're on about is it?
6 music started in 2002. Most of those bands were very much "over-the-radar" by then. Only maybe elbow could you make that claim about?
Spod
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Radio 1 Rock show with Daniel P Carter is sunday night. Agreed there is a lot of new bands played who all sound like clones of either Fall out Boy or Paramore. But you might be pleasantly suprised, for example 2 weeks ago was a Metallica special featuring interviews and album tracks from the early albums. And last week through it I discovered a great new band called Psychedelic Witchcraft who sound exactly like early 70's Sabbath but with a female singer. IME the first half of the show has most of the pop-punk, while the second half has the heavier and older stuff.
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
I'll maybe give it another try then. But I still think that when Radio 2 and Radio 6 are on the air for 336 hours a week in total, they could give us aging rockers a couple or three hours to ourselves
Wouldn't something like Absolute Classic Rock be more up your street, grandad?
Sure. But that doesn't alter the fact that British Heavy Metal fans get an absolutely lousy deal from BBC radio, and in fact an even worse deal that we got 25-30 years ago when the BBC only had 4 radio stations in totalWouldn't something like Absolute Classic Rock be more up your street, grandad?
mwgdrwg
Be a Pisces. Jam.
30 years ago when I was 14 I had to listen to John Peel playing death metal at the wrong speed just so I could hear one or two house and hip-hop records. It was the only place I could hear it, metal was absolutely everywhere. You've had your time
I'm not necessarily disagreeing with the above. Both house and hip hop were ignored for too long.But now in 2017 i think there are several groups of music fans- Jazz, Country, Folk being three other examples, who get a lousy deal from BBCs Six and Two. But at least those genres get *some* coverage. Old school metal gets virtually none.30 years ago when I was 14 I had to listen to John Peel playing death metal at the wrong speed just so I could hear one or two house and hip-hop records. It was the only place I could hear it, metal was absolutely everywhere. You've had your time
skyscraper101
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There's a fine line when it comes to 'rock' shows on the radio. I have virtually no interest in stuff like Absolute Classic Rock playing old Sabbath and Deep Purple tracks on the same rotation every single day, nor do I wish to listen to whiny emo metal bands so beloved of Daniel P Carter.
One of the best shows which radio 1 got rid of because of BBC cuts was The Lock Up (latterly The Punk Show) with Mike Davies. He had a great taste for new Punk and Hardcore from the US and UK, and always kept the music fresh, and ran the Lockup Stage at Reading/Leeds. I struggle to find anything to match it these days.
One of the best shows which radio 1 got rid of because of BBC cuts was The Lock Up (latterly The Punk Show) with Mike Davies. He had a great taste for new Punk and Hardcore from the US and UK, and always kept the music fresh, and ran the Lockup Stage at Reading/Leeds. I struggle to find anything to match it these days.
craigxcraig
Prefers 'cxc'
Tom has been great all week, today has been awful.
editor
hiraethified
It's still awful. Almost entirely mid-tempo indie sludge. Steve Mason, Joy Zipperzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
Spod
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Thats pretty niche, cant see you finding anything that specific that except on internet radio. Daniel P Carter plays a very wide mix, a lot of it not great IMO. However I find it a great way of keeping up to date with whats going in rock and metal
Spod
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Sean Keaveny had a chat with Brian Cox and Brian Eno last xmas which was ace. They are having another one again on xmas day
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butchersapron
Bring back hanging
Picket line crossing huey whatshisname just called The Fall The Falls.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
They need to stop with the Gemma Cairney shit. Even worse, not even ironically so far as I can detect, she is using an Ace Of Bass track as a 'bed' this morning - the fuck?? 
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
The whole Saturday schedule is a mess IIRC.
spliff
New Member
I'm glad we still have BBC6 though, behind the presenters egos I sometimes hear something that sparks me.
Although really I would prefer 'Late Junction' 24 hours a day.
But hey, that's just me getting older
Although really I would prefer 'Late Junction' 24 hours a day.
But hey, that's just me getting older
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krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
I'm going to recommend Peter Barakan
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redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Have Joy Zipper got a new one out? Thought they'd disappeared a decade ago, not that I'd call them mid-tempo indie sludge.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
Are you sure you're listening to the right station? Whatever other criticisms might apply, the music is pretty diverse.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
They need to stop with the Gemma Cairney shit. Even worse, not even ironically so far as I can detect, she is using an Ace Of Bass track as a 'bed' this morning - the fuck??
And she just played the track in full.
butchersapron
Bring back hanging
I suspect you have a pretty impoverished definition of what constitutes diverse if you think BBC6 fits the bill.
shambler
Well-Known Member
Huey might have a mental age a 12 year old, but his show gets me moving on a Saturday morning.
FIP is the best option for when BBC6 is playing shit. No talking there, and even when they do, it's French and sexy and I can't understand it.
Spod
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Perhaps an unpopular opinion on here but I like Huey's show. Nice mix if soul, punk and funk and I even enjoy his patter. He is openly hostile to dreary indie half-asleep singing stuff he has is forced to include. Gemma Cairney is always unwelcome in my view popping up during the Glastonbury coverage talking shite. Now it looks like they are trying to slip her into 6Music by stealth.
Johnny Vodka
The Abominable Scotsman
I can tolerate him for a bit once a week, but over Xmas they had him filling in for bore Lamacq when Tom Ravenscroft is much better doing that...
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
editor Monochrome session on Marc Riley tonight.
Gemma cairney is very annoying.
I agree with both above posts. Tom ravenscroft plays some cool stuff when filling in for Lammo.
I like 6 overall and I’m very much not an indie drone kid. It’s far from perfect but it’s radio. It never pleases everyone.
Still not sold on Amy Lame replacing Jarvis. Although this Sunday’s show was an improvement. Too much playlist not enough weirdness.
Gemma cairney is very annoying.
I agree with both above posts. Tom ravenscroft plays some cool stuff when filling in for Lammo.
I like 6 overall and I’m very much not an indie drone kid. It’s far from perfect but it’s radio. It never pleases everyone.
Still not sold on Amy Lame replacing Jarvis. Although this Sunday’s show was an improvement. Too much playlist not enough weirdness.
