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Bugger me Liz Kershaw is embarrassing. I've had the radio on for 10 minutes and it's incredibly clear she's not done any research on the person she's interviewing. Asking a 64 year old Richard Butler, Psychedelic Furs, how many kids he has and that the new album has "songs for kids" based on the titles which it cringingly transpires is way off the mark as he clarifies one is about substance abuse. :facepalm: And then he confirms he has one child and she is 23 :facepalm: And she also described one of their new songs as "poppy". She's also done a hark back to the olden days anecdote about Janice Long which I suppose is better than her brother.
 
Mogden said:
Bugger me Liz Kershaw is embarrassing. I've had the radio on for 10 minutes and it's incredibly clear she's not done any research on the person she's interviewing. Asking a 64 year old Richard Butler, Psychedelic Furs, how many kids he has and that the new album has "songs for kids" based on the titles which it cringingly transpires is way off the mark as he clarifies one is about substance abuse. :facepalm: And then he confirms he has one child and she is 23 :facepalm: And she also described one of their new songs as "poppy". She's also done a hark back to the olden days anecdote about Janice Long which I suppose is better than her brother.
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She is a blithering idiot.
 
always worth repeating. She’s an awful person.

spitfire said:
Liz Kershaw showing off her generous caring side again. I know we like a moan about the presenters, mostly because they can be a bit annoying sometimes but she's just unpleasant.

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spitfire said:
She has form. I'm sure you already know but no harm in sharing again.

The first one is the one that gets me, if there was any nation state that wanted to cause harm to a UK nuclear power station they wouldn't be sending the operators over on a lilo from Calais.

They'd arrive on valid passports through a major airport and disappear afterwards.

She's as dense as a neutron star.

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Have they got rid of the BBC Radio song finder tool? Did a Google but couldn't find it.

(Found the song by listening again - it was Dominique by Ela Minus).
 
Fuck's sake after giving a minute by minute countdown to a 'world exclusive' - and frankly, fairly average - track by Mogwai, she's now banging on about it like it was an undiscovered Beatles track or something.
 
Has anyone noticed there seems to be more grime / heavy rap / dancehall* style music on the playlist recently. I am liking it.

*my music genre terminology is very bad.
 
Wfh for the last couple of weeks plus my usual listening...

  • Kershaw is a thick, poisonous bastard & no idea why she's on. Fuck me, she actually sang the opening bars of 'Islands in the Stream' at Richard Hawley on Saturday. Toe-curling shite that Hawley manfully ignored, feigning not to have ever heard the song before. Her 'interview' with JC Clarke, (another massive missed opportunity) mainly consisted of her telling him how working class she is because her dad was a headteacher, even interrupting him while he's telling a self-deprecating story about real poverty in the 50s. She knows fuck all about pretty much any of the music she spouts about; she can't interview for shit and she's a racist prick. (A few weeks ago, she was skirting very close to covid denial with all her 'now we're not allowed to even go to the shops hahahahahahah'.)
  • Cerys is fantastic; never a duff show, always interesting, brilliant themes
  • Gideon Coe is worth his weight in gold; along with Cerys, the best on 6
  • Riley's great when he's great and a bit meh sometimes. He's a loveable old bastard though and some of the repeated series he's done are OK - though over familiar as they're only a few years old. It works best when his time in The Fall crosses over with the time period he's talking about or music he's playing. A national treasure yes he's a bit like Peel isn't he really. Though not the underage girl stuff.
  • Amy Lame is cak; another one who's just playing at it; no real knowledge, just in the media and knows some people.
  • Mary Anne Hobbs - her breathy voice makes me feel a bit tense for some reason and she's a bit earnest but she seems nice and means well. She's played some excellent dance tunes recently
  • Lammo's Lammo; as predictable as the indie landfill he loves so much. As a fellow Essex boy, I've got a bit of a soft spot for him and I like a bit of landfill myself on occasion so fair fucks to him really. His shows are pretty tedious and repetitive now though - he needs something new. His album listening party is a) a rip off and b) a bit shit. Opening lagers at 6 on a Friday and singing along to the listener request show is a welcome to the weekend for me.
  • Lauren is showbiz; slick and smooth and in touch with the listeners and will be massive on the telly at some point. Her shows work in the morning but were dull af over the lunchtime. Maybe because I only hear half hour though. I've got a soft spot for her too as I knew her a little bit about a hundred years ago in Newcastle.
  • Craig Charles; I've never wanted to like him as he proved himself to be a complete cunt many years ago. His shows are brilliant though; cooking and dancing in the kitchen is a staple on a Saturday night. Having said that, his source material's the best so he'd be hard pressed not to find good tunes in some ways.
  • Guy Garvey; I know he's all about himself (in a slightly annoying way that Marc Riley avoids) but I do like his shows. Nice, thoughtful, mellow tunes that can sometimes be twee and obvious but sometimes pretty good*
  • Radcliffe/Nemone/Robinson; all OK at their thing.
  • Keaveny - I quite like him :D




*Tbf, I've not listened to him recently as an ex-urb does a brilliant show on Home | The Neon Hospice on Sundays at 2pm...
 
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beesonthewhatnow said:
Iggy’s show is still the best IMO.
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Hmmm. I think I'd like it at a different time - it just doesn't work for me on Friday night. I'm half pissed, very stoned and doing the washing up Pop, so no, I don't want to be challenged by your avant garde jazz or your interminably slow explanation of some thought you had in 1974. I'd prefer Cillian Murphy in that slot but they've probably paid loads for Iggy like they did with Dylan years ago (now they were good shows.)
 
Sweet FA said:
Hmmm. I think I'd like it at a different time - it just doesn't work for me on Friday night. I'm half pissed, very stoned and doing the washing up Pop, so no, I don't want to be challenged by your avant garde jazz or your interminably slow explanation of some thought you had in 1974. I'd prefer Cillian Murphy in that slot but they've probably paid loads for Iggy like they did with Dylan years ago (now they were good shows.)
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Yes, Iggy's show is great but I never listen to it when it's broadcast (I'm listening to it now on Sounds)
 
Sweet FA said:
Hmmm. I think I'd like it at a different time - it just doesn't work for me on Friday night. I'm half pissed, very stoned and doing the washing up Pop, so no, I don't want to be challenged by your avant garde jazz or your interminably slow explanation of some thought you had in 1974. I'd prefer Cillian Murphy in that slot but they've probably paid loads for Iggy like they did with Dylan years ago (now they were good shows.)
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A nice slow paced Friday night quite suits me nowadays :D
 
Sweet FA said:
Wfh for the last couple of weeks plus my usual listening...

  • Kershaw is a thick, poisonous bastard & no idea why she's on. Fuck me, she actually sang the opening bars of 'Islands in the Stream' at Richard Hawley on Saturday. Toe-curling shite that Hawley manfully ignored, feigning not to have ever heard the song before. Her 'interview' with JC Clarke, (another massive missed opportunity) mainly consisted of her telling him how working class she is because her dad was a headteacher, even interrupting him while he's telling a self-deprecating story about real poverty in the 50s. She knows fuck all about pretty much any of the music she spouts about; she can't interview for shit and she's a racist prick. (A few weeks ago, she was skirting very close to covid denial with all her 'now we're not allowed to even go to the shops hahahahahahah'.)
  • Cerys is fantastic; never a duff show, always interesting, brilliant themes
  • Gideon Coe is worth his weight in gold; along with Cerys, the best on 6
  • Riley's great when he's great and a bit meh sometimes. He's a loveable old bastard though and some of the repeated series he's done are OK - though over familiar as they're only a few years old. It works best when his time in The Fall crosses over with the time period he's talking about or music he's playing. A national treasure yes he's a bit like Peel isn't he really. Though not the underage girl stuff.
  • Amy Lame is cak; another one who's just playing at it; no real knowledge, just in the media and knows some people.
  • Mary Anne Hobbs - her breathy voice makes me feel a bit tense for some reason and she's a bit earnest but she seems nice and means well. She's played some excellent dance tunes recently
  • Lammo's Lammo; as predictable as the indie landfill he loves so much. As a fellow Essex boy, I've got a bit of a soft spot for him and I like a bit of landfill myself on occasion so fair fucks to him really. His shows are pretty tedious and repetitive now though - he needs something new. His album listening party is a) a rip off and b) a bit shit. Opening lagers at 6 on a Friday and singing along to the listener request show is a welcome to the weekend for me.
  • Lauren is showbiz; slick and smooth and in touch with the listeners and will be massive on the telly at some point. Her shows work in the morning but were dull af over the lunchtime. Maybe because I only hear half hour though. I've got a soft spot for her too as I knew her a little bit about a hundred years ago in Newcastle.
  • Craig Charles; I've never wanted to like him as he proved himself to be a complete cunt many years ago. His shows are brilliant though; cooking and dancing in the kitchen is a staple on a Saturday night. Having said that, his source material's the best so he'd be hard pressed not to find good tunes in some ways.
  • Guy Garvey; I know he's all about himself (in a slightly annoying way that Marc Riley avoids) but I do like his shows. Nice, thoughtful, mellow tunes that can sometimes be twee and obvious but sometimes pretty good*
  • Radcliffe/Nemone/Robinson; all OK at their thing.
  • Keaveny - I quite like him :D




*Tbf, I've not listened to him recently as an ex-urb does a brilliant show on Home | The Neon Hospice on Sundays at 2pm...
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Are you me?

That's pretty much exactly how I feel about all of them.

Iggy is great as well, he plays some amazing jazz croony 40s stuff sometimes that I love as we never hear it anywhere else.
 
Sweet FA said:
Hmmm. I think I'd like it at a different time - it just doesn't work for me on Friday night. I'm half pissed, very stoned and doing the washing up Pop, so no, I don't want to be challenged by your avant garde jazz or your interminably slow explanation of some thought you had in 1974. I'd prefer Cillian Murphy in that slot but they've probably paid loads for Iggy like they did with Dylan years ago (now they were good shows.)
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He's grown on me, Cillian had his shows repeated over lockdown 1 on Friday night and it just didn't work.

I used to think that and was always ready to bang some vinyl on in my Friday Night Shed Session (FNSS) but he's always kept me listening.
 
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