Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:40pm | IP Logged

No reference to banana cake for a while

Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:48pm | IP Logged

Getting back to Keith's Original thread, before setting up the radio station I would first set up a recording studio to allow the innovative bands to first record some tracks to play on the station.

Alongside that there should be a independant site where Joe Public can download said recordings.

Finally the playlist for the radio station would not have anything in the current top 40 at the time, and anything that had reached the top 40 would not be played until at least six weeks after it dropped out of the chart. If a track made it to the top ten it should have to wait 6 months to be played. 

Posted: 20 February 2006 at 7:52pm | IP Logged

Getting back to Keith's Original thread, before setting up the radio station I would first set up a recording studio to allow the innovative bands to first record some tracks to play on the station.

Would my stuff get on? www.christianbands.co.uk/bands/271

Posted: 20 February 2006 at 8:32pm | IP Logged

A lot of good bands have been swallowed up by big business and people that think they now all.

Thats why Indie is in such a strong position at the moment i.e. Arctic Monkeys play for fun and are vibrant without the strong arm tactics of the all powerful label and A&R men.

More recording studios & technicians and free places to gig for all.

Posted: 21 February 2006 at 10:30am | IP Logged

The point I was trying to make is that I honestly believe that we now have very little choice in our local (not national) radio.

The way I see it is you can either listen to the local BBC stations and take your chances, or tune into one of GWR's 'Fabby' little local radio stations. Where I live, we have Chiltern FM on 96.9FM. Then at 97.something, you have er, Chiltern FM for Herfordshire. Twiddle the dial a bit and go to 103.something and you find Horizon FM - all playing the same rubbish at the same time, interspersed with local adverts. You can literally swing the tuner from one end of the dial to the other and get a pretty much uninterrupted broadcast. After 5:30, all the stations play the same syndicated broadcast until 1a.m. It's just plain pathetic.

I listen to Radio 6 on my way into work and I just wish that someone, somewhere had the vision and money to establish a more local counter-culture radio station for the 30-40+ age group with the sole intention of enlightening and educating through music.

Posted: 21 February 2006 at 1:09pm | IP Logged

Has anyone seen the Dilbert cartoon with the Discussion on what Dogbert is going to spend his millions on, having sold the DSN television network?

Dogbert: I'm going to build my own fun park, with a ride called the 'Wedgie'* and a maze in front of the rest rooms.

Dilbert: But people will hate it.

Dogbert: If people want to enjoy themselves, they can build their own fun park!

Dave

* The Wedgie being a big Wheel that gives the riders a wedgie as it goes round!

Posted: 21 February 2006 at 1:21pm | IP Logged

Getting back to Keith’s original message – the reason we don’t have the radio network Keith dreams of is because we have a lottery culture.

The lottery is a way for a few undeserving, untalented people to become fabulously rich at the expense of the masses.

The music industry works in exactly the same way