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Radio 1 are axing "The Evening Session", hosted by Steve Lamacq.
It's "unsure as to what will fill the gap".
So the nations biggest radio station is jettisoning one of it's few programmes that showcases unsigned bands, interviews and performances from groups that actually make an effort.
Great.
Another outlet for struggling/up and coming bands is being shut down, primarily - I'm guessing - because the demographic indicates that new music is waning?
Balls.
This is at the same time that the BBC announces it's all-new station dedicated to Black Music.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that garage/RnB etc is popular and making money could it?
And before anyone starts debating the merits of a "black" radio station, the only colour involved here is green.
If Icelandic music was "hip", then you can guarantee that the BBC would set up a station solely dedicated to that as well.
The fact that The Evening Session didn't rely on ego-superstar DJ presenting, or humorous links or any of the other crap associated with Radio 1 is what made it worthwhile.
Lamacq says "It's music first and foremost, nothing to do with me or what sells the most that week".
But, it would appear, that doesn't matter anymore in the institution that is Radio 1.
Zoe Ball has moved to Xfm and absolutely slated Radio 1, "They would only ever allow me to play 1 song a week of my own choice, the rest was set in stone and suffocating".
What galls me is the fact that because a station decides to axe a show, it's presumed that that musical genre is not worth anything anymore.
Well excuse me, but new/raw music is one of the most vital things around.
Without bands willing to bust their humps playing weeknights, driving miles to venues etc you would only ever listen to that which sells.
But it would sell because that's all you listened to.
You may not like some of the bands on The Evening Session, but I'd rather listen to an obscure band than the latest offering from Gareth Gates.
Venues are closing in regional areas, and in London people rarely just go to a venue to see whoever is playing - you go because there's a band you know you'll like.
The live-gig is a thriving scene in London, but it's bloody hard work and thankless. The Evening Session (and Xfm) is one of the only mainstream radio shows that offers people that choice to hear music they may never have been into.
Some people can't trawl through the internet for music and rely on that show to provide them with a window into what is going on in today's music scene.
And it's been taken away.
Yet you can listen to The Breakfast Show "posse" and hear the same 7 songs that are A-listed and get played in every show throughout the day.
Thanks very much Radio 1 for taking away yet another little outlet for people that play music because they have to. People that play because it's an expression of their soul/feelings.
It seems that heartfelt musicianship doesn't count for much these days.
And that saddens me.
It's "unsure as to what will fill the gap".
So the nations biggest radio station is jettisoning one of it's few programmes that showcases unsigned bands, interviews and performances from groups that actually make an effort.
Great.
Another outlet for struggling/up and coming bands is being shut down, primarily - I'm guessing - because the demographic indicates that new music is waning?
Balls.
This is at the same time that the BBC announces it's all-new station dedicated to Black Music.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that garage/RnB etc is popular and making money could it?
And before anyone starts debating the merits of a "black" radio station, the only colour involved here is green.
If Icelandic music was "hip", then you can guarantee that the BBC would set up a station solely dedicated to that as well.
The fact that The Evening Session didn't rely on ego-superstar DJ presenting, or humorous links or any of the other crap associated with Radio 1 is what made it worthwhile.
Lamacq says "It's music first and foremost, nothing to do with me or what sells the most that week".
But, it would appear, that doesn't matter anymore in the institution that is Radio 1.
Zoe Ball has moved to Xfm and absolutely slated Radio 1, "They would only ever allow me to play 1 song a week of my own choice, the rest was set in stone and suffocating".
What galls me is the fact that because a station decides to axe a show, it's presumed that that musical genre is not worth anything anymore.
Well excuse me, but new/raw music is one of the most vital things around.
Without bands willing to bust their humps playing weeknights, driving miles to venues etc you would only ever listen to that which sells.
But it would sell because that's all you listened to.
You may not like some of the bands on The Evening Session, but I'd rather listen to an obscure band than the latest offering from Gareth Gates.
Venues are closing in regional areas, and in London people rarely just go to a venue to see whoever is playing - you go because there's a band you know you'll like.
The live-gig is a thriving scene in London, but it's bloody hard work and thankless. The Evening Session (and Xfm) is one of the only mainstream radio shows that offers people that choice to hear music they may never have been into.
Some people can't trawl through the internet for music and rely on that show to provide them with a window into what is going on in today's music scene.
And it's been taken away.
Yet you can listen to The Breakfast Show "posse" and hear the same 7 songs that are A-listed and get played in every show throughout the day.
Thanks very much Radio 1 for taking away yet another little outlet for people that play music because they have to. People that play because it's an expression of their soul/feelings.
It seems that heartfelt musicianship doesn't count for much these days.
And that saddens me.
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Grix Thraves wrote:
> I'll be glad when I move to Essex, I'll listen to XFM some more. New
> music always is good.
Er, whereabouts in Essex will you be living? I live in Essex and I can't get XFM, I'm too far out of London.
Goaty, where did you here this about the Evening Session? And do you know how much longer its got before they get rid of it?
When the Session goes, they'll only be one goo show on Radio 1, and that'll be the Breezeblock with Mary-anne Hobbs. Midnight til 2 Monday night/tuesday morning.
Bu**er.
> I'll be glad when I move to Essex, I'll listen to XFM some more. New
> music always is good.
Er, whereabouts in Essex will you be living? I live in Essex and I can't get XFM, I'm too far out of London.
Goaty, where did you here this about the Evening Session? And do you know how much longer its got before they get rid of it?
When the Session goes, they'll only be one goo show on Radio 1, and that'll be the Breezeblock with Mary-anne Hobbs. Midnight til 2 Monday night/tuesday morning.
Bu**er.
Bring back pirate radio I say.
Radio 1 sucks, commercial radio sucks, hell even XFM sucks. Nobody takes risks anymore they are all dictated to by marketing and budgets.
Whilst it is sad to see it go I found that it was just like every other Radio 1 show but with the dance and pop replaced by major label indie. The amount of new music that the Evening Session rejects on a daily basis far outweighs the 4 or 5 'new' bands it chooses to playlist next to the likes of Oasis, Eminem, and Idlewild.
Give me a boat and a transmitter and I'll bring back Radio Caroline. With Steve Lamacq as my side kick (possibly dresssed as Tony Blackburn).
Radio 1 sucks, commercial radio sucks, hell even XFM sucks. Nobody takes risks anymore they are all dictated to by marketing and budgets.
Whilst it is sad to see it go I found that it was just like every other Radio 1 show but with the dance and pop replaced by major label indie. The amount of new music that the Evening Session rejects on a daily basis far outweighs the 4 or 5 'new' bands it chooses to playlist next to the likes of Oasis, Eminem, and Idlewild.
Give me a boat and a transmitter and I'll bring back Radio Caroline. With Steve Lamacq as my side kick (possibly dresssed as Tony Blackburn).
[Because I can't get XFM down here]
What a pile of crap.
I'll be glad when I move to Essex, I'll listen to XFM some more. New music always is good.
I'll be glad when I move to Essex, I'll listen to XFM some more. New music always is good.
Radio 1 are axing "The Evening Session", hosted by Steve Lamacq.
It's "unsure as to what will fill the gap".
So the nations biggest radio station is jettisoning one of it's few programmes that showcases unsigned bands, interviews and performances from groups that actually make an effort.
Great.
Another outlet for struggling/up and coming bands is being shut down, primarily - I'm guessing - because the demographic indicates that new music is waning?
Balls.
This is at the same time that the BBC announces it's all-new station dedicated to Black Music.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that garage/RnB etc is popular and making money could it?
And before anyone starts debating the merits of a "black" radio station, the only colour involved here is green.
If Icelandic music was "hip", then you can guarantee that the BBC would set up a station solely dedicated to that as well.
The fact that The Evening Session didn't rely on ego-superstar DJ presenting, or humorous links or any of the other crap associated with Radio 1 is what made it worthwhile.
Lamacq says "It's music first and foremost, nothing to do with me or what sells the most that week".
But, it would appear, that doesn't matter anymore in the institution that is Radio 1.
Zoe Ball has moved to Xfm and absolutely slated Radio 1, "They would only ever allow me to play 1 song a week of my own choice, the rest was set in stone and suffocating".
What galls me is the fact that because a station decides to axe a show, it's presumed that that musical genre is not worth anything anymore.
Well excuse me, but new/raw music is one of the most vital things around.
Without bands willing to bust their humps playing weeknights, driving miles to venues etc you would only ever listen to that which sells.
But it would sell because that's all you listened to.
You may not like some of the bands on The Evening Session, but I'd rather listen to an obscure band than the latest offering from Gareth Gates.
Venues are closing in regional areas, and in London people rarely just go to a venue to see whoever is playing - you go because there's a band you know you'll like.
The live-gig is a thriving scene in London, but it's bloody hard work and thankless. The Evening Session (and Xfm) is one of the only mainstream radio shows that offers people that choice to hear music they may never have been into.
Some people can't trawl through the internet for music and rely on that show to provide them with a window into what is going on in today's music scene.
And it's been taken away.
Yet you can listen to The Breakfast Show "posse" and hear the same 7 songs that are A-listed and get played in every show throughout the day.
Thanks very much Radio 1 for taking away yet another little outlet for people that play music because they have to. People that play because it's an expression of their soul/feelings.
It seems that heartfelt musicianship doesn't count for much these days.
And that saddens me.
It's "unsure as to what will fill the gap".
So the nations biggest radio station is jettisoning one of it's few programmes that showcases unsigned bands, interviews and performances from groups that actually make an effort.
Great.
Another outlet for struggling/up and coming bands is being shut down, primarily - I'm guessing - because the demographic indicates that new music is waning?
Balls.
This is at the same time that the BBC announces it's all-new station dedicated to Black Music.
This wouldn't have anything to do with the fact that garage/RnB etc is popular and making money could it?
And before anyone starts debating the merits of a "black" radio station, the only colour involved here is green.
If Icelandic music was "hip", then you can guarantee that the BBC would set up a station solely dedicated to that as well.
The fact that The Evening Session didn't rely on ego-superstar DJ presenting, or humorous links or any of the other crap associated with Radio 1 is what made it worthwhile.
Lamacq says "It's music first and foremost, nothing to do with me or what sells the most that week".
But, it would appear, that doesn't matter anymore in the institution that is Radio 1.
Zoe Ball has moved to Xfm and absolutely slated Radio 1, "They would only ever allow me to play 1 song a week of my own choice, the rest was set in stone and suffocating".
What galls me is the fact that because a station decides to axe a show, it's presumed that that musical genre is not worth anything anymore.
Well excuse me, but new/raw music is one of the most vital things around.
Without bands willing to bust their humps playing weeknights, driving miles to venues etc you would only ever listen to that which sells.
But it would sell because that's all you listened to.
You may not like some of the bands on The Evening Session, but I'd rather listen to an obscure band than the latest offering from Gareth Gates.
Venues are closing in regional areas, and in London people rarely just go to a venue to see whoever is playing - you go because there's a band you know you'll like.
The live-gig is a thriving scene in London, but it's bloody hard work and thankless. The Evening Session (and Xfm) is one of the only mainstream radio shows that offers people that choice to hear music they may never have been into.
Some people can't trawl through the internet for music and rely on that show to provide them with a window into what is going on in today's music scene.
And it's been taken away.
Yet you can listen to The Breakfast Show "posse" and hear the same 7 songs that are A-listed and get played in every show throughout the day.
Thanks very much Radio 1 for taking away yet another little outlet for people that play music because they have to. People that play because it's an expression of their soul/feelings.
It seems that heartfelt musicianship doesn't count for much these days.
And that saddens me.
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