darksnowman Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Funny how people are different. For me, listening to music on the radio sucks - there's nothing current out there I want to hear. Radio 2 ftw because the stuff they talk about makes for good listening (head to headlines is always hilarious) and the music they do play is usually old stuff. If I want to listen to music in the car, I plug in my iPod.
Cube Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 We used to have the radio on all the time at work. He kept alternating between Radio 1, which played rubbish modern music and had other really annoying stuff (Car Park Catchphrase); and Radio 2, which played the odd decent song but also had unbearably stupid discussions/debates on it. Luckily, the boss now had loads of music on his PC so we don't have to suffer his radio.
Murr Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I actually enjoy listening to Radio 1 when I can. The old lineup used to be great on a working Day. Moyles, Jo Whiley, Colin & Edith and Mills.
mike-zim Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I love radio 1, Moyles and the crew in the morning, Ferne just after and Mills on the drive home. I love Sarah Cox. She is mental.
ReZourceman Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 My sister and I had a radio show when we were younger. It wasn't broadcast or anything though...
Murr Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 My sister and I had a radio show when we were younger. It wasn't broadcast or anything though... I used to be a news reader when I was younger, but also that wasn't actually broadcast. *not my actual tv design, but something similar.
Dan_Dare Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Radio 6 is just marvelous, the presenters actually seem to know and care about music and the music itself is varied, fresh and doesn't make you want to commit suicide by swallowing a frisbee and waiting for it unfold itself inside your intestine. You know what's underrated? Radio 3. I enjoy classical but their late night "Jazz on 3" segment is required listening and it's always the good stuff, trippy honky-tonk all over rhythms that feel like your clothes could jive right off your body. Decided to tune into 6 music as I don't often enough, to hear my beloved Hit by Sugarcubes, and now Bjork being interviewed. zing! Last night I tuned in for some pretty out there instrumental folk prog (!?) shortly before a documentary on The Sex Pistols. It's an amazing station- their daytime weekday stuff is miles better than any other station I've ever heard and that's before you even get to the evening and weekend material: every minute of which is invigoratingly wide ranging, educational and hugely invested in the culture of great popular music and its history. It's absolutely remarkable.
MoogleViper Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 Glad to see others share my sentiments. I generally share your sentiment, but it’s really a question of finding the right radio station for you. They are out there. I've tried, there aren't any in my area. I used to like Q but that seems to have gone slowly downhill over the past few years. I also can't get that in the car anyway. I agree with much here. The radio is going shitty. That's your problem right there, if you're not looking for conversation, try another station. I'd been flicking through them to no avail and just left that on. I don't listen to the radio. Neither do I, but in my dad's van that's the only source of music. Maybe not for long, I've been stocking up on cassettes to play. Dude:
Paj! Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I only haz cassette player in my car. It's fine. It makes me feel more indie/hipster. I currently have cassette albums of Fly by Dixie Chicks, Introspective by Pet Shop Boys, All Saints by All Saints and Raindancing by Alison Moyet. Retro. Uncoolisthenewcool. Etceterah. *has sunglasses on indoors*
Beast Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I used to have a radio show that was on MySpace back in the day. It was pretty cool but then I had GCSEs and had to stop!
Ramar Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I only haz cassette player in my car. It's fine. It makes me feel more indie/hipster. I currently have cassette albums of Fly by Dixie Chicks, Introspective by Pet Shop Boys, All Saints by All Saints and Raindancing by Alison Moyet. Retro. Uncoolisthenewcool. Etceterah. *has sunglasses on indoors* Invest in one of these bad boys and welcome yourself to the "Cassette on a String" Club. That's how I roll. I don't listen to the radio all that often. Some times listen to Kerrang radio but that's just as shite as everyone else. Best station I ever listened to was in Florida called WJRR plays rock and metal music.
MoogleViper Posted August 9, 2011 Author Posted August 9, 2011 Invest in one of these bad boys and welcome yourself to the "Cassette on a String" Club. That's how I roll. I don't listen to the radio all that often. Some times listen to Kerrang radio but that's just as shite as everyone else. Best station I ever listened to was in Florida called WJRR plays rock and metal music. Ah the days of hooking my mini disc player up to my dad's Ford Escort. Good times.
Paj! Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I actually have one of those I think. Lying around for years as I take longer and longer to pass my test.
Charlie Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 I actually have one of those I think. Lying around for years as I take longer and longer to pass my test. You need to get yourself one of these bad boys. The signal it gives out is fantastic, I never get any interference from real stations at all. If I'm feeling particularly rebellious whilst stuck in the rush hour traffic I'll put it on 102.5 which is Clyde 1, the most popular station in Glasgow. Rather hefty price at £50 but its fantastic. Charges my phone, handles calls for me (pausing music whilst answering on bluetooth) and plays my music in fantastic quality. Great for when I use TomTom on my phone too as it can still do music, go quieter for driving instructions and charge the phone.
Aneres11 Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Decided to tune into 6 music as I don't often enough, to hear my beloved Hit by Sugarcubes, and now Bjork being interviewed. Oooh I first heard that song as Diana Vickers covered it on her album. Have you heard her version?! I know she's a bit Marmite and you may hate her for covering it but would love to know what you think of her version!!
Ashley Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) Talk Fucking Sports. For one they seldom talk sports. The other day they were talking about moustaches. Also the pluralisation of 'sport' is a bit of a laugh. Its 98% football, 2% tokenism. The only station in which you will be hired in spite of being a raging sexist. A station in which a bunch of old men sitting around arguing is considered quality entertainment. Where people mindlessly argue by simply stating facts (such as "we beat you at home for 4 year in a row back in 1997") or rehashing past matches. And the strange thing is of the people I know who listen to it regularly most disagree with the majority of it. WHY BOTHER!? (Sorry for that rant but my landlady has it on at least two radios in the house all day long) Edited August 9, 2011 by Ashley
Paj! Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Oooh I first heard that song as Diana Vickers covered it on her album. Have you heard her version?! I know she's a bit Marmite and you may hate her for covering it but would love to know what you think of her version!! I think it's an atrocity. None of the soul or life or...anything the original conveys, but it's also not a cover that takes a song in a different direction. Her vocal quirks/idiosyncrasies are out in force here, and really don't work with the song. I keep imagining a comedian making fun of someone her like her by singing in that voice. It makes me think she probably has good taste in music to choose to cover it, though. The original. Song of life. I don't remember hearing a particularly good Bjork cover, ever. Hunter by 30 Seconds to Mars is...ok...but does nothing with the song, and is way worse than the original.
Dan_Dare Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 Does Birthday by The Mars Volta count? Technically Sugarcubes but...
Paj! Posted August 10, 2011 Posted August 10, 2011 (edited) Never heard it before. *listens* It's alright. Very 00's cool and atonal. Nothing special, though. Sounds like they're messing about with sounds over the existing track. Radiohead covering Unravel is nice, actually. Heard Bon Iver cover Who Is It too recently, not in HQ though, so hard to judge. Edited August 10, 2011 by Paj!
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