I feel like they should be bold and stop having a playlist entirely. The existence of one seems to go against the whole supposed ethos of the station.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 09:23 (six years ago) link
I don't like that 'house style', but am unsure if it's really that common. Riley, Radcliffe, Huey Morgan (!), Iggy Pop (?!) don't do it?
I think for me it comes down more to M A Hobbs having a peculiar voice.
I tend to agree about 'playlist' stuff -- why do they need one at all? The repetitiveness of it is tiresome and it usually feels like they're promoting mediocrity; which they're not when they veer off it.
(G Coe doesn't play to any playlist.)
Last night Coe played 'coney island baby' - it sounded like a different version to me, the lead guitar was so elaborate - but perhaps it was just the same old version and it had never shone through so much. It sounded epic. I suppose it was a good use of radio, even though in theory I could have played the song myself.
TBF only LAMMO really plays old Bluetones + Shed Seven records! I think others would be too embarrassed to do that.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 09:51 (six years ago) link
Guardian last week said SHAME are the greatest new guitar band. Have not heard but from the report, must be abysmal.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 09:52 (six years ago) link
The playlist seems completely arbitrary, all these songs by minor indie bands with no wider impact at all being hammered to death while so much similar stuff gets ignored. I probably enjoyed more indie last year than I did in the last decade but I don't remember hearing Sacred Paws or Hannah Peel or the Weather Station on there at all.
I never put any radio station on at home but we have 6music on in the office and while there's a 50:50 mix of decent stuff and utter shit, the station as a whole is just insufferably smug and self-congratulatory. This sense of preserving the flame of "underground" and "new music" as defined by tastemakers in their 40s and 50s. At one point there was an ad with one of the Marks going "it's great that 6music still plays underground music because no-one else does", which was admirable for its sheer brass neck if nothing else.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 09:52 (six years ago) link
xps I've not really listened to 6music in years so I didn't realise that the Mary Ann-Hobbs awestruck voice had become a house style, I always thought of the 6music house style as being the John Peel-esque wry mildly blokey northerner? I guess you can synthesise the two e.g. Professor Brian Cox
― soref, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 09:52 (six years ago) link
There was a time a couple of years ago when I used to turn on 6Music on a regular basis and I heard some bloody awful song by The Coral every time. It put me off listening to the station entirely. I find it hard to believe that presence on a playlist is not down to payola.
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:30 (six years ago) link
payola feels...unlikely?...on the BBC nowadays. whereas having some people with awful taste picking songs they think other people with awful taste will enthuse about seems more likely
― hell is auteur people (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:33 (six years ago) link
It's also the increasing desperation of people who want British guitar music to come back as that prospect appears more remote than ever.
For the sake of convenience I'm overlooking the sort of rock music that gets played on Radio 1 than these guys wouldn't touch with a bargepole.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:37 (six years ago) link
I'm honestly baffled what anybody sees in the sound of "British guitar music" post about 1990 but chacun a son gout. it feels like a small minority to get their own national radio station tho.
― hell is auteur people (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:42 (six years ago) link
"sees in the sound" lol
I dunno it's just boredom use other noises please
I'm honestly baffled what anybody sees in the sound of "British guitar music" post about 1990
Post-1980 and I might agree with you.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:53 (six years ago) link
I was being dead generous
― hell is auteur people (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:54 (six years ago) link
I know how you all hate it when I talk about broad churches like they're just one thing
― #TeamHailing (imago), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:56 (six years ago) link
i'm not making any claims other than i don't want to go to church
― hell is auteur people (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 10:59 (six years ago) link
6Music is basically about easing the slide into dementia - nice friendly nursey voices, music that takes you back to the happy days of your youth, stick to the familiar, don't confuse your patients with all this new modern stuff, keep away especially from new black music unless you want that one resident to go off on some awful racist monologue, you can play the old unthreatening stuff though, a bit of funny party music before we brew up some horlicks
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:19 (six years ago) link
Does every tedious Elbow single still get A-listed for some reason
― PaulTMA, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:23 (six years ago) link
I think this song by 'This Is The Kit' might be the worst thing I've ever heard, and I've heard that Belle and Sebastian single with the oboe solo.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:27 (six years ago) link
lol half their Wikipedia page is about how much 6Music wuvs them
― hell is auteur people (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 11:40 (six years ago) link
Re "Different/Unfamiliar versions"
They do seem to substitute a "Radio 1 Session" version for the "familiar/single" version whenever possible. I reckon its because they save on paying for "NeedleTime"...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:24 (six years ago) link
I remember Jarvis playing something that turned out to be a weird session version and apologising afterwards - "we'll find the proper version and play it next week"
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:26 (six years ago) link
I find myself in the unusual position of wanting to defend 6music. Well bits of it anyway. Don't have a problem with MA Hobgoblin's voice and she plays some v nice stuff weekend mornings. Most recent playlist is pretty solid for a breakfast show I think (if you ignore RHCPs, Artic Monkeys) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09mhyr8
Everything but the GirlEach and Every One
Sunflower BeanI Was A Fool
Abul MogardAbove All Dreams
Tom WaitsBack In The Crowd
The PioneersLong Shot Kick De Bucket
King KruleBiscuit Town
NasThe World Is Yours
Insecure MenTeenage Toy
The Stone RosesWaterfall
The Go! TeamMayday
Sam & DaveI Thank You
St. VincentNew York
Nightports with Matthew BourneExit
Red Hot Chili PeppersThe Zephyr Song
Nadine ShahEvil
Warren G & Nate DoggRegulate
Baxter DuryPrince Of Tears
Otis ReddingHard to Handle
Kendrick Lamar & SZAAll The Stars
Hot ChipNight & Day
Anna CalviSuzanne And I
Laura MarlingDon't Pass Me By
Billy BraggA New England
BeckDear Life
PangeaRouter
The CreaturesMiss The Girl
Arctic MonkeysFluorescent Adolescent
Boy AzoogaFace Behind Her Cigarette
Sly & The Family StoneEveryday People
Sylvan EssoHey Mami
Jamie xxFar Nearer
GengahrCarrion
Sylvan EssoPARAD(w/m)E
CommodoresI Feel Sanctified
Basement RevolverBread & Wine
Jimi HendrixPurple Haze
SunflowersSignal Hill
DeftonesBe Quiet And Drive (Far Away)
GhostpoetMany Moods At Midnight
AukiaColorado
Richard HawleyDarlin'
Invisible MindsYo Mae Leh
Big Audio DynamiteE=MC2
Etta JamesI'd Rather Go Blind
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― Stevie T, Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:36 (six years ago) link
I'd rather go deaf myself
― faust apes (NickB), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:40 (six years ago) link
lol
can't say I much approve of that playlist
― #TeamHailing (imago), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:55 (six years ago) link
Richard Hawley is one of those people who must have a stash of incriminating material on the DG, there's no other explanation as to why he still gets airtime (see also: Guy Garvey)
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Tuesday, 16 January 2018 12:58 (six years ago) link
I was going to agree with Stevie T, then realized I actually haven't heard most of the things on that list.
But in principle I still agree with Stevie T.
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 17 January 2018 09:21 (six years ago) link
DESERT ISLAND DISCO
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l8dh2
― the pinefox, Friday, 19 January 2018 10:58 (six years ago) link
Today's DESERT ISLAND DISCO is Mod / Northern Soul focused. I welcome this.
― the pinefox, Friday, 19 January 2018 10:59 (six years ago) link
It is odd how people still think 6music is all mediocre rock.
It definitely does play mediocre rock.
But right now, before noon on a Friday, it is playing a long instrumental in some kind of experimental techno genre. The last two tracks were also instrumentals in some kind of related fields.
― the pinefox, Friday, 19 January 2018 11:54 (six years ago) link
In fact LL hasn't played any 'rock' for at least half an hour or so.
Now it's a First Aid Kit session. Country?
― the pinefox, Friday, 19 January 2018 12:08 (six years ago) link
Lauren Laverne has better and more diverse/interesting taste than most of them do. It's when you get to Radcliffe and Lamacq in the afternoons that it gets really bad.
― Matt DC, Friday, 19 January 2018 12:12 (six years ago) link
I agree that they are different.
LL: 5 x 3 hours per week, + her 6music recommends slot = LL takes up a big chunk of the 6music schedule every week!
― the pinefox, Friday, 19 January 2018 12:26 (six years ago) link
All daft blather at breakfast time this morning more than made up for by appearance of Make Me Believe In You by Patti Jo. And Pigs etc.
― Doran, Friday, 19 January 2018 15:23 (six years ago) link
LL starts with Pavement 'Cut Your Hair' followed by an average playlist-heavy-rotation rock track.
Then 20 minutes of mostly dance-music-oriented records.
Then an archive session track from ... Death Cab For Cutie. A band I have never known.
― the pinefox, Monday, 22 January 2018 10:28 (six years ago) link
It's quite good!
― the pinefox, Monday, 22 January 2018 10:29 (six years ago) link
She is now playing a series of 'UK Garage Monday Motivators'.
― the pinefox, Monday, 22 January 2018 10:39 (six years ago) link
> 3. Sultans of Ping FC – Where’s Me Jumper
this was the first track on friday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09mhw8q
― koogs, Monday, 22 January 2018 16:21 (six years ago) link
BRYAN FERRY is talking to Lauren Laverne now about the origins of Roxy Music.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 February 2018 12:10 (six years ago) link
And about the role of RICHARD WILLIAMS.
She has been playing electronic music, acid house and funk.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 February 2018 12:56 (six years ago) link
Radcliffe & Maconie started with JESUS JONES 'international bright young thing' followed by Gaz Coombes.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 February 2018 13:15 (six years ago) link
did you enjoy the new Parliament single you said she played?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 13:41 (six years ago) link
No - but to be honest I wasn't paying much attention to it. It probably wasn't my kind of thing.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 February 2018 13:48 (six years ago) link
but it has Scarface on it! wasn't he in Belle & Sebastian?
― Algerian Goalkeeper (Odysseus), Friday, 2 February 2018 13:56 (six years ago) link
I haven't heard of that person.
― the pinefox, Friday, 2 February 2018 14:02 (six years ago) link
JESUS JONES 'international bright young thing' followed by Gaz Coombes
how very apt
― faust apes (NickB), Friday, 2 February 2018 14:08 (six years ago) link
Maconie now playing 2nd of 2 tracks to open his programme.
Noel Gallagher, 'it's a beautiful world'.
I think this is on the playlist and gets played several times a day.
― the pinefox, Monday, 19 February 2018 13:05 (six years ago) link
Lauren Laverne played Stereolab's 'miss modular', a record that I imagine people on ILM like.
At last it's not "She Bangs Pour Moi by The Vaselines"
xpost, obv.
― Mark G, Monday, 19 February 2018 13:06 (six years ago) link
I have not heard that!
― the pinefox, Monday, 19 February 2018 13:16 (six years ago) link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0ftp7pt
The Rise and Fall of Britpop
Jo Whiley and Steve Lamacq document the rise and fall of Britpop. Celebrating Blur, Oasis, Pulp and more with fresh interviews and unheard personal archive.
― koogs, Monday, 17 July 2023 13:05 (nine months ago) link
yeah, listened to it. it is exactly what you would expect.
― the world is your octopus (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 17 July 2023 13:19 (nine months ago) link
christ
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 17 July 2023 14:52 (nine months ago) link
Trenchant
This analogy from Steve Lamacq on Blur vs Oasis is 🤯Listen to The Rise and Fall of Britpop now on @BBCSounds https://t.co/nSVCi3wavk pic.twitter.com/8xn5Kt3Kro— BBC Radio 6 Music (@BBC6Music) July 13, 2023
― Piedie Gimbel, Monday, 17 July 2023 15:26 (nine months ago) link
Thank god for that https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/steve-lamacq-bbc-6-music-quit-b2403761.html
― Alba, Saturday, 2 September 2023 12:52 (seven months ago) link
Best news I've read all week (probably). The one current 6 Music show above all others that I absolutely cannot bear listening to.
― mike t-diva, Saturday, 2 September 2023 13:39 (seven months ago) link
I wonder how his family feel about it
― Alba, Saturday, 2 September 2023 13:55 (seven months ago) link
I like Huw Stephens!
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 2 September 2023 16:35 (seven months ago) link
"Today is Steve (Lamacq)'s final daily weekday programme after 20 years on 6 Music."
― koogs, Friday, 20 October 2023 15:26 (five months ago) link