zane lowe's radio 1 show is really good.

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listened to the whole show on tuesday. considering that it's meant to be an 'indie rock' programme, it really is surprisingly diverse compared to say, the lamacq playlist of 5 years ago. he does some people's heads in i know but i can't quite understand why.

here's the traklist for the show i heard:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe/tracklistingarchive.shtml?20070206

― pisces (piscesx), Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:38 (eighteen years ago)

A mate of mine knows him from MTV, and says he's a lovely bloke and really sincere and enthusiastic about music. This doesn't stop him coming across as an insufferable pillock on the radio, imho.

― Neil Stewart (Neil Stewart), Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:43 (eighteen years ago)

its the overly urgent vocal technique where everything is emphasised to the point of pain that just really grates over time, and anyone who calls a section of their show Crowdrocker deserves a serious telling off. but theres no denying he doesplay some music thats definitely worthy. just enough of the vocal exclamation marks please.
(or has he calmed down since i last listened ?)

― mark e (mark e), Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:44 (eighteen years ago)

Huw Stephens is a revelation though, the best DJ on Radio 1 (national radio, maybe) currently going.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:50 (eighteen years ago)

Zane Lowe - Mike Yarwood does Tim Westwood.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 8 February 2007 13:51 (eighteen years ago)

I dunno about 5 years ago, but I'm pretty sure Goodier/Lamacq before that was never as homogeneous as people make out. Zane's playlist there is about the same mixture, hardly mindblowing, but not all bad.

― about:coffee (fandango), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

You've heard that Chris Morris flexidisc where he impersonates Goodier? That was EXACTLY it!

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:16 (eighteen years ago)

the token dance records are nearly always some kind of horrible student drum'n'bass or annie mac-esque big beat 'electro' stodge though...

I haven't heard that, wonder what the careerist f*ck is up to these days? (Goodier, not Morris)

― about:coffee (fandango), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:19 (eighteen years ago)

Produces, mostly. If you hear "This was a Wise Buddah production for BBC Radio 2" then it's one of his.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:20 (eighteen years ago)

Zane Lowe:Pendulum::Steve Lamacq:Monk and Canatella

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:21 (eighteen years ago)

can't help feeling goodier is less of a twat than this twat.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:24 (eighteen years ago)

i wasn't listening five years ago but lamacq in the early/mid nineties did play non-guitar, non-indie musics.

― the original hauntology blogging crew (Enrique), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:32 (eighteen years ago)

i hate zane. that cocaine confidence and over-excitment at everything is grating. i know most radio 1 deejays now present like that - everything is GREAT and THE BEST THING EVER and AMAZING but hes just more annoying cos of his pumped up-ness about everything.

― titchyschneider (titchyschneider), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:34 (eighteen years ago)

zane lowe's playlist = 1 or 2 token 'urban' tracks + 1 or 2 token 'electronica' tracks + an 'eclectic' mix of NME-friendly indie acts.

= pretty much the same formula as lamacq five years ago!

i liked it the other day though, when kelly osbourne took over the evening session, she played some good stuff.

― a nuclear-powered carrot (braveclub), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

What did she play?

Enrique is correct as I recall, when I listened to evening radio 1 all the time circa 95-98 there was a pretty wide range of stuff played, considering what I'd've thought to be their remit at the time. A lot of the actual music may have been pretty shit in retrospect, but probably no more so than a Peel playlist if we're talking backing averages

― Hell Hath No Furry (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 8 February 2007 14:59 (eighteen years ago)

He's an easy target. I always thought his MTV2 couch thing was ok. But he's the most astoundingly sycophantic interviewer ever...

― I love bagpiping, tromboning and teabagging (the_article_don), Thursday, 8 February 2007 15:04 (eighteen years ago)

"backing averages" = batting averages. Gah

― Hell Hath No Furry (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 8 February 2007 15:07 (eighteen years ago)

The Evening Session was never the same after the Rhythm Pals left.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 8 February 2007 15:13 (eighteen years ago)

neither was Top of the Pops, let's be honest here

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Friday, 9 February 2007 02:30 (eighteen years ago)

who were the rhythm pals?
or is this a joke i'm not getting?

― pisces (piscesx), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:20 (eighteen years ago)

I agree with Bravecub, the balance here is pretty much exactly the same as it was with Lamacq in 97 (ie the last time I was listening to the Evening Session or indeed the radio with any regularity).

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:23 (eighteen years ago)

The Rhythm Pals were Kid Jensen and John Peel. I guess you had to be there.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:29 (eighteen years ago)

Mark Ronson's mini mix last night was well done, if a bit obvious.

What did [Kelly Osbourne] play?

The only track I can actually remember was 'Sexual Feeling' by LaToya Jackson, which is one of the most hysterical things I've ever heard.

― a nuclear-powered carrot (braveclub), Friday, 9 February 2007 12:33 (eighteen years ago)

eight years pass...

gone!!

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 15 February 2015 00:17 (ten years ago)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2015/annie-mac-r1-evening-show

― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Sunday, 15 February 2015 00:17 (ten years ago)

bloody hell.
i may have to listen to r1 again.
i really really hated zanes style, whereas annie mac i can deal with.

― mark e, Sunday, 15 February 2015 00:44 (ten years ago)

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