Except he quite clearly isn't, but he does occupy the old Peel slot on Radio One. I'm sure he's a lovely guy and all that, but if recent shows are anything to go by ("Ellie from La Roux hung out with us for an hour touching on such weighty topics as Loose Women and the video for her new single."), Radio One have pretty much given up on finding the new Peelie. Is that a good or bad? Anyone bothered?
― Kim Tortoise, Monday, 21 September 2009 10:27 (sixteen years ago)
It's generally accepted that the Peel model of playlist selection is/was an anomaly for years before he popped off, and that specalist shows are always gonna prevail, isn't it?
― What are the benefits of Western democracy, better elections? (DJ Mencap), Monday, 21 September 2009 10:33 (sixteen years ago)
Wasn't John Peel originally quite specialist, and only over time did he evolve into the cross-genre DJ he became.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 21 September 2009 12:24 (sixteen years ago)
21 years ago this autumn John Peel lost his 10pm - Midnight slot to Nicky Campbell. Peel was shunted to late night obscure slots at the weekend.
This Grimshaw fellow, not heard him but looked at his playlist - and he offers nothing i don't know about already - so dud.
― djmartian, Monday, 21 September 2009 12:34 (sixteen years ago)
I think everything you already know about is dud too.
― Matt DC, Monday, 21 September 2009 13:07 (sixteen years ago)
That was how I got into him - being a teenager with nothing much to do on the weekends but stay up late at home and discovering Peel on the radio.
― Chewshabadoo, Monday, 21 September 2009 13:09 (sixteen years ago)
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What annoys me is how easy it seems to just have like 2 hours a week that no-one listens to anyway for a charismatic music nerd to play obscure things of infinite awesomeness, even in a 'just in case' type scenario where their next Peel becomes the person to 'discover' punk or whatever and radio 1 can look good.
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Monday, 21 September 2009 13:16 (sixteen years ago)
what, "and they don't do this" ?
― Mark G, Monday, 21 September 2009 13:41 (sixteen years ago)
I don't think so. There indie choices all seem very conservative. Westwood has certainly never been a trailblazer and waited until 1xtra made a big deal of it to really start playing uk artists etc.
― Samuel (a hoy hoy), Monday, 21 September 2009 13:45 (sixteen years ago)
Oh, I agree, I was just clarifying.
Just in case you were "hray Nick Grimshaw" etc.
Any show that potentially can say "and we have Perez Hilton up later" is not.
― Mark G, Monday, 21 September 2009 13:48 (sixteen years ago)
People often tell me John Kennedy on XFM is the new Peel. I've never heard him.
― this must be what FAIL is really like (ledge), Monday, 21 September 2009 15:26 (sixteen years ago)
May be the new Gary Crowley.
― James Mitchell, Monday, 21 September 2009 17:27 (sixteen years ago)
I'm 90% sure that i know, and used to pet, the cat that nearly killed Nick Grimshaw:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/37162567/radio-1-dj-nick-grimshaw-flips-his-car-on-to-its-side-while-avoiding-a-ginger-cat
This was about twenty feet away from my old flat.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:29 (nine years ago)
genuinely clicked this expecting sex crime news
― banfred bann (wins), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:31 (nine years ago)
He seems like a nice boy.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:31 (nine years ago)
I'm not 100% on who exactly he is tbh
― banfred bann (wins), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:33 (nine years ago)
Maybe you were thinking of Nicholas Parsons.
― Bubba H.O.T.A.P.E (ShariVari), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:34 (nine years ago)
(I wasn't going off "new john peel" either even tho that guy was into fucking children too, just a general bbc dj thing)
― banfred bann (wins), Saturday, 10 December 2016 18:37 (nine years ago)