[peel] Peel - The Future

[markbursa@...]

I'm a  big Zane Lowe fan. He's in the perfect slot for me and him at 
present, so  I'm not suggesting him as a Peel replacement, but a little 
respect would  be nice.



Lowe does a pretty decent job within the XFM/NME/MTV2 axis of supporting,  
for want of a better term, 'hyped indie'. But he has neither the breadth nor the 
 depth of knowledge to take Peel's slot. And he talks all over intros and  
fades ;-)
 
Lamacq (and indeed Mark Radcliffe) are closer. But do either of them have  
the dedication or desire to listen to 6 hours of demos every day?
 
What is becoming clear is regardless of the broadcasting vacuum (in terms  of 
the programme itself) that Peel has left, a bigger vacuum is the "unbiased  
third-party A&R" job that Peel has consistently performed. Replacing that  part 
of the man's work is the really hard part - and the really essential  part.
 
Mark