Other Rock Radio Groups/Blogs

[vinpinman]

A lot of Peel bloggers are English teachers living abroad who read 
the Guardian online.

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, 
"theallnewadventuresofspp" <theallnewadventuresofspp@...> wrote:
>
> I've a feeling it's largely to do with the music. In a similar vein 
> I'm sure there may be some amongst us (or I may be the only one 
> confessing this...) to 
> religiously taping the Indie chart rundowns on the chart show, and 
> whilst there's a large number of these circulating on Youtube 
> nowadays, there doesn't appear to be the same devotion from the 
> Dance or Rock Chart fans...
> ...just a thought!
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, Eddie Duffy <eddie.duffy@> wrote:
> >
> > Yes mate, I've occasionally wondered that myself. I know that 
> there are 
> > various 'aircheck' collections out there, and tape trading of 
> other 
> > radio shows does take place. And every trader will naturally have 
> his 
> > own favourite DJs. But it seems that, in the UK at least, more 
> people 
> > taped Peel, and kept the tapes, than for just about any other DJ. 
> I 
> > seriously think that there's a thesis waiting to be written on 
> this 
> > subject (a good one for one of Ken's students, perhaps), because 
I 
> don't 
> > think there's an easy answer. Maybe something about Peel's search 
> for 
> > the different, elusive and wonderful new sounds tended to attract 
> the 
> > type of obsessive personalities (99.9% male) who would be just 
the 
> sort 
> > to squirrel away their own recordings of the man's work. Maybe 
his 
> shy, 
> > blokey decency hit a chord with disaffected bookish youth that 
> continued 
> > to resonate with many of them through adulthood. But maybe 
there's 
> 1001 
> > equally plausible theories.
> > 
> > The only comparable UK DJ I can think of (as regards collectors) 
> is 
> > probably Everett, but I'd hazard a guess that there are probably 
> quite a 
> > few Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack collectors across the Pond.
> > 
> > Eddie.
> > 
> > thebarguest wrote:
> > >
> > > Itsmeagain (whatevershebringswesing) !
> > >
> > > I was just thinking, why there don't seem to be any groups
> > > like this (or blogs) discussing and sharing old rock radio
> > > from the likes of Vance and Freeman .......
> > >
> > > Maybe its because 'generally' Peel is mainly associated with
> > > new-wave/indie music and those followers were/are 'generally' 
> more
> > > middle-class (and better educated) and therefore more likely to
> > > make blogs etc. than your average Status Quo or Deep Purple 
> fan...
> > >
> > > ps just listening to this 400Box show imagining I'm lying in a
> > > tent in the Lake Distict, unable to get FM on my radio, high on
> > > several pints of real ale and perhaps a toke or 5 ! Try it ....
> > >
> > > 
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