Other Rock Radio Groups/Blogs

[vinpinman]

I was referring to myself too!

--- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <so_it_goes_2512@...> wrote:
>
> Dear Adam
> 
> How dare you!! Me, read the Grauniad??? I'll hef yow now, ets nat
> troo. I wall bay in tach wuth mi silositeer. ;-))
> 
> Birst woshes
> Steff [Tinoige Cacks]
> 
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "vinpinman" <vinpinman@> wrote:
> >
> > 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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