[peel] Peel and 6 Music?

[Jan Buxton]

Its OK Colin, I'm a massive supporter of 6Music but I'm also uncomfortable
with the use of Peel references. John Peel was 2 hours of records not
usually played elsewhere, mostly new, and he had his own likes and dislikes,
human imperfections etc. 6Music is in many ways more ambitious in scope, in
actually attempting to have a 24/7 station that just plays good music.
Within that new music, old music that doesn't get played anymore, and some
that does, weird music, genre music, straightahead music. From giving even
massive bands like Radiohead (btw I will never forgive JP for being unmoved
by there Glasto 97 performance) play next time they release a record (I
question how much interest R1 and R2 will have), to the newbies like Ellie
Goulding etc. From Daytime to the Freak Zone. And 6Music isn't perfect but
its a radio station I can switch on and listen to all day without turning
off. But it isn't John Peel, I probably couldn't listen to him all day after
all.


-- 
Jan
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On 5 March 2010 07:41, colin bray <colinbray@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> I don't know the answer, Ken, but without wishing to get into an argument
> with those who think the ending of 6 Music is an 'affront to the memory of
> Peel' I always worry about a deceased person being cited ie 'it's what he
> would have wanted.'
>
> It feels like the name of Peel is being played to give legitimacy to an
> argument and I don't think he would have liked that*. 6 Music may indeed be
> an excellent station but it doesn't seek to replicate Peel's philosophy. In
> my opinion the nearest we have to Peel's show is Dandelion and even that is
> obviously very different to what he was doing.
>
> As I say, not picking a fight with anybody and not seeking to appropriate
> Ken's question but this has been nagging at me for a few days and I needed
> to say something.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Colin.
>
> * I know, I know, this is akin to using his name to give legitimacy to my
> argument
>
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> To: peel@yahoogroups.com
> From: ken_garner@...
> Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:56:21 +0000
> Subject: [peel] Peel and 6 Music?
>
>
>  A number of people have been citing Peel as part of the protest over 6
> Music's (possible) fate. I wonder if anyone here can tell us if he ever made
> any comment on air about it, in the last 2 years of his programme, or its
> shows and presenters, positive or otherwise? Might be useful to have actual
> evidence. Just a thought. It is just possible he mentioned it in one of his
> last Radio Times columns, which I think ended sometime in 2002, but my
> collection of these is incomplete and hopelessly out of sequence...
> - ken
>
>
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