A question for 6Music listeners
A question for 6Music listeners
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FurtiveFreddy

Original Poster:

8,577 posts

267 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Is it just me, or are they pushing their playlists on us more?

Those bloody Janelle Monae, Courtney Barnett, Goat Girl, Charlotte Gainsbourg and tUnE-yArDs (yes, that's how they spell their name) tracks seem to be on very heavy rotation at the moment.

I don't remember being this irritated listening to 6Music since George Lamb was there mad

Patch1875

5,062 posts

162 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Seems that way, also the bands playing Belfast getting more airtime.

vixen1700

29,175 posts

300 months

Friday 6th April 2018
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Tend to only listen in the evenings, Marc Riley has his preferred tunes which he can play a little too often but generally with Tom Ravenscroft and Gideon Coe they don't really do this.

The times I listen during the daytime in the week, it can be a bit samey.

anonymous-user

84 months

Saturday 7th April 2018
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Someone had it on the other day where I was working, think they try a bit too hard to be 'too cool for school' with their playlist.

andySC

1,393 posts

188 months

Monday 9th April 2018
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Bella fookin Union. Any act on this label has to be introduced as “blah blah & the blah blahs on Bella Union”....I don’t need to know what label they’re on. Makes no difference. Gets on my wick, not sure why. Still, 6 Music is the station I listen to the most.

briang9

4,096 posts

190 months

Monday 9th April 2018
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Only really listen to Radcliffe and Maconie and what they play is OK most of the timethumbup

Rumblestripe

4,088 posts

192 months

Wednesday 11th April 2018
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Definitely my favourite radio station. Where else might you hear classic Motown or Stax, Blues, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Folk, Jazz even ambient and some classical in the course of an hour? Yeah sometimes they "champion" an artist or tune a bit much (yes. tune-yards is currently boiling my p!ss too!) but generally it is as varied as my tastes the only "DJ" I will avoid is "Nemone" who is too dancy for my taste.

Mr Peel

639 posts

152 months

Monday 16th April 2018
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Yes they do this, as do all radio stations that play new music. Can jar occasionally if it's a tune I'm not keen on, but on the other hand have found some stuff I really love.

Only 2 criticisms of 6Music from me:
  • Steve Lamacq's endless 90s indie disco is well past its sell-by date
  • Tom Robinson squanders the Saturday night vibe built up by Craig Charles. That 9-12 slot badly needs dance music.