I only watch TV in the evening when there are no music shows on. I don't watch 'Top of the pops' (UK TV) or any chart shows. I did as a kid but i couldn't tell you anything that's in the charts or has been for the past couple of years. I only ever listen to CDs I buy or compilations I make. I never listen to the radio.

Once a week some friends I know visit me and I tell them to bring any new CDs they buy with them so I have an idea of whats going on in the world of music, but that's all.

Personally I think 90% of radio in the UK is crap so I don't bother with it. Who here is the same.

Are U set in your ways and just listen to the bands / artists / styles U like or do U listen to whats being pluged.

sure i listen to the radio sometimes. and i watch videos...btw did you jut make a thread where you said you were watching one of those chart shows?

*breaking radio silence*
today's "music" (if you can call it that) is complete C.R.A.P.
there's nothing original about the so-called "music" these days...jerk-offs like Eminem rely on stealing (and ruining) riffs from classic rock songs to shit out his particular brand of "brown baby boy".
I only listen to the radio when I'm at work...and even then, it's an oldies station (60's to 90's).
for those of you who may be interested, it is on the 'net at www.magic999.fm
give it a try
*returning to radio silence*

CAMILLE4U said:

I used 2 buy the NME but I think its shit now and quite 6th form-ish. 2 be honest its my own fault too, since I came on the Org Ive got back in2 Prince after a time when I was listening 2 new stuff so Ive kinda lost track somewhat.

Nope and nope ... but I do listen to Radio 2 or Jazz FM on occassions when I'm driving

Christopher said:

Yeah, Saturday I woke up early. (Which I never normally do) That was an exception. That's what got me thinking about how I was out of touch (and why I thought that was a good thing )

TheMadMonkey said:

Cheers, I'll check that out.

JDINTERACTIVE said:

From what I have heard your not missing too much.

CAMILLE4U said:

its cool

i have no problem with pop culture at all...

Christopher said:

The kids are into it so I'm not tryin to ban it. It's just I'd rather see Cameo, George Clinton, James Brown, Hendrix, Prince and people on music TV and Radio. As it is, it's not for me.

BTW I wanna shoot Robbie Williams

I don't think I could BE more out of touch with the current mainstream shit.

I haven't listened to the radio for more than about 3 minutes since about 1997.

I haven't watched MTV or the like well ... ever really...

ALL I have listened to for the past 5 or so years is James Brown, Parliament Funkadelic, Sly & Family Stone and Prince and a few others, none of which are really considered mainstream.

I have noticed some current stuff because of total over exposure but apart from making it possible for me to hear that song it just makes me end up hating it...

great marketing they got going there - we will play a song so much you hate it and never want to hear it again, let alone - go out and buy the damn CD

Morons.
[This message was edited Sun Oct 26 14:09:54 PST 2003 by FunkyStrange]

CAMILLE4U said:

well i think robbie might need a tranquilizer gun...might slow him and his fleshremoving self down,

Radio:

Itch FM (Pirate)
Jazz FM
Solar Radio

Most of My CD's are pre 1980




headbang edit
[This message was edited Sun Oct 26 10:34:44 PST 2003 by Ardeo]

FunkyStrange said:

Now that's what I'm talkin about. Bring on WNPG!

i listen to country when im drivin...and i only listen to CDs at home...so i guess the answer is ...no

Ardeo said:

All I buy is...

1) Prince and Prince related.

(Prince, NPG, The Time, The familly, Madhouse, Jill Jones etc)

2) Whatever funk and soul I can get my hands on.

(James Brown, Cameo, Clinton, Barry White, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, George Benson etc)

3) Rap

(Ice cube, Snoop dogg, NWA, Easy E, Dre, D12, Luniez, Wu-tang, P Diddy etc)

4) My old school stuff

(mid 90s pop and dance, memories)

5) 80s pop compilations

(Nena, The cure, Junior, Adam and the ants, Dee lite, etc)

6) Sophie Ellis Bexter
[This message was edited Sun Oct 26 10:43:28 PST 2003 by CAMILLE4U]

CAMILLE4U said:

apart from no 6 Camille...we got a very similar taste in music

That's cool, that's cool

CAMILLE4U said:

Agreed.

RADIO =
daft songs,
pompous djs,
total crap.

i don't even
think totp
is what it use
to be
at times.
:F:

Fuck the radio.

CtheUncanny said:

for real... the only things that get played in my house are my albums that i have on vinyl. radio died a looong time ago, far as i'm concerned.

I just bought 'Fresh' by Sly & The Family Stone last week when I was in Paris, Don't know why it took me so long to buy this but anyway ... it's cool
If You Want Me 2 Stay, Babies Makin Babies etc....

Great album I also picked up about my 4th 'new' copy of The Gold Experience

They are out of print and resell quite well !
[This message was edited Sun Oct 26 14:13:01 PST 2003 by FunkyStrange]

Radio now days sucks, the best music was back in the mid 80's early 90's "old school" Bar-Kays, Cameo, NWA, etc" when I do listen to the radio it's 100.1 "a old school and R&B station in my hometown.

My situation is a lot like yours, Camille.

Nowadays, whenever the radio is on, it's set to NPR. And my personal tastes are for older and/or obscure artists.
.
I pretty much stay in tune to the current scene by friends who comsume more pop culture than I do.

Only new things I'm diggin' at the momoment is Jane's addiction and Outkast.

Mostly, radio music (especially in the UK) is complete and utter sh*te!

It's a necessary ill. I have to stay quite contemporary as a DJ so I have to be aware of things which come out and things that ppl like which I don't like...

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