I got a shock this morning when the wrong presenter was on Radio 3, which made me think that it was Sunday. The trouble is that he's getting the job full-time in a few weeks. There are no stations left that I want to hear at 7am.
I do, but nowhere near as much as I used to. Video didn't kill the radio star. The BBC, Bauer, Global, OFCOM, and millennials/Gen-Z did. You can't beat discovering good (new or old) music on a show curated by a decent, knowledgeable presenter.
The lack of a gateway for new audiences into entire genres of music, and to hundreds of years of music history, will make musicians/bands/orchestras and the venues in which they play, obsolete. First, they came for the farting Cows; next, brass and wind players...
agree that much radio is dross and streaming is good - but there is a danger that tastes just become homogenised. I'm off to listen to the farting cow orchestra
Streaming is accessible in the sense of having the run of a humongous record shop. The disadvantage can be encapsulated in one innovation; the Spotify A I DJ. What an abomination! Listening to (proper) music is an educational as well an emotional experience. The expert presenter is the teacher.
Conditions in general have been terrible down here the last few days. The solar disturbances have really played havoc. I've called CQ a few times for no replies and few RBN hits.
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Plus I guess you can argue music is much more easily accessible via streaming services