stephanie wrote:
>
> > also pays for the BBC's 5
> > national radio stations and a
> > number of local radio stations. I avidly listen to
> > BBC LondonLive which
> > includes shows from Ross Allen, Norman Jay, Bob
> > Jones and Coldcut amongst
> > others.
>
> OH.... (light bulb) so that would start to explain why
> over there, the Cinematic Orchestra actually gets a
> crowd, and over here we're lucky to get some of these
> acts to come through occasionally. and also why we're
> generally dumber. =P so I guess the "underground" has
> got to be constructed totally differently...
In the UK, what we consider "undergropund" music is sort of quasi-mainstream, at
least in its exposure to the public. Pirate radio stations are the living voice
of club music -- one can actually hear drum n bass or 2-step or etc on the
radio. In the US, it's limited to public radio (of which the programming has to
compete with other forms of music and NPR programming) or college stations,
which are difficult since most colleges are not in urban areas and have a very
limited broadcast range. Pirate programming is a little more challenging in the
US not just due to FCC regulations, but in most urban areas, there's not enough
empty frequencies to use.
Hopefully technology will remedy this, with satellite Internet radio, and the
fact that you may be able to listen to all these fine UK DJs on the BBC live in
your car or on your walkman...
And now, all these pirate DJs are on the Beeb...Funny it's taken 15 years for
Gilles Peterson to get his props, but hey...(I still predict that the eventual
King William will bestow the knighthood on Sir Gilles Peterson one day).
Elson
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