Comments on: The Ministry of Sound Radio http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/the-ministry-of-sound-radio.html Writer, producer, musician and broadcaster - Stuart Colman has worked with everyone from Kate Bush to Shakin' Stevens. He brings us the ins and outs from the music industry. Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:06:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alex kendall http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/the-ministry-of-sound-radio.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 alex kendall Thu, 01 Apr 2010 17:37:57 +0000 http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/?p=255#comment-99 Mike Tobin? Bloomin` eck! Hello there Mike! The Beeb is now cutting the Asian network and six music in a bid to appease all those millions of Daily Mail readers that complained about Russell Brand/Johnny Ross after not hearing that bloody show and being offended retrospectively. Its only a matter of time before the lunatics finally take over the asylum... Mike Tobin? Bloomin` eck! Hello there Mike! The Beeb is now cutting the Asian network and six music in a bid to appease all those millions of Daily Mail readers that complained about Russell Brand/Johnny Ross after not hearing that bloody show and being offended retrospectively. Its only a matter of time before the lunatics finally take over the asylum…

]]> By: jbudgie http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/the-ministry-of-sound-radio.html/comment-page-1#comment-92 jbudgie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:26:53 +0000 http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/?p=255#comment-92 A wonderful appraisal of the situation we are in with shows like Mark Lamarr's award winning show 'Shake Rattle and Roll' struggling to get a decent airing and Radio 6 due to be shut down. Come on BBC get a grip. A wonderful appraisal of the situation we are in with shows like Mark Lamarr’s award winning show ‘Shake Rattle and Roll’ struggling to get a decent airing and Radio 6 due to be shut down.

Come on BBC get a grip.

]]> By: simonwho http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/the-ministry-of-sound-radio.html/comment-page-1#comment-89 simonwho Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:38:55 +0000 http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/?p=255#comment-89 Absolutely spot-on! The BBC kow-tow to the hypists, the plagiarists, and the brittle tittle-tattle merchants who push lacklustre no-marks like Jedward, La Roux and (bless her) Ellie Goulding to unsustainable heights. So virtually all the networks become homogenous platforms for the same self-satisfied and self-fulfilling opinion formers. Wake up please - Lady Gaga is no more and no less than the latest hard-nosed young hustler from NYC to milk the Jean Harlow-Marilyn-Deborah Harry-Madonna- Courtney Love lineage to foist third-rate disco tat dressed up in lurid sexpolitation visuals on a stupified pre-pubescent public. All this, while truly talented, first-rate artists such as Stackridge, Leisure Society and Thea Gilmore are excluded from exposure - because they're too old, not glamourous (or sexist) enough, or haven't signed with the right pluggers. BBC - fulfill its remit? Not in my lifetime. I'm 52, and while my licence fee money is taken without qualm, are my tastes given consideration? Not one bit. Absolutely spot-on! The BBC kow-tow to the hypists, the plagiarists, and the brittle tittle-tattle merchants who push lacklustre no-marks like Jedward, La Roux and (bless her) Ellie Goulding to unsustainable heights.

So virtually all the networks become homogenous platforms for the same self-satisfied and self-fulfilling opinion formers. Wake up please – Lady Gaga is no more and no less than the latest hard-nosed young hustler from NYC to milk the Jean Harlow-Marilyn-Deborah Harry-Madonna- Courtney Love lineage to foist third-rate disco tat dressed up in lurid sexpolitation visuals on a stupified pre-pubescent public.
All this, while truly talented, first-rate artists such as Stackridge, Leisure Society and Thea Gilmore are excluded from exposure – because they’re too old, not glamourous (or sexist) enough, or haven’t signed with the right pluggers.
BBC – fulfill its remit? Not in my lifetime. I’m 52, and while my licence fee money is taken without qualm, are my tastes given consideration? Not one bit.

]]> By: Mike Tobin http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/the-ministry-of-sound-radio.html/comment-page-1#comment-88 Mike Tobin Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:20:41 +0000 http://thecollectivereview.com/stuart-colman/?p=255#comment-88 In a few paragraphs Stuart manages to sum up everything that is and has been wrong with the BBC's attitude to music. I value hugely the BBC as a news & information platform & gladly pay my licence for the quality of it's documentary , drama, current affairs output on Radio & TV. Sadly as a "baby boomer" I am mainly insulted by it's mainstream musical programming. In the week that we have lost Charlie Gillett this article should be thrust under the nose of the Director General NOW ! In a few paragraphs Stuart manages to sum up everything that is and has been wrong with the BBC’s attitude to music. I value hugely the BBC as a news & information platform & gladly pay my licence for the quality of it’s documentary , drama, current affairs output on Radio & TV. Sadly as a “baby boomer” I am mainly insulted by it’s mainstream musical programming. In the week that we have lost Charlie Gillett this article should be thrust under the nose of the Director General NOW !

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