Ready, Steady, Joe
- 12 Feb 07, 10:54 PM
When is a name change nothing to worry about? That¡¯s what some of my radio listeners want to know when the Friday 10pm slot finds me changing my wrapper from Across The Line to the Late Show livery. Does it mean that the playlist will suffer, that Stu¡¯s freestyle tendencies will be curbed?
Actually no. It¡¯s still a lovely and indulgent show, from Doug Sahm to The Ramones, stopping off for a dose of Gruff Rhys, Studio One reggae and that magnificent new Soulsavers album. It¡¯s a combination of precious values and chance collisions: your fave music all in one place. And the name change is like the classic Marathon bar mutating into the Snickers. You still have that combination of sweet coating and savoury nut, plus all the essential nutrients. You dig?
Anyway, I¡¯m no longer signing off the station for Friday listeners. The every-frisky Joe Lindsay takes it onwards from midnight until one am, lashing out the Jarvis Cocker, The Cramps, The James Gang and turbulent hip hop. Just ahead of his launch, we bicker about the value of Mark E Smith and The Fall (horrendously over-rated, says I) and I feel glad because Joe effectively keeps the radio nation awake for longer that the norm. Extra value. Join us for next week¡¯s unruly experiment, and don¡¯t be shy of a challenging song request.
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