tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post8020029229208574546..comments2024-02-23T08:44:09.371+00:00Comments on WESTWAY: Looks like I got out at the right time!Iain Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-83030807662582831452007-05-21T16:49:00.000+01:002007-05-21T16:49:00.000+01:00Aha! Dud! it all makes sense now ;)keyboardbreaker...Aha! Dud! it all makes sense now ;)<BR/>keyboardbreaker at the gmail dot com........Iain Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-33003951994915021542007-05-19T12:21:00.000+01:002007-05-19T12:21:00.000+01:00Hi Ian,Sorry for the (crap) cryptic clue - but I c...Hi Ian,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the (crap) cryptic clue - but I couldn't resist it!<BR/><BR/>I recently went looking for you on the XFM website (after hearing that one of your band's songs is up for selection as Hillary Clinton's campaign song!) - and found that you'd gone. I found the link to this page on your old profile page. (I didn't e-mail you directly, as I don't have your e-mail address (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-32693433886998932412007-05-19T09:26:00.000+01:002007-05-19T09:26:00.000+01:00"C'est Moi, Le Roi"? Blimey, that's a blast from t..."C'est Moi, Le Roi"? Blimey, that's a blast from the past (it's a quote from my French A-Level exam) anonymous, show thyself! :)<BR/>And, Miss Weston? thanks for that, it's always nice when people remember Market Place, it was great fun wasn't it? keep in touch,<BR/>iain<BR/>xIain Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-32673107985122651912007-05-18T15:18:00.000+01:002007-05-18T15:18:00.000+01:00C'est moi, le roi!C'est moi, le roi!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-69788267391573218142007-05-18T13:54:00.000+01:002007-05-18T13:54:00.000+01:00Gah! What are they doing at X?!Sounds like a blood...Gah! What are they doing at X?!<BR/>Sounds like a bloody shambles to me...*sigh*<BR/>Xfm was always the only station for me. I've been listening from the start. It got me through my Art GCSE (I got an A, I thank Xfm for that!), spent many a happy day listening to Ricky and Steve (and you on the X-List!) and many a boozy night at the various live sessions and Xtra-Curricular at Market Place (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-4751799099679011272007-05-18T10:48:00.000+01:002007-05-18T10:48:00.000+01:00Damn, my comment from yesterday didn't post. Crapp...Damn, my comment from yesterday didn't post. Crappy conference wifi. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, though, this is the stupidest thing I've ever seen done in the name of 'brand'. It's complete idiocy, and precisely the sort of thing that wakes my activist side and makes me say "right, let's organise!". <BR/><BR/>I feel a revolt coming on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-23978264800174801172007-05-18T07:20:00.000+01:002007-05-18T07:20:00.000+01:00It sounds like radio station suicide to me.Rachel ...It sounds like radio station suicide to me.<BR/><BR/>Rachel xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-7937816765475334512007-05-18T02:52:00.000+01:002007-05-18T02:52:00.000+01:00You might as well just buy a Razorlight and Fratel...You might as well just buy a Razorlight and Fratellis album and listen to them on repeat if that's what you want to hear!<BR/><BR/>Xfm is just wank now - I listen to 6 Music, 5 Live, and LBC now!<BR/><BR/>"The Project" sounds interesting - any jobs for a web developer going?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-69024256656084691942007-05-18T01:50:00.000+01:002007-05-18T01:50:00.000+01:00Oh god, they did it. Bugger :(Still, you got out i...Oh god, they did it. Bugger :(<BR/><BR/>Still, you got out in time and there's always other station, however unpalatable that seems right now. <BR/><BR/>Hurry up with the project too :pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-16051906728312443732007-05-17T21:37:00.000+01:002007-05-17T21:37:00.000+01:00Hey - Dave from Tubes here. Just wanted to say tha...Hey - Dave from Tubes here. Just wanted to say thanks for mentioning us on your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-73076551171637213492007-05-17T15:33:00.000+01:002007-05-17T15:33:00.000+01:00http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/spotlight/?sc...http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/spotlight/?sc=8<BR/><BR/>Didn't Fleetwood Mac get to play at the (first) Clinton inaugaration?<BR/><BR/>oh, and no presenters on radio? no point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06570670581730613407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-1679995260837416202007-05-17T15:17:00.000+01:002007-05-17T15:17:00.000+01:00Xfm’s Managing Director, Nick Davidson said ‘Xfm h...Xfm’s Managing Director, Nick Davidson said ‘Xfm has always been an innovative radio station and we really felt that we were ready to push the boundaries again.’<BR/><BR/>I say that Nick Davidson is a twat.<BR/>No doubt that it'll save the management money (or so they hope) but a radio station without presenters is a radio station without any personality, and so ultimately it'll be a radio Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-65620280114140607372007-05-17T15:15:00.000+01:002007-05-17T15:15:00.000+01:00The station died the moment Crapitol Radio bought ...The station died the moment Crapitol Radio bought them and moved them out of Charlotte St.<BR/>It only had one way to go eventually sad.<BR/>But we had a riot on the way down!<BR/>I think it killed the little indie world that was blooming because it started repeating the same songs all the time instead of allowing the DJ's to dictate the music.<BR/>And now that unknown stuff that used to get an Shedseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716882297465829131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-2550938906743977932007-05-17T14:17:00.000+01:002007-05-17T14:17:00.000+01:00Humm... they do seem to be trying to milk the cash...Humm... they do seem to be trying to milk the cash cow, don't they.<BR/><BR/>Every show's pushing listeners to contact them via txt, which obviously costs us money, but to do it for six hours a day!?!<BR/><BR/>I think people like, and need, to hear another human's voice (preferably injected with humor) when they listen to the radio.<BR/>This is why Shaun Keevney's show was my favorite, and is whyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-7716493265108513682007-05-17T13:56:00.000+01:002007-05-17T13:56:00.000+01:00i'm working on it....we're about a week or so away...i'm working on it....we're about a week or so away from Beta :)<BR/>Soon as that URL is available, i'll be posting it hereIain Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133650347270991005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-33081120707831498862007-05-17T13:52:00.000+01:002007-05-17T13:52:00.000+01:00Ouch! Suicide for the station surely?Sounds like y...Ouch! Suicide for the station surely?<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you made the move at the right time :( <BR/><BR/>Any more news on "The Project" yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095310.post-65703189775803464502007-05-17T13:51:00.000+01:002007-05-17T13:51:00.000+01:00One word springs to mind: insane.Part of the joy o...One word springs to mind: insane.<BR/><BR/>Part of the joy of radio is the banter from the DJ and the interaction with the audience. A radio station without DJs where I can choose the music - oh, that'll be my iTunes library! And I won't have to pay 25p per text or be limited to the daytime playlist for the privilege...Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214166935447694402noreply@blogger.com