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Beats 1 to Include Programming Blocks From Celebrities Like Elton John, Pharrell, and Dr. Dre
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Seems to be designed only for new music, which is all well and good, but having a show of 70s tracks curated by Elton John or even David Gilmour or something wouldn't go astray. Would make for a pretty cool couple hours.
There is a difference between happiness and blissful ignorance. The two are often conflated.
And no, blissful ignorance is not a good thing.
Its amusing, I find, that they present it as if these people - Lowe, Reznor etc. - are actually responsible for something. My perspective is that they are more like paid frontmen, whilst the planning is done in the closed Cupertino boardrooms beforehand. Of course, they will put a little input in towards the end of the planning and actualising of the project but not to the extent to which they are presented. They will get paid well though, without a doubt, and gain the name and fame they yearn so much. Which incidentally goes to show just how much profit Apple are making out of this venture.
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Bbbbbuuutttt aren't you constantly worried and fearing to miss out on anything and what is going on with your friends?
Zane might have a team of researchers / producers around him, but there isn't a chance he'll just be a puppet for Apple. Zane will absolutely be responsible for a lot of the content - bit pointless bringing him on board not to make best use of him. I don't think he's gone there to be famous, he's gone there because he's great at what he does, and Apple found him.
And its not just Zane - they have also taken a few key people from BBC Introducing.
I know Radio 1 (especially the evening schedules) is unfamiliar to you guys in the US, but trust me - if that's what Beats 1 is to a large degree basing itself on, its in safe hands with Zane running a good part of the show.
And its not just Zane - they have also taken a few key people from BBC Introducing.
I know Radio 1 (especially the evening schedules) is unfamiliar to you guys in the US, but trust me - if that's what Beats 1 is to a large degree basing itself on, its in safe hands with Zane running a good part of the show.
My point is not that he is useless or anything LOL. Of course he has his qualities and is probably great at what he does and has a lot to offer. My point is about the planning and organisation of the radio programming project.
Fair enough. Its only opinion anyway, and everybody's got one of those LOL. Me included
Fair enough. Its only opinion anyway, and everybody's got one of those LOL. Me included
Absolutely - but if you're in the US, chances are Zane is an unknown quantity to you. Some of us in the UK have been listening to his show for years though. He isn't everyone's cup of tea, but there's not denying his enthusiasm for, and knowledge of, music. And he'll basically play anything - definitely not restricted to hip hop for example.
I suppose it will be interesting to know the variety across the schedules though, rather than get hung up on Zane who will likely only be doing maybe 10-15 hours a week.
It will be interesting to see how the schedules go - again using Radio 1 as an example, the daytime schedules are more chart / pop orientated, and then the evening shows are more diverse, and play a lot more new and lesser known stuff.
And it works really well, in that a lot of the newer, lesser known stuff filters through to the daytime schedules are artists become better known.
That sort of thing might kind of work on Beats 1, but the fact that it is broadcasting worldwide to different time zones would make it a bit different. For example, from what I have gathered, Zane's show will be on earlier LA time, so it broadcasts in the late afternoon / early evening here in Europe.
So if traditionally an evening audience is different to a daytime audience, that may be an odd one to navigate.
Back in the day John Peel's 10pm - midnight slot was the go-to for new music... definitely better than Steve Wright in the Afternoon LOL.
Back in the day John Peel's 10pm - midnight slot was the go-to for new music... definitely better than Steve Wright in the Afternoon LOL.
Those were the days - I've been to a few Glastonbury's and always would have liked to bump into him and say hello.
We did bump into Jo Willey one year though, so my wife was very excited. Definitely not the same though!
This seems pretty cool... but then again, Shade 45 on Sirius sounded cool too... and it was hot trash.
I think that's likely because they may be unaware of how large his scope is in it. Kinda like how The Rza is heavily involved outside of just the music he's associated with directly.
I think that's likely because they may be unaware of how large his scope is in it. Kinda like how The Rza is heavily involved outside of just the music he's associated with directly.
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Yeah, Peely kicked the bucket innit - RIP. I am still mystified about what caused a man of his cultural background (upper-middle-class English) to like Crass, Napalm Death, etc.!
yeah because there's only one team at Apple working on everything. they can't fix anything in OS X because they're too busy hiring celebrities