Let's get UGS Bands on local radio - Page 3

psydoll · 9th December 2004, 03:48 AM

Is there no way that we can set up an online radio station? I'm kinda tired to look into it tonight but is that a viable idea? Anyone tried anything similar?

Marco · 9th December 2004, 10:09 AM

Its been tried with UGS as far as I'm aware, but problems arose.

6months of evrything · 10th March 2005, 02:21 PM

will it be able to happen on the new server?

All_in_black · 10th March 2005, 02:32 PM

You need to have a radio show to put the music on first.

And has anyone tried that other Dundee station? Wave 102 i think.

protex_lee · 2nd August 2005, 05:03 PM

Hey I Just Noticed This Thread....If Any Bands Want They're Demos Played ...then e-mail me mp3's and we'll play yir stuff on the k-hedz rockshow !!

I'm Rik's Bro By The Way....Half of You's Dude's Have Probably Met Me ....I'm The Fuckin Moron With The Hippy Hair ..lol

Also Anyone Interested In Doin A Show Get In Touch And I'll See Wot I Can Sort Out 4 Ya kk !

Rotting Remains · 3rd October 2005, 04:22 PM

you know what to do lee.....

www.myspace.com/slaughterpit

humndislocation · 3rd October 2005, 04:51 PM

When I went to Abertay, there was talk about doing an online radio station there. If you're a student there, you should ask about it.

grievesy · 14th January 2006, 06:08 PM

I have though about this for a while now and I think this is being tackled in the wrong way. Let's be honest that majority of demo stuff in Dundee is just not interesting or well produced to get mr generic Tay Listener to tune in and then buy some sidey windows etc... To me you either have a niche market with few listeners (not popular with the station) or commercial rubbish that people can listen to in work without much brain power(not popular to the band scene).
But is there a middle ground?
Would a better approach to get these stations to produce a show somewhere in between. Good commercial indie music segway’ed with some of the better local / unsigned talent. A new presenter that’s talents are more centered towards good music rather than a middle of the road accent. That way you will not loose the chart listeners but get a platform for good local music.
You have to remember that forming a band does not give you a divine right to airplay.
Lots of other commercial stations do this in the evening. XFM in London a very notable one.
To paraphrase Matthew Bannister of Radio 1 "During the day for rating, credibility in the evening"
I don’t know who is co-ordinating these efforts but now is the time to ramp up. Mainstream Indie (if that is not oxymoronic) will take over local radio in the same way commercial dance did 7 years ago.
You just need to cite XFM’s recent takeover of beat 106 as a perfect example of this.
It has been happening in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham for a couple of years now, to cite just a few.
I my humble opinion a two hour show on either Tay or Wave102 on a Sunday evening would be ideal.
Playing the likes of Snow Patrol, Libs, Arctic Monkeys et al with some older stuff like stones, faces, stevie wonder whatever sounds good really and will keep people from switching off.
Then you can drop in gig guides, tracks, live sets from local talent; whatever you want really. Also I think it needs to be not so insular towards local music; demo’s should be welcome from all over.
That’s my two pence worth anyway!!!

rising signs · 14th January 2006, 06:31 PM

Local bands on the radio is all good.

As long as its cause they are actually worth listening to

rising signs · 14th January 2006, 06:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grievesy

I have though about this for a while now and I think this is being tackled in the wrong way. Let's be honest that majority of demo stuff in Dundee is just not interesting or well produced

dont worry our new demo will be out soon wich should solve that problem

grievesy · 14th January 2006, 06:52 PM

I think I have been taken a bit out of context there I think!!!!

LimpKnot · 14th January 2006, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grievesy

I have though about this for a while now and I think this is being tackled in the wrong way. Let's be honest that majority of demo stuff in Dundee is just not interesting or well produced to get mr generic Tay Listener to tune in and then buy some sidey windows etc... To me you either have a niche market with few listeners (not popular with the station) or commercial rubbish that people can listen to in work without much brain power(not popular to the band scene).
But is there a middle ground?
Would a better approach to get these stations to produce a show somewhere in between. Good commercial indie music segway’ed with some of the better local / unsigned talent. A new presenter that’s talents are more centered towards good music rather than a middle of the road accent. That way you will not loose the chart listeners but get a platform for good local music.
You have to remember that forming a band does not give you a divine right to airplay.
Lots of other commercial stations do this in the evening. XFM in London a very notable one.
To paraphrase Matthew Bannister of Radio 1 "During the day for rating, credibility in the evening"
I don’t know who is co-ordinating these efforts but now is the time to ramp up. Mainstream Indie (if that is not oxymoronic) will take over local radio in the same way commercial dance did 7 years ago.
You just need to cite XFM’s recent takeover of beat 106 as a perfect example of this.
It has been happening in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham for a couple of years now, to cite just a few.
I my humble opinion a two hour show on either Tay or Wave102 on a Sunday evening would be ideal.
Playing the likes of Snow Patrol, Libs, Arctic Monkeys et al with some older stuff like stones, faces, stevie wonder whatever sounds good really and will keep people from switching off.
Then you can drop in gig guides, tracks, live sets from local talent; whatever you want really. Also I think it needs to be not so insular towards local music; demo’s should be welcome from all over.
That’s my two pence worth anyway!!!

i kinda agree with that use local bands as fillers inbetween well known bands and gently introduce new talent that way. if people are interested in shows purely about new talent they go to radio 1 not a local station.

WithGunsBlazing · 14th February 2006, 05:07 AM

I Am A Cunt

andysoa · 16th February 2006, 05:54 PM

i remember a state of affairs song got played when we were all only 15 years old it was fantastic the song on the other hand...hehe im all for trying to get local stuff back on the radio what we should do is get all bands interested to hand a c.d into 1 person and then when there are lots of c.ds we should post them in one package with a big letter.

njw · 16th February 2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rising signs

dont worry our new demo will be out soon wich should solve that problem

hahahaha cocky as fuck...

14th January 2006, 06:08 PM	#38 (permalink)
grievesy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 64 Band: The Law	I have though about this for a while now and I think this is being tackled in the wrong way. Let's be honest that majority of demo stuff in Dundee is just not interesting or well produced to get mr generic Tay Listener to tune in and then buy some sidey windows etc... To me you either have a niche market with few listeners (not popular with the station) or commercial rubbish that people can listen to in work without much brain power(not popular to the band scene). But is there a middle ground? Would a better approach to get these stations to produce a show somewhere in between. Good commercial indie music segway’ed with some of the better local / unsigned talent. A new presenter that’s talents are more centered towards good music rather than a middle of the road accent. That way you will not loose the chart listeners but get a platform for good local music. You have to remember that forming a band does not give you a divine right to airplay. Lots of other commercial stations do this in the evening. XFM in London a very notable one. To paraphrase Matthew Bannister of Radio 1 "During the day for rating, credibility in the evening" I don’t know who is co-ordinating these efforts but now is the time to ramp up. Mainstream Indie (if that is not oxymoronic) will take over local radio in the same way commercial dance did 7 years ago. You just need to cite XFM’s recent takeover of beat 106 as a perfect example of this. It has been happening in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham for a couple of years now, to cite just a few. I my humble opinion a two hour show on either Tay or Wave102 on a Sunday evening would be ideal. Playing the likes of Snow Patrol, Libs, Arctic Monkeys et al with some older stuff like stones, faces, stevie wonder whatever sounds good really and will keep people from switching off. Then you can drop in gig guides, tracks, live sets from local talent; whatever you want really. Also I think it needs to be not so insular towards local music; demo’s should be welcome from all over. That’s my two pence worth anyway!!! Last edited by grievesy : 14th January 2006 at 07:01 PM.

14th February 2006, 05:07 AM	#43 (permalink)
WithGunsBlazing Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham, Alabama Posts: 4 Band: -Tearin' up the local Hardcore scene	I Am A Cunt Last edited by humndislocation : 14th February 2006 at 07:54 PM.

9th December 2004, 03:48 AM	#31 (permalink)
psydoll Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 428	Is there no way that we can set up an online radio station? I'm kinda tired to look into it tonight but is that a viable idea? Anyone tried anything similar?

9th December 2004, 10:09 AM	#32 (permalink)
Marco Scream for me Norwich! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 2,766 Band: Darkened Place	Its been tried with UGS as far as I'm aware, but problems arose.

10th March 2005, 02:21 PM	#33 (permalink)
6months of evrything Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 873	will it be able to happen on the new server?

10th March 2005, 02:32 PM	#34 (permalink)
All_in_black Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kirriemuir Posts: 1,873	You need to have a radio show to put the music on first. And has anyone tried that other Dundee station? Wave 102 i think.

2nd August 2005, 05:03 PM	#35 (permalink)
protex_lee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On a webcam performing tricks 4 treats :) Posts: 596 Band: Dirty Wee Middens... Glam Punk Retard Band	Hey I Just Noticed This Thread....If Any Bands Want They're Demos Played ...then e-mail me mp3's and we'll play yir stuff on the k-hedz rockshow !! I'm Rik's Bro By The Way....Half of You's Dude's Have Probably Met Me ....I'm The Fuckin Moron With The Hippy Hair ..lol Also Anyone Interested In Doin A Show Get In Touch And I'll See Wot I Can Sort Out 4 Ya kk !

3rd October 2005, 04:22 PM	#36 (permalink)
Rotting Remains Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,010	you know what to do lee..... www.myspace.com/slaughterpit

3rd October 2005, 04:51 PM	#37 (permalink)
humndislocation Hardcore is serious guys Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 5,933 Band: Blasphemous Necrorapist	When I went to Abertay, there was talk about doing an online radio station there. If you're a student there, you should ask about it.

14th January 2006, 06:31 PM	#39 (permalink)
rising signs www.rising-signs.co.uk Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: dundee Posts: 1,436	Local bands on the radio is all good. As long as its cause they are actually worth listening to

14th January 2006, 06:52 PM	#41 (permalink)
grievesy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London Posts: 64 Band: The Law	I think I have been taken a bit out of context there I think!!!!

16th February 2006, 05:54 PM	#44 (permalink)
andysoa Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: pitenweem(i wish) Posts: 1,113	i remember a state of affairs song got played when we were all only 15 years old it was fantastic the song on the other hand...hehe im all for trying to get local stuff back on the radio what we should do is get all bands interested to hand a c.d into 1 person and then when there are lots of c.ds we should post them in one package with a big letter.