The NTS breakfast show with Flo is super. Good vibes. And you know what makes it way better? Joining the Discord.
Like, as much as I hate to admit it, the Discord really elevates the radio experience. 100s of people, all listening to the same live broadcast, chatting away in real time with the DJ joining in the banter.
Good stuff.
John Kennedy on Radio X is interviewing Rob from the Numero Group. Obviously they have a programme on NTS Radio.
https://www.radiox.co.uk/radio/shows-presenters/xposure/
https://www.nts.live/shows/radio-free-numero
This is on right now and is also bangin #NTSRadio
https://www.nts.live/shows/bahamian-moor/episodes/bahamian-moor-23rd-may-2026
Listening to the #GraceJones special on #NtsRadio reminds me that both Grace Jones and #RobertPalmer covered #GaryNuman
https://www.nts.live/shows/in-focus/episodes/in-focus-grace-jones-15th-february-2019
Grace Jones:
https://link.deezer.com/s/33jvJjcm02nVuHbR6dIkI
Robert Palmer:
https://link.deezer.com/s/33jvKtRADGKARxJMY5H42
Playing Pop, New Wave, Dub. These days it's commonplace to see artists straddle the worlds of music and fashion, from rappers to producers and songwriters, but Grace Jones did it first, and few since have done it so effortlessly. Born in Jamaica and raised in New York, the supermodel soon became an icon for the city's cutting edge cultural legacy, releasing albums with Island Records that blurred the lines between new-wave, dub, disco, post-punk, & pop, essentially defining 1980s cool. Our latest In Focus is a two hour trip through her sensuous, hybrid discography. This show is currently unavailable in the USA.
I survived the skinheads and other #flagshaggers on the Tube, and made it to New River Studios in Haringay, missing about three bands.
#TheeAlcoholics were great, I was on Bandcamp within two minutes of getting in the venue.
#TheNone are next, #punk I suppose. They have t-shirts.
It turns out that the promoter is also an #NtsRadio DJ who I already follow https://www.nts.live/shows/anthonychalmers
I had quit Spotify long ago and more recently ditched Apple Music because I don't want to support the services that are squeezing the artists.
My replacement consists of two main elements:
1 - FM radio, like our ancestors used to do in when they lived in caves
2 - NTS Radio (https://www.nts.live/)
I'm still procrastinating it, but will subscribe for the perks such as enhanced tracklists. I just wanted to spread the word in case someone is looking for alternatives.
Live radio, and especially radio that focuses on bringing diversity like NTS, is actually pretty refreshing.
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