Kermit McDermott
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Andy Scott is the last man standing.
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I think it was still relatively a wild west in British pop music until the mid-late 80s or so, it hadn't been playlisted to death. I believe the theory is that the BBC still saw themselves as having a mandate of just reflecting what the youth liked (as opposed to telling them) and they weren't bothered about having to understand it as well so all sorts of mad stuff got though. You still get the odd thing happening as late as the mid-90s (Firestarter!) but few and far between.i once pointed out that the singer of RIGHT SAID FRED was banned from
wearing Kylie-esque hot pants on TOTP in early 90's but no one stopped
Steve doing that in the 70's.
Blockbuster, Hellraiser and Ballroom Blitz was one hell of a trilogy of hits.
I think it was still relatively a wild west in British pop music until the mid-late 80s or so, it hadn't been playlisted to death. I believe the theory is that the BBC still saw themselves as having a mandate of just reflecting what the youth liked (as opposed to telling them) and they weren't bothered about having to understand it as well so all sorts of mad stuff got though. You still get the odd thing happening as late as the mid-90s (Firestarter!) but few and far between.
I reckon in the USA that had already been killed off by the mid 60s.
No doubt, I haven't a clue about modern Irish radio.Annie Mac's show on BBC Radio One is still a fucking million miles ahead of the radio we get at the same time here
RIP A cantankerous gent but not a fan of "dinner hour" (ie lunchtime) gigs
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