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Big City Radio – Sunday 10-12

Richard — Mon, 10 May 2010 22:54:07 +0000

Stumbled across this show thanks to DJ Bounce posting a link on Facebook. Ever since 1xtra dropped the decent R&B shows I have been missing a regular fix of good R&B on the Radio and last night I finally found it thanks to Big City Radio.

Broadcasting from my home town of Birmingham – Big City Radio on Sunday is strictly a fresh R&B thanks to DJ Jonnyg the title of the show I can’t remember its a bit of mouthful if I am honest but expect to hear fresh R&B plus a credible R&B chart not washed out with that pop shit #1 this week was Raheem DeVaughn (niceee)!

This track was dropped and I can’t get enough of it at the moment! Will be tuning in on a weekly basis you should to http://www.bigcityradio.org.uk/ – Sundays 10pm-12pm….

Trevor Nelson Radio 2

Richard — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:08:14 +0000

I posted about this guy before/after Christmas, but I’m posting again because his Radio 2 show needs a mention. I do try to listen/listen again when I remember – its on Wedsnedays at 10pm on Radio 2 for just an hour – but its an hour of quality radio (highlight of my Radio week). Just a whole mix of Soul and R&B old and new buts its all good vibes.

To listen again or to find out more information about Trevor Nelson’s Radio show.

Check the feature Album of the Week some classics in this list…

My Rant re:R&B

Richard — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 22:55:03 +0000

I was sitting watching TV earlier and the standard advert for “R&B Lovesongs 2010” came on advertising a track listing that included the following two artists N-Dubz, Cheryl Cole. What I don’t get is how is this R&B?

There are other artists like Lady GaGa, Soulja Boy on the track list who I guess they can fit into this genre in some form. But before long Justin Bieber will be branded R&B just because Usher is involved in the project (OK there is no doubt he has potential but right now?)

I’m sorry there are so many better R&B artists out there that don’t even get a look in Melanie Fiona, Dwele, Raphael Saadiq who all released tracks in the same period of time that the artists on this compilation did yet get ignored.

My problem isn’t with the artists like N-Dubz they do what they do, their popular and people would buy the compilation. But the teenagers growing up being told that this is R&B are being fooled and the guys making R&B true to its roots then struggle to get the Airplay/Promotion they deserve;

Q. What music do you like?

A. R&B?

People hear this and think your taste in music is a joke, they see the media promoting R&B as the above which isn’t the strongest musically lets be honest its watered down R&B at best.

When I talk R&B I am talking Mayer Hawthorne, Saadiq, Melanie Fiona, Alicia Keys, Dwele, Slakah, Maxwell, Eric Roberson, D’Angelo etc etc

Interestingly if you Wikipedia R&B it starts in 1940 the last section is around 1970 when it changes its name to “Contemporary R&B” which then gets to 2001 and the information is lacking so is R&B dead Wiki thinks it is?

R&B is still around the media just seem to get it twisted and the public are too easily influenced by the likes of Radio 1/Major TV Channels and the people that put these compilations telling them this is R&B – the lazy music fan that doesn’t dig a bit deeper to discover there is good music amongst the shit they are told is R&B!

If you were to take Cheryl Cole and someone like Maxwell back to the 1950’s to perform in a American Blues/R&B Club who’d get the best reception?

Rant over….