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because New Music in the daytime seems to consist of stuff that's practically all the same churned out by artists who would NEVER be taken seriously but for whatever reason have a record industry that claims to be suffering from downloading while they make HUGE profits and that keeps pumping money into Dross?

Case in point, as pointed out in another thread, N-Dweebz, a copy of So Solid Crew, which itself is probably a copy. Same goes for Black Eyed Peas, although at least they don't go around bullying anyone who dares to say anything against them, and in BEP's case they're more of a wannabe RunDMC, that's how they always seemed to me.

If you want new music, listen to something like Zane Lowe's show or some of the shows on 6Music, they are truly NEW music where artists aren't afraid to stray from the plastic mould template

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And as much as you wont like what i'm gonna say now, the same will apply to Jedward. They will disappear into obscurity, and when your a bit older you'll think 'what the hell was I thinking'.

You won't remember Daphne and Celeste, but they are now total nobodies. A flash in the pan if you will...

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Scott plays new music? Not really, like I said, just playlist bilge. Remember he was the one that brought us that Sean Kingston Suicidal song... (which was how I felt after hearing it in some ways)

There IS plenty of GOOD new music out there, bands such as Cold Cave for instance, it's just it seems to get priced off the playlist by probable investment from record labels to get samey bilge into the playlist instead.

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These songs are the only songs on the playlist that I like at the moment. I literally do not like anything else....

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Professor Green - I Need You Tonight

Pendulum - Watercolour

Joshua Radin - I'd Rather Be With You

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I'm gonna go back here for a moment to when I was 13, to be fair the Radio1 situation was pretty much the same in terms of bilge but we had new(well, new-ish) artists that got exposure too, like Oasis and Supergrass but I first heard most of them on John Peel's shows. That year there was ALSO a lot of crap out there, like I think Macarena by Los Del Rio, so it's not just today's Radio 1 that is guilty of this, but I think back then Radio 1 wasn't so afraid to play older stuff in the normal course of things rather than as a special event as it seems to be today (Wonder Years/Golden Hour don't really count as earliest they seem to go is 1990).

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Omafg...

I just cannot reply to that (though I am anyways?), I don't know who you are talking about. I am glad I am on msn, talking to two of my BESTEST mates, in TEXT SPEAK, and sending them this link so they can see how mean you people are!

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we're not mean. we've just got years on you, take some time to learn about music. don't be told what to like, there is some great new and old stuff out there.

I simply prefer the great new stuff out there ;)

And I know an awful lot more about music than my friends do =]

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I am genuinely sorry if I upset you, and I never intend to sound mean or anything. I think I need to take age and life experience into account when talking with you. I hope that when you get older you'll realise that N Dubz and bands like that are all manufactured to within an inch of their lives.

Currently listening to Goldfinger to keep me sane

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I am genuinely sorry if I upset you, and I never intend to sound mean or anything. I think I need to take age and life experience into account when talking with you. I hope that when you get older you'll realise that N Dubz and bands like that are all manufactured to within an inch of their lives.

Currently listening to Goldfinger to keep me sane

I don't think you can really talk when you have no clue what N-Dubz are like!

Yes, I admit many other bands are 'manufactured' but I have to disagree with you on the N-Dubz topic. Research them a little, huh?

Currently listening to My Whole Family... - Bo Burnham, oh, and now Shake It - Metro Station, my taste in music ranges.

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N-Dubz are managed to within inches of their lives, yet somehow they still manage to threaten people who text in to a radio show daring to criticise them, and go around physically assaulting people unprovoked, all while fronting an anti-bullying campaign. Great role-models, eh? ;)

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N-Dubz are managed to within inches of their lives, yet somehow they still manage to threaten people who text in to a radio show daring to criticise them, and go around physically assaulting people unprovoked, all while fronting an anti-bullying campaign. Great role-models, eh? ;)

Physically assaulting people unprovoked?Well, people are criticising them.. Provoking them!

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If they can't take criticism as a band, then what the hell are they in the business for?

To make money..?

Isn't that the main point of a job?

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To make money..?

Isn't that the main point of a job?

And not for the love of the job? My point was, if they can't take criticism then they are in the wrong job. Every band has a critic, but it doesn't mean that the band should then start a personal and vindictive attack on that person. Whatever happened to professionalism?

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These songs are the only songs on the playlist that I like at the moment. I literally do not like anything else....

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Professor Green - I Need You Tonight

Pendulum - Watercolour

Joshua Radin - I'd Rather Be With You

That's quite a shame. Maybe radio 1 isn't the station for you ;]

Going through the A-list only (www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/playlist) i'm quite a fan of:

30 Seconds To Mars - This Is War

Chipmunk featuring Esmee Denters - Until You Were Gone

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

The Futureheads - Heartbeat Song

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce - Telephone

Lostprophets - For He's A Jolly Good Felon

Paramore - The Only Exception

Plan B - She Said

Professor Green - I Need You Tonight

Usher featuring Will.I.Am - OMG

You Me At Six - Liquid Confidence!

And with a quick skim down the rest of the lists i'd reckon theres only a handfull of songs i could'nt listen to! (N-Dubz being a standout).

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Physically assaulting people unprovoked?Well, people are criticising them.. Provoking them!

I don't think the physical assaults were on people criticising them, just some poor guy in a pub.

So you really think every band should threaten their critics? :confused:

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