TXFM (formerly much missed Phantom) line up

RastaRed

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TXFM: A Tribute playlist on Spotify, will keep adding tunes, stick it on shuffle and enjoy

muloc

room_149 wrote: »

I'm in the car here driving through Mullingar and the signal just dropped on the western ring road outside the town. Crystal clear before that. Got it as far south as Portloaise the other week. Based on that I reckon it's available to most places on FM within 40 miles of Dublin, give or take

I should be well covered so as never beyond 30 miles...I did do a rescan in the car yesterday morning but only picked up the usual sh*te. I'll try again on way home this evening...here's hoping!!

dmm82

RastaRed wrote: »

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TXFM: A Tribute playlist on Spotify, will keep adding tunes, stick it on shuffle and enjoy

This looks good thanks

Big Nasty

Right in da feels Rasta Red, right in da feels.

hullaballoo

RastaRed wrote: »

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TXFM: A Tribute playlist on Spotify, will keep adding tunes, stick it on shuffle and enjoy

Great list and only a few songs in and pining like a dog for a lost loved one!

Few additions for ya - I might be showing a particular leaning here but there's no Underworld or Daft Punk! Also, Joe was particularly fond of good 90s hip hop (not my area) so maybe a bit of that?

hullaballoo

Also, Where's me jumpa?

wnolan1992

Is there a podcast/listen back available of the last show?

Wasn't a TX listener, but I'd like to have a listen.

Conor Bourke

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Is there a podcast/listen back available of the last show?

Wasn't a TX listener, but I'd like to have a listen.

Still up on the lrish radio player app anyway. Real lump in the throats stuff

IIDSIIELMO

RastaRed wrote:

TXFM: A Tribute playlist on Spotify, will keep adding tunes, stick it on shuffle and enjoy

If an open collaborative playlist is created we could all add to the playlist songs that we've heard as a result of listening to TXFM.

paddylonglegs

A couple of relevant Mostly Old Skools for the week that's in it!

ghostdancer

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Never was your username so apt!

As we know already, Claire Beck and Kelly-Anne Byrne already got shows with Today FM, although I'm not sure how permanent Claire's is if she is going away for a while. Kelly-Anne already had been given her Saturday night show on Today FM around the time of the launch of TXFM. In the big shake-up of schedules this summer both in TX and Today FM, Kelly-Anne got her extra Sunday show on Today FM and Claire was given a new show on Today FM. At the same time, Nadine O'Regan was moved from TXFM to Today FM with her Songs in the Key of Life. Gavin Glass left TXFM for Radio Nova earlier this year.

But what about the others still there at the end of of TXFM. What will happen to Cathal Funge, Joe Donnelly and John Caddell? I suspect Joe could end up as a producer and sometime presenter either on Today FM or Newstalk - he was previously in that role on Newstalk before Phantom. The best I can think of for Cathal and John are presenting late night specialist music shows somewhere. Then there is Kate Hogan who looked after their social media - only heard of her for the first time last night! She was there with them last night in the background.

I wonder too about the part-timers like Dee Reddy, Paul Donegan, Paul Lynskey, Johnny Cullen and Shelly Grey. Esther Moore O'Donoghe is already an AA Roadwatch announcer on Today FM so should be okay. And of course, there are others who got the chop last summer: Tara Harrison, Derek Byrne (2XM would be perfect for him), Brian Keaveney, Orlagh Donnelly and Nialler9.

By the way what ever happened to Claire O'Dowd, who left a year or so after TXFM started?

Claire's is finished completely. AFAIK she's gone travelling with no return date planned. her show will go to someone else for the foreseeable future.

Joe was presenting on Newstalk over the summer, I believe (although might be wrong) that he does some producing too, where or on what I don't know...
Katie Hogan does marketing at TodayFM, and i'm pretty sure a few of the part-timers are producers at the other stations in the building (eg. Charlotte).
for others it was in addition to a day job so hopefully they'll be ok.

here's a list of everyone who was there until the end, possibly missing a few who filled in on a temporary basis though

Adiaga 2

Clem_Fandango wrote: »

right, I'm off. This thread is, imo, a closed topic. G'luck

Thanks Clem Fandango for the kexp recommendation.

Big Nasty

A few TXFM jingles would go down well in that spotify playlist.

LEIN

Big Nasty wrote: »

A few TXFM jingles would go down well in that spotify playlist.

TX Drive.... with Joe Donnelly....

dxman105

Not sure how to do a quote, Mrs Shuttleworth said "UK Rajars just out, BBC Radio 6 is up again, record audience of 2.34 million.

Evans (oldies MOR music) and Grimshaw (current chart) both down, again."


Ben Cooper, controller of Radio 1, said the figures "should be seen alongside the increase to 1.5 million views a day on our YouTube channel and our 8.5 million users on social media".

Oh thats alright then! People are watching our youtube! Ben You Tube is TV not radio.
Grimshaw down to 5.25 million listeners. Thats a 2 million drop since Moyles. They seem to be proud of these figures! He would have got the sack years ago on anything other than the BBC!

Max Headroom

paddylonglegs wrote: »

People have alot of beef with two door cinema club. Ok, I can see the issue with their popular song being overplayed - but their first album is a really tight piece of work. Worth a listen.

On another note, for all you car commuters, got a Parrot mki9200 bluetooth system installed in my car last week. Can stream spotify and online stations. Really worth the money and the tx bereavement

Spooky....Marty Miller said exactly the same thing almost word for word......are you in fact MM......:P

If KB IS thinking of setting up an alt station, maybe Joe and Cathal SHOULD get a job ...heres hoping....oh no i've said it now ,KB doesnt like being told what to do...;);)

RastaRed

IIDSIIELMO wrote: »

If an open collaborative playlist is created we could all add to the playlist songs that we've heard as a result of listening to TXFM.

How do you do that?

Mrs Shuttleworth

dxman105 wrote: »

Not sure how to do a quote, Mrs Shuttleworth said "UK Rajars just out, BBC Radio 6 is up again, record audience of 2.34 million.

Evans (oldies MOR music) and Grimshaw (current chart) both down, again."


Ben Cooper, controller of Radio 1, said the figures "should be seen alongside the increase to 1.5 million views a day on our YouTube channel and our 8.5 million users on social media".

Oh thats alright then! People are watching our youtube! Ben You Tube is TV not radio.
Grimshaw down to 5.25 million listeners. Thats a 2 million drop since Moyles. They seem to be proud of these figures! He would have got the sack years ago on anything other than the BBC!

The BBC has active diversity quotas, 8% of staff at all levels of presentation and production and Grimshaw is from the minority side of the fence (or so he purports) which probably acts as a cushion in the short term. No real successor at R1 to the slot either so he's probably safe as long as he wants it.

I wonder how Moyles is faring on XFM - you don't hear much these days.

Re Two Door Cinema Club - I really like their Bee Gees pastiche. It's as if they've thrown the towel in on pretending to be cool. For the first time I listen to them. I find that indie-caribbean rock sound awful and fair fvcks to them for moving away from it.

Heard Tom Ravenscroft on 6 this morning, thought he was frightful. I probably should go to confession for saying that.

RastaRed

hullaballoo wrote: »

Great list and only a few songs in and pining like a dog for a lost loved one!

Few additions for ya - I might be showing a particular leaning here but there's no Underworld or Daft Punk! Also, Joe was particularly fond of good 90s hip hop (not my area) so maybe a bit of that?

hullaballoo wrote: »

Also, Where's me jumpa?

All noted and added along with clash, jam, nirvana, specials, toots, roisin murphy, grace jones, old skool hip hop and few more, havent had a chance to organise it in a proper order yet

Mrs Shuttleworth

RastaRed wrote: »

All noted and added along with clash, jam, nirvana, specials, toots, roisin murphy, grace jones, old skool hip hop and few more, havent had a chance to organise it in a proper order yet

I was on Songclub in February with "Cool" by The Time - ten minutes of Minneapolis magic funk - will you add me?

Tx

Mrs Shuttleworth

Hey, I can't find nothin on the radio.

You know, erm...turn to that station...

RastaRed

Mrs Shuttleworth wrote: »

I was on Songclub in February with "Cool" by The Time - ten minutes of Minneapolis magic funk - will you add me?

Tx

will do, I remember listening to that, bought it straight after, I was on songclub with Mersey Paradise day before the Roses at Marley Pk

RastaRed

RastaRed wrote: »

How do you do that?

think i sussed it there, will someone try and add a tune to the playlist see if it works

paddylonglegs

Max Headroom wrote: »

Spooky....Marty Miller said exactly the same thing almost word for word......are you in fact MM......:P

Uh, I feel so dirty now

Bus Boy

Not looking forward to static in the morning...

furiousox

Song club for me too.
American Nightmare by the Misfits was my submission.
Hopefully Cathal will be back on the airwaves in the near future.

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm not much of a radio guy but if I turned it on I would listen to TXFM. I enjoyed Joe Donnelly in the afternoon time, and the cheer or sneer feature, as well as his own playlist, introduced me to some new songs.

I'm sad to hear the station is no more. I will give Rainy Day Record by Mercury Rev a spin in its honour since that was one of the songs I liked to listen out for.

everlast75

the song club list is/was on the website

Max Headroom

Jesus, this thread has never been so busy......:)

paulbok

Max Headroom wrote: »

Jesus, this thread has never been so busy......:)

It's group therapy now.