TXFM (formerly much missed Phantom) line up

Max Headroom

mightybashful wrote: »

Do people genuinely think him and those stupid sound effects are funny? Asides from the woman who rings in looking for Gerry Rafferty every day ffs

It would seem so....what's worse it this miller/pope rugby crap.....on a rock station...is this just for the D4 listeners..:rolleyes:

threein99

Dermot and Dave, Spotify and Podcasts gets me through my work day. Along with actually doing some work

threein99

swededmonkey wrote: »

Pat Courtney on the Nova afternoon show is painful to listen. I'm warming to the lads in the morning though

Can't stand those two lads, I find them very forced

GBX

I've changed location within my job and am now in an office with Newstalk on all bloody day. I miss the good old days of TXFM

Birneybau

Mostly Newstalk until 16:30, then tune into Raidio Na Life from 16:30 to 18:00 which plays an absolute quality mix of stuff, alternative, Scott Walker, all kinds of stuff.

Also, John Caddell started a website:

http://rockyoulike.com/

Declan A Walsh

Birneybau wrote: »

Mostly Newstalk until 16:30, then tune into Raidio Na Life from 16:30 to 18:00 which plays an absolute quality mix of stuff, alternative, Scott Walker, all kinds of stuff.

Also, John Caddell started a website:

http://rockyoulike.com/

Judging by that website he set up, a late night more free-rein show on Radio Nova might actually suit him,

Further to my previous post, for completion, I should have mentioned that Today FM's Paul McLoone and Dave Moore (of Dermot and Dave) did some presenting on TXFM.

Which former TXFM presenters are unaccounted for, taking into account this and my previous post? This is most of them: Tara Harrison, Brian Keaveney, Paul Donegan, Derek Byrne, Donal Dineen, Nialler9, Paul Lynskey and Johnny Cullen... and of course the lads involved in Pogo Radio in its first year.

Birneybau

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Judging by that website he set up, a late night more free-rein show on Radio Nova might actually suit him,

Further to my previous post, for completion, I should have mentioned that Today FM's Paul McLoone and Dave Moore (of Dermot and Dave) did some presenting on TXFM.

Which former TXFM presenters are unaccounted for, taking into account this and my previous post? This is most of them: Tara Harrison, Brian Keaveney, Paul Donegan, Derek Byrne, Donal Dineen, Nialler9, Paul Lynskey and Johnny Cullen... and of course the lads involved in Pogo Radio in its first year.

Donal Dineen doing an online visual show: 'This Ain't No Disco', sure, Nialler9 is just carrying on with what he's always done.

ghostdancer

Newstalk or Spotify/music off my phone when in the car.

when I'm at home or at work and remember, 2XM can be pretty good. depends on the show, Dan Hegarty, Giles Peterson and Chillwavey shows are pretty good, the 2XM Rocks/This Party Rocks shows can be good but a bit hit and miss.
was listening last night and off the top of my head, they played Slowdive, Anderson .Paak, Oh Wonder, Sampha, London Grammar, and a quite a few good songs by acts that i'd never heard of, including this one:

paddylonglegs

Weekly little youtube clip showcasing new bands. Looks like they're mainly UK, and its a channel run by another band, The Luka State. But some of them are quite good, I imagine would have been played on TX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6u2Qwf_vU

Wheres everyone else going for new music apart from Spotify? Spotify is good, but there was always a bit more depth to new songs on TX as alot of the listeners and presenters gave their opinions on them.

readyletsgo

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Weekly little youtube clip showcasing new bands. Looks like they're mainly UK, and its a channel run by another band, The Luka State. But some of them are quite good, I imagine would have been played on TX

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6u2Qwf_vU

Wheres everyone else going for new music apart from Spotify? Spotify is good, but there was always a bit more depth to new songs on TX as alot of the listeners and presenters gave their opinions on them.

BBC Radio 6 for me when I'm home. Through the BBC Radio app. I'm sure there is better but that's been fine for me for the past few months

room_149

I've given up on the radio so it's music streaming Apps for me all the way now.
Spotify mainly I guess, but I've been using Apple Music a lot more of late.
>>It contains a larger library of all the old obscure/ out of print 90s Electronic stuff I've retreated to since TXFM's demise..
This morning's commute saw my car stereo blasting out CJ Bolland's 'Electronic Highway' and some old breakbeat/jungle from the likes of 'Moving Shadow' Recs & A Guy Called Gerald.
I had Messiah's (God awful!!) '21st Century Jesus' & some 'React' recordings stuff (crappy Nu-Nrg/ Euro Acidey malarkey) blaring out on the way home yesterday- Dad rave indeed!! Some Mo Wax & Howie B stuff later for some balance I figure!!

The main downside to the App is that the interface/ navigation on Android is crap and it doesn't work on any (non IOS) tablet's still to the best of my knowledge.
I have a few months left on the free trial so hopefully this will improve..
Sure I might try one of those dodgy youtube streamers you pay €30 for as once off instead.
You cant beat Youtube for dodgy white label / unreleased stuff!!

Birneybau

Seriously, Raidio na Life playing an absolute stormer this afternoon. Like an indie disco. 106.2

Conor Bourke

Birneybau wrote: »

Seriously, Raidio na Life playing an absolute stormer this afternoon. Like an indie disco. 106.2

Drive time on Dublin City FM is worthy of serious consideration too, they play some excellent tunes and the traffic updates have almost become a soothing white noise to tune out to (for me anyway)

Birneybau

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Drive time on Dublin City FM is worthy of serious consideration too, they play some excellent tunes and the traffic updates have almost become a soothing white noise to tune out to (for me anyway)

My radio seems to have trouble keeping Dublin City Fm's signal.

Max Headroom

Birneybau wrote: »

Seriously, Raidio na Life playing an absolute stormer this afternoon. Like an indie disco. 106.2

I see what ya did there......:D

Big Nasty

Six months gone today.

Still missing it terribly.

Max Headroom

Big Nasty wrote: »

Six months gone today.

Still missing it terribly.

AHHHH...thought you we were comin in with some good news...6 months...seems like 6 years....really miss Cathal in the mornings...:(

threein99

Max Headroom wrote: »

AHHHH...thought you we were comin in with some good news...6 months...seems like 6 years....really miss Cathal in the mornings...:(

I thought the same

My car radio is still tuned to 105.2

Max Headroom

threein99 wrote: »

I thought the same

My car radio is still tuned to 105.2

Silence is golden golden............:)

ghostdancer

I discovered that the car I got recently has the DAB radio pack installed on it, so have been listening to 2XM on my commutes in the morning/evening. can be a bit hit and miss and there's often no presenters, but it's mildly easing the pain.

ahlookit

Max Headroom wrote: »

Silence is golden golden............:)

everlast75

ahlookit wrote: »

Classic album - brilliant band! Love it

Former Former

Big Nasty wrote: »

Six months gone today.

Still missing it terribly.

Feels a lot longer. Really going to notice it in the run up to EP.

Max Headroom

everlast75 wrote: »

Classic album - brilliant band! Love it

Best cover of Wild horses out there...;)

paddylonglegs

Prince's year anniversary the other day made me think of TXFM.

threein99

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Prince's year anniversary the other day made me think of TXFM.

The listen back feature is still available if you need a fix

Max Headroom

threein99 wrote: »

The listen back feature is still available if you need a fix

Yeah but it needs the FF function....old news bulletins are....old news..:o

mightybashful

threein99 wrote: »

The listen back feature is still available if you need a fix

Not sure about the legalities of this - but is there a quick way to download a heap of these?

dmm82

Wow... i didn't know the listen back feature was still available. It's so strange listening to it. It's like tearing open old wounds

paddylonglegs

Cathal funge presenting a show on today fm bank hol Monday at 8pm. Irish rock/punk scene in late 70a apparently