radio nova

Max Headroom

FanadMan wrote: »

"a specialised rock music service" is what I have problems with - they are now no more a specialised rock music service than a daffodil!

But they are a "specialised rock rock music service"...they call it "rock".......we call it pop

AlgerShane

nice_guy80 wrote: »

for a man with Ireland's biggest jukebox, he seems to bring a lot of the same tracks in every week...

I've never really noticed much repetition on his show. Although, I must confess I do really like it to some extent. But as a previous commenter said, a lot of music he plays isn't necessarily "classic rock ". He often says he can't play such and such because it's not rock and roll, but neither is any of the amazing funk/soul/gospel tunes he play's .

MikeyTaylor

Heard "Loyal to Me" again yesterday.

Hey Max... did you say once your daughter listened to her?

Max Headroom

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Heard "Loyal to Me" again yesterday.

Hey Max... did you say once your daughter listened to her?

Mikey you really need to stop this obsession with that girl...its embarrassing now...beginning to think youre actually Miller...:P

seagull

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

MikeyTaylor

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

Your Latest Trick is a better of a song.

Trebor176

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

You should have tuned in five or so minutes ago. Greg played Sultan's of Swing :P

ford fiesta

Ian Dury 'Reasons to be Cheerful' must be played at least once a day on Nova. Great song, but......

Max Headroom

ford fiesta wrote: »

Ian Dury 'Reasons to be Cheerful' must be played at least once a day on Nova. Great song, but......

The word is "safe"...don't want even more listeners turning off because white van man or Micko the taxi driver doesn't know the song....

FanadMan

Max Headroom wrote: »

The word is "safe"...don't want even more listeners turning off because white van man or Micko the taxi driver doesn't know the song....

Have you even listened to the lyrics of Reasons? Drug taking, leaving jail, stabbing etc. It's perfect Dublin music :-P Good thing Branners/Hayes never did cos we'd never hear it again which would be a shame cos it is a poetic classic.

Ciaran_B

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

Yeah, they play 'I Want A New Drug' by Huey Lewis and 'Allright' by Supergrass all the time. Never hear any other songs from them.

Max Headroom

FanadMan wrote: »

Have you even listened to the lyrics of Reasons? Drug taking, leaving jail, stabbing etc. It's perfect Dublin music :-P Good thing Branners/Hayes never did cos we'd never hear it again which would be a shame cos it is a poetic classic.

SHOCK SHOCK ..HORROR HORROR....sure they played that Stranglers song the other day about the coloured girl......i had to go to confession...:rolleyes:

Still have my treasured first release of NBAP btw...;)

seagull

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Your Latest Trick is a better of a song.

That's largely my point. There are only two Dire Straits songs that get regular airplay, and they're not even their best songs. I think I've heard Tunnel of Love once, and Romeo and Juliet a few times, but that's it. They have a load of better tracks that you never hear. At the very least, rather than just putting Sultans of swing on the playlist, put the whole album on the playlist so there's a variety. Or put a different Dire Straits album on the playlist each week.

prunudo

Courtney played Brother in arms a few weeks ago. But yeah, i do take your point, be nice if they played more songs than 2 or 3 safe bets from all the artists in their playlists.

ford fiesta

For some reason, Nova seem to focus in on one or two (usually the overplayed, popular ones) song from a major artist.

MikeyTaylor

Fair play to Greg for playing a bit of Greta Van Fleet!

Max Headroom

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Fair play to Greg for playing a bit of Greta Van Fleet!

Really...?...I'm sure he'll be up before the principal in the morning. .;)

Next March..the olympia

jimmymack

Am I going mad, or did I just hear John Clarke say that he's playing Girls Aloud on the Jukebox today? What the hell!

Ash.J.Williams

I just think its odd that Metallica are playing slane but are not being played on the radio?

eg yesterday i heard lana del ray and the cure back to back.

Ash.J.Williams

jimmymack wrote: »

Am I going mad, or did I just hear John Clarke say that he's playing Girls Aloud on the Jukebox today? What the hell!

gary numan?

jimmymack

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

gary numan?

No I'm nearly sure he said Girls Aloud, it's this "Queens of Rock" weekend they're doing, not sure how they meet that criteria but there you go

Doodah7

He played Girlschool. Different kettle of fish entirely!!

Kyle More

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

Max Headroom

Kyle More wrote: »

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

"PINNNK IS MY FAVORITE COLORRR..."..................:D

peterobrien100

Kyle More wrote: »

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

Pink is certainly the new Black because you aint gonna hear any Metallica so as you rightly point out the erosion has turned into a full subsidence !!!!

MikeyTaylor

Ruth just tweeted she's playing Clannad.

demanufactured

What a shyte station.

Max Headroom

peterobrien100 wrote: »

Pink is certainly the new Black because you aint gonna hear any Metallica so as you rightly point out the erosion has turned into a full subsidence !!!!

Bit like Ruby's sponge then.....:D

demanufactured wrote: »

What a shyte station.

Ah now...no need for that...:P

As PJ and Jim are away this week I tried Nova again for the breakfast show! Hayes getting sleezy about red headed women put me right off, he really is the Sid James of Irish Radio, dirty fcuker!

Kyle More

zorro2566 wrote: »

As PJ and Jim are away this week I tried Nova again for the breakfast show! Hayes getting sleezy about red headed women put me right off, he really is the Sid James of Irish Radio, dirty fcuker!

He's a strange character, is Colm Hayes. He's quite a vocal advocate for mental health awareness and has openly discussed his own struggles in the past. I applaud him and anyone else who has the courage to do that. However, he then proceeds to act like you described on the radio. Surely that can't contribute to a healthy working environment in this day and age? But then it got me thinking, is 'Colm Hayes' merely a character played by Colm Caffrey (his real name)? Are we not meant to take him seriously, in the same vein that we wouldn't condemn Steve Coogan for the behaviour and views held by his fictional alter ego, Alan Partridge? Are we supposed to be laughing AT him, not with him, so to speak? Either way, the whole set up is bizarre and I'm not laughing one way or the other.

Max Headroom

Kyle More wrote: »

He's a strange character, is Colm Hayes. He's quite a vocal advocate for mental health awareness and has openly discussed his own struggles in the past. I applaud him and anyone else who has the courage to do that. However, he then proceeds to act like you described on the radio. Surely that can't contribute to a healthy working environment in this day and age? But then it got me thinking, is 'Colm Hayes' merely a character played by Colm Caffrey (his real name)? Are we not meant to take him seriously, in the same vein that we wouldn't condemn Steve Coogan for the behaviour and views held by his fictional alter ego, Alan Partridge? Are we supposed to be laughing AT him, not with him, so to speak? Either way, the whole set up is bizarre and I'm not laughing one way or the other.

He's just a tool...he's the same Colm either on the radio or not...

Kyle More

Max Headroom wrote: »

He's just a tool...he's the same Colm either on the radio or not...

I'd say you're right, Max. How he's getting away with it is beyond me. I know he's 'programme director' and all, but you'd think that one of his employers would tap him on the shoulder and remind him that it's not the 1970s and misogynistic and sleazy 'humour' isn't exactly in vogue anymore.

Max Headroom

Kyle More wrote: »

I'd say you're right, Max. How he's getting away with it is beyond me. I know he's 'programme director' and all, but you'd think that one of his employers would tap him on the shoulder and remind him that it's not the 1970s and misogynistic and sleazy 'humour' isn't exactly in vogue anymore.

He doesnt have the balls, hayes would just laugh at him ......

Ciaran_B

What a delight Peter Devlin is. Good music, nice chat style - I'd listen in every evening if he was a permanent fixture.

Max Headroom

Ciaran_B wrote: »

What a delight Peter Devlin is. Good music, nice chat style - I'd listen in every evening if he was a permanent fixture.

Is he in for Courtenay this week..

Ciaran_B

Max Headroom wrote: »

Is he in for Courtenay this week..

Yeah, all week.

Max Headroom

Happy days (5.....4 now) ....:D:D:D:D

Its such a pleasurable experience to listen to Peter.....

seagull

Do you think Hayes is behind the truly cringeworthy ads that nova have for themselves, or do they have multiple people with dust floating through their heads? I'm thinking the current thanks to the kitchen.

Wheety

I noticed they were playing 2 songs back to back in the mornings. Grand, I thought, less of the muppets.

Now they have a voice over in the middle of the two songs "This is the bit where we play 2 songs back to back". WTF? :mad:

Also are they still giving themselves the first hour off in the mornings?

Listen to Colm & Lucy, 6 - 10am. Although the first hour is just a repeat of yesterday.

How do they get away with it?

Max Headroom

seagull wrote: »

Do you think Hayes is behind the truly cringeworthy ads that nova have for themselves, or do they have multiple people with dust floating through their heads? I'm thinking the current thanks to the kitchen.

Without doubt...he's in charge , sadly HE thinks he's funny..no Colm just sad...and those awful "clips" from their show are even more sad...I used to like and respect Lucy...but now he's dragged her into his world of Roy Chubby Brown humour....he's telling her what to say and when to say it....she' must have no self-respect left...

And now we're going to be bombarded with the JNLR figures....He needs to thank Peter Devlin big time me thinks.....

Kyle More

They posted a news item (written by Kevin Brannigan) onto their Facebook page gloating about the JNLR figures. Posters began asking questions about the figures for the breakfast show in particular, pointing out that since listeners are switching off in their droves, the increase in listenership must be coming from other shows on the station. Nova's response? They deleted the comments.

Max Headroom

Did you hear Branigan on the news reading out the statement that Hayes gave him........:P

Kamili

Max Headroom wrote: »

Did you hear Branigan on the news reading out the statement that Hayes gave him........:P

Nope.. go on do share the gist!

prunudo

Kamili wrote: »

Nope.. go on do share the gist!

We've increased our weekly listenership to over 140k. And how a big percentage of adults still listen to live radio, not spotify/podcasts etc.
No mention of any particular shows, reading between the lines I'd say they weren't as good as hoped and were putting a general spin of 'aren't we great' on it.

Kamili

jvan wrote: »

We've increased our weekly listenership to over 140k. And how a big percentage of adults still listen to live radio, not spotify/podcasts etc.
No mention of any particular shows, reading between the lines I'd say they weren't as good as hoped and were putting a general spin of 'aren't we great' on it.

Got the impression that happened the last time too

Kyle More

jvan wrote: »

We've increased our weekly listenership to over 140k. And how a big percentage of adults still listen to live radio, not spotify/podcasts etc.
No mention of any particular shows, reading between the lines I'd say they weren't as good as hoped and were putting a general spin of 'aren't we great' on it.

Nail on the head, I reckon. That would explain why they were so trigger happy with the delete button on Facebook, when people started asking uncomfortable questions.

Max Headroom

MMM...."listenership".......which particular show Kevin...was it all down to the "New Colm and Lucy breakfast show"....i dont think so....

BTW Peter sorry to hear about your mate...R.I.P

w/s/p/c/

Just reading the comments on the FB status as mentioned above, this poster sums it all up! :-)

"I never tune into Nova anymore until at least 1pm, because of those two arrogant condescending RTE refugee f*cktards on the breakfast show, but even after that the music played is very hit and miss nowadays. The breakfast show is that bad I would even rather listen to PJ & Jim on Classic Hits, at least those two don't make me want to vomit."

Max Headroom

w/s/p/c/ wrote: »

Just reading the comments on the FB status as mentioned above, this poster sums it all up! :-)

"I never tune into Nova anymore until at least 1pm, because of those two arrogant condescending RTE refugee f*cktards on the breakfast show, but even after that the music played is very hit and miss nowadays. The breakfast show is that bad I would even rather listen to PJ & Jim on Classic Hits, at least those two don't make me want to vomit."

Man..wish i'd posted that....:D

newspower

Man..wish Peter Devlin would take the afternoon slot permanently....
NOVA should put breakfast show clowns and Pat "Over and under" on the 2am to 5am slot and do us all a favour. They would be perfect at that time