bellenseb
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Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 02:37 PM UTC
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You know, I just realized how thoroughly Nic Harcourt has homogenized the once great KCRW/Morning Becomes Eclectic.
It seems that anything solemnly British and bland is fast-tracked by this "tastemaker" and then canonized by the rest. What's more, a surf around the web leaves me feeling pretty alone in this opinion. Tell me that's not so.
redsock
Joined: February 20, 2002 at 06:01 AM UTC
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 03:10 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
You know, I just realized how thoroughly Nic Harcourt has homogenized the once great KCRW/Morning Becomes Eclectic.
It seems that anything solemnly British and bland is fast-tracked by this "tastemaker" and then canonized by the rest. What's more, a surf around the web leaves me feeling pretty alone in this opinion. Tell me that's not so.
Examples?
kcjones119
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 03:28 PM UTC
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His interviewing really bothers me, especially when he isn't interested in the in-studio band, they get very cookie cutter.
bellenseb
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 03:30 PM UTC
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Check out this list of archived shows from when Chris Douridas was at the helm.
http://web.archive.org/web/19961222072645/www.liveconcerts.com/harddrive/kcrw/ I can't really imagine artists akin to Lullaby for the Working Class, Richard Buckner, Mark Eitzel, Pavement, the Radar Brothers, Guided by Voices, Tarnation or the Tindersticks getting on much these days. I remember Red House Painters and Lisa Germano playing on the program too. They don't fit into the smoove aural lifestyle Harcourt is big on - wouldn't want to jar anyone.
Now it's known for launching Norah Jones and feting the likes of Keane. Latte, anyone?
jaguar
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 05:49 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
Latte, anyone?
Extra homogonized lite.
I stopped tuning in ages ago because it was so incredibly blah. Kept thinking that it was just bad timing. Guess not.
El Tee
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 05:51 PM UTC
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Has James Blunt been on?
vansmack
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Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
July 06, 2006 at 07:01 PM UTC
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
Latte, anyone?
One pump vanilla soy for me, please.