Disenfranchised

A bit fed up this morning... No real job opportunities coming up, and I'm feeling the pressure to get something before the end of Summer.

Also, I'm fed up with BBC Radio, especially in the evening, when I do the vast majority of my listening.

Mon-Thu - was Mark Radcliffe, now a random selection of bland jazz and documentaries. The Radcliffe/Maconie show is now at the wrong time; plus, it's too wordy, and difficult to listen to on 'Listen Again'. Too much of the same old playlist indie kid stuff. The Andy Kershaw show is much too late on a Monday.
Fri - Mixing It. Replaced by 'Jazz Library' or somesuch, although moved to Resonance FM at a late time (although repeated on Sunday evening),
Sat - I used to listen to Bob Harris' rock show, but it's been pushed back to make room for the 'funny' Russell Brand. Inane,
Sun - Andy Kershaw gone, to be replaced by random, uninspiring classical stuff.

Thank god for Danny Baker on BBC London and podcast. It's all have left, especially as they (BBC London) destroyed the breakfast show...


Anyway, music: I bought the new 'Cherry Ghost' single, but wasn't massively impressed by the 'B-side' tracks - the stuff he played on Janice Long was much better.

More recent acquisitions, mostly downloads:

The Arrangement - Joni Mitchell,
Joe the Lion - David Bowie,
Room 101 - Eurythmics,
Somewhere Else - Marillion,
Fading Lights - Genesis, from a live album,
Sound of Silver - LCD Soundsystems,
1/2 a World Away - Conspiracy. Chris Squire is one of the finest bass players in rock, but has produced too much of this AOR-based stuff, both with Yes and solo. What a waste of talent...
For Free - Joni Mitchell,
The Unknown - Conspiracy,
Dance of Raynart - Jon Anderson, from the excellent 'Olias of Sunhillow', although it's showing its age now,
To The Runner, Solid Space, Meeting - all from the same JA album.

T - 4; M - 3.5; D - 4