Remember the days when radio stations mixed pop, rock, soul, and other
forms of music? Remember when a top 40 station played the best of
modern music, no matter the genre?

In the late 1970s, American radio fragmented into various niches, and
since then, the situation has only further fragmented.

But this didn't happen in other parts of the world.

In the United Kingdom, you can find stations that, to this day, play a
mix of genres and formats across the board. Therefore, the British
music scene has remained distinct and diverse - even on the BBC, you
can tune in at any given time and hear, for instance, the Killers
followed by Chamillionaire followed by Muse followed by the Sugababes,
etc.

To explore the entire milieu of British music, we've designed a radio
show. It's called "England Swings" and it airs on Saturdays at 12:00
Eastern Time. We pick the absolute best of current British music, add
in some older songs by UK artists to provide a sense of history, and
have a great time! The show can be found on the internet, live on
Saturdays at:

www.fcac.org/webr

I'm not sure if anyone is doing anything quite like we are; the focus
is British music, although we'll play occasional songs from elsewhere
(even the USA) when they've become popular in the UK. The mission of
the show is to bring the excitement of the British music scene to an
international audience. We are 'casting on a local cable access
station, and we're doing it not for any commercial reason, but simply
because we love the music and are hoping to get it to a wider audience.
I can't tell you the hundreds of times in years past when we've heard a
great song from the UK, and thought, "Wow! That's a great song! Why
isn't it getting any American airplay?"

Most Americans don't realize that some of the best pop, rock, techno,
and urban music in the world is being done in the UK, and IT'S ALL
MIXED TOGETHER there. Many people, when they consider British music,
think that perhaps they're all still listening to the Beatles and
Herman's Hermits over there. Oh, and maybe the Spice Girls. The
American and British music scenes used to be more or less synonymous at
times in the past, but now they're separated by a wider gulf than the
Atlantic Ocean - the current state of radio (American radio in
particular). This is unfortunate for American audiences - they don't
know what they're missing!

Come join us and discover the best music Britain has to offer. Your
amiable hosts Jim and Mike will welcome you! It's a brand-new show (we
just started last Saturday!) with a lot of wonderful new music to share
with you.

You can write to us at . Thanks for reading!



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