Blog: The Pop Cop

Why politicians telling radio stations what to play is a good thing

Why politicians telling radio stations what to play is a good thing Scotland's most listened to commercial radio station, Clyde 1, has a list of artists which they call their "Top 50". It is an exclusive club that contains only the rich and famous, from which their daily playlist is chosen, and it reads like Q magazine's contents page: Amy Macdonald , Amy Winehouse, Beyonce, Bryan Adams, Coldplay, David Gray, Duffy, The Feeling, Franz Ferdinand , The Fratellis , Girls Aloud, James Morrison, Kaiser Chiefs, Katy Perry, Keane, Kelly Clarkson, The Killers, Kings of Leon, The Kooks, KT Tunstall , Kylie, [...]
Artist:Camera Obscura
Title:French Navy
Link Text:French Navy
File Name:Camera Obscura - French Navy.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Dotjr
Title:This Is My Life
Link Text:This Is My Life
File Name:Dotjr - This Is My Life.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Malcolm Middleton
Title:Waxing Gibbous
Link Text:Red Travellin' Socks
File Name:Malcolm Middleton - Red Travellin Socks.mp3
Bitrate:215 kbps
Year:2009
Artist:Roddy Hart
Title:Dead Of The Night
Link Text:Dead Of The Night
File Name:Roddy Hart - Dead Of The Night.mp3
Bitrate:262 kbps
Year:2009