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original thread? i could swear there was more to it than one post...
anyway, today's independent: GEORGE LAMB: THE FUTURE OF RADIO
best bit: 'the theme of today's broadcast is just how badly it's all going... lamb is blaming his colleagues, they're blaming him....' although this is apparently a good thing..

That with the station head now gone and the current anti TV personality DJ's mood going round the BBC that his days are numbered.

hes such a penis, he has no redeeming attributes whatsoever

couldn't agree more. his show is utter shit.

gideon's show was excellent.

get him orfff

worst thing that happened to 6 music

anyone who makes Shaun Keveney look good is a joke

15 minutes til the decent music stops and that talentless cunt starts up. anyone near their studios with a baseball bat? maybe a swift kneecapping might stop his show for today...

and make my surrrmisationses.

Fuck - I like Gideon Coe...has he been bumped off / sacked?

my whole office is mourning gideon coe. Lamb's sub russel brand thing's very wearing. the other day the news came on and during a story about a murdered girl lamb and his fawning crew faded themselves in, giggling.

he's better than Nemone though. Jesus Christ. " Did you watch Big Brother last night? I did! Wow! Here's some 90s dance!"

we could start a campaign for this without jeopardizing them being nice to us in future. we've pretty much stopped listening to 6music until lamacq comes on.

and fast. I used to be able to cope with 6Music when Gideon was on, but now it's just cack from 10-4. The only saving grace is the music.

My gain. I can listen to Gideon Coe now, which is nice. I have heard only bad things about George Lamb, but I haven't had the misfortune of hearing him. Reading the SFA anecdote above, he sounds like the sort of person that you get all over local commercial radio.

His interview with S&D was hideously embarrassing. I'd always assumed when a band drops by for a session and a chat you should generally be aware of:

* Their names
* The new single
* Number of albums released
* Forthcoming gig dates from 2006 (!)

Tool.

agree, get this cretin off the radio and his fawning cronies.

Can't one station stay vaguely intellectual?

I'm so close to throwing my radio out of a second floor window at the moment.

I don't know!

For a radio DJ he appears to know pretty much fuck all about music, which is like me getting in a race car and stacking it into the crowd on the first bend. Not only this, he can't even carry out the basic task of playing records without instilling in his listenership the will to smash his face all over the mixing desk. It's incomprehensible that 6 Music could employ such a ballbag.

has gone up by three people in the last 20 minutes.

WRONG!:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6436390199

RIGHT!:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8275056046

the man is a total twat

I hate people who need entourages on radio to whoop and clap their 'hilarious antics'

Thank god for Adam and Joe as 6music's bestest show but even I can't listen again to that every day...

this dribbling idiot's already ruined my week...

this is bad news. Gideon Coe had an excellent show, and I never tired of hearing him. I haven't heard George Lamb yet, but I don't think I want to bother. It was bad enough when they booted Phil Jupitus off for Shawn Keaveney.

I only really get to hear Chris Hawkins doing his early morning thing these days.

RIP decent 6Music. :(

Looks like there's an intruder on the Facebook group... Apparently we're all wrong, and Lambo is a ledge. That's me told.

I can not begin to imagine why this irritating, talentless and deeply offensive man has been given his own radio show. Lacking any knowledge of music, he has taken the place of Gideon Coe, who had charm, was well-informed about music and made no attempt to offend anyone. I do not listen to Radio 1 becuase I am an adult, I expect the presenters of Radio 6 to be the same. Please remove this "lowest common denominator" from the radio. Oh and by way of explanation, I do not read The Sun.

can people who are interested in helping out with this website petition drop me a pm. i need some content and stuff, as the domain and hosting stuff is ready...

rosbeef's intro paragraph is a great start (further up in this thread)

WHAT a cunt. today is easily the worst day so far.

Why 6Music thinks it NEEDS this on the air is, frankly, unimagineable.

It'll be like XFM without the adverts in two years time at this rate.

Can we get rid of this offensive, abysmal fuckunt:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/jon_holmes/

you should be able to sign the petition now at http://www.getlambout.org.uk

sorry its a bit bland and ugly at the moment -- knocked it up pretty quickly...

There's nothing actually *wrong* with Shaun Keaveny and George Lamb, it's just that their style doesn't suit 6 Music at all.

It could be argued that Jen Brister and Nemone are similarly unsuitable but, personally, I like them. They seem to intrude much less into the real business of playing the music.

It's really daft that the head of Radio 2 is also the head of 6 Music: Radio 2 is a light entertainment station that typically plays family-friendly pop music as part of its light entertainment spiel; 6 Music is a taking-itself-seriously pop/rock/indie music station for grown-ups whose presenters are only there to choose, play, know about and appreciate the music.

It seems like they're treating 6 as a Radio 2 B-team.

It's fine for 6 Music presenters to have a personality (Tom Robinson, Craig Charles, Lammo, Stephen Merchant), as long as their ego isn't so over-inflated that they try to eclipse the music.

I submitted an official complaint to the BBC about George Lamb.

This is the reply I received:

...
Thank you for your e-mail regarding 'George Lamb'.

We're sorry that the George Lamb show is not to your liking. 6 Music and the BBC at large offer a wide variety of alternatives (including Listen Again) and we hope that helps you find a programme more suitable.

I would like to assure you that we have registered your comments on our audience log. This is the internal report of audience feedback which we compile daily for all programme makers and commissioning executives within the BBC, and also their senior management. It ensures that your points, and all other comments we receive, are circulated and considered across the BBC.

Thank you again for taking the time to contact us with your concerns.

Regards

Gemma McAleer
BBC Information

...
So, in essence, " Tough. Listen to something else then".
Fair point I suppose but it was nice to have a radio station I could leave on all day.

I'm sure they now just use 6 as a training ground for 1 & 2.
It used to be a serious music channel.

I'm not saying the presenters should be boring dullards. Plenty of them have managed to be entertaining and still provide great music.

Phill Jupitus played a fantastic mix and his passion for the music was obvious. You're still welcome back any time Phill. Please! :)

Stephen Merchant's show is hilarious but still focuses on the music.

If we wanted to listen to innane, blabbering muppets, we'd still be listening to daytime Radio 1.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2243576,00.html

As a friend said, it's as if Matthew Bannister had entered Radio 1, got rid of the young, knowledgeable, entertaining DJs and installed DLT.

http://drownedinsound.com/articles/2593288

I for one am so sick of all the rude + offensive carping remarks about george's show from people who dont know what theyre talking about if they just listened instead of moaning for instance yesterday on georges show it was the 1st ever fez AND CRavat wednsday - and mark immediately called it FEZAT WENDSDAY - brilliant. even tho there were tecnical problem's the 1st 15 mins were was one of the best George Lamb show's ever with sarah beth toocheck and funy stuff about bob dylan. in fact it was so good i got my m8 andy at work to made a video for my facebook page to go with it so - u negative moaners ought to listen to it without predjudice and here the true genius of george on radio 6 - the bbc should give him his own tc show as well. jennie

ps andys video is at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HT_2aElFktY

George Lamb is utterly, utterly dire, and it's shameful that he's on a specialist music station. But in good news, I can't listen to the radio at work, so now I get to listen to Gideon in the evening!

6Music is so divided at the moment.
Excellent: Adam and Joe, Gideon Coe, Marc Riley, Tom Robinson, Steve Lamacq, Bruce Dickinson, Freak Zone.

Badness: Shaun Keaveny, George Lamb, Jon Holmes, Russell Howard. What are they doing?!

is that they insist on playing clips of George Lamb's inane babbling (plus hysterical laughter) as trailors throughout every other programme on the station. So halfway through Lamacq's programme you suddenly have to endure Lamb's irritating voice talking about Surf n turf - WHY WOULD THIS ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO LISTEN TO HIM??? :(

prove you can be funny AND do a brilliant show.

Russell Howard's show is pretty bad, which is a shame because he's an excellent comedian.

"BBC 6Music posted its second consecutive record reach with 493,000 listeners, up 8,000 on the previous quarter and 110,000 year on year."

Absolutely terrible.

Can anyone suggest a way to rid the airwaves of this sub-hospital radio cunt?

a fool.

Hi chaps

Just wanted to know if anyone else here has complained to 6music? As soon as Coe and Lamb were swapped I did, even got a reply:

"Dear Mr Stevens

Thank you for your e-mail regarding 'Gideon Coe'.

I understand that you are unhappy about recent changes to 6 Music's schedule.

We work very hard to bring interesting, entertaining and innovative programmes to the airwaves that will engage with a significant proportion of the whole audience. The BBC carries out a great deal of detailed research to determine what each part of the audience wants, carefully considering what goes into the schedule and planning the placement and timing of each programme within it.

As with any change to a (radio/TV) schedule, we expect that the changes will generate a great deal of listener comment; it is an indication of how important the station is to each individual listener. Consequently, I can assure you that comments such as your own are valued as a monitor of public reaction to the service we provide.

I would like to assure you that we have registered your comments on our audience log. This is the internal report of audience feedback which we compile daily for all programme makers and commissioning executives within the BBC, and also their senior management. It ensures that your points, and all other comments we receive, are circulated and considered across the BBC.

May I thank you again for taking the time to contact BBC Information.

Regards

Anne
BBC Information"

Maybe if more people did this something might get done about it. It's quite easy, there's a link on the 6music website. It seems a strange decision, as has been said elsewhere Gid was the epitome of 6, Lamb should be on radio 1.

Bring
Back
Coe

He was annoying enough on TMF (on the occasions that I saw him...)

his show for the first time

My god.

one of those people who differs but my mornings of running payrolls and entering invoices are frequently made more bearable by the George Lamb show.

Am I to be flogged?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mb6music/F1950413?thread=5020256

in a radio station dedicated to music, it matters little how much the person talking between the songs knows about what's being played, considering they only choose about 1 track an hour for themselves, the rest being pre-programmed. I liked Gideon Coe, but was under no illusion that he was choosing unheard gems for us to listen to, he was still providing waffle inbetween a load of songs playlisted by the controllers, albeit a different kind of waffle to the kind George Lamb does.

I kind of like the music George LAmb and crew do select for the show, they obviously know their stuff when it comes to hiphop and dance, and it makes a refreshing change from "Well, here's a Wedding Present Peel Session".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/18/bbc.radio

Do they sell that wallpaper at B&Q?

Couldn't agree more. What a relief to read like-minded comments from 6music listeners. I will definitely join the Facebook petition.

How dare they bump Gideon Coe into the late shift in favour of this fly-by-night 'celebrity'? Catchprases and inane banter aren't going to cut it, but interesting, informative and friendly DJ chat are just what the weekday morning slot needs - bring back Coe.

I felt the same when they got rid of Andrew Collins, but at least Steve Lamacq knows his stuff.

I'm glad I missed Lamb interviewing SFA, and I'm glad SFA gave him a hard time. This sort of thing should be left to professionals, not media morons without any background in music.

Other forum posts are right on the money, too: Nemone is awful, those patronising phone-in quizzes are terrible.

Queens of Noize are also dreadful, who thought it was a good idea to give them a show? It just sounds like a bunch of teenage girls getting drunk on 20/20 while putting on their make-up. How unprofessional.

Lesley Douglas has a lot to answer for. 6music is going the same way as XFM did 10 years ago, ie. down the pan. I care more about 6music as it's advert-free, please let's try and get some decent DJs and programmes into the schedule.

Fight the Power!

and was talking to him about football. then thought he'd know nothing about music, and like loads of chart rubbish?

one of the most embarrassing things I've ever heard.

...over here;
http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/8841/Shabba-Rank-Why-George-Lamb-Is-A-Gift-For-The-Girls.html

sums it up really!
i've given up listening myself...

He is Lilly Allen with a cock.

Presenters who know their subject are a dieing breed and Lamb is one of a myriad of self satisfied, jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none types who are turning the shallow medium of tv into a sad parody of itself. Bring back the nerds! I want specialist TV!
David Attenborough! John Peel! Johnny Morris! Tony Hart! Barry Norman! etc etc

Don't hate Lamb, hate the shepherds of the flock! (ooh clever buggers)

with people wittering on about changes to scheduling that have offended them and I never really understood quite how galling it actually is to be in their shoes until now.

It's utterly frustrating to have something very pleasant and entertaining like the Gideon Coe show taken away and to be offered a turd in the mouth as replacement.

I tried listening to the show again earlier this week and as I switched on Lamb was talking about licking shaved armpits. There was then about 5 or more minutes of puerile banter before a play off between the Top Cat and Captain Scarlet theme tunes.

I started out blaming the system and not the man but I think I'm actually starting to wish him harm.

Yesterday i thought he had toned down all the tings, the shabbas, kiss me necks but no, they crawled in and became irriating yet again for another day.
I had hoped somebody down at 6music had a quiet word in his ear about the OTT show and he had cut back on his collection of sound effects. By the time Nemone came on, it was back to his old, not funny and tiresome habits.
Dont get me wrong, i love 6 music. My boss is laid back enough to have this on over any other station, and i can tolerate it (6 music) and Lamb even, for the reason that good songs ARE played. For that, i have no problem with.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=george+lamb

add this page as a friend and make it a top friend.

http://www.myspace.com/getgeorgelamboff6music

It can't hurt.

Jesus Christ. "I'll wear it for the banter."

And was it slowed down, or was that just me? He seems to talk slightly slower than a normal person, which was actually probably the most annoying aspect of it - his simple and purile links getting dragged out longer than they need to be...

.

Stop fucking listening to 6 music. Then... when they've lost all their listeners from the show. Hey presto! Someone new comes in to take the reins.

Texting in Smiths lyrics as a fucking protest :D

That is quite comfortably the weakest protest I have ever heard. What on earth were you THINKING? :D

You fully deserved to get absolutely sonned by George cocking Lamb.

Has anyone else used this yet? There's a lot of posts on this thread to check.

includes:

'unlistenable pain in the fucking arse: george lamb'

to him for the first time for more than about five minutes. Dear god.

that many of the commissioning types at the BBC will LIKE the fact that George Lamb pisses people off and has generated a big internet drama. Which is a shame because the nice thing about digital radio when it first arrived was that because few people were able to listen to it then it could get away with being niche. Now that digital radio can reach an ever expanding audience the BBC are obviously trying to bring it in line with their other (shite) music stations.

I just looked at the petition to keep him on...

I want to burn things now.

The best way is not to sign the petition, make his popularity sore to the point that he fucks off to Radio 1 with the detestable Chris Moyles and Jo 'I discovered the beatles and bread' Wiley.

The bloke is still regurgitating the same Chuck Norris jokes that have been tired for almost 5 years now.

It's good to have comedy on 6Music, but Stephen Merchant, Adam & Joe and Martin Freeman (who has also got a spectacular taste in tunes) do it a billion times better. And don't play "ironic" dancehall tunes.

on the Facebook sidebar ads. What the fuck?!

Lesley Douglas continually re-emphasising that this was to get more women to the station. With a style that was "less intellectual".

I bet half of the population feels that much happier now about their given gender with women like Lesley to stick up for their interests...

I don't like him now.

"Do me a flavour"

but I saw an advert for his show on TV yesterday and realised I do know who he is and he does get on my tits

for the first time ever.

In the first minute I have heard:

"Don of the day"
"Shabba (x3)"
"...on the text"
"that's how high brizzle we are"

Oh my God.

Just in case you want to understand his inane vocal waste of space

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/georgelamb/lambys_lingo.shtml

here:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PHCIUCHU

Think you need iTunes or something to listen to it. Might play on WinMedia player though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/georgelamb/tv_trail.shtml

That's 'TV trail'.

... don't know if it's in the shops yet (I subscribe), but they've dedicated an entire cartoon to him. A Terry Fuckwitt cartoon, no less. It is the funniest thing I have seen in a very long time.

he is a complete cretin, he's more worthy of a local radio station, maybe he knows something about music, but he doesn't display it, he makes me turn off my radio. Booo! He's not a don, whatever the pissweasel that means anyway

my friend was at 6music studios yesterday, and reports:

When he came out of his studio after his show yesterday he spent a good 5 minutes discussing how it went with his sidekick.

"How was that then? It was alwight, want it? Not brilliant. Solid. It was solid, want it? But how was it, though? It was alright, want it? Solid. I reckon it was solid. Not special, but solid."

How some moron who thinks it's funny to say things like "ting" and "don" every 5 seconds with little musical knowledge and is borderline sexist can get a radio gig on a station THAT IS ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC AND NOTHING ELSE is beyond me...

Get him off!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lamb

I thought this was genunie for a sec, as his dad had the best name "Peniston Lamb"

I completely, vehemently agree. I've written about it, and anyone who isn't offended by sweary rants might enjoy this:

http://crowth.net/2008/04/03/idiots-killed-the-radio-star/

this week, and in the section about what the BBC could improve, I dedicated a section to 6music, basically saying that George Lamb and Shawn Keaveny are mass bellers.

the fact that maybe the 6music brought in Lamb on purpose to create a bit of good ol' fashioned controversy; ie, kicking up a fuss to get new listeners to tune in and see what the fuss is all about? If that is the case, they've certainly succeeded (and made many of the whining sorts walk straight into the trap). Of course, I'm not denying that in some respects, this is detrimental to the station in some ways.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Lamb_(presenter)

Well cited!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/16/radio.bbc

but the other day, I woke up and whilst eating breakfast I turned on the TV. There was some special on about "Girls Aloud", and George Lamb was stood their, all knowing, informing the viewing public their influences behind the songs they wrote..... first of all, I doubt Girls Aloud have anything to do with how they sound, or their musical style, but sickeningly he then went on to say, "They also covered Tiffany's song, 'I think we're alone now'", here is the original.....

well no George, the original was by Tommy James & the Shondells - Tiffany covered it.

I should write to OFCOM.

Lamb royally fucked up an interview with Stephen Merritt. I'd recommend anyone who needs to rekindle their hatred for Lamb to search out the horror of the interview/session today:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00cgn0k/b00cgn09

Go about 1hour 46mins in, and listen to the carnage unfold.

Keep on listening after Merritt's gone, because Lamb then proceeds to rip into Merritt like the cowardly cunt that he is, ignoring the fact that it was he who fucked up the interview, not Merritt.

Any other evidence required, your honour?

be on the radio MORE.

It's almost indescribable. He really does just research the bands/artists on Wikipedia about half an hour before, doesn't he?

George and his cronies are an absolute poison on the airwaves...it's cringeworthy bollocks, he sounds like a complete amateur.

or does anyone else hate the "why don't you just listen to something else" argument? if i want to hear one of my favourite bands (say oh i don't know, magnetic fields) in session there's only very very few places you can do that. and for someone like george lamb to completly destroy that is just disrespectful to the guest, the listeners and 6music to be quite honest - why invite him on the show in the first place if you don't give a damn?

oh well.

why they got rid of gideon coe??