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Title: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: bellenseb on July 06, 2006, 10:37:00 am
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.
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: redsock on July 06, 2006, 11:10:00 am
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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?
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: kcjones119 on July 06, 2006, 11:28:00 am
His interviewing really bothers me, especially when he isn't interested in the in-studio band, they get very cookie cutter.
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: bellenseb on July 06, 2006, 11:30:00 am
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/ (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?
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: Jaguar on July 06, 2006, 01:49:00 pm
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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.
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: eltee on July 06, 2006, 01:51:00 pm
Has James Blunt been on?
Title: Re: Nic Harcourt: scourge?
Post by: vansmack on July 06, 2006, 03:01:00 pm
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Originally posted by bellenseb:
  Latte, anyone?
One pump vanilla soy for me, please.