The Lamb Question

Who the fuck is George Lamb? Now there’s a phrase I haven’t heard enough lately. I have been lucky enough to not have ben listening to any radio let alone 6 Music over the past sixmonths or so, so I haven’t had a real chance to mourn and lament the loss of 6 Music’s sensical duffer genius that is Gideon Coe. The man brought clarity to an otherwise gimmick driven world that is British Radio. Sadly now I am back in the world of the living, and am using the radio as my trusty companion at work, what choice am I left with? The ‘nowhere near as Indie as it liks to think’ Xfm, Ken ‘smug cunt’ Bruce on radio 2, or a range of local radio (which usually isn’t too bad if truth be told, but that wouldn’t help my case here.) Radio 1 is not even getting a look-in. Anything with Chris Moyles is so tainted the whole thinkg must be raveaged by his big fat, bigoted, ugly flavour. 6 music use to fil such a needed void, so what does it offer you now? George Fucking Lamb. The man is so moronic its like over hearing one of those twats on the bus who you can barely block out with earphones, who shout nonsense in an annoyingly strong over exaggerated regional accent – in our boy Georges case, come arrogant cockney patter. Because he’s on this particular radio station you think he must have somewit and knowledge, but don’t you believe it. He is essentially no better that Chris Moyles, but because he is thin and seemingly good looking his idiocy slips past people unnoticed. As you will see from numerous Lamb haters blogs on the net he has a a record of acting likean utter nob infront of the 6 music bread and butter. Bands that appreciate you get amore discerning listerner and knowledgable host who are therefore willing to come on and talk properly about their music, not just what they like better on their toast (that’s the sort of banal stuff radio 1 does isn’t it?) They weren’t counting on Lamb. The guy oozes laddishness like he is stuck between the pages of an issue of Loaded from 1997, and knows about as much about music as if he really was. When meeting the Super Furry Animals he confused many of their songs. Aside from the first cock up – A 6 music presenter who didn’t know the back catalogue of an Indie Staple like SFA (look Im not saying everyone should, but if you do that for a living, fucking come on!!) – he made a major one, by not even reseaching them. What the fuck do these people do with their time? He finishes his shift at one in the afternoon. He wuld no doubt have us believe he spends it ‘dahn the boozer’ taking the piss with his mates (why are they not in work? Ahh, on the George Lamb gravy train! Glad Im not) but probably spends it either a.having orgies with hi legion of essex bird fans, or b. wanking wishing he had a legion of essex bird fans. What he should be doing is listening to music seing as that is supposed to be what he gets paid for. But then, are we actually getting a station that promotes people who like to talk but have no interest in music. Its called 6 music for fucks sake!!
My question I suppose, is who on earth landed this plum on our airwaves?

The obvious answer to that is the big stiltons at BBC, whoever they maybe. They haven’t got a clue though. Why wont they smell my cheese – it may give them an idea of the cravings of the nation. But the purpose of this article is not merely to have a cheap dig that not enough people will read (I’ll tell it to Channel 4 news if only they would listen) at cock Lamb, but to tell those lucky few who are reading this that there are more of us out here, and we are organised. There is refuge. Think of me as the radio transmission you have picked up amidst a world run by Zombies, offering help and salvation. There is hope. The good people of Britain have started a campaign simultaneously to get Lamb off of 6 Music, and to highlight how much we hate him (god bless Facebook). This has also been championed and much discussed on the website Drowned in Sound – its well worth a look for some comfort.

No I realize this is insignificant in the wake of the poverty, hunger and want around the world, but Geldolf has that inhand.

I have been solely focusing on the dire non-talents of Lamb, but not on what could have ben. Gideon Coe has been relegated, not completely disposed of, but its not often I get to listen to the late night show, so as good as for my poor deprived ears. It is just such a shame as he displayed everything I want in a presenter. He doesn’t affect anything, its all him, and hes understated and cool with it.

The replacement of a genius like Gideon with a dooshbag like Lamb is symbolic of what is happening to popular culture in this country.