Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Introducing the Radio 1 DJ... Trevor Nelson!



By BS


Like many of you I am sure, I listen avidly to BBC radio 1: Scott Mills, Edith Bowmen, Annie Mac, Zane Lowe, Jo Whiley and I even manage to drag myself out of bed early enough to listen to some Chris Moyles. However, the people above are easy to listen to; not only are they entertaining, but they also play a selection of popular music within the top 40 or (as it is with Zane) play new and up coming stuff giving you the freshest music of the scene.

I'm not one for R 'n' B music at all. Actually if I'm honest, I would say that I didn't really like it. Yet I find myself listening more and more to Trevor Nelson on the beeb. As he is known as a pioneer for urban music, you may be thinking that this is strange, but I think that, this is because he not only doesn't force urban music down my throat or insists that I listen to it, but he has this way of gentle coaxing it into my head till I find myself, sort of in a trance, downloading a certain urban track off ITunes.

To me this beats all of the humor and wit (which he still has) as it subconsciously gets me listening to music I had previously written off as 'not my thing'. This is why, in my long winded way, I am suggesting to you to go and see him next Monday at the Cultural Exchanges week at 4pm (advance booking only.) I believe that not only will you find it fascinating and humorous but your eyes will also be opened to new music in a way that you've never seen before.

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