You used to have John Peel and Tommy Vance at the BBC, and they really played outside the box. In Ireland, there’s Dave Fanning and Tom Dunne, and that’s about it. The pirate stations used to be where you could hear different styles. Phantom got a license and veered towards more mainstream music. We need more shows that play rock, metal, punk, blues, jazz, etc. – all the downtrodden and ignored areas of music. The areas with the most dedicated fans. They have to be more dedicated, coz you have to go and find the bands as you won’t hear them anywhere on the radio.

I know it’s easier to find bands nowadays with the internet, but when Tom Hayes was doing his show twice a week, it was a great way to just sit down and relax (something that people also do less of now). Sit there, no tv/monitor, chill, listen to a range of bands you may or may not know for two hours. It was bliss. You didn’t have to search – radio brought it to you. And radio is covered by that TV licence we all have to buy. So why isn’t there a larger spectrum of music covered? We’re paying for it!

Now that’s off my chest, back to work!