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Post by groupielove on Jul 9, 2008 5:36:14 GMT
omg!! do uguys get hamish and andy?! cool!
yerr i like hamist and andy, but i also like Nova 96.9 which has kate richie and merrick and rosso.
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Post by anners on Jul 9, 2008 5:37:56 GMT
haha yeh their my fave
is kate ritchie merrick and rosso on in the mornings? or arvo?
coz we get nathan and nat in the mornings who are so irritating
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Post by groupielove on Jul 9, 2008 5:39:29 GMT
umm morning. i hate kyle and jackie-o coz kyle is so ignorant i cant listen to him !
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Post by anners on Jul 9, 2008 5:43:28 GMT
oh god dont get me started! aha
g-love go and look at the "would you rather" thread is randomness
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Post by groupielove on Jul 9, 2008 5:45:42 GMT
yerr me and comatose are discussing it via PM.. loser, god do something better with ur time. but we're gonna ignore him, coz we figured he only gets satisfaction when we're pissed off - nd we're gonna deny him that!
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Post by anners on Jul 9, 2008 5:50:35 GMT
ahh ok i'l play the ignore game too. hopefully he'll get bored and bugger off!
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Post by claireaye on Jul 9, 2008 14:20:41 GMT
I knoww you're talking about America, but they are definatley getting bigger over here, Because Of The Times is number 37 in the album charts and I've heard Fans played on the radio twice in the last two days. x Ok, so I live in London, and I really don't get how they are supposed to be so big over here! I never hear them on the radio, have never come across another hard core KOL fan other than people I've met off HA. Lordy, guess it must be bad timing  And Groupie you make me laugh the way you call girls chicks all the time, mwahaha. Karma. Its funny... I guess like everyone else I've read so much about how big they are in London etc and the fact that the person who introduced them to me was one of my english friends seems to have reaffirmed this idea for me. I think Rosey has summed up the idea of pop music and the reasons for why certain music gets prime time air play up really well. That said I think here in Australia you can have a decent following without needing constant airplay. I mean KOL sold out 2 shows at the Hordern Pavillion in Sydney, which if you live here you'll understand is not too shabby. I mean I've seen the likes of Placebo, the Strokes and lots of other bands with decent followings there... I don't think its radio air play which necessarily constitutes a popular or successful band... Sorry I don't know that I articulated that very well but oh well... Besides I know its a bit selfish but I can't help but find it a bit disappointing when a band you love makes it big time. Ticket prices go up, you have to go see them at stadium shows and ga tickets are a lot harder to come by... Ok i swear I'm done ranting now. |
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Post by sahara on Jul 17, 2008 16:25:56 GMT
Fans and On Call did get alot of airplay, and as good as they are KoL is still a "marmite predicament" that provokes a "hate them or love" opinion in the general public. I don't think its under exposure moreso than that they'll never win some people over.
I don't think they'll get anymore "popular" but I do think they've gotten fairly famous! Also the inexplicable popularity in the u.k. could also be due to the fact that the NME has touted them since day one non-stop and the magazine is like Now! for anyone who likes 'alternative.' It's also fairly cheap and disposable so every Tom could pick one up weekly unlike the expensive monthly "alterna" mags.
As for the U.S.A., if you're not "stripper pop" rap or screamo, there's only so far you can go in the national "popularity" stakes in which you'll always come out with the bronze.
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Post by whitewickerchair on Jul 29, 2008 3:50:37 GMT
i hear them a lot on the radio hear. radio stations here don't really play just the bubble gum pop. they play what you should be listening to if you get me?
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Post by facepollution on Jul 29, 2008 9:16:03 GMT
I predict Use Somebody is going to make them very big indeed.
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Post by homegrown on Jul 29, 2008 20:46:26 GMT
Fans and On Call did get alot of airplay, and as good as they are KoL is still a "marmite predicament" that provokes a "hate them or love" opinion in the general public. I don't think its under exposure moreso than that they'll never win some people over. I don't think they'll get anymore "popular" but I do think they've gotten fairly famous! Also the inexplicable popularity in the u.k. could also be due to the fact that the NME has touted them since day one non-stop and the magazine is like Now! for anyone who likes 'alternative.' It's also fairly cheap and disposable so every Tom could pick one up weekly unlike the expensive monthly "alterna" mags. As for the U.S.A., if you're not "stripper pop" rap or screamo, there's only so far you can go in the national "popularity" stakes in which you'll always come out with the bronze. Well Said! As someone who lives in the U.S. i completely agree. The radio stations over here play nothing but garbage (with the exception of smaller college-run stations). Honestly I only listen to the radio when i ABSOLUTELY have no choice (like my iPod has been tragically left at home) LOL. No offense to folks who like the radio stuff but i think GOOD MUSIC is a work of creative art that moves people.. and the stuff I hear on the radio is anything but. Sometimes it saddens me to see the Kings get so little exposure over here, but then i have to remind myself that some of the most phenomenal bands will just never get 'huge' in the conventional kinda way here. But i think the guys have a good following that will only grow larger with their new album (CANT WAIT  ), and their fans over here love them dearly, and in my humble opinion that counts for a lot  |
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Post by benmiles on Jul 29, 2008 23:12:20 GMT
not with songs like crawl
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Post by ahaaha on Aug 30, 2008 18:44:06 GMT
I live in Central Florida and there's this pretty awesome station, real radio 104.1. Its mainly lie a modern talk radio idea during the weekdays, but they have really down to earth people on the air. Coming back from commercials lately they've been playing 'Sex on Fire' and 'Crawl' and talking about how much they like KoL and how they've been looking forward to the new album. I couldn't believe it at first honestly. But during the weekends they play mostly only music, like a broad mix of underground-ish music from country to rock to electronic etc. and they absolutely love Kings of Leon. Its awesome because I'm pretty sure they're the only station in florida that plays KoL. So they get radio play, but they're not getting blown to pieces the way most bands get destroyed on the radio over here in america.  |
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Post by lozza on Aug 30, 2008 20:29:59 GMT
I knoww you're talking about America, but they are definatley getting bigger over here, Because Of The Times is number 37 in the album charts and I've heard Fans played on the radio twice in the last two days. x Just checked BOTT is 24 in the album chart! People are listening |
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Post by schnucams on Aug 30, 2008 23:24:12 GMT
I fuckin knew it!! This album is the big one!
I think Jared has said this about AHS & BOTT but this is the one!!! Number 1 in the UK and (hopefully) Ireland and Use Somebody is gonna be on some American drama i.e. greys anatomy or some such!!
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Post by sexonfire on Aug 30, 2008 23:40:43 GMT
It's getting plenty of air time on radio 1.
FINALLY!
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Post by nollafyzzil on Aug 30, 2008 23:46:45 GMT
I don't want them to ever be bigtime. End of.
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Post by schnucams on Aug 31, 2008 0:34:41 GMT
^^ no stopping the train now me thinks!!
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Post by idloveababycham on Aug 31, 2008 10:04:40 GMT
yeah radio 1 and xfm are playingg sex on fire alot, well xfm played alot of their bott singles, i was in my local club (its quite indie xfm does the djing) and they played four kicks, sex on fire and my party i was very happy lol |
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Post by idloveababycham on Aug 31, 2008 10:07:31 GMT
I predict Use Somebody is going to make them very big indeed. thats what i was thinking |
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