Dead Air Space更新。Thomのコペンハーゲンサミットでのカナダへの批判と石油会社の株主の為のオフィス・チャート、EdのBBC 6 Musicの閉鎖に関して、BBC Trust宛に書いた文書など。

Edは6 Musicは第一に音楽を優先する唯一のラジオ局、特に貴重な局であること、閉鎖はミュージシャンや音楽業界人、本当の音楽ファン達にとってとてもショックな出来事であること、そしてJohn Peelの精神を生かし続けて欲しい等とも書き綴っています。

6 Music

Mark Thompson, Herr Director General of the BBC, announced yesterday that 6 music was to be closed ... which is obviously a ludicrous decision for those who actually love hearing great music on the radio ... so I've written to the BBC Trust, who apparently have the ability to reverse the decision, and if you feel this way inclined the link is https://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/departments/bbc/bbc-strategy-review/consultation/consult_view
Here's what I wrote:

To whom it may concern,

I am writing regarding the news today that 6 Music is going to be closed, in the hope that you reconsider this decision. To be honest I, along with a vast number of other musicians, music industry types and real music fans, are completely shocked and baffled by this news. I wonder if those who made this decision are actually aware of the hugely important role that 6 music plays in fostering and promoting new bands, as well as still playing the likes of the band that I am in. It literally is the radio lifeblood for music outside of the mainstream. Not to denigrate Radio's 1 and 2, but it really is the only station that puts music first, and that's from a punters point of view and not some bloke in a band. Nowhere else can you hear an archived session track from T Rex juxtaposed next to Midlake's latest release. As David Bowie, put it ... it keeps the spirit of John Peel alive.

Please realise the impact and severity of closing this station down. It will be a huge blow for new bands and their labels. It's not enough to 'refocus' Radio's 1 and 2 as 6 music does a very specific thing. What you have with 6 Music is a gem of a radio station, it is doing what no other station in the world does or can possibly do. Remember it is also still relatively young, give it time. You also finally have a fantastic and seemingly settled line up of DJ's. Please get behind it and from what I can gather about it's annual budget of £6m, it surely punches way above it's weight in terms of cultural relevance and importance.

Thank you for considering this.

Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)

Ed

.....BBCは現在経営戦略見直しで、ウェブサイトの縮小や予算の縮小、スタッフ削減を行っているらしいのですが、この影響がBBC 6 Musicの閉鎖にまで。
BBC 6 Musicの閉鎖は音楽好きにはとてもショックなニュース。Radiohead、そしてファンもお世話になってる局。
閉鎖反対の署名も行っており、Radioheadファン、そしてスタッフ関係者も署名へのリンクを貼るなどFacebookでもかなりの話題になっています。アカウントを持ってる人はこちらも参照：http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=278123313911

そしてThomの投稿。

sticky Tar Chart rant
so yes rumour has it that the canadians came to the copenhagen summit demanding to increase their co2 emmissions.
principally cuz of the tar sands and how much money the faceless motherfuckers in the oil industry stand to make out of it.. who are obviously bankrolling the government there.
i find it hard to correlate this all with the canadians i know who are very forward thinking..
the frightening thing about it is that just such a project could send the climate over the tipping point.
here's a link.. but just google if you wanna know more

people and planet on tar sands

....i try to imagine what it must be like to work in the political lobby office of BP or whatever (ok not often).. must be nice to not give a shit... i've met some people involved in the oil industry they seem nice enough... u know..
but hey, they might cry, were all answerable to the shareholders..
err hang on isnt that most of us? pension funds etc? tricky. but then again not really. what use is a fuckin pension when there aint nowhere to live?

an yway
this is an office chart for all u shareholders out there>>>>

Intro: Live At Skateland (1986) Cutty Ranks
Brothers Gonna Work It Out Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
Cyclic Bit Raymond Scott
Audience No. 2 Autolux
New York Is Killing Me (Original Clapping Version) Gil Scott-Heron
Natty DVA
Sing Four Tet
Ambre Nils Frahm
Take Me Back Aloe Blacc

Thom

「噂によれば、カナダ人は彼らのCO2排出量を増やす事を要求するためにコペンハーゲン・サミットに来たんだとか。
主に石油産業の顔のないクソ野郎がタールサンドとそれで稼ぎ出される多くの金を守る為...明らかに政府はそこに資金をつぎ込んでるからな。
自分が知るかぎり、先取りする考え方をもつカナダ人とこれらすべてを関連付けるのは難しいことだとわかってる...それについて恐ろしいことは、まさしくそんなプロジェクトが気候を臨界点上に向かわせてしまえるということだ。
リンクはここ...なんだけど、もっと知りたいならGoogleで。

people and planet on tar sands

...議員とかそれに関する政治団体のオフィスで働くのがどのようなものなのか想像してみたり（ok、めったにしないけど）...気にしなきゃいんだけど...石油産業関係者に会うと、彼らが素晴らしく見えたり...わかるだろ...
でもほら、彼らは叫ぶかもしれない、すべての株主に対して責任がある...
あーちょっと待った..俺たちの多くはそうじゃないか？年金基金とか？慎重に。とはいいつつ、そうでもない。生きる場所がないって時にそのクソ年金をどう使うってんだ？ 」