b-ING THERE

Rip It Up, Issue 220, 1 December 1995, Page 8

b-ING THERE

Auckland’s own student frustration: the [?*?#!!s] at bFM and the frustration they cause. There’s so much shit up here it’s a joke; close knit too, doesn’t pay to not either work here or have friends, band members or flatmates that work here.

Sicoff’s own little Private Functions, no different to the same crap at every AUSA or Summer Series event. Is there anyone else he knows apart from Thorazine, Semi Lemons, Picassos, Superette and Loves Ugly Kids? To make up playlist, it’s a handful of shit we’ve never heard of, Bill’s favourites (his mates) and the odd reliable record company butt kisser. Faith No More till we puke before their concert is one example of this. So, why is Auckland’s music scene so misrepresented by b? More demos get lost on the way to bFM than boats and planes in the Bermuda Triangle. No wonder no one’s ever heard of half the bands who were in Rayna’s Hatching. It’s student radio’s own little elitist group, with no help from the likes of Jubt, who’s as useless as the rest at getting local acts the airtime they deserve.

Piha Punter. Editor replies: Jubt Avery left bFM in March.