Okay, I'd better say this first: New Zealand owes Radio Hauraki a lot. As a rock and roll fan, their "stuff you" attitude gave us The Beatles and Led Zep and all that good stuff. We wouldn't have had it otherwise. It was rock and roll, man. The conservatives who hated rock and roll were given the finger and revolution was in the air.
Therefore, it's a shame the station has fallen so far. They still play the same songs which are no longer revolutionary - they are part of the establishment they once pushed against. Not only that, they play non-classic rock that doesn't rock. Creed (shudder), Collective Soul (boring) and Nickelback (ugh) are all given air play. Stop playing the hits! We've heard them for decades. Give the nation the finger again and play the bootlegs, the B-sides, the lesser known bands (Big Star, The Buzzcocks, MC5, etc) and the lesser known but excellent songs by the likes of Steve Earle who anyone listening to you would think was a one song wonder. Shake the punters up a little! In fact, you could play extremely famous bands that for some reason you choose to ignore. Seminal and legendary punk acts like The Ramones and The Sex Pistols are still shunned by your station. They exemplify the rock and roll attitude you claim to maintain. Cos you know what? Anyone would think that you're a pack of overweight middle aged bores trying to relive their youth. You know more about prostate operations than The Pretenders. Just a thought.
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