Talk:Zane Lowe

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Cleanup[edit]

Hello, I've cleaned the page up (I hope!). If anybody sees this, can they say if there's anything else to be done? Perks July 1, 2005 13:18 (UTC)

Popularity[edit]

Can anyone get some RAJAR stats on how well his show is doing of late?

Awards Section Added[edit]

Just thought I would put that in, if it is unneccessary or unwanted then please let me know since I am not exactly a Wikivetran.

Stub[edit]

Is this article still a stub?

Not really, no. I've removed the stub tag. Matt Eason 14:50, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Zane's method of finding music[edit]

"Oddly for a man that is the voice of Radio's 1 new music campaign he normally has never listened to an artist until he plays them on his show, his producers find the music and tell him what to say on air about it."

Sounds believable, but shouldn't this paragraph include a citation, just to be on the safe side? Not that I'm disputing the claim- it's probably more common among DJs than realised...Matt L Dunedin 00:00, 7 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I removed: "Somewhat surprisingly, for the man who is the voice of Radio 1's "In New Music We Trust" campaign, he normally does not listen to upcoming artists until he plays them on his show; his producers find the music and advise him what to say on air about it." since it still does not seem to have a source and this claim is one I find fairly unlikely to be true. Furthermore it sort of clashes with the part of the article in the very same paragraph where it is stated that he is "Dedicated" to new music does it not?

If there is some source for this which can be relied upon then I would like to see it and I would be happy to concede the point. I would be slightly dissapointed in Zane though! IndigoJones 15:03, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eh...Criminal Record?[edit]

"*Zane was imprisoned last year for the being drunk and disorderly. He was also charged with inciting racial hatred earlier this year."

If that was true then I sort of would have noticed being a reader of the media and an avid fan of his show. Perhaps they passed it off as a holiday and he somehow managed to keep it out of the press but I find that unlikely and since there is no source I removed that.

Again, source it and it should be replaced although perhaps not in the Trivia section. IndigoJones 15:05, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is clearly not true - there are no reports of it anywhere, and there's no way it would have kept out of the media. All the major tabloids have journalists assigned full time to looking out for this sort of stuff. Also on the 2nd allegation, the beeb would have suspended any broadcaster accused of something like that. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.1.156.245 (talk) 11:54, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hype?[edit]

I've never understood why this guy is so famous, has he produced good mixes or something? 'cause his TV shows on mtv always kinda sucked to me. Maybe I haven't been exposed to whatever makes this guy popular.--NeF (talk) 03:19, 6 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He's definitely the guy for radio - he has an intense and informed demeanour that makes for easily listening. 82.14.90.32 (talk) 00:39, 22 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I understant what your talking about but Zane Lowe is well respected in the music industry. He has done some amazing mixes in the past and without him some of the biggests bands might not be so big. He also has a "Home Taping" tour were he DJs and its one of the best DJ sets Ive seen and ive seen alot. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Em1705 (talk • contribs) 16:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Max TV[edit]

Might be useful to mention somewhere that he got one of his first big breaks as a presenter for Auckland music video station Max TV back in the 90s. kabl00ey (talk) 10:56, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Masterpieces[edit]

surely this needs a table (and a subsection?) - its quite difficult to read atm with the different band and album names. FloreatAntiquaDomus 00:07, 8 September 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by FloreatAntiquaDomus (talk • contribs)

References[edit]

How can this article be accepted as unbiased or in any way objective? 64 out of 68 total citations reference the subject's employer (BBC) as the source. This reads more like a press release. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vitamin Zeal (talk • contribs) 03:20, 5 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Urban Disturbance[edit]

There is a criminal total lack of mention for Zane's rap career in Urban Disturbance. The world needs to know. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdnlKkIq7Rk Further ref: http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-zane-lowe-has-been-making-music-for-years-and-has-worked-with-a-bunch-of-world-famous-artists-including-future — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.0.58.24 (talk) 22:18, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]