Why is Leander super-excited about Apple’s new Beats 1 radio service?
It’s simple, really: For him, listening to BBC Radio 1 was possibly the greatest thing about growing up in England in the ’70s. More importantly, it’s still how he discovers loads of new music today — and Apple’s 24/7 live internet radio station promises that same kind of magic.
Get the lowdown in the latest Kahney’s Korner video.
“The best way to discover new music is the old-fashioned way — with a radio DJ,” Leander says in the video.
It might seem counter-intuitive in an era where anybody can listen to any song at any time, but the human touch baked into Apple Music could be a the service’s killer feature.
“It won’t be run by robots,” Leander says. “It’ll be run by real DJs who are passionate about music.”
That’s why Beats 1 holds so much promise.
Will it be enough to turn Apple Music into a Spotify killer? It’s too soon to tell. But by it’s a welcome and unexpected addition to Apple’s ambitious music offering.
Lewis Wallace is the managing editor of Cult of Mac and author of our weekly newsletter, The Weekender.
He’s a San Francisco-based writer and editor specializing in technology and culture. He loves his iPhone, hates Siri, and appreciates any hardware that combines form and function.
Prior to Cult of Mac, he juggled words and ideas as culture editor at Wired.com, homepage editor at TechTV, news product manager at NBCi, copy editor at PC World, reporter at The (Hayward) Daily Review and editor in chief of EveryBody’s News in Cincinnati.
He earned a bachelor of general studies degree with a journalism certificate from the University of Cincinnati. While in school, he worked as the entertainment editor of The News Record and as editor in chief of Clifton Magazine.
He’s also a bass player, who’s recorded and performed around the United States with Those Darn Accordions, The Electric Boogie Dawgz and The Mad Maggies. When not writing, editing or laying down bass lines, he plays darts and serves on the board of the San Francisco Darts League.
5 responses to “Kahney’s Korner: Why I can’t wait for Beats 1 radio”
Why is everyone so obsessed with killing Spotify? I see it taking a chunk out of Pandora, Spotify and SiriusXM, but killing none of them.
You talked to everyone????
There are tons of internet radio stations. BBC radio can be listened to in the iPhone. Don’t see why Apple’s will be any better. Actually it will likely be worse than traditional radio/internet radio based off the fact Apple does a horrible job with ads. Beats1 is ad supported and if it is anything like the ads on itunes radio it will kinda blow… which have we heard if Beats 1 Radio will be ad free for itunes Match subscribers.
Radio 1 has gone down the pan in the last few years. Pandering to teenage girls by the sound of half the rubbish they play.
Would like for Beats1 to do their own version of a Live Lounge where artists come in to the studio and play some of their tracks acoustically and sometimes throw in a cool cover.
Picking Zane Lowe was a great move as well. Infectious personality and I’ve got in to so many different bands based off his show.
fmac ….. < Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far the best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this – 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $177 per hour. I work through this link, < www.Netcash9.Com