'Gaydar Radio started life 11 years ago as an audio player in the
corner of dating site Gaydar, which operates from the floor above where I
am today. The station's ambition was to be little more than background
music for users to enjoy while searching out chaps to cuddle. Back then,
Robin says, the station was a CD jukebox on a table propped up by a
copy of Spartacus International Gay Guide, and the music policy wasn't
particularly well-honed, often defaulting to a mix of boybands and
divas.
These days the music is a well-defined mix of upbeat,
club-based pop in the day, and harder house sounds at night. Robin says
the BPM never drops below 128, which strikes me as being one Keanu
Reeves appearance short of an amazing film idea. I start to wonder what
sound Gaydar Radio would make if it exploded. A Kylie ad-lib, perhaps...'
Peter Robinson does Gaydar Radio for his cleverly titled Radio Daze series in The Guardian Guide.
Doff doff doff doff etc.
PS I love it when journos call Gaydar a "dating site".
Saturday, 16 June 2012
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