Wolverhampton’s radio station 101.8 WCR FM is bringing a nostalgia kick to kids who grew up between 2000 and 2009.
There’s no shortage of radio stations catering for the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s, but the 00s are often forgotten. And that’s why Jack Haywood and Lyndon Edwards can be heard every Tuesday night between 9 and 10pm with “Acceptable in the Noughties.”
Jack explains: “Lyndon was adding to our music library with tracks from the Millennium onwards and spent a few weeks coming up with around 300 tracks. And they took me straight back to my school days with lots of songs I’d totally forgotten about. We thought if that was how we felt, what about everyone else who was a teenager back then?”
The show first went out in June 2016 and its title was inspired by a hit from the target era – Calvin Harris’ “Acceptable in the 80s” from 2007.
Jack says: “The Noughties often gets a bad reputation because it was the peak for “Pop Idol” and “X Factor” – people tend to think it was all about The Crazy Frog and the Cheeky Girls! But there was plenty of great stuff from rock to indie, to dance music and simply superb pop songs – and we play them.”
But that doesn’t stop Jack and Lyndon from poking a bit of fun at the era as well with their “What Were They Thinking?” feature on the half hour when they play a track that hasn’t aged well or perhaps wasn’t all that good in the first place.
“Above all we have a lot of fun and don’t take things too seriously. It’s about having a good time – and we love inviting listeners to join the party.”
You can hear Jack and Lyndon’s “Acceptable in the Noughties” every Tuesday 9- 10pm on 101.8 WCR FM, online at wcrfm.com or via Smartspeaker (“Play WCR FM”)
For further information please contact WCR FM Chair Chris Allen on 07956 303037 or via email: chris@wcrfm.com
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“Acceptable in the Noughties:” Lyndon Edwards (left) and Jack Haywood bring the sounds of the 00s to 101.8 WCR FM every Tuesday night 9-10pm
Lyndon Edwards (left) and Jack Haywood relive the 00s every Tuesday night 09- 10pm on 101.8 WCR FM
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