“RADIO MUCK”

Evening Star, Issue 23123, 24 November 1938, Page 19

“RADIO MUCK”

DEGRADING BROADCASTS ATTACKED THE REAL QUALITY OF MUSIC A brief attack on what was described as the “ blasphemous music ” _ which came from the radio, and which he later termed “ muck,” was made by Dr James Lyon, of Trinity College, London, during the course of an address to teachers and students of music delivered in Begg’s concert chamber last 'night. “ Music is the most spiritual thing we have,” he said. “It is the most comforting thing we have, and the sooner we get it back into our homes the better off we shall be. “ Ileal music would be ever so much better than the blasphemous stuff that comes over the radio,” he exclaimed vehemently. While admitting that the radio could be an instrument for good, ho considered that it was much abused. “ In an hotel in this country,” ho said, “ I came down for breakfast, and there was a gentleman crooning his head off that he had locked his heart and thrown away the key. Did you ever hear such nonsense? Children all over the country hear that sort of thing over the radio. Something should be done to prevent them coming down to breakfast and getting that kind of muck dished up to theml” /