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| “Pirate Radio”, Rock & Roll before traditional radio! |
| Written by Stan Robinson on Wednesday, 25 November 2009 04:10 | |||
 For a lot of us “Boomers” in the 60’s, before Rock & Roll was played on traditional radio stations, we listened to rock on secret mobile units broadcasting the music. The name of “pirate radio” was given to the roving units. And so it was in England who’s music of choice was jazz for the establishment. The younger generation, as in America, was into the sound of Rock & Roll. Not illegal to broadcast, an enterprising owner of a ship, with eight DJ’s, broadcasted the sounds of Rock off the coast of England in the North Sea! The DJ’s lived on board the ship known as Radio Rock and broadcasted the sounds with regular radio show shifts, and, was supported by advertisers. The seven English DJ’s and an American DJ known as The Count (Philip Seymour Hoffman) were heroes to the English young people who listened secretly on their transistor radios. And yes, hot on their heels were the British government, who consistently tried and search for any means possible, including seeking to pass legislation to make it illegal to broadcast on the high seas, to save the minds of the young people. “Pirate Radio” is look at the history of rock & roll as it fought to be mainstream in England and the driving force from a handful of DJ’s in the middle of the North Sea who risked everything to keep rock & roll alive. The sound track, the music the DJ’s played, are the classic rock tunes of the 60’s and one can’t help but tap to the sounds as history unfolds! Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michael Hadley, Charlie Rowe, Lucy Fleming, Tom Sturridge, Ian Mercer, Bill Nighy, Will Adamsdale, Tom Brooke, Rhys Darby, Nick Frost, and Katherine Parkinson. Written and directed by Richard Curtis. Focus Features release. Rated R for language, and some sexual content, including brief nudity. Runtime: 135 minutes Pirate Radio Trailer:
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