1) Irish rock band.
2)… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists with this name:
1) Irish rock band.
2) Indonesian punk band.
1) The Radio are guitarist Stevie M, formerly of one of Ireland’s much loved indie bands Rollerskate Skinny,
whose album Horsedrawn Wisheswas voted 14th in the Hotpress top 100 Irish albums of all time earlier
this year, along with vocalist Caroline Lee-Baker, and guitarist/producer Liam Mulvaney, with Huey Byrne
on drums, Dave Radio on bass, plus guest vocalists and musicians. Having eschewed the live circuit for
recording, The Radio released their stunning debut album Kindness, on Reekus Records, in the autumn
of 2004 to immense critical acclaim – it was described by Hotpress as ‘the most accomplished,
alchemic, and original debut in years.’ A preview of two album tracks, the spine-tingling
Remember Me, Remember You (“should be on every playlist everywhere in the world!”
– RTE Guide) and Empire found their way on to influential radio shows via presenters Leagues O’Toole,
Tom Dunne, and Jenny Huston in Ireland, and Poptones supremo Alan McGee on the BBC in the UK.
They have since been invited to play at In The City in Manchester, and were one of only four bands from
that event invited by the BBC to record a session for broadcast in the UK. Since then they have played a
number of stunning live shows, including their debut at the Temple Bar Music Centre in October 2004, the
Barfly in London the following month,. Showcases in January 2005 in Cannes during the Midem festival,
and at CMJ in New York in September, created keen record company interest from all corners of the globe.
The Radio received a Meteor nomination for the Hope of 2005, the category in which the best new band
nominees are selected by RTE DJs, while their recent appearance on high profile television shows such as
RTE’s Other Voices and The Coulter Show, have won them a myriad of new fans. A remix of their single
Whatever Gets You Through Today is featured on the soundtrack of the hit US television show Grey’s
Anatomy, and on the recently released soundtrack of the series. The single Whatever Gets You Through
Today received extensive airplay in Ireland, and was playlisted on several national stations. The band are
bacdk in the studio recording some brilliant new songs for an EP release in January 2006, and now The
Radio have been selected to represent Ireland at Eurosonic, the biggest live music event in Holland, that
same month! It’s all Radio Go Go!
2) THE RADIO was begined about september 96, founded by two similar vision friends : byyou (bayu) and ketet (yuli.h) in a marginal area of bekasi city or called by them as bekasi city rockers. byyou And ketet is 2 crony people which its house bunch up, they have played in one band since siting in junior high school about year 1995 so called MARIO BROSS, where byyou is similar with mario and ketet is luigi with handy and jefri, punk rock and ska unite them each time MARIO BROSS reside in the studio with the song of green day, the exploited, ramones, the special up to waiting room (indonesian ska leader‘96). MARIO BROSS have never created a demo album and only have the time to come up 1 shows in local event around byyou & ketet residence but it was a memorable gigs with a hundred crowd go wild. Because something personal problem, MARIO BROSS break up and personel which still hold out is byyou, ketet and handy, latter handy also joint with punk rock band called SPIDER BLUE and so omit byyou and ketet remained, although don't have the band but they remain to play music with either in studio or in boundary walke, wasted time with punk rock event which that moment almost each month performed in bekasi is very pleasant things and awaited by them.
All the things change at november 1996 byyou see a video at ketet house, later then during some times byyou listen all that band album and says to ketet ‘let we play such kind of that punk rock’ to facilitate that, he move on to look for the bassist which omit must near by their residence for flexibelity, choice fall to melon (adhi kurnia) which that moment almost joint with the band of skin head nazi, melon as real is a guitarist but byyou explain that for the bass player he required somebody with guitarist skill, and then three kid form THE RADIO which the name taken away from one of very admired song and always become the inspiration of ketet & byyou life. THE RADIO come up for the first time at an anniversary party without even practice or play a song at studio, just hearing from cassete but again it was 2 rad man that make the difference with the show, crowd go wild again just like a hot night whirlwind before. After several times, name of THE RADIO start recognized around, joining various event of music punk outside their town, idealism ala youngster very typical with them.
Later then, it was year 1999 has joined pitak (ipul) fill the guitar but again because a clash mind as a band which according to him have no vision of a band so that he walked away, he even also decide to joint with a success one called SABOTAGE which yield one split album. Where as just THE RADIO still play for their love, for the inspiration, for the community they grow up. in fact byyou have writed some song since MARIO BROSS disband among other things : jefri & ghost town. Later Then a rad man called badil joined which have time to come up just one show at Lipstick café Block M where THE RADIO come up under less than 3 minute by bringing only 2 fast blast tempo song and go out from the stage, some people says that it was a wasting stuff but for the boys it was a punk rock rules. then afterwards badil even also out to other dissimilar band. THE RADIO quote by him as a dreamer band which keep the dream stay closed.
Up to year 2000 THE RADIO have never made an album or demo live even also, until About year 2001 come a so called old friend success named Martin Wahyudi open the mind and succeed to bring the THE RADIO make the demo live for the first time in a hip hop studio brothers at riau street, bandung city and recorded one song ‘punk rock story’ but finally martin surender and chose to go after several times, acording to him ‘that band was absolutely dreamer, its just fells like burning a hole in a pocket’(byyou write a song which dedication to his mentor. entitled martin wahyudi). but Nowadays THE RADIO have experienced with metamorfosis time, street journey shake opened their mind, always keep street journey with each every experience have a lot influencing their idealism in playing music, until year 2003 THE RADIO have never come up in bekasi and for the first time the band sold out gigs at sport centre bekasi at 2004 with another succes band called TRASH LINE. THE RADIO defined by byyou as ‘ street class punk band with street point level of view’, citing utterance of lars frederikcsen from RANCID.
And nowadays THE RADIO on the plan to release a debut album at 2010 without a vision from anyone, they just realize this is the right time to tell the world their dream about an ideal world, a world where people get mature and start to think hard about their direction of life, the one we awaited of course because for many reason they just like a mysterious band, many songs like : valentine suck, sapulidi99 or rasakan is an anthem for the kid who hang out along the sapulidi street but where is the album? issues around that maybe a superb one from the debut album is contain 23 song, which in each song deputize an era, an era when two rad man shock a peacefull village, an era when for the first time this band seeing by people at an anniversary party, an era when punk rock have become the commodity and commonplace, about community, disappointment, death, dedication, love and of course the yarn squeeze is a memory thats in and out untill they have made and form THE RADIO burst and hold out during almost 10 year.
‘we have a lot different meaning of succes, come on its punk rock! (byyou the radio)
Dance
The Radio Lyrics
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I wanna be with you
Put it on your dancing shoes
Make me dance
The night feels obscure
We are both misunderstood
The lyrics to The Radio's song Dance in describe a situation where someone is unhappy with their current situation and is looking for a change, possibly in a different scene or with new sounds. The opening line "He let you fly across the floor" suggests someone giving the person freedom to explore new things, but then the lyrics take a bit of a turn, with the line "No need to break up we'll show you out the door" indicating that perhaps the person is not entirely welcome in their current situation. The lyrics then seem to suggest that the person is trying to play down or ignore suspicions about their current scene, but they need to make some changes and have new arrangements for the sounds they make. The lyrics encourage the person to "dance to the underground," to explore new and alternative scenes.
The second verse continues with the theme of needing change, with the line "But you need some changes in the plans you make." The person is apparently trying to go to an extreme, becoming a lecturist, but the lyrics suggest this is not the right path for them. The line "You've got no arrangements for the sounds you make" implies that the person needs to figure out what they really want and make a plan for it. The lyrics again encourage the person to "dance to the underground" and explore new alternatives.
Overall, the lyrics to Dance in suggest a theme of needing change and exploring new alternative scenes. The song encourages the listener to "dance to the underground," to find and embrace new and different sounds and experiences.
Line by Line Meaning
He let you fly across the floor
He gave you the freedom to dance and move around on the dance floor
No need to break up we'll show you out the door
There's no need to end the relationship, we'll help you move on
You want to try some different scene
You're interested in exploring other options or environments
Well count your blessings, don't get caught between
Be grateful for what you have, don't get stuck in between choices
Can you deny that what you found
Can you honestly say that what you discovered is not questionable
Is just a suspect and you're trying to play it down
It's only a suspicion and you're trying to downplay it
Need some changes in the plans you make
You require alterations in the decisions you're making
You've got new arrangements for the sounds you make
You've come up with new ways to express yourself through music
New attractions from the satisfactions
You're experiencing new interests or pleasures
Too much thinking about your government
You're overthinking and stressing about political issues
Alright, all wrong, alright
Everything is ok, then it's not, then it's ok again
He let her fly a new regime
He allowed her to embrace a new way of thinking or lifestyle
Become a lecturist and venture towards extreme
She transformed into a speaker, advocating for extreme ideas
There is no attraction from your satisfaction
You're no longer happy with what used to make you content
Don't you catch the [something]
Unable to determine meaning without more context
Dance to the underground
Let's dance to the alternative, lesser-known music
Come on, dance to the underground
Encouragement to dance to the underground music
Get up, dance to the underground
Urging someone to stand up and dance to underground music
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Alex dos Santos, Savio Lopes da Silva Jr.
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