NixxFM

NixxFM from the Netherlands refuses to be boxed in. One minute it's spinning classic oldies from the 50s and 60s - think Elvis, Chuck Berry, the early Motown sound. The next, it drops a dance-pop banger or a euphoric trance anthem that wouldn't be out of place at a Rotterdam rave. The programming is chaotic but purposeful. It's as if the playlist was designed by someone with severe ADHD, and that's precisely what makes it compelling. You'll hear Abba followed by Armin van Buuren. The Beatles followed by Daft Punk. It works because the consistency isn't in genre but in energy. Every track deman…