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Personally, I'm offended by the popularity of "Classic Rock" and the fact that marketing channels have broken down to the point where there's no connection bet
by terra_t 16y ago
Personally, I'm offended by the popularity of "Classic Rock" and the fact that marketing channels have broken down to the point where there's no connection between great music being made today and many listeners.
I grew up listening to "Classic Rock" in the 1980s, and it took years for me to realize that this had deprived me of the authentic music of my youth... It was the music of somebody else's youth, which makes it all the more dangerous and seductive. It appeals to geezers who were listening to it when it was new, and it still appeals to new generations of young people.
Classic rock dominates the airwaves in my locale; other than NPR, I find everything else unlistenable [there was ~one~ good urban music station a long time ago, but it's owned by Clear Channel and quit playing anything good rather abruptly after 9/11]
The situation has many dimensions (for instance, any credible 'new' rock has to make a rapprochement with punk) but the thing I hate the most is hearing the same doobie brothers song on the radio driving into work and driving home. I'll listen to NPR or a Shonen Knife or Red Red Groovy disc, but I feel bad for all the boomers who can't escape the gravity of 1968.
- char 16y agoDo you by any chance live in New England? I recently traveled there and in several hours of driving over two weeks, could not locate more than one or two radio stations (per area) that did not play classic rock. I completely share your frustrations.
- terra_t 16y agoI grew up in New England and I'm still in the Northeast.
- CoryMathews 16y agoYeah I have 2 (probably more) Clear Channel stations in my city and I can drive clear across town without hearing anything but ads and a dj talking. Then they proudly claim 50 minutes of (insert music type). Yet I just drove 20 minutes without a single song, and it happens all the time. It seems worth investing in a station to replace these. (anyone have a good source on how to start one?)
- paylesworth 16y agoI'd recommend streaming 89.3 The Current from Minnesota Public Radio. http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/ http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/ It's fully independent music radio station that's publicly funded. They don't play commercials, and they play a wide variety of known and unknown music. I first discovered it when I moved up here (the Twin Cities) away from the Clear Channel dominated airwaves and I haven't turned back since.
- tedkimble 16y agoCouldn't agree more. I discovered 89.3 when going to school in the cities. Now, even though I no longer live in the area, I stream them online almost every day.
- nollidge 16y agoMilwaukee's got what sounds like a similar station: http://radiomilwaukee.org http://radiomilwaukee.org Broadcasts at 88.9 FM in the city and streaming at the site.