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Only problem with radio is type of music you get out from it is more of less mercy of what's popular and what music producers want to market, which really would

Only problem with radio is type of music you get out from it is more of less mercy of what's popular and what music producers want to market, which really wouldn't fly for me. I do, however listen to my local NPR station, and I do find them enjoyable.

myself248 7y ago
Two local high-schools have radio stations that I can receive easily without much antenna work, and I've found their programming to be quite a relief from commercial stations. Some of it is pop crap, sure, but it's really fresh pop crap. And some of it is the kid who's just discovering Elvis and doing an hour of Elvis every Friday night, and yeah I've heard the songs before, but the deejay's enthusiasm is really what I'm here for. And some of it is just weird, demo tapes from bands that probably played four gigs and might never play another one, but I know next time I'm out driving, I might be stopped next to their drummer at a light, you know? And all the "ad spots" are PSAs. Some locally produced by the students, some from various state and national orgs. None of them scream at me. It is bliss.
- ksaj 7y ago
  I used to live in a town that had a university-run radio station. What I liked was that they were able and willing to play music that otherwise wouldn't ever hit the airwaves. A lot of local bands got air play, and I thought that was simply great since radio can often be super repetitive. One night they were doing a punk segment, so I called in as a joke and requested the song God Damn Son of a Bitch from the Revolting Cocks. The song is an instrumental, so they played it. But the intro and after discussions were absolutely hilarious. They referred to it as "Gol Darn Son of a Bee" and made fun of the fact that they couldn't say much about it other than that it was thankfully an instrumental.

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Only problem with radio is type of music you get out from it is more of less mercy of what's popular and what music producers want to market, which really would

by unsignedint 7y ago

myself248 7y ago
Two local high-schools have radio stations that I can receive easily without much antenna work, and I've found their programming to be quite a relief from commercial stations. Some of it is pop crap, sure, but it's really fresh pop crap. And some of it is the kid who's just discovering Elvis and doing an hour of Elvis every Friday night, and yeah I've heard the songs before, but the deejay's enthusiasm is really what I'm here for. And some of it is just weird, demo tapes from bands that probably played four gigs and might never play another one, but I know next time I'm out driving, I might be stopped next to their drummer at a light, you know? And all the "ad spots" are PSAs. Some locally produced by the students, some from various state and national orgs. None of them scream at me. It is bliss.
- ksaj 7y ago
  I used to live in a town that had a university-run radio station. What I liked was that they were able and willing to play music that otherwise wouldn't ever hit the airwaves. A lot of local bands got air play, and I thought that was simply great since radio can often be super repetitive. One night they were doing a punk segment, so I called in as a joke and requested the song God Damn Son of a Bitch from the Revolting Cocks. The song is an instrumental, so they played it. But the intro and after discussions were absolutely hilarious. They referred to it as "Gol Darn Son of a Bee" and made fun of the fact that they couldn't say much about it other than that it was thankfully an instrumental.