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Radio is still a thing, and studios decide what goes on there.
by bombolo 4y ago
Radio is still a thing, and studios decide what goes on there.
- mikeryan 4y agoIs it though? I grew up in the Bay Area listening to “Live 105” the local Alt-Rock station. It doesn’t even exist anymore. There’s maybe one station on the dial that caters to a demographic younger then 40. I’m not sure radio is still relevant for anyone under the age of 30.
- te_chris 4y agoInternet radio is real and thriving. I listen to NTS all the time, e.g.
- bombolo 4y ago> Is it though? Yes. > I’m not sure radio is still relevant for anyone under the age of 30. Maybe you don't drive? If you drive and you get tired of listening and re-listening the stuff you have on your phone… radio it is.
- acuozzo 4y ago> If you drive and you get tired of listening and re-listening the stuff At the risk of being snarky… you know that music streaming platforms are a thing, right? I "explore" music that is new to me by listening to the full album on Apple Music which is nothing like listening to the radio.
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- mb7733 4y agoI can't imagine radio is relevant at all to an up and coming musician at this point.
- bombolo 4y agoExactly my point. But it's relevant to listeners :)
- brandall10 4y agoOlivia Rodrigo was launched into the stratosphere by TikTok - yes with label support. Billie Eilish I think came by way of Soundcloud, no? Can't imagine radio, being a means of discoverability, as more than a minor factor in this current era of Spotify.