There's a lot about LA that confuses me but what really gets me riled up is the fact that A) we have horribly bad radio stations (a mish mosh of Top 40, pseudo-alternative, Spanish language and country music) and B) no major football team.
How is this possible in an internationally renowned city? No good stations to get one's groove on? No team to call our own? I'm not a football fan but even I want a home team I can root for once a year.
This morning I drove to the office and I swear, it was like being transported back to 1993. KROQ played Alice in Chains, old Incubus, even older Korn and then a Nirvana song, for good measure. The new indie station was slightly better (Neil Young, Pretenders, Elvis Costello and Bob Marley, back to back), but even then, they don't play emerging artists.
Yesterday was worse: I actually heard the Human League's "Don't You Want Me," which took me back to my thick black eyeliner days.
Someone 'splain this to me.
How is this possible in an internationally renowned city? No good stations to get one's groove on? No team to call our own? I'm not a football fan but even I want a home team I can root for once a year.
This morning I drove to the office and I swear, it was like being transported back to 1993. KROQ played Alice in Chains, old Incubus, even older Korn and then a Nirvana song, for good measure. The new indie station was slightly better (Neil Young, Pretenders, Elvis Costello and Bob Marley, back to back), but even then, they don't play emerging artists.
Yesterday was worse: I actually heard the Human League's "Don't You Want Me," which took me back to my thick black eyeliner days.
Someone 'splain this to me.
I gave up radio years ago. If its not NPR, I dont listen. Get an iPod.
ReplyDeleteGo to www.wxrt.com and listen online. I think you might like the variety. It's my favorite station here.
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