I've lived in the Seattle area for many ye-, okay way too long. Since the early 90s there was a radio station that put itself on the map by playing "B sides" and lesser known tracks, along with a mix of newer bands that played acoustic or at least not shitty music. (103.7 for anyone around here, but with mega media corporations I'm sure this is repeating itself in every major metropolitan area in the country.)
I mean when I think of Pink Floyd the last friggin track I want to hear is "Money". Again.
Then they started playing Tears for Fears. Every day. And more 80s stuff that was best left in the 80s. Not that I hated Tears for Fears back in the day and hearing them every once in a while would put a smile on my face. Then they fired the popular DJs and played straight up 80s and then lately it became a pop station. Okay, I'm done with that one.
That leaves a couple of Classic Rock stations. The problem with classic rock is that it's become like Oldies stations: THEY DON'T MAKE ANY NEW OLDIES!!!!". Same shit different day, every day. And now classic rock stations are just like it. Same mix of Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin. If I was a DJ I'd take a life.
I'm in limbo. So there's no station that supports my needs. I went on a camping trip with a group and one of the guys there had continuous tracks of some really good stuff. I asked him about a radio station and he gave me one. There's some seriously weird shit on there, say 10 tracks of WTF for every "hey that one isn't bad".
The music on my z10 was getting pretty dry after commuting 80 miles/day via motorcycle. So I signed up for the free version of Spotify and I also hooked up with 7digital and have found some of my own B sides from the past to hold me over temporarily.
Old stuff I have some Bad Company, Dire Straits, Bruce, Supertramp, Styx, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Ray Vaughn and of course some Dark Star Orchestra.
Of the "newer" stuff I have some Amos Lee, Matt Kearny, Jason Mraz, John Mayer.
I need more. Point me in the right direction.
I mean when I think of Pink Floyd the last friggin track I want to hear is "Money". Again.
Then they started playing Tears for Fears. Every day. And more 80s stuff that was best left in the 80s. Not that I hated Tears for Fears back in the day and hearing them every once in a while would put a smile on my face. Then they fired the popular DJs and played straight up 80s and then lately it became a pop station. Okay, I'm done with that one.
That leaves a couple of Classic Rock stations. The problem with classic rock is that it's become like Oldies stations: THEY DON'T MAKE ANY NEW OLDIES!!!!". Same shit different day, every day. And now classic rock stations are just like it. Same mix of Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin. If I was a DJ I'd take a life.
I'm in limbo. So there's no station that supports my needs. I went on a camping trip with a group and one of the guys there had continuous tracks of some really good stuff. I asked him about a radio station and he gave me one. There's some seriously weird shit on there, say 10 tracks of WTF for every "hey that one isn't bad".
The music on my z10 was getting pretty dry after commuting 80 miles/day via motorcycle. So I signed up for the free version of Spotify and I also hooked up with 7digital and have found some of my own B sides from the past to hold me over temporarily.
Old stuff I have some Bad Company, Dire Straits, Bruce, Supertramp, Styx, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Ray Vaughn and of course some Dark Star Orchestra.
Of the "newer" stuff I have some Amos Lee, Matt Kearny, Jason Mraz, John Mayer.
I need more. Point me in the right direction.
It did, however, lead me to listen to the stuff from his youth which I really enjoy now.
