Satellite Radio – My New Toy
“Anyone Else but You” by Moldy Peaches
“Balloons” by Foals
“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” by Vampire Weekend
“Constructive Summer” by Hold Steady
“Hummingbird” by Born Ruffians
“I Woke Up Today” by Port O’Brien
“Lolita” by Throw Me the Statue
“Oh My God” by Ida Maria
These next songs are by artists that are definitely familiar to me. I mention them because I am so excited that I have them stored in my library. So I get to listen to them again, and again, and again. I can’t imagine hearing these songs on local terrestrial radio (except maybe on The Lake, 107.7, which in my opinion is an excellent radio station).
“Chelsea Morning” by Joni Mitchell
“Dear Prudence” by Jerry Garcia Band (An amazing Beatles cover).
“Eyes of the World” by The Grateful Dead (Probably my favorite Dead song. Now I just need to catch the version featuring Branford Marsalis so I can record it.)
“Oh!” by Sleater-Kinney
“Supermarket” by Iggy Pop
Readers might be wondering “Ever hear of hip-hop? Or jazz? What about country? Classical?” Well, I am a huge fan of jazz and hip-hop. I just happen to be in an indie rock and classic rock phase right now. As for country and classical--no disrespect intended, but I honestly don’t much listen to either genre.
Now that I’ve shared my enthusiasm for the music I am enjoying lately, I have a few questions for readers. Is anyone else caught up in the satellite phenomenon? And what music are you into lately?
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sbrof
Armcannon.. local and quite entertaining. went to their last show in town with Green Jelly (another local) fun times had by all.
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griz
Based upon the artists you'd never heard of but now like I *highly* suggest you listen to http://www.woxy.com whenever you are anywhere near a computer. Your list reads like a playlist from their station. They remain an independent broadcaster in Cincinnati but the majority of their listeners are like myself, online. I too like the bands you listed and I like this station enough that I occasionally stream it over my internet equipped phone.
As for satellite radio, my experience was with XM. I listend to XMU which was 43 the last time I checked. It is the indie rock station of XM and very similar to WOXY, but not quite as good (in my opinion).
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PaulBuffalo
I have satellite radio, but the choices have become more generic over time. I find internet radio much more interesting. I highly recommend Santa Monica-based KCRW for new music. It's a west coast institution.
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GraphicRage
How about buying the music directly from the artist that you like so you can support them? Air play nets the artist pennies (if anything, depending on the station you listen to), and recording directly from the stream = zero for the artist.
I know, a tangent topic, but just saying.
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bc71
KEXP www dot kexp dot org out of Seattle, University of Washington is a terrific station with lots of formats to listen to online.
Graphic Rage, where are you buying music from these days?
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sambo
Dont forget about having Stern if you have Sirius
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GraphicRage
iTunes. Indie artists make $.67 per track.
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ToddS
Griz, thanks for the suggestion, I will check out woxy.com. PaulBuffalo, that's interesting what you say about your preference for internet radio. The friend that I mention in my article also tells me about some options for internet radio. I'm honestly a step behind (at least) in keeping up with all the options for listening to music. GraphicRage I think you make a good point about buying music directly from the artists. Like you suggest, that's the best way to support them. Thanks everyone for the feedback.
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PaulBuffalo
ToddS, you can access hundreds of internet radio stations easily via iTunes. In addition to music, it's gratifying that I can access Russian classical, Romanian news and other eclectic sources.
I should also mention Pandora. It's quite popular and allows the user to create music radio stations based on their own musical tastes. I would encourage everyone to try it.
Regarding music purchases, I'm glad to be in Los Angeles where Amoeba Music is one of the few remaining real music stores in the country. (Think Record Theatre from the 1980-era and multiply square footage by 3.)
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