Radio

I must say that since my c.d. player in my car broke a little over 1 month ago, I have been indeed suffering through the horrible music the radio has to offer. I find myself hitting the scan and seek buttons more often than stopping to listen to a randomly good song that happens to be playing. And let me just ask, why the hell are the same damn songs played over and over again? Is there no originality in this business? If I hear Guns and Roses' "Sweet Child o' Mine" or Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" one. more. time. I am likely to scream and pull my hair out, therefore causing a wreak and likely having to convince the police that, no, I am not on drugs.


And why is it that every time I scan and it lands on 93.9, another Madonna song is playing? How many songs could she have possibly written? I mean, don't get me wrong. I like Madonna as much as the next guy, but designating a whole radio station to her seems a little overboard if you ask me.

One other thing, Delilah is a bitch. (Sorry for the harshness). She is so mean to the callers that call in to vent and reveal their life's latest sob story and she just sits there and judges them, making comments that are far from helpful. And what's with the music she chooses? Someone could be calling about just loosing his wife in a car crash and she would play "Life is a Highway". That's just wrong.

I will say that I do like 88.1. They seem to focus a lot on local music and newer artists out there trying to get their names out. Unfortunately, however, this station doesn't seem to want anyone to know who these people actually are. I have been late to work on many occasion because I'm stuck, sitting out in my car trying to figure out who sang the song that just played. And each time, I have yet to find out. One would think I would learn that this information is apparently not meant for me to have. And yet, my stubbornness prevails.

So, here is a list of music I would play if I had a radio station:
Over the Rhine
Dar Williams
Norah Jones
Pat Benatar (though some may say shes overly played as well, but I cannot deny my love for her)
Aimee Mann
Indigo Girls
David Wilcox
Ari Hest
Pat Short (a little plug for my brother...he's awesome! www.myspace.com/patshort))
Bob Dylan (Why isn't he played more? Hello! Best. Lyricist.EVER!)
Rusted Root
Ani Difranco
My Morning Jacket
Fleet Foxes
The Arcade Fire
The Be Good Tanyas
Beck
The Bangles
Louis Armstrong (Who doesn't adore him? And I do a great impression of his version of "Hello Dolly", so singing with him in the car would be oober fun!)
Debbie Gibson (Who Loves ya Baby? That's right, I do)
Belle and Sebastian
Camera Obscura
Nickle Creek
Prince
Just to name a few....

Here is a list of artists I would NOT include:
Nickelback (If I hear "Look at this Photograph" one more time...I swear I will kill myself)
James Blunt (though I do like that one song...but that's the only one they play and if you think about the lyrics, it's creepy)
Rascal Flatts
Ozzie Osbourne (for personal reasons and also because he chewed off a pigeon's head. That's cruel people. C.R.U.E.L)
Fall Out Boy
Destiny's Child
Eminim
Furgie
Ashely Simpson
Jessica Simpson
Britney Spears (Though I'll give her credit, she doesn't look like a drunk whore anymore. Yea for her!)
Guns and Roses (Because they have played them into the ground and almost ruined them for me)
Pink
Red Hot Chili Peppers


And anything else that makes me want to vomit.....

Take it as you will, but the radio sucks.