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Matthew Fluxington

18:34 / 15.01.02

Do you listen to the radio? What do you listen to?

18:44 / 15.01.02

"Radio is a sad salvation..."

I'm a radio addict. Even though the radio basically sucks here in Chicago, the truth is it sucks nearly everywhere and Chicago's one of the places it sucks the least.

I love the radio. Always have, always will. Even when it drives me crazy.

I flip around all the time. At work I mostly listen to NPR, even though I think they get pretty boring sometimes, but I listen anyway because my job is so boring and lonely and quiet and hearing ANY voice kind of soothes me. Plus it gives me something to do - learn and think a little bit.

Chicago used to have this really great radio station, WXRT, that back in the day played the best variety I've ever heard. In the same hour you could hear T. Rex, Smashing Pumpkins, Public Enemy, Beck, the Beatles, Lucinda Williams, etc. - it was a beautiful thing. But they - like far too many radio stations - have succumbed to the being bought disease. Now they market towards I'm thinking folks in their early-to-mid thirties who want to hang on their perceived hipness, and it's all DMB, Matchbox 20, U2 "Beautiful Day", etc. - they still play good old stuff but they never play the cutting-edge new music like they used to.

>>sigh<<

These days, if I'm in the mood for dancey crap I'll listen to the two dance stations in town, if I want a little metal, I'll listen to the metal station, it really depends on my mood but as I said the stations basically suck so I have no allegiance to any of them.

The best radio station I ever knew was my college radio station, KRUI. I've yet to hear a better variety station, even if all the DJs did suck. I wish I could pick up a college station in my neighborhood, but alas I cannot.

"Radio, someone still loves you..."

18:57 / 15.01.02

WBGO. 88.3 FM.

Actually, my cats listen to it while I'm at work.

But I enjoy it as well – especially "Filet of Soul" Saturday Mornings. More Funk, Soul & old-skool R&B than you shake a stick at.

For some reason I can't pick up WFMU, so I only hear it at other people's houses.

[ 15-01-2002: Message edited by: Ierne ]

Our Lady of The Two Towers

10:27 / 16.01.02

Mixing It. Radio Three. Sunday nights around 11:00 pm. Weird noise.

Matthew Fluxington

14:23 / 16.01.02

I'm a total WFMU addict... I can get it fairly well in my apartment (soon to be moved out of...ahh...), but I mostly listen to it online, and I implore the rest of you to do the same. There's just so much interesting stuff being played on WFMU, and the talk programs are generally quite great (save for 7 Second Delay, which I really strongly dislike). All of it is archived online, go, go listen!

14:28 / 16.01.02

I listen to John Peel with a devotion akin to religious fanaticism.

And I declare jihad upon his enemies.

I also listen to Radio 4 cos it's cozy and reassuring.

Matthew Fluxington

14:34 / 16.01.02

I really wish Peel would archive his shows WFMU style... it's just no fair to the rest of the planet, you know?

14:37 / 16.01.02

while at work I need as much quiet as I can glean. which is not much, but the added distraction of music in a mostly open plan office is not a good way to get things done. on the ride to and from work or going somewhere, Im listening to cds, and at home Im busy, interacting with someone. if Im not interacting with someone than Im reading or sleeping - no time for the radio, love!

15:05 / 16.01.02

quote:Originally posted by Flux = Robot In A Trance:
I really wish Peel would archive his shows WFMU style... it's just no fair to the rest of the planet, you know?

I believe his shows go out on the net in whatever way that works (me clueless on the tech), so you could tune in at ..whatever 8-10pm GMT is on the other side of the Atlantic. But then you probably knew that already..

16:17 / 16.01.02

DC used to be home to one of the greatest jazz stations of all time, Jazz 90. Constant supply of great records mixed with hosts that were perfect when it came to given you great information about tracks, but not talking to much. Perfect in everyway.
Except it was the UDC station, and when DC went bankrupt the school was forced to sell it. Now it's CSPAN and we're left with WPFW, which bugs the crap out of me. (may be it's just me, but does anyone else see a problem with following Louie Armstrong era stuff, with really shitty fusion crap?)

I'm also bummed because I can't pick up WRNR, 103.1, out of Annapolis, MD (bk, you MIGHT be able to get it). WRNR is owned by the people that started WHFS (out local 'hip' alternative station) back in the 60's, when FM was still free form. WRNR goes back to those old days of DJ's who play whatever the feel like playing. Very fun station, and about the only station around here where you'll hear anything new.
Unfortunatly, there is a station in DC at 103.1, which leaves WRNR with a VERY small listening area. Basically, Annapolis, MD, and southern Baltimore.

Matthew Fluxington

16:25 / 16.01.02

quote:Originally posted by I Am:
DC used to be home to one of the greatest jazz stations of all time, Jazz 90.

Oh yeah, I know that station...I used to listen to it all the time when I lived in DC. It was the only station I liked at all..

19:59 / 16.01.02

Radio 1, for my sins.
Radio 4, because it's great.
Radio 3, for all that jazz at the weekends.

And of course...CUR 1350.

20:04 / 16.01.02

What Cherry said, WBEZ and 'XRT (only in the car, though, no tolerance for commercials anymore).

Though I think it's lovely to be mid-thirties...

<rubbing vanishing cream on the crow's feet of my musical tastes>