The suckyness of the radio

[gurl84]

Is it me or does it seem like there aren't many good songs on the radio today? I mean its sad... i only look forward to listening when they play songs from the 90's. And another thing... Could they actually play music in the morning?????


:nuke:

[maynard]

I'm with you. The current state of mainstream rock is not good at all. If I listen to the radio, it's usually WJFK for Don & Mike.

[gurl84]

what number is that? and type of music

[maynard]

106.7, and they don't play music. WJFK hosts talk shows, like Howard Stern and the like. Don and Mike are hilarious, if you haven't heard them or heard of them you've been living under a rock.

[gurl84]

maybe i'll listen in
:smooch:

[baltdnb]

I love to hate on everything and anythang.

[baltdnb]

Ohh BTW, i prefer Internet Radio

:specialed:

[empath]

I'm old. I listen to NPR and Pacifica now.

I don't understand the kid's music any more.

What's sad is I just spent a week up in Rochester and they have not one but two AMAZING radio stations up there. Fantastic, eclectic playlists, lots of britpop, punk, emo, college rock, dance music, reggae, dance hall, and underground hip-hop...

Check the live streams: I'd absolutely KILL for radio like this in this area..

http://wber.monroe.edu/live2.ram

http://www.modernmusicandmore.com/witrlive.ram

[gurl84]

my friend told me about this internet radio called FRISKYradio. its pretty cool. just sux cuz i can't tune into that stuff with this stupid dial up. :nuke:

[Shawn_E]

This poll is bias, it doesn't have "NONE OF THE ABOVE" as an option or "FUCK THE RADIO PERIOD" those are my picks.

[Gizmo]

the rock station in delaware (actually it's based in philly) is 93.3 WMMR... the BEST rock station in the world. They've been around since, like, 1967 or something, so occasionally they'll play some of the stuff they recorded at Woodstock and different live venues of the time period, like Doors and Zeppelin and I think even a few Dead concerts.

:raveon:

when I was around 14 I was re-introduced to classic rock, and all I listened to was 93.3, and I attribute it to most of my music knowledge, simply because they played EVERYTHING, all the new stuff too. If I grew up in this area and listened to 94.7 I'd know Billie Joel, Steely Dan, and some Zeppelin and that's it.

plus it sucks that MMR doesn't have an online feed, or I'd be listening to Donelle Flynn every night. That woman eats nails for breakfast, and she's funny and quick as all hell. She was my personal hero all through high school. :D

[Digital_Ivy]

umm all of the above.. and also 97.1

[gurl84]

98 rock isn't so bad since they have such a mix.... but really none of the stations around here really are all that. my only beef with 98 rock is the metal and stuff, i can do without that

[A.J.]

WHFS when I listen to the radio, but mainly I just listen to cds

and I agree, a lot of the new rock sucks

[AppleBum301]

haha i grew up in the south so i listen to a lot of classic rock and jazz too. and don and mike are hilarious. i like listening to talk radio in the morning when im getting ready for some reason.

but i dont have a radio in my car so i dont usually listen to the radio at all. i lost the antenea to my car so i have a cd player but no radio haha just dont see the need for a new one i have a ton of cds heheh

[Light Touch]

I don't listen to rock. Just talk radio and hip-hop (occasionally). And Bmore club. :)

[gurl84]

naw can't chill with the bmore club music....... its all about the DC gogo :raveon:

*waits for the insults to start poring in*

[baltdnb]

*proceeds w/ insults* (since you seem to feed off them)

Go-Go sounds like a bunch of dudes banging on garbage cans.

Its all about the Baltimore Club.

:woot:

[MattaKnox]

I voted for HFS, only because they have a Buzz Tent at HFStival.

There are no rock stations in the D.C. area.

[pluryou]

Don't really listen to the radio much but when I do I usually change stations til I find a song I like.

[Light Touch]

Originally posted by MattaKnox
There are no rock stations in the D.C. area.

I am baffled by this comment.

[Light Touch]

Originally posted by gurl84
naw can't chill with the bmore club music....... its all about the DC gogo :raveon:

*waits for the insults to start poring in*

I can get down with the DC go-go -- I appreciate it more, now that I'm more familiar with old Kurtis Blow tracks.

But Bmore club has it...

"Eatin' goodies ain't no crime
I eat goodies all the time
If you want them goodies ate
Throw that thing up in my face."

Classic shit.

[the sex molesters]

none of the above. if i ever listen to the radio, it'll be B101.5 because they sometimes play good 80s songs. hehehe.

[sensitiv]

I dont listen to the radio unless its Johns Hopkins radio...for jazz and talk stuff. there isnt anymore good music to listen to on the radio. College stations are the only place to find anything worth listenign to .

[Biodigit]

I hate radio music!! :redfu: enough said!!

[ladymaroo]

Originally posted by sensitiv
I dont listen to the radio unless its Johns Hopkins radio...for jazz and talk stuff. there isnt anymore good music to listen to on the radio. College stations are the only place to find anything worth listenign to .
:werd:

I absolutely can't stand regular radio anymore *shudders* -- every band sounds like every other band out there -- and it's all a sad attempt to revive/recreate the legendary rock sounds of the late 60's....:sadblue:

[maynard]

Actually, alot of the current problems in rock music are borne out of the pop "revolution" of the late 90's (led by NSYNC, the Buttstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc)... rock music became louder and more abrasive because people in the rock world were overcompensating for the cheese in the pop world. So now you have a whole legion of hard rock bands that all sound alike, and all sound like shit. So, not only did boy bands ruin pop music, they indirectly ruined rock music as well.

[elad]

i blame R.E.O.

[elad]

speedwagon, that is.

[cleophite]

i really didn't grow up with classic rock at all. everyone on the board seems to be connoiseurs of sort on the dead, zeppelin and that sort of thing, but i grew up listening to oldies and 30's and 40's jazz. i know more about jazz and swing than anything else, and it sucks because nobody else here really seems to! :ripped:

[maynard]

Emily knows about teh jazz.

[Wedge]

I really hate radio music. I listen to 99.1 in the morning for the sports junkies then 106.7 the rest of the day. Don & Mike are hilarious.

[gurl84]

i like jazz. wish i knew more about it, but i got to hear the good stuff hanging with my grandma and grandpa

[badkitty3804]

Never too late to learn about it doll :D
I loooove me some jazz too!

[cleophite]

:werd:

[A.J.]

Its funny, this evening as I was walking around, I was thinking that I really wanted to go listen to some Jazz :shrug:

[badkitty3804]

Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Chick (can't remember last name right off), Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gilespie are some good names to start with :D

[A.J.]

Cool, Thanx
I'll check them out :thumbsup:

[cleophite]

ella .. :drool:

to add to the list: sinatra and bing (of course), count basie, glen miller, judy garland, fats waller ... uf, i could go on forever. the other genre's i know ridiculous amounts about are classical/opera and musical theatre .. anyone up for showtunes? :afterbuzz:

[beatgeek]

DC needs a good jazz radio station. All we get is this stupid 'smooth jazz'. Well, we need good radio stations period. Every time I go somewhere else and listen to the radio, I can usually find a good station (well, except for Hicksville Kentucky). Not here in DC, though.

[terpsichorean]

I grew up on jazz, classical, oldies, classic rock, soft rock, and r & b. I still listen to all of those, plus edm. So, I scan all radio stations and listen to whatever songs I like. I like some of the "new rock", but since I like so many genres, I guess I'm not really a rock purist, as many of you are. I simply have eclectic tastes, and I like whatever moves me...

Oh, and :werd: Cortney, on WMMR! :bbjohnson:
And :werd: to all who mentioned Don & Mike. HILARIOUS!

[Ragin Bajin]

I listen to HFS and DC101 in the mornings cause that's when Elliot and the Sports Junkies are on.. Other than that it's all the stations...

[Gizmo]

the "jazz" stations on the radio don't play classic jazz (billie holiday = :lessthanthree:), they usually play that Kenny G. crap...

and every day this week when I listened to Elliot in the morning, every time he talked or laughed I had to turn the volume down. His voice is like broken glass... :chilly:

But Diane has a great voice.

[punkasschikadee]

radio is the suck i cannot freakin stand it

[the sex molesters]

every once in a while i will listen to dc 101 because they play good punk occassionally.... but since i got my new car and my new subs.... only EDM goes in my cd player!

[gurl84]

I hate smooth jazz, all it is is elevator music. I totally agree they need a good jazz station, where i can here ella and louie singing duets and songs like stormy weather :smooch:

[JStephenson]

Originally posted by maynard
I'm with you. The current state of mainstream rock is not good at all. If I listen to the radio, it's usually WJFK for Don & Mike. Yeah Don & Mike is what I listen to in the afternoon, and Howard in the AM sometimes talk radio eases my commute on the horrible beltway!!!!!!!

[JStephenson]

Originally posted by A.J.
Its funny, this evening as I was walking around, I was thinking that I really wanted to go listen to some Jazz :shrug:
There is this bar in Georgetown that has live jazz every night of the week. I wish I could remember the name............ I will post it when I figure it out.

[koolaidluva]

I agree with u dan...The current state of mainstream music right now period is CRAP, there are some artists and true musicians left but over all the industry is MONEY MONEY MONEY over Talent..its a shame..i only listen to the radio when forced to..im always rockin the mixtape in the hooptie..but when i do listen..its has to be 88.9fm in bmore hands down...Friday Nite.Underground HipHop,Saturday Day..Reggee..SaturdayNite Audio Infusion..gimme dat House n Breaks n Dnb..and Sunday the lovely sounds of Gospel!!!:raveon:

[badkitty3804]

smooth r&b stations rock too....Easy like sunday mornin' baby :D

[DJShaunCox]

its because you need to look into freeform public access and college radio for the best shows.. .mine, clutches, djms'... the shows are there, you just have to listen

[Nquire]

Kirk Mark and Lopaz rock :raveon:

[DJShaunCox]

i wake up to howard, leave work and listen to don & mike, and at night Ron and Fez. They are heavy influences on my own show. If you like their shows, you guys should check out 100 proof radio on WEBR. www.100proofradio.com they are very similar, and do a great show. They do some great interviews, and phone bits. Its my fav show on webr

[Greenback]

my concrete encased underground lair does not get very good reception so I would be hardpressed to offer a critique of the current state of "radio". I listen to mp3s almost exclusively.

[the sex molesters]

i have actually started hearing some good music on the radio again, recently.

[sassypance]

whomever like nelly's new song flap your wings needs to end their lives.

[the sex molesters]

i was thinking more rock-type stuff....

[sassypance]

it was just a comment... not really a reply.

[Robby9969]

The radio stations up here are horrible.... They have been playing the same "hit" songs for almost a whole year... I swear if I have to hear Trapt "headstrong" again, i'm gonna go postal...

[the sex molesters]

modest mouse, franz ferdinand, the killers.... all new rock that i really like. they've all got some dance influence, i think that's what i like about them.

[mattb]

I listen to 95.5, 89.3, 105.9, 103.5..... Every time i switch on DC101 or HFS there is some song with guitars in it from well like 10 years ago. i didn't like grunge when it first appeared and in mho it still sucks. and while listening to smooth jazz may sound faggey, but with traffic as bad as it is some days, who wants to listen to slipknot?

[the sex molesters]

i love grunge. it was my thing back in the day!

[sassypance]

i can't believe they still play usher's yeah................

[mattb]

I can see that.


i love grunge. it was my thing back in the day!