January 25, 2005

The Buggles didn't quite get it right

The radio star has resuscitated from the death blow dealt by video.

I have the new 89.3 (Northfield, Minneapolis, St Paul) on right now.
Wow.

I am a little sorry to hear Northfield's Classical 89.3 WCAL off the air, but the new Minnesota Public Radio 89.3 "The Current" is amazing. Music that you don't hear anywhere on commercial radio. Lots of local and indie artists (not "indie" but real independent artists that can't get on the overplayed play lists of ClearChannel Top 40 stations, although, most of them probably are still on RIAA labels, so I'll give them one scary quote - "indie artists). I've never been in this situation before. I now have multiple radio stations to choose from when I want to listen to music. In the past hour on 89.3 I've heard: good hiphop (both local and national), Bjork, Euro-I'm-not-sure-how-to-classify-it but good music I haven't heard a billion times before, electronica (the new Chemical Brothers, I think), and now some singer-songwriter stuff.

If I don't make it into work or to rehearsal tomorrow, you will probably find me in a music induced coma with my speaker lodged against my ear.

Posted by silsby at January 25, 2005 11:12 PM
Comments

d00d
sounds scarily like the show i used to do on krlx
rock on

Posted by nenie at January 26, 2005 07:27 AM

I know, but a whole station of it!
I'm not sure if it is that the Gen-X former college radio people are now getting into management positions with the ability to focus station direction or what, but I approve.

Posted by silsby at January 26, 2005 07:50 AM

oh, totally, yo

Posted by nenie at January 26, 2005 11:59 AM