Post #164039 by stuff-o-rama on Mon, Jun 6, 2005 6:20 PM

On 2005-06-05 22:42, TikiGardener wrote:
When will some corporate wank finally realise that there are millions of people who would kill for a good radio station?

Why do they think radio is dying? Yes technology is passing them by, but radio could remain viable if they hadn't snuffed the vitality right out of it.

Indie 103 here in L.A. is the only radio station left that has any originality or soul. I know you can get it on the web. If they could get Rob Zombie to shut up and play a litle more music, it'd be closer to perfect. If they gave Rodney Bingenheimer A choice slot everyweek night, they'd be unstoppable.

"Accountancy killed the radio star!"

Agreed. I listen to "Jonesy's Juxebox" everyday at noon (PST) via the internet.

http://www.indie1031.fm/listenlive.html

It's hosted by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, he has amazing guests and they often sing and play live on his show. He is brutally honest and candid and pulls out some great "blast from the past" songs.

It's shows and stations like this one that make me understand why most of my friends have switched to sattelite radio. There are so few stations with live DJs and all are owned by corporations who are tied to MTV's payola playlists that there is no more variety, just 25 songs in rotation with the others being the same crap they've overplayed for the past two years.

I have personal problems with the "music business" as I've always felt that music should be entertainment and not a commodity/investment. But the world doesn't work that way, unfortunately.