I don’t listen to the radio
In the late 90s, even till 2004/05, it meant something to say, “I don’t listen to the radio. Radio sucks!’
It was a statement of honor made by the true music fan.
Now, most of us don’t listen to commercial radio as often as we did before iPods and smart phones and streaming platforms. Radio is having less and less of an impact each year. Tons more of niches and podcasts and Internet radio statements and Spotify playlists and Youtube channels appear each year.
The country’s ears are fragmented into many sections.
Yet, we still might hear someone (usually in their 30s or 40s) say, with pride, “I don’t listen to the radio!”
Of course you don’t! Most of us don’t!
Yet most adults are overwhelmed. They don’t know where to go to find new music they will enjoy. There are so many places to listen to new music, it’s overwhelming.
Now, it means more to make a statement about where you are finding new music, rather than saying where you aren’t finding it.
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I thought I’d share some spots where I’ve been discovering new music:
- CBC Radio’s The Signal (late at night)
- 107.1 FM Tree Town Sound at 6 PM on Sunday with Matthew Alturda
- Progressive Torch and Twang on 89.1 FM the Impact from MSU
- EMU’s 89.1 FM Roots Radio Project with Jeremy Baldwin
- Fearless Radio out of Chicago
- Ann Delisi’s Essential Listening Parties every third Tuesday at the Majestic Cafe; and her weekend morning radio show on WDET 101.9
- WXPN
- Pull the Plug Podcast from Kitchener, Ontario (note, these music-loving, concert-attending kids can get explicit! There are no rules on Internet radio!)
- My friend Jacob Poppe’s shares and playlists on Spotify
- Fusion Show‘s concerts & recommendations on their Facebook page
- La Blogotheque on Youtube
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