I am in the process of making a move outside of NYC. I think of the simple joys that I would be enjoying; driving again, blasting the radio at decibels that would blow the blue hair out of her car next to me at the stop light, hearing new music. Yet my radio has failed me. Oh my radio works, just not my DJ. He is failing on an epic scale on bringin a smile to my face on these sunny Florida days.
Radio was once the end all, be all medium to get new music to the masses, yet I am not hearing new music from my rock stations. Without fail ever time I get into the car I can bet; almost guarnatee that I will hear three bands. Guns & Roses, Metallica, Nirvana are staples on an hourly basis, and why? Nirvana; well we all know how I feel about that band, Guns & Roses great two first albums but there is no remains of an original lineup anymore; hence to me they are not even G&R anymore. Metallica, well we all love them and they do put out releveant music however don't "Britney Spears" them to me.
Play me something new; something that I have not heard. Don't play me a Puddle of Mudd song that is 10 years old, play something off their new album, impress me. DJ's are doing a huge disservice to bands old and new by not putting the new stuff on the air, hell I will even settle for different stuff. We complain that digital downloads are killing the industry, however it starts with the DJ. You keep playing me the same songs over and over again how am I supposed to know that there is a new POP Evil album out. How will I ever know that the new Five Finger Death Punch album is just sick unless you don't do some introduction. You are failing me rock DJ.
It makes me even wonder if they are even into the music. Radio stations usually have a new music hour which resides on Friday night at midnight. 1 hour! Really? Come on. 24 hours in a day; for god's sake at least give one hour a day.
That's it that is all I have to say about that!
No comments:
Post a Comment