Radio in the United States is dominated by a few mega-corporations. Unlike the Internet, where there are thousands of music sources, radio stations are owned and programmed by these few companies. In Los Angeles where the Spanish language radio station dominates the market, and popular Latin language stations play. “Oldies” (there are five of them!) […]
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Top Ten Violent Femmes Songs The following is a list of Violent Femmes songs that would make a good iTunes playlist.. If you are taking a long drive somewhere or just have a long commute to work and want some entertainment, I recommend the following ten songs as an introduction to the interesting, often deranged, […]
Back in 2006 or thereabouts, there was a song playing on the radio that quietly ingrained itself into my brain. The lyrics were hypnotic and powerful, the bass background enticing my head to bop around whenever I heard it. Soon after becoming consciously aware of the song “Crazy”, by Gnarls Barkley, I ran to my […]
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What are the top 10 almost alternative songs of 2006 that you need to download for a New Year’s Eve party or for a year-end compilation play list? Alternative music today is not very alternative when it dominates the Top 40 radio stations, the “alternative rock” radio stations, and the top videos on VH1. The […]