I liked 1st Wave, but then again I like that era a lot. I think I hit "This Is The Day" and "My Ever Changing Moods" in a 15-minute span, not bad. XMU was really good, yeah. I would never pay for radio, though.

What are your least favorite recurrents? Mine would probably have to be "Joey" by Concrete Blonde and "Connected" by Stereo MCs. I don't understand their loyalty to these songs.

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Joey is just a chore to listen to. I don't mind Connected.
I can't say I listen to XRT as much as I used to, but I imagine
they probably still beat you over the head with BoDeans and Poi Dog Pondering.
I actually saw BoDeans open for U2 in 1987, and I have fond memories of their song "Good Things",
but I went up to Sam Llanas at a Sugar show at The Rave in Milwaukee about 20 years ago, &
he was a total Caller Bob to me, so fuck The BoDeans...........

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

there is just not enough basque separatist rock for TM on there.

i keep meaning to listen to those stations, especially deep cuts, but i usually just find my way back to howard 101 or hair band music. usually i like fun music in the car, and between lithium/80's/90's/hair/1st wave, i get my fill.

It may be pretty everyday indie, but I do like this "Renegades" song quite a bit.

FAKE EDIT: oh no, I just looked it up on wikipedia


It's a fucking jingle. Looks like The Man got me again.

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The only time I've ever heard that song is on the Jeep commercial.

Jungle and Love Songs Drug Songs are the only two songs of theirs I'd heard previously, and both of those were on 101WKQX during their sunday night 'new indie music' show.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Beck released a new song. This is the greatest thing that has ever happened in the history of music.

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If it's the song that came out a couple weeks ago - it sucks.
I'm not his biggest fan, I can appreciate some stuff, but that song sucks.

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It's not bad. It goes on a little too long.

I'm not the biggest Beck fan either. He has good songs, but the fawning has always been out of proportion to his work. WHITE GUY SAMPLING, ZOMG

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It definitely is too long.

Part of the (initial) fawning over Beck was his connections in the music industry.
I don't care about that. Either music is good or not. Most of his is not.


However, I did see him live for the first time last summer....he really is good live. I didn't want to think that, but he really is.

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I like Beck. Haven't seen him live, except for on TV on Austin City Limits. They were good.

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Good people drink good beer - Hunter S. Thompson

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Waiting for the time when I can finally say
That this has all been wonderful, but now I'm on my way

As regards George Ezra and Vance Joy, of course their respective lead singles "Budapest" and "Riptide" are awful, but it's the second singles that worry me: "Blame It On Me" and "Your Mess Is Mine." That's what rock and roll is about in 2015: taking responsibility.

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A little after 4, Richard Milne introed a Vance Joy song as James Bay. I LOLed. I'm vindicated.

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Outside, Heathen and Reality have a few worthy songs.

I know it's a running gag that everyone has complained about this station since the day it went on the air but man alive has XRT gone to shit without Norm in a few short months. I think Marty Lennartz is the only guy left who's able or contractually permitted to give a damn. It's really bad.

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