Songs & Artists NEVER HEARD on the RADIO?

Anything by Liz Phair, at least in my neck of the woods.

I rarely ever hear Badfinger anymore. Emmit Rhodes is forgotten. Bob Seger now lives in your local Kareoke bar. Ritchie Blackmore's new band, "Blackmore's Night" is another. Here's a guy who contributed so much to FM in the 70's. Now he's performing some of the best work of his career, and no one plays it.

I used to want my MTV. Now, I'm wondering if I would miss my TV at all?

Julia Fordham. Like everything she's done. Virtually zip
for air-play.

problem is the great bulk of fm radio stations these days are owned by a handful of conglomerates. in my market, denver, two companies own the top 14 (in ratings) stations. much of what you hear is downloaded hard disks with inner-cuts from other servers that replicate a "live" experience. my older son, who's a consultant to radio stations and music labels, puts together a nationally-syndicated radio show (i'll not divulge its name) in about 20 minutes, from his home. if you heard it, you'd swear he was in the studio when, in fact, he's watching the av's beat up the stars, from the $120 seats. -cfb

The mass majority of music that i grew up listening to as a teenager and in my early twenties rarely made it to any radio station. I'm primarily talking about "glitter", "avant-garde", "new wave", "punk" and later "death metal". While much of this may not be "music" to some of you, it is something that i will always cherish as i shared many of the thoughts and feelings of the writers / performers as i grew up.

Sure, there were a few college stations and maybe one large station that would venture into these areas for a short period of time, but nothing that dealt with these types of music on a daily basis. As such, i've always considered it "MY" music since it was not "commercial" or "produced for mass consumption". Considering all of that, my outlook was kind of "snobbish" or "elitist" at the time, especially since it was "snobbism" and "elitism" that much of the lyrics were protesting.

With that in mind, i've been listening to a local classical station now for a relatively short period of time (a few years now). I enjoy it so much i've become a supporting member and typically clock in several dozen hours of listening a week. I was never exposed to much classical music as a youth, other than in movie soundtracks and music class in grade school. Luckily, we have what is arguably the finest classical station in the U.S. here in Chicago, so i get to here "new music" ( at least it is to me ) on a daily basis on a very high quality broadcast.

As to "popular music" stations, they play the same songs soooooo much that it makes it repetetive and boring. I therefore try to listen to different stations that have different formats throughout the day. At least we can SOMEWHAT program what we hear on the radio by changing stations. Sean
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