Thanks to media consolidation, music radio has become boring and repetitive. Like the rest of the country, trying to find interesting music on the NYC airwaves is a pain.
But there is a drop of water in the desert. If you flip down down the dial on weekday afternoons, to 91.5 FM WNYE from 2 to 4 PM, there's a great public radio show called the World Cafe. It plugs itself as "the premiere public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes indie rock, singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music."
They also have really good interviews. I was never big fan of Nine Inch Nails, but this past week they had Trent Reznor on and, while promoting his new album, he gave some really interesting thoughts on the music business and how downloading is changing not only the business and how we consume music but also how we appreciate music in general.
It's a really good show and, if you're a big music fan, worth checking out if you can.
But there is a drop of water in the desert. If you flip down down the dial on weekday afternoons, to 91.5 FM WNYE from 2 to 4 PM, there's a great public radio show called the World Cafe. It plugs itself as "the premiere public radio showcase for contemporary music serving up an eclectic blend that includes indie rock, singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music."
They also have really good interviews. I was never big fan of Nine Inch Nails, but this past week they had Trent Reznor on and, while promoting his new album, he gave some really interesting thoughts on the music business and how downloading is changing not only the business and how we consume music but also how we appreciate music in general.
It's a really good show and, if you're a big music fan, worth checking out if you can.
Thank you so much for the tip. I've basically given up and resigned myself to the finite selection on my iPod. One of my first blog posts was actually about the woeful state of NYC radio:
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