Video killed the radio star
Dear All Radio Stations who Publish their Playlists On the Magic Internet Machine,
Thank you! I know I’m not the first to hold this opinion, but I just wanted to say that the fact that I can find out what you are playing at any time without calling in and sounding like a complete tool is the greatest thing since sliced bread. You are all so rad for doing this.
For instance, right now I’m outside listening to Bobby Hutcherson’s “Components” off the album of the same name. I had no idea what it was, and all it took was me firing up a browser and checking KKJZ’s playlist to find out. How neat is that? Pretty darn neat, that’s for certain.
Now, I know that if I truly loved music, I’d just know what everything was. These fancy-pants internet playlists would be of no value, because I’d be able to tell who was playing what, when it was recorded and who was in the audience without waiting for the DJ to tell me about it. How cool would I be then? Maybe if I were really cool I could go to parties and drone on about how So and So’s 1959 recordings are so much better than their 1961 recordings. Hoo boy, that’d be cooler than I can comprehend.
Needless to say, I am not that particular variety of cool, and I in fact greatly appreciate all of you find radio stations that let me find out in my own little digital way what is playing. You provide a fine service, and we all as listeners are better off because of it.
Sincerely,
Corey Porter