Tuesday, October 4, 2011

30 Day Challenge: Day 6

I am doing a 30 Day Challenge.  I'm no going to do it for 30 day straight; that has already been established...so on with it....

6. Your view on mainstream music.

I have no view.  I can see nothing from atop my lofty perch or superiority.  All kidding aside, I have no idea.  I don't listen to the radio, does anyone?  I am so woefully uninformed when it comes to current music.  I usually find myself listening to 1st Wave on XM Radio; 80's alternative or new wave stuff.  I am a huge fan of jazz, but old school stuff: Coltrane, Miles, Parker, Nina, Ella, Ellington...you get it.  I also like classical and am not too picky about that.  Yes, I know all the words to many classic rock tunes too, but I'm looking backwards instead of ahead.

If I find myself liking something current, I've usually found it quite by accident.  Usually during a musical interlude during a podcast, a commercial, a movie, etc.  My current 'Repeat item' on my ipod are these two songs.

"Riverside" by Agnes Obel



and "I Follow Rivers" by Lykke Li (the river theme here is merely coincidence)

1 comment:

misszippy said...

Ok...I do still listen to radio! but I listen to public radio, which means no commercials and an introduction to really cool music. Thanks for sharing your favs!