BLOBBY'S BLOG

REASONS NOT TO LISTEN TO THE RADIO #261

It's no secret that I pretty much loathe commercial radio. It's been dead for well over a decade. For all of Cleveland's self-proclaimed claim (can that be grammatically correct?) to fame of the origins of Rock N Roll, we have sucky radio stations. It's true. And do you know who has worse? Los Angeles! UGH.

You really can't blame the city location. Infinity and Clear Channel rule. The latter alone has a reported 73% market share of all rock radio stations in the U.S. - so whichever 29 songs they choose to put on their playlist, that's it. Done deal. Looking for something new and/or different, try a college station, if they actually broadcast anymore.

Whenever I do turn it on (and it's always in the car), I swear radio has gotten worse than the last time I listened. Who knew you'd long for the good old days just to hear "Mambo #5".

I'm KIDDING!!!!!!

Maybe w/my next car Sirius or XM will be standard - but I'm fine listening to my own CDs or NPR. Then sometimes you don't even have to search out bad radio. Snippets of it comes to you. Thanks Internets!

And for this I mean, the complete lack o'talent, Jessica Simpson. Apparently she has a new song out that is apparently a rip off of Madonna's "Holiday". Someone was nice enough to lead me to a mash-up of the two songs. The note on the site reads:

Take a listen to a mash up of Madonna's "Holiday" and Jessica Simpson's latest single "Public Affair".

Regarding the mash up, there has been no manipulation in the speed or the key of either song. This is their original form.

So see where when ends and one begins (if you can). It's amusing b/c where radio might say they have nothing new to play (and this mash-up kind of backs them up on that), there is soooo much untapped music that never even gets its foot in the radio door.

So, it's just not radio that sucks. The songwriting that is suspect (at best). Though no one should let the performance (Simpson's) off the hook by any means.