Life Without an iPod -- A Good Thing!

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Well, sorta. Allow me to explain…

It all started when a 17-year-old crashed his car into mine on the highway a few weeks ago. Nobody was hurt, but enough damage was done to my car that I have to leave it at the body shop for a couple weeks. During that time, I've been driving a 2007 Honda Accord that, while a decent enough vehicle, has NO AUXILIARY INPUT!!! That means no iPod during my commute to and from the office.

Enter the radio.

Yes, I've been made a captive audience to the AM and FM dial for one hour each way. Here's where the "Good Thing" part comes in. I discovered a local station I totally love: WMBR in Cambridge, MA, specifically on the MIT campus. 100% commercial-free, and an awesome variety of music. I've already discovered at least a dozen bands I want to check out (e.g., White Hassle, The Savages). A lot of the DJs are great, too. Lots of them have been at it for years—it's not just a bunch of clueless or un-enthused college students.

Now I'm streaming the radio station live in my office, and I can check out their archives as well. My favorite shows right now are "Breakfast of Champions" and "Lost and Found."

Hooray for commercial-free college radio!

- Keith

[DankStar]

that's cool. when I couldn't use mine for a bit, I found a cool jazz station outta some college in atlanta. they play some good stuff.

[crusty philtrum]

i have no ipod, car radio or cd player or any form of 'walkabout' music.

there is music in the silence, and in the sounds of the world. Plus my head is full of music anyway.

[Petrovsk Mizinski]

i have no ipod, car radio or cd player or any form of 'walkabout' music.

there is music in the silence, and in the sounds of the world. Plus my head is full of music anyway.

I feel the same about it really.
I feel like I'm the only person my age without a portable MP3 player or anything like that.
Life is about contrast, I don't need music with me every moment of my day

[beandip]

That's how I was turned on to 95.3 The Range out of DFW. I can't get it here, but if I'm in front of a computer, I'm streaming it.

I haven't really found anything down here radio wise that totes my goats.

[Jay 77]

Toronto radio stinks, so having an iPod is golden. Been listening to cd's in the car lately anyway.

[guitfiddle]

College radio rules.

I love being able to hear such an eclectic mix. Even if you hear one song you don't like, the next ten are going to be great.

KUNC is the best one I've found here in northern CO.

[The Golden Boy]

College radio rules.

Heck yeah.

http://wccx.carrollu.edu/

10 watts of thunder.

[ratherdashing]

My alma mater has an excellent radio station: CJSW. Lots of totally oddball stuff and maybe a bit too hipster pretentious at times, but you're pretty much guaranteed to discover at least one great band a day if you listen long enough.

[B Bent]

I cant listen to anything but AM talk radio. The box stations in ATL, like other cities, have become nothing but a shrine to Boston, Journey and other overplayed crap!

If not AM then I have to have the iPod. I haven't listened to CDs in at least 5 or 6 years since my first mp3 player.

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

I cant listen to anything but AM talk radio. The box stations in ATL, like other cities, have become nothing but a shrine to Boston, Journey and other overplayed crap!

If not AM then I have to have the iPod. I haven't listened to CDs in at least 5 or 6 years since my first mp3 player.

That's why you need to move to a college town.

[LesStrat]

...The box stations in ATL, like other cities, have become nothing but a shrine to Boston, Journey and other overplayed crap!

I wish OUR radio stations played that crap!

[H8Red442]

I drove in silence for a month earlier this year when my car was being repaired.

[subanots]

thats the absolute worst! /\

I hate driving without tunes.

I drive a station wagon.

Its not like I want to "listen to the engine"

[GoldenVulture]

thats the absolute worst! /\

I hate driving without tunes.

I drive a station wagon.

Its not like I want to "listen to the engine"

"But there's some great rhythms there!"

[H8Red442]

Luckily my commute is only 10 minutes.

[grumptruck]

yeah the only redeeming qualities of our local college radio that isn't even in the state... WNCW:

Frank Zappa hour on Fridays, ambient music late at night.

I am not a big zappa fan but I still think that is neat.

[Imp]

you guys havnt heard UK commercial radio

it's bad enough (commercial crap or the same half dozen oldies) to driver sales of ipods..

[saladin]

Excellent station here in Ann Arbor (thanks UofM!)

http://www.wcbn.org/

[Aceman]

Dude - that is effed up. Get some ear pods....