Oh, Radio...

So as some of you (Bethany + Kristie, my sole & faithful readers) may know, I work at a radio station .... for 'fun,' or at least I thought so at the beginning. Now, don't get me wrong, I don't dislike it -- in fact, the reason why I got into it was because I like music [A LOT] and the idea of getting to explore/share different genres/bands/songs/etc with listeners and meeting people, who were equally excited about music as me, was the ultimate lure. And I love DJing: the people at the station know what they are doing (Kels, Randy, and Pete are the nicest fellows ever, and Ken Berryhill is so charming) and the listeners (usually) are great.

But the music director thing, I'm more ambivalent towards, particularly this past year. It was mostly personal issues like with the media board. They took away SXSW from me, and after Sam told me, I just started crying (I had been looking forward/working hard towards the trip for 2 years). And then things started looking quite dismal on the indie musical frontier -- I was looking for a good records and only few came my way. It was, admittedly, disappointing in that music for me (perhaps from being jaded by listening to so many bands that are trying to sound like the Franz Ferdinand, who in turn sound like the Fire Engines, or the Arctic Monkeys, who in turn take a lot from the Strokes) was starting to become predictable and unsatisfying as an art and general enjoyment -- I guess, that's why my show is so schizophrenic, as Pete had once told me. I'm always trying to search for something new and interesting. I also reckon that's why I like modern art so much because it's so immediately and directly different. Anyway, I'm starting to ramble...

Getting back to the point -- As the months of being in this position dwindle, I'm starting to think about all the things I have done here and my experiences. Did listeners discover new bands from us? Do they even still tune into our station like they used to -- do we still have that credibility? And most of all does music now truly lack depth, which brings up even more complicated questions that I'm not even going to get into? For now, I guess, I'll just continue to sift through bins filled with music submissions and new arrivals, and hope for the best.