shadmarsh - 16 July 2009 01:28 PM
Any list that puts the Avett Bros at number two and neglects Tom Waits is pure bunkum…No wonder I can’t listen to that station for more than 5 minutes.
well, to be fair, it is a list chosen by the listeners and I don’t think Waits was an option. But have you ever heard Tom Waits on any radio station? I’m pretty sure I haven’t.
I like the fact that WNCW is even out there. There are only a handful of independent radio stations left broadcasting. And even though I don’t listen any more due to ipods and bit torrents, their playlist is better than anything for hundreds of miles around. Yeah, the heavy rotation of singer/songwriter is annoying as hell. But they give an outlet to local acts that just isn’t available anywhere else. And hell, I heard my friend’s band, this small old-timey band (Mighty Ghosts of Heaven), from Portland, OR playing one day.
The playlist from 2 o’clock this morn…
Time Artist Song Title
02:00 AM howlin wolf I asked for water
02:02 AM the pixies here comes your man
02:05 AM rob mazurek quintet the earthquake tree
02:14 AM ramblin’ jack elliott muleskinner blues
02:20 AM shad I don’t like to the old prince
02:23 AM lou reed andy’s chest
02:27 AM john fahey the yellow princess
02:32 AM elton john funeral for a friend
02:43 AM charlie parker the bird
02:48 AM blackalicious your move
02:51 AM the doors peace frog
02:55 AM the pine hill haints my bones are gonna rise again
02:56 AM casey driessen conversation with death
I mean, seriously, check that out.
‘americana”=bland, watered-down hippie-folk.
not really.
