February 6, 2013
you know what they said, well some of it was true
2/6/13
A couple of people asked what I've put in place of all news, if indeed I'm never going to indulge in it anymore - especially in the case of driving, which can get pretty god-awful if there isn't something on the radio. If you're not listening to NPR anymore, nor the of constant patter of a 1010 WINS station, and your community is bereft of good music stations, you've got to think a little further afield.
As such, here are the major categories of What To Listen To Whilst Driving:
• "Your" Music - I'm not sure how it works with Android, but with an iPhone, keeping your songs in the Cloud™ is a damn fine way to hear anything you want, ever. It can lead to unexpectedly transcendent moments, like when I played Time by the Alan Parsons Project for Lucy on the way to school. Watching her listen to that silly (yet bizarrely beautiful) old song with her huge eyes staring out the car window - just wonderful.
You can also go the Spotify or Pandora route, but what I really wish for are the old days of mix-tape swapping, when we used to borrow cassette tapes for weeks at a time, and get our music curated by our best friends. Why the hell can't we still do that?
• HD Radio - If your radio is relatively new, it can access HD stations, which are these crazy streams of content that are hard to find until you lock into it. Here in LA, to the side of the JACK-FM 93.1 normal feed is the Last.fm Discover HD2 feed for new music, which is really fantastic. I wouldn't even know how to tell you to get there, but when you do, save it.
• Podcasts - I know there are people in the world who don't dig podcasts, but I'm not one of them. So many of my commutes have been saved by podcasts - hell, my many drives to upstate New York have been fueled by the This American Life app.
In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg will make you a smarter human, the History of English podcast is exquisite, and if you follow the Heels, you gotta follow Andy and Reed's Tar Heel Bred, Tar Heel Dead show.
• Sirius XM - I have been an active cheerleader for satellite radio since the very beginning, and still hold the torch. If you have nothing else, you've got plenty. And while 1st Wave gives you all the Clash and Cure you could want - and Sirius XM Hits 1 offers a quick rundown of the top 10-ish songs for your cultural currency - nothing comes close to Sirius XMU, the station I wish WXYC had been.
• Absolutely nothing - There is always silence and meditation. Just let go. As my vedic guru told me, do not dwell on thoughts; treat them as party guests and politely excuse yourself.
Posted by Ian Williams at February 6, 2013 11:07 PM
Who doesn't dig podcasts? That's like saying you don't like TiVo, or being entertained at the time most convenient for you. I wonder if there is a correlation among people who hate podcasts and those who still own a VCR. It may not be timeshifting they are rebelling against, but technology ("podcast" sounds wonky).
I was going to suggest This American Life. Buying their app has turned out to be the best four bucks I've ever spent.
I go with silence... and if someone is with me; conversation.
Locally, I always listen to WSHA and WKNC.
I bet you'd like themonti.org podcast (based here in the triangle of NC), but most of the stories are not kid-appropriate.
I record Vin Scelsa's twice-weekly music show from The Loft on XM. Nothing like it (except for his weekly show on WFUV).
Love Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast and don't forget The Moth
My 6 preselected Sirius/XM stations:
BBC News. Nothing finer for news. I realize that Ian has sworn off of it, but I still find BBC to be entertaining if for no other reason than it shows that the world can be viewed through a different lens.
Lithium. 90s music with a slight independent bent.
1st Wave.
Sirium XMU
Hits 1.
Alt Nation. Slightly more commercial counterpart to Sirium XMU.
What they do have is a huge stake in disclosing the rankings.
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