The state of modern music

Here’s a sure sign I’m getting older and am probably viewed as ancient by today’s teenagers (for the record, I’m only 35!) — while driving around running errands today, I surfed the radio channels and found nothing but crap, crap and, you guessed it, more crap. What genius decided the stuff being played on the radio today was good? Now, there are bands I like. I crank the Nickelback songs when I happen upon them on the radio. I think Gwen Stefani has a fun style. And when I hear old favorites like Bon Jovi and Metallica, I become a singing fool, probably much to the amusement of neighboring motorists. But it’s sad when I live in a city known for music and I can scan every location on the dial and not find anything I like and turn off the radio in disgust.

But I have the cure! Let my husband decide which bands merit radio play and record contracts. He has a good ear for quality music. He’s a moderator on Unsigned Band Web, a Web site that allows unsigned bands to post their songs so others can enjoy them. Hubby goes through the new songs posted and picks his favorites, adding them to his online “radio station”. The station is divided into Rock, Lighter Side (acoustic, pop, country, etc.) and Hip Hop. Under each section, you can view the full playlist and then click on songs to listen to them. Check out Hubby’s choices and let me know what you think.

You also can look up songs by band name, genre, etc., through Unsigned Band Web’s homepage.

To get you started, here are a few of my favorites:

Averi’s “Everything With You” (rock)
The Illusion’s “Walking Dead” (rock)
The Dust Rhinos’ “Cheers to You” and “Ragged Crow” (Celtic)
Pubside Down’s “Rockin’ Landlady” (Celtic)
Shattered Core’s “She Tried” (rock)
Jimi Ninja’s “Angel” (rock)
Unfinished Thought’s “Through Crowded Rooms” (rock)
Zolid Ground’s “Moments Wasted” (rock)

And there are several songs of Hubby’s (look up Shane Milburn under Artists) and by Jeter (Shane’s college roommate Kyle and Kyle’s brother Kerry) with Shane playing guitar. Shane also engineered a lot of these songs in the ol’ home studio.

Happy listening!

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