A Rant about Music

One thing that took some getting used to over here is the way you listen to music. Radio stations are not separated so much over here by type of music or era. You could be listening to Madonna one minute and Neil Diamond the next and the stations aren't by city, they can be heard throughout the entirety of the country. So, while Radio 1 is directed at a more youthful audience it will play all kinds of music (except country, no one plays country, which I think is a blessing. Sorry country fans).

At first, I found this frustrating. I don't want to listen to Kid Rock followed by Rihanna. In a strange turn of events though, it's grown on me. And the most beautiful thing about the Radio over here is that the DJ's are allowed to talk about the music. If they think it's brilliant they'll say so and if they think it's rubbish they'll say that, too. They actually seem to love the music which I think is something that the US has lost in the corporate take-over of the airwaves.

Now it's time to pass on some of the great stuff I've been exposed to.
The Fratellis album "Costello Music" absolutely rocks and pretty much anything by the Kooks will make you feel good (thank you Shaun M for the introductions). These are available through Itunes.

Now the part that makes me REALLY angry....

There are some new songs out here that are really popular both here and on the continent but when I went to Itunes to see if they were available, I couldn't find them. Not until I pulled up the itunes UK store. Then, when I tried to log in, it immediately pushed me back to the US store where I couldn't get the music. Does this make any SENSE?!! I want to share music with my friends and they can't buy it!! No marketing, no concerts, no airplay and they could be making money and you can't buy it (if you wanted to)!!!!!! So, I had to set up a UK itunes account with my UK address and bankcard. So, I have the music and as soon as I can figure out how to share it, I will.