curmudgeon

rob writes a column for playback st. louis. here's a taste of september's curmudgeon:

I was recently in the bind of having to listen to bad contemporary radio for several hours without escape. As I switched the dial, I was truly appalled at how terrible most radio is today. With that in mind, I decided to tell others about the sounds of the underground.

Now I realize that there are bigger issues in the world than bad local radio—broken fax machines, MTV, the crisis in the Sudan, for example. But none of these problems erase the fact that contemporary “modern alternative rock” radio is complete crap. What the hell is “alternative” radio anyway?

click here to go to playback st. louis's website to read the rest.