Looking At Clouds (Of Music) From Both Sides Now
by Tom Teicholz
I listen to music all day, in my car, in my office, at the gym, while walking the dog or taking a hike. Most of what I listen to I don’t have to pay for; some of it I do. There are so many ways to discover new music or find old favorites that I thought it might be useful to create a guide to the various offerings — on the cloud, the Net or on the air — these days, based on my personal experience, thus far.
Terrestrial Radio
Old-school radio, AM or FM, still works fine and is still free, and when my teenage daughter is in the car, we ping-pong among the hit-driven radio stations 97.1 KAMP-FM (Amp Radio), 102.7 KIIS-FM (Kiis FM) and 105.9 FM Los Angeles (POWER 106), until the ads take over all the stations — seemingly simultaneously. And while the music on 89.9 KCRW-FM is not interrupted by ads, the station does have pledge drives.
Nonetheless, most mornings I listen to KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” from 9:00 a.m. to noon. This show, where I discover most of my favorite new music, is best described as “adult alternative” and “world music,” and features mostly singer-songwriters and their bands, including some live performances and interviews. And on weekends, if allowed the pleasure, I try to listen to part of “Nothin’ but the Blues,” which airs on 88.1 FM KJAZZ from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m. on weekends.
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