I haven't listened to radio in years. I think the last time I actively listened to radio was seven years ago.

I've been forcing myself to listen to radio recently, just so I could catch the boys' first single on air. It's being played on Magic 899. Yes, I'm not just listening to radio, I'm tuned in to Magic as well. It's not really the station I would choose to tune in to, if I really just wanted to listen to radio in general.

I've been helping request the song and of course, I really do want to hear it. It's different from hearing it live or as an mp3. I'm just happy that they're finally getting airplay.

But, it really is so difficult to listen to Magic. It hurts our ears sometimes. All that inane schtug-schtug music!!! I just can't stand it.

I listen to an internet stream. I don't even have a regular radio in my study. The volume radio is set so low so as to lessen the anguish of listening to songs by Stacie Orrico or other, and to keep my neighbors from knowing that I was listening to Magic, gasp! Actually, the Stacie song was one of the more tolerable ones. It gets much much worse. Really, I rather enjoy it when commercials play!

One time I heard strains of Ray Charles' "I Got A Woman" and I turned up the volume, relieved to hear a good song at last. But, it was a trick! It was some schtug-schtug-rappy-r & b horror that has sampled the Ray Charles classic! Arrgggh.

Oh well, they do play good songs once in a while. But, the station really tests my resolve to hear 'Wala Nang Iba.' A lot of times, I just gave up and turned it off.

Oh well.

Do request it when you can. Text Magic [space] 899 [space] your message and send it to 2968. Ask them to play "Wala Nang Iba" by The Bloomfields.

But, don't tell them what I said about the other songs that they play!

Labels: music, the bloomfields