Ra-JI-O

Today I put on the online radio station I listen to at work. First songs that played:

• Godsmack - I fucking hate you.
• Whiskeytown - Don't be sad. (new to me)
• Tori Amos - Winter. (new to me)
• City and Colour - Like Knives. (new to me)
• Prince & the Revolution - Kiss.
• Kate Bush - King of the Mountain. (new to me)

I needed to listen to something like those two first songs. I'm facing "social problems" because of my responsibilities at work. Stuff that I cannot avoid doing, people not willing to understand where I'm coming from and expecting me to be empathic to them. As much as I'd like to continue writing about this (there's a lot I have to get out of my chest) I don't want to ramble about that.

The good thing about today: trying out the new (cheaper) ear buds I bought, which sound better than the ones I used to buy. One thing I love about online stations: I don't have to get stuck listening to the same mainstream artists every local station plays over and over again. Sadly I don't get to hear to local bands, but I get to go to their concerts.

Why those first 6 songs were so spot-on today:

• Godsmack's song is great for when you know you have that hate inside you. Its like Sully Erna went ape-shit in my place. Thanks Sully!
• Whiskeytown always delivers when it comes to a great sound. After hearing "I fucking hate you", something as soft as "Don't be sad" fell in quite adequately.
• "Winter" by Tori Amos, helped me calm down some more.
• I don't remember hearing "City and Colour" before, I know I liked them. It reminded me of the The Dears (which I like). They/he seems indie. The song was very soothing.
• About Prince: even though "Kiss" doesn't fall in with the rest of the other songs themes, it was nice to direct the mood into another region.
• "King of the Mountain": First time I hear this one. Interesting fact: The station is modeled after Kate Bush's mega-covered song "Running up that Hill".

The web page I use as my radio station is Jango. If you're in the US (or any country that this one allows) try out Pandora which works also on the same basis as Jango. Sadly I can't listen to Pandora anymore, but it's highly recommended.