According to Sirius: The best new music from the U.K., direct from London.Driving Circumstances: Pretty normal for a Thursday...went to work, stayed in for lunch, drove home, having a couple drinks at the bar on the way.
My Experience: Here we had a pleasant change of pace. Not produced at Sirius studios, you've got a channel imported from the U.K., and the format, therefore, is pretty different. The radio wouldn't necessarily display the title or artist performing whatever you were listening to, but would occasionally list the name of the DJ or radio show that was on.
Also, it seemed like I was driving to work and just about the time that folks over in Britain were leaving work, so it almost was like listening to your standard evening "drive time" show on the radio...except in the morning. The music was a mix of what you'd hear on any top alternative or R&B station over here (I recognized Linkin Park as one of the artists playing during my morning commute). The flip side of this that my evening commute was what amounted to 2am radio overseas...which turns out to be non-stop techno, electronic, break beat and trance.
Verdict: Overall, a bit eclectic at different points in the day, but was still interesting to tune in to, and I ended up marking it as a favorite. A lot of that had to do with the accent of the female radio host on my drive in, I'll admit.Discussion Time: What's your stance on accents? Do they make people seem more exotic or attractive? What accents help or hurt a person's chances of grabbing your interest?
3 comments:
I love the British accent. It's the teeth you have to worry about.
I'm also a fan of the Italian. Isabella Rossellini... Mmm....
My personal theory on this, because I share the fetish, is akin to that of forbidden fruit. We want the unique and seemingly unobtainable, therefore we seek out what is foreign to us. In this case, the meaning of foreign is both literal and figuratie. There's also a hint (a healthy amount, I believe) of self-loathing expressed in the need to move away from the familiar in the gene pool. I lend more and more credence to the 'ugly American' characterization.
The other contributing factor, not to be diminished, it's a lot of fun to seek out strange trim and plow through it.
I can only hope I'm just as alluring overseas with my quaint Michigan accent...
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