Good Music in Odd Places
We all know the radio is generally terrifying. Rappers using the Autotune song after song on one station, Nickelback on another and some station that is "great to listen to in the office." Needless to say I am wary of music once I leave the house or the comfort of my iPod . Lately, though, I've been finding quality tunes in places I wouldn't expect, for instance: Airside "F" at Tampa International Airport - It's like they have some classic alternative station rolling right there in the terminal. The past few times I've been in there, it's been a hit parade: Weezer , Nirvana, Spacehog , Guster ... waiting for my plane has never been so pleasant. The Mall - This is completely counterintuitive . But in the Gap today I heard Bloc Party. In Aerie (of all places) I heard Franz Ferdinand. And here in American Eagle we heard, The Cure, Matt Pond PA, Kurtis Blow and Shiny Toy Guns consecutively. If these kids would hang up their cell phones, they...