This Is Why I'm Clueless About New Music

I blame digital radio.

Specifically, I blame whoever introduced me (I think it was my friend Kane) to the app I downloaded to my phone, which allows me to listen to radio stations from around the globe at the drop of a hat (and a wifi connection).

Since I discovered this app and all the glorious radio stations available to me (about a year ago), I have barely listened to Triple J or Nova or RRR or any of the other radio stations which could conceivably introduce me to new music.  No.  Instead I listen to Non-Stop 80s Radio or Awesome 80s Radio or (my personal favourite) Movie Ticket Radio (Pop). 

All 80s. ALL THE FREAKING TIME. They play stuff I don't even have in my (extensive) music collection.  Now THAT'S impressive.

As for Movie Ticket Radio (Pop) (there is a Classic version, which I also listen to occasionally).  Well. WELL.  It is what is says.  Music featured in movies.  This covers everything from the awesome Jerry Orbach crooning Be Our Guest from Beauty and the Beast to Shirley Bassey's iconic Goldfinger from the James Bond movie of the same name to The Pixies' classic Where Is My Mind from Fight Club.  It's seriously awesome.

I spend most of my work-from-home time with one of these digital stations playing in the background - in fact Non-Stop 80s Radio is blaring out some classic A-ha number (not Take On Me - the other one they had about sun shining on televisions) as I type.

The only downside about listening to these stations, is that I am now utterly clueless when it comes to current music.  I could no more tell you the title of the latest Daft Punk song than I could hum the tune of anything by Rhianna.

As someone who prides herself on being fairly up with pop culture, I am somewhat embarrassed by this and I apologise profusely to those artists (particularly the local ones) trying to to break into the industry who rely on people like me listening to radio stations playing their music and then jumping onto iTunes to download their album.  

I'M REALLY SORRY AND I WISH YOU ALL THE LUCK IN THE WORLD, BUT I'VE BECOME ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

I'm just not listening to new stuff because the old stuff is just so freaking good.

Soz.