As a fan of WLIR/WDRE from back in the day when they were one of the most influential radio stations in terms of alternative music, I was surprised to find that they are still on the air at 107.1, which I can't pick up where I live in Jersey.
A friend directed me to their MySpace with an "I'm warning you...", and sure enough, I was creeped to find out what was sitting top o' the table on their most recently posted playlist:
A friend directed me to their MySpace with an "I'm warning you...", and sure enough, I was creeped to find out what was sitting top o' the table on their most recently posted playlist:
WLIR 107.1FM
PLAYLIST – 04/03/07
ARTIST/TITLE/LABEL/SPINS
1. DAUGHTRY/ IT'S NOT OVER/ RCA/19/BMG/ 43
2. THE KILLERS/ READ MY MIND/ ISLAND/ 43
3. KAISER CHIEFS/ RUBY/ UNIVERSAL/MOTOWN/ 43
4. THE SHINS/ PHANTON LIMB/ SUB POP/ 42
5. MUSE/ STARLIGHT/ WARNER/ 42
6. SNOW PATROL/ YOU'RE ALL I HAVE/ INTERSCOPE/ 42
7. INCUBUS/ DIG/ EPIC/IMMORTAL/ 41
8. NORAH JONES/ THINKING ABOUT YOU/ EMI/ 26
9. OK GO/ DO WHAT YOU WANT/ CAPITOL/ 21
10. MIKA/ GRACE KELLY/ CASABLANCA/UNIVERSAL/ 21
Holy moly. What a fall from grace.
To their credit, when I called up the station's online stream, they were playing the always fun and appropriate "Groovy Train" by The Farm.
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