Our car has three banks of six XM station presets. One of the banks is mine. These are my stations.
- Lithium: Can't go wrong with 90's alt-rock.
- 40's on 4: Self explanatory. I really, really wish they had a 30's station.
- Chill: Downtempo electronic, also including trip-hop and ambient.
- The Joint: Reggae.
- Bluegrass Junction
- Raw Dog Comedy: Uncensored stand-up comedy.
Since the stations I listen to are not very popular, most of them feature commercials which is quite annoying. Despite whittling down 150+ stations to six, none of them are particularly good. I mostly switch between Reggae and Raw Dog Comedy. Oh well, it's my wife's car, and she loves Sirius XM... and it was free! (my aunt re-activated our account as a Christmas present).
Speaking of Reggae, here are some of my favorite lesser-known tracks.
Tiken Jah Fakoly - Le Pays Va Mal - Reggae in French from the Ivory Coast. Political lyrics (translated)
Beres Hammond - Just Like A Woman
Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon - Most people don't know the Sublime version is a cover of this
Bob Marley - Mr. Brown - Not one of his popular tracks, but a great and fun song
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My presets change fairly often, because I like to surf through a variety of stations, but here's what I currently have:
1. XL Faction - mostly punk and some hip-hop. I might have to change this again because a lot of times they have someone on there yammering about some old bull.
2. Reserved for whatever decade I happen to be enthused with :) I often surf between 40s on 4 and 90s on 9 and listen to whatever suits my mood.
3. The Strobe
4. NPR Now
5. Lithium
6. Backspin
You know, I actually really love reggae and I don't know why I don't listen to it more often. My aunt introduced me to it when I was a kid and asked to borrow her Jimmy Cliff tape.
~M.
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Martha
8 Mar 10 at 4:35 pm