The Music We Play
People have occasionally asked us what sets us apart from other stations. It is an easy question to answer. We play good music, while most stations play crap. Radio has gotten so bad that most of us here at TPE have completely cut it out of our lives -- listening only to talk radio and finding new music in other ways.
We play what we like, not what some huge conglomerate dictates. Most radio stations employ a "good" mix of different types of music.
We don't.
Everything we play falls into one category, crock alternative. Crock alternative mainly means music that we play, that no one else does. To be considered crock alternative, a band must be good, and pretty much shafted by mainstream radio stations. With few exceptions, if you hear it on our station, you're not gonna hear it on WHFS (DC/Baltimore alternative station), or your own local "alternative" station. Crock alternative takes bands from various genres from progressive and modern rock, to indie, punk and ska.
Just as a taste of our collection, here are some of our current and/or all-time favorites:
- The Cure
- Morrissey/The Smiths
- Too Much Joy
- Cinerama
- Quasi
- Ween
- Suede
- NOFX
- Smoking Popes
- Hefner
These are only a few of our favourites to illustrate the range of our tastes. If you want to view our music collection, check out our request pages.
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