Food, Drink & Dining Out The Perth Thread - Part 2

[blueboy25]

I remember in the late 90's when I was a student and working night fill at my local supermarket and they always had late night love songs on 94.5 on every night.

By the time I finished up I knew every word to Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and even a bit of Chris Rea

 

[XXRL]

I listen to podcasts on my cycle to work - favourites include:

• How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black
• Ear Hustle
• The Minefield
• Econtalk
• The Lucky Country
• Planet Money
• 99% Invisible
• Invisibilia
• Glory Guerrillas

 

[Billy ray]

I’ve taken up listening to podcasts - it causes me less angst

yep me too - plus I rotate thru listening to SEN app (while working from home on the computer or if driving thru Bluetooth) depending on show, 6pr, and with optus I get iheartradio metered free so have my fave artists etc thru that.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

If ever in the car on a week day have been listening to some of the more random community stations up the high end of the dial. Heritage FM on 107.3 plays some random gear. Capitol chucks up the odd great track.

 

[Beerfish]

RTR or 720 for me.

Also, Caitlin is rad.

I used to think that but she's actually really patronising to pretty much everyone. Got tiresome very quickly.

 

[Mr_Bojangles]

I listen to podcasts on my cycle to work - favourites include:

• How to Be Amazing with Michael Ian Black
• Ear Hustle
• The Minefield
• Econtalk
• The Lucky Country
• Planet Money
• 99% Invisible
• Invisibilia
• Glory Guerrillas

Pods are great for a ride to work.

I listen to BBC Football Daily if during the season (when isn't it) to see what's gone on the night before and switch between episodes of Conversations, Nightlife and Life Matters on the ABC app. Also stuff like West Wing Weekly.

 

[quotemokc]

On the off chance I am not using Spotify in the car my saved stations are 92.9, 93.7, 94.5, 96.1, 98.5 and 99.3

I will just cycle them until I come across a song I don't mind, the worst is when ALL 6 of them are not playing music at the same time

 

[Scotland]

I actually find the Christian pop (mass produced in the US, mostly) they play these days to be mind-numbing. They changed their playlist a few years ago, used to have a bit more rock (Christian and non). But I'm glad they're around.

Christian rock is awful. It doesn't make Christianity more appealing, it just makes rock worse.

As ioppolo said, 98.5 doesn't exclusively play Christian stuff so I blindly switch up and down between stations and one minute it's an OK song then the next it's Faith +1.

 

[Scotland]

On the off chance I am not using Spotify in the car my saved stations are 92.9, 93.7, 94.5, 96.1, 98.5 and 99.3

I will just cycle them until I come across a song I don't mind, the worst is when ALL 6 of them are not playing music at the same time

I do this, except I have presets from 91.3 up to 101.7 because that's what was there when I bought the car. Amazing how often all the stations are talking/playing ads simultaneously. I reckon I've had 2 of the 4 major commercial stations playing the same song barely a few seconds apart about half a dozen times, too.

 

[The Speaker]

98.5 doesn't just play Christian songs thankfully, though the their religious speeches are a bit much

It's a volunteer radio station whose ultimate purpose is to reach people with the gospel. What do you expect?

Christian rock is awful. It doesn't make Christianity more appealing, it just makes rock worse.

As ioppolo said, 98.5 doesn't exclusively play Christian stuff so I blindly switch up and down between stations and one minute it's an OK song then the next it's Faith +1.

I don't think the problem with Christian pop/rock/rap is the content - most fans of music don't pay attention to the lyrics until well after they've started enjoying the song. It's that it's mass produced and often quite bland.

But of course, I would say that the content isn't a problem, wouldn't I? Although if I can bear listening to music whose content I don't necessarily agree with, I don't see why you couldn't either.

 

[Scotland]

I don't think the problem with Christian pop/rock/rap is the content - most fans of music don't pay attention to the lyrics until well after they've started enjoying the song. It's that it's mass produced and often quite bland.

It just doesn't mesh. Rock goes together with sex and drugs like peas go together carrots and some other vegetable. The whole idea of a rock band that parties all night... but only until 10pm because they need to be up for Sunday mass is just silly. Stevie Wright, Bon Scott, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Hutchence. These are rock front men from big Australian bands. Nobody wants to see a rock band fronted by some dork in neat slacks and a short sleeved collared shirt. Kind of like how no one wants to see a rapper with gold teeth and tatts rapping about cruising the mean streets of middle class suburbia with his fellow college grads.

But of course, I would say that the content isn't a problem, wouldn't I? Although if I can bear listening to music whose content I don't necessarily agree with, I don't see why you couldn't either.

Yeah religion is nonsense and it's still nonsense if put to chords.

 

[The Speaker]

It just doesn't mesh. Rock goes together with sex and drugs like peas go together carrots and some other vegetable. The whole idea of a rock band that parties all night... but only until 10pm because they need to be up for Sunday mass is just silly. Stevie Wright, Bon Scott, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Hutchence. These are rock front men from big Australian bands. Nobody wants to see a rock band fronted by some dork in neat slacks and a short sleeved collared shirt. Kind of like how no one wants to see a rapper with gold teeth and tatts rapping about cruising the mean streets of middle class suburbia with his fellow college grads.

Midnight Oil don't really fit this characterisation, do they? Rock music is only dependent on the music.

Yeah religion is nonsense and it's still nonsense if put to chords.

cool story bro

 

[Off The Couch]

It just doesn't mesh. Rock goes together with sex and drugs like peas go together carrots and some other vegetable. The whole idea of a rock band that parties all night... but only until 10pm because they need to be up for Sunday mass is just silly. Stevie Wright, Bon Scott, Jimmy Barnes, Michael Hutchence. These are rock front men from big Australian bands. Nobody wants to see a rock band fronted by some dork in neat slacks and a short sleeved collared shirt. Kind of like how no one wants to see a rapper with gold teeth and tatts rapping about cruising the mean streets of middle class suburbia with his fellow college grads.



Yeah religion is nonsense and it's still nonsense if put to chords.

Talk about blinkered
Black sabbath are christians, As is U2, Lenny Kravitz, Mumford and Sons, Evanescence, in fact there’s heaps of them and it’s just mixed in with their mainstream music. Don’t even start on rappers because you wouldn’t know where to start. Your comments are quite bizzare considering your normal posting history

 

[Scotland]

Yeah Christian rock sucks. Not really a controversial opinion.

 

[Perth gal]

Some are quite pretty. Like Oceans and 10 000 reasons are beautiful.

 

[JackOutback]

If I ever get to the stage where I'm only interested in hearing music I already know from my past I'm going to book a trip to Switzerland or wherever that old fella went.

Same; 96FM is horrid, even if I don't mind some of the songs. It's the blandness and lack of variety.

 

[Smeg Head]

Talk about blinkered
Black sabbath are christians, As is U2, Lenny Kravitz, Mumford and Sons, Evanescence, in fact there’s heaps of them and it’s just mixed in with their mainstream music. Don’t even start on rappers because you wouldn’t know where to start. Your comments are quite bizzare considering your normal posting history

The horror!

 

[The Speaker]

Your comments are quite bizzare considering your normal posting history

It's pretty standard fare from him when Christianity is brought up.

 

[Reynolds Number]

Same; 96FM is horrid, even if I don't mind some of the songs. It's the blandness and lack of variety.

I put uo with it at work every day. They just have a playlist of 400 songs they play every single day. Ruins my liking of certain bands and songs.

 

[Scotland]

96fm play a bunch of well known artists but only about 2 or 3 songs from each one.

 

[Kram]

Yeah Christian rock sucks. Not really a controversial opinion.

Surely this Christian rock stuff can't be any worse than Creed or Nickelback.

 

[JackOutback]

As more time passes, nostalgia stations should have a greater well of tunes to choose from. But despite having one of the greatest decades to source from, 96FM still seems to focus on '70s and '80s.

 

[WCErevival]

Yeah I cant stand 96fm. Its like they have one of those best beer songs compilation cds and play it on repeat every day

 

[ep2018]

Thousand Foot Krutch goes alright.

 

[Kram]

What a bonehead.

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