Blog 019 - Radio Ga Ga - Part I

I'd sit alone and watch your light
My only friend through teenage nights
And everything I had to know
I heard it on my radio
Radio.

Incoherent thoughts on the FM scenario in Bangalore…

A home theater system, a DVD player, a set of CDs/DVDs, a pair of cool t-shirts, a chance to meet to a RJ, tickets to a concert and a luxurious flat in New Delhi. If this does not appeal to you then how about questions like do you care? Are you a patriot? Your one vote could make someone win a fortune...

Text/SMS your response to xyz

No I am not endorsing any products nor is my blog post trying to do so. It’s just that for past 2-3 months I have been cruising along through the Bangalore FM frequency range. And it’s weird that all the FM radio stations trying to woo the audiences have tried everything from SMS marketing, to sleek slogans to celebrities endorsing the brand name but good music.

When I tune in to the radio, I want to listen to GNR sing, Mark Knopfler play the guitar, the mesmerizing voice of Bono and to the enigmatic Floyd and not to win a DVD set or listen to a RJ propose on behalf of some Romeo in oblivion to a Juliet residing in his dreams.

Crap. It doesn’t make sense, does it?