SOMEHOW THE VITAL CONNECTION IS MADE: Just wanted to take a moment to piggyback off Dan McQuade's piece on the awesomeness of the new Radio 104.5 in Philadelphia -- within a half-hour period driving tonight, I heard Elastica, "Connection"; The Smithereens, "A Girl Like You", Ok Go, "Here It Goes Again"; "By the Way", Red Hot Chili Peppers and "It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)" by R.E.M.
Recently, I've heard them bust out one-hit wonders like Luscious Jackson's "Naked Eye", "I've Been Downhearted Baby", "Deeper Shade of Soul", "Closing Time" and "I Could Never Be Your Woman", and I've noticed their occasional stabs at recency with that Ok Go song or a handful of hits by The Killers.
But basically, they've thawed out a "modern rock" station frozen in the mid-90s, and I couldn't be happier. Bring on the Soup Dragons!
