Of course I remember back in the 80s when I was musical director for a very small college radio station that wasn't broadcast -- just pumped through a P.A. in the central hall. Anyways I remember having to listen to loads of crap music and having to send stupid letters to record companies and stuff. It wasn't fun to do and I don't think I did a good job either...
Of course with my current stint as a music critic I just get sent records in the mail and have to send one review a week. I dunno if I have to review all of them -- I may not for all I know. But it's certainly not as bad as trying to pick records to play in a format. And the records I get sent now are usually non-mainstream, so... It might not protect me from some bad records (the worst of the lot seem to be mostly middling ambient/post-rock stuff or preposterous field recordings...)
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