Letters to the Editor

A quick reference guide to what I think this city is truly missing:

1. Electronica. Almost every major city out there has a great underground dance station, and while we had 92X for about two seconds, it never had a clear signal and was gone before anyone knew it was even here.

2. Non-conformist indie-rock station. Can't we have a little bit of the Smiths, Portishead, the Sundays and some other unusual stuff? Throw in some retail to keep the corporate types happy, and that would be the best (and most popular) radio station in Denver.

3. Last but not least, we have to have a new leader in the retro scene. There are so many stations playing the exact same type of '70s, '80s and '90s songs. You know what? I don't need to hear "Tainted Love" anymore. Not that it's not a good song, but I can rattle off eight or nine stations that would include that song on their playlist. What about different stuff like some of that strange '80s Freestyle music (Stevie B, Jaya, Nu Shooz) or some old-school hip-hop (Beastie Boys, Tribe Called Quest, Run DMC)? Different hours of programs to quench your thirst for the strange and beautiful music of the retro era.

Come on, Denver, let's grow up. We're a big town now.

Seth Fraser
Denver