John Turner

I haven’t listened to the radio in over 4 years. Any type of radio…FM, AM, satellite, whatever, I haven’t listened to it. The state of Detroit radio is the worst…there isn’t a single station I can listen to for any length of time, and I’m not one of those people that spends 3 hours a day in their car, so satellite radio has no attraction, either. But, I love music, so for the last few years I’ve been relying on movie soundtracks, TV commercials and shows (like Entourage and Weeds), and the referral engines at Pandora and iTunes for my music fixes.

You’d be surprised how much cool music can be found on TV commercials these days…they kind of sneak it in. I think the first time I realized this, it was a couple of years ago and I was wondering what song was playing during a Diet Coke commercial. It took me a couple of days to figure out, but I finally did (it was “Callin’ Out” by Lyrics Born).

Another site I’ve found really helpful is Soundtrack Info. Got a question about something you heard in a movie? Ask it there, and there’s a good chance it will get answered. Pretty cool!!