HOMOGROUND – queer music radio (LGBTQ)
Studio: Homoground
Category: Music
What It Is
A music show dedicated to playing music by indie bands with LGBTQ members and/or themes.
Technical Details
Episodes run thirty minutes to an hour. Sound quality is pretty good, not as good as I typically want in a music show, but not bad. Not sure if the show is permanently shut down or not; the most recent episode is from October of this year, so maybe so, but it might also just be on hiatus. The iTunes archive has 232 episodes; it isn’t the entire archive, even though it goes back to episode one – it jumps from episode one to episode seventeen, of instance, but 232 is still a lot. Check out the website for more info.
What About It
This show has the same problems a lot of shows of this type have. When your focus is on playing artists or bands that fit into a certain category, you often find yourself playing music that is pretty mediocre. Ironically, this show reminded me very much of Catholic Rockers, though HOMOGROUND is better than that show. Mostly, I found the music pretty bland and forgettable; only one group was particularly bad and that was an annoying metal band. The show does play an eclectic selection of genres; hip-hop, metal, jazz, even country. But it doesn’t really add up to much. The effort counts for something, and I suppose in a way they succeed, but on the other hand, I’m not sure how much that’s really worth, when the show is this lacking.
1 star.
Essential If
You want to support LGBTQ music.
Avoid Like the Plague If
You want to support great music.
Best Entry Point
Check out the archive. You know, whatever.