Underground Garage

A couple months ago I was so pissed at XM radio for yanking Fungus, my punk rock station off the air. It was my favorite station and I loved that every Friday morning they played an hour of surf punk during the California Uber-alles show. This also meant that Rancid Radio and Hee-haw Hell would also be a thing of the past. I was livid. The only reason I didn’t call customer service and demand an explanation was because their customer service is in India, and I really can’t stand those people — not Indians, but XM customer service personnel, just to clarify.

Though I terribly miss my punk rock station, XM restored some level of confidence when they decided to air the Underground Garage station from Sirius. I actually like this station better than Fungus, because it’s more rock n’ roll (old and new) than just punk. I can’t listen to punk rock for extended periods without getting headaches, but I can listen to good ol’ rock n’ roll for hours. They play everything from the Stones to The Hellacopters to The Sonics to Modern Lovers to The Doves to The Wailers to The Chiffons and a whole lot of other totally bitchen stuff. All the “The” bands. As long as XM leaves this channel lineup alone, I won’t be calling India any time soon.