Comments on: Greg Farr has been reading my diary. /2007/greg-farr-has-been-reading-my-diary/ less helpful Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:00:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Eric Hoefler /2007/greg-farr-has-been-reading-my-diary/#comment-2543 Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:27:32 +0000 /?p=205#comment-2543 Of course, part of hip-ness is finding stuff you like that isn’t in the mainstream. I love Pandora for just that reason. I’m always finding new artists through that site.

]]> By: Todd /2007/greg-farr-has-been-reading-my-diary/#comment-2441 Sat, 14 Apr 2007 15:17:17 +0000 /?p=205#comment-2441 Another way to go about this kind of pop cultural literacy is just to ask students. Last year, a student ended up burning 2 discs for me and I borrowed several. Quite often, students connect what we’re reading or talking about to a band. Ask someone to make a copy of that disc and you’re sure to get at least one kid who really wants to do it. It’s so easy to do now that it literally is no problem.

When I see a student walking around with headphones, instead of telling her/him that no iPods are allowed on campus (yes, it’s a rule, but I cannot get behind it), I ask what s/he is listening to. Regularly, I’m told bands I already know – there’s been a resurgence of classic rock bands over the last few years. Every now and again, I’m introduced to a new band and I can usually listen to a bit of it right there, kind of like Tower Records. That was another way to keep up on music trends, visiting their listening stations. Ah, Tower Records… A moment of silence, please.

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