Pumping out local alternate music sice the the late 70's 3D radio (93.7FM) is a jem on Adelaide's airwaves.
Catering to the counterculture, young aspiring musicians and radio presenters, activists, political sorts and generall allround wierdos, 3D is up there with my favorite radio stations.
The music is diverse, from the heaviest of metal to the chilledest of trance. Hiphop, reggae, indie rock, acoustic, folk and whatever else is going, if it is new, local and entirely unproffessional then you will prbably hear it on 3D radio.
Entirely special to 3D is the Monday night event known as the Hillbilly Hoot, which is conducted in an old shed (however I always imagine a chicken coop) out the back of the station.
It is effectively hillbilly open mike, although run by a few regulars, and broadcast live on radio, and is generally hilarious. The range is broad, from quite talented to really not talented at all, but the vibe is fantastic and each session is brought to a close by an all in rendition of that hillbilly gospel classic "Will the circle be unbroken."
A must to check out if you are slightly interested in that sort of music, slightly interested in strange phenomena, or play an instrument, sing (not neccessarily well) and merely just want to want to have a go yourself.
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