Not found in the club

Now that I'm thinking about music, I must admit I've been lazy about it. I've been passively listening to whatever the pop radio stations play. Which means I've been listening to a lot of LMFAO, Rihanna, Nicky Minaj and all them folk on repeat every time I'm in the car. I enjoy the music but what happened to mixing things up? I can't even find a classical station anymore.

When I DJed at the college radio station they had rules about the music we played.
While mainstream stations play:
* one genre of music all the time and
* the same new song about once every half hour,

We were required to play:
* at least three genres of music every hour (unless you had a genre-specific show)
* at least three new featured tracks every hour
* if you were playing off a mainstream cd, it is preferred to play the songs that weren't on the top 100 charts

My mixes were usually hip hop and show tunes with some classical, jazz or comedy thrown in.
(I would have played more comedy but it was tough censoring tracks on the spot. A fine from the FCC for one of the "seven dirty words" was enough to shut down the station. Better to be careful.)

So here's some songs from different genres I didn't discover on the radio or in the club that I like/really liked at some point. Enjoy!

Ratatat - Loud Pipes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64liF2VuLxI&feature=related

Edward Shearmur - Grand Central (KPAX soundtrack)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GUcoSENzF0

Holly Brook - What I Wouldn't Give
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxuxfjWZKo
(now Skylar Grey)

Jake Shimabukuro - Crazy G
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEqzV3ysPEg
(ukelele master)

Dick Dale - Shake N Stomp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiNFNnsH1Bo&NR=1
(surf music king)

Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-GFqhCq2HA

Ugly Girl
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6hcXEG4fpA

Manau - La tribu de dana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDJ0McwKCwQ

Mi Alabanza Seguira
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v6aHfahVZQ (in french)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcgYeFFpaog (in spanish)

Passing Strange - Keys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y99GVfbx3Tw&NR=1

I'm trying to refrain from mentioning every musical I've ever seen, so I'll say most of the entire soundtracks to Rent, Spring Awakening, The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q, and Wicked.