Bye Bye BitBox

Today is a dark day in Buenos Aires. Not because the one time I tried to leave our teensy “studio” it was raining and cold. No. It is because when I turned on the tele to my staple station it was not the killer euro-english-indie music i was expecting, but something in (GASP!) Spanish. How could I have forgotten! Today they turned my beloved BitBox into “Quiero música en mi idioma” (I want music in my language).

Since I am still a novice on googling in other languages, I have only found one good source on the subject of the change, which also praises BitBox for its awesome and spot-on selection of music. This blog says the first song they played at 00:00 today was “Beverly Hills” by Weezer. LAME.

So I am writing a complaint letter and it’s going to go something like this:

Estimado Sr. “Quiero”:

I am writing in request that you return to playing my favorite music videos instead of what you are currently opting for (aka Argentine music from Sony, Warner, etc). Not that I have anything against your special type of rock or your suave VJs, I just really appreciated a little Feist and Broken Social Scene mixed into my digest of Spanish culture. I mean they even played Calexico and Nirvana! Por Favor! I am not currently aware of anything so cool in the states even. My point is what about what I want and my language? Eh?

Gracias por su tiempo – chau – Lauren

In conclusion, here is what I learned from BitBox:

Travis is still awesome.


The Knife is the coolest.


And columbia is hoarding Mark Ronson's "Just" video.