In response to Chris Bolla's column yesterday, I couldn't agree more with the glut of "music" channels on TV, yet the shear lack of music.

Music has always been the cornerstone of the attitudes and trends for each generation and affects everyone in a profound number of ways.

As members of the TV generation, we were trained to get our fix of cutting-edge music from sources such as MTV, and now it seems they have turned their backs on us. It's almost as if MTV is embarrassed to play music videos anymore, how else can they explain The Real World vs. Road Rules Challenge?

Even with an ever-increasing number of options, the drawbacks of other channels are still the same.

Despite an inherent lack of music in programming their shows still remains transfixing.

Nobody can help watch Styx: Behind the Music or one of those ubiquitous countdowns.

And with stations like MTV and VH1 providing their opinions in easy-to-digest, bite-size pieces, not only do viewers assume that what they are being told are straight facts, but they are hindered in their ability to make our their own judgments. There is more music out there than ever with a wealth of technology to make it extremely accessible. The Internet provides access to radio stations worldwide.

A college computer network facilitates the use of Napster where you can discover and sample any band you desire in mere minutes.

By taking a short time out to do your own research, you can have a say on the music that will represent you and not some network executive.