You’ve already seen the DJ’s Top Picks for best albums of the year, and you’ve listened to the Top 90.3 albums of 2007, as voted by you, the listeners — but what about KEXP’s staff, interns, and volunteers, those committed individuals who work behind the scenes at KEXP? Here are their lists:
Alex Ruder, Programming [...]
Kid Hops’ Expansions top cuts of 2007:
Baby Origami feat. Frank Music - “Time Keeps On Movin’” (Liquid V)
Zero Tolerance & Beta 2 - “Traffic Jam” (CIA Deepkut)
Craggz - “My Detroit” (Med School)
Commix - “Japanese Electronics” from Call To Mind LP (Metalheadz)
Ill Logic & Raf - “Temptation” from Syracuse EP (Bingo)
Calibre - “Try” [...]
Kevin Cole and Lisa Shimizuphoto by Gregory A. Perez
Another year in my Life With Kevin has come to a close. Kevin’s on vacation right now, so it’s pretty quiet in our office. I spent some time last week helping deliver Live at KEXP Volume 3 to some of the local retailers who sell [...]
Black Lips live @ KEXP 7/9/07 (slideshow)photo by Mike Blankenhorn
Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Morning Show [...]
Yes, we’ve counted down the Top 90.3 Albums of 2007, as voted on by you, the listeners, but you can go back and listen on our 14-day Streaming Archive — just click here and start all over again!
The KEXP Top 90.3 of 2007
Rank
Artist
Album
90.3
Nine Inch Nails
Year Zero
90
Kevin Drew
Spirit If
89
St. Vincent
Marry Me
88
Film School
Hideout
87
Blitzen Trapper
Wild Mountain Nation
86
Aesop Rock
None [...]
Tune in to KEXP now to hear the Top 90.3 albums of 2007, as voted on by you, the listeners. DJs Troy and Cheryl Waters will take you through the entire list.
Think you know who might win this year? Take our poll:
Got a different suggestion? Leave a comment and let us know who you think [...]
At 6 pm, Ian Moore and his band are making their live Audioasis debut. If you aren’t familiar with Ian, he’s a widely respected veteran singer and songwriter–and a transplant for Austin who made Seattle his home several years ago. He’s an obscenely talented, highly charismatic performer — the sort of fellow who can cause [...]
Paul Lynde Fan Club (source)
I must admit this week’s blog post deadline completely snuck up on me. Likely due to the xmas holiday, this past week flew by. With only a week or so left in 2007, it seems that this entire year has flown. In fact, this entire decade is speeding past [...]
Mono in VCF live at KEXP 12/18/07photo by Mike Blankenhorn
Every Friday, we deliver a different song from a local performer as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. Today’s featured selection, chosen by Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is Escape City Scrapers by Mono in VCF from the 2007 self-released, self-titled album.
Mono in [...]
Don Yates, Music Director of KEXP
I’m fortunate enough to be able to hear a ton of music every year, but I wouldn’t pretend to have heard everything worthwhile — there’s way too much music released nowadays for anyone to listen to all of it. Still, I’m happy to share my favorites, even though ranking them [...]
