By Ken Frye | Published:
February 28, 2008
Today, Ken Frye visits KEXP and takes a behind scenes look at the 2008 Spring Membership Drive. Within the heart of KEXP there exists an office room where many of the KEXP volunteers are helping to answer the phones and take pledges from listeners like you. The innovative music programming you hear everyday on [...]
Born Ruffians, Bowery Ballroom 1/30/08photo by Kathryn Yu
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 Afternoon Show host Kevin [...]
By KEXP | Published:
February 27, 2008
It was so fun last time, we had to do it again! It’s the Return of the Debut Show in which John in the Morning plays some of the very best debut albums of all time.
He’s putting this show together for all of you who have yet to pledge your support to KEXP — [...]
So, yesterday, Rachel was talking about this t-shirt her dad bought for her. It’s a printed tee, but it makes you look like you’re wearing a giant gold clock around your neck, a la Flavor Flav. In a sign of solidarity, I told her if she wore her ugly shirt, I’d wear mine: [...]
By KEXP | Published:
February 27, 2008
The 2008 Spring Membership Drive is going on right now — thanks to all of you who have shown your support to listener powered radio. If you haven’t donated, please consider becoming a new or renewing member to help provide resources like the KEXP blog and the website, the Streaming Archive, podcasting, and on-air programming.
Currently, [...]
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 Afternoon Show host Kevin Cole, is First Sight by These United [...]
Ghostland Observatory — now on tour (and selling out!)photo by Gregory A. Perez
Maybe it’s the Leap Year on Friday that’s scared off the labels from releasing such a bevy of new albums this week as they did last week. But just because it’s a tad slower this time around, that doesn’t mean you can [...]
33 1/3 is a series of pocket-sized books, each book focusing on a single album. This is the third installment of one reader’s quest to read all 55 (and counting) of these things, and to scribble some impressions of each. As always, please keep in mind that it’s just one opinion, often skewed, and [...]
The Heavenly States at Chop Suey 2/16/08photo by Jim Beckmann
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 Afternoon Show [...]
With all the new records coming out soon or just being announced, KEXP does its best to keep you informed:
From Spacelab we have a track list from the new Spiritualized, Songs in A&E, their first since 2003’s Amazing Grace. SIA&E is due May 19th in the U.K., but no release date has been given for [...]
