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Radio

  • Music

    January 11, 2012

    Jingle All the Way

    Noah Long's greatest wish was to spend a day with a bunch of music geeks in Ballard who make the radio noise you don't think twice about.

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    3 Musical Discoveries from My Non-Sasquatch!, Non-Folklife Memorial Day Weekend

    1. The 8-bit Anamanaguchi remix of Das Racist's "Rainbow in the Dark," which appears on the group's recently posted collection URC: Unreleased, Remixes, Collaborations. It starts off as a pretty typical chiptune reworking of the original track, but then around the two minute mark it takes a turn, ... More >>

  • Music

    December 29, 2010

    Marco Collins Picks Up the Pieces

    After a lost decade, the DJ who brought grunge and Beck to the masses sobers up.

  • Articles

    October 13, 2010

    Forest for the Trees

    After a lost decade, the DJ who brought grunge and Beck to the masses sobers up.

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    How Seattle Leaders Support KEXP's Move Will Say A Lot About the City They Envision It to Be

    John Roderick is the singer and songwriter responsible for Seattle's The Long Winters. His column runs every Tuesday on Reverb.​It looks by now that the redevelopment of the Fun Forest at the Seattle Center will not include a new facility for KEXP. The citizens' panel charged with making the r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    It's Time for a Classic-Rock Radio Revolution

    ​I love the magic of radio. There's something about tinkering in my man-cave and tuning my greasy boom box to a radio station. The local classic-rock station KCRX is pretty pedestrian, usually playing the same old songs. What's different, though, is when Alice Cooper comes on to host his syndi ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Bumbershoot: Metric’s Indie Credibility

    Why the band’s authentic DIY attitude is working in its favor.

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    What, Exactly, Is the Meaning of "Hipster Music"?

    The Dodos: hipster music? ​No, really. I want to know. Perhaps some of you already saw this otherwise interesting article in The Seattle Times, which briefly describes a study that compares the radio listening habits of people who live in Seattle to those who live in the surrounding area. In i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2009

    It's Been That Kind of a Week

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.Last week for me kind of ran a whole sort of gamut of different activities, discussions, and even inner-self discussions I experienced. Do you ever have one of those weeks where you just kind of look back and go "Huh?" Let me explain. On Monday ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2009

    This Is Duff McKagan Taking Your Questions. Again. And Again.

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2008

    Nathan Hale Kids & Lady GaGa Kick Ass

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2008

    KEXP Goes to NYC

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb.It's not that I am trying to use this space to further my career or highlight how "cool" I am. On the contrary, really. I think people who have followed my arcane musings in this paper have actually truly seen me in my buffoonish glory. In a few we ... More >>

  • Music

    October 24, 2007

    Barsuk's Radio Man Digs Camping, Dylan, and Baked Goods

    Ask him what he thinks about the consolidation of radio interests.

  • Music

    July 11, 2007

    Phinney Ridge Couple Shuns Sleep for DIY Radio With Hollow Earth

    This is as free-form as “radio” gets, so pretty much anything goes.

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2007

    Save Internet Radio!

    This is as free-form as “radio” gets, so pretty much anything goes.

  • Blogs

    March 5, 2007

    Nickelback, Get Off The Air!

    This is as free-form as “radio” gets, so pretty much anything goes.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2007

    Air America Deal

    This is as free-form as “radio” gets, so pretty much anything goes.

  • News

    January 10, 2007

    He Wuz Rob-bed

    For Seattle's biggest-spending liberal benefactor, bankrupt Air America was a costly flyer.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2006

    Low Power to Seattle

    For Seattle's biggest-spending liberal benefactor, bankrupt Air America was a costly flyer.

  • News

    May 31, 2006

    Talk of the Radio

    Plus: a progressive blog is upgraded, a map plots a plot, and more tales of cops.

  • News

    April 12, 2006

    Tangled Webb

    Accused of insurance fraud, KIRO-AM's progressive former talk-show host faces a criminal trial. That's not the only quirk of his radio career.

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    The Expensive Expansion of KEXP

    Accused of insurance fraud, KIRO-AM's progressive former talk-show host faces a criminal trial. That's not the only quirk of his radio career.

  • Music

    December 7, 2005

    The Expensive Expansion of KEXP

    It's globally popular and flush with donations, but Seattle's seminal eclectic-music radio station is under financial strain that is affecting morale.

  • Diversions

    August 3, 2005

    Best Political Donor

    People, Politics, and Media

  • News

    May 4, 2005

    Al Franken's Sense

    The comedian, author, and talk-show host anticipates a visit here, discusses Rush Limbaugh's butt, and explains how Seattle money saved Air America.

  • Diversions

    November 24, 2004

    Satellite Stars

    With the likes of Howard Stern signing on, satellite radio is in ascendance.

  • News

    November 3, 2004

    Left Side of the Dial

    With the likes of Howard Stern signing on, satellite radio is in ascendance.

  • Food

    December 31, 2003

    Branding the Bottle

    With the likes of Howard Stern signing on, satellite radio is in ascendance.

  • News

    September 17, 2003

    Talk Without Dittos

    Franken and Ivins are coming to Seattle.

  • News

    August 20, 2003

    Letters to the Editor

    If everyone gets busted eventually, it is hard to envision how marijuana has become our No. 1 cash crop in this country.

  • News

    May 7, 2003

    Media and Port of Seattle

    If everyone gets busted eventually, it is hard to envision how marijuana has become our No. 1 cash crop in this country.

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    Fisher 4 Sale

    In selling some of its many pieces, the locally owned broadcast company buys time.

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    Rewind Unwinds

    In selling some of its many pieces, the locally owned broadcast company buys time.

  • News

    November 27, 2002

    Radio Out of This World

    Satellite services offer more programming, sound great, are ubiquitous, but aren't free.

  • News

    August 28, 2002
  • News

    May 23, 2001

    News Clips— Valiantly streaming

    Satellite services offer more programming, sound great, are ubiquitous, but aren't free.

  • News

    May 23, 2001

    The rest of us considered

    Satellite services offer more programming, sound great, are ubiquitous, but aren't free.

  • News

    May 2, 2001

    14 Former staff writers: where are they now?

    Satellite services offer more programming, sound great, are ubiquitous, but aren't free.

  • News

    January 31, 2001

    He's ba-aaack

    Seattle celebrates as Art Bell returns from retirement.

  • News

    January 3, 2001

    Impolitics

    Seattle celebrates as Art Bell returns from retirement.

  • Music

    September 27, 2000

    Paradise garage

    Seattle celebrates as Art Bell returns from retirement.

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    Behind the music

    Open-minded Gilles Peterson can work seemingly any time of song into his addictive DJ sets.

  • News

    May 17, 2000

    KING of controversy

    Dr. Laura's new TV show draws protests.

  • News

    February 9, 2000

    A new kind of radio

    Dr. Laura's new TV show draws protests.

  • News

    August 11, 1999

    Brave New Radio

    With radio gravitating to the Internet, the old way of doing business appears to be doomed.

  • News

    April 7, 1999

    Radio Raunch

    How do local stations boost ratings? Give Seattle what it wants. Sex in the morning

  • News

    February 24, 1999

    Radio Revolution or Airwave Anarchy?

    NPR and the broadcast barons fight the FCC's attempt to make pirate radio legit and let a thousand stations bloom.

  • Music

    July 22, 1998

    The correct spelling is R-A-W-K

    Loud guitars and tight pants will never go out of style.

  • News

    July 8, 1998

    Hacks turned flacks

    Loud guitars and tight pants will never go out of style.

  • Arts

    March 25, 1998

    The network is out there

    Some surprisingly sane scientists (and one moderately sane Microsoft exec) want to use your PC to find alien radio transmissions.

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