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Much like that wacky, lasagna-loving Garfield, we hate Mondays. Unlike that darn cat, we dislike the first day of the week mainly out of fear our annoying office mate will once again say 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays' while chuckling to herself about her wit. We are, however, a little excited about this upcoming Monday because according to our beloved Washington State Senate, Monday is KEXP Day.
According to Senator Ken Jacobsen, Democrat from Seattle:
"As far as I'm concerned KEXP is the best. For once I have Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians and Green Party constituents who agree with me on something. KEXP brings us all together."
If Ken Jacobsen says it, it has to be true.
Get ready for Monday, by listening to KEXP's live mp3 stream all weekend long.
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I think the Garfield sign should say "KEXP Reeks." What once was an adventurous station where the music truly mattered has devolved into one that, at best, passes as adult oriented alternative. Their featured artist is Bob Dylan for crying out loud. One would be hard pressed to deny Bob's greatness, but whether he deserves a profile on a station that attempts to pass as Seattle's source of new and alternative music most cerntainly can be.
It is also a bit silly to hear a station beg for money when it is so married to mega-billionaire Paul Allen that it takes on call letters to promote his museum and devotes a good portion of its website to one of the museum's exhibits (Mr. Zimmermans's).
KEXP is nothing more than a hip answer to the Mountain. In a world where a station that pushes the boundaries of innovative and different music is the St. Vincent's DePaul with vintage Hawkwind and Tony Conrad lp's hidden among the Perry Como in it's lp bin, KEXP is the Urban Outfitters promoting itself with Beck and Wilco flavored compilation cd's.