Mark

Mon, 21 Mar 2005 15:21:58 -0800

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.

Seattlest: Get Ready for KEXP Day

Mark