We wish it wasn’t the case, but KEXP’s pledge drive (donate) is forcing some of us to seek ugly alternatives in light of the station’s increasingly aggressive tactics. Don’t get us wrong—listener-supported music is a good thing. KEXP offers more original, independent content than most of the stations in the country, let alone the region. But the confrontational demands for cash are beginning to resemble a back alley shakedown. "We KNOW you're going to......

Oh boy. It started very badly. We thought we might have to toss a shoe at the TV just to make it stop. But then something magical happened. Kristy Lee Cook sang the CRAP out of that Mariah Carey song. We learned recently that there are two camps among the American Idol contestants: those who have asked to be quarantined from any form of media wherein their performance or other aspects of their existence might......