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The Seattle PostGlobe's recent plea for funding very nearly reads like a script produced for an NPR pledge drive, minus all the cool giveaways. Free swag aside, the news site has re-sounded the alarm, reporting they have only one week of funding remaining in their reserves...and leaving us to wonder whether this time next week we will have to ask what the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ex-pats will be doing post-PostGlobe?

If you became a member during KEXP's spring pledge drive like we did, but don't want to wait around for the snail mail to deliver your thank-you gift like we don't, the station invites you to come on down (to 113 Dexter Ave North) this Friday, March 20th, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to pick up your gifts and even take a tour if you like.

Head over to kexp.org and check out the new KEXP homepage digs. Seems that the site launched sometime around noon-ish, as this morning it was the old brokedown, and now it's the new hotness. The good: Easier to navigate and all the goodies (song of the day, podcasts, show reviews) are now front and center. The bad: Banner ads. The momentarily ugly: It's not always coming up pretty the first time loading, so be sure to refresh as needs be. More info on the new homepage in the FAQs. All hail your pledge drive dollars at work!

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.