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89.3 FM

Minnesota Public Radio's newest station, 89.3FM "The Current" (huh? why does it have to have a lame name?), seems to have addressed the need of a particular demographic. That would be white, both male & female, in their mid-30s.


Off of the webpages there are discussion forums on the radio station, on the music, and general bitching. This demographic does like to criticize! But this town used to be a Clear Channel town, though Radio K is for ever, and this is a huge step in the right direction. Will public radio listeners support it? Will the Morning Show play less polka? Will our demographic accept advertising-free music?

Jim Walsh asks us to not nit-pick about the deatils. At the radio station, and maybe other places as well. Still, bringing up Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah is like bringing a knife to a pillow fight.

A couple of sample playlists from the last couple of days are in the extended entry if you're interested.

Six hours of 89.3FM on the afternoon of the 8th of February.

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Von Bondies - Poison Ivy
Beastie Boys - Jimmy James
Earth, Wind & Fire - Serpentine Fire
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots
!!! - Hello, Is This Thing On?
The Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes
Depeche Mode - Stripped
The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love
Tegan & Sara - I Won't Be Left
Mojave 3 - Love Songs on the Radio

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Robyn Hitchcock 'N' The Egyptians - Madonna And The Wasps
DeVotchKa - viens avec moi
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Hard Life
Robert Johnson - Kindhearted Woman Blues
The Black Keys - All Hands Against His Own
Gomez - Silence
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Sam Cooke - For Sentimental Reasons
Atmosphere - @ It Again
Run Westy Run - Dungarees
The Good Life - Lovers Need Lawyers
R.E.M. - Shaking Through
Rilo Kiley - Love and War (11/11/46)
Lemon Jelly - '88 aka Come Down On Me
Goldfrapp - Lovely Head

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Built To Spill - Center Of The Universe
Balloon Guy - Incidentally
Magnet - Nothing Hurts Now
New York Dolls - Personality Crisis
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood 1 Tunnels
Flogging Molly - Screaming At The Wailing Wall
Frank Black - Men In Black
Little Walter - Juke
Radiohead - No Surprises
The Wonsers - Mess
The Good Life - Album Of The Year
The Cardigans - Lovefool
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - Heart Problems
Kings of Convenience - Homesick
Yo la tengo - From a motel 6

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Old 97's - Murder Or A Heart Attack
Pete Yorn - I Feel Good Again
Soul Coughing - Rolling
Otis Rush - So Many Roads
Louis XIV - Finding Out True Love Is Blind
Devendra Banhart - Water May Walk
The Jayhawks - Blue
Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat
The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
The Hangups - Jump Start
Morrissey - First Of The Gang To Die
PJ Harvey - Rid of Me
Hem - Redwing
Jolie Holland - Goodbye California
Elliott Smith - Ballad of Big Nothing

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Tom Waits - How's It Gonna End
The Specials - Gangsters
Olympic Hopefuls - Holiday
The Shins - Caring Is Creepy
Air - All I Need
The Penguins - Earth Angel
Blur - Tender
Sondre Lerche - The More I See You
Magnetic Fields - I Looked All Over Town
Moby - Honey
Joseph Arthur - Wasted
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Easy Money
Cake - Daria

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Nico - All Tomorrow's Parties
Autolux - Here Comes Everybody
Cat Power - Free
Low - California
The Dismemberment Plan - Spider_in_the_Snow
Hank Williams - Jambalaya On The Bayou
Guided By Voices - Chasing Heather Crazy
Dan Israel - Brings you Back
Martin Devaney - Nobody Writes Letters Anymore
The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World
Interpol - Slow Hands
Andrew Bird - Tables and Chairs
Idlewild - Little Discourage

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Ray LaMontagne - Jolene
The Walkmen - The Rat
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus
Jason Moran - Aubade

And the morning of the 9th.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Trip Shakespeare - Two Wheeler
Chuck Berry - Maybellene
Eleni Mandell - Can't You See I'm Soulful
Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone with You
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Portishead - Sour Sour Times
Mission Of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver
Visqueen - Manhattan
Martina Topley-Bird - Anything
Depeche Mode - Policy of Truth
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood 3 Power Out
M83 - Farewell / Goodbye
Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
Jen Trynin - Getaway February

11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Baby Fox - Rain
Tom Waits - Make It Rain
The Twilight Singers - Please Stay (Once You Go Away)
Robert Johnson - Stop Breakin' Down Blues
The Black Keys - Act Nice and Gentle
Longwave - Tidal Wave
Bauhaus - She's in Parties
Barry White - You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Belle & Sebastian - Asleep On A Sunbeam
Elliott Smith - Let's Get Lost
R.E.M. - Finest Worksong
Old 97's - Murder Or a Heart Attack
Drive-By Truckers - Where the Devil Don't Stay
The Jayhawks - Poor Little Fish
Doves - Catch The Sun

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Hiding All Away
Sinead O'Connor - Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Kings of Convenience - Misread
American Music Club - Love Is
Pixies - La La Love You
Sam Cooke - Wonderful World
Air - Kelly Watch The Stars
Low - Broadway So Many People
Juana Molina - El cristal
Yo La Tengo - What Comes Next
Matt Wilson - Raking Service
Luna - Speedbumps

9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Hangups - Sleepy
Delays - Wanderlust
Verve - Dizzy Gillespie , Manteca Funky Lowlives Remix
Chet Baker - Time After Time
Ulrich Schnauss - On My Own
Nick Drake - Black Eyed Dog
Styrofoam - Misguided (feat. Valerie Trebeljahr + alias)
Guided By Voices - Twilight Campfighter
The Glenrustles - Last Hurrah
Halloween, Alaska - State Trooper
Peter Gabriel - I Have The Touch
Olympic Hopefuls - Shy
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Guided By Wire

Posted by duver001 at February 9, 2005 03:31 PM