LA innovator KCRW- FM adds two new daily music podcasts to its already impresive online offerings.
Today’s Top Tune will present a song a day that represents a cross section of KCRW’s eclectic format. Tracks selected are chosen from recent and upcoming releases as well as songs performed live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Each song will be available to download and podcast for 24 hours.
The Buzz is a daily four minute commentary featuring a line-up of music critics and pop culture observers who will talk about the latest music industry news, trends and new releases as well as some entertaining personal reflections. (Find more on The Buzz after the jump followed by the full text of the full press release.)
Each week listeners tune in to over 450,000 hours of streaming and archived audio content on KCRW.com, KCRWmusic.com and KCRWworldnews.com, including upwards of 100,000 hours of video-on-demand and an additional 700,000 podcasts.
ABOUT THE BUZZ –
The Buzz is a daily four minute commentary featuring a line-up of music critics and pop culture observers who will talk about the latest music industry news, trends and new releases as well as some entertaining personal reflections. On Mondays, music industry veteran Celia Hirschman considers the changes and trends happening in the music business in “On The Beat.” On Tuesdays, KCRW’s Music Librarian Eric J. Lawrence scours the stacks for new or forgotten releases, including a look at what’s in stores that week. Each Wednesday, KCRW commentator, TV writer/producer Rob Long adds his hilarious observations on the entertainment industry in “Martini Shot.” Thursdays welcome a new voice to KCRW as music writer Brian Raftery comments on music trends and pop culture from his home base ofNew York City
. Each Friday, freelance music writer
Nancy Millerconsiders the personal and humorous side of music and life.
THE ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2006; KCRW Media Contacts: Sarah Spitz (310) 314-4627 andDebbie Adler
(310) 314-4625
TWO NEW DAILY PODCASTS FROM KCRWToday’s Top Tune and The Buzz
Los Angeles public radio station KCRW led the pack of broadcast media outlets by offering over 20 podcasts on March 1, 2005. The audio and video of select live sessions from Morning Becomes Eclectic, its signature music program hosted by tastemaker DJ Nic Harcourt, followed. Now the trendsetting station announces two new podcasts: Today’s Top Tune and The Buzz. Both will be available from KCRWmusic.com, iTunes and AOL. Beginning Monday, April 3, KCRWmusic.com launches Today’s Top Tune – a song a day that represents a cross section of KCRW’s eclectic format. Tracks selected are chosen from recent and upcoming releases as well as songs performed live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Each song will be available to download and podcast for 24 hours.Date Artist Song AlbumApril 3 Alexi Murdoch Dream About Flying Time Without ConsequenceApril 4 The Chalets Nightrocker Check InApril 5 Devics Distant Radio Push The HeartApril 6 The Duke Spirit Cuts Across the Land Cuts Across the LandApril 7 The Walls To the Bright and Shining Sun New Dawn BreakingSchedule continues below.The Buzz is a daily four minute commentary featuring a line-up of music critics and pop culture observers who will talk about the latest music industry news, trends and new releases as well as some entertaining personal reflections. On Mondays, music industry veteran Celia Hirschman considers the changes and trends happening in the music business in “On The Beat.” On Tuesdays, KCRW’s Music Librarian Eric J. Lawrence scours the stacks for new or forgotten releases, including a look at what’s in stores that week. Each Wednesday, KCRW commentator, TV writer/producer Rob Long adds his hilarious observations on the entertainment industry in “Martini Shot.” Thursdays welcome a new voice to KCRW as music writer Brian Raftery comments on music trends and pop culture from his home base ofNew York City
. Each Friday, freelance music writer
Nancy Millerconsiders the personal and humorous side of music and life.
Each week listeners tune in to over 450,000 hours of streaming and archived audio content on KCRW.com, KCRWmusic.com and KCRWworldnews.com, including upwards of 100,000 hours of video-on-demand and an additional 700,000 podcasts.Today’s Top Tune schedule continued:Date Artist Song AlbumApril 10 Magnet Hold On (Metronomy remix) Hold On Tour EPApril 11 Jenny Lewis The Big Guns Rabbit Fur Coat And the Watson TwinsApril 12 Andrea Echeverri Amortiguador Andrea EcheverriApril 13 OfMontreal
Wraith Pinned to the Mist The Sunlandic Twins and Other GamesApril 14 Mike AndrewsOrange
Meet Lemon Hand On String
April 17 Stephen Fretwell Emily Live on Morning Becomes EclecticApril 18 Brandi Carlisle What Can I Say Live on Morning Becomes EclecticApril 19 Bitman & Roban Tatita Bitman & RobanApril 20 Plastilina Mosh Baretta 89 Sounds Eclectico (KCRW)April 21 Gang of 4 Natural’s Not In It Live on Morning Becomes EclecticKCRW-FM, licensed toSanta Monica
College, is National Public Radio’s flagship station for
Southern California. The station serves
Los Angeles
and
Orange
Counties at 89.9 FM,
Ventura
County at 89.1 FM on KCRU/ Oxnard-Ventura, the greater
Palm Springs
area at 89.3 FM on KCRI/Indio-Palm Springs and Kern and Northern LA Counties at 88.1 FM on KCRY/Mojave/Antelope Valley. KCRW can now be heard in
Santa Barbara
at 106.9. Other translators carry the signal to the Twentynine Palms and
Yucca
Valley areas at 90.7 FM, Gorman at 89.7 FM, Banning at 90.9 FM, the
Ridgecrest
area at 100.1 FM, the
Santa Paula
, Moorpark, and Fillmore areas at 102.3 FM, Ojai at 102.1 FM, and Lemon Grove/Spring Valley in
San Diego
County at 89.9 FM. Every week, more than 500,000 listeners tune to the station for its eclectic and innovative non-commercial program schedule. KCRW can be found on the World Wide Web at KCRW.com, streaming 3 channels and podcasting all KCRW-produced talk programs.
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