I gotta tell you, I would go completely insane if I couldn’t listen to music while I work. Considering the vast majority of my day is spent feeling my backside slowly and inevitably widen while snapping out email after IM after phone call, a steady stream of new and awesome music is all that keeps me from going absolutely and finally bonkers. God bless the geniuses that program music at publicly-funded KEXP in Seattle; their streaming connection is the third thing I activate when my computer starts up in the morning (IM, Outlook, KEXP, in that order) and it’s usually the last thing I turn off at night before going home. I stream the station all day, every day, keeping me in the know on new and emerging AWESOME artists like The Blakes, Hot Chip, The Ravonettes, playing new tunes from Radiohead, Wilco and the Drive-By Truckers, and classic alt/indie nuggets from the Replacements, Husker Du and The Clash. They even drop in a smattering of hip-hop throughout the day, including local Seattle acts like the Blue Scholars or jams from Public Enemy, Wu Tang and Gangstarr. This radio station is the sound of my music collection on shuffle, with the added bonus of emerging new bands that I usually end up loving. If you’re into music at all and you’re not actually within range of KEXP’s towers, do yourself a favor and listen online. And give them some money, fer Pete’s sake; they’re rocking this hard for you!

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