KXLL Tune In

We had a really exciting morning at here KTOO . At about 10:40 a slight burning smell started filtering into our offices and the KXLL studio. It wasn’t long before the fire alarm went off and we were standing around the outside lot wondering when it would be appropriate to call 9-11. Luckily, we didn’t have to wait that long  – but next time there’s a drill or real fire I’m popping these songs into the lineup.

Burning Down the House – Talking Heads

David Byrne encourages you to burn in style and “Hold tight, wait ’till the party’s over.” Great advice.
Disco Inferno – The Tramps

Depending on how you feel about your workplace, a disco dance party might be appropriate.
Fire – Jimi Hendrix

Jimi only has one burning desire and you should too, evacuate the building.
Light My Fire – The Doors

Since you can’t do real work – think about the dreamy Jim Morrison while waiting out the fire.  This is his notorious performance on the Ed Sullivan show. He says “higher” at 1:50.
Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash

Love, like whatever flowed through our ventilation system, is a burning thing. Johnny cash knows it.

 

Let your drive home burn up on Annie on the Spot today at 4:00 where you will hear all these songs.

Sometimes at KTOO, your assistant finance director is your best lede for hip hop releases. Juneau-Portland duo Sean Lindsay and Evan Simko will be on Annie on the Spot to talk about their new EP “Current” which was officially released on July 1st. “Current” is available for free download now on their bandcamp page, but if you still have a cd player you can get a physical copy for a donation while the boys are in town.

If you have questions for  evv’n’flo or Momentum = mv email me at annie@ktoo.org. I have some questions of my own, but I’ll save them for the radio. Tune in at 4:00.

 

When my boss asked me to produce a news story about DJ Astronomar my first thought was how am I gonna explain hip hop to the Morning Edition audience?

With our news listeners in mind, I asked  local expert TJ Cramer, better known as Manner,  to explain what hip hop is and help me out with the terminology of the trade. Manner helps organize the Word 2 the Wize hip hop battles around southeast Alaska and performs with Diatribe NW and his new group Get on Down with Your Bad Self that is a collective of members from as far as Seattle.

Look for Manner at the upcoming event Mask and Glove happening at Rockwell on July 6th.

Today Jill Weitz will be on Annie on the Spot to discuss her event “Eat, Drink & Vote,” Alaska Top to Bottom’s final push to secure votes in the Outside Magazine Adventure Grant Competition happening tonight at the Hangar.  The team of Christina Vasquez, AJ Peters and Weitz is competing for $10,000 to support their idealized Alaskan adventure of hiking, biking, and paddling from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean back down to Juneau.

The group is roughly 300 votes down, and invites everyone to the Hangar tonight, to have dinner and vote for the team. Party starts at 6:00 and they have the upstairs reserved until 9:00.

Click here to vote for “Alaska Top to Bottom” and tune in at 4:45 to hear Jill on KXLL.

It’s on like Donkey Kong!!! You’re invited to tear it up at the biggest party of the summer! It’s FISH FEST 2013. Join the Twisted Fish and KXLL – Excellent Radio for the 4th annual Fish Fest happening July 3rd at 9pm at the Twisted Fish!

This year we’re kicking off the party with Alaskan Scorcher spinning the koolest rock steady, soul, ska and garage rock jams ever. With this weather, fingers crossed it sticks, it’s going to be the best.

So come drink some adult beverages, boogie down with Scorcher, eat some snacks provided by the Twisted Fish, then wait for it… DJ’s Astronomar and Shorthand are going to tear the roof off this sucker. Local boys done good, have been crushing it in Seattle and LA and they’re coming home to bring the hottest electronic dance jams around.

And BTW…. you’re invited!! Let’s party the most!

Specifics:

Wednesday July 3rd at 8pm at the Twisted Fish
$5 at the door
21 and over event

The Luminous Pariah had just finished casting the  sculpture he will wear as a headdress at next week’s A Mod Review  before coming to the station for  “A Juneau Afternoon” yesterday. Excellent Radio was lucky enough to get the low-down on his upcoming  performances and hear some of  the music that inspired tonight’s super-show Wham! Bam! KaBoom!

You can check out Seattle-based “BOYlesque” trio Mod Carousel this weekend at Rockwell  for Wham! Bam! KaBOOM! and in the old-school cabaret show A Mod Revue next week at Perseverance Theatre. Both Performances will feature the international burlesque star Lily Verlaine.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story referred to performer The Luminous Pariah’s legal name. They have since asked to only be referred to by their stage name and we have honored that request and removed the legal name.