Monday, February 16, 2004

But Thankful We Have Both

Some friends and I have an ongoing debate about which station is better: Radio K here in Minneapolis or KEXP out of Seattle.

KEXP shares much of the same current college playlist that Radio K has. It divides its sets up into blocks that flow together - you'll hear three world music songs in a set, three garage-rock revival songs, three hip-hop tunes, etc. It's more professional, slicker.

But Radio K just played The Who's "Long Live Rock" (preceded by the K's whoa! prepare to rock! intro) and that reminded me why I prefer 770 AM. Not only are they unafraid to play such blasts from the past - they celebrate rock 'n' roll by playing a great rock 'n' roll song that celebrates rock 'n' roll. You don't get those kind of joyous moments on KEXP.