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Radio

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Netflix Says That Actually it Doesn't Advertise with Rush Limbaugh at All

    ​For the last year or so, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has been behaving like the hero of Brewster's Millions or some other sad 80s comedy (probably available for streaming!) where the hero has to piss away a fortune or a corporation or something while pretending to be a reasonable person. (This was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2012

    Stretch Armstrong on the Demise of FM Radio and the Inanity of Celebrity DJs

    One half of the Stretch and Bobbito Show on New York's WKCR through the '90s, DJ/producer Stretch Armstrong has played an essential part in the integration of hip-hop into mainstream radio. A fixture in the '90s hip-hop scene, he used media outlets such as mixtapes and radio programs to launch the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Tim Sweeney on His Radio Show, Beats in Space, and How He Joined DFA Records

    Tim Sweeney​ Tim Sweeney's DJ and production career started out in his Baltimore basement at the young age of 15. Soon after moving to New York to attend NYU, he began broadcasting his radio show Beats in Space, which brought him notoriety across the airwaves. Now in its 12th year, listeners ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Harold Camping, Rapture Predictor, Moved to Nursing Home After Stroke

    The man who claims he knew too much​Harold Camping's world just hasn't been the same since his erroneous prediction that the world would end May 21, 2011. He's taken heat from his followers over the failed Rapture, followed by a stroke that landed him in the hospital last month. His radio show, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Harold Camping's Radio Show to Go Off the Air

    His world is falling apart ​The man who erroneously predicted the Rapture -- twice -- will reportedly stop airing his Open Forum radio program at the end of the month. The Evangelical preacher used his Open Forum program to warn listeners about Judgment Day, which was supposed to be May 21, 2011. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    TV on the Radio Recasts Songs, Energizes Crowd at the Independent

    Ian S. PortTV on the Radio at the Independent last night.​TV on the Radio IO ECHOTuesday, May 10, 2011@ The IndependentBetter than: Must See TV What's great about a TV on the Radio show? Well, there's the fact, for better and occasionally for worse (mostly when the sound personnel aren't up to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2011

    This Just In: The U.S. House of Representatives Hates NPR

    National Public Radio is good. Very good. They entertain us with such shows as This American Life, inform us with Morning Edition, and drop some musical knowledge on All Songs Considered. But the United States House of Representatives doesn't feel the same way: today it voted to cut off government f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    KUSF Staff Files Petition to Block Sale of Radio Station

    KUSF needs the FCC to listen​We had almost gotten used to the idea that KUSF would not longer be the indie college radio station we had known. But the station's staff reminded us this week when they filed a petition with the Federal Communications Commission, officially asking it to block the sale ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    USF Faculty Asks University to Cancel Sale of KUSF

    Even teachers and librarians like music​The University of San Francisco is already feeling the pressure from the community to back off the sale of the college radio station, KUSF. There have been protests, rallies, and even the city's politicians are supporting the student body in its effort get i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi to Introduce Resolution Supporting KUSF, Rally Planned at City Hall

    Gone but not forgotten​Since USF officials shuttered KUSF college radio last week, volunteers and students have come up with an organized campaign to wrestle back their beloved indie station, 90.3 FM. They've garnered attention and support throughout the community with online petitions and a  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    USF Sells Off KUSF, Its College Radio Station, Escorts Staff Out

    Black Out​USF officials abruptly shut the doors to KUSF, the college's well-known indie radio station today, locking out students and DJs with no notice. Security guards walked into the station on campus this morning in the middle of a show and ordered everyone out, according to one student DJ. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2011

    'Foodie Chap': Liam Mayclem Launching Chefs' Radio Segment, Website

    CBS5Liam Mayclem's chef-interview radio segments (with companion website) launch Jan. 17 on KCBS.​Local TV host Liam Mayclem began his media career in the U.K. as a teenager working for BBC Radio. He's returning to his radio roots for "Foodie Chap," a new chef-oriented feature airing daily, sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Michael Savage Sues Talk Radio Network Over 'Indentured Servitude'

    Michael Savage is an angry man. ​Conservative talk radio host Michael Savage is trying to dump Talk Radio Network, but claims in a federal lawsuit that the radio syndicate is not taking to the split nicely, threatening him with a $4 million lawsuit for breaking his contract. Meanwhile, Talk Radio ... More >>

  • News

    May 26, 2010

    The Radio Pirate Goes Legit

    Now Pirate Cat Radio is following the rules.

  • Music

    November 11, 2009

    Pirate Cat Radio slapped with hefty fine, pushed off the FM dial

    Now Pirate Cat Radio is following the rules.

  • Music

    July 29, 2009

    Microcaster DJs get screwed under new licensing fees

    Now Pirate Cat Radio is following the rules.

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Chron Clueless About the Current State of Radio

    Radio GaGa? No, Lady Gaga Interesting article on Bay Area radio Music Directors in today's Chron. When I say interesting, it's because the information presented runs counter not only to what's currently happening with the commercial radio industry, but is written in such a way to suggest that writer ... More >>

  • Music

    November 5, 2008

    The Golden Age of TV on the Radio

    Radio GaGa? No, Lady Gaga Interesting article on Bay Area radio Music Directors in today's Chron. When I say interesting, it's because the information presented runs counter not only to what's currently happening with the commercial radio industry, but is written in such a way to suggest that writer ... More >>

  • News

    March 5, 2008

    SF Weekly Letters

    Radio GaGa? No, Lady Gaga Interesting article on Bay Area radio Music Directors in today's Chron. When I say interesting, it's because the information presented runs counter not only to what's currently happening with the commercial radio industry, but is written in such a way to suggest that writer ... More >>

  • Music

    February 20, 2008

    The Demise of Hyphy

    Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2008

    Online Pandora Radio Invites You to a Get Together in Oakland February 7th

    Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Net Radio Royalty EXTRA -- UPDATES: David Byrne, Cover feature

    Thizzle, bling, and blunts may have helped bring down the overhyped hyphy movement. But KMEL pulled the trigger.

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    Dark Payola Emerges

    “Direct licensing” is the new threat to Webcasting´s meritocracy of music

  • News

    June 27, 2007

    The Day the Music Dies

    Internet radio stations like SomaFM have launched bands and influenced what mainstream DJs play. On July 15, they could be gone forever

  • News

    November 22, 2006

    Radio Waves

    Internet radio stations like SomaFM have launched bands and influenced what mainstream DJs play. On July 15, they could be gone forever

  • News

    July 19, 2006

    Inside the Savage Nation

    He adored beatniks, trolled the streets of North Beach in a beret, and was once Timothy Leary's gatekeeper, and now he packs a gun.

  • Music

    February 8, 2006

    Cardinal Sin

    DJ Kevvy Kev hosts the longest-running hip hop radio show in the world on Stanford's KZSU -- sans recognition

  • News

    February 1, 2006

    Radio Free Nepal

    An S.F. organization is providing radios and radio programming that just may save lives a world away

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    Rise of the Pod People

    Podcasting: What it is, how to get it, and what it means for a radio dial near you

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, June 22, 2005

  • News

    January 19, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    Week of Wednesday, January 19, 2005

  • Culture

    December 15, 2004

    Rush Limbaugh in Night School

    Charlie Varon's hilarious one-man tour de force feels its age

  • Culture

    February 26, 2003

    BOA II

    Muni, KPFA, and Disneyland on one stage? Yep, it's the Bay Area One-Acts festival

  • Music

    November 6, 2002

    Going for Broke

    Broker/Dealer scores a tidy windfall with its minimalist brand of techno

  • Music

    February 13, 2002

    Scratch Attack

    How a white punk from Ireland helped jump-start the Bay Area hip hop and turntablist scenes

  • Music

    August 15, 2001

    Rebel Yell

    For over 20 years Detroit icon Mick Collins has been rebelling against everything -- including rebellion

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 23, 2001

    Best Radio Station

    KUSF-FM (90.3)

  • Culture

    April 25, 2001

    Shearer Delight

    The voice of Flanders is the voice of reason, absatively posilutely

  • Music

    August 2, 2000

    Stream a Little Stream

    Or How to Succeed in Webcasting Without Selling Out

  • Music

    June 21, 2000

    Riff Raff

    Left Of(f) the Dial; Following up

  • Music

    April 21, 1999

    Notes From Underground

    For two years, Beni B and Oakland's ABB Records have taken on the hip-hop establishment one vinyl single at a time

  • Calendar

    March 17, 1999

    Get an Eiffel

    For two years, Beni B and Oakland's ABB Records have taken on the hip-hop establishment one vinyl single at a time

  • News

    October 7, 1998

    Death Ray From Outer Space

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • Culture

    May 27, 1998

    Stage

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • Calendar

    March 11, 1998

    What's the Frequency, Arnold?

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • News

    March 5, 1997

    Taking Howard Stern Seriously

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • News

    February 26, 1997

    Letters

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • Music

    October 2, 1996

    Suspicious Minds

    Satellite radio brings 100 stations and digital sound to San Francisco's car stereos. Can local broadcasting survive?

  • News

    February 7, 1996

    Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

    Politicos, prudes, and the paranoid protest the programming heard on Bay Area radio stations to the highest authority in the land -- the Federal Communications Commission

  • News

    May 24, 1995

    Mal on the Street

    Verbal Prankster Mal Sharpe and his partner, Jim Coyle, bushwacked San Francisco in the early '60s, posing absurd man-in-the street questions to the unsuspecting. Taping the encounters, the dup invented a shtick that was part comedy, part performance art

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