People listen to the End?

The End sucks

I hope they are keeping their punk show that Rob Femur hosts. I still have a cassette deck in my truck and the tape player died. So I'm forced to listen to radio. I tend to start with KEXP, which usually is playing crappy pop or world music, then go to The End, which is usually playing crappy pop or has someone talking too much, and then settle in at NPR. At least KEXP has a couple good specialty shows, but for the most part, Seattle radio has sucked since KJET went off the air.

@3 If I'm not mistaken, that show hasn't been on the air for a few months now at least...

Nobody gives a shit about radio anymore. I know people have been saying that for a few years now, but it's really becoming apparent now.

Online radio is still going strong. I like what they're doing over at Hollow Earth.

@6 - Yes!

BTW, I'll be doing my biweekly show today from 5 to 7. Just sayin'.

Online radio is def. doing well. I like Hollow Earth too. And Rainy Dawg continues to stay strong. It just sucks that these stations don't get more attention because the airwaves are taken up by "local" stations that don't even cater specifically to the city anymore.

I'm soooo disappointed about losing Jim Keller's Resurrection Flashback on Sunday mornings!! This sucks.

It's sad to know there won't be any more Resurrection Flashback Sundays with Jim Keller.

@1 - well 16 yo boys still listen to The End. But, quite frankly, I'd rather listen to KNHC 89.5 or RainyDawg (especially since you can livestream it highdef).

Sometimes I switch to it in my car, but only sometimes.

I didnt know harms and dj no name were members of the doors.

I wish people would remember that there are OTHER stations in Seattle... anyone tried KISW (99.9) for entertainment lately? They have awesome shows (whose contracts continue to be picked up...) and music. Check it out!

@13 - completely agree. Outside of BJ Shea himself, the rest of KISW's on-air talent is pretty solid. Love the Men's Room and Jolene!

I haven't listened to The End much at all since they canceled No Name's morning show. In Studio Fridays, CD Tuesday, and of course the Monday and Friday club listings with Megan. It was a pretty good station back then.

The End's gone downhill since Marco Collins left. There was a brief flash of hope back in early '04 when they started playing, you know, GOOD alternative again, but that bit it. Best of luck to Jim Keller and DJ No Name, I really liked both of them (even if No Name's shows got a little too talky towards the end). Good luck to Harms as well. I try to catch the local show, but I'd rather listen to KEXP, as it doesn't endlessly run ads for the F-U line or whatever it's called.

BTW, Church of Lazlo fucking sucks. KUOW all the way in the afternoon!

I stopped listening when they put Adam Corolla on in the mornings. He grates on my nerves more than No Name did.

Interesting that they're practically turning it into JackFM. There was a point in time where Andy Savage and all them moved over to what is now JackFM and it was decent. But again, then they turned it into JackFM and I stopped listening.

I like streaming Live 105 from the Bay Area though, they have a funny morning show and play good music.

Christ, I love Jim Keller. Does this mean the end of the Sunday retro program?

Since my mp3 player is on loan, I've had the horrible experience of listening to the radio lately. My .02.

AM drive:
1. BJ Shea is an idiot and a hypocrite. I feel stupider for listening to them. But, at least they're semi-local.
2. Adam Carolla is ok, but I liked him better with Dr. Drew.
3. Bob Rivers is ok as well. Someone needs to tell Spike that he's not as clever as he thinks he is.
4. Mitch in the Morning (KJR 950) is entertaining. Too bad they have so many commercials all the time.

PM drive:
1. Men's Room. I actually enjoy these guys. Again, they're local, though the "Thrill" is a loud mouth.
2. Church of Lazlo. HATE THESE GUYS. GET ROSSETTI BACK ON THE AIR!!!
3. Groz and Gas (KJR 950). See Mitch above.
4. Steve Slaton (is that who's on 102.5?). Anyway, he's good, but the music is just too repetitive.

I can't wait to get my mp3 player back...

@18 Sadly, yes. I thought that was a fun show too.

@3: KJET forever!!

@15 -- I'm with you. For about the first two weeks of Adam Corolla's nauseating ceaseless babble, I kept listening to The End in the morning hoping that No Name was just on a really long, unannounced vacation. *sigh* No dice.

...and since Danny Bonaduce joined "the Ace man" about a year ago, I really can't listen to 107.7 in the mornings.

Shit, I stopped listening to The End YEARS ago when they came up with the "All KORN, All The Time" format. Or was that the "All Linkin Park, All The Time" format?

@22, Carolla was "out sick" for a bunch of days near the end of the year, and then when he finally "got well", Bonaduce was permanently gone. Sick of Bonaduce, maybe?

Geez, Jim Keller's been there for ages. And was at KJET, too. Anyone know if he's got another gig lined up yet?

Jim, if you happen to see this, good luck and best wishes. I still have a cassette around here of your band from the 80s. ;)

@19
I hate BJ Shea, Mitch, and Adam to varying degrees. I am annoyed by MOVIN' 92's Brooke and Monte, who are kind of the female equivalent of BJ Shea. I did not need to know Brooke's prowess at "hovering" when she pees in a public restroom. Oh yeah, and T-Man on KUBE. His voice is like nails stabbing my eardrums.

I like Groz and Gas, Men's Room, Church of Lazlo, and Ron and Don on KIRO. Naturally, KEXP > everything else. My favorite show on there is the Saturday afternoon with Quilty 3000.

Oh, and Dory Monson is the f--in' Antichrist. I only listen to him to glean the daily right-wing talking points.

KBCS 91.3FM

Jordin (Silver, not American Idol Sparks) will do well in the evenings, I'm pretty sure. I know from personal experience that, even though DJs don't have much (errr..any) control over their program, she does want to play local music.

But still, how many fucking times can a person hear the Red Hot Chilli Peppers in an hour? Ugh.

Oh man! Listening to Jim Keller was part of my Sunday ritual! It was one of the few times I could listen to the radio and know I'd enjoy it and learn something. That really makes me sad that he's gone. :-(

I can't even go near the radio during drive time anymore, Corolla, the Men's Room, Lazlo, et al, make me want to jam a dull trowel through the collective frontal lobe of humanity, NPR usually has something on the news that pisses me off and, unless DJ Troy or DJ Rachel is filling in, KEXP has been boring my ass off lately in the morning.