KFOG, But Not 10@10

[RGMike]

So KFOG is playing Feist's "Mushaboom" again since she's doing Concert 4 Kids, and I just realized how very similar her voice is to Corinne Bailey Rae's.

[urth]

Only Darryl can answer this definitively, but does anyone else think KFOG is playing a lot more new-and-recent stuff and a lot less "classics"?  Sure seems that way to me, but then I only listen at limited times (5:45-7 am; right after 10@10; the half-hour before the pm replay).  The mix used to be 3 or 4 old tunes for every new one; it almost seems like that ratio has been reversed.

I've been wondering about that, too--I think your answer is in the lineup for the Concert for Kids this year. Where's your John Hiatt or your Bonnie Raitt? Nope, we've got Death Cab for Cutie (who are pretty darn good) and Feist, who to my knowledge were never played on KFOG before they got this booking.

A year ago, both those bands were staples of indie rock stations like KEXP and now KFOG is all over 'em.

[RGMike]

Only Darryl can answer this definitively, but does anyone else think KFOG is playing a lot more new-and-recent stuff and a lot less "classics"?  Sure seems that way to me, but then I only listen at limited times (5:45-7 am; right after 10@10; the half-hour before the pm replay).  The mix used to be 3 or 4 old tunes for every new one; it almost seems like that ratio has been reversed.

I've been wondering about that, too--I think your answer is in the lineup for the Concert for Kids this year. Where's your John Hiatt or your Bonnie Raitt? Nope, we've got Death Cab for Cutie (who are pretty darn good) and Feist, who to my knowledge were never played on KFOG before they got this booking.

A year ago, both those bands were staples of indie rock stations like KEXP and now KFOG is all over 'em.

actually the Feist tune has been in (light) KFOG rotation for the better part of this year, tho' it's sorta disappeared-and-now-reappeared.

My new term for Triple-A format girls singers: Norah Feisty Rae.

[mshray]

It's Request-O-Rama-O-Rama this morning and there have been some great requests.  One guy said Dealer's choice Kinks & Dave played "Waterloo Sunset", another guy requested either David Lindley & El Rayo X or Amboy Dukes (Renee & Peter voted for the Nuge) & the last guy requested Tom Waits "Diamonds on the Windshield".

If I'd gotten through I woulda requested (Yay!) The Beatles "Dr. Robert".

[darryl]

Just happened to turn on KFOG as Big Rick was intro-ing the nightly "Buzz Cut" (remember the nighttime jock named Buzz something-or-other who started that feature?)

Anyway, tonight's Buzz Cut was something new by Tom Waits.  I'm wondering if the Buzz Cuts show up on the Music Logs and if Darryl has any way of finding out how many Buzz Cuts end up in regular rotation (and how many get played once and then disapppear).

Hiya:

I just have this data.  When do Buzz Cuts happen?  Daily?  Thursdays?

Sun Oct  8 09:39:02 2006        Tom Waits       HOLD ON Mule Variations
Sun Oct 15 18:48:02 2006        Tom Waits       HOLD ON Mule Variations
Thu Oct 19 08:48:11 2006        TOM WAITS       LONG WAY HOME
Thu Oct 26 16:54:00 2006        TOM WAITS       LONG WAY HOME
Thu Oct 26 23:51:00 2006        TOM WAITS       LONG WAY HOME

I actually mailed the Morning Show on the 19th when Benson debuted "Long Way Home" to tell them that Norah Jones covered it on her sophomore effort, "Feels Like Home".

No response.

Turns out Tom's version appeared in 2002 on this very interesting sounding soundtrack:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005Y4OW/darrylshomepag0d

[RGMike]

I just have this data.  When do Buzz Cuts happen?  Daily?  Thursdays?

The Buzz Cut happens every night, i think, between 9 & 9:30.

[darryl]

just went to the KFOG site (cuz the player still ain't workin') and the just-played box showed "This Love" by Kim Richey -- the song from her 2002 CD Rise that she co-wrote with Chuck Prophet. I don't remember that song getting much KFOG play at the time, and now it's showing up in rotation? WTF?

It doesn't blip on the radar at all prior to Sep 29 but since then it's been getting a ton of play:  Nearly 2 spins per day, every day.  I'm not even sure what this song sounds like...

[Brief trip to iTunes...]

Huh... how bizarre.  Not familiar to me at all.  Seems to get played in the wee hours of the night a lot, 11pm-4am.  Ah, and rarely in the morning, when I listen the most.

[darryl]

Only Darryl can answer this definitively, but does anyone else think KFOG is playing a lot more new-and-recent stuff and a lot less "classics"?  Sure seems that way to me, but then I only listen at limited times (5:45-7 am; right after 10@10; the half-hour before the pm replay).  The mix used to be 3 or 4 old tunes for every new one; it almost seems like that ratio has been reversed.

I've been wondering about that, too--I think your answer is in the lineup for the Concert for Kids this year. Where's your John Hiatt or your Bonnie Raitt? Nope, we've got Death Cab for Cutie (who are pretty darn good) and Feist, who to my knowledge were never played on KFOG before they got this booking.

A year ago, both those bands were staples of indie rock stations like KEXP and now KFOG is all over 'em.

actually the Feist tune has been in (light) KFOG rotation for the better part of this year, tho' it's sorta disappeared-and-now-reappeared.

My new term for Triple-A format girls singers: Norah Feisty Rae.

Feist's "Mushaboom" was in moderate rotation from Jun 05-Jan 06.  Maybe an average of 1 spin every 4-5 days.

Things ramped up in Feb 2006 to nearly 1 spin a day.  This was consistent through Jul 2006.  In Aug-Sep 2006 there was a serious dropout -- only played 3 times in that period.  But starting Oct 15 Feist has now been in super heavy rotation, like 2 spins a day.

[As always stats may not reflect reality, as they're only pulling what's displayed on KFOG's website, and also may be crappy due to my bad programming skills.]

Mmm, "Norah Feisty Rae", new from Taco Bell!

[darryl]

I've been wondering about that, too--I think your answer is in the lineup for the Concert for Kids this year. Where's your John Hiatt or your Bonnie Raitt? Nope, we've got Death Cab for Cutie (who are pretty darn good) and Feist, who to my knowledge were never played on KFOG before they got this booking.

A year ago, both those bands were staples of indie rock stations like KEXP and now KFOG is all over 'em.

Just some random stats since June 2006:

John Hiatt:  30 spins
Bonnie Raitt:  249 spins
Death Cab:  235 spins
Feist:  73 spins

Now, to be fair, Death Cab's "Soul Meets Body" (it's soooo cute when my son sings that line) was getting heavy (like 1-2 times a day) play from Aug 2005-Jan 2006, when "Crooked Teeth" finally started getting mixed in as well.

I think Death Cab for Cutie was on the indie rock stations back in 2002.  That's when they played at Seattle's Bumbershoot and I didn't know who they were, so we missed them.  Oops.

[Gazoo]

I've been wondering about that, too--I think your answer is in the lineup for the Concert for Kids this year. Where's your John Hiatt or your Bonnie Raitt? Nope, we've got Death Cab for Cutie (who are pretty darn good) and Feist, who to my knowledge were never played on KFOG before they got this booking.

A year ago, both those bands were staples of indie rock stations like KEXP and now KFOG is all over 'em.

Just some random stats since June 2006:

John Hiatt:  30 spins
Bonnie Raitt:  249 spins
Death Cab:  235 spins
Feist:  73 spins

Now, to be fair, Death Cab's "Soul Meets Body" (it's soooo cute when my son sings that line) was getting heavy (like 1-2 times a day) play from Aug 2005-Jan 2006, when "Crooked Teeth" finally started getting mixed in as well.

I think Death Cab for Cutie was on the indie rock stations back in 2002.  That's when they played at Seattle's Bumbershoot and I didn't know who they were, so we missed them.  Oops.

I love these stats.  Thanks so much, Darryl, for your archival work.  Karma abounds.

[RGMike]

Morning Show off on a major "TV Themes We Love" tangent this hour.

I know I've asked this before, but are Peter and Renee really that dumb or are they pretending to be dumb so that dumb people in the audience can relate to them? (and yes, that's a common ploy on radio morning shows.)  They thought "Theme From SWAT" was "Starsky & Hutch" and Renee thought the Carol Burnett song ("I'm so glad we've had this time together...") was from Mr Rogers' Neighborhood.  :roll:

[RGMike]

I'm not usually near KFOG at 5pm on Friday, but I am today, and was kinda surprised that they still play "Smoke 2 Joints", what with the new owners and all.

[ggould]

I'm not usually near KFOG at 5pm on Friday, but I am today, and was kinda surprised that they still play "Smoke 2 Joints", what with the new owners and all.

I love hearing it, no matter how many times.  It's like some cathartic release from the 'real' world for just a few minutes.  Every time KFOG has accidentally forgotten to play it, the phones ring off the hook.  It's an ingrained part of our culture now.

[urth]

Another question for Darryl and his nifty play-list cataloguing script:

Have the Chili Peppers seen an increase in play over the last couple of weeks? Not just the current stuff (Dani California et al) but older things--I've heard Give It Away a couple of times in the past week, and several others of that vintage, too. Wondering if they've been bumped up in the rotation, or if I'm just stumbling across them more frequently.

[RGMike]

Hope y'all (but especially Geoff) caught Dave playing "Witchi Tai To" (the orig 1969 version by Everything is Everything) around 6:30 this morning.  Talk about a flashback!