KFOG, But Not 10@10

[Gazoo]

Wow, I haven't heard Shawn Mullins' "Rockabye" or "Lullabye" or whatever it's called in a few years.

[urth]

Wow, Webster's playing EJ's Daniel here at 20 minutes to 10. There's one I haven't heard on KFOG in years--now KOIT is another matter.

[RGMike]

Wow, Webster's playing EJ's Daniel here at 20 minutes to 10. There's one I haven't heard on KFOG in years--now KOIT is another matter.

It's funny how "Rocket Man" is a regular-rotation Katrina and yet other EJ songs from that era are heard far less often.

[urth]

Wow, Webster's playing EJ's Daniel here at 20 minutes to 10. There's one I haven't heard on KFOG in years--now KOIT is another matter.

It's funny how "Rocket Man" is a regular-rotation Katrina and yet other EJ songs from that era are heard far less often.

Yeah, you'd think Honky Cat, to name one, would work in their format just as well.

[mshray]

Wow, Webster's playing EJ's Daniel here at 20 minutes to 10. There's one I haven't heard on KFOG in years--now KOIT is another matter.

It's funny how "Rocket Man" is a regular-rotation Katrina and yet other EJ songs from that era are heard far less often.

Yeah, you'd think Honky Cat, to name one, would work in their format just as well.

I heard that this morning & had similar thoughts.

I probably mentioned this before, but the worst case of musical whiplash I ever suffered was while driving in Santa Barbara & KTYD followed "Daniel" with Guns 'N' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle".

It was literally shocking, I had a physical reaction to it.

[RGMike]

Wow, Webster's playing EJ's Daniel here at 20 minutes to 10. There's one I haven't heard on KFOG in years--now KOIT is another matter.

It's funny how "Rocket Man" is a regular-rotation Katrina and yet other EJ songs from that era are heard far less often.

Yeah, you'd think Honky Cat, to name one, would work in their format just as well.

I heard that this morning & had similar thoughts.

I probably mentioned this before, but the worst case of musical whiplash I ever suffered was while driving in Santa Barbara & KTYD followed "Daniel" with Guns 'N' Roses "Welcome To The Jungle".

It was literally shocking, I had a physical reaction to it.

Back in the '70s in NYC, there was WNEW-FM, the free-form prog station, and there was WPLJ, which had once been free-form but then the owners (ABC) switched them to a tightly-playlisted AOR format  While 'NEW jocks would put together "artistic" sets built around themes, 'PLJ was famous for train-wreck segues -- I actually heard them go from a John Denver ballad to a LedZep rocker more than once. My college-radio friends and I would always refer to a bad segue as a "PLJ segue".  But the one you describe takes the cake.

[mshray]

Checked my Yahoo mail just now and found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

All multiple choice, but at the end there's a text box - Is there anything else you'd like to tell the PD?

So I wrote:

Wondering if Benson ever pays any attention to Little Steven's Underground Garage on sister station KSAN.  Several times a year he plays a new rock song that I & a couple of my friends think woudl be great for KFOG, or at least deserving of a spin at 8:30 on Thursdays.  But the only example I can think of where that has happened in the last couple of years is Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby".

Figured Mike would appreciate that.

[mshray]

But the one you describe takes the cake.

More like almost crashes the car!

[RGMike]

Checked my Yahoo mail just now and found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

All multiple choice, but at the end there's a text box - Is there anything else you'd like to tell the PD?

So I wrote:

Wondering if Benson ever pays any attention to Little Steven's Underground Garage on sister station KSAN.  Several times a year he plays a new rock song that I & a couple of my friends think woudl be great for KFOG, or at least deserving of a spin at 8:30 on Thursdays.  But the only example I can think of where that has happened in the last couple of years is Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby".

Figured Mike would appreciate that.

I just filled out the survey; they sure seem worried about Live 105 and Alice. I had mentioned Little Steven last time I filled out one of their surveys, so this time in the comments box I said:

It feels like the overplayed "classics" are being played even more often than they used to be (e.g., "Sweet Home Alabama") and the current "heavy rotation" songs are also being played more often.  A lot of good new music is ignored by KFOG; it seems the only way for a new artist to get played is to sound like an artist you already play (e.g. the 6 or 7 women who all sound just like Feist -- enough already!)

[ggould]

found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

Even though I filled in the text box with KPIG, it kept trying to ask me why I like 105!

[RGMike]

found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

Even though I filled in the text box with KPIG, it kept trying to ask me why I like 105!

Me too -- I didn't select Live 105 or Alice as options on any of the questions, but they specifically asked about them (and the Bone).

[Alicat]

Checked my Yahoo mail just now and found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

All multiple choice, but at the end there's a text box - Is there anything else you'd like to tell the PD?

So I wrote:

Wondering if Benson ever pays any attention to Little Steven's Underground Garage on sister station KSAN.  Several times a year he plays a new rock song that I & a couple of my friends think woudl be great for KFOG, or at least deserving of a spin at 8:30 on Thursdays.  But the only example I can think of where that has happened in the last couple of years is Kaiser Chiefs "Ruby".

Figured Mike would appreciate that.

I just filled out the survey; they sure seem worried about Live 105 and Alice. I had mentioned Little Steven last time I filled out one of their surveys, so this time in the comments box I said:

It feels like the overplayed "classics" are being played even more often than they used to be (e.g., "Sweet Home Alabama") and the current "heavy rotation" songs are also being played more often.  A lot of good new music is ignored by KFOG; it seems the only way for a new artist to get played is to sound like an artist you already play (e.g. the 6 or 7 women who all sound just like Feist -- enough already!)

I replied yesterday too and made comment about enough of the Feist-a-likes. Music too mellow. My radio in the car finds KUFX, KSAN, 104.9 and LIVE 105 more often than KFOG.

[RGMike]

found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

Even though I filled in the text box with KPIG, it kept trying to ask me why I like 105!

Me too -- I didn't select Live 105 or Alice as options on any of the questions, but they specifically asked about them (and the Bone).

BTW, am i alone in thinking that popular "current" hits come up more often than they used to? Stuff like those Snow Patrol and Fray songs -- jeezus, I wake up to one of those 2 every morning, it seems. (And you'd think O.A.R would have that damn car turned around by now!)

[urth]

Just heard that New Music promo that mentions Josh Fixx--anyone else think he's channelling Jeff Lynne a bit too hard? His song sounds like it could be an ELO outtake circa 1978.

[Tinka Cat]

found I'd received the KFOG survey, with possibility of attending a panel.

Even though I filled in the text box with KPIG, it kept trying to ask me why I like 105!

Me too -- I didn't select Live 105 or Alice as options on any of the questions, but they specifically asked about them (and the Bone).

BTW, am i alone in thinking that popular "current" hits come up more often than they used to? Stuff like those Snow Patrol and Fray songs -- jeezus, I wake up to one of those 2 every morning, it seems. (And you'd think O.A.R would have that damn car turned around by now!)

I like that Snow Patrol song, so every time it comes up I'm all "Yeah!"   but I find myself listening less and less to KFOG these days.  I'm on KPOO, Pirate Cat Radio, KUSF, KQED and The Bone as much as KFOG.