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So continuing with some musings on music (the first post is here), the Los Angeles radio market (and to a slightly lesser degree the local music scene) suffered a huge blow when Indie 103.1 abruptly pulled the plug without any notice.  The station now has some Spanish programming on it, no idea if it will stay that way or go in adifferent direction.  Indie says they will continue online, but I'm very skeptical that will play out. 

Now you have to understand this station was unique.  I mean they had Steve Jones (guitar player from The Sex Pistols) on there as a DJ 5 days a week.  Other folks on there included the likes of Dave Navarro and Henry Rollins. Not exactly your run-of-the-mill on air personalities.

One would think that LA has a wide variety of music programming to choose from given a large and diverse population in one of the entertainment capitols of the world, but things are rather homogeneous.

I listen to public radio a lot, including KCRW as I mentioned in a previous post.  My only complaint about the folks on there is that they just don't rock enough. 

Well, imagine my surprise and delight when I received an announcement from KCRW in my email inbox that Mr. Rollins will be joining KCRW starting March 7. I expect that the show will be popular........ a silver lining in the clouds.

And speaking of music and KCRW, with the Academy Awards having aired last night, I was reminded of an online project KCRW is doing called the Guest DJ Project.  Quoting directly from their intro: "KCRW's Guest DJ Project invites an array of cultural icons to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them with KCRW DJs. Actors, authors, chefs, athletes, directors, tech entrepreneurs and more share their musical passions, giving deep insight into both their lives and their creative process." Some great stuff....check it out :)