KEXP needs metal
I was talking with a music fanatic the other night about KEXP, and how, despite all the good they go for underground/alternative/indie music (and they do a lot of good), they pretty much ignore the metal community completely. Sure, there’s Sonic Reducer, the 9pm-midnight punk show that squeezes metal into all the other loud, fast rules style music that deservedly makes it onto the radio dial, but how about a metal show? I’ve heard rumors that such a show was being considered, but then nothing. Think about it….metal is what gave way to the “grunge” sound here in Seattle, for better or for worse. Metal shows pack various venues in town. Metal bands come to Seattle to work with our esteemed producers, and yet metal is 90% absent from our community radio station, the station that in many other ways supports a myriad of music styles. I pledged money to KEXP this past pledge drive and was going to write a letter with it asking for the station to bring in the all important metal community, but then I got worried that the note would get lost in the mix. So I’m asking now, who here thinks KEXP needs to get a metal show going to show support for this often ignored, undoubtedly important genre?
It's not a bad idea (although I wouldn't listen . . .), and you make a good argument. You should write to Kevin Cole and Don Yates and tell them how you feel. I know Lisa Wood would back you up.