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Check out our favorites of the past year as well as a few thoughts...
Charles You’ve run across my passion. Sharing. While this also encompasses other facets of life, sharing great music has become a central theme to life. Mix in one part curiosity, a passion for life and discovery. Another part confidence that I have a superior sense of what’s good and new (as I’m sure most in the “industry” do). Lastly, a strong appreciation for the friendships this has allowed me to discover.
It all
started early on. I can recall a friend playing old Beatles’ singles
from his mother’s collection. While my music sensibilities would take a
time to catch up, the groundwork was laid at an early age. From high
school on I experimented with mixing and djing parties. And while I
experienced flashed of interest in hip-hop and dance, my heart always
returned to my Smiths cds and a bond with the world of indie. Show History The show started in the Spring of
'99 as I (Charles) discovered the world of college radio. My initial
intentions
were to
merely hold a staff position, as the assistant music director.
As much as I enjoyed this I soon found
all those knobs
and meters beckoning. The show originally was centered
around the Brit-Pop classics of the
mid 90's with a healthy
dose of new music. Slowly we've evolved to
play more new Frequently Asked Questions What is The Indie Shop? The Indie Shop is a college radio show based at WPMD. Broadcasting from Cerritos College in Southern California, the show can be heard globally on the internet at http://www.cerritos.edu/wpmd/. We broadcast Tuesday's from 6 to 8 pm pacific time. Music is the central focus if the show. Starting with the Brit Pop of the mid nineties, we follow the course of rock from the early 60’s with the Beat Generation to current Indie rock. The focus isn’t entirely on British bands though, as we wish to expose listeners to great bands regardless of where they’re from. The most important aspect of the show is sharing the music. Unlike corporate radio station, we make every effort to honor your requests. We also offer interaction via chat rooms. In addition to music, you can learn about new releases, music news, get links to interesting web sites, and join.
How do I listen? Microsoft Media Player is all the software which is required to listen. You can more info on the player, including downloads, at http://windowsmedia.com/download/download.asp
Can I listen on Mac? Yes. You should be able to find a Mac version of Microsoft Media Player on the above website. How do I find/join the chat room? In an effort to bring the show closer to listeners, we operate several chat rooms during broadcasts. The first is on AOL and can be found in the “user Created Rooms” sections under the “UK” category. The second chat room can be found in our Yahoo Club (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/theindieshopradioshow). Merely sign up for a free Yahoo account, become a club member, and you’re all set. I don't have speakers for my computer, how do I listen? Keep in mind that speakers are run through the same form of outlet that headphones are. Thus, merely plug your headphones in to the back of the computer to listen in. I have a band that would be perfect for the show, where do I send my CD? One of our goals/ambitions for the show is to introduce those local bands that deserve greater recognition. So we’re extremely interested in hearing from up and coming bands that would like to be played on the show. Send your cd to the show with contact info so that we can get in touch after giving it a listen.
Send
all submissions to:
Candy and Kitty at the Succubus Club, the staff at WPMD, Robb, Janny & Paul, G.M. Mike, Jeremy, George C, Georgia S @ G9, Akiko, Ajay, Carolyn, Martin Brown @ Livemagazine.com, Tyson H, Jennifer J, Rachel E, Frankie, Tania, Jenn L, Keri R, Cym, Lawrence, Sug and the guys in Simple Spirits for the early days, and of course apologies to those we might have left off our list.....
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