it's nice that on XMU'S electronic show, for example, they'll usually play blocks from a certain artist/CD, like a whole mess of mark farina or izdatso... when elliott smith died, the loft became the elliott smith station for a while...
As for "this forum, reviews, emusic, and cmj new music," I dunno, I prefer to try new music by hearing it, and by hearing things I might not think to pick out myself, rather than read other people's opinions about the music and then have to go through the hassle of downloading it.
i'm really psyched for the pinback show at the cat next week. if i spent all my time reading CMJ, maybe I would have discovered them anyway. but hearing it on XMU was, in this case, as usual, more effective.
is it for everyone? well, if you're super-picky and you need a station that just plays exactly what you already know and want to hear right now, then no. you also don't understand the concept of radio.
that, to me, is what is so fascinating about this whole thread. radio has become so completely shitty and worthless that when it's suddenly done right, it's still not a concept that is easily "felt" by those who have largely abandoned it.
the website lists a few artists that represent the station, but believe me, it is alot more than a jukebox that plays stuff at random. it's really all about the programming. those who said, well, they should just stream WFMU and KCRW, hey, those are great stations. Two great stations. XM has far more than two of its own great stations.
