Category Archives: radio

Go Ask Alice

  Yesterday was Alice Waters’ birthday, and to celebrate I baked myself a pie. Alice Waters cooked up the whole idea of bringing California consciousness to French cuisine when she opened Chez Panisse in Berkeley in the 1970s. If you’ve … Continue reading

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That *Was* Me

Beautiful Northwest artist Brandi Carlile recorded her new album right here in her own backyard, at Bear Creek Studio in Woodinville, Washington. Much like the surroundings, the album is rich and organic sounding. If an album had a smell, Bear … Continue reading

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English Roses

(WARNING – my dear friends in the food community, this one’s a music blog. If you find that tasty, read on. If not, more food Shawnologues coming to an inbox near you soon)   If you’re expecting a Will & … Continue reading

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Life Is Hard

…but really, does it have to be? Sometimes hard is in your head, I know because it used to be in mine. This week, I started my new full time job at Jet City Stream, a brand new Seattle start-up, … Continue reading

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So Says I

When John Fisher and I had lunch earlier in the week, he mentioned that he was having to work a little harder to stay up on new music with the changes at The Mountain. I mentioned that I was finding … Continue reading

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Hello, Old Friend

We’re like gypsies, radio people. We go where the format takes us. Get a room of radio folk talking and it ends up like that scene in Jaws where they one up each other over battle scars. Only with radio … Continue reading

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Stung

Super G, my former employer’s former Promotion’s Director, and I went to see Sting at The Paramount Theatre last night. We both enjoyed being at the show as private citizens; not trying to optimize our lobby presence or man-handle artists … Continue reading

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Sign O The Times

I woke up early this morning to get a jump on my Christmas cookies.  This is where the spreadsheet meets the baking sheet; in order to get everything done in time to deliver treats the week of Christmas I have … Continue reading

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You Spin Me Right Round, Baby

When I told Kevin my new idea for promoting this blog; asking everyone who reaps the benefits of my ‘bake and release’ program to follow, or tweet, or facebook about the goodies they receive, he said, “Oh, like payola.” Well, … Continue reading

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